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Abstract
The 2010 volume of Ferri’s Clinical Advisor is simply the fastest, most effective way to access current diagnostic and therapeutic information on over 700 conditions. Its popular "5 books in 1" format provides quick reference to actionable guidance on diseases and disorders, differential diagnosis, clinical algorithms, laboratory evaluations, and clinical preventive services. Consult the user-friendly text or effortlessly search the thoroughly updated 2010 volume online, where you’ll also have unlimited access to downloadable illustrations, revised patient teaching guides in English and Spanish, links to PubMed, and so much more.
- Presents cross-references, outlines, bulleted text, tables, boxes, and algorithms for rapid access to key information.
- Provides cost-effective referral and consultation guidelines.
- Includes more than 200 lab tests covering normal values and interpretation of results.
- Incorporates the most common childhood diseases into the Diseases and Disorders section.
- Provides billing codes, including ICD-9-CM codes, to expedite insurance claims and reimbursements.
- Features website addresses for additional resources and support.
- Includes step-by-step, how-to information on 60 procedures, including ICD-9 and CPT codes, indications and contraindications, and complications.
- Features the thoroughly updated 2010 volume online where you’ll have unlimited access to downloadable illustrations, revised patient teaching guides in English and Spanish, links to PubMed, and more, for convenient accessibility to essential information.
Table of Contents
| Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Front cover | Cover | ||
| 2010 Ferri’s CLINICAL ADVISOR Instant Diagnosis and Treatment | iii | ||
| Copyright page | iv | ||
| Section Editors | v | ||
| Contributors | vi | ||
| Preface | xvii | ||
| Table of contents | xix | ||
| Detailed Contents | xxi | ||
| SECTION I. Diseases and Disorders | 1 | ||
| Abruptio placentae | 3 | ||
| Abscess, brain (PTG) | 4 | ||
| Abscess, breast (PTG) | 6 | ||
| Abscess, liver (PTG) | 7 | ||
| Abscess, lung (PTG) | 9 | ||
| Abscess, pelvic (PTG) | 11 | ||
| Abscess, perirectal (PTG) | 12 | ||
| Abuse, child (PTG) | 13 | ||
| Abuse, drug (PTG) | 16 | ||
| Abuse, elder (PTG) | 19 | ||
| Acetaminophen poisoning | 20 | ||
| Achalasia (PTG) | 21 | ||
| Achilles tendon rupture (PTG) | 23 | ||
| Acne vulgaris (PTG) | 24 | ||
| Acoustic neuroma (PTG) | 26 | ||
| Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (PTG) | 27 | ||
| Acromegaly (PTG) | 29 | ||
| Actinomycosis (PTG) | 30 | ||
| Acute bronchitis (PTG) | 32 | ||
| Acute respiratory distress syndrome (PTG) | 33 | ||
| Addison's disease (PTG) | 35 | ||
| Alcoholism (PTG) | 36 | ||
| Alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency | 39 | ||
| Altitude sickness | 41 | ||
| Alzheimer’s disease (PTG) | 43 | ||
| Amaurosis fugax | 46 | ||
| Amblyopia | 47 | ||
| Amebiasis (PTG) | 48 | ||
| Amenorrhea | 49 | ||
| Amnestic disorder | 52 | ||
| Amyloidosis | 53 | ||
| Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis | 54 | ||
| Anaerobic infections | 55 | ||
| Anal fissure | 56 | ||
| Anaphylaxis | 57 | ||
| Anemia, aplastic | 58 | ||
| Anemia, autoimmune hemolytic | 59 | ||
| Anemia, lron deficiency (PTG) | 60 | ||
| Anemia, pernicious (PTG) | 61 | ||
| Anemia, sideroblastic | 62 | ||
| Aneurysm, abdominal aorta (PTG) | 63 | ||
| Angina pectoris (PTG) | 65 | ||
| Angioedema (PTG) | 71 | ||
| Ankle fracture (PTG) | 73 | ||
| Ankle sprain (PTG) | 74 | ||
| Ankylosing spondylitis (PTG) | 76 | ||
| Anorectal fistula | 77 | ||
| Anorexia nervosa (PTG) | 78 | ||
| Anthrax | 80 | ||
| Antiphospholipid antibody syndrome (PTG) | 82 | ||
| Anxiety (generalized anxiety disorder) (PTG) | 84 | ||
| Aortic dissection | 86 | ||
| Aprtoc regurgitation (PTG) | 88 | ||
| Aortic stenosis (PTG) | 89 | ||
| Appendicitis, acute (PTG) | 90 | ||
| Arthritis, granulomatous | 91 | ||
| Arthritis, infections (PTG) | 92 | ||
| Arthritis, psoriatic | 93 | ||
| Asbestosis (PTG) | 94 | ||
| Ascariasis (PTG) | 95 | ||
| Ascites | 96 | ||
| Aseptic necrosis (PTG) | 97 | ||
| Aspergillosis | 98 | ||
| Asthma (PTG) | 100 | ||
| Astrocytoma (PTG) | 109 | ||
| Ataxia telangiectasia | 111 | ||
| Atelectasis | 112 | ||
| Atrial fibrillation (PTG) | 113 | ||
| Atrial flutter (PTG) | 116 | ||
| Atrial myxoma (PTG) | 117 | ||
| Atrial septal defect (PTG) | 118 | ||
| Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (PTG) | 119 | ||
| Autistic spectrum disorders (PTG) | 121 | ||
| Babesiosis | 124 | ||
| Baker's cyst (PTG) | 126 | ||
| Balanitis (PTG) | 127 | ||
| Barrett’s esophagus (PTG) | 128 | ||
| Bartter's syndrome | 130 | ||
| Basal cell carcinoma (PTG) | 131 | ||
| Behçet’s disease (PTG) | 133 | ||
| Bell's palsy (PTG) | 135 | ||
| Bipolar disorder (PTG) | 136 | ||
| Bite wounds | 138 | ||
| Bites and stings, arachnids | 139 | ||
| Bites and stings, insect (PTG) | 140 | ||
| Bites, snake | 141 | ||
| Bladder cancer (PTG) | 143 | ||
| Blastomycosis | 147 | ||
| Blepharitis | 149 | ||
| Body dysmorphic disorder | 150 | ||
| Bone tumor, primary malignant | 151 | ||
| Borderline personality disorder (PTG) | 152 | ||
| Botulism (PTG) | 154 | ||
| Brain neoplasm (PTG) | 155 | ||
| Breast cancer (PTG) | 157 | ||
| Breech birth (PTG) | 160 | ||
| Bronchiectasis (PTG) | 161 | ||
| Brucellosis | 162 | ||
| Bruxism | 163 | ||
| Budd-chiari syndrome | 164 | ||
| Bulimia nervosa (PTG) | 166 | ||
| Bullous pemphigoid (PTG) | 167 | ||
| Burning mouth syndrome (PTG) | 168 | ||
| Burns (PTG) | 169 | ||
| Bursitis (PTG) | 170 | ||
| Candidiasis, vulvovaginal (PTG) | 171 | ||
| Carbon monoxide poisoning (PTG) | 173 | ||
| Carcinoid syndrome | 175 | ||
| Cardiac tamponade (PTG) | 176 | ||
| Cardiomyopathy, dilated (PTG) | 177 | ||
| Cardiomyopathy, hypertrophic (PTG) | 178 | ||
| Cardiomyopathy, restrictive (PTG) | 180 | ||
| Carotid sinus syndrome | 181 | ||
| Carpal tunnel syndrome (PTG) | 182 | ||
| Cataracts (PTG) | 184 | ||
| Cat-scratch disease (PTG) | 185 | ||
| Cavernous sinus thrombosis | 187 | ||
| Celiac disease (PTG) | 189 | ||
| Cellulitis (PTG) | 190 | ||
| Cerebral palsy (PTG) | 191 | ||
| Cervical cancer (PTG) | 192 | ||
| Cervical disk syndromes (PTG) | 194 | ||
| Cervical dysplasia (PTG) | 195 | ||
| Cervical polyps (PTG) | 197 | ||
| Cervicitis (PTG) | 198 | ||
| Chagas’ disease | 199 | ||
