Conn's Current Therapy, 2003

by Rakel, Robert E.; Bope, Edward T.

• ISBN13: 9780721687452
• ISBN10: 0721687458
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-01-01
• Publisher: Elsevier Science Health Science div

Summary

The source of choice for concise and easy-to-use guidance on the latest advances in therapeutics. More than 300 leading practitioners from 15 countries describe their preferred techniques for managing hundreds of common disorders affecting every organ system. With 94% new authorship, each chapter offers fresh perspectives on the hottest topics. Each condition is addressed by an international authority with extensive experience specific to the topic. Extensive index facilitates rapid recovery of information. Selected by librarians as a "first-purchase selection" on the Brandon/Hill selected list of books and journals for the small medical library. Updated yearly under the expert editorial leadership of Drs. Rakel and Bope-making this one of the most trusted resources worldwide 94% new authorship provides all new approaches to therapy. Information on recently-approved and soon-to-be-approved drugs, as well timely information on herbal products. Includes new topics on Eye, Ears, Nose & Throat, Vision Correction Procedures and Smallpox. Offers up-to-date information on hot topics such as insomnia · pain · chronic fatigue syndrome · lyme disease · vision correction procedures · pulmonary embolism · sleep apnea · acute myocardial infarction · angina pectoris · atrial fibrillation · hypertension · gastritis and peptic ulcer disease · gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) · tumors of the rectum and colon · hyperlipoproteinemias · obesity · osteoporosis · acute renal failure · urinary incontinence · asthma in adolescents and adults · melanoma · Alzheimer's disease · attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder · headache · rehabilitation of the stroke patient · osteoarthritis · antepartum care · chlamydia trachomatis · diseases of the breast · pelvic inflammatory disease · mood disorder · panic disorder.

Table of Contents

SECTION 1. SYMPTOMATIC CARE PENDING DIAGNOSIS
Pain	1	(4)
Alexander Mauskop
Nausea and Vomiting	5	(6)
Lowell B. Anthony
Gaseousness and Indigestion	11	(7)
Adriane I. Budavari
Kevin W. Olden
Hiccups	18	(2)
Paul Rousseau
Acute Infectious Diarrhea	20	(7)
Michelle Pietzak
Constipation	27	(3)
Arnold Wald
Fever	30	(3)
Nancy Jo Braden
Cough	33	(5)
Suja J. Nair
Michelle M. Cloutier
Insomnia	38	(4)
Andrew Winokur
Pruritus (Itching)	42	(3)
Rashel Goodkin
Jeffrey D. Bernhard
Tinnitus	45	(1)
Jack L. Pulec
Low Back Pain	46	(3)
Chetan K. Patel
Harry N. Herkowitz
SECTION 2. THE INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Management of the Patient with HIV Infection	49	(14)
Teresa Evering
Daniel Kaswan
Grace Y. Minamoto
Amebiasis	63	(3)
C. Chessex
J. S. Keystone
Giardiasis	66	(2)
Martin S. Wolfe
Bacteremia and Sepsis	68	(7)
Burke A. Cunha
Brucellosis	75	(2)
J. Ariza
Varicella (Chickenpox)	77	(3)
Thomas H. Belhorn
Cholera	80	(3)
Ahmed Nurul Alam
Tahmeed Ahmed
Food-Borne Illness	83	(5)
J. Glenn Morris, Jr.
Necrotizing Skin and Soft Tissue Infections	88	(2)
John Mihran Davis
Toxic Shock Syndrome	90	(3)
Sharon Nessim
Andre Dascal
Influenza	93	(4)
Robert L. Atmar
Lieshmaniasis	97	(4)
C. P. Thakur
Leprosy (Hansen's Disease)	101	(4)
David M. Scollard
M. Patricia Joyce
Malaria	105	(8)
Sanjeev Krishna
Bacterial Meningitis	113	(5)
Karen L. Roos
Infectious Mononucleosis and Other Epstein-Barr Virus-Associated Lympho-proliferative Disorders	118	(1)
Ben Z. Katz
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome	119	(4)
Anthony L. Komaroff
Mumps	123	(2)
Aditya Kaul
Plague	125	(2)
Frederick Koster
Psittacocis (Ornithosis)	127	(1)
Graham Douglas
Q Fever	128	(1)
Didier Raoult
Rabies	129	(3)
Mira J. Leslie
Rat Bite Fever	132	(1)
Herbert B. Tanowitz
Sanjiv S. Shah
Relapsing Fever	133	(2)
Malcolm T. Foster, Jr.
