Conn's Current Therapy, 2004

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

• ISBN13: 9780721604015
• ISBN10: 0721604013
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-12-01
• 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 more than 90% new authorship, each chapter offers fresh perspectives on the hottest topics. Each condition (nearly 300) is addressed by an international authority with extensive experience specific to the topic. Extensive index facilitates rapid recovery of information. Consistent, logical organization enables readers to find and retrieve therapeutic information quickly 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 More than 90% 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. Revised appendix includes Body Mass Indicator table Offers up-to-date information on hot topics such as · bioterrorism · immunization practices · HIV disease · acute bronchitis · sleep apnea · tuberculosis · acute leukemia in adults and children · diabetes mellitus · obesity · osteoporosis · impotence · Parkinsonism · rehabilitation of the stroke patient · rheumatoid arthritis · diseases of the breast · menopause Features new information on Anthrax

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	(2)
Young K. Choi
Satish S.C. Rao
Hiccups	13	(4)
James H. Lewis
Acute Infectious Diarrhea	17	(7)
David A. Sack
Constipation	24	(2)
Michael J. Levinson
Fever	26	(2)
Natella Rakhmanina
John N. van den Anker
Cough	28	(6)
Daniel McNally
Insomnia	34	(3)
David N. Neubauer
Pruritus (Itching)	37	(2)
Louis J. Rusin
Tinnitus	39	(2)
Calhoun D. Cunningham III
Rick A. Friedman
Low Back Pain	41	(3)
Steven R. Garfini
Michael J. Vives
SECTION 2. THE INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Management of the HIV-Infected Patient	44	(16)
Thomas P. Giordano
Richard M. Grimes
Amebiasis	60	(4)
Kevin C. Kain
Andrea K. Boggild
Giardiasis	64	(2)
Theodore E. Nash
Sepsis	66	(7)
Dennis Kellar
Robert A. Balk
Brucellosis	73	(2)
Isidro Zavala Trujillo
Maria Guadalupe Zavala
Varicella (Chickenpox)	75	(3)
Henry H. Balfour
Cholera	78	(3)
Dilip Mahalanabis
Food-Borne Illness	81	(7)
George J. Gianakopoulos
Necrotizing Skin and Soft Tissue	88	(2)
Mark A. Malangoni
Toxic Shock Syndrome	90	(3)
Sharon Nessim
Andre Dascal
Influenza	93	(4)
Stephen B. Greenberg
Leishmaniasis	97	(3)
Jean-Pierre Gangneux
Leprosy (Hansen's Disease)	100	(5)
M. Patricia Joyce
David M. Scollard
Malaria	105	(6)
Christina M. Coyle
Louis M. Weiss
Bacterial Meningitis	111	(6)
Jay H. Tureen
Infectious Mononucleosis	117	(1)
Warren A. Andiman
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome	118	(4)
David C. Klonoff
Mumps	122	(1)
Walid Abuhammour
Plague (Yersinia pestis)	123	(1)
L. Lucy Boulanger
Anthrax	124	(4)
Theodore J. Cieslak
Edward M. Eitzen
Psittacosis (Ornithosis)	128	(1)
Jeffrey T. Kirchner
Christian L. Hermansen
Q Fever	129	(2)
Elisa I. Choi
Rabies	131	(3)
Christopher J. Finnegan
Nicola Brink
Anthony R. Fooks
Rat-Bite Fever	134	(2)
Grace Y. Minamoto
Shobha Swaminathan
Relapsing Fever	136	(3)
Diego Cadavid
Lyme Disease	139	(4)
Leonard H. Sigal
Rubella and Congenital Rubella	143	(3)
David C. Waagner
Measles (Rubeola)	146	(3)
Yvonne A. Maldonado
