Current Medical Diagnosis And Treatment 2011 by Stephen McPhee, Maxine Papadakis, Michael Rabow

About The Book :

The 50th Anniversary Edition of the World’s Most Popular Annual General Medicine Book – Celebrated with a New Full-Color Design

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Written by clinicians renowned in their respective fields, CMDT offers the most current insight 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 clinical companion is the fastest and easiest way to keep abreast of the latest medical advances, prevention strategies, cost-effective treatments, and more.

MORE usable patient-care information in LESS text :

• A strong focus on the clinical diagnosis and patient management tools essential to daily practice
• Full review of all internal medicine and primary care topics, including gynecology and obstetrics, dermatology, neurology, and ophthalmology
• The only text with an annual review of advances in HIV treatment
• Hundreds of drug treatment tables, with indexed trade names and updated prices – plus helpful diagnostic and treatment algorithms
• Recent references with PMID numbers for fast access to abstracts or full-text articles
• ICD-9 codes listed on the inside covers

NEW to this edition :

• Full-color photos and illustrations integrated with text throughout book, including much expanded dermatology and ophthalmology images
• Newly introduced topics: E. coli O145, floppy iris syndrome, and expanded coverage of H1N1 influenza A
• New information: emerging role for B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) as marker of early left ventricular myocardial failure, new approaches to correction of aortic stenosis and to aortic regurgitation in Marfan syndrome, risks of typical and atypical antipsychotic medications, and new hypoglycemic agents
• Substantial update on cardiology and hypertension, including use of stents and cardiac resynchronization therapy with biventricular pacemaker insertion, recent ACC/AHA criteria for appropriateness of coronary revascularization, use of prasugrel and clopidogrel compared with aspirin in prevention of stent thrombosis, dronedarone and catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation and dabigatran versus warfarin in prevention of atrial fibrillation-related stroke, as well as guidelines for developing an antihypertensive regimen
• Updated information on pathogenesis and treatment of immune and drug-induced thrombocytopenia, new investigational anticoagulants such as rivaroxaban and idraparinux, risk stratification and prophylactic regimens for deep venous thrombosis and venous thromboembolism, and a prognostic model for pulmonary emboli
• Expanded information on methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, treatment of pharyngitis and laryngitis, approaches to the diagnosis of syphilis, diagnosis and complications with borreliosis and its coinfections, acute and chronic viral hepatitides, amyloidosis, treatment and prognosis of venous stasis ulcers, and therapy for heat stroke and burns
• Substantially updated treatment sections: HIV infections and AIDS and advances in therapy for breast cancer in women
• Updated section on immunization requirements
• New CMDT Online chapter on Sports Medicine and Outpatient Orthopedics

Table of Content :

1. Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Michael Pignone and Rene Salazar

• Prevention of Infectious Diseases
• Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease
• Prevention of Osteoporosis
• Prevention of Physical Inactivity
• Prevention of Overweight & Obesity
• Cancer Prevention
• Prevention of Injuries & Violence
• Prevention of Substance Abuse: Alcohol & Illicit Drugs

2. Common Symptoms, Ralph Gonzales & Paul L. Nadler

• Cough
• Dyspnea
• Hemoptysis
• Chest Pain
• Palpitations
• Acute Knee Pain
• Lower Extremity Edema
• Fever & Hyperthermia
• Involuntary Weight Loss
• Fatique & Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
• Acute Headache
• Dysuria

3. Preoperative Evaluation & Perioperative Management, Hugo Q. Cheng

• Evaluation of the Asymptomatic Patient
• Cardiac Risk Assessment & Reduction
• Pulmonary Evaluation in Non-Lung Resection Surgery
• Evaluation of the Patient with Liver Disease
• Preoperative Hematologic Evaluation
• Neurologic Evaluation
• Management of Endocrine Diseases
• Kidney Disease
• Antibiotic Prophylaxis of Surgical Site Infections

4. Geriatric Disorders, C. Bree Johnston, G. Michael Harper, & C. Seth Landefeld

• General Principles Assessment of the Older Adult
• Management of Common Geriatric Problems
• Dementia
• Depression
• Delirium
• Immobility
• Falls & Gait Disorders
• Urinary Incontinence
• Undernutrition & Frailty
• Pressure Ulcers
• Pharmacotherapy & Polypharmacy
• Vision Impairment
• Hearing Impairment
• Elder Abuse