Lyme Disease	135	(3)
Robert T. Schoen
Rubella and Congenital Rubella	138	(3)
David C. Waagner
Measles	141	(3)
Yvonne Maldonado
Tetanus	144	(3)
M. F. M. James
Pertussis	147	(2)
Ann-Christine Nyquist
Office-Based Immunization Practices	149	(5)
Geoffrey R. Swain
Douglas J. Bower
Travel Medicine	154	(7)
Martin S. Wolfe
Toxoplasma Gondii	161	(8)
Jose G. Montoya
Cat-Scratch Disease	169	(1)
Russell W. Steele
Salmonellosis	170	(3)
T.M.S. Reid
Typhoid Fever	173	(2)
Ronald H. H. Nelwan
Rickettsial and Ehrlichial Infections	175	(2)
J. Stephen Dumler
Theodore E. Woodward
Smallpox	177	(4)
Ian M. Baird
SECTION 3. DISEASES OF THE HEAD AND NECK
Vision Correction Procedures	181	(2)
David W. Jackson
M. Bowes Hamill
Conjunctivitis	183	(3)
Mohammad Karbassi
Optic Neuritis	186	(1)
Karl C. Golnik
Glaucoma	187	(3)
Tony Realini
Robert D. Fechtner
Otitis Externa	190	(3)
Peter C. Weber
Otitis Media	193	(2)
Myles L. Pensak
Episodic Vertigo	195	(5)
Joseph Furman
Meniere's Disease	200	(2)
Michael J. Larouere
Sinusitis	202	(2)
Brent A. Senior
Nonallergic Rhinitis	204	(4)
Phil Lieberman
Hoarseness and Laryngitis	208	(3)
Gayle E. Woodson
Streptococcal Pharyngitis	211	(6)
Graham P. Krasan
SECTION 4. THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
Acute Respiratory Failure	217	(4)
D. Robert McCaffree
Atelectasis	221	(2)
Laurence H. Brinckerhoff
Marvin Pomerantz
Management of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	223	(4)
Joshua O. Benditt
Cystic Fibrosis	227	(2)
Deborah K. Froh
Obstructive Sleep Apnea	229	(2)
James B. Skatrud
Primary Lung Cancer	231	(5)
Primo N. Lara, Jr.
David R. Gandara
Martin J. Edelman
Coccidioidomycosis	236	(2)
Antonino Catanzaro
Histoplasmosis	238	(2)
David M. Bamberger
Blastomycosis	240	(2)
J. Thomas Cross, Jr.
Pleural Effusion and Empyema Thoracis	242	(2)
Karen M. Rieger
Kenneth A. Kesler
Primary Lung Abscess	244	(2)
Sydney M. Finegold
Acute Bronchitis	246	(1)
James K. Gude
Bacterial Pneumonia	247	(7)
Michael S. Niederman
Viral Upper Respiratory Tract Infections	254	(2)
Eric A. F. Simoes
Viral and Mycoplasmal Pneumonia	256	(4)
Thomas T. Ward
Legionellosis	260	(2)
Julio A. Ramirez
Pulmonary Embolism	262	(3)
James R. Gossage
Sarcoidosis	265	(6)
Joseph P. Lynch III
Silicosis	271	(3)
Andrew J. Ghio
Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis	274	(1)
Mark Schuyler
Tuberculosis and Other Mycobacterial Disease	275	(8)
Dana Kissner
SECTION 5. THE CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
Acquired Diseases of the Aorta	283	(4)
Jeffrey Dattilo
David C. Brewster
Management of Angina Pectoris	287	(7)
John F. Moran
Cardiac Arrest: Sudden Cardiac Death	294	(6)
Clifton W. Callaway
Atrial Fibrillation	300	(3)
Mark D. Carlson
Premature Beats	303	(4)
Jerry C. Luck
Heart Block	307	(5)
Kelley P. Anderson
Tachycardias	312	(12)
William E. Sanders, Jr.