Tetanus	149	(3)
James P. Richardson
Whooping Cough (Pertussis)	152	(2)
Venusto H. San Joaquin
Office-Based Immunization Practices	154	(6)
Julile A. Boom
Travel Medicine	160	(5)
Chad M. Braun
Katherine G. Gergas
Toxoplasmosis	165	(3)
Thomas T. Ward
Cat-Scratch Disease	168	(3)
Douglas H. Hamilton
Salmonellosis	171	(3)
Christopher M. Parry
Nicholas J. Beeching
Typhoid Fever	174	(2)
Tikki Pang
Rickettsial and Ehrlichial Infections	176	(2)
Daniel J. Sexton
Smallpox	178	(4)
Michael R. Albert
Joel G. Breman
SECTION 3. DISEASES OF THE HEAD AND NECK
Vision Correction Procedures	182	(2)
David W. Jackson
M. Bowes Hamill
Conjunctivitis	184	(3)
John P. Frangie
Optic Neuritis	187	(3)
Laura J. Balcer
Steven L. Galetta
Glaucoma	190	(4)
Edward J. Rockwood
Otitis Externa	194	(2)
Peter S. Roland
Otitis Media	196	(3)
Jay A. Werkhaven
Episodic Vertigo	199	(5)
Joseph M. Furman
Meniere's Disease	204	(2)
Michael E. Hoffer
Richard D. Kopke
Kim R. Gottshall
Sinusitis	206	(2)
Brent A. Senior
Nonallergic Rhinitis	208	(4)
Jose R. Arias
Dennis K. Ledford
Hoarseness and Laryngitis	212	(5)
Robert Thayer Sataloff
Streptococcal Pharyngitis	217	(7)
Graham P. Krasan
SECTION 4. THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
Acute Respiratory Failure	224	(5)
Robert L. Burnaugh
John W. Brice
Atelectasis	229	(1)
Michael B. Gotway
Management of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	230	(5)
Mitchell Friedman
Cystic Fibrosis	235	(4)
Laurie Varlotta
Obstructive Sleep Apnea	239	(4)
Charles A. Polnitsky
Primary Lung Cancer	243	(7)
Jacob D. Bitran
Coccidioidomycosis	250	(2)
Royce H. Johnson
Histoplasmosis	252	(4)
L. Joseph Wheat
Blastomycosis	256	(3)
Carol A. Kauffman
Pleural Effusion and Empyema Thoracis	259	(1)
Mark S. Allen
Primary Lung Abscess	260	(1)
Kenneth V. I. Rolston
Acute Bronchitis	261	(2)
Nelson M. Gantz
Bacterial Pneumonia	263	(5)
Paul G. Auwaerter
Viral Upper Respiratory Tract Infections	268	(2)
Diane E. Pappas
J. Owen Hendley
Viral and Mycoplasmal Pneumonia	270	(2)
Randy A. Taplitz
Legionellosis	272	(1)
M.L. Pedro-Botet
Victor L. Yu
Pulmonary Embolism	273	(3)
Thomas M. Hyers
Sarcoidosis	276	(3)
Athol Wells
Silicosis	279	(3)
H. Erhand Dincer
Ralph M. Schapira
Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis	282	(2)
Leslie C. Grammer
Rachel E. Story
Tuberculosis and Other Mycobacterial Disease	284	(7)
K. P. Ravikrishnam
SECTION 5. THE CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
Acquired Diseases of the Aorta	291	(4)
Jeffrey B. Dattilo
David C. Brewster
Management of Angina Pectoris	295	(6)
Adam Brodsky
Dan Fintel
Cardiac Arrest: Sudden Cardiac Death	301	(4)
Benzy J. Padanilam
Eric N. Prystowsky
Atrial Fibrillation	305	(12)
Mina K. Chung
Premature Beats	317	(4)
Ezra A. Amsterdam
Heart Block	321	(5)
Kelley P. Anderson
Tachycardias	326	(7)
Kimberly Anne Selzman
Michael J. Reiter
Congenital Heart Disease	333	(5)
Scott E. Fletcher
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy	338	(3)
Rajesh Thaman
M. Teresa Tome
William J. McKenna
Heart Failure	341	(4)
Marc A. Silver
Mitral Valve Prolapse	345	(4)
Tsung O. Cheng
Infective Endocarditis	349	(14)
Matthew E. Levison
Hypertension	363	(17)
William J. Elliott