5. Palliative Care & Pain Management, Michael W. Rabow & Steven Z. Pantilat

• Definition & Scope of Palliative Care
• Pain Management
• Principles of Pain Management
• Pain at the End of Life
• Pharmacologic Pain Management Strategies
• Nonpharmacologic Treatments
• Palliation of Other Common Symptoms
• Dyspnea
• Nausea & Vomiting
• Constipation
• Delirium & Agitation
• End-of-Life Care
• Tasks after Death

6. Dermatologic Disorders, Timothy G. Berger

• Principles of Dermatologic Therapy
• Common Dermatoses
• Pigmented Lesions
• Scaling Disorders
• Vesicular Dermatoses
• Weeping or Crusted Lesions
• Pustular Diseases
• Erythemas
• Blistering Diseases
• Papules
• Violaceous to Purple Papules & Nodules
• Prutitus (Itching)
• Inflammatory Nodules
• Epiderman Inclusion Cyst
• Photodermatisis
• Ulcers
• Miscellaneous Dermatologic Disorders
• Pigmentary Disorders
• Baldness
• Nail Disorders
• Dermatitis Medicamentosa (Drup Eruption)

7. Disorders of the Eyes & Lids, Paul Riordan-Eva

• Refractive Errors
• Disorders of the Lids & Lacrimal Apparatus
• Conjunctivitis
• Penguecula & Pterygium
• Corneal Ulcer
• Acute Angle-Closure Glaucoma
• Chronic Glaucoma
• Uveitis
• Cataract
• Retinal Detachment
• Vitreous Hemorrhage
• Age-Related Macular Degeneration
• Central & Branch Retinal Vein Occlusions
• Central & Branch Retinal Artery Occlusions
• Transient Monocular Blindness
• Retinal Disorders Associated with Systemic Diseases
• Ischemic Optic Neuropathy
• Optic Neuritis
• Optic Disk Swelling
• Osular Motor Palsies
• Dysthyroid Eye Disease
• Orbital Cellulitis
• Ocular Trauma
• Ultraviolet Keratitis (Actinic Keratitis)
• Chemical Conjunctivitis & Keratitis
• Treatment of Ocular Disorders
• Precautions in Management of Ocular Disorders
• Adverse Ocular Effects of Systemic Drugs

8. Ear, Nose, & Throat Disorders, Lawrence R. Lustig & Joshua S. Schindler

• Diseases of the Ear
• Diseases of the Nose and Paranasal Sinuses
• Diseases of the Oral Cavity and Pharynx
• Diseases of the Salivary Glands
• Diseases of the Larynx
• Tracheostomy & Cricothyrotomy
• Foreign Bodies in the Upper Aerodigestive Tract
• Diseases Presenting as Neck Masses

9. Pulmonary Disorders, Mark S. Chesnutt & Thomas J. Predergast

• Disorders of the Airways
• Pulmonary Infections
• Pulmonary Neoplasms
• Interstitial Lung Disease (Diffuse Parenchymal Lung Disease) Disorders of the Pulmonary Circulation
• Environmental & Occupational Lung Disorders
• Pleural Diseases
• Disorders of Control of Ventilation
• Acute Respiratory Failure
• Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

10. Heart Disease, Thomas M. Bashore, Christopher B. Granger, Patrick Hranitzky, & Manesh R. Patel

• Congenital Heart Disease
• Valvular Heart Disease
• Coronary Heart Disease (Atherosclerotic CAD, Ischemic Heart Disease) Disturbances of Rate & Rhythm
• Bradycardias & Conduction Disturbances
• Congestive Heart Failure
• Myocarditis & the Cardiomyopathies
• Acute Rheumatic Fever & Rheumatic Heart Disease
• Diseases of the Pericardium
• Pulmonary Hypertension & Pulmonary Heart Disease
• Neoplastic Diseases of the Heart
• Cardiac Involvement in Miscellaneous Systemic Diseases
• Traumatic Heart Disease
• The Cardiac Patient & Surgery
• The Cardiac Patient & Pregnancy
• Cardiovascular Screening of Athletes

11. Systemic Hypertension, Michael Sutters

• How is Blood Pressure Measured and Hypertension Diagnosed?
• Prehypertension
• Approach to Hypertension
• Drug Therapy: Current Antihypertensive Agents
• Resistant Hypertension
• Hypertensive Urgencies and Emergencies

12. Blood Vessel & Lymphatic Disorders, Joseph H. Rapp, Christopher D. Owens, & Meshell D. Johnson

• Atherosclerotic Peripheral Vascular Disease
• Nonatherosclerotic Vascular Disease
• Arterial Aneurysms
• Venous Diseases
• Diseases of the Lymphatic Channels
• Shock