| Chancroid (PTG) | 201 | ||
| Charcot-marie-tooth disease (PTG) | 202 | ||
| Charcot's joint (PTG) | 203 | ||
| Chlamydia genital infections | 204 | ||
| Cholangitis | 205 | ||
| Cholecystitis (PTG) | 206 | ||
| Cholelithiasis (PTG) | 207 | ||
| Cholera (PTG) | 208 | ||
| Chronic fatigue syndrome (PTG) | 209 | ||
| Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy | 210 | ||
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (PTG) | 212 | ||
| Chronic pain management | 216 | ||
| Churg-strauss syndrome | 218 | ||
| Cirrhosis (PTG) | 220 | ||
| Cirrhosis, primary biliary (PTG) | 222 | ||
| Claudication (PTG) | 224 | ||
| Cocaine overdose (PTG) | 225 | ||
| Coccidioidomycosis | 227 | ||
| Colorado tick fever | 229 | ||
| Colorectal cancer (PTG)\r | 230 | ||
| Condyloma acuminatum (PTG) | 233 | ||
| Congenital adrenal hyperplasia | 234 | ||
| Congestive heart failure (PTG) | 236 | ||
| Conjunctivitis (PTG) | 239 | ||
| Contraception (PTG) | 240 | ||
| Conversion disorder (PTG) | 242 | ||
| Cor Pulmonale | 244 | ||
| Corneal abrasion | 246 | ||
| Corneal ulceration | 247 | ||
| Costochondritis (PTG) | 248 | ||
| Craniopharyngioma | 249 | ||
| Creutzfeldt-jakob disease | 250 | ||
| Crohn’s disease (PTG) | 251 | ||
| Cryptococcosis (PTG) | 253 | ||
| Cryptorchidism | 254 | ||
| Cryptosporidium infection | 255 | ||
| Cubital tunnel syndrome | 256 | ||
| Cushing's disease and syndrome (PTG) | 257 | ||
| Cutaneous larva migrans | 258 | ||
| Cystic fibrosis (PTG) | 260 | ||
| Cysticercosis (PTG) | 261 | ||
| Cytomegalovirus infection | 263 | ||
| Decubitus ulcers (PTG) | 265 | ||
| Deep vein thrombosis (PTG) | 267 | ||
| Delirium | 271 | ||
| Delirium tremens | 272 | ||
| Dementia with lewy bodies | 273 | ||
| Dengue fever | 274 | ||
| Dependent personality disorder | 276 | ||
| Depression, major (PTG) | 277 | ||
| De quervain's tenosynovitis (PTG) | 279 | ||
| Dermatitis, atopic (PTG) | 280 | ||
| Dermatitis, contact (PTG) | 281 | ||
| Dermatitis herpetiformis (PTG) | 282 | ||
| Diabetes insipidus | 284 | ||
| Diabetes mellitus (PTG) | 285 | ||
| Diabetic ketoacidosis (PTG) | 291 | ||
| Diabetic polyneuropathy | 293 | ||
| Digoxin overdose | 295 | ||
| Diphtheria | 297 | ||
| Discoid lupus (PTG) | 298 | ||
| Disseminated intravascular coagulation | 300 | ||
| Diverticular disease (diverticulosis, diverticulitis) (PTG) | 301 | ||
| Down syndrome (PTG) | 302 | ||
| Dumping syndrome | 303 | ||
| Dupuytren's contracture (PTG) | 304 | ||
| Dysfunctional uterine bleeding (PTG) | 305 | ||
| Dysmenorrhea (PTG) | 308 | ||
| Dyspareunia (PTG) | 309 | ||
| Dyspepsia, nonulcerative | 311 | ||
| Dysphagia | 312 | ||
| Dystonia | 314 | ||
| Echinococcosis | 315 | ||
| Eclampsia | 316 | ||
| Ectopic pregnancy (PTG) | 317 | ||
| Ehlers-danlos syndrome (PTG) | 319 | ||
| Ejaculation disorders | 320 | ||
| Ejaculation, premature | 321 | ||
| Electrical injury | 322 | ||
| Electromechanical dissociation | 324 | ||
| Emergency contraception | 325 | ||
| Empyema | 327 | ||
| Encephalitis, acute viral | 328 | ||
| Encephalopathy | 330 | ||
| Encopresis (PTG) | 331 | ||
| Endocarditis, infective (PTG) | 332 | ||
| Endometrial cancer (PTG) | 334 | ||
| Endometriosis (PTG) | 335 | ||
| Endometritis (PTG) | 338 | ||
| Enuresis (PTG) | 339 | ||
| Eosinophilic fasciitis | 340 | ||
| Eosinophilic pneumonias | 341 | ||
| Epicondylitis (PTG) | 343 | ||
| Epididymitis (PTG) | 345 | ||
| Epiglottitis | 346 | ||
| Episcleritis | 347 | ||
| Epistaxis (PTG) | 348 | ||
| Epstein-barr birus infection | 350 | ||
| Erectile dysfunction (PTG) | 351 | ||
| Erysipelas (PTG) | 353 | ||
| Erythema multiforme (PTG) | 354 | ||
| Erythema nodosum (PTG) | 355 | ||
| Esophageal tumors (PTG) | 356 | ||
| Essential tremor (PTG) | 358 | ||
| Factitious disorder (including munchausen's syndrome) | 360 | ||
| Falls in the elderly | 361 | ||
| Fatty liver of pregnancy, acute | 363 | ||
| Felty's syndrome | 364 | ||
| Femoral neck fracture (PTG) | 365 | ||
| Fever of undetermined origin (PTG) | 366 | ||
| Fibrocystic breast disease (PTG) | 367 | ||
| Fibromyalgia (PTG) | 368 | ||
| Fifth disease (PTG) | 369 | ||
| Filariasis | 370 | ||
| Folliculitis (PTG) | 372 | ||
| Food poisoning, bacterial (PTG) | 373 | ||
| Friedreich's ataxia (PTG) | 375 | ||
| Frostbite (PTG) | 376 | ||
| Frozen Shoulder (PTG) | 377 | ||
| Galactorrhea (PTG) | 378 | ||
| Ganglia (PTG) | 379 | ||
| Gardner's syndrome | 381 | ||
| Gastric cancer (PTG) | 382 | ||
| Gastritis (PTG) | 383 | ||
| Gastroesophageal reflux disease (PTG) | 384 | ||
| Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) (PTG) | 386 | ||
| Giant cell arteritis (PTG) | 388 | ||
| Giardiasis (PTG) | 389 | ||
| Gilbert's disease | 390 | ||
| Gingivitis (PTG) | 391 | ||
| Gingivitis, necrotizing ulcerative (NUG) | 392 | ||
| Glaucoma, chronic open-angle (PTG) | 393 | ||
| Glaucoma, primary angle-closure | 395 | ||
| Glenohumeral dislocation | 397 | ||
| Glomerulonephritis, acute (PTG) | 398 | ||
| Glossitis (PTG) | 400 | ||
| Gonorrhea (PTG) | 401 | ||
| Goodpasture's syndrome | 403 | ||
| Gout (PTG) | 404 | ||
| Granuloma annulare (PTG) | 406 | ||
| Granuloma inguinale (PTG) | 407 | ||
| Graves' disease (PTG) | 408 | ||
| Guillain-barré syndrome (PTG) | 410 | ||
| Hand-foot-mouth disease (PTG) | 411 | ||
| Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome | 412 | ||
| Headache, cluster (PTG) | 413 | ||
| Headache, migraine (PTG) | 415 | ||
| Headache, tension-type (PTG) | 418 | ||
| Heart block, complete (PTG) | 420 | ||
| Heart block, second-degree (PTG) | 421 | ||
| Heat Exhaustion and heat stroke | 422 | ||
| Helicobacter pylori infection (PTG) | 423 | ||
| HELLP syndrome | 425 | ||
| Hemochromatosis (PTG) | 426 | ||
| Hemolytic-uremic syndrome | 427 | ||
| Hemophilia (PTG) | 428 | ||
| Hemorrhoids (PTG) | 429 | ||
| Henoch-Schönlein Purpura (PTG) | 433 | ||
| Hepatic encephalopathy (PTG) | 434 | ||
| Hepatitis A (PTG) | 435 | ||
| Hepatitis B (PTG) | 437 | ||
| Hepatitis C (PTG) | 441 | ||
| Hepatitis, autoimmune (PTG) | 444 | ||
| Hepatocellular carcinoma (PTG) | 446 | ||
| Hepatorenal syndrome | 448 | ||
| Herpangina (PTG) | 449 | ||
| Herpes simplex (PTG) | 450 | ||
| Herpes zoster (PTG) | 452 | ||
| Hiatal hernia (PTG) | 453 | ||
| Hidradenitis suppurativa | 455 | ||
| Hirsutism (PTG) | 456 | ||
| Histiocytosis X (langerhans cell histiocytosis) | 458 | ||
| Histoplasmosis | 460 | ||
| Histrionic personality disorder | 462 | ||
