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This handbook is a concise, portable ready reference for diagnosing and treating common medical illnesses encountered in psychiatric patients, particularly those in an inpatient service. The first section explains laboratory tests used to diagnose medical illness. The second section covers 59 medical symptoms and diseases. The third section focuses on important syndromes which have specific psychiatric manifestations or are caused by psychotropic drugs. Particular attention is given to basic understanding of lab tests and drug dosing. "Pearls" and "pointers" increase the book's utility. Appendices offer guidelines on monitoring for psychiatric medications and list key medical abbreviations.

Laboratory Medicine
Urinalysis	p. 2
Complete Blood Count	p. 5
Basic Chemistry Panel	p. 10
Liver Profile	p. 15
Thyroid Panel	p. 17
Tests for Syphilis	p. 19
Laboratory Tests for Myocardial Infarction	p. 19
Tests for Diabetes Mellitus and Prediabetes	p. 21
Tests for Monitoring Anticoagulant Therapy	p. 22
Anemias	p. 24
Pulse Oximetry	p. 26
Other Miscellaneous Tests Important to the Psychiatrist	p. 26
Clinical Medicine
Acetaminophen (Apap/Tylenol) Overdose	p. 30
Allergic Rhinitis (Allergies)	p. 32
Anaphylaxis	p. 33
Anemia	p. 35
Angina	p. 38
Antibiotic Cross-Sensitivities	p. 41
Aphthous Ulcers (Canker Sores)	p. 42
Arrhythmias	p. 44
Asthma	p. 51
Bronchitis (Acute)	p. 54
Burns	p. 56
Candidiasis - Mucocutaneous Infections	p. 59
Cerebrovascular Disease: Transient Ischemic Attack and Stroke	p. 61
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	p. 66
The Common Cold	p. 69
Congestive Heart Failure	p. 72
Conjunctivitis (Acute)	p. 75
Constipation (Chronic)	p. 77
Couch	p. 80
Dental Procedures Prophylaxis in Patients at Risk	p. 81
Diabetes Mellitus	p. 83
Diarrhea	p. 90
Dysmenorrhea (Menstrual Cramps)	p. 93
Dyspepsia	p. 95
Ear Ailments	p. 97
Epilepsy	p. 100
Epistaxis (Nosebleed)	p. 104
Foot Ailments	p. 106
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease	p. 108
Glaucoma, Open-Angle	p. 110
Gout	p. 112
Headaches (Cephalalgia)	p. 115
Hemorrhoids	p. 121
Herpes Simplex Virus	p. 123
Hyperlipidemia	p. 125
Hypertension (Essential/Primary)	p. 128
Hyperkalemia	p. 135
Hypokalemia	p. 139
Hypothyroidism	p. 141
Influenza	p. 144
Menopause	p. 147
Nausea/Vomiting	p. 150
Osteoporosis (Postmenopausal)	p. 153
Pain	p. 155
Peptic Ulcer Disease	p. 160
Peripheral Arterial Disease	p. 163
Pneumonia (Community-Acquired)	p. 164
Sinusitis (Acute Bacterial)	p. 167
Skin Ailments - Acne Vulgaris	p. 170
Skin Ailments - Cellulitis	p. 172
Skin Ailments - Dermatitis	p. 174
Skin Ailments - Ectoparasites	p. 180
Skin Ailments - Pruritus	p. 182
Skin Ailments - Tinea	p. 184
Stye (Hordeolum)	p. 188
Urinary Incontinence	p. 188
Urinary Tract Infection	p. 193
Vaginitis	p. 196
Wound Care	p. 200
Some Important Psychiatric Syndromes
Syndrome of Inappropriate Secretion of Antidiuretic Hormone	p. 208
Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome	p. 210
Serotonin Syndrome	p. 212
Noradrenergic Syndrome (Early Tricyclic Syndrome)	p. 214
Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors Withdrawal Syndrome	p. 215
Heatstroke	p. 217
Heat Exhaustion	p. 220
Lithium-Induced Neurotoxic "Syndrome"	p. 221
Monitoring for Psychiatric Medications	p. 226
Abbreviations	p. 230
Bibliography	p. 235
Index	p. 249
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Psychiatric Medicine The Psychiatrist's Guide to the Treatment of Common Medical Illnesses

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