13. Blood Disorders, Charles A. Linker & Lloyd E. Damon

• Anemias
• Neutropenia
• Leukemias & Other Myeloproliferative Disorders
• Lymphomas
• Stem Cell Transplantation
• Blood Transfusions

14. Disorders of Hemostatis, Thrombosis, & Antithrombotic Therapy, Patrick F. Fogarty & Tracy Minichiello

• Platelet Disorders
• Disorders of Coagulation
• Antithrombotic Therapy

15. Gastrointestinal Disorders, Kenneth R. McQuaid

• Symptoms & Signs of Gastrointestinal Disease
• Diseases of the Peritoneum
• Diseases of the Esophagus
• Diseases of the Stomach & Duodenum
• Diseases of the Small Intestine
• Diseases of the Colon & Rectum
• Anorectal Diseases

16. Liver, Biliary, & Pancreas Disorders, Lawrence S. Friedman

• Jaundice
• Diseases of the Liver
• Diseases of the Biliary Tract
• Diseases of the Pancreas

17. Breast Disorders, Armando E. Giuliano and Sara A. Hurvitz

• Benign Breast Disorders
• Fibrocystic Condition
• Fibroadenoma of the Breast
• Nipple Discharge
• Fat Necrosis
• Breast Abscess
• Disorders of the Augmented Breast
• Carcinoma of the Female Breast
• Carcinoma of the Male Breast

18. Gynecologic Disorders, H. Trent Mackay

• Abnormal Premenopausal Bleeding
• Postmenopausal Vaginal Bleeding
• Premenstrual Syndrome (Premenstrual Tension)
• Dysmenorrhea
• Vaginitis
• Cervical Polyps
• Cyst & Abscess of Bartholin Duct
• Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia (Dysplasia of the Cervix)
• Carcinoma of the Cervix
• Leiomyoma of the Uterus (Fibroid Tumor)
• Carcinoma of the Endometrium
• Carcinoma of the Vulva
• Endometriosis
• Pelvic Organ Prolapse
• Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (Salpingitis, Endometritis)
• Ovarian Cancer & Ovarian Tumors
• Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
• Female Sexual Dysfunction
• Infertility
• Contraception
• Rape
• Menopausal Syndrome

19. Obstetrics & Obstetric Disorders, Vanessa L. Rogers and Susan Cox

• Diagnosis of Pregnancy
• Essential of Prenatal Care
• Nutrition in Pregnancy
• Prevention of Hemolytic Disease of the Newborn (Erythroblastosis Fetalis)
• Lactation
• Travel & Immunization during Pregnancy
• Obstetric Complications of the First & Second Quarter
• Vomiting of Pregnancy (Morning Sickness) & Hyperemesis Gravidarum (Pernicious Vomiting of Pregnancy)
• Spontaneous Abortion
• Recurrent (Habitual) Abortion
• Ectopic Pregnancy
• Gestational Trophoblastic Disease (Hydatidiform Mole & Choriocarcinoma)
• Obstetric Complications of the Second & Third Trimester
• Preeclampsia-Eclampsia
• Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy
• Preterm (Premature) Labor
• Third-Trimester Bleeding
• Obstetric Complications of the Peripartum Period
• Puerperal Period
• Chorioamnionitis & Endometritis
• Medical Conditions Complicating Pregnancy
• Anemia
• Lupus Anticoagulant-Anticardiolipin-Antiphospholipid Antibody
• Thyroid Disease
• Diabetes Mellitus
• Hypertensive Disease
• Heart Disease
• Asthma
• Seizure Disorders
• Infectious Conditions Complicating Pregnancy
• Urinary Tract Infection
• Group B Streptococcal Infection
• Varicella
• Tuberculosis
• HIV/AIDS during Pregnancy
• Maternal Hepatitis B & C Carrier State
• Herpes Genitalis Syphilis, Gonorrhea, & Chlamydia trachomatis Infection
• Surgical Complications during Pregnancy
• Choledocholithiasis, Cholecystitis, & Idiopathic Cholestasis of Pregnancy
• Appendicitis
• Carcinoma of the Breast
• Ovarian Tumors