| Hodgkin’s disease (PTG) | 463 | ||
| Hookworm (PTG) | 465 | ||
| Hordeolum (stye) (PTG) | 466 | ||
| Horner's syndrome (PTG) | 467 | ||
| Hot flashes (PTG) | 468 | ||
| Human granulocytic ehrlichiosis | 470 | ||
| Human immunodeficiency virus (PTG) | 471 | ||
| Huntington's chorea (PTG) | 474 | ||
| Hydrocele (PTG) | 475 | ||
| Hydrocephalus, normal pressure (PTG) | 476 | ||
| Hydronephrosis (PTG) | 477 | ||
| Hyperaldosteronism, Primary (PTG) | 479 | ||
| Hypercholesterolemia (PTG) | 480 | ||
| Hypercoagulable state (PTG) | 482 | ||
| Hyperemesis gravidarum | 485 | ||
| Hypereosinophilic syndrome | 486 | ||
| Hyperlipoproteinemia, primary | 487 | ||
| Hyperosmolar hyperglycemic syndrome | 490 | ||
| Hyperparathyroidism (PTG) | 491 | ||
| Hypersensitivity penumonitis (PTG) | 493 | ||
| Hypersplenism | 495 | ||
| Hypertension (PTG) | 496 | ||
| Hyperthyroidism (PTG) | 499 | ||
| Hypertrophic osteoarthropathy | 502 | ||
| Hypoaldosteronism | 503 | ||
| Hypochondriasis | 504 | ||
| Hypopituitarism (PTG) | 505 | ||
| Hypospadias (PTG) | 507 | ||
| Hypothermia | 508 | ||
| Hypothyroidism (PTG) | 510 | ||
| ID reaction | 511 | ||
| Idiopathic intracranial hypertension | 512 | ||
| Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (PTG) | 514 | ||
| IgA nephropathy | 515 | ||
| Immune thrombocytopenic purpura | 517 | ||
| Impetigo (PTG) | 518 | ||
| Inclusion body myositis, | 519 | ||
| Incontinence, bowel, elderly patient | 521 | ||
| Incontinence, urinary (PTG) | 522 | ||
| Influenza (PTG) | 524 | ||
| Influenza, avian | 526 | ||
| Insomnia (PTG) | xxiii | ||
| Insulinoma | 530 | ||
| Interstitial cystitis | 531 | ||
| Interstitial lung disease (PTG) | 533 | ||
| Interstitial nephritis | 534 | ||
| Irritable bowel syndrome (PTG) | 535 | ||
| Jaundice in the adult patient | 537 | ||
| Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (PTG) | 539 | ||
| Kaposi’s sarcoma | 541 | ||
| Kawasaki disease (PTG) | 542 | ||
| Keloid (PTG) | 545 | ||
| Klinefelter’s syndrome (PTG) | 547 | ||
| Korsakoff’s psychosis | 548 | ||
| Labyrinthitis (PTG) | 549 | ||
| Lactose intolerance (PTG) | 550 | ||
| Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome | 551 | ||
| Laryngeal carcinoma (PTG) | 552 | ||
| Laryngitis (PTG) | 554 | ||
| Laryngotracheobronchitis (PTG) | 555 | ||
| Lead poisoning | 556 | ||
| Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease (PTG), | 557 | ||
| Leishmaniasis | 558 | ||
| Leprosy (PTG) | 559 | ||
| Leptospirosis | 561 | ||
| Leukemia, acute lymphoblastic (PTG) | 562 | ||
| Leukemia, chronic myelogenous (PTG) | 563 | ||
| Leukemia, chronic lymphocytic (PTG) | 564 | ||
| Leukemia, chronic myelogenous (PTG) | 565 | ||
| Leukemia, hairy cell | 566 | ||
| Leukoplakia, oral hairy (PTG) | 567 | ||
| Lichen planus (PTG) | 568 | ||
| Lichen sclerosus | 569 | ||
| Listeriosis (PTG) | 570 | ||
| Long QT syndrome | 571 | ||
| Lumbar disk syndrome (PTG) | 572 | ||
| Lung neoplasms, primary (PTG) | 574 | ||
| Lyme disease (PTG) | 577 | ||
| Lymphangitis (PTG) | 578 | ||
| Lymphedema | 579 | ||
| Lymphogranuloma venereum (PTG) | 581 | ||
| Lymphoma, non-Hodgkin (PTG) | 582 | ||
| Lynch syndrome | 584 | ||
| Macular degeneration (PTG) | 585 | ||
| Malaria (PTG) | 586 | ||
| Malignant hyperthermia | 590 | ||
| Mallory-Weiss tear | 591 | ||
| Marfan’s syndrome (PTG) | 592 | ||
| Mastitis | 593 | ||
| Mastodynia (PTG) | 595 | ||
| Mastoiditis (PTG) | 597 | ||
| Measles (rubeola) (PTG) | 598 | ||
| Meckel diverticulum | 599 | ||
| Meigs’ syndrome | 600 | ||
| Melanoma (PTG) | 601 | ||
| Meniere’s disease (PTG) | 603 | ||
| Meningioma (PTG) | 604 | ||
| Meningitis, bacterial (PTG) | 606 | ||
| Meningitis, viral (PTG) | 609 | ||
| Meningomyelocele | 610 | ||
| Menopause (PTG) | 611 | ||
| Mesenteric adenitis | 614 | ||
| Mesenteric ischemia, acute | 615 | ||
| Mesenteric venous thrombosis | 617 | ||
| Mesothelioma, malignant (PTG) | 618 | ||
| Metabolic syndrome (PTG) | 620 | ||
| Metatarsalgia | 622 | ||
| Milk-alkali syndrome | 623 | ||
| Mitral regurgitation (PTG) | 624 | ||
| Mitral stenosis (PTG) | 625 | ||
| Mitral valve prolapse (PTG) | 626 | ||
| Mixed connective tissue disease | 627 | ||
| Molluscum contagiosum (PTG) | 628 | ||
| Mononucleosis (PTG) | 629 | ||
| Morton’s neuroma | 630 | ||
| Motion sickness (PTG) | 631 | ||
| Mucormycosis | 632 | ||
| Multifocal atrial tachycardia | 633 | ||
| Multiple myeloma (PTG) | 634 | ||
| Multiple sclerosis (PTG) | 637 | ||
| Mumps (PTG) | 640 | ||
| Muscular dystrophy | 642 | ||
| Mushroom poisoning | 643 | ||
| Myasthenia gravis (PTG) | 644 | ||
| Mycosis fungoides | 645 | ||
| Myelodysplastic syndrome | 647 | ||
| Myocardial infarction (PTG) | 649 | ||
| Myocarditis (PTG) | 655 | ||
| Myoclonus | 657 | ||
| Myopathies, idiopathic inflammatory (PTG) | 658 | ||
| Myotonia | 660 | ||
| Myxedema coma | 661 | ||
| Narcissistic personality disorder | 662 | ||
| Narcolepsy (PTG) | 663 | ||
| Nephroblastoma | 665 | ||
| Nephrotic syndrome (PTG) | 666 | ||
| Neuroblastoma | 668 | ||
| Neurofibromatosis (PTG) | 670 | ||
| Neuroleptic malignant syndrome | 672 | ||
| Neuropathic pain | 673 | ||
| Neuropathy, hereditary | 676 | ||
| Nocardiosis | 678 | ||
| Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (PTG) | 680 | ||
| Nosocomial infections | 681 | ||
| Obesity (PTG) | 684 | ||
| Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) (PTG) | 687 | ||
| Ocular foreign body (PTG) | 689 | ||
| Onychomycosis (PTG) | 690 | ||
| Opiate addiction | 692 | ||
| Optic atrophy | 695 | ||
| Optic neuritis | 696 | ||
| Orchitis (PTG) | 697 | ||
| Orthostatic hypotension | 698 | ||
| Osgood-Schlatter disease (PTG) | 699 | ||
| Osteoarthritis (PTG) | 700 | ||
| Osteochondritis dissecans (PTG) | 702 | ||
| Osteomyelitis (PTG) | 703 | ||
| Osteoporosis (PTG) | 704 | ||
| Otitis externa (PTG) | 706 | ||
| Otitis media (PTG) | 708 | ||
| Otosclerosis (otospongiosis) | 711 | ||
| Ovarian cancer (PTG) | 712 | ||
| Ovarian neoplasm, benign (PTG) | 714 | ||
| Paget’s disease of the bone (PTG) | 715 | ||
| Paget’s disease of the breast (PTG) | 716 | ||
| Pancreatic cancer (exocrine) (PTG) | 717 | ||
| Pancreatitis, acute (PTG) | 719 | ||
| Pancreatitis, chronic (PTG) | 722 | ||
| Panic disorder, with or without agoraphobia | 724 | ||
| Paranoid personality disorder (PTG) | 726 | ||
| Parkinson’s disease (PTG) | 728 | ||
| Paronychia (PTG) | 732 | ||
| Paroxysmal atrial tachycardia | 733 | ||
