Ferri's Clinical Advisor 2005: Instant Diagnosis and Treatment (FERRI TEXTBOOK) - Hardcover

Fred Ferri

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9780323029735: Ferri's Clinical Advisor 2005: Instant Diagnosis and Treatment (FERRI TEXTBOOK)

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ISBN 10: 0323029736 ISBN 13: 9780323029735

Publisher: Mosby, 2004

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Ferri's Clinical Advisor 2005 provides the busy physician with a fast, efficient way to identify important clinical information about the most commonly encountered medical disorders. Divided into five distinct sections dealing with over 1000 topics, this book offers:

Basic information on over 600 disorders organized into easy-to-use lists
ICD-9CM codes
Clinical Pearls
Illustrations, tables, and boxes highlighting important considerations
Almost 500 Signs and Symptoms
200 clinical algorithms assist in diagnosis and expediting patient workup and therapy
Two additional sections offer over 200 laboratory tests with interpretation of results, as well as extensive information on clinical preventive services and patient care guidelines from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
Appendices on herbal products and alternative medicine are also included.

The Power of Five Books in One!

New topics for 2005 include: Galactorrhea, Hot Flashes, Premenstrual dysphoric syndrome, Tinea pedis, and SARS
Section I - Diseases and Disorders - provides you with at-a-glance guidance on 615 common medical conditions, presented alphabetically for ease of reference.
Section II - Differential Diagnosis, Etiology, and Classification of Common Signs and Symptoms: displays nearly every possible cause for 472 different signs and symptoms.
Section III - Clinical Algorithms: guides you through decision-making for 179 presenting complaints. 20 NEW ALGORITHMS FOR 2005!
Section IV - Laboratory Tests and Interpretation of Results: assists you in the interpretation of 183 different laboratory tests.
Section V - Clinical Preventive Services: Helps you to perform timely screenings and advise patients on decreasing their risks of experiencing various health problems.
Appendix Complementary and Alternative Medicine.

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About the Author:

Dr. Ferri is a Clinical Professor of Community Health at the Alpert Medical School, Brown University and author of over 30 medical books. He has been the best selling medical author in the United States over the past 25 years and is also well known and respected internationally. He has been a visiting Professor at other medical schools and many of his books have been translated in several languages. In addition to his numerous publications, he has had a distinguished academic career at Brown University where he has received several awards for his dedication to teaching including the Brown University Excellence in Teaching award and Dean’s teaching Award, and with the American College of Physicians where he was inducted as a Fellow in the ACP and has been a recipient of the Irving Addison Beck Award from the Rhode Island Chapter of the American College of Physicians.

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