Acute Myocardial Infarction	380	(5)
Laura Mauri
Patrick T. O'Gara
Pericarditis	385	(3)
Ignacio Inglessis
Peripheral Arterial Disease	388	(4)
Glenn Fusonie
John D. Edwards
Venous Thrombosis	392	(6)
Thomas G. DeLoughery
SECTION 6. THE BLOOD AND SPLEEN
Aplastic Anemia	398	(4)
Stephen D. Nimer
David J. Araten
Iron Deficiency	402	(3)
James C. Barton
Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia	405	(4)
Karen E. King
Paul M. Ness
Nonimmune Hemolytic Anemia	409	(3)
Carlo Brugnara
Pernicious Anemia and Other Megaloblastic Anemias	412	(3)
Lenee A. Lane
Thalassemia	415	(6)
Sylvia Titi Singer
Sickle Cell Disease	421	(8)
Kathryn L. Hassell
Neutropenia	429	(3)
Ayalew Tefferi
Costas L. Constantinou
Hemolytic Disease of the Fetus and Newborn	432	(5)
Ahmet A. Baschat
Carl P. Weiner
Hemophilia and Related Disorders: A Practical Approach	437	(4)
Clodagh Ryan
Barry White
Platelet-Mediated Bleeding Disorders	441	(4)
Joel S. Bennett
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation	445	(1)
Cheng Hock Toh
Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura	446	(2)
Lesley A. Kresie
Hemochromatosis	448	(3)
Bruce Y. Tung
Kris V. Kowdley
Hodgkin's Disease: Chemotherapy	451	(8)
Kristie A. Blum
Nancy L. Bartlett
Hodgkin's Disease: Radiation Therapy	459	(6)
Richard W. Tsang
Mary K. Gospodarowicz
Acute Leukemia in Adults	465	(7)
Elihu Estey
Acute Leukemia in Children	472	(4)
Jeffrey E. Rubnitz
Chronic Leukemias	476	(6)
Tariq I. Mughal
John M. Goldman
Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma	482	(6)
Auayporn Nademanee
Multiple Myeloma	488	(3)
Faith E. Davies
Peter J. Selby
Polycythemia Vera	491	(3)
Steven M. Fruchtman
Celia L. Grosskreutz
The Porphyrias	494	(6)
Jean-Charles Deybach
Herve Puy
Therapeutic Use of Blood Components	500	(6)
Edward C. C. Wong
Naomi L. C. Luban
Adverse Reactions to Blood Transfusions	506	(4)
Gerald L. Logue
SECTION 7. THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
Cholelithiasis and Cholecystitis	510	(3)
Robert V. Rege
Cirrhosis	513	(7)
Ponsiano Ocama
William M. Lee
Bleeding Esophageal Varices	520	(3)
Maria Mela
Andrew Burroughs
Dysphagia and Esophageal Obstruction	523	(3)
Robin D. Rothstein
Diverticula of the Alimentary Tract	526	(2)
Charles Chappuis
Inflammatory Bowel Disease	528	(7)
Christopher E. Shih
Mary L. Harris
Irritable Bowel Syndrome	535	(3)
Sanjay Nandurkar
Peter Gibson
Hemorrhoids, Anal Fissure, Anorectal Abscess, and Fistula in Ano	538	(4)
Fabio M. Potenti
Matthew D. Vrees
Gastritis and Peptic Ulcer Disease	542	(7)
Sripathi R. Kethu
Steven F. Moss
Acute and Chronic Viral Hepatitis	549	(6)
Richard Kent Zimmerman
Richard D. Clover
Malabsorption	555	(8)
Richard Neil Fedorak
Cyrus P. Tamboli
Acute Pancreatitis	563	(5)
Gerard V. Aranha
Chronic Pancreatitis	568	(5)
David B. Adams
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease	573	(5)
Major John Napierkowski
Colonel Roy K.H. Wong
Tumors of the Stomach	578	(5)
James O. Park
Mitchell C. Posner
Tumors of the Colon and Rectum	583	(5)
Theodore John Saclarides
Intestinal Parasites	588	(11)
J. Dick MacLean
Theresa W. Gyorkos
SECTION 8. METABOLIC DISEASE
Diabetes Mellitus in Adults	599	(8)
William Duckworth
Diabetes Mellitus in Children and Adolescents	607	(6)
