Expert Guide to Infectious Diseases (Acp Expert Guides Series) - Softcover

American College Of Physicians--American Society Of Internal Medicine

 
9780943126982: Expert Guide to Infectious Diseases (Acp Expert Guides Series)

Synopsis

Infections comprise a sizable proportion of diseases seen in the office setting. Yet keeping informed about the latest etiologic agents, diagnostic tests, and treatments is difficult and time consuming.

Expert Guide to Infectious Diseases is written by experts for the primary care physician. The most appropriate and practical diagnostic tests for commonly encountered diseases are discussed, and diagnostic and treatment tables are provided throughout the text. Topics include infections of the central nervous system, heart and blood vessels, gastrointestinal tract, genitourinary system, respiratory tract, bone, and skin. Individual chapters review HIV, herpesvirus, Lyme disease, and malaria.

An essential overview of a complex subject, Expert Guide to Infectious Diseases provides the primary care physician with the information needed to diagnose and successfully treat most commonly encountered infections.

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