The Washington Manual of Outpatient Internal Medicine

Description:

Focusing on the essential information you need to know for the most commonly encountered problems in outpatient internal medicine, this practical volume in the Washington Manual® series provides concise, high-yield content that reflects today’s advances in patient evaluation and management. In one convenient, portable resource, you’ll find complete coverage of everything from hypertension and diabetes to sleep disorders, nutrition, and care of the cancer patient—all at your fingertips for quick review and reference. Edited by Drs. Maureen D. Lyons, Peter J. McDonnell, and Jennifer M. Schmidt, The Washington Manual® of Outpatient Internal Medicine, 3rd Edition, is an excellent companion to the Washington Manual® of Medical Therapeutics, which thoroughly covers inpatient care.

Table of Contents:

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

Hematologic

12 Disorders of Hemostasis

13 Hematologic Diseases

14 Venous Thromboembolism and Anticoagulant Therapy

Pulmonary

15 Common Pulmonary Complaints

16 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Asthma, and Cystic Fibrosis

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 Diseases

26 General Infectious Diseases

27 HIV Infection and Sexually Transmitted Infections

Gastroenterology

28 Common Gastrointestinal Complaints

29 Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease

30 Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic 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 Psychiatric Disorders

43 Neurologic Disorders

44 Ophthalmology

45 Smoking Cessation

46 Alcohol Use Disorder (Alcohol Abuse and Dependence)

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