Tandy Aye
Lynne L. Levitsky
Diabetic Ketoacidosis	613	(4)
Patrick J. Boyle
Gout and Hyperuricemia	617	(5)
Andrew E. Thompson
Graham D. Reid
Hyperlipoproteinemias	622	(7)
Conrad Blum
Obesity	629	(7)
Supawan Buranapin
Caroline M. Apovian
Vitamin K Deficiency	636	(2)
Frank R. Greer
Carol A. Diamond
Osteoporosis	638	(4)
Stanley J. Birge
Paget's Disease of Bone	642	(4)
Stanley Wallach
Total Parenteral Nutrition in Adults	646	(6)
Darryl T. Hiyama
Parenteral Fluid Therapy for Infants and Children	652	(10)
Kathleen Franchek-Roa
SECTION 9. THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM
Acromegaly	662	(2)
William F. Young
Adrenocortical Insufficiency	664	(3)
Joseph M. Hughes
Cushing's Syndrome	667	(5)
Kathryn G. Schuff
Diabetes Insipidus	672	(3)
Gertrude S. Lefavour
Hyperparathyroidism and Hypoparathyroidism	675	(3)
David J. Hosking
Primary Aldosteronism	678	(3)
Michael Stowasser
Hypopituitarism	681	(4)
Roshanak Monzavi
Mitchell E. Geffner
Hyperprolactinemia	685	(4)
Mark E. Molitch
Hypothyroidism	689	(3)
Stephanie A. Fish
Susan J. Mandel
Hyperthyroidism	692	(3)
Victor M. Montori
Hossein Gharib
Thyroid Cancer	695	(5)
Karen R. Borman
Pheochromocytoma	700	(5)
Graeme Eisenhofer
William Muir Manger
Thyroiditis	705	(4)
Ulla Feldt-Rasmussen
Aase Krogh Rasmussen
SECTION 10. THE UROGENTIAL TRACT
Urinary Tract Infections in Males	709	(2)
Florian M.E. Wagenlehner
Kurt G. Naber
Bacterial Infections of the Urinary Tract in Women	711	(3)
Patricia D. Brown
Jack D. Sobel
Bacterial Infections of the Urinary Tract in Girls	714	(4)
Antoine E. Khoury
K. Afshar
Childhood Enuresis	718	(3)
Mark P. Cain
Urinary Incontinence	721	(4)
Deborah Bartholomew
Epididymitis	725	(1)
Eugene Minevich
Curtis A. Sheldon
Primary Glomerular Diseases	726	(6)
Brad H. Rovin
Pyelonephritis	732	(2)
Nayef El-Daher
Trauma to the Genitourinary Tract	734	(4)
Richard A. Santucci
Theodore D. Barber
Prostatitis	738	(2)
Burke A. Cunha
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia	740	(4)
John Kefer
John S. Wheeler
Erectile Dysfunction	744	(4)
Edward D. Kim
Acute Renal Failure	748	(6)
James W. Lewis
Chronic Kidney Failure	754	(7)
Anthony J. Bleyer
Malignant Tumors of the Urogenital Tract	761	(4)
Ofer Yossepowitch
Guido Dalbagni
Urethral Stricture	765	(3)
Kristian R. Novakovic
Robert C. Flanigan
Renal Calculi	768	(7)
Margaret S. Pearle
SECTION 11. THE SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES
Chancroid	775	(1)
Richard Steen
Gonorrhea	775	(3)
Anne Rompalo
Nongonococcal Urethritis	778	(1)
John A. Mata
Granuloma Inguinale (Donovanosis)	779	(1)
Nancy J. Anderson
Agnieszka Niemeyer
Lymphogranuloma Venereum	780	(1)
Nancy J. Anderson
Agnieszka Niemeyer
Syphilis	781	(3)
Charles Hicks
SECTION 12. DISEASES OF ALLERGY
Anaphylaxis and Serum Sickness	784	(5)
Dennis K. Ledford
Asthma in Adolescents and Adults	789	(7)
Krysztof Kowal
Lawrence M. Dubuske
Asthma in Children	796	(10)
Anand C. Patel
Leonard B. Bacharier
Allergic Rhinitis Caused by Inhalant Factors	806	(9)
James N. Baraniuk
Allergic Reactions to Drugs	815	(4)
Michael J. Rieder
Allergic Reactions to Insect Stings	819	(3)
David F. Graft
SECTION 13. DISEASES OF THE SKIN
Acne Vulgaris and Rosacea	822	(2)