David Vance Sumner
Congenital Heart Disease	324	(4)
Charles H. Gaymes
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy	328	(3)
Lawrence S. Cohen
Mitral Valve Prolapse	331	(5)
Michael J. Malkowski
Heart Failure	336	(3)
Marc A. Silver
Infective Endocarditis	339	(14)
Matthew E. Levison
Hypertension	353	(19)
Franz H. Messerli
Acute Myocardial Infarction	372	(9)
Abhiram Prasad
Guy S. Reeder
Pericarditis	381	(4)
Samer S. Kabbani
Martin M. Lewinter
Peripheral Arterial Disease	385	(3)
Joseph L. Mills, Sr.
Venous Thrombosis	388	(5)
Thomas W. Wakefield
Mary C. Proctor
SECTION 6. THE BLOOD AND SPLEEN
Aplastic Anemia	393	(3)
Jeffrey D. Hord
Iron Deficiency	396	(5)
Marcel E. Conrad
Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia	401	(7)
Ira A. Shulman
Katherine A. Downes
Nonimmune Hemolytic Anemia	408	(3)
Yutaka Niihara
Pernicious Anemia and Other Megaloblastic Anemias	411	(3)
Victor Herbert
Thalassemia	414	(5)
Adeboye Adewoye
Martin H. Steinberg
Sickle Cell Disease	419	(8)
Sally C. Davies
Neutropenia	427	(4)
Melvin H. Freedman
Hemolytic Disease of the Fetus and Newborn	431	(6)
Donald W. Langley
James A. Thorp
Hemophilia and Related Disorders: A Practical Approach	437	(5)
Wing-Yen Wong
Platelet-Mediated Bleeding Disorders	442	(7)
Rodger L. Bick
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation	449	(4)
Rodger L. Bick
Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura	453	(1)
Roby L. Rogers
Hemochromatosis	454	(5)
Morris P. Elevado
Herbert L. Bonkovsky
Hodgkin's Disease: Chemotherapy	459	(6)
David J. Straus
Hodgkin's Disease: Radiation Therapy	465	(7)
Chung K. Lee
Simon S. Lo
Acute Leukemia in Adults	472	(9)
Harry P. Erba
Acute Leukemia in Childhood	481	(6)
Bruce M. Camitta
Chronic Leukemias	487	(7)
Nizar M. Tannir
Susan O'Brien
Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma	494	(5)
R. Gregory Bociek
James O. Armitage
Multiple Myeloma	499	(4)
F. E. Davies
P. J. Selby
Polycythemia Vera	503	(3)
Ronald J. Buckanovich
David L. Porter
The Porphyrias	506	(4)
Elisabeth I. Minder
Xiaoye Schneider-Yin
Therapeutic Use of Blood Components	510	(5)
S. Gerald Sandler
Coleen Gilstad
Adverse Reactions to Blood Transfusions	515	(6)
Charles J. Parker
SECTION 7. THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
Cholelithiasis and Cholecystitis	521	(3)
Robert V. Rege
Cirrhosis	524	(10)
Martin Black
Michael Mlecko
Bleeding Esophageal Varices	534	(4)
J. Michael Henderson
Dysphagia and Esophageal Obstruction	538	(7)
David L. Lever Joel E. Richter
Diverticula of the Alimentary Tract	545	(4)
Anthony Albright
Chesley Hines, Jr.
