Field guide to internal medicine

• Other Authors: Smith, David S. 1954- David Scott (Editor), Sullivan, Lynn E. (Editor), Hay, Seonaid F. (Editor)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Philadelphia, PA Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2005
• Series: Field guide
• Subjects: Internal Medicine > Handbook
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This volume in the popular "Field Guide" series offers a comprehensive yet concise overview of internal medicine. Inside, you'll discover discussions on pathophysiology, clinical presentation, diagnosis, and management of medical emergencies and the most common diseases encountered in...

Table of Contents:

• Cellulitis / Kathleen Stergiopoulos
• Fever of unknown origin / Sandra A. Springer
• Human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome / Sandra A. Springer
• Infectious arthritis / N. Christopher Kelley
• Infectious diarrhea / Avlin B. Imaeda
• Infective endocarditis / David S. Smith
• Meningitis / Lynn E. Sullivan
• Necrotizing fasciitis / Kathleen Stergiopoulos
• Neutropenic fever / Julie R. Rosenbaum
• Osteomyelitis / N. Christopher Kelley
• Pneumonia / David S. Smith
• Septic shock / Jared G. Selter
• Sexually transmitted diseases / Meredith Talbot
• Tick-borne diseases / Lisa Sanders
• Toxic shock syndromes / Lisa Sanders
• Tuberculosis / Stephen E. Possick
• Urinary tract infection and pyelonephritis / Joseph Quaranta
• Viral hepatitis / Stephen E. Possick
• Acute arterial occlusion / Kathleen Stergiopoulos
• Acute myocardial infarction / David S. Smith
• Aortic dissection / David N. Smith
• Arrhythmia / David Litvak
• Cardiogenic shock / Jared G. Selter
• Cardiac arrest / David Litvak
• Chest pain / James N. Kirkpatrick
• Congestive heart failure / Rachel Schoss
• Hyperlipidemia / Gaby Weissman
• Hypertensive crisis / Jennifer L. Yeh
• Pericardial effusion and cardiac tamponade / Seonaid F. Hay
• Valvular heart disease / James N. Kirkpatrick
• Acute respiratory failure / David Litvak
• Asthma / David Litvak
• Pneumothorax / Daus Mahnke
• Hemoptysis / N. Christopher Kelley
• Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease / Anya C. Harry
• Pulmonary embolism / David S. Smith
• Pleural effusion / David N. Smith
• Interstitial lung disease / David J. Horne
• Sarcoidosis / Henry Klar Yaggi
• Acute abdominal pain / David S. Smith
• Acute gastrointestinal bleeding / Lynn E. Sullivan
• Acute mesenteric ischemia / Caroline Loeser
• Acute pancreatitis / Xinqi Dong
• Cholelithiasis and cholecystitis / Haider A. Akmal
• Cirrhosis and portal hypertension / E. Scott Swenson
• Diverticular disease / John Toksoy
• Dysphagia and gastroesophageal reflux disease / Mark Nyce
• Inflammatory bowel disease / Jeffrey D. Kravetz
• Malabsorption / Joseph K. Lim
• Peptic ulcer disease / Daus Mahnke
• Anemia / Holly Craig
• Eosinophilia / Devan L. Kansagara
• Lymphadenopathy and splenomegaly / Caroline Loeser
• Hemoglobinopathies / Ashwin Balagopal
• Hypercoagulable states / Stephen E. Possick
• Hodgkin's disease / Richard Mark White
• Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma / Richard Mark White
• Thrombocytopenia, thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura, and disseminated intravascular coagulation / Jared G. Selter
• Superior vena cava syndrome / Lynn E. Sullivan
• Spinal cord compression / Kathleen Stergiopoulos
• Pancytopenia and aplastic anemia / Melinda M. Mesmer
• Myelodysplasia, leukemia, and blast crisis / Melinda M. Mesmer
• Myeloproliferative disorders / Richard Mark White
• Multiple myeloma / Richard Mark White
• Breast cancer / Meredith Talbot
• Lung cancer / Henry Klar Yaggi
• Colorectal cancer / Richard Mark White
• Esophageal cancer / Michael A. Nelson
• Gastric cancer / Avlin B. Imaeda
• Pancreatic cancer / Richard Mark White
• Renal cancer / Kathleen Stergiopoulos
• Prostate cancer / John Toksoy
• Testicular cancer / Joseph V. Agostini
• Ovarian cancer / Melissa A. Simon
• Primary brain tumors / Vinni Juneja
• Unresponsive patient / David S. Smith
• Seizure and status epilepticus / Stephanie Rosborough
• Stroke and transient ischemic attack / Stephanie Rosborough
• Syncope / Craig G. Gunderson
• Guillain-Barré syndrome / Gaby Weissman
• Headache / Seonaid F. Hay
• Peripheral neuropathy / Joseph V. Agostini
• Multiple sclerosis / Christopher S. Alia
• Back pain / Beth Anne Biggee
• Myasthenia gravis / Gaby Weissman
• Dementia / Joseph V. Agostini
• Acute delirium / Catherine Chiles
• Mood disorders and suicide / Louis C. Sanfilippo and Vladimir Coric
• Substance abuse, toxicity, and withdrawal / Sandra A. Springer
• Raynaud's phenomenon / Lisa Gale Suter
• Rheumatoid arthritis / Bridget Ann Martell
• Systemic lupus erythematosus / Bridget Ann Martell
• Scleroderma / Nha-Ai Nguyen-Duc
• Dermatomyositis and polymyositis / Beth Anne Biggee
• Temporal arteritis / Joseph V. Agostini
• Seronegative spondyloarthropathies / Christopher B. Ruser
• Vasculitis / Gaby Weissman
• Gout / Beth Anne Biggee
• Fibromyalgia / Lisa Gale Suter
• Anaphylaxis, angioedema, and urticaria / Michael A. Nelson
• Erythema multiforme, Stevens-Johnson syndrome, and toxic epidermal necrolysis / Karen S. Taraszka
• Diabetic ketoacidosis and hyperglycemic hyperosmolar nonketotic state / Amy M. Nuernberg
• Hypercalcemia / Douglas W. Bowerman
• Thyrotoxicosis and thyroid storm / Seonaid F. Hay
• Hypothyroidism and myxedema coma / Lisa Sanders
• Thyroid nodule / Michelle Lee
• Adrenal insufficiency / Christopher S. Alia
• Hyperadrenal states / Amy M. Nuernberg
• Pituitary disorders / Gaby Weissman
• Osteoporosis / Joseph V. Agostini
• Hyperkalemia / Lynn E. Sullivan
• Hypokalemia / Lynn E. Sullivan
• Hyponatremia / Rhuna Shen
• Hypernatremia / Rhuna Shen
• Metabolic acidosis / Jeffrey T. Reynolds
• Acute renal failure / Jeffrey T. Reynolds
• Chronic renal failure / Ursula C. Brewster
• Hematuria and nephrolithiasis / Ursula C. Brewster
• Glomerulonephritis / Vadjista Broumand
• Proteinuria and nephrotic syndrome / Ursula C. Brewster
• Diabetes insipidus / Eric N. Taylor.