Otter Q. Aspen
Robert S. Stern
Hair Disorders	824	(3)
Dirk M. Elston
Cancer of the Skin	827	(3)
Tatyana R. Humphreys
Cutaneous T Cell Lymphoma	830	(4)
Stanford I. Lamberg
Papulosquamous Eruptions	834	(4)
David C. Gorsulowsky
Matthew H. Kanzler
Connective Tissue Diseases	838	(4)
Jeffrey P. Callen
Cutaneous Vasculitis	842	(3)
Michelle T. Pelle
Victoria P. Werth
Diseases of the Nails	845	(3)
Antonella Tosti
Massimiliano Pazzaglia
Keloids	848	(2)
Brian Berman
Varee Poochareon
Cutaneous Warts	850	(3)
Tami DeAraujo
Brian Berman
Anogenital Warts	853	(1)
Geo Von Krogh
Melanocytic Nevi	853	(4)
Daniel A. Smith
Clifton R. White
Melanoma	857	(3)
Allan C. Halpern
Premalignant Lesions	860	(2)
Victor A. Neel
Arthur J. Sober
Bacterial Diseases of the Skin	862	(3)
Frederic W. Stearns
Viral Diseases of the Skin	865	(7)
Gisela Torres
Stephen K. Tyring
Parasitic Diseases of the Skin	872	(4)
H.L. Greenberg
Harry Sharata
Fungal Diseases of the Skin	876	(2)
Barry S. Zingman
Diseases of the Mouth	878	(7)
Frank C. Powell
Sharareh Ahmadi
Venous Ulcers	885	(3)
Anna F. Falabella
Carlos A. Charles
Pressure Ulcers	888	(3)
Gerry C.J. Bennett
Atopic Dermatitis	891	(2)
Anthony J. Mancini
Erythema Multiforme, Stevens-Johnson Syndrome, and Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis	893	(2)
Karen S. Taraszka
Jeffrey S. Dover
Bullous Diseases	895	(6)
M. Peter Marinkovich
Josephine Chu
Contact Dermatitis	901	(1)
Joseph F. Fowler
Skin Diseases of Pregnancy	902	(2)
Lynne H. Morrison
Pruritus Ani and Vulvae	904	(1)
Neil H. Hyman
Urticaria and Angioedema	905	(4)
Larry E. Millikan
Pigmentary Disorders	909	(3)
James J. Nordlund
Sunburn	912	(2)
Bethany M. Bergamo
SECTION 14. THE NERVOUS SYSTEM
Alzheimer's Disease	914	(9)
Erno S. Daniel
Intracerebral Hemorrhage	923	(4)
Geoffrey Eubank
Ischemic Cerebrovascular Disease	927	(3)
Ken Madden
Management and Rehabilitation of the Stroke Survivor	930	(5)
David X. Cifu
Epilepsy in Adolescents and Adults	935	(8)
Dean K. Naritoku
Epilepsy in Infancy and Childhood	943	(4)
John N. Gaitanis
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder	947	(12)
Judith A. Owens
Victoria Dalzell
Treatment of Tourette's Syndrome	959	(4)
David E. Comings
Headaches	963	(6)
Dawn A. Marcus
Viral Meningitis and Encephalitis in Children and Adults	969	(4)
James F. Bale
Multiple Sclerosis	973	(8)
Robert P. Lisak
Myasthenia Gravis	981	(5)
Vern C. Juel
Trigeminal Neuralgia	986	(2)
Harry R. van Loveren
Acute Facial Paralysis (Bell's Palsy)	988	(1)
Angelo Formenti
Parkinsonism	989	(7)
Ronald F. Pfeiffer
Peripheral Neuropathies	996	(8)
Colin Chalk
Acute Traumatic Brain Injury in Adults	1004	(11)
Roger Hartl
Jamshid Ghajar
Acute Head Injuries in Children	1015	(2)
Thomas M. Moriarty
Rashid M. Janjua
Brain Tumors	1017	(4)
Arnold C. Paulino
SECTION 15. THE LOCOMOTOR SYSTEM
Rheumatoid Arthritis	1021	(7)
Theodore Pincus
Tuulikki Sokka
Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis	1028	(5)
C. Egla Rabinovich
Ankylosing Spondylitis	1033	(3)
Andrew Keat
Temporomandibular Disorders	1036	(4)
Jeffrey P. Okeson
Bursitis, Tendonitis, Myofascial Pain, and Fibromyalgia	1040	(4)
Robert T. Schoen
Osteoarthritis	1044	(5)
Shari Miura Ling
Joan M. Bathon