Inflammatory Bowel Disease	549	(7)
Alain Bitton
Irritable Bowel Syndrome	556	(2)
James E. Mayle
David S. Greenbaum
Hemorrhoids, Anal Fissure, Anorectal Abscess, and Fistula	558	(5)
Sharon Gregorcyk
Clifford L. Simmang
Gastritis and Peptic Ulcer Disease	563	(4)
Nicholas J. Talley
Acute and Chronic Viral Hepatitis	567	(7)
Steven A. Rogers
Malabsorption	574	(8)
Richard Neil Fedorak
Cyrus P. Tamboi
Acute Pancreatitis	582	(8)
Umar H. Chaudry
David W. McFadden
Chronic Pancreatitis	590	(5)
David B. Adams
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease	595	(6)
David A. Johnson
Tumors of the Stomach	601	(5)
James O. Park
Mitchell C. Posner
Tumors of the Colon and Rectum	606	(4)
Santhat Nivatvongs
Intestinal Parasites	610	(11)
Maria D. Mileno
SECTION 8. METABOLIC DISEASE
Diabetes Mellitus in Adults	621	(8)
William C. Duckworth
Diabetes Mellitus in Childhood and Adolescence	629	(7)
Francine Ratner Kaufman
Diabetic Ketoacidosis and Hyperosmolar Hyperglycemic State	636	(6)
Guillermo E. Umpierrez
Joseph N. Fisher
Gout and Hyperuricemia	642	(4)
Ann K. Rosenthal
Hyperlipoproteinemias	646	(7)
Conrad B. Blum
Obesity	653	(5)
Robert F. Kushner
Vitamin K Deficiency	658	(2)
William D. Haire
Osteoporosis	660	(4)
Stanley J. Birge
Paget's Disease of Bone	664	(4)
Roy D. Altman
Total Parenteral Nutrition in Adult Patients	668	(7)
Rabih M. Salloum
Harry C. Sax
Parenteral Fluid Therapy for Infants and Children	675	(6)
John J. Bissler
SECTION 9. THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM
Acromegaly	681	(4)
Ivor M. D. Jackson
Adrenocortical Insufficiency	685	(4)
Carl D. Malchoff
Cushing's Syndrome	689	(5)
Kathryn G. Schuff
Diabetes Insipidus	694	(5)
Roberto E. Izquierdo
Arnold M. Moses
Hyperparathyroidism and Hypoparathyroidism	699	(5)
Michael Davies
Primary Aldosteronism	704	(3)
James L. Pool
Hypopituitarism	707	(4)
Mark E. Molitch
Hyperprolactinemia	711	(3)
Eugene Katz
Hypothyroidism	714	(3)
Stephanie A. Fish
Susan J. Mandel
Hyperthyroidism	717	(3)
Martin I. Surks
Thyroid Cancer	720	(4)
Julia J. Jones
Orlo H. Clark
Pheochromocytoma	724	(5)
William F. Young, Jr.
Thyroiditis	729	(4)
Wilmar M. Wiersinga
SECTION 10. THE UROGENITAL TRACT
Urinary Tract Infections in Males	733	(3)
Burke A. Cunha
Bacterial Infections of the Urinary Tract in Women	736	(3)
Patricia D. Brown
Jack D. Sobel
Bacterial Infections of the Urinary Tract in Girls	739	(2)
Frank R. Cerniglia
Enuresis	741	(3)
David R. Roth
Urinary Incontinence	744	(4)
Deborah Bartholomew
Epididymitis	748	(1)
L. Keith Lloyd
Primary Glomerular Diseases	749	(7)
Oleh G. Pankewycz
Kosunarty Fa
Pyelonephritis	756	(3)
Claire C. Yang
John N. Krieger
Trauma to the Genitourinary Tract	759	(8)
Allen F. Morey
Prostatitis	767	(2)
Christopher P. Steidle
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia	769	(4)
Debra L. Fromer
Steven A. Kaplan
Erectile Dysfunction	773	(3)
Laurence A. Levine
Acute Renal Failure	776	(7)
Mark S. Paller
Chronic Renal Failure	783	(6)
Paul S. Kellerman
Malignant Tumors of the Urogenital Tract	789	(6)
Scott G. Hubosky
Leonard G. Gomella
Urethral Stricture	795	(2)
Michael T. Gambla
Robert R. Bahnson
Renal Calculi	797	(4)
Stephen Y. Nakada
SECTION 11. THE SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES
Chancroid	801	(1)
David L. Trees
Gonorrhea	802	(3)
Dana Wasson Dunne
Nongonococcal Urethritis	805	(2)
George Schmid
Granuloma Inguinale	807	(1)
Ted Rosen
Lymphogranuloma Venereum	807	(1)
Ted Rosen
Syphilis	808	(3)
Charles Hicks
SECTION 12. DISEASES OF ALLERGY
Anaphylaxis and Serum Sickness	811	(3)
Joseph T. Belleau
D. Betty Lew
Asthma in Adolescents and Adults	814	(7)
Krzysztof Kowal
Lawrence Dubuske
Asthma in Children	821	(7)
Mitchell R. Lester
Allergic Rhinitis Caused by Inhalant Factors	828	(4)
William W. Storms
Allergic Reactions to Drugs	832	(5)
Mark S. Dykewicz
Allergic Reactions to Insect Stings	837	(4)
David F. Graft
SECTION 13. DISEASES OF THE SKIN
Acne Vulgaris and Rosacea	841	(2)
Alan R. Shalita
Hair Disorders	843	(4)
Fabiane Mulinari-Brenner
Wilma F. Bergfeld
Cancer of the Skin	847	(1)
Deborah F. MacFarlane
Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma	848	(5)
Stanford I. Lamberg
Papulosquamous Eruptions	853	(5)
Bethany M. Bergamo
Craig A. Elmets
Connective Tissue Disorders	858	(4)
M. Bashar Kahaleh
Cutaneous Vasculitis	862	(2)
Irena Spektor
Robert A. Swerlick
Diseases of the Nails	864	(3)
Shannon Harrison
Rodney Sinclair
Keloids	867	(3)
Errol J. Quintal, Sr.
