Summary

Written by experts at the University of Iowa, this popular resource contains all of the up-to-date clinical information you need to diagnose and treat disorders commonly seen in inpatient and ambulatory settings. bulleted text, tables, and algorithms enable you to grasp what you need to know in moments. Youll also find a new two-color design, making it easier to find the facts you needwhen you need them. Plus, BONUS handheld software lets you access the entire contents of the book as well as a drug index and calculators, anywhere and anytime you want. Hands on information that is truly germane to patient management. CDC guidelines on post-exposure HIV prophylaxis and hepatitis C diagnosis and treatment. Treatment options beyond standard guidelines, for assistance when the usual protocols fail. Includes BONUS handheld software, containing the entire contents of the book as well as a drug index and calculators. Provides evidence-based guidelines and number needed to treat (NNT) and number needed to harm (NNH) when available. Features an expanded herbal formulary, highlighting drug-herb interactions and the evaluation of the effectiveness of herbal therapies. Offers new information on SARS and West Nile virus. Incorporates a new section on Long-Term Care. Discusses clotting and platelet disorders and the evaluation of serum total protein in an expanded hematology section. Offers additional adult immunization information. Uses a new two-color design, making it easier to find the facts you needfast.

Resuscitation, Airway Management, And Acute Arrhythmias
Airway Management And Rapid Sequence Intubation
Critical Cardiac Life Support
Specific Rhythms And Their Treatment
Critical Pediatric Life Support
Critical Neonatal Resuscitation
Emergency Medicine
The Management Of Acute Chest Pain
In The Emergency Department Setting
Seizures
Asthma/COPD/Dyspnea
Coma
Head Trauma
Trauma
Hypertensive Crisis
Aortic Dissection (Thoracic)
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
Shock
Overdose and Toxidromes
Bites
Environmental Illness and Burns
Burns, Cold, and Thermal injury
Rhabdomyolysis Cardiology
Acute Coronary Syndromes
Cardiac Arrhythmias
Valvular Heart Disease
Congestive Heart Failure
Hypertension
Syncope
Dyslipidemias
Prophylaxis Against Bacterial Endocarditis
Pulmonary Medicine
Pulmonary Embolism And Deep Venous Thrombosis
Pulmonary Function Tests
Ventilators and Oxygen Therapy
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Asthma
Bronchiectasis
Pneumonia
Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis
Viral Respiratory Tract Infections
Evaluation Of The Chronic Cough
Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Sarcoidosis
Wegener's Granulomatosis
Hemoptysis/Pulmonary Hemorrhage
Pleural Effusion
Gastroenterology And Hepatology
Dyspepsia (see Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease)
Peptic Ulcer Disease
Esophageal Diseases
Acute Diarrhea
Chronic Diarrhea
Traveler's Diarrhea
Celiac Sprue (Gluten-Sensitive Enteropathy)
Lactose Intolerance
Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Clostridium Difficile Infection
Giardiasis
Diverticular Disease
Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Bacterial Overgrowth Syndromes
Anorectal Diseases
Gastrointestinal Bleeding
Differential Diagnosis of Elevated Liver Enzymes
Viral Hepatitis
Ascites and Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis
Alcoholic Liver Disease, Liver Failure, and Chronic Liver Disease
Hepatic Encephalopathy
Acute Pancreatitis
Hematologic, Electrolyte, and Metabolic Disorders
Bleeding Disorders : Split
Clotting Factor Disorders
Platelet Disorders
Managing Anticoagulation
Anemia
Sickle Cell Anemia
Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency
Iron-Storage Diseases
Transfusion Medicine: Available Products And Transfusion Reactions
Evaluation of Elevated Serum Total Protein
Potassium
Sodium
Calcium
Magnesium
Glucose
Hyperthyroidism
Thyroid Storm
Hypothyroidism
Myxedema Coma
Thyroid Enlargement
Adrenal Disease
Acid-Based Disorders
Rheumatology
Rheumatology: General
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Osteoarthritis
Crystal-Induced Synovitis
Spondyloarthropathies
Septic Arthritis
Rheumatic Fever And Rheumatic Carditis
Fibromyalgia Syndrome
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Polymyalgia Rheumatica And Giant Cell Arteritis
Raynaud's Phenomenon
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Drug-Induced Lupus
Antiphospholipid Syndrome
Systemic Sclerosis And Scleroderma
Nephrology and Urology
Urinary Tract Infections: Females
Urinary Tract Infection: Children
Lower Urogenital Infections: Male
Upper Urinary Tract Infection: Males And Females
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy
Hematuria
Urolithiasis
Acute Scrotal Pain And Scrotal Masses
Urinary Incontinence
Penile Problems
Erectile Dysfunction
Renal Failure
Chronic Renal Failure
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