The Washington Manual of Outpatient Internal Medicine

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Description: From hypertension and diabetes to sleep disorders, nutrition, and care of the cancer patient, The Washington Manual of Outpatient Internal Medicine, 2nd Edition, guides you through evaluation and management of dozens of the most common medical problems encountered in outpatient internal medicine. Written by nearly 100 house staff and faculty from Washington University School of Medicine and Barnes-Jewish Hospital, this updated title is a companion to The Washington Manual of Medical Therapeutics and features a similar time-saving format for easy reference. Features: Quickly find the information you need with color-enhanced, templated chapters; numerous tables and figures; and an easy-to-read, bulleted format. Be prepared for the common ambulatory medical problems you’re likely to encounter, as well as other issues that you may see in everyday practice, such as dermatology, otolaryngology, neurology and psychiatry, ophthalmology, pain management, geriatrics, allergy, alcohol abuse, smoking cessation, and more. Stay current thanks to thorough updates of each evidence-based chapter by authors who are specialists in their respective fields. Now with the print edition, enjoy the bundled interactive eBook edition, offering tablet, smartphone, or online access to: Complete content with enhanced navigation Powerful search tools and smart navigation cross-links that pull results from content in the book, your notes, and even the web Cross-linked pages, references, and more for easy navigation Highlighting tool for easier reference of key content throughout the text Ability to take and share notes with friends and colleagues Quick reference tabbing to save your favorite content for future use The Washington Manual® is a registered mark belonging to Washington University in St. Louis to which international legal protection applies. The mark is used in this publication by Wolters Kluwer Health under license from Washington University. Title Copyright Contributors Preface Content General 1 Approach to the Ambulatory Patient 2 Care of the Surgical Patient 3 Women’s Health 4 Men’s Health 5 Screening and Adult Immunizations Cardiovascular 6 Hypertension 7 Ischemic Heart Disease 8 Heart Failure and Cardiomyopathy 9 Valvular Heart Disease 10 Arrhythmia and Syncope 11 Dyslipidemia 12 Hematologic Disorders of Hemostasis 13 Hematologic Diseases 14 Venous Thromboembolism and Anticoagulant Therapy Pulmonary 15 Common Pulmonary Complaints 16 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Asthma 17 Interstitial Lung Diseases and Pulmonary Hypertension 18 Sleep Disorders 19 Pleural Effusion and Solitary Pulmonary Nodule Endocrine 20 Diabetes Mellitus 21 Endocrine Diseases 22 Nutrition and Obesity Nephrology 23 Laboratory Assessment of Kidney and Urinary Tract Disorders 24 Acute Kidney Injury, Glomerulopathy, and Chronic Kidney Disease 25 Hematuria and Nephrolithiasis Infectious Disease 26 General Infectious Diseases 27 HIV Infection and Sexually Transmitted Diseases Gastroenterology 28 Common Gastrointestinal Complaints 29 Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease 30 Hepatobiliary Diseases 31 Inflammatory Bowel Disease 32 Irritable Bowel Syndrome Rheumatology 33 Rheumatologic Diseases 34 Musculoskeletal Complaints Cancer 35 Care of the Cancer Patient Palliative Care and Pain Management 36 Palliative Care and Hospice Medicine 37 Pain Management Subspecialty Topics 38 Geriatrics 39 Allergy and Immunology 40 Otolaryngology 41 Dermatology 42 Psychiatry 43 Neurologic Disorders 44 Ophthalmology 45 Smoking Cessation 46 Alcohol Abuse and Dependence Index