Cutaneous Warts	870	(3)
Tami De Araujo
Brian Berman
Treatment of Anogenital Warts	873	(2)
Dr. Raymond D. Maw
Melanocytic Nevi	875	(3)
Jane M. Grant-Kels
Melanoma	878	(2)
Susan Boiko
Premalignant Lesions	880	(2)
Heidi A. Waldorf
Bacterial Diseases of the Skin	882	(6)
Samuel E. Wilson
Mohammad Helmy
Mark D. Taylor
Viral Diseases of the Skin	888	(8)
Clay J. Cockerell
Jennifer R. Stalkup
Patricia Camacho
Parasitic Diseases of the Skin	896	(5)
Gregor B. E. Jemec
Fungal Diseases of the Skin	901	(3)
Barry S. Zingman
Diseases of the Mouth	904	(6)
Alice E. Curran
Venous Ulcers	910	(1)
Robert S. Kirsner
Pressure Ulcers	911	(2)
Michael Clark
Atopic Dermatitis	913	(2)
Julie Prendiville
Erythema Multiforme	915	(3)
Ramon Ruiz-Maldonado
Bullous Diseases	918	(7)
Grant J. Anhalt
Hossein Carlos Nousari
Contact Dermatitis	925	(5)
Melanie D. Pratt
Skin Diseases of Pregnancy	930	(3)
Susan S. McLaughlin
Anthony A. Gaspari
Jennifer H. Do
Pruritus Ani and Vulvae	933	(1)
Amanda M. Metcalf
Urticaria and Angioedema	934	(3)
Vincent S. Beltrani
Pigmentary Disorders	937	(3)
Norman Levine
Sunburn	940	(3)
John H. Epstein
SECTION 14. THE NERVOUS SYSTEM
Alzheimer's Disease	943	(4)
Linda A. Hershey
Intracerebral Hemorrhage	947	(3)
Marc Malkoff
Ashraf El-Mittalli
Ischemic Cerebrovascular Disease	950	(5)
David Lee Gordon
Management and Rehabilitation of the Stroke Survivor	955	(9)
Brendan E. Conroy
Epilepsy in Adolescents and Adults	964	(6)
Michael C. Smith
Epilepsy in Infants and Children	970	(8)
Linda C. Laux
Douglas R. Nordli, Jr.
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder	978	(5)
Louise S. Kiessling
Treatment of Tourette's Syndrome	983	(5)
David E. Comings
Headaches	988	(6)
Dawn A. Marcus
Viral Meningitis and Encephalitis	994	(3)
Karen L. Roos
Multiple Sclerosis	997	(10)
Jack P. Antel
Amit Bar-Or
Myasthenia Gravis	1007	(9)
James F. Howard, Jr.
Trigeminal Neuralgia	1016	(2)
Raj Murali
Acute Peripheral Facial Paralysis (Bell's Palsy)	1018	(2)
Carol A. Bauer
Parkinsonism	1020	(4)
Robert R. Young
Peripheral Neuropathies	1024	(9)
Colin Chalk
Acute Traumatic Brain Injury in Adults	1033	(10)
Roger Hartl
Jamshid Ghajar
Acute Head Injuries in Children	1043	(3)
Hector E. James
Brain Tumors	1046	(5)
Nina A. Paleologos
SECTION 15. THE LOCOMOTOR SYSTEM
Rheumatoid Arthritis	1051	(8)
Harold E. Paulus
Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis	1059	(5)
Ildy M. Katona
Laura J. Mirkinson
Ankylosing Spondylitis	1064	(4)
Andrei Calin
Temporomandibular Disorders	1068	(3)
Pentti Kirveskari
D.Odont
Bursitis, Tendinitis, Myofascial Pain, and Fibromyalgia	1071	(4)
Steen E. Mortensen
Osteoarthritis	1075	(4)
David H. Neustadt
Polymyalgia Rheumatica and Giant Cell Arteritis	1079	(2)
Sara E. Walker
Osteomyelitis	1081	(3)
Anthony R. Berendt
Common Sports Injuries	1084	(7)
Kim Edward LeBlanc
SECTION 16. OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY
Antepartum Care	1091	(5)
Gary D. Helmbrecht
Ectopic Pregnancy	1096	(3)
Jose F. Pliego
Vaginal Bleeding in Late Pregnancy	1099	(3)
John A. Read
Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy	1102	(8)
Victor R. Suarez
George R. Saade
Postpartum Care	1110	(2)
Linda A. Goodrum
Resuscitation of the Newborn	1112	(4)
Karen E. Johnson
Care of the High-Risk Neonate	1116	(6)
Tommy Leonard, Jr.
Normal Infant Feeding	1122	(3)
Ronald E. Kleinman
Diseases of the Breast	1125	(5)
Rache Simmons
Michael Osborne
Endometriosis	1130	(4)
Robert Barbieri
Dysfunctional Uterine Bleeding	1134	(2)
Thomas M. Price
Amenorrhea	1136	(3)
Dean Moutos
Dysmenorrhea	1139	(3)
Lee P. Shulman
Premenstrual Dysphoria	1142	(4)
Meir Steiner
Menopause	1146	(3)
Wulf H. Utian
Vulvovaginitis	1149	(3)
Susan M. Mou
Chlamydia Trachomatis	1152	(2)
Mark H. Yudin
Daniel V. Landers
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease	1154	(2)
Marian E. Wulf-Gutierrez
Leiomyomas	1156	(2)
Anna Marie Connolly
William Droegemueller
Endometrial Cancer	1158	(4)
Peter G. Rose
Cancer of the Uterine Cervix	1162	(4)
Pui Chun Cheng
Neoplasms of the Vulva	1166	(6)
Ira R. Horowitz
Contraception	1172	(5)
E. J. Chaney
SECTION 17. PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS
Alcoholism	1177	(3)
Michael F. Mayo-Smith
Drug Abuse	1180	(7)
Elinore F. McCance-Katz
Susan Whitley
Anxiety Disorders	1187	(3)
Farooq Dada
Andrew W. Goddard
Bulimia Nervosa	1190	(3)
Pauline S. Powers
Delirium	1193	(3)
Stuart C. Yudofsky
Mood Disorders	1196	(8)
Sheldon H. Preskorn
Schizophrenia	1204	(4)
Rajiv Tandon
Panic Disorder	1208	(5)
Russell Noyes, Jr.
SECTION 18. PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL INJURIES
Burns	1213	(3)
Nicole S. Gibran
High Altitude Sickness	1216	(3)
Marco Maggiorini
Disturbances Due to Cold	1219	(4)
Gordon G. Giesbrecht
Disturbances Due to Heat	1223	(3)
Robert Sallis
Chris McGilmer
Spider Bites and Scorpion Stings	1226	(2)
Edward J. Otten
Snake Venom Poisoning	1228	(2)
Terence M. Davidson
Hazardous Marine Creatures	1230	(11)
Gabrielle Hawdon
Medical Toxicology: Ingestions, Inhalations, and Dermal and Ocular Absorptions	1241	(70)
Howard C. Mofenson
Thomas R. Caraccio
Michael McGuigan
Joseph Greensher
SECTION 19. APPENDICES AND INDEX
Reference Intervals for the Interpretation of Laboratory Tests	1311	(9)
William Z. Borer
Toxic Chemical Agents Reference Chart---Symptoms and Treatment	1320	(1)
Richard Neville Bradley
Biologic Agents Reference Chart---Symptoms, Tests, and Treatment	1321	(2)
Richard Neville Bradley
Some Popular Herbal Products	1323	(4)
Miriam M. Chan
New Drugs in 2001 and Agents Pending FDA Approval	1327	(6)
Bella Mehta
Miriam M. Chan
Nomogram for the Determination of Body Surface Area of Children and Adults	1333	(2)
Index	1335