Protocols of Internal Medicine 2027: An In-depth and Practical Guide to Cardiology, Nephrology, Infectious Disease, Critical Care, and Beyond - Softcover

Weaver MD, Philip V.

Softcover

ISBN 13: 9798174166615

Publisher: Independently published, 2026

Synopsis

The Internal Medicine Reference Built for the Way You Actually Practice

Every clinician knows the feeling. It is 2 AM. A patient arrives in undifferentiated shock. A troponin comes back elevated in a patient already on three cardiac medications. A hepatic encephalopathy case is not responding the way it should. You need answers that are organized, current, and immediately actionable — not a textbook chapter that takes twenty minutes to find and another twenty to parse.

Protocols of Internal Medicine 2027 was built for that moment.

This is not a board review guide. It is not a pathophysiology textbook. It is a working clinical tool — 20 comprehensive chapters, 184 formatted reference tables, and evidence-based protocols drawn from the most current guidelines across every major discipline of adult internal medicine.

What This Handbook Covers

Cardiovascular Medicine — Hypertension, ACS, STEMI, heart failure (HFrEF and HFpEF), atrial fibrillation, VTE, and cardiogenic shock protocols with current ACC/AHA guideline citations

Pulmonary and Critical Care — CAP, HAP/VAP, COPD exacerbation, asthma, ARDS lung-protective ventilation, mechanical ventilator management, and weaning protocols

Nephrology — AKI classification and management, electrolyte disorders, acid-base interpretation, CKD staging and cardiorenal triple therapy, glomerulonephritis

Gastroenterology and Hepatology — GI bleeding, H. pylori eradication, IBD acute management, acute pancreatitis, cirrhosis complications, acute liver failure, and viral hepatitis B and C

Endocrinology — DKA and HHS protocols, inpatient hyperglycemia, thyroid storm, myxedema coma, adrenal crisis, and osteoporosis pharmacotherapy

Infectious Disease — Sepsis Hour-1 Bundle, antibiotic selection, meningitis, C. difficile, HIV opportunistic infections, and antimicrobial stewardship

Hematology, Rheumatology, and Neurology — Anemia workup, TTP, HIT, anticoagulation reversal, gout and crystal arthropathies, vasculitis, acute stroke and tPA protocol

Oncologic Emergencies — Febrile neutropenia, tumor lysis syndrome, hypercalcemia of malignancy, spinal cord compression, and SVC syndrome

Built Around the Questions You Ask at the Bedside

Every section answers the same questions a clinician asks in real time: What is the diagnosis? What are the must-not-miss alternatives? What is the first-line treatment with specific doses, routes, and durations? When do I escalate? What complications should I anticipate?

Drug dosing throughout includes route, frequency, duration, and adjustments for renal impairment, hepatic dysfunction, pregnancy, and elderly patients — because half a dose is not a protocol.

Guidelines cited by name and year. Evidence labeled where it matters. Controversies acknowledged where they exist.

Five Comprehensive Appendices

Antibiotic reference and dosing tables — Cardiovascular and critical care drug protocols — Validated clinical scoring tools (HEART, CURB-65, SOFA, Child-Pugh, Wells, APACHE II, and more) — Normal laboratory reference values — Complete abbreviations and glossary

Who This Handbook Is For

Internists, hospitalists, internal medicine residents and fellows, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants practicing in internal medicine, hospital medicine, and primary care.

If you see undifferentiated adult patients — in the hospital, in the clinic, or in the ICU — this handbook belongs within reach.

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Edition details

• Publisher: Independently published
• Publication date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 13: 9798174166615
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 469