Discover why housestaff and faculty worldwide depend on this best-selling medical text – both in print and eBook format! Concise and user-friendly, The Washington Manual® of Medical Therapeutics, 35th Edition, focuses on the essential information you need to know for successful patient care. Written by residents who are assisted by faculty co-authors and an outstanding editorial team, this must-have reference presents brief, logical approaches to diagnosis and management of commonly encountered medical conditions, including new therapies that improve patient outcomes. Thoroughly updated throughout, the 35th Edition provides a clear view of the challenges faced by residents, interns, medical students, and other practitioners, plus offers practical solutions, and expert guidance – all in one convenient and easily accessible source.
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- Thoroughly updated to reflect the increasing and ever-changing advances in medical technology and therapeutics.
- Comprehensive coverage addresses all areas of medicine and the core subspecialties, including neurology and toxicology content available online.
- Concise, practical format features a brief discussion of pathophysiology, an evidence-based presentation of current therapies, and need-to-know diagnostic and therapeutic guidance from global experts.
- Easy-to-follow guidelines, diagrams, and algorithms assist in the diagnosis, investigation, and management of frequently encountered medical conditions.
- Edited by Internal Medicine Chief Residents from the Washington University School of Medicine and Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis.
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Table of Contents
1: Inpatient Care in Internal Medicine
2: Nutrition Support
3: Preventive Cardiology
4: Ischemic Heart Disease
5: Heart Failure and Cardiomyopathy
6: Pericardial and Valvular Heart Disease
7: Cardiac Arrhythmias
8: Critical Care
9: Obstructive Lung Disease
10: Pulmonary Diseases
11: Allergy and Immunology
12: Fluid and Electrolyte Management
13: Renal Diseases
14: Treatment of Infectious Diseases
15: Antimicrobials
16: Sexually Transmitted Infections, Human Immunodeficiency Virus, and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
17: Solid Organ Transplant Medicine
18: Gastrointestinal Diseases
19: Liver Diseases
20: Disorders of Hemostasis and Thrombosis
21: Hematologic Disorders and Transfusion Therapy
22: Cancer
23: Diabetes Mellitus and Related Disorders
24: Endocrine Diseases
25: Arthritis and Rheumatologic Diseases
26: Medical Emergencies
27: Neurologic Disorders
28: Toxicology
Appendix A: Immunizations and Postexposure Therapies
Appendix B: Infection Control and Isolation Recommendations
Appendix C: Advanced Cardiac Life Support Algorithms