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Ferri's Clinical Advisor 2014 E-Book

Ferri's Clinical Advisor 2014 E-Book

Fred F. Ferri

(2013)

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Abstract

Ferri's Clinical Advisor is the fastest, most effective way to access current diagnostic and therapeutic information on more than 700 common medical conditions. Dr. Fred Ferri’s popular "5 books in 1" format provides quick guidance on menorrhagia, Failure to Thrive (FTT), Cogan’s syndrome, and much more. Now featuring expanded online components, it makes the answers you need for your family practice even easier to find - anytime, anywhere.

  • Rapidly find the answers you need with separate sections on diseases and disorders, differential diagnosis, clinical algorithms, laboratory results, and clinical preventive services, plus an at-a-glance format that uses cross-references, outlines, bullets, tables, boxes, and algorithms to expedite reference.
  • Review normal values and interpret results for more than 200 lab tests.
  • Get the insurance billing codes you require, including ICD-9-CM codes, to expedite insurance reimbursements.
  • Improve your family healthcare practice’s efficiency with cost-effective referral and consultation guidelines.
  • Identify and treat a broader range of disorders, including renal and epidural abscess and cardio-renal syndrome, with 23 new topics in the Diseases & Disorders section.
  • Improve your interpretation of presenting symptoms with 39 new topics in the Differential Diagnosis section, and optimize patient care with 12 new tables in the Clinical Practice Guidelines section.
  • Rapidly find the answers you need with separate sections on diseases and disorders, differential diagnosis, clinical algorithms, laboratory results, and clinical preventive services, plus an at-a-glance format that uses cross-references, outlines, bullets, tables, boxes, and algorithms to expedite reference.
  • Get the insurance billing codes you require for your family healthcare practice with ICD-9-CM codes, to expedite insurance reimbursements.
  • Access full-color images and 65 online-only topics at Expert Consult, as well as online-only contents including EBMs, Suggested Reading, Patient Teaching Guides, and additional algorithms.

Table of Contents

Section Title Page Action Price
Front Cover Cover
Clinical Disorders\r IFC1
IFC\r IFC5
Ferri's Clinical Advisor 2014: 5 Books in 1\r iii
Copyright iv
Section Editors v
Contributors vii
Dedication xxii
Preface xxiii
Contents xxv
Detailed Contents xxvii
Section I\r- Diseases and Disorders 1
A 3
Abruptio Placentae 3
Abscess, Brain 4
Abscess, Breast 6
Abscess, Epidural 7
Abscess, Liver 8
Abscess, Lung 10
Abscess, Pelvic 12
Abscess, Perirectal 13
Abscess, Peritonsillar 14
Abscess, Renal 15
Abscess, Retropharyngeal 16
Abuse, Child 18
Abuse, Drug 21
Abuse, Elder 24
Acetaminophen Poisoning 25
Achalasia 26
Achilles Tendon Rupture 28
Acne Vulgaris 29
Acoustic Neuroma 31
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome 32
Acromegaly 33.e8
Actinic Keratosis 34
Actinomycosis 36
Acute Bronchitis 38
Acute Coronary SyndromeDays 39
Acute Kidney Injury 42
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome 46
Acute Urinary Retention (AUR) 49
Addison Disease 50
Alcoholism 51
Alopecia 54
Alpha-1-Antitrypsin Deficiency 56
Alzheimer’s Disease 57
Amaurosis Fugax 59
Amblyopia 60
Amebiasis 61
Amenorrhea 62
Amnestic Disorder 65
Amyloidosis 66.e2
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis 67
Anaerobic Infections 68
Anal Fissure 69
Anaphylaxis 70
Anemia, Aplastic 71
Anemia, Hemolytic Autoimmune 72
Anemia, Inflammatory 73
Anemia, Iron Deficiency 74
Anemia, Pernicious 76
Anemia, Sideroblastic 77
Aneurysm, Abdominal Aorta 78
Angina Pectoris 80
Angioedema 84
Ankle Fracture 86
Ankle Sprain 88
Ankylosing Spondylitis 90
Anorectal Fistula 92
Anorexia Nervosa 93
Anoxic Brain Injury 95
Anthrax 96.e2
Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome 97
Anxiety (Generalized Anxiety Disorder) 100
Aortic Dissection 101
Aortic Regurgitation 103
Aortic Stenosis 105
Appendicitis, Acute 107
Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia 109
Asbestosis 111
Ascites 113
Aspergillosis 115
Asthma 117
Astrocytoma 125
Ataxia Telangiectasia 126.e2
Atelectasis 127
Atopic Dermatitis 128
Atrial Fibrillation 129
Atrial Flutter 132
Atrial Myxoma 134
Atrial Septal Defect 135
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder 137
Autism Spectrum Disorders 140
AV Malformations, Cerebral 142
Avascular Necrosis 144.e1
B 145
Babesiosis 145
Baker’s Cyst 147
Balanitis 148
Barrett’s Esophagus 149
Bartter’s Syndrome 150.e2
Basal Cell Carcinoma 151
Bedbug Bite 152
Behçet’s Disease 153
Bell’s Palsy 155
Biceps Tendonitis 157
Bipolar Disorder 159
Bisphosphonate-Related Osteonecrosis of the Jaw 161
Bite Wounds 163
Bites and Stings, Arachnids 164
Bites and Stings, Insect 165
Bites, Snake 166
Bladder Cancer 169
Blastomycosis 171.e2
Blepharitis 172
Body Dysmorphic Disorder 173
Bone Tumor, Primary Malignant 174
Borderline Personality Disorder 175
Botulism 177
Brain Metastases 178
Brain Neoplasm, Benign 180
Brain Neoplasm, Glioblastoma 182
Breast Cancer 184
Breech Birth 188
Bronchiectasis 189
Brucellosis 189.e2
Brugada Syndrome 190
Bruxism 192
Budd-Chiari Syndrome 193
Bulimia Nervosa 196
Bullous Pemphigoid 198
Burning Mouth Syndrome 198.e2
Burns 199
Bursitis 202
C 205
Candidiasis, Cutaneous 203
Candidiasis, Invasive 205
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning 207
Carcinoid Syndrome 209
Cardiac Tamponade 210
Cardiomyopathy, Chemical-Induced 212
Cardiomyopathy, Dilated 214
Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic 216
Cardiomyopathy, Restrictive 219
Cardiomyopathy, Stress-Induced 221
Cardiorenal Syndrome 223
Carotid Sinus Syndrome 225
Carotid Stenosis 227
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome 229
Cataracts 230
Cat-Scratch Disease 231
Celiac Disease 232
Cellulitis 234
Cerebral Palsy 235
Cerebral Vasculitis 236
Cervical Cancer 238
Cervical Disk Syndromes 239
Cervical Dysplasia 240
Cervical Polyps 242
Cervicitis 243
Chagas’ Disease 244
Chancroid 245.e2
Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease 246
Charcot’s Joint 247
Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea and Vomiting 248
Chlamydia Genital Infections 249
Cholangitis 250
Cholecystitis 251
Cholelithiasis 252
Cholera 252.e2
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome 253
Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (CIDP) 254
Chronic Kidney Disease 256
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 260
Churg-Strauss Syndrome 264
Cirrhosis 266
Cirrhosis, Primary Biliary 268
Claudication 270
Clostridium difficile Infection 273
Cocaine Overdose 275
Coccidioidomycosis 277
Cogan’s Syndrome 279
Colorado Tick Fever 279.e2
Colorectal Cancer 280
Compartment Syndrome 283
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome 285
Concussion 286
Conduct Disorder 288
Condyloma Acuminatum 289
Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia 289.e2
Conjunctivitis 290
Contact Dermatitis 291
Contraception 292
Conversion Disorder 294
Cor Pulmonale 295
Corneal Abrasion 297
Corneal Ulceration 298
Costochondritis 299
Craniopharyngioma 300
Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease 301
Crohn’s Disease 302
Cryoglobulinemia 304
Cryptococcosis 305
Cryptorchidism 305.e2
Cryptosporidium Infection 306
Cubital Tunnel Syndrome 307
Cushing’s Disease and Syndrome 308
Cutaneous Larva Migrans 308.e3
Cystic Fibrosis 309
Cysticercosis 312
Cytomegalovirus Infection 314
D 315
Deep Vein Thrombosis 315
Delayed Puberty 318
Delirium 319
Delirium Tremens 320
Delusional Parasitosis 321
Dementia with Lewy Bodies 322
Dengue Fever 323.e2
Dependent Personality Disorder 324
Depression, Major 325
De Quervain’s Tenosynovitis 327
Dermatitis Herpetiformis 328
Diabetes Insipidus 330
Diabetes Mellitus 331
Diabetic Ketoacidosis 338
Diabetic Polyneuropathy 340
Diabetic Retinopathy 342
Digoxin Overdose 343.e2
Diphtheria 343.e5
Discoid Lupus 344
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation 345
Diverticular Disease (Diverticulosis, Diverticulitis) 346
Down Syndrome 347
Dumping Syndrome 348
Dupuytren’s Contracture 349
Dysfunctional Uterine Bleeding 350
Dysmenorrhea 352
Dyspareunia 353
Dyspepsia, Nonulcerative 355
Dysphagia 357
Dystonia 359
E 361
Echinococcosis 361
Eclampsia 363
Ectopic Pregnancy 364
Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome 366
Ehrlichiosis and Anaplasmosis 368
Ejaculation and Orgasm Disorders 370
Ejaculation, Premature 372
Electrical Injury 373
Emergency Contraception 375
Empyema 377
Encephalitis, Acute Viral 378
Encephalopathy 380
Encopresis 381
Endocarditis, Infective 382
Endometrial Cancer 384
Endometriosis 385
Endometritis 387
Enuresis 388
Eosinophilic Fasciitis 390
Eosinophilic Pneumonias 391
Epicondylitis 393
Epididymitis 394
Epidural Hematoma 395
Epiglottitis 397
Episcleritis 398
Epistaxis 399
Epstein-Barr Virus Infection 401
Erectile Dysfunction 402
Erysipelas 404
Erythema Multiforme 405
Erythema Nodosum 406
Esophageal Tumors 407
Esophageal Varices 410
Essential Tremor 412
F 413
Factitious Disorder (Including Munchausen’s Syndrome) 413
Failure to Thrive (Pediatric) 414
Falls in the Elderly 416
Fatty Liver of Pregnancy, Acute 419
Felty’s Syndrome 419.e2
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome 420
Fever of Undetermined Origin 422
Fibrocystic Breast Disease 424
Fibromyalgia 425
Fifth Disease (Parvovirus Infection) 427
Filariasis 427.e2
Folliculitis 428
Food Allergies 429
Food Poisoning, Bacterial 431
Friedreich’s Ataxia 433
Frostbite 434
Frozen Shoulder 436
G 437
Galactorrhea 437
Ganglia 438
Gardner’s Syndrome 439
Gastric Cancer 441
Gastritis 442
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease 443
Gender Dysphoria Disorder 445
Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) 448
Giant Cell Arteritis 450
Giardiasis 452
Gilbert’s Disease 453
Gingivitis 454
Gingivitis, Necrotizing Ulcerative (NUG) 454.e2
Glaucoma, Open-Angle1 455
Glaucoma, Primary Angle-Closure 456
Glenohumeral Dislocation 457
Glomerulonephritis, Acute 458
Glossitis 461
Gonorrhea 462
Goodpasture’s Syndrome 464
Gout 465
Granuloma Annulare 467
Granuloma Inguinale 467.e2
Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (Wegener’s Granulomatosis) 468
Granulomatous Arthritis 469.e2
Graves’ Disease 470
Guillain-Barré Syndrome 471
Gynecomastia 473
H 474
Hand-Foot-Mouth Disease 474
Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome 474.e2
Headache, Cluster 475
Headache, Migraine 476
Headache, Tension-Type 478
Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs) 479
Heart Block, Complete 483
Heart Block, Second-Degree 485
Heart Failure 487
Heat Exhaustion and Heat Stroke 493
Helicobacter pylori Infection 495
HELLP Syndrome 497
Hemochromatosis 498
Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome 500
Hemophilia 502
Hemoptysis 504
Hemorrhoids 505
Henoch-Schönlein Purpura 506
Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia 508
Hepatic Encephalopathy 510
Hepatitis A 512
Hepatitis B 514
Hepatitis C 517
Hepatitis, Alcoholic 519
Hepatitis, Autoimmune 521
Hepatocellular Carcinoma 523
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome 525
Hepatorenal Syndrome 526
Herpangina 528
Herpes Simplex 529
Herpes Zoster 531
Hiatal Hernia 532
Hidradenitis Suppurativa 534
High-Altitude Sickness 536
Hip Fracture 538
Hirsutism 540
Histiocytosis X (Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis) 541.e3
Histoplasmosis 542
Histrionic Personality Disorder 544
HIV Cognitive Dysfunction 545
Hodgkin’s Lymphoma 546
Hookworm 550
Hordeolum (Stye) 551
Horner’s Syndrome 552
Hot Flashes 553
Human Immunodeficiency Virus 554
Huntington’s Disease 560
Hydrocele 561
Hydrocephalus, Normal Pressure 562
Hydronephrosis 563
Hyperaldosteronism, Primary 565
Hypercholesterolemia 566
Hypercoagulable State 568
Hyperemesis Gravidarum 571
Hypereosinophilic Syndrome 572
Hyperlipoproteinemia, Primary 573
Hyperosmolar Hyperglycemic Syndrome 575
Hyperparathyroidism 576
Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis 578
Hypersplenism 580
Hypertension 581
Hyperthyroidism 585
Hypertrophic Osteoarthropathy 587
Hyperuricemia 589
Hypoaldosteronism 590
Hypochondriasis 591
Hypoparathyroidism 592
Hypopituitarism 594
Hypospadias 596
Hypothermia 597
Hypothyroidism 599
I 600
ID Reaction 600
Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension 601
Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis 603
IgA Nephropathy 604
Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura 606
Impetigo 608
Inclusion Body Myositis 609
Incontinence, Bowel, Elderly Patient 610
Incontinence, Urinary 611
Infantile Hypotonia 613
Infertility 614
Influenza 616
Influenza, Avian 618.e2
Insomnia 619
Insulinoma 621
Interstitial Cystitis 622
Interstitial Lung Disease 624
Interstitial Nephritis 625
Intraventricular Conduction Defect 626
Irritable Bowel Syndrome 627
J 629
Jaundice in the Adult Patient 629
Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis 631
K 633
Kaposi’s Sarcoma 633
Kawasaki Disease 634
Keloid 637
Klinefelter’s Syndrome 639
Korsakoff’s Psychosis 639.e2
L 640
Labyrinthitis 640
Lactose Intolerance 641
Lambert-Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome 642
Laryngeal Carcinoma 643
Laryngitis 644
Laryngotracheobronchitis 645
Lead Poisoning 646
Legg-Calvé-Perthes Disease 647
Leishmaniasis 647.e2
Leprosy 647.e4
Leptospirosis 647.e7
Leukemia, Acute Lymphoblastic 648
Leukemia, Acute Myelogenous 650
Leukemia, Chronic Lymphocytic 653
Leukemia, Chronic Myelogenous 655
Leukemia, Hairy Cell 656
Leukoplakia, Oral Hairy 657
Lichen Planus 658
Lichen Sclerosus 659
Lichen Simplex Chronicus 660
Listeriosis 661
Long QT Syndrome 662
Lumbar Disk Syndrome 665
Lung Neoplasms, Primary 666
Lyme Disease 670
Lymphangitis 671
Lymphedema 672
Lymphogranuloma Venereum 673.e2
Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin 674
Lynch Syndrome 677
M 678
Macular Degeneration 678
Malaria 679
Malignant Hyperthermia 683
Mallory-Weiss Tear 685
Marfan’s Syndrome 686
Mastitis 688
Mastodynia 690
Mastoiditis 691
Measles (Rubeola) 691.e2
Meckel Diverticulum 692
Meigs’ Syndrome 693
Melanoma 694
Meniere’s Disease 697
Meningioma 698
Meningitis, Bacterial 700
Meningitis, Viral 702
Meningomyelocele 702.e2
Menopause 703
Menorrhagia 705
Mesenteric Adenitis 706
Mesenteric Ischemia, Acute 707
Mesenteric Venous Thrombosis 709
Mesothelioma, Malignant 710
Metabolic Syndrome 711
Metatarsalgia 713
Methanol and Ethylene Glycol Poisoning 714
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) 716
Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) 717
Milk-Alkali Syndrome 717.e2
Mitral Regurgitation 718
Mitral Stenosis 720
Mitral Valve Prolapse 722
Mixed Connective Tissue Disease 723
Molar Pregnancy 724
Molluscum Contagiosum 725
Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance (MGUS) 726
Mononucleosis 728
Morton’s Neuroma 729
Motion Sickness 730
Mucormycosis 731
Multidrug-Resistant Gram-Negative Rods (MDR-GNRs) 732
Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia 733
Multiple Myeloma 734
Multiple Sclerosis 736
Mumps 739
Muscular Dystrophy 741
Mushroom Poisoning 743
Myasthenia Gravis 744
Mycosis Fungoides 745
Myelodysplastic Syndrome 747
Myelofibrosis, Primary 749
Myocardial Infarction 752
Myocarditis 757
Myoclonus 759
Myopathies, Idiopathic Inflammatory 760
Myotonia 762
Myxedema Coma 763
N 764
Narcissistic Personality Disorder 764
Narcolepsy 765
Necrotizing Fasciitis 767
Nephroblastoma 769
Nephrotic Syndrome 770
Neuroblastoma 773
Neurofibromatosis 775
Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome 777
Neuropathic Pain 778
Neuropathy, Hereditary 781
Nocardiosis 783
Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease 785
O 786
Obesity 786
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) 789
Ocular Foreign Body 790
Onychomycosis 791
Opioid Dependence 793
Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) 795
Optic Atrophy 797
Optic Neuritis 798
Oral Cancer 799
Orchitis 801
Orthostatic Hypotension 802
Osgood-Schlatter Disease 804
Osler-Rendu-Weber Disease 804.e2
Osteoarthritis 805
Osteochondritis Dissecans 807
Osteomyelitis 808
Osteoporosis 810
Otitis Externa 812
Otitis Media 814
Otosclerosis (Otospongiosis) 815.e2
Ovarian Cancer 816
Ovarian Neoplasm, Benign 818
P 819
Paget’s Disease of the Bone 819
Paget’s Disease of the Breast 820
Pain Management in Chronic Pain 821
Pancreatic Cancer (Exocrine) 825
Pancreatitis, Acute 827
Pancreatitis, Chronic 830
Panic Disorder, with or without Agoraphobia 831
Paraneoplastic Syndromes 833
Paranoid Personality Disorder 835
Parkinson’s Disease 837
Paronychia 839
Paroxysmal Cold Hemoglobinuria 840
Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria 842
Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia 843
Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome 844
Patent Foramen Ovale 845
Pediatric Medication Errors 846.e2
Pediculosis 847
Pedophilia 848
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease 850
Pelvic Organ Prolapse (Uterine Prolapse) 852
Pemphigus Vulgaris 854
Peptic Ulcer Disease 856
Pericarditis 858
Peripheral Arterial Disease 860
Peritonitis, Secondary 863
Peritonitis, Spontaneous Bacterial 864
Pertussis 865
Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome and Other Polyposis Syndromes 867
Peyronie’s Disease 869
Pharyngitis/Tonsillitis 870
Pheochromocytoma 871
Phobias 872
Pilonidal Disease 873
Pinworms 874
Pituitary Adenoma 875
Pityriasis Rosea 877
Placenta Previa 878
Plantar Fasciitis 879
Pleurisy 880
Pneumonia, Aspiration 881
Pneumonia, Bacterial 882
Pneumonia, Mycoplasma 884
Pneumonia, Pneumocystis jirovecii (carinii) 886
Pneumonia, Viral 887
Pneumothorax, Spontaneous 889
Poison Ivy Dermatitis 891
Poliomyelitis 891.e2
Polyarteritis Nodosa 892
Polycystic Kidney Disease 894
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome 896
Polycythemia Vera 898
Polymyalgia Rheumatica 900
Polypharmacy 900.e2
Portal Hypertension 901
Portal Vein Thrombosis 903
Postconcussive Syndrome 904
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder 905
Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) 907
Precocious Puberty 908
Preeclampsia 909
Premature Labor 911
Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder 913
Premenstrual Syndrome 914
Preoperative Evaluation 916
Pressure Ulcers 918
Priapism 920
Primary Ovarian Insufficiency 921
Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis 922
Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy 924
Progressive Supranuclear Palsy 925
Prolactinoma 926
Pronator Syndrome 927
Prostate Cancer 928
Prostatic Hyperplasia, Benign 931
Prostatitis 933
Pruritus Ani 934
Pruritus Vulvae 935
Pseudogout 936
Psittacosis 937.e2
Psoriasis 938
Psoriatic Arthritis 940
Psychosis 942
Pulmonary Edema 943
Pulmonary Embolism 945
Pulmonary Hypertension 948
Pulseless Electrical Activity 951
Pure Red Cell Aplasia 951.e2
Pyelonephritis 952
Pyogenic Granuloma 954
Q 954.e1
Q Fever 954.e1
R 954.e3
Rabies 954.e3
Radiation Exposure 955
Ramsay Hunt Syndrome 957
Raynaud’s Phenomenon 958
Reiter’s Syndrome (Reactive Arthritis) 960
Renal Artery Stenosis 961
Renal Cell Adenocarcinoma 964
Renal Tubular Acidosis 966
Renal Vein Thrombosis 967
Respiratory Syncytial Virus 967.e1
Restless Legs Syndrome 968
Retinal Detachment 969
Retinal Hemorrhage 970
Retinitis Pigmentosa 971
Retinoblastoma 972
Retroperitoneal Fibrosis 972.e2
Reye’s Syndrome 972.e5
Rh Incompatibility 973
Rhabdomyolysis 974
Rheumatic Fever 975.e2
Rheumatoid Arthritis 976
Rhinitis, Allergic 978
Rickets 979
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever 980
Rosacea 981
Roseola 982
Rotator Cuff Syndrome 983
Rubella 983.e3
S\r 984
Salivary Gland Neoplasms 984
Salmonellosis\r 985
Sarcoidosis\r 987
Sarcoma\r 989
Scabies\r 991
Scarlet Fever 992
Schistosomiasis 992.e1
Schizophrenia\r 993
Scleritis\r 995
Scleroderma (Systemic Sclerosis) 996
Scoliosis 998
Seasonal Affective \rDisorder 999
Seborrheic Dermatitis (SD) 1000
Seizures, Absence\r 1001
Seizures, Febrile 1002
Seizures, Generalized Tonic Clonic\r 1003
Seizures, Partial 1004
Sepsis\r 1005
Septic Arthritis 1007
Serotonin Syndrome 1008
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome 1009.e2
Sexual Assault 1010
Sexual Dysfunction in Women\r 1011
Shaken Baby Syndrome 1012
Sheehan’s Syndrome\r 1013
Shigellosis 1014
Short Bowel Syndrome\r 1015
Sialadenitis 1016
Sialolithiasis\r 1017
Sickle Cell Disease 1018
Silicosis\r 1021
Sinus Thrombosis 1022
Sinusitis 1024
Sjögren’s Syndrome 1026
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive 1028
Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis (SCFE) 1030
Smallpox 1030.e2
Social Anxiety Disorder\r 1031
Somatization Disorder 1032
Spasticity \r 1033
Spina Bifida 1033.e2
Spinal Cord Compression 1034
Spinal Epidural Abscess\r 1035
Spinal Stenosis, Lumbar \r 1037
Spinocerebellar Ataxia 1038
Spontaneous Miscarriage 1040
Sporotrichosis 1040.e2
Squamous Cell Carcinoma\r 1041
Statin-Induced Muscle Syndromes 1042
Status Epilepticus 1044
Stevens-Johnson Syndrome\r 1045
Stomatitis 1046
Strabismus\r 1047
Stroke, Acute Ischemic 1048
Stroke, Hemorrhagic\r 1051
Stroke, Secondary Prevention\r 1053
Sturge-Weber Syndrome 1054.e2
Stuttering\r 1055
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage 1056
Subclavian Steal Syndrome 1058
Subdural Hematoma \r 1059
Suicide 1060
Superior Vena Cava Syndrome 1062
Syncope\r 1063
Syndrome of Inappropriate Antidiuresis\r 1065
Syphilis\r 1067
Syringomyelia\r 1069
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus 1070
T\r 1072.e2
Tabes Dorsalis 1072.e2
Tachycardia-Bradycardia Syndrome 1073
Takayasu’s Arteritis 1074
Tapeworm Infestation\r 1077
Tardive Dyskinesia 1078
Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome\r 1079
Temporomandibular Joint Syndrome 1080
Testicular Cancer\r 1081
Testicular Torsion 1082
Tetanus 1082.e2
Tetralogy of Fallot\r 1083
Thalassemias 1086
Thoracic Outlet Syndrome 1088
Thromboangiitis Obliterans 1088.e2
Thrombocytosis\r 1089
Thrombophlebitis, Superficial Venous\r 1091
Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura 1092
Thyroid Carcinoma\r 1093
Thyroid Nodule\r 1095
Thyroiditis 1096
Thyrotoxic Storm\r 1097
Tinea Capitis 1098
Tinea Corporis 1100
Tinea Cruris\r 1101
Tinea Pedis 1102
Tinea Versicolor\r 1103
Tinnitus 1104
Torticollis\r 1105
Tourette’s Syndrome 1106
Toxic Shock Syndrome\r 1107
Toxoplasmosis\r 1109
Tracheitis 1110.e2
Transfusion Reaction, \rHemolytic 1111
Transient Ischemic Attack 1112
Transverse Myelitis\r 1113
Trichinosis 1113.e2
Tricuspid Regurgitation 1114
Tricuspid Stenosis 1116
Tricyclic Antidepressant Overdose 1116.e2
Trigeminal Neuralgia\r 1117
Trigger Finger 1118
Trochanteric Bursitis\r 1119
Tropical Sprue 1119.e2
Tuberculosis, Miliary 1120
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary 1122
Tuberous Sclerosis 1124.e2
Tubular Necrosis, Acute\r 1125
Tularemia 1125.e2
Tumor Lysis Syndrome 1126
Turner Syndrome 1127.e2
Typhoid Fever 1127.e5
U\r 1128
Ulcerative Colitis 1128
Urethritis, Gonococcal\r 1131
Urethritis, Nongonococcal 1132
Urinary Tract Infection\r 1133
Urolithiasis (Nephrolithiasis)\r 1135
Urticaria 1138
Uterine Fibroids\r 1139
Uterine Malignancy\r 1141
Uveitis 1142
V\r 1143
Vaginal Bleeding During Pregnancy 1143
Vaginal Malignancy 1144
Vaginismus\r 1145
Vaginitis, Bacterial 1146
Vaginitis, Estrogen-Deficient\r 1147
Vaginitis, Fungal 1148
Vaginitis, Prepubescent\r 1149
Vaginitis, Trichomonas\r 1150
Vaginosis, Bacterial\r 1151
Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus (VRE) 1152
Varicella\r 1153
Varicocele 1154
Varicose Veins\r 1155
Vasculitis, Systemic\r 1157
Venous Insufficiency, Chronic\r 1159
Venous Ulcers\r 1161
Ventricular Septal Defect 1162
Vertebral Compression Fractures\r 1165
Vestibular Neuronitis\r 1167
Vitamin Deficiency (Hypovitaminosis) 1168
Vitamin D Deficiency 1170
Vitiligo 1172
Von Hippel-Lindau Disease 1172.e2
Von Willebrand’s Disease\r 1173
Vulvar Cancer 1174
W\r 1175
Waldenström’s Macroglobulinemia\r 1175
Warts\r 1177
Wernicke Syndrome\r 1179
West Nile Virus Infection\r 1181
Whiplash 1182
Whipple’s Disease 1182.e2
Wilson’s Disease\r 1183
Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome 1184
Y\r 1185.e2
Yellow Fever 1185.e2
Z\r 1186
Zenker’s (Pharyngoesophageal) Diverticul 1186
Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome 1188
Section II -\rDifferential Diagnosis 1189
A\r 1191
ABDOMINAL DISTENTION 1191
ABDOMINAL PAIN, ADOLESCENCE 1191
ABDOMINAL PAIN, CHILDHOOD 1191
ABDOMINAL PAIN, CHRONIC LOWER 1191
ABDOMINAL PAIN, DIFFUSE 1191
ABDOMINAL PAIN, INFANCY 1191
ABDOMINAL PAIN, LEFT LOWER QUADRANT 1191
ABDOMINAL PAIN, LEFT UPPER QUADRANT 1191
ABDOMINAL PAIN, NONSURGICAL CAUSES 1192
ABDOMINAL PAIN, PERIUMBILICAL 1192
ABDOMINAL PAIN, POORLY LOCALIZED 1192
ABDOMINAL PAIN, PREGNANCY 1192
ABDOMINAL PAIN, RIGHT LOWER QUADRANT 1192
ABDOMINAL PAIN, RIGHT UPPER QUADRANT 1192
ABDOMINAL PAIN, SUPRAPUBIC 1192
ABDOMINAL WALL MASSES 1192
ABORTION, RECURRENT 1193
ACHES AND PAINS, DIFFUSE 1193
ACIDOSIS, HYPERCHLORIC METABOLIC 1193
ACIDOSIS, LACTIC 1193
ACIDOSIS, METABOLIC 1193
ACIDOSIS, RESPIRATORY 1193
ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY AND LIVER DISEASE, CAUSES 1194
ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY, HIV PATIENT, CAUSES 1194
ACUTE SCROTUM 1194
ADNEXAL MASS 1194
ADRENAL MASSES 1194
ADRENOCORTICAL HYPERFUNCTION 1194
ADRENOCORTICAL HYPOFUNCTION 1195
ADVERSE FOOD REACTIONS, DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS 1195
ADYNAMIC ILEUS 1195
AEROPHAGIA (BELCHING, ERUCTATION) 1195
AIR-SPACE OPACIFICATION ON X-RAY 1195
AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION, PEDIATRIC AGE 1195
AKINETIC/RIGID SYNDROME 1196
ALKALOSIS, METABOLIC 1196
ALKALOSIS, RESPIRATORY 1196
ALOPECIA 1196
ALOPECIA AND HYPOTRICHOSIS, IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS 1196
ALOPECIA ,DRUG-INDUCED 1196
ALVEOLAR CONSOLIDATION 1197
ALVEOLAR HEMORRHAGE 1197
AMENORRHEA 1197
AMNESIA 1197
AMNIOTIC FLUID ALPHA-FETOPROTEIN ELEVATION 1197
ANAL ABSCESS AND FISTULA 1197
ANAL INCONTINENCE 1198
ANAPHYLAXIS 1198
ANDROGEN EXCESS, REPRODUCTIVE-AGE WOMAN 1198
ANEMIA, APLASTIC 1198
ANEMIA, APLASTIC, DUE TO DRUGS AND CHEMICALS 1198
ANEMIA, DRUG-INDUCED 1199
ANEMIA, HYPOCHROMIC 1199
ANEMIA, LOW RETICULOCYTE COUNT 1199
ANEMIA, MEGALOBLASTIC 1199
ANERGY, CUTANEOUS 1200
ANEURYSMS, THORACIC AORTA 1200
ANHIDROSIS 1200
ANION GAP ACIDOSIS 1200
ANION GAP INCREASE 1200
ANISOCORIA 1200
ANOREXIA 1200
ANOVULATION 1201
APPETITE LOSS IN INFANTS AND CHILDREN 1201
ARTERIAL OCCLUSION 1201
ARTHRITIS AND ABDOMINAL PAIN 1201
ARTHRITIS AND DIARRHEA 1201
ARTHRITIS AND EYE LESION 1201
ARTHRITIS AND HEART MURMUR 1201
ARTHRITIS AND MUSCLE WEAKNESS 1201
ARTHRITIS AND RASH 1201
ARTHRITIS AND SUBCUTANEOUS NODULES 1202
ARTHRITIS AND WEIGHT LOSS 1202
ARTHRITIS OR EXTREMITY PAIN, IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS 1202
ARTHRITIS, AXIAL SKELETON 1202
ARTHRITIS, FEVER, AND RASH 1202
ARTHRITIS, MONOARTICULARAND OLIGOARTICULAR 1202
ARTHRITIS, PEDIATRIC AGE 1203
ARTHRITIS, POLYARTICULAR 1203
ASCITES 1203
ASPIRATION LUNG INJURY, CHILDREN 1203
ASTHENIA 1203
ASTHMA, CHILDHOOD 1204
ATAXIA 1204
ATAXIA, ACUTE OR RECURRENT 1204
ATAXIA, CEREBELLAR, ADULT ONSET 1204
ATAXIA, CEREBELLAR, CHILDREN 1204
ATAXIA, CHRONIC OR PROGRESSIVE 1204
ATRIAL ENLARGEMENT, LEFT ATRIUM 1205
ATRIAL ENLARGEMENT, RIGHT ATRIUM 1205
ATYPICAL LYMPHOCYTOSIS, HETEROPHIL NEGATIVE, INFECTIOUS CAUSES 1205
ATELECTASIS 1204
AV NODAL BLOCK 1205
B\r 1206
BACK PAIN, VISCEROGENIC ORIGIN 1206
BACTERIAL OVERGROWTH, SMALL INTESTINE 1206
BALLISM* 1206
BILE DUCT, DILATED 1206
BLEEDING, LOWER GI 1206
BLEEDING, LOWER GI, PEDIATRIC 1206
BLEEDING, RECTAL 1206
BLEEDING, UPPER GI 1207
BLEEDING, UPPER GI, PEDIATRIC 1207
BLINDNESS, GERIATRIC AGE 1207
BLINDNESS, MONOCULAR, TRANSIENT 1207
BLINDNESS, PEDIATRIC AGE 1207
BLISTERS, SUBEPIDERMAL 1208
BONE DENSITY, DECREASED, GENERALIZED 1208
BONE DENSITY, DECREASED, LOCALIZED 1208
BONE LESIONS, PREFERENTIAL SITEOF ORIGIN 1208
BONE MARROW FAILURE SYNDROMES, INHERITED 1208
BONE MARROW FIBROSIS 1208
BONE MASS, LOW 1209
BONE MINERAL DENSITY, INCREASED 1209
BONE PAIN 1209
BONE RESORPTION 1209
BOW LEGS (GENU VARUM), CLASSIFICATION 1209
BRADYCARDIA, SINUS 1209
BREAST INFLAMMATORY LESION 1209
BREAST MASS 1210
BREATH ODOR 1210
BREATHING, NOISY 1210
BRONCHIAL OBSTRUCTION 1210
BRONCHOPLEURAL FISTULA 1210
BROWN URINE 1210
BRUISING 1210
BULLOUS DISEASES 1210
C\r 1210
CAFÉ-AU-LAIT SPOTS22a 1210
CALCIFICATION ON CHEST X-RAY 1210
CALCIFICATIONS, ABDOMINAL, NONVISCERAL ON X-RAY 1210
CALCIFICATIONS, ADRENAL GLAND ON X-RAY 1211
CALCIFICATIONS, CARDIAC ON X-RAY 1211
CALCIFICATIONS, CUTANEOUS 1211
CALCIFICATIONS, GENITAL TRACT, FEMALE ON X-RAY 1211
CALCIFICATIONS, LIVER ON X-RAY 1211
CALCIFICATIONS, PANCREAS ON X-RAY 1211
CALCIFICATIONS, SPLEEN ON X-RAY 1212
CALCIFICATIONS, VALVULAR ON X-RAY 1212
CALCIUM STONES 1212
CARDIAC ARREST, NONTRAUMATIC 1212
CARDIAC DEATH, SUDDEN 1212
CARDIAC ENLARGEMENT 1212
CARDIAC MURMURS 1212
CARDIAC TUMORS 1213
CARDIOEMBOLISM 1213
CARDIOGENIC SHOCK 1213
CATARACTS, PEDIATRIC AGE 1213
CAVITARY LESION ON CHEST X-RAY 1213
CEREBRAL INFARCTION SECONDARY TO INHERITED DISORDERS 1214
CEREBRAL VASCULITIS, CAUSES 1214
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE, ISCHEMIC 1214
CHEST PAIN, CHILDREN 1214
CHEST PAIN (NONPLEURITIC) 1215
CHEST PAIN (PLEURITIC) 1215
CHEST WALL TUMORS, PRIMARY 1215
CHILDHOOD EOSINOPHILIA 1215
CHOLANGITIS, ACUTE 1215
CHOLESTASIS 1216
CHOLESTASIS, NEONATAL AND INFANTILE, DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS 1216
CHOREA 1216
CHOREOATHETOSIS 1216
CHYLOTHORAX 1217
CLOUDY URINE 1217
CLUBBING 1217
COBALAMIN DEFICIENCY 1217
COLIC, ACUTE ABDOMINAL 1217
COLOR CHANGES, CUTANEOUS 1217
COMA 1218
COMA, NORMAL COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY 1218
COMA, PEDIATRIC POPULATION 1218
CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE AND CARDIOMYOPATHY 1218
CONJUNCTIVAL NEOPLASM 1219
CONSCIOUSNESS IMPAIRMENT, ACUTE, IN CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT 1219
CONSTIPATION 1219
CONSTIPATION, ADULT PATIENT 1219
CORNEAL SENSATION, DECREASED 1220
COUGH 1220
CUTANEOUS INFECTIONS, ATHLETES 1220
CYANOSIS 1220
D\r 1220
DAYTIME SLEEPINESS 1220
DELAYED PASSAGE OF MECONIUM 1220
DELIRIUM26 1220
DELIRIUM AND AGITATION, DRUG-INDUCED 1221
DELIRUM, AGITATED 1221
DELIRIUM, DIALYSIS PATIENT 1221
DEMYELINATING DISEASES 1221
DIAPHRAGM ELEVATION, BILATERAL, SYMMETRICAL 1221
DIAPHRAGM ELEVATION, UNILATERAL 1221
DIARRHEA, ACUTE WATERY AND BLOODY 1221
DIARRHEA, INFECTIOUS 1222
DIARRHEA, NONINFECTIOUS 1222
DIARRHEA, TUBE-FED PATIENT 1223
DIPLOPIA, BINOCULAR 1223
DIPLOPIA, MONOCULAR 1223
DIPLOPIA, VERTICAL 1223
DIZZINESS 1223
DRY EYE 1223
DYSPAREUNIA 1223
DYSPHAGIA 1223
DYSPHAGIA, OROPHARYNGEAL 1224
DYSPNEA 1224
Section III\r- Clinical Algorithms 1303
A 1306
ACID-BASE HOMEOSTASIS 1306
ACIDOSIS, METABOLIC 1307
ACIDOSIS, METABOLIC—cont’d 1308
ACIDOSIS, RESPIRATORY, CHRONIC 1310
ADRENAL INCIDENTALOMA 1311.e1
ADRENAL MASS 1311
ALKALOSIS, METABOLIC 1312
ALKALOSIS, RESPIRATORY TREATMENT—cont’d 1313
ANEMIA 1314
ANEMIA IN NEWBORN 1314.e1
ANEMIA, MACROCYTIC 1315
ANEMIA, MICROCYTIC 1316
ANEMIA WITH RETICULOCYTOSIS 1316.e1
ANISOCORIA 1317
ANISOCORIA—cont’d 1318
ANOREXIA 1319
ARTHRALGIA LIMITED TO ONE OR FEW JOINTS 1320
ASPIRATION, GASTRIC CONTENTS 1320.e1
ASPIRATION, ORAL CONTENTS 1320.e2
ATAXIA, PROGRESSIVE 1321
B 1322
BACK PAIN 1322
BLEEDING DISORDER, CONGENITAL 1322.e1
BLEEDING DISORDERS 1323
BLEEDING, EARLY PREGNANCY 1323.e1
BLEEDING, GASTROINTESTINAL 1324
BLEEDING, NEONATE 1325.e1
BLEEDING, VAGINAL 1325
BLEEDING, VAGINAL—cont’d 1326
BLEEDING, VARICEAL 1327
BRADYCARDIA 1328
BRADYCARDIA, PEDIATRIC PATIENT 1328.e1
BREAST, NIPPLE DISCHARGE EVALUATION 1329
BREAST, NIPPLE DISCHARGE EVALUATION*—cont’d 1330
BREAST, RADIOLOGIC EVALUATION 1330.e1
BREAST, RADIOLOGIC EVALUATION—cont’d 1330.e2
BREAST, ROUTINE SCREEN OR PALPABLE MASS EVALUATION 1331
BREAST, ROUTINE SCREEN OR PALPABLE MASS EVALUATION—cont’d 1332
BREASTFEEDING DIFFICULTIES 1332.e1
BULLAE ON LOWER EXTREMITIES 1332.e2
C 1333
CARDIOMEGALY ON CHEST X-RAY 1333
CARDIOMYOPATHY 1334
CARDIOMYOPATHY—cont’d 1335
CARDIOMYOPATHY, ISCHEMIC 1335.e1
CHEST X-RAY ABNORMALITY (SUSPECTED) 1337
CONSTIPATION 1338
CONVULSIVE DISORDER, SUSPECTED, PEDIATRIC AGE 1338.e1
CORNEAL DISORDERS 1338.e2
COUGH, CHRONIC 1339
CUTANEOUS MICROVASCULAR OCCLUSION SYNDROMES 1339.e1
CUTANEOUS MICROVASCULAR OCCLUSION SYNDROMES—cont’d 1339.e2
CYANOSIS 1340
CYSTITIS, ACUTE 1340.e1
D 1340.e2
DEHYDRATION CORRECTION, PEDIATRIC PATIENT 1340.e2
DEHYDRATION CORRECTION, PEDIATRICPATIENT—cont’d 1340.e3
DEHYDRATION CORRECTION,PEDIATRIC PATIENT—cont’d 1340.e4
DEMENTIA, MANAGEMENT 1340.e5
DEVELOPMENTAL DELAY 1340.e6
DIARRHEA, ACUTE 1341
DIARRHEA, CHRONIC 1342
DIARRHEA, CHRONIC, IN PATIENTS WITH HIV INFECTION 1342.e1
DIARRHEA, WATERY 1342.e2
DILATED PUPIL 1343
DYSPEPSIA 1344
DYSPNEA 1345
DYSURIA AND/OR URETHRAL/VAGINAL DISCHARGE 1346
E 1347
EAR PAIN 1347
EDEMA, GENERALIZED 1348
EDEMA, REGIONAL 1349
ENVENOMATION, MARINE 1349.e1
ENVENOMATION, MARINE—cont’d 1349.e2
ENVENOMATION, MARINE 1349.e3
ERYTHROCYTOSIS, ACQUIRED 1350
ERYTHRODERMA 1351
F 1353
FATIGUE 1353
FEVER AND INFECTION IN HIGH-RISK HEMATOLOGY PATIENT WITHOUT OBVIOUS SOURCE 1353.e1
FEVER AND NEUTROPENIA, PEDIATRIC PATIENT 1353.e2
FLUSHING 1353.e3
FRACTURE, BONE—cont’d 1353.e4
FRACTURE, BONE 1353.e5
G 1354
GENITAL LESIONS OR ULCERS 1354
GENITALIA, AMBIGUOUS 1354.e1
GI BLEEDING, PEDIATRIC PATIENT 1354.e2
GOITER EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT 1354.e3
GRANULOMA 1355
H 1356
HEARING LOSS 1356
HEMATOCHEZIA, MANAGEMENT 1356.e1
HEMATURIA, ASYMPTOMATIC 1357
HEMATURIA, PEDIATRIC PATIENT 1357.e1
HEMOPTYSIS 1358
HEPATIC LESION 1359
HEPATITIS, VIRAL 1360
HEPATOMEGALY 1361
HEPATOMEGALY—cont’d 1362
HYPERPIGMENTATION 1363
HYPERPIGMENTATION—cont’d 1364
HYPERPIGMENTATION—cont’d 1365
HYPOGONADISM 1366
HYPOTENSION 1367
I 1368
IMMUNODEFICIENCY DISEASES, PRIMARY 1368
INFECTIONS OF SOFT TISSUE, JOINTS, AND BONE 1369
INFLAMMATORY ARTHRITIS 1370
INTRAABDOMINAL INFECTION, SUSPECTED 1371
INTUBATION, PEDIATRIC PATIENT 1371.e1
INTUBATION, PEDIATRICPATIENT—cont’d 1371.e2
ISCHEMIA, COLON MANAGEMENT 1371.e3
J 1372
JAUNDICE, NEONATAL 1372
JOINT EFFUSION 1373
JOINT PAIN AND SWELLING 1374
K 1374.e1
KNEE DISLOCATION TREATMENT 1374.e1
KNEE PAIN, ANTERIOR 1375
L 1376
LEG ULCER 1376
LIVER FUNCTION TEST ELEVATIONS 1377
LIVER MASS, SOLID 1377.e1
LOW BACK AND/OR LEG PAIN 1378
LYMPHADENOPATHY, AXILLARY 1379
LYMPHADENOPATHY, CERVICAL 1380
LYMPHADENOPATHY, EPITROCHLEAR 1381
LYMPHADENOPATHY, GENERALIZED 1382
LYMPHADENOPATHY, INGUINAL 1383
M 1384
MALABSORPTION 1384
MALABSORPTION—cont’d 1385
MALAR ERUPTION 1386
MENTAL STATUS CHANGE, ELDERLY PATIENT 1387
MURMUR, DIASTOLIC 1388
MURMUR, SYSTOLIC 1389
MUSCLE CRAMPS AND ACHES 1390
MUSCLE WEAKNESS 1391
MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA, SUSPECTED 1391.e1
MYOSITIS 1391.e2
N 1391.e3
NAIL DYSTROPHY 1391.e3
NECK MASS 1392
NECK PAIN 1393
NUTRITION ASSESSMENT AND INTERVENTION IN CANCER PATIENTS 1393.e1
NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT 1393.e2
NYSTAGMUS 1394
NYSTAGMUS—cont’d 1395
NYSTAGMUS—cont’d 1396
NYSTAGMUS—cont’d 1397
O \r 1398
OLIGURIA 1398
ONYCHOLYSIS 1398.e1
P 1399
PALPITATIONS, DIZZINESS, AND/OR SYNCOPE 1399
PANCREATIC ISLET CELL TUMORS 1399.e1
PANCREATIC MASSICD 1400
PAPULOSQUAMOUS DISORDERS, PEDIATRIC PATIENT 1400.e1
PATIENT WITH ILL-DEFINED PHYSICAL COMPLAINTS 1401
PELVIC MASS 1402
PELVIC PAIN, REPRODUCTIVE-AGE WOMEN 1403
PERICARDIAL EFFUSION, MALIGNANT 1403.e1
PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY 1404
PHOTOSENSITIVITY 1404.e1
PHOTOSENSITIVITY—cont’d 1404.e2
PHOTOSENSITIVITY—cont’d 1404.e3
PITUITARY TUMOR 1405
PLEURAL EFFUSION, MALIGNANT 1405.e1
PLEURAL SPACE FLUID 1406
POISONING, ACUTE 1407
POISONING, ACUTE—cont’d 1408
POISONING, ACUTE—cont’d 1409
POISONING, ACUTE—cont’d 1410
POISONING, ACUTE—cont’d 1411
POLYCYTHEMIA 1411.e1
PROTEINURIA 1412
PRURITUS, GENERALIZED 1413
PRURITUS, PREGNANT PATIENT 1413.e1
PRURITUS, PREGNANT PATIENT—cont’d 1413.e2
PSEUDOHERMAPHRODITISM 1413.e3
PULMONARY NODULE 1414
R 1415.e1
REACTIVE ERYTHEMA, PEDIATRIC PATIENT 1415.e1
RED EYE, ACUTE 1416
RENAL DISEASE, ISCHEMIC, MANAGEMENT 1416.e1
RENAL MASS 1417
RESPIRATORY DISTRESS 1418
RHINORRHEA 1418.e1
S 1419
SCROTAL MASS 1419
SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION EVALUATION 1419.e1
SEXUAL PRECOCITY, FEMALE BREAST DEVELOPMENT 1419.e2
SEXUAL PRECOCITY, FEMALE PUBIC HAIR DEVELOPMENT 1419.e3
SEXUAL PRECOCITY, FEMALE PUBIC HAIR DEVELOPMENT—cont’d 1419.e4
SEXUAL PRECOCITY, MALE 1419.e5
SEXUAL PRECOCITY, MALE—cont’d 1419.e6
SHIN SPLINTS 1419.e7
SHOCK 1420
SHORT STATURE 1420.e1
SHOULDER PAIN 1421
SHOULDER PAIN—cont’d 1422
SHOULDER PAIN—cont’d 1423
SKIN BLISTERS 1423.e1
SLEEP DISORDERS 1424
SLEEP DISORDERS—cont’d 1425
SLEEP DISORDERS—cont’d 1426
SPINE TUMOR 1426.e1
SPLENOMEGALY 1427
SPONDYLOARTHROPATHY, DIAGNOSIS 1428
SPONDYLOARTHROPATHY, TREATMENT 1429
SPONDYLOSIS, CERVICAL 1429.e1
STROKE 1429.e2
SUBCUTANEOUS OSSIFICATION, EVALUATION 1429.e3
T 1430
TACHYCARDIA, DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH 1430
TACHYCARDIA, NARROW COMPLEX 1431
TACHYCARDIA, PEDIATRIC PATIENT 1431.e1
TACHYCARDIA, WIDE COMPLEX 1432
TESTICULAR MASS 1433
THROMBOTIC MICROANGIOPATHIES, DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS 1433.e1
THYROID, PAINFUL 1434
U 1434.e1
UNCONSCIOUS PATIENT 1434.e1
URINARY TRACT OBSTRUCTION 1435
V 1436
VAGINAL DISCHARGE, EVALUATION 1436
VAGINAL PROLAPSE 1436.e1
VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION OR PULSELESS VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA 1437
VERTIGO 1438
VOMITING 1439
W\r 1440
WEAKNESS, NEUROMUSCULAR 1440
WEIGHT GAIN 1441
WEIGHT LOSS, UNINTENTIONAL 1442
Section IV -\rLaboratory Tests and Interpretation of Results 1443
A\r 1445
ACE LEVEL 1445
ACETONE 1445
ACETYLCHOLINE RECEPTOR (AChR) ANTIBODY 1445
ACID-BASE REFERENCE VALUES 1445
ACID PHOSPHATASE 1445
ACID SERUM TEST 1445
ACTIVATED CLOTTING TIME 1445
ACTIVATED PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTIN TIME 1445
ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE 1445
ALANINE AMINOPEPTIDASE 1445
ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE 1445
ALBUMIN 1446
ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE 1446
ALDOLASE 1446
ALDOSTERONE 1446
ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE 1446
ALPHA-1-ANTITRYPSIN 1446
ALPHA-1-FETOPROTEIN 1446
ALT 1446
ALUMINUM 1446
AMEBIASIS SEROLOGIC TEST 1446
AMINOLEVULINIC ACID (d-ALA) (24-hr urine collection) 1446
AMMONIA 1446
AMYLASE 1446
AMYLASE, URINE 1446
AMYLOID A PROTEIN 1446
ANA 1446
ANCA 1446
ANDROSTENEDIONE 1446
ANGIOTENSIN II 1447
ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME (ACE level) 1447
ANH 1447
ANION GAP 1447
ANTICARDIOLIPIN ANTIBODY (ACA) 1447
ANTICOAGULANT 1447
ANTIDIURETIC HORMONE 1447
ANTI-DNA 1447
ANTI-ds DNA 1447
ANTIGLOMERULAR BASEMENT ANTIBODY 1447
ANTIHISTONE 1447
ANTIMITOCHONDRIAL ANTIBODY 1447
ANTINEUTROPHIL CYTOPLASMIC ANTIBODY (ANCA) 1447
ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY (ANA 1447
ANTI-RNP ANTIBODY 1447
ANTI-Scl-70 1448
ANTI-Sm (anti-Smith) ANTIBODY 1448
ANTI-SMOOTH MUSCLE ANTIBODY 1448
ANTISTREPTOLYSIN O TITER 1448
ANTITHROMBIN III 1448
APOLIPOPROTEIN A-1 1448
APOLIPOPROTEIN B 1448
ARTERIAL BLOOD GASES 1448
ARTHROCENTESIS FLUID 1449
ASLO TITER 1449
ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE 1449
ATRIAL NATRIURETIC HORMONE 1449
B\r 1449
B-TYPE NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE 1449
BASOPHIL COUNT 1449
BICARBONATE 1449
BILE ACID BREATH TEST 1449
BILE, URINE 1449
BILIRUBIN, DIRECT 1449
BILIRUBIN, INDIRECT 1449
BILIRUBIN, TOTAL 1450
BILIRUBIN, URINE 1450
BLADDER TUMOR ASSOCIATED ANTIGEN 1450
BLEEDING TIME 1450
BLOOD VOLUME, TOTAL 1450
BNP 1450
BORDETELLA PERTUSSIS SEROLOGY 1450
BRCA ANALYSIS 1450
BREATH HYDROGEN TEST 1450
BUN 1450
C 1451
C282Y AND H63D MUTATION ANALYSIS 1451
CALCITONIN 1451
CALCIUM 1451
CALCIUM, URINE 1452
CANCER ANTIGEN 15-3 (CA 15-3) 1452
CANCER ANTIGEN 27-29 (CA 27-29) 1452
CANCER ANTIGEN 72-4 (CA 72-4) 1452
CANCER ANTIGEN 125 (CA 125) 1452
CAPTOPRIL STIMULATION TEST 1452
CARBAMAZEPINE 1452
CARBOHYDRATE ANTIGEN 19-9 1452
CARBON DIOXIDE, PARTIAL PRESSURE 1452
Section V -\rClinical Practice Guidelines 1489
Part A -\rTHE PERIODIC HEALTH EXAMINATION 1493
TABLE 5-1 Birth to 10 Years 1493
TABLE 5-2 Ages 11 to 24 Years 1495
TABLE 5-3 Ages 25 to 64 Years 1497
TABLE 5-4 Ages 65 and Older 1499
TABLE 5-5 Pregnant Women* 1501
TABLE 5-6 Cervical Cancer Screening Gui 1502
Part\rB - IMMUNIZATIONS AND CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS 1503
TABLE 5-7 Recommended Immunization Sched 1503
TABLE 5-8 Catch-up Immunization Schedule 1504
TABLE 5-9 Recommended and Minimum Ages a 1508
TABLE 5-10 Guidelines for Spacing of Liv 1509
TABLE 5-11 Guidelines for Administering 1509
TABLE 5-12 Recommended Intervals between 1510
TABLE 5-13 Contraindications and Precaut 1511
TABLE 5-14 Conditions Commonly Mispercei 1513
TABLE 5-15 Treatment of Anaphylaxis in C 1516
TABLE 5-16 Vaccination of Persons with P 1517
TABLE 5-17 Immunizations for Pediatric Oncology Patients 1518
TABLE 5-18 Approaches to the Evaluation 1519
TABLE 5-19 Recommended Adult Immunizatio 1520
TABLE 5-20A Vaccines That Might Be Indic 1521
TABLE 5-20B Contraindications and Precau 1524
TABLE 5-20B Contraindications and Precau 1525
TABLE 5-21 Immunization and Pregnancy 1526
TABLE 5-22 Immunizing Agents and Immuniz 1527
TABLE 5-23 Recommendations for Persons w 1530
TABLE 5-24 Vaccinations for Internationa 1531
TABLE 5-25 Recommended Doses of Currentl 1533
TABLE 5-26 Recommended HIV/AIDS, Sexuall 1533
TABLE 5-27 Guidelines for Postexposure P 1534
TABLE 5-28 Typical Interpretation of Ser 1534
TABLE 5-29 Recommended Dosages of Hepati 1535
TABLE 5-30 Licensed Dosages of Hepatitis 1535
TABLE 5-31 Live, Attenuated Influenza Va 1538
TABLE 5-32 HIV Exposure, Estimated Per-A 1543
TABLE 5-33 Regimens for 28-Day Postexpos 1544
TABLE 5-34 Antiretroviral Therapy Medica 1545
TABLE 5-35 Laboratory Tests Generally Re 1546
TABLE 5-36 Cardiac Conditions Associated 1549
TABLE 5-37 Dental Procedures for Which E 1549
TABLE 5-38 Regimens for a Dental Procedu 1549
TABLE 5-39 Summary of Major Changes in U 1550
APPENDIX 1551
Appendix Ia Definitions of Complementaryand Alternative Medicine Terms 1553
Appendix Ib Relaxation Techniques 1555
Appendix Ic Overview of SelectedNatural Products 1557
Appendix Id Natural Productsand Drug Interactions 1561
Appendix Ie Commonly Ingested Plantswith Significant Toxic Potential 1565
Appendix If Herbs Associated with Toxicity 1567
Appendix Ig Websites Providing Data on HerbalTherapy Hazards 1569
Appendix IIa Dietary Supplements: What EveryPrimary Care Provider Should Know 1571
Appendix IIb Vitamins and Their Functions 1573
Appendix IIc Nutritional Trace Elementsand Their Clinical Implications 1579
Appendix IId Summary of Vitamin and MineralDeficiencies 1583
Appendix IIIa Historical and Physical Findingsin Poisoning 1585
Appendix IIIb Recognizable Poison Syndromes 1587
Appendix IIIc Antidotes and Indications for Use 1589
Appendix IV Primary Care Procedures* e1
Appendix V e29
Index 1595
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