20. Musculoskeletal & Immunologic Disorders, David B. Hellmann & John B. Imboden, Jr.

• Diagnosis & Evaluation
• Degenerative & Crystal-Induced Arthritis
• Pain Syndromes
• Autoimmune Diseases
• Vasculitis Syndromes
• Seronegative Spondyloarthropathies
• Infectious Arthritis
• Infections of Bones
• Other Rheumatic Diseases
• Allergic Diseases
• Atopic Disease
• Primary Immunodeficiency Disorders

21. Electrolyte & Acid-Base Disorders, Kerry C. Cho

• Disorders of Sodium Concentration
• Hyperosmolar Disorders & Osmolar Gaps
• Disorders of Potassium Concentration
• Disorders of Calcium Concentration
• Disorders of Phosphorus Concentration
• Disorders of Magnesium Concentration
• Acid-Base Disorders
• Fluid Management

22. Kidney Disease, Suzanne Watnick & Gail Morrison

• Assessment of Kidney Disease
• Acute Kidney Injury (Acute Renal Failure)
• Chronic Kidney Disease
• Glomerulonephropathies
• Nephrotic Disease in Primary Renal Disorders
• Nephrotic Disease from Systemic Disorders
• Diseases Demonstrating Nephritic & Nephrotic Components
• Tubulointerstitial Diseases
• Cystic Diseases of the Kidney
• Multisystem Diseases with Variable Kidney Involvement

23. Urologic Disorders, Maxwell V. Meng, Marshall L. Stoller, and Thomas J. Walsh

• Hematuria
• Genitourinary Tract Infections
• Acute Cystitis
• Acute Pyelonephritis
• Acute Bacterial Prostatitis
• Chronic Bacterial Prostatitis
• Nonbacterial Prostatitis
• Prostatodynia
• Acute Epididymitis
• Urinary Stone Disease
• Interstitial Cystitis
• Male Erectile Dysfunction & Sexual Dysfunction
• Male Infertility
• Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia

24. Nervous System Disorders, Michael J. Aminoff & Geoffrey A. Kerchner

• Headache
• Facial Pain
• Epilepsy
• Dysautonomia
• Sensory Disturbances
• Weakness & Paralysis
• Transient Ischemic Attacks
• Stroke
• Intracranial & Spinal Mass Lesions
• Nonmetastatic Neurologic Complications of Malignant Disease
• Pseudotumor Cerebri (Benign Intracranial Hypertension) Selected Neurocutaneous Diseases
• Movement Disorders
• Dementia
• Multiple Sclerosis
• Neuromyelitis Optica
• Vitamin E Deficiency
• Spasticity
• Myelopathies in AIDS
• Myelopathy of Human T Cell Leukemia Virus Infection
• Subacute Combined Degeneration of the Spinal Cord
• Wernicke Encephalopathy
• Stupor & Coma
• Head Injury
• Spinal Trauma
• Syringomyelia
• Degenerative Motor Neuron Diseases
• Peripheral Neuropathies
• Polyneuropathies & Mononeuritis Multiplex
• Nononeuropathies
• Bell Palsy
• Discogenic Neck Pain
• Brachial & Lumbar Plexus Lesions
• Disorders of Neuromuscular Transmission
• Myopathic Disorders
• Periodic Paralysis Syndromes

25. Psychiatric Disorders, Stuart J. Eisendrath & Jonathan E. Lichtmacher

• Common Psychiatric Disorders
• Substance Use Disorders (Drug Dependency, Drug Abuse)
• Delirium, Dementia, & Other Cognitive Disorders (Formerly: Organic Brain Syndrome)
• Psychiatric Problems Associated with Hospitalization & Illness

26. Endocrine Disorders, Paul A. Fitzgerald

• Diseases of the Hypothalamus & Pituitary Gland
• Diseases of the Thyroid Gland
• The Parathyroids
• Metabolic Bone Disease
• Diseases of the Adrenal Cortex
• Pheochromocytoma & Paragenglioma
• Pancreatic & Duodenal Neuroendocrine Tumors
• Diseases of the Testes & Male Breast
• Amenorrhea & Menopause
• Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia
• Clinical Use of Corticosteroids

27. Diabetes Mellitus & Hypoglycemia, Umesh Masharani

• Diabetes Mellitus
• Diabetic Coma
• the Hypoglycemic States

28. Lipid Disorders, Robert B. Baron

• Lipoproteins & Atherogenesis
• Lipid Fractions & the Risk of Coronary Heart Disease
• Therapeutic Effects of Lowering Cholesterol
• Secondary Conditions that Affect Lipid Metabolism
• Clinical Presentations
• Screening for High Blood Cholesterol
• Treatment of High Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol
• High Blood Triglycerides

