The annual classic that puts research where it belongs...into your practice
Written by clincians renowned in their respective fields, CMDT offers the most current insights into symptoms, signs, epidemiology, and treatment for more than 1,000 diseases and disorders. For each topic you'll find concise, evidence-based answers to questions regarding both hospital and ambulatory medicine. This streamlined reference is the fastest and easiest way to keep abreast of the latest medical advances, prevention strategies, cost-effective treatments, and more. As an added bonus, this is the first edition to offer additional material online at no additional cost. Chapters on anti-infective chemotherapeutic and antibiotic agents, diagnostic testing and medical decision making, basic genetics, and information technology in patient care care be found at www.AccessMedicine.com/CMDT!
More information on patient care in less text:
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A strong focus on the clinical diagnosis and patient management tools essential to daily practice
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Broad range of internal medicine and primary care topics, including gynecology and obstetrics, dermatology, neurology, and ophthalmology
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The only text with an annual HIV infection update
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Hundreds of drug treatment tables, with indexed trade names and updated prices -- plus helpful diagnostic and treatment algorithms
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Recent references with PMID numbers for fast access to abstracts or full-text articles
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ICD-9 codes are listed on the inside covers
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Four online-only chapters available at no additional cost at www.AccessMedicine.com/CMDT
NEW TO THIS EDITION:
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New topics include H1N1 influenza A, acute knee pain, vaccine safety, neuromyelitis optica, and Chikungunya fever
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Expanded 24-page color insert
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Rewritten Cancer chapter by new authors
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New ACC/AHA Task Force Guidelines for management of congenital heart disease in pregnant women
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Major revision of antithrombotic therapy
Table of contents
1. Disease Prevention & Health
Maintenance, Michael Pignone and René Salazar
2. Common Symptoms, Ralph Gonzales and Paul L. Nadler
3. Preoperative Evaluation & Perioperative Management, Hugo Q. Cheng
4. Geriatric Disorders, C. Bree Johnston, G. Michael Harper, and C. Seth Landefeld
5. Palliative Care & Pain Management, Michael W. Rabow and Steven Z. Pantilat
6. Dermatologic Disorders, Timothy G. Berger
7. Disorders of the Eyes and Lids, Paul Riordan-Eva
8. Ear, Nose, & Throat Disorders, Lawrence R. Lustig and Joshua Schindler
9. Pulmonary Disorders, Mark S. Chesnutt, Alex H. Gifford, and Thomas J. Prendergast
10. Heart Disease, Thomas M. Bashore, Christopher B. Granger, Patrick Hranitzky, and Manesh R. Patel
11. Systemic Hypertension, Michael Sutters
12. Blood Vessel & Lymphatic Disorders, Joseph H. Rapp, Rajabrata Sarkar, and Christopher D. Owens
13. Blood Disorders, Charles A. Linker
14. Disorders of Hemostatis, Thrombosis, and Antithrombotic Therapy, Patrick F. Fogarty and Tracy Minichiello
15. Gastrointestinal Disorders, Kenneth R. McQuaid
16. Liver, Biliary Tract, & Pancreas Disorders, Lawrence S. Friedman
17. Breast Disorders, Armando E. Giuliano and Sara A. Hurvitz
18. Gynecologic Disorders, H. Trent MacKay
19. Obstetrics and Obstetric Disorders, Vanessa L. Rogers, Susan Cox, and William R. Crombleholme
20. Musculoskeletal and Immunologic Disorders, David B. Hellmann and John B. Imboden, Jr.
21. Fluid & Electrolyte Disorders, Kerry C. Cho
22. Kidney Disease, Suzanne Watnick and Gail Morrison
23. Urologic Disorders, Maxwell V. Meng, Marshall L. Stoller, and Thomas Walsh
24. Nervous System Disorders, Michael J. Aminoff
25. Psychiatric Disorders, Stuart J. Eisendrath and Jonathan E. Lichtmacher
26. Endocrine Disorders, Paul A. Fitzgerald
27. Diabetes Mellitus & Hypoglycemia, Umesh Masharani
28. Lipid Disorders, Robert B. Baron
29. Nutritional Disorders, Robert B. Baron
30. Common Problems in Infectious Diseases & Antimicrobial Therapy, Peter V. Chin-Hong, B. Joseph Guglielmo, and Richard A. Jacobs
31. HIV Infection & AIDS, Andrew R. Zolopa and Mitchell H. Katz
32. Viral & Rickettsial Infections, Vicente F. Corrales-Medina and Wayne X. Shandera
33. Bacterial & Chlamydial Infections, Brian S. Schwartz and Henry F. Chambers
34. Spirochetal Infections, Susan S. Philip
35. Protozoal & Helminthic Infections, Philip J. Rosenthal
36. Mycotic Infections, Samuel A. Shelburne and Richard J. Hamill
37. Disorders Due to Physical Agents, Jacqueline A. Nemer and Brent R.W. Moelleken
38. Poisoning, Kent R. Olson
39. Cancer, Patricia A. Cornett and Tiffany O. Dea
40. Clinical Genetic Disorders, Reed E. Pyeritz
41. Complementary & Alternative Medicine, Ellen F. Hughes and Kevin Barrows
Appendix: Therapeutic Drug Monitoring & Laboratory References Intervals, C. Diana Nicoll and Chuanyi Mark Lu
Index
Online Only Chapters: www.AccessMedicine.com/CMDT
Anti-infective Chemotherapeutic & Antibiotic Agents, B. Joseph Guglielmo
Diagnostic Testing & Medical Decision Making, C. Diana Nicoll, Michael Pignone, and Cnuanyi Mark Lu
Basic Genetics, Reed E. Pyeritz
Information Technology in Patient Care, Russ Cucina
