Medicine

PART I Cardiology Sudden Death 3 Coronary Artery Disease 9 Cardiac Catheterization and Hemodynamic Measurements 29 Valvular Heart Disease 33 Heart Failure 45 Cardiac Arrhythmias 59 Hypertension 69 Pericardial Disease 79 PART II Pulmonary Disease Hemoptysis 85 Pulmonary Function Tests 91 Asthma 97 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 105 Pleural Diseases 111 Deep Venous Thrombosis and Pulmonary Thromboembolism 117 Aspiration Syndromes 125 Acute Respiratory Failure 129 PART III Renal Disease Fluids, Electrolytes, and pH Homeostasis 137 Acute Renal Failure 149 Chronic Renal Failure 157 Nephrolithiasis 167 PART IV Endocrine Disease Diseases of the Pituitary 173 Thyroid Disease 183 Diseases of the Parathyroid Glands and Bone 195 Diseases of the Adrenal Gland 207 Diabetes Mellitus 213 Hypoglycemia 229 Gonadal Dysfunction and Menopause 235 PART V Gastrointestinal Disease Gastrointestinal Bleeding 243 Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease and Peptic Ulcer Disease 251 Acute Infectious Diarrhea 265 Malabsorption 271 Inflammatory Bowel Disease 277 Pancreatitis 289 Hepatitis 295 Cirrhosis and Liver Failure 305 Acute Gallbladder Disease 315 PART VI Rheumatology Monoarticular Arthritis 321 Polyarthritis 329 The Connective Tissue Diseases 339 Vasculitis 347 PART VII Hematology Transfusions 355 Anemia 363 Abnormalities of Hemostasis 377 PART VIII Oncology Chemotherapeutic Treatment 389 Leukemia, Lymphoma, and Multiple Myeloma 395 Lung Cancer 413 Gastrointestinal Cancer 423 Breast Tumors 437 Prostrate Cancer 449 Gonadal Tumors 455 PART IX Infectious Disease Antimicrobial Therapy 465 Bacteremia and Septic Shock 475 Infectious Meningitis 481 Acute Infectious Diseases of the Lung: Acute Bronchitis and Pneumonia 489 Tuberculosis 499 Infectious Endocarditis 507 Urinary Tract Infections 515 Sexually Transmitted Diseases 519 Osteomyelitis, Cellulitis, and Deep Soft Tissue Infection 527 AIDS and Diseases of the Immunocompromised Host 535 Treatment of Infectious Diseases in the Ambulatory Setting 547 PART X Neurology Epilepsy 557 Coma 573 Stroke 587 Demyelinating Diseases 605 Dementia 617 Neuromuscular Diseases 633 PART XI Psychosocial Conditions Drug and Alcohol Abuse 663 Depression 677 Anxiety 685 INDEX 691