29. Nutritional Disorders, Robert B. Baron

• Protein-Energy Malnutrition
• Obesity
• Eating Disorders
• Disorders of Vitamin Metabolism
• Diet Therapy
• Nutritional Support

30. Common Problems in Infectious Diseases & Antimicrobial Therapy, Peter V. Chin-Hong & B. Joseph Guglielmo

• Common Problems in Infectious Diseases
• Fever of Unknown Origin
• Infections in the Immunocompromised Patient
• Hospital-Associated Infections
• Infections of the Central Nervous System
• Animal & Human Bite Wounds
• Sexually Transmitted Diseases
• Infections in Drug Users
• Acute Infectious Diarrhea
• Infectious Diseases in the Returning Traveler
• Traver's Diarrhea
• Antimicrobial Therapy
• Selected Principles of Antimicrobial Therapy
• Hypersensitivity Tests & Desensitization
• Immunization Against Infectious Diseases
• Recommended Immunization of Infants, Children, and Adolescents
• Recommended Immunization for Adults
• Recommended Immunization for Travelers
• Vaccine Safety

31. HIV Infection & AIDS, Mitchell H. Katz & Andrew R. Zolopa

• Epidemiology
• Etiology
• Pathogenesis
• Pathophysiology
• Clinical Findings
• Differential Diagnosis
• Prevention
• Treatment
• Course & Prognosis
• When to Refer
• When to Admit

32. Viral & Rickettsial Infections, Wayne X. Shandera & Shruti Patel

• Viral Diseases
• Human Herpesviruses
• Major-Vaccine-Preventable Viral Infections
• Other Neurotropic Viruses
• Other Systemic Viral Diseases
• Common Viral Respiratory Infections
• Adenovirus Infections
• Other Exanthematous Viral Infections
• Viruses & Gastroenteritis
• Enteroviruses that Produce Several Syndromes
• Rickettsial Diseases
• Typhus Group
• Spotted Fevers
• Other Rickettsial & Rickettsial-Like Diseases
• Kawasaki Disease

33. Bacterial & Chlamydial Infections, Brian S. Schwartz

• Infections Caused by Gram-Positive Bacteria
• Infective Endocarditis
• Infections Caused by Gram-Negative Bacteria
• Actinomycosis
• Nocardiosis
• Infections Caused by Mycobacteria
• Infections Caused by Chlamydiae

34. Spirochetal Infections, Susan S. Philip

• Syphilis
• Non-Sexually-Transmitted Treponematoses
• Selected Spirochetal Diseases
• Relapsing Fever
• Rat-Bite Fever
• Leptospirosis
• Lyme Disease (Lyme Borreliosis)

35. Protozoal & Helminthic Infections, Philip J. Rosenthal

• Protozoal Infections
• African Trypanosomiasis (Sleeping Sickness)
• American Trypanosomiasis (Chagas Disease)
• Leishmaniasis
• Malaria
• Babesiosis
• Toxoplasmosis
• Amebiasis
• Infections with Pathogenic Free-Living Amebas
• Coccidiosis (Cryptosporidiosis, Isosporiasis, Cyclosporiasis, Sarcocystosis) & Microsporidiosis
• Giardiasis
• Other Intestinal Flagellate Infections
• Trichomoniasis
• Helminthic Infections
• Trematode (Fluke) Infections
• Liver, Lung, & Intestinal Flukes
• Cestode Infections
• Intestinal Nematode (Roundworm) Infections
• Invasive Nematode (Roundworm) Infections
• Filariasis

36. Mycotic Infections, Samuel A. Shelburne & Richard J. Hamill

• Candidiasis
• Histoplasmosis
• Coccidioidomysosis
• Pneumocystosis (Pneumocystis jiroveci Pneumonia
• Cryptococcosis
• Aspergillosis
• Mucormycosis
• Blastomycosis
• Paracoccidiodomycosis (South American Blastomycosis)
• Sporotrichosis
• Penicillium marneffei Infections
• Chromoblastomycosis (Chromomycosis)
• Mycetoma (Maduromycosis & Actinomycetoma)
• Other Opportunistic Mold Infections
• Antifungal Therapy

37. Disorders Related to Environmental Factors, Jacqueline A. Nemer

• Cold & Heat
• Burns
• Electrical Injury
• Radiation Exposure
• Near Drowning
• Other Disorders Related to Environmental Factors