Polymyalgia Rheumatica and Giant Cell Arteritis	1049	(1)
Thomas G. Wimmer
S. Louis Bridges
Osteomyelitis	1050	(4)
Edward J. Septimus
Common Sports Injuries	1054	(5)
Chris G. Koutures
SECTION 16. OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY
Antepartum Care	1059	(9)
Paul J. Wendel
Nancy Andrews Collins
Katrina R. Davis
Ectopic Pregnancy	1068	(1)
Elizabeth Kennard
Vaginal Bleeding in Late Pregnancy	1069	(2)
Stephen T. Vermillion
Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy	1071	(5)
Phillip J. Shubert
David N. Hackney
Postpartum Care	1076	(2)
Charles E. Driscoll
Resuscitation of the Newborn	1078	(7)
Colonel Stephen M. Golden
Care of the High-Risk Neonate	1085	(6)
Tommy Leonard
Normal Infant Feeding	1091	(2)
Neal S. LeLeiko
Christine M. Hardy
Diseases of the Breast	1093	(6)
Rache Simmons
Michael Osborne
Endometriosis	1099	(4)
Julia V. Johnson
Dysfunctional Uterine Bleeding	1103	(2)
Chad I. Friedman
Amenorrhea	1105	(3)
Dean M. Moutos
Dysmenorrhea	1108	(2)
Thais Brown Tonore
Premenstrual Dysphoria	1110	(4)
Uriel Halbreich
Menopause	1114	(3)
R. Don Gambrell
Vulvovaginitis	1117	(3)
David A. Baker
Chlamydia trachomatis	1120	(3)
Stephanie N. Taylor
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease	1123	(2)
Oscar D. Almeida
Leiomyomas	1125	(2)
Bruce R. Carr
Derek A. Haas
Endometrial Cancer	1127	(2)
James J. Burke
Donald G. Gallup
Cancer of the Uterine Cervix	1129	(4)
Jeffrey G. Bell
Neoplasms of the Vulva	1133	(3)
David E. Cohn
Larry J. Copeland
Contraception	1136	(5)
E. J. Chaney
SECTION 17. PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS
Alcoholism	1141	(4)
Katherine A. McQueen
Drug Abuse	1145	(6)
Mikhail B. Nickita
Frances R. Levin
Anxiety Disorders	1151	(4)
Neil R. Liebowitz
Bulimia Nervosa	1155	(3)
Joel Yager
Delirium	1158	(3)
James A. Bourgeois
Robert E. Hales
Mood Disorders	1161	(8)
James M. Martinez
Lauren B. Marangell
Schizophrenia	1169	(2)
Michael B. Knable
Panic Disorder	1171	(4)
Manuel E. Tancer
Shahid Hussain
SECTION 18. PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL INJURIES
Burns	1175	(4)
Nicholas A. Meyer
High Altitude Illness	1179	(4)
Peter H. Hackett
Disturbances Due to Cold	1183	(3)
Gordon G. Giesbrecht
Disturbances Due to Heat	1186	(2)
Michael P. Wainscott
Spider Bites and Scorpion Stings	1188	(2)
Lucinda S. Buescher
Snake Venom Poisoning	1190	(3)
Terence M. Davidson
Hazardous Marine Creatures	1193	(11)
Gabrielle M. Hawdon
Medical Toxicology: Ingestions, Inhalations, and Dermal and Ocular Absorptions	1204	(67)
Howard C. Mofenson
Thomas R. Caraccio
Michael McGuigan
Joseph Greensher
SECTION 19. APPENDICES AND INDEX
Reference Intervals for the Interpretation of Laboratory Tests	1271	(9)
William Z. Borer
Toxic Chemical Agents Reference Chart: Clinical Considerations	1280	(3)
James J. James
James M. Lyznicki
Biologic Agents Reference Chart: Clinical Considerations	1283	(4)
James J. James
James M. Lyznicki
Some Popular Herbs and Nutritional Supplements	1287	(4)
Miriam M. Chan
New Drugs in 2002 and Agents Pending FDA Approval	1291	(8)
Miriam M. Chan
Bella H. Mehta
Body Mass Index Table	1299	(1)
Nomogram for the Determination of Body Surface Area of Children and Adults	1300	(1)
Index	1301