| Paroxysmal cold hemoglobinuria | 734 | ||
| Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria | 735 | ||
| Pediatric medication errors | 736 | ||
| Pediculosis (PTG) | 738 | ||
| Pedophilia | 739 | ||
| Pelvic inflammatory disease (PTG) | 740 | ||
| Pemphigus vulgaris (PTG) | 742 | ||
| Peptic ulcer disease (PTG) | 744 | ||
| Pericarditis (PTG) | 746 | ||
| Peripheral arterial disease (PTG) | 748 | ||
| Peritonitis, secondary | 751 | ||
| Peritonitis, spontaneous bacterial | 752 | ||
| Peritonsillar abscess | 753 | ||
| Pertussis (PTG) | 754 | ||
| Peutz-Jeghers syndrome and other polyposis syndromes | 755 | ||
| Peyronie’s disease (PTG) | 756 | ||
| Pharyngitis/tonsillitis (PTG) | 758 | ||
| Pheochromocytoma (PTG) | 759 | ||
| Phobias | 761 | ||
| Pilonidal disease | 763 | ||
| Pinworms (PTG) | 764 | ||
| Pituitary adenoma (PTG) | 765 | ||
| Pityriasis rosea (PTG) | 767 | ||
| Placenta previa | 768 | ||
| Plantar fasciitis (PTG) | 769 | ||
| Pneumonia, aspiration | 770 | ||
| Pneumonia, bacterial (PTG) | 771 | ||
| Pneumonia, Mycoplasma (PTG) | 773 | ||
| Pneumonia, Pneumocystis jirovecii (carinii) (PTG) | 775 | ||
| Pneumonia, viral (PTG) | 776 | ||
| Pneumothorax, spontaneous (PTG) | 779 | ||
| Poison ivy dermatitis (PTG) | 782 | ||
| Poliomyelitis | 783 | ||
| Polyarteritis nodosa | 784 | ||
| Polycystic kidney disease (PTG) | 785 | ||
| Polycystic ovary syndrome (PTG) | 787 | ||
| Polycythemia vera | 788 | ||
| Polymyalgia rheumatica (PTG) | 790 | ||
| Polypharmacy | 791 | ||
| Portal hypertension | 793 | ||
| Portal vein thrombosis | 795 | ||
| Postconcussive syndrome (PTG) | 796 | ||
| Postpoliomyelitis syndrome | 797 | ||
| Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTG) | 799 | ||
| Precocious puberty | 801 | ||
| Preeclampsia (PTG) | 802 | ||
| Premenstrual dysphoric disorder | 804 | ||
| Premenstrual syndrome (PTG) | 805 | ||
| Priapism | 807 | ||
| Progressive supranuclear palsy | 808 | ||
| Prolactinoma (PTG) | 809 | ||
| Pronator syndrome | 811 | ||
| Prostate cancer (PTG) | 812 | ||
| Prostatic hyperplasia, benign (PTG) | 815 | ||
| Prostatitis (PTG) | 818 | ||
| Pruritus ani (PTG) | 819 | ||
| Pruritus vulvae | 820 | ||
| Pseudogout (PTG) | 821 | ||
| Pseudomembranous colitis (PTG) | 822 | ||
| Psittacosis | 823 | ||
| Psoriasis (PTG) | 824 | ||
| Psychosis (PTG) | 826 | ||
| Pubertal delay | 827 | ||
| Pulmonary edema | 828 | ||
| Pulmonary embolism (PTG) | 830 | ||
| Pulmonary hypertension | 834 | ||
| Pyelonephritis (PTG) | 838 | ||
| Pyogenic granuloma | 840 | ||
| Q fever | 841 | ||
| Rabies (PTG) | 842 | ||
| Radiation exposure | 843 | ||
| Ramsay Hunt syndrome (PTG) | 845 | ||
| Raynaud’s phenomenon (PTG) | 846 | ||
| Reflex sympathetic dystrophy | 849 | ||
| Reiter’s syndrome (reactive arthritis) (PTG) | 850 | ||
| Renal artery stenosis (PTG) | 851 | ||
| Renal cell adenocarcinoma (PTG) | 852 | ||
| Renal failure, acute (PTG) | 855 | ||
| Renal failure, chronic (PTG) | 857 | ||
| Renal tubular acidosis | 859 | ||
| Renal vein thrombosis | 860 | ||
| Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) | 861 | ||
| Restless legs syndrome (PTG) | 862 | ||
| Retinal detachment | 864 | ||
| Retinal hemorrhage | 865 | ||
| Retinitis pigmentosa | 866 | ||
| Retinoblastoma | 867 | ||
| Retinopathy, diabetic (PTG) | 868 | ||
| Retropharyngeal abscess | 869 | ||
| Reye’s syndrome | 871 | ||
| Rh incompatibility | 872 | ||
| Rhabdomyolysis (PTG) | 873 | ||
| Rheumatic fever (PTG) | 874 | ||
| Rheumatoid arthritis (PTG) | 876 | ||
| Rhinitis, allergic (PTG) | 879 | ||
| Rickets (PTG) | 881 | ||
| Rocky Mountain spotted fever | 882 | ||
| Rosacea (PTG) | 883 | ||
| Roseola | 885 | ||
| Rotator cuff syndrome (PTG) | 886 | ||
| Rubella | 887 | ||
| Salivary gland neoplasms (PTG) | 888 | ||
| Salmonellosis (PTG) | 889 | ||
| Sarcoidosis (PTG) | 891 | ||
| Scabies (PTG) | 893 | ||
| Scarlet fever (PTG) | 894 | ||
| Schistosomiasis | 895 | ||
| Schizophrenia (PTG) | 896 | ||
| Scleritis | 898 | ||
| Scleroderma (progressive systemic sclerosis) (PTG) | 899 | ||
| Scoliosis | 901 | ||
| Seasonal affective disorder (PTG) | 902 | ||
| Seborrheic dermatitis (SD) | 903 | ||
| Seizures, absence (PTG) | 904 | ||
| Seizures, febrile (PTG) | 905 | ||
| Seizures, generalized tonic-clonic (PTG) | 907 | ||
| Seizures, partial (PTG) | 909 | ||
| Septicemia | 911 | ||
| Serotonin syndrome | 913 | ||
| Severe acute respiratory syndrome | 915 | ||
| Sexual dysfunction in women (PTG) | 917 | ||
| Sheehan’s syndrome | 919 | ||
| Shigellosis | 920 | ||
| Short bowel syndrome (PTG) | 921 | ||
| Sialadenitis (PTG) | 922 | ||
| Sialolithiasis (PTG) | 923 | ||
| Sick sinus syndrome | 924 | ||
| Sickle cell disease (PTG) | 925 | ||
| Silicosis (PTG) | 927 | ||
| Sinusitis (PTG) | 928 | ||
| Sjögren’s syndrome (PTG) | 930 | ||
| Sleep apnea, obstructive (PTG) | 931 | ||
| Smallpox | 934 | ||
| Somatization disorder (PTG) | 936 | ||
| Spinal cord compression | 937 | ||
| Spinal epidural abscess | 938 | ||
| Spinal stenosis, lumbar (PTG) | 939 | ||
| Spinocerebellar ataxia | 941 | ||
| Spontaneous miscarriage | 943 | ||
| Sporotrichosis | 944 | ||
| Squamous cell carcinoma (PTG) | 946 | ||
| Stasis dermatitis (PTG) | 947 | ||
| Status epilepticus | 948 | ||
| Stevens-Johnson syndrome (PTG) | 949 | ||
| Stomatitis (PTG) | 950 | ||
| Strabismus (PTG) | 951 | ||
| Stroke (PTG) | 952 | ||
| Sturge-Weber syndrome | 956 | ||
| Subarachnoid hemorrhage | 958 | ||
| Subclavian steal syndrome | 960 | ||
| Subdural hematoma | 961 | ||
| Suicide | 963 | ||
| Superior vena cava syndrome | 964 | ||
| Syncope (PTG) | 965 | ||
| Syndrome of inappropriate antidiuresis (PTG) | 967 | ||
| Syphilis (PTG) | 968 | ||
| Syringomyelia | 969 | ||
| Systemic lupus erythematosus (PTG) | 970 | ||
| Tabes dorsalis | 972 | ||
| Takayasu’s arteritis | 973 | ||
| Tapeworm infestation (PTG) | 975 | ||
| Tardive dyskinesia (PTG) | 976 | ||
| Tarsal tunnel syndrome | 977 | ||
| Temporomandibular joint syndrome (PTG) | 978 | ||
| Testicular neoplasms (PTG) | 979 | ||
| Testicular torsion (PTG) | 980 | ||
| Tetanus (PTG) | 981 | ||
| Tetralogy of fallot (PTG) | 982 | ||
| Thalassemias | 984 | ||
| Thoracic outlet syndrome | 985 | ||
| Thromboangiitis obliterans | 986 | ||
| Thrombophlebitis, superficial (PTG) | 988 | ||
| Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura | 989 | ||
| Thyroid carcinoma (PTG) | 990 | ||
| Thyroid nodule (PTG) | 992 | ||
| Thyroiditis (PTG) | 994 | ||
| Thyrotoxic storm | 995 | ||
| Tinea capitis (PTG) | 996 | ||
| Tinea corporis (PTG) | 997 | ||
| Tinea cruris (PTG) | 998 | ||
| Tinea pedis (PTG) | 999 | ||
| Tinea versicolor (PTG) | 1000 | ||
| Tinnitus (PTG) | 1001 | ||
| Torticollis (PTG) | 1002 | ||
| Tourette’s syndrome (PTG) | 1003 | ||
| Toxic shock syndrome (PTG) | 1004 | ||
| Toxoplasmosis (PTG) | 1006 | ||
| Tracheitis | 1010 | ||
| Transfusion reaction, hemolytic | 1011 | ||
| Transient ischemic attack (PTG) | 1012 | ||
| Trichinosis (PTG) | 1014 | ||
| Tricuspid regurgitation | 1015 | ||
| Tricuspid stenosis | 1018 | ||
| Tricyclic antidepressant overdose | 1019 | ||
| Trigeminal neuralgia (PTG) | 1021 | ||
| Trigger finger (PTG) | 1022 | ||
| Trochanteric bursitis (PTG) | 1024 | ||
| Tropical sprue | 1025 | ||
| Tuberculosis, miliary | 1026 | ||
| Tuberculosis, pulmonary (PTG) | 1029 | ||
| Tuberous sclerosis | 1033 | ||
| Tubular necrosis, acute | 1035 | ||
| Tularemia | 1036 | ||
| Turner’s syndrome (PTG) | 1038 | ||
| Typhoid fever | 1040 | ||
| Ulcerative colitis (PTG) | 1042 | ||
| Urethritis, gonococcal (PTG) | 1045 | ||
| Urethritis, nongonococcal (PTG) | 1046 | ||
| Urinary tract infection (PTG) | 1047 | ||
| Urolithiasis (PTG) | 1050 | ||
| Urticaria (PTG) | 1053 | ||
| Uterine malignancy (PTG) | 1055 | ||
| Uterine myomas (PTG) | 1056 | ||
| Uterine prolapse (pelvic organ prolapse) (PTG) | 1058 | ||
| Uveitis | 1060 | ||
| Vaginal bleeding during pregnancy | 1061 | ||
| Vaginal malignancy | 1062 | ||
| Vaginismus | 1063 | ||
| Vaginosis, bacterial (PTG) | 1064 | ||
| Varicocele (PTG) | 1065 | ||
| Varicose veins (PTG) | 1066 | ||
| Venous ulcers | 1067 | ||
| Ventricular septal defect (PTG) | 1068 | ||
| Vertebral compression fractures | 1070 | ||
| Vestibular neuronitis | 1072 | ||
| Vitiligo (PTG) | 1073 | ||
| Von Hippel-Lindau disease | 1074 | ||
| Von Willebrand’s disease | 1076 | ||
| Vulvar cancer (PTG) | 1077 | ||
| Vulvovaginitis, bacterial (PTG) | 1078 | ||
| Vulvovaginitis, estrogen-deficient | 1079 | ||
| Vulvovaginitis, fungal | 1080 | ||
| Vulvovaginitis, prepubescent | 1081 | ||
| Vulvovaginitis, Trichomonas (PTG) | 1082 | ||
| Waldenström’s macroglobulinemia | 1083 | ||
| Warts (PTG) | 1085 | ||
| Wegener granulomatosis (PTG) | 1087 | ||
| Wernicke’s encephalopathy | 1089 | ||
| West Nile virus infection | 1090 | ||
| Whiplash (PTG) | 1091 | ||
| Whipple’s disease | 1092 | ||
| Wilson’s disease (PTG) | 1093 | ||
| Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome | 1094 | ||
| Yellow fever | 1095 | ||
| Zenker’s (pharyngoesophageal) diverticulum (PTG) | 1096 | ||
| Zollinger-Ellison syndrome | 1098 | ||
| SECTION II. Differential Diagnosis | 1099 | ||
| Abdominal distention | 1101 | ||
| Abdominal pain, adolescence | 1101 | ||
| Abdominal pain, childhood | 1101 | ||
| Abdominal pain, diffuse | 1101 | ||
| Abdominal pain, epigastric | 1101 | ||
| Abdominal pain, infancy | 1101 | ||
| Abdominal pain, left lower quadrant | 1101 | ||
| Abdominal pain, left upper quadrant | 1101 | ||
| Abdominal pain, nonsurgical causes | 1101 | ||
| Abdominal pain, periumbilical | 1101 | ||
| Abdominal pain, poorly localized | 1102 | ||
| Abdominal pain, pregnancy | 1102 | ||
| Abdominal pain, right lower quadrant | 1102 | ||
| Abdominal pain, right upper quadrant | 1102 | ||
| Abdominal pain, suprapubic | 1102 | ||
| Abortion, recurrent | 1102 | ||
| Aches and pains, diffuse | 1102 | ||
| Acidosis, lactic | 1102 | ||
| Acidosis, metabolic | 1103 | ||
| Acidosis, respiratory | 1103 | ||
| Acute scrotum | 1103 | ||
| Adnexal mass | 1103 | ||
| Adrenal masses | 1103 | ||
| Adynamic ileus | 1103 | ||
| Aerophagia (belching, eructation) | 1103 | ||
| Airway obstruction, pediatric age | 1103 | ||
| Akinetic/rigid syndrome | 1103 | ||
| Alkalosis, metabolic | 1103 | ||
| Alkalosis, respiratory | 1104 | ||
| Alopecia | 1104 | ||
| Alveolar consolidation | 1104 | ||
| Alveolar hemorrhage, | 1104 | ||
| Amenorrhea | 1104 | ||
| Amnesia, | 1104 | ||
| Anal incontinence | 1104 | ||
| Anaphylaxis | 1104 | ||
| Androgen excess, reproductive-age woman | 1105 | ||
| Anemia, drug-induced | 1105 | ||
| Anemia, low reticulocyte count | 1105 | ||
| Anemia, megaloblastic | 1105 | ||
| Anergy, cutaneous | 1106 | ||
| Aneurysms, thoracic aorta | 1106 | ||
| Anhydrosis | 1106 | ||
| Anion gap increase | 1106 | ||
| Anisocoria | 1106 | ||
| Anovulation | 1106 | ||
| Appetite loss in infants and children | 1106 | ||
| Arterial occlusion | 1107 | ||
| Arthritis and abdominal pain | 1107 | ||
| Arthritis and diarrhea | 1107 | ||
| Arthritis and eye lesions | 1107 | ||
| Arthritis and heart murmur | 1107 | ||
| Arthritis and muscle weakness | 1107 | ||
| Arthritis and rash | 1107 | ||
| Arthritis and subcutaneous nodules | 1107 | ||
| Arthritis and weight loss | 1107 | ||
| Arthritis, axial skeleton | 1107 | ||
| Arthritis, fever, and rash | 1107 | ||
| Arthritis, monoarticular and oligoarticular | 1107 | ||
| Arthritis, pediatric age | 1108 | ||
| Arthritis, polyarticular | 1108 | ||
| Ascites | 1108 | ||
| Asthenia | 1108 | ||
| Asthma, childhood | 1108 | ||
| Ataxia | 1109 | ||
| Atelectasis | 1109 | ||
| Atrium enlargement, right atrium | 1109 | ||
| AV nodal block | 1109 | ||
| Back pain | 1109 | ||
| Back pain, children and adolescents | 1109 | ||
| Back pain, viscerogenic origin | 1109 | ||
| Ballism | 1109 | ||
| Bleeding, lower GI | 1109 | ||
| Bleeding, lower GI, pediatric | 1110 | ||
| Bleeding, upper GI | 1110 | ||
| Bleeding, upper GI, pediatric | 1110 | ||
| Blindness, geriatric age | 1110 | ||
| Blindness, monocular, transient | 1110 | ||
| Blindness, pediatric age | 1110 | ||
| Blisters, subepidermal | 1111 | ||
| Bone lesions, preferential site of origin | 1111 | ||
| Bone marrow fibrosis | 1111 | ||
| Bone mineral density, increased | 1111 | ||
| Bone pain | 1111 | ||
| Bone resorption | 1111 | ||
| Bradycardia, sinus | 1112 | ||
| Breast inflammatory lesion | 1112 | ||
| Breast mass | 1112 | ||
| Breath odor | 1112 | ||
| Breathing, noisy | 1112 | ||
| Brown urine | 1112 | ||
| Bruising | 1112 | ||
| Bullous diseases | 1112 | ||
| Calcification on chest x-ray | 1112 | ||
| Calcifications, cutaneous | 1112 | ||
| Calcium stones | 1113 | ||
| Cardiac arrest, nontraumatic | 1113 | ||
| Cardiac death, sudden | 1113 | ||
| Cardiac enlargement | 1113 | ||
| Cardiac murmurs | 1113 | ||
| Cardioembolism | 1113 | ||
| Cardiogenic shock | 1114 | ||
| Cavitary lesion on chest x-ray | 1114 | ||
| Cerebral infarction secondary to inherited disorders | 1114 | ||
| Cerebrovascular disease, ischemic | 1114 | ||
| Chest pain, children | 1114 | ||
| Chest pain (nonpleuritic) | 1114 | ||
| Chest pain (pleuritic) | 1115 | ||
| Cholestasis | 1115 | ||
| Chorea | 1115 | ||
| Choreoathetosis | 1115 | ||
| Chylothorax | 1115 | ||
| Cloudy urine | 1115 | ||
| Clubbing | 1115 | ||
| Color changes, cutaneous | 1115 | ||
| Coma | 1116 | ||
| Coma, normal computed tomography | 1116 | ||
| Coma, pediatric population | 1116 | ||
| Conjunctival neoplasm | 1117 | ||
| Constipation | 1117 | ||
| Corneal sensation, decreased | 1117 | ||
| Cough | 1117 | ||
| Cutaneous infections, athletes | 1117 | ||
| Cyanosis | 1117 | ||
| Daytime sleepiness | 1117 | ||
| Delirium | 1117 | ||
| Delirium, dialysis patient | 1118 | ||
| Demyelinating diseases | 1118 | ||
| Diarrhea, tube-fed patient | 1118 | ||
| Diplopia, binocular | 1118 | ||
| Diplopia, monocular | 1118 | ||
| Diplopia, vertical | 1118 | ||
| Dizziness | 1118 | ||
| Dry eye | 1119 | ||
| Dyspareunia | 1119 | ||
| Dysphagia | 1119 | ||
| Dyspnea | 1119 | ||
| Dysuria | 1119 | ||
| Earache | 1119 | ||
| Ectopic ACTH secretion | 1119 | ||
| Edema, children | 1119 | ||
| Edema, generalized | 1120 | ||
| Edema, leg, unilateral | 1120 | ||
| Edema of lower extremities | 1120 | ||
| Ejection sound or click | 1120 | ||
| Elbow pain | 1120 | ||
| Elevated hemidiaphragm | 1120 | ||
| Emboli, arterial | 1120 | ||
| Emesis, pediatric age | 1120 | ||
| Encephalomyelitis, nonviral causes | 1121 | ||
| Encephalopathy, metabolic | 1121 | ||
| Enthesopathy | 1121 | ||
| Epilepsy | 1121 | ||
| Epistaxis | 1121 | ||
| Erectile dysfunction, organic | 1121 | ||
| Erosions, genitalia | 1121 | ||
| Erythematous annular skin lesions | 1121 | ||
| Erythroderma | 1121 | ||
| Esophageal perforation | 1121 | ||
| Esophagitis | 1122 | ||
| Esotropia | 1122 | ||
| Exanthems | 1122 | ||
| Eyelid neoplasm | 1122 | ||
| Eyelid retraction | 1122 | ||
| Eye pain | 1122 | ||
| Facial pain | 1122 | ||
| Facial paralysis | 1122 | ||
| Failure to thrive | 1122 | ||
| Fatigue | 1122 | ||
| Fatty liver | 1123 | ||
| Fever and jaundice | 1123 | ||
| Fever and rash | 1123 | ||
| Fever in returning travelers and immigrants | 1123 | ||
| Finger lesions, inflammatory | 1123 | ||
| Flatulence and bloating | 1123 | ||
| Flushing | 1124 | ||
| Foot dermatitis | 1124 | ||
| Footdrop | 1124 | ||
| Foot lesion, ulcerating | 1124 | ||
| Foot pain | 1124 | ||
| Forearm and hand pain | 1124 | ||
| Gait abnormality | 1124 | ||
| Galactorrhea | 1124 | ||
| Gastric emptying, delayed | 1124 | ||
| Gastric emptying, rapid | 1124 | ||
| Genital discharge, female | 1124 | ||
| Genital sores | 1124 | ||
| Glucocorticoid deficiency | 1124 | ||
| Goiter | 1125 | ||
| Granulomatous dermatitides | 1125 | ||
| Granulomatous disorders | 1125 | ||
| Granulomatous liver disease | 1125 | ||
| Green or blue urine | 1125 | ||
| Groin masses | 1125 | ||
| Groin pain, active patient | 1126 | ||
| Gynecomastia | 1126 | ||
| Halitosis | 1126 | ||
| Hand pain and swelling | 1126 | ||
| Headache | 1126 | ||
| Headache and facial pain | 1126 | ||
| Head and neck, soft tissue masses | 1127 | ||
| Hearing loss, acute | 1127 | ||
| Heartburn and indigestion | 1127 | ||
| Heart failure, pregnancy | 1127 | ||
| Heel pain | 1127 | ||
| Heel pain, plantar | 1127 | ||
| Hemarthrosis | 1128 | ||
| Hematuria | 1128 | ||
| Hematuria, differential based on age and sex | 1128 | ||
| Hemiparesis/hemiplegia | 1128 | ||
| Hemolysis and hemoglobinuria | 1128 | ||
| Hemolysis, intravascular | 1128 | ||
| Hemolysis, mechanical | 1128 | ||
| Hemoperitoneum | 1128 | ||
| Hemoptysis | 1129 | ||
| Hepatic cysts | 1129 | ||
| Hepatic granulomas | 1129 | ||
| Hepatitis, acute | 1129 | ||
| Hepatitis, chronic | 1129 | ||
| Hepatomegaly | 1129 | ||
| Hermaphroditism | 1129 | ||
| Hiccups | 1130 | ||
| Hip pain, children | 1130 | ||
| Hirsutism | 1130 | ||
| HIV infection, anorectal lesions | 1130 | ||
| HIV infection, chest radiographic abnormalities | 1130 | ||
| HIV infection, cognitive impairment | 1131 | ||
| HIV infection, cutaneous manifestations | 1131 | ||
| HIV infection, esophageal disease | 1131 | ||
| HIV infection, hepatic disease | 1131 | ||
| HIV infection, lower GI tract disease | 1131 | ||
| HIV infection, ocular manifestations | 1132 | ||
| HIV infection, pulmonary disease | 1132 | ||
| Hoarseness | 1132 | ||
| Hydrocephalus | 1132 | ||
| Hypercalcemia | 1132 | ||
| Hypercalcemia, malignancy-induced | 1132 | ||
| Hypercapnia, persistent | 1132 | ||
| Hypergastrinemia | 1133 | ||
| Hyperhidrosis | 1133 | ||
| Hyperkalemia | 1133 | ||
| Hyperkinetic movement disorders | 1133 | ||
| Hypermagnesemia | 1133 | ||
| Hyperphosphatemia | 1133 | ||
| Hyperpigmentation | 1133 | ||
| Hypersplenism, associated conditions | 1134 | ||
| Hypertrichosis | 1134 | ||
| Hypertrophic osteoarthropathy | 1134 | ||
| Hyperventilation, persistent | 1134 | ||
| Hypocalcemia | 1134 | ||
| Hypocapnia | 1134 | ||
| Hypoglycemia | 1134 | ||
| Hypogonadism | 1134 | ||
| Hypokalemia | 1135 | ||
| Hypomagnesemia | 1135 | ||
| Hyponatremia | 1135 | ||
| Hypophosphatemia | 1135 | ||
| Hypopigmentation | 1135 | ||
| Hypotension, postural | 1135 | ||
| Impotence | 1135 | ||
| Infertility, female | 1136 | ||
| Infertility, male | 1136 | ||
| Insomnia | 1136 | ||
| Intestinal pseudoobstruction | 1136 | ||
| Intracerebral hemorrhage nonhypertensive causes | 1136 | ||
| Intracranial lesion | 1136 | ||
| Intraocular neoplasm | 1136 | ||
| Iron overload | 1136 | ||
| Ischemic colitis, nonocclusive | 1136 | ||
| Ischemic necrosis of cartilage and bone | 1137 | ||
| Jaundice | 1137 | ||
| Joint pain, anterior hip, medial thigh, knee | 1137 | ||
| Joint pain, hip, lateral thigh | 1137 | ||
| Joint pain, polyarticular | 1137 | ||
| Joint pain, posterior hips, thigh, buttocks | 1137 | ||
| Joint swelling | 1137 | ||
| Jugular venous distention | 1138 | ||
| Keratitis, noninfectious | 1138 | ||
| Knee pain | 1138 | ||
| Left axis deviation | 1138 | ||
| Left bundle branch block | 1138 | ||
| Leg cramps, nocturnal | 1138 | ||
| Leg length discrepancies | 1138 | ||
| Leg movement when standing, involuntary | 1138 | ||
| Leg pain with exercise | 1138 | ||
| Leg ulcers | 1139 | ||
| Leptomeningeal lesions | 1139 | ||
| Leukocoria | 1139 | ||
| Limp | 1139 | ||
| Limping, pediatric age | 1139 | ||