38. Poisoning, Kent R. Olson

• Initial Evaluation: Poisoning or Overdose
• The Symptomatic Patient
• Antidotes & Other Treatment
• Diagnosis of Poisoning
• Selected Poisonings

39. Cancer, Patricia A. Cornett & Tiffany O. Dea

• Etiology
• Modifiable Risk Factors
• Staging
• The Paraneoplastic Syndromes
• Types of Cancer
• Lung Cancer
• Hepatobiliary Cancers
• Alimentary Tract Cancers
• Cancers of the Genitourinary Tract
• Cancer Complications & Emergencies
• Primary Cancer Treatment
• Systemic Cancer Therapy
• Toxicity & Doses Modification of Chemotherapeutic Agents
• Prognosis

40. Clinical Genetic Disorders, Reed E. Pyeritz

• Acute Intermittent Porphyria
• Alkaptonuria
• Down Syndrome
• Fragile X Mental Retardation
• Gaucher Disease
• Disorders of Homocysteine Metabolism
• Klinefelter Syndrome
• Marfan Syndrome
• Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia

41. Complementary & Alternative Medicine, Kevin Barrows

• Botanical Medicines
• Dietary Supplements
• Acupuncture
• Mind-Body Medicine
• Appendix: Therapeutic Drug Monitoring & Laboratory Reference Intervals, C. Diana Nicoll & Chuanyi Mark Lu
• Index

Anti-Infective Chemotherapeutic & Antibiotic Agents, B. Joseph Guglielmo

• Penicillins
• Cephalosporins
• Other ?-Lactam Drugs
• Erythromycin Group (Macrolides)
• Ketolides
• Tetracycline Group
• Glycylcyclines
• Chloramphenicol
• Aminoglycosides
• Polymyxins
• Antibuterculous Drugs
• Alternative Drugs in Tuberculosis Treatment
• Rifamycins
• Sulfonamides & Antifolate Drugs
• Sulfones Used in the Treatment of Leprosy
• Specialized Drugs Used Against Bacteria
• Streptogramins
• Oxazolidinediones
• Daptomycin
• Telavancin
• Quinolones
• Pentamidine & Atovaquone
• Urinary Antiseptics
• Antifungal Drugs
• Antiviral Chemotherapy

Diagnostic Testing & Medical Decision Making, C. Diana Nicoll, Michael Pignone, and Chuanyi Mark Lu

• Benefits, Costs, & Risks
• Performance of Diagnostic Tests
• Test Characteristics
• Use of Tests in Diagnosis & Management
• Odds-Likelihood Ratios

Basic Genetics, Reed E. Byeritz

• Introduction to Medical Genetics
• Genes & Chromosomes
• Mutation
• Genes in Individuals
• Genes in Families
• Disorders of Multifactorial Concern
• Chromosomal Aberrations
• The Techniques of Medical Genetics
• Family History & Pedigree Analysis
• Cytogenetics
• Biochemical Genetics
• DNA Analysis
• Prenatal Diagnosis
• Neoplasia: Chromosomal & DNA Analysis

Information Technology in Patient Care, Russ Cucina

• Clinical Uses of E-mail
• Electronic Medical Records
• Computerized Provider Order Entry
• Clinical Decision Support Systems
• Web Sites & Online Health-Related Forums
• Mobile Computing for Clinicians
• Telemedicine

Sports Medicine & Outpatient Orthopedics, Anthony Luke & C. Benjamin Ma

• General Approach to Musculoskeletal Injuries
• Shoulder
• Subacromial Impingement Syndrome
• Rotator Cuff Tears
• Shoulder Dislocation & Instability
• Adhesive Capsulitis ("Frozen Shoulder")
• Spine Problems
• Low Back Pain
• Spinal Stenosis
• Lumbar Disk Herniation
• Neck Pain
• Upper Extremity
• Lateral & Medial Epicondylosis
• Carpal Tunnel SyndromeHip
• Hip Fractures
• Knee
• Knee Pain
• Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Injury
• Collateral Ligament Injury
• Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL)Injury
• Meniscus Injuries
• Patellofemoral Pain
• Ankle Injuries
• Inversion Ankle Sprains
• Eversion ("High") Ankle Sprains
• Knee & Hip
• Osteoarthritis

About The Author :

Stephen J. McPhee, MD : Professor of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco

Maxine A. Papadakis, MD : Professor of Medicine, Associate Dean for Student Affairs, School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco

Michael W. Rabow, MD : Professor of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco.