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Washington Manual of Medical Therapeutics (Spiral Bound)

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ISBN-13: 9780781753418
ISBN-10: 0781753414
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Format: Spiral
Pub Date: 01/2004
Edition Number: 31




Synopsis

Established for over 40 years as the Bible of the medical ward, The Washington Manual™ of Medical Therapeutics is now in its Thirty-First Edition—updated up to the moment of publishing to put current, accurate dosages and evidence-based patient management recommendations at your fingertips. Inpatient management has been expanded and chapters on medical consultation, hospital-acquired infections, and pain management and palliative care in oncology have been added. Appendices on drug therapy have been redone in quick-scanning table format. The book’s handy pocket size, easy-to-use outline format, bold headings, plentiful charts and tables, and extensive index ensure fast access to specific information.



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Contents
1 Patient Care in Internal Medicine General Care of the
Hospitalized Patient Acute Inpatient Care Perioperative
Medicine
2 Nutrition Support
3 Fluid and Electrolyte Management General Management
of Fluids Salt and Water
Potassium Calcium Phosphorus Magnesium
Acid-Base Disturbances
4 Hypertension
Definitions and Diagnostic Evaluation Therapeutic
Considerations Special Considerations
5 Ischemic Heart Disease Coronary Artery Disease Primary
Prevention
Risk Assessment in Asymptomatic
Patients
Stable Coronary Syndromes Acute Coronary Syndromes
Acute (ST-Elevation) Myocardial Infarction
Secondary Prevention Hyperlipidemia in Patients with
Ischemic Heart Disease
6 Heart Failure, Cardiomyopathy, and Valvular Heart
Disease
Heart Failure Cardiomyopathy Pericardial Disease Valvular
Heart Disease
7 Cardiac Arrhythmias Recognition and Diagnosis
Mechanisms of Arrhythmia Treatment
8 Critical Care Respiratory Failure Oxygen Therapy
Airway Management and Tracheal Intubation
Mechanical Ventilation Shock
Hemodynamic Monitoring and Pulmonary Artery
Catheterization
9 Pulmonary Disease Pulmonary Hypertension Pleural
Effusion
Obstructive Sleep ApneaHypopnea Syndrome
Cystic Fibrosis
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Hemoptysis
Interstitial Lung Disease
10 Allergy and Immunology Anaphylaxis Drug Reactions
Eosinophilia Asthma
Urticaria and Angioedema Immunodeficiency
11 Renal Diseases
Evaluation of the Patient with
Renal Disease
Acute Renal Failure Glomerulopathies Chronic Kidney
Disease Renal Replacement Therapies Nephrolithiasis
12 Antimicrobials Antibacterial Agents Antituberculous
Agents Antiviral Agents Antifungal Agents
13 Treatment of Infectious Diseases Principles of Therapy
Fever and Rash
Sepsis
Skin, Soft-Tissue, and Bone Infections Toxin-Mediated
Infections Central Nervous System Infections
Cardiovascular Infections Respiratory Tract Infections
Tuberculosis
Gastrointestinal and Abdominal
Infections
Genitourinary Infections Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Systemic Mycoses
Arthropod-Borne Diseases, Zoonoses, and Bite Wounds
Nosocomial Infections Bioterrorism
14
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection and Acquired
Immunodeficiency Syndrome
Screening and Evaluation of Patients with Human
Immunodeficiency Virw
Antiretroviral Therapy Opportunistic Infections
15 Solid Organ Transplant Medicine Immunosuppressive
Medications Rejection
Infectious Complications Long-Term Complications of
Transplantation
16 Gastrointestinal Diseases Gastrointestinal Bleeding
Esophageal Disorders Peptic Ulcer Disease Inflammatory
Bowel Disease Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders Acute
Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction
(Ileus)
Pancreaticobiliary Disorders
Other Gastrointestinal Disorders Dysphagia and
Odynophagia Nausea and Vomiting Diarrhea
Constipation
17 Liver Diseases
Evaluation of Liver Function Viral Hepatitis
Drug-Related Hepatotoxicity and Alcoholic Liver Disease
Immune-Mediated Liver Disease Metabolic Liver Disease
Miscellaneous Disorders Complications of Hepatic
Insufficiency Liver Transplantation
18 Disorders of Hemostasis Evaluation of Patients with
Hemostatic Disorders Platelet Disorders
Inherited Bleeding Disorders Acquired Coagulation
Disorders Thromboembolic Disorders Anticoagulants
19 Anemia and Transfusion Therapy Approach to the Patient
with Anemia
Anemias Associated with Decreased Red Blood Cell
Production
Anemias Associated with Increased
Red Blood Cell Loss or Destruction Transfusion Therapy
20 Medical Management of Malignant Disease
Approach to the Cancer Patient Complications of Cancer
Chemotherapy
Complications of Treatment
Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
21 Diabetes Mellitus and Related Disorders
Diabetes Mellitus
Diabetes Mellitus in Hospitalized Patients
Type 1 Diabetes and Diabetic Ketoacidosis
Type 2 Diabetes and Nonketotic
Hyperosmolar Syndrome
Chronic Complications of Diabetes Mellitus
Hypoglycemia
22 Endocrine Diseases
Evaluation of Suspected Thyroid Disease
Hypothyroidism
Hyperthyroidism Euthyroid Goiter Adrenal Failure
Cushing's Syndrome Incidental Adrenal Nodules
Anterior Pituitary Gland Dysfunction Metabolic Bone
Disease
23 Arthritis and Rheumatologic Diseases Therapeutic
Approaches to Rheumatic
Disease
Approach to the Patient with a Single Painful Joint
Infectious Arthritis and Bursitis Crystal-Induced Synovitis
Rheumatoid Arthritis Osteoarthritis
Spondyloarthropathies Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Systemic Sclerosis Necrotizing Vasculitis
Polymyalgia Rheumatica and Temporal Arteritis
Cryoglobulin Syndromes Polymyositis and Dermatomyositis
Neurologic Disorders Alterations in Consciousness Seizures
Cerebrovascular Disease
24 Head Trauma
Acute Spinal Cord Dysfunction Neuromuscular Disease
Headache
25 Medical Emergencies
Acute Upper Airway Obstruction Pneumothorax
Heat-Induced Illness Cold-Induced Illness Near-Drowning
Overdosage Toxic Inhalants
Appendixes
A Barnes-Jewish Hospital
Laboratory Reference Values
Pregnancy and Medical Therapeutics
C Drug Interactions
Intravenous Admixture Preparation and Administration
Guide
Dosage Adjustments of Drugs in Renal Failure
F Immunizations and Post-Exposure Therapies
Infection Control and Isolation Recommendations
Clinical Epidemiology
I Advanced Cardiac Life Support
Algorithms
Index