| Livedo reticulitis | 1139 | ||
| Liver lesions, benign, often confused with malignancy | 1139 | ||
| Low-voltage ECG | 1139 | ||
| Lymphadenopathy | 1140 | ||
| Lymphangitis | 1140 | ||
| Lymphocytosis, atypical | 1140 | ||
| Mediastinal masses or widening on chest x-ray | 1140 | ||
| Mediastinitis, acute | 1140 | ||
| Melanonychia | 1140 | ||
| Memory loss symptoms, elderly patients | 1140 | ||
| Meningitis, chronic | 1141 | ||
| Meningitis, recurrent | 1141 | ||
| Mesenteric ischemia, nonocclusive | 1141 | ||
| Mesenteric venous thrombosis | 1141 | ||
| Metastatic neoplasms | 1141 | ||
| Microcephaly | 1141 | ||
| Micropenis | 1141 | ||
| Miosis | 1141 | ||
| Monoarthritis, acute | 1141 | ||
| Mononeuropathy | 1141 | ||
| Muscle weakness | 1142 | ||
| Muscle weakness, lower motor neuron versus upper motor neuron | 1142 | ||
| Mydriasis | 1142 | ||
| Myelin disorders | 1142 | ||
| Myelopathy and myelitis | 1142 | ||
| Myocardial ischemia | 1142 | ||
| Myoclonus | 1142 | ||
| Myopathies, infectious | 1143 | ||
| Myopathies, inflammatory | 1143 | ||
| Myopathies, toxic | 1143 | ||
| Myositis, inflammatory | 1143 | ||
| Nail clubbing | 1143 | ||
| Nail, horizontal white lines (Beau’s lines) | 1143 | ||
| Nail koilonychia | 1143 | ||
| Nail onycholysis | 1143 | ||
| Nail pitting | 1143 | ||
| Nail splinter hemorrhage | 1143 | ||
| Nail striations | 1143 | ||
| Nail telangiectasia | 1143 | ||
| Nail whitening (Terry’s nails) | 1144 | ||
| Nail yellowing | 1144 | ||
| Nausea and vomiting | 1144 | ||
| Neck and arm pain | 1144 | ||
| Neck mass | 1144 | ||
| Neck pain | 1144 | ||
| Nephritic syndrome, acute | 1144 | ||
| Nephrocalcinosis | 1144 | ||
| Neurogenic bladder | 1144 | ||
| Neurologic deficit, focal | 1145 | ||
| Neurologic deficit, multifocal | 1145 | ||
| Neuropathic bladder | 1145 | ||
| Neuropathies with facial nerve involvement | 1145 | ||
| Neuropathies, painful | 1145 | ||
| Nipple lesions | 1145 | ||
| Nodular lesions, skin | 1145 | ||
| Nodules, painful | 1145 | ||
| Nystagmus | 1145 | ||
| Nystagmus, monocular | 1145 | ||
| Ophthalmoplegia | 1145 | ||
| Opsoclonus | 1146 | ||
| Oral mucosa, erythematous lesions | 1146 | ||
| Oral mucosa, pigmented lesions | 1146 | ||
| Oral mucosa, punctate erosive lesions | 1146 | ||
| Oral mucosa, white lesions | 1146 | ||
| Oral ulcers, acute | 1146 | ||
| Oral vesicles and ulcers | 1146 | ||
| Orbital lesions, calcified | 1146 | ||
| Orbital lesions, cystic | 1146 | ||
| Orgasm dysfunction | 1146 | ||
| Orofacial pain | 1146 | ||
| Osteoporosis, secondary causes | 1146 | ||
| Ovulatory dysfunction | 1147 | ||
| Pain, midfoot | 1147 | ||
| Pain, plantar aspect, heel | 1147 | ||
| Pain, posterior heel | 1147 | ||
| Palindromic rheumatism | 1147 | ||
| Palmoplantar hyperkeratosis | 1147 | ||
| Palpitations | 1147 | ||
| Pancreatic calcifications | 1147 | ||
| Pancytopenia | 1148 | ||
| Papilledema | 1148 | ||
| Papulosquamous diseases | 1148 | ||
| Paraneoplastic neurologic syndromes | 1148 | ||
| Paraneoplastic syndromes, endocrine | 1148 | ||
| Paraneoplastic syndromes, nonendocrine | 1148 | ||
| Paraplegia | 1148 | ||
| Paresthesias | 1148 | ||
| Parkinsonism-plus syndromes | 1149 | ||
| Parotid swelling | 1149 | ||
| Pelvic mass | 1149 | ||
| Pelvic pain, chronic | 1149 | ||
| Pelvic pain, genital origin | 1149 | ||
| Penile rash | 1149 | ||
| Pericardial effusion | 1149 | ||
| Periodic paralysis, hyperkalemic | 1149 | ||
| Periodic paralysis, hypokalemic | 1149 | ||
| Peritoneal carcinonomatosis | 1150 | ||
| Peritoneal effusion | 1150 | ||
| Periumbilical swelling | 1150 | ||
| Photodermatoses | 1150 | ||
| Photosensitivity | 1150 | ||
| Pleural effusions | 1150 | ||
| Pleural effusions, malignancy-associated | 1150 | ||
| Pneumonia, recurrent | 1150 | ||
| Polycythemia | 1150 | ||
| Polyneuropathy | 1150 | ||
| Polyneuropathy, drug-induced | 1151 | ||
| Polyneuropathy, symmetric | 1151 | ||
| Polyuria | 1151 | ||
| Popliteal swelling | 1151 | ||
| Portal hypertension | 1151 | ||
| Postmenopausal bleeding | 1151 | ||
| Postural hypotension, nonneurologic cuases | 1151 | ||
| Premature graying, scalp hair | 1151 | ||
| Proptosis | 1152 | ||
| Proptosis and palatal necrotic ulcers | 1152 | ||
| Proteinuria | 1152 | ||
| Pruritus | 1152 | ||
| Pruritus ani | 1152 | ||
| Pseudocyanosis, etiology | 1152 | ||
| Pseudohermaphroditism, female | 1152 | ||
| Pseudohermaphroditism, male | 1152 | ||
| Pseudoinfarction | 1152 | ||
| Psychosis | 1152 | ||
| Ptosis | 1153 | ||
| Puberty, delayed | 1153 | ||
| Puberty, precocious | 1153 | ||
| Pulmonary crackles | 1153 | ||
| Pulmonary lesions | 1153 | ||
| Pulmonary nodule, solitary | 1153 | ||
| Pulseless electrical activity | 1153 | ||
| Pupillary dilatation, poor response to darkness | 1153 | ||
| Purpura | 1153 | ||
| QT interval prolongation | 1154 | ||
| Rectal pain | 1154 | ||
| Red blood cell aphasia, acquired, etiology | 1154 | ||
| Red eye | 1154 | ||
| Red hot joint | 1154 | ||
| Red urine | 1154 | ||
| Renal artery occlusion, causes | 1154 | ||
| Renal cystic disorders | 1154 | ||
| Renal failure, intrinsic or parenchymal causes | 1154 | ||
| Renal failure, postrenal causes | 1154 | ||
| Renal failure, prerenal causes | 1155 | ||
| Renal vein thrombosis, causes | 1155 | ||
| Respiratory failure, hypoventilatory | 1155 | ||
| Retinopathy, hypertensive | 1155 | ||
| Rhinitis | 1155 | ||
| Right axis deviation | 1155 | ||
| Salivary gland enlargement | 1155 | ||
| Salivary gland secretion, decreased | 1155 | ||
| Scrotal pain | 1156 | ||
| Scrotal swelling | 1156 | ||
| Seizure | 1156 | ||
| Seizure, pediatric | 1156 | ||
| Sexually transmitted diseases, anorectal region | 1156 | ||
| Sexual precocity | 1156 | ||
| Shoulder pain | 1156 | ||
| Shoulder pain by location | 1157 | ||
| Small bowel obstruction | 1157 | ||
| Small intestine ulceration | 1157 | ||
| Smell disturbance | 1157 | ||
| Sore throat | 1157 | ||
| Spastic paraplegias | 1157 | ||
| Spinal cord compression, epidural | 1157 | ||
| Spinal cord dysfunction | 1157 | ||
| Spinal cord ischemic syndromes | 1157 | ||
| Spinal tumors | 1157 | ||
| Splenomegaly | 1158 | ||
| Steatohepatitis | 1158 | ||
| Stomatitis, bullous | 1158 | ||
| Stridor, pediatric age | 1158 | ||
| Stroke | 1158 | ||
| Stroke, pediatric age | 1158 | ||
| Stroke, young adult, causes | 1159 | ||
| ST segment elevations, nonischemic | 1159 | ||
| Sudden death, pediatric age | 1159 | ||
| Sudden death, young athlete | 1159 | ||
| Swollen limb | 1159 | ||
| Tall stature | 1159 | ||
| Tardive dyskinesia | 1159 | ||
| Taste and smell loss | 1160 | ||
| Telangiectasia | 1160 | ||
| Tendinopathy | 1160 | ||
| Testicular failure | 1160 | ||
| Testicular pain | 1160 | ||
| Testicular size variations | 1160 | ||
| Tetanus | 1160 | ||
| Thrombocytopenia | 1160 | ||
| Thrombocytosis | 1161 | ||
| Thyromegaly | 1161 | ||
| Tick-related infections | 1161 | ||
| Tics | 1161 | ||
| Torsades de pointes | 1161 | ||
| Tremor | 1161 | ||
| Tubulointerstitial disease, acute | 1161 | ||
| Tubulointerstitial kidney disease | 1161 | ||
| Urethral discharge and dysuria | 1161 | ||
| Uric acid stones | 1162 | ||
| Urinary retention, acute | 1162 | ||
| Urine casts | 1162 | ||
| Urine, red | 1162 | ||
| Uropathy, obstructive | 1162 | ||
| Uterine bleeding, abnormal | 1162 | ||
| Vaginal bleeding, pregnancy | 1162 | ||
| Vaginal discharge, prepubertal girls | 1163 | ||
| Vasculitis, classification | 1163 | ||
| Vasculitis (diseases that mimic vasculitis | 1163 | ||
| Ventilation–perfusion mismatch on lung scan | 1163 | ||
| Ventricular failure | 1163 | ||
| Verrucous lesions | 1163 | ||
| Vertigo | 1163 | ||
| Vesiculobullous diseases | 1163 | ||
| Vision loss, acute, painful | 1164 | ||
| Vision loss, acute, painless | 1164 | ||
| Vision loss, children | 1164 | ||
| Vision loss, chronic, progressive | 1164 | ||
| Vision loss, monocular, transient | 1164 | ||
| Vocal cord paralysis | 1164 | ||
| Volume depletion | 1164 | ||
| Volume excess | 1164 | ||
| Vomiting | 1164 | ||
| Vulvar lesions | 1164 | ||
| Weakness, acute, emergent | 1165 | ||
| Weakness, gradual onset | 1165 | ||
| Weakness, nonneuromuscular causes | 1165 | ||
| Weight gain | 1165 | ||
| Weight loss | 1166 | ||
| Wheezing | 1166 | ||
| Wheezing, pediatric age | 1166 | ||
| Wrist pain | 1166 | ||
| Xerophthalmia | 1166 | ||
| Xerostomia | 1166 | ||
| Yellow urine | 1166 | ||
| SECTION III. Clinical Algorithms | 1169 | ||
| Abuse, child | 1172 | ||
| Abuse, geriatric | 1173 | ||
| Acetaminophen ingestion | 1174 | ||
| Acid-base homeostasis | 1175 | ||
| Acidosis, metabolic | 1176 | ||
| Acidosis, respiratory, acute | 1178 | ||
| Acidosis, respiratory, chronic | 1179 | ||
| Acute respiratory distress syndrome | 1180 | ||
| Adrenal insufficiency | 1181 | ||
| Adrenal mass | 1182 | ||
| Alkaline phosphatase elevation | 1183 | ||
| Alkalosis, metabolic | 1184 | ||
| Alkalosis, respiratory | 1185 | ||
| Alopecia | 1186 | ||
| ALT/AST elevation | 1187 | ||
| Amenorrhea, primary | 1188 | ||
| Amenorrhea, secondary | 1189 | ||
| Anemia | 1190 | ||
| Anemia of chronic disease | 1191 | ||
| Anemia, hemolytic | 1192 | ||
| Anemia, macrocytic | 1193 | ||
| Anema, microcytic | 1194 | ||
| Anemia with reticulocytosis | 1195 | ||
| Anisocoria | 1196 | ||
| Anorexia | 1198 | ||
| Antinuclear antibody testing | 1199 | ||
| Arthralgia limited to one or few joints | 1200 | ||
| Ascites | 1201 | ||
| Ascites, malignant | 1202 | ||
| Asthma, emergency department and hospital-based care | 1203 | ||
| Asthma, home management | 1204 | ||
| Ataxia, progressive | 1205 | ||
| Atrial fibrillation, paroxysmal | 1206 | ||
| Atrial fibrillation, permanent | 1207 | ||
| Atrial fibrillation, persistent | 1208 | ||
| Back pain | 1209 | ||
| Bilirubin elevation | 1210 | ||
| Bleeding disorder, congenital | 1211 | ||
| Bleeding, congenital disorder | 1212 | ||
| Bleeding, early pregnancy | 1213 | ||
| Bleeding, gastrointestinal | 1214 | ||
| Bleeding, vaginal | 1215 | ||
| Bleeding, variceal | 1217 | ||
| Bradycardia | 1218 | ||
| Breast, nipple discharge evaluation | 1219 | ||
| Breast, radiologic evaluation | 1221 | ||
| Breast, routine screen or palpable mass evaluation | 1223 | ||
| Breastfeeding difficulties | 1225 | ||
| Carcinoid tumors | 1226 | ||
| Cardiomegaly on chest x-ray | 1227 | ||
| Cardiomyopathy | 1228 | ||
| Cardiomyopathy, ischemic | 1229 | ||
| Cerebral ischemia | 1230 | ||
| Chest x-ray abnormality | 1231 | ||
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 1232 | ||
| Constipation | 1233 | ||
| Contraceptive method selection | 1234 | ||
| Contraceptive use, oral | 1235 | ||
| Convulsive disorder, pediatric age | 1237 | ||
| Corneal disorders | 1238 | ||
| Cough, chronic | 1239 | ||
| Creatine kinase elevation | 1240 | ||
| Cushing’s syndrome | 1242 | ||
| Cyanosis | 1243 | ||
| Cystitis, acute | 1244 | ||
| Cytoplastic antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (c-ANCA) | 1245 | ||
| Deep vein thrombosis | 1247 | ||
| Delirium | 1248 | ||
| Delirium, geriatric patient | 1249 | ||
| Dementia | 1250 | ||
| Developmental delay | 1251 | ||
| Diabetes insipidus | 1252 | ||
| Diabetic autonomic neuropathy | 1253 | ||
| Diabetic ketoacidosis/hyperosmolar hyperglycemic state | 1254 | ||
| Diarrhea, acute | 1255 | ||
| Diarrhea, chronic | 1256 | ||
| Diarrhea, chronic, in patients with HIV infection | 1257 | ||
| Dilated pupil | 1258 | ||
| Disseminated intravascular coagulation | 1259 | ||
| Dyspepsia | 1260 | ||
| Dysphagia | 1261 | ||
| Dyspnea | 1262 | ||
| Dysuria and/or urethral/vaginal discharge | 1263 | ||
| Ectopic pregnancy | 1264 | ||
| Edema, generalized | 1265 | ||
| Edema, regional | 1266 | ||
| Enuresis and voiding dysfunction, pediatric | 1267 | ||
| Epiglottitis | 1268 | ||
| Erythrocytosis, acquired | 1269 | ||
| Fatigue | 1270 | ||
| Fecal incontinence | 1271 | ||
| Fever of undetermined origin | 1272 | ||
| Flushing | 1274 | ||
| Fracture, bone | 1275 | ||
| Genital lesions or ulcers | 1277 | ||
| Genitalia, ambiguous | 1278 | ||
| Goiter evaluation and management | 1279 | ||
| Granuloma | 1280 | ||
| Gynecomastia | 1281 | ||
| Hearing loss | 1282 | ||
| Hematuria, asymptomatic | 1283 | ||
| Hemoptysis | 1284 | ||
| Hepatitis, viral | 1285 | ||
| Hepatomegaly | 1286 | ||
| Herpes zoster/postherpetic neuralgia | 1288 | ||
| Hirsutism | 1289 | ||
| HIV-infected patient with central nervous system mass lesion | 1290 | ||
| HIV-infected patient with respiratory complaints | 1291 | ||
| HIV-infected patient with suspected central nervous system infection | 1293 | ||
| HIV-infected patient, acutely Ill | 1294 | ||
| HIV-infected patient, cardiac dysfunction | 1295 | ||
| Hyperaldosteronism | 1296 | ||
| Hypercalcemia | 1297 | ||
| Hyperkalemia, diagnostic approach | 1298 | ||
| Hyperkalemia, evaluation and treatment | 1299 | ||
| Hypermagnesemia | 1301 | ||
| Hypernatremia | 1302 | