Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment: 2003 (Current) - Softcover

Tierney Jr MD, Lawrence M.; Et Al

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0071213031 ISBN 13: 9780071213035

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education - Europe, 2002

Synopsis

This reference answers common questions in everyday clinical practice. It covers 1000 diseases and disorders with an emphasis on prevention and cost-effective treatments. It also covers all aspects of adult outpatient and inpatient care, including gynaecology, urology, neurology, psychiatry, dermatology, otolaryngology, ophthalmology, and toxicology.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

"A remarkable precis of the art and science of medicine, incorporating the best of the traditional approach with the latest in diagnostic and treament recommendations for over 1,000 illnesses. The editors have done a tremendous job in compiling an informative textbook that is readable, concise, and well referenced."
--American Family Physician.

"Provides a convenient, economical, up-to-date reference for all branches of hospital and ambulatory care medicine."
--Annals of Internal Medicine.

Annually updated, this best-selling general medical text is the most comprehensive, reliable, and timely reference available to answer common questions in the adult outpatient and inpatient settings. CMDT 2000 covers all fields of internal medicine as well as gynecology, obstetrics, urology, dermatology, ophthalmology, otolaryngology, psychiatry, and neurology, and features the latest information on over 1,000 diseases and disorders. Inside, you'll also find:

A focus on preventive care and cost-effectiveness;
Easy access to updated drug dosages and costs, including unit does and cost for 30 days' treatment;
A new chapter on effective use of information technologies in patient care;
Developments in the treatment of HIV infection, including an approach to multidrug antiretroviral therapies;
New information on diagnosis and treament of ischemic heart disease and pharmacologic treatment of congestive heart failure;
New recommendations for screening for gestational diabetes mellitus;
Up-to-date information regarding new dietary reference intakes and new drugs for ovesity;
New section on fragile X mental retardation:
Major revision of chapters on the lung, the kidney, arthritis and muscoloskeletal disorders, and allergy-immunology;
Drug information, bibliographies, and Websites updated through June 1999:
National Library of Medicine citation identification numbers for over 3,500 references
Reflects the latest clinical practice guidelines from the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research of the United States Public Health Service;
Drug trade names indexed;
CMDT on CD-ROM! (See Preface for details.)

About the Author:

Lawrence M. Tierney, Jr., MD (University of California, San Francisco) Stephen J. McPhee, MD (University of California, San Francisco)

About this edition

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0071213031
• ISBN 13: 9780071213035
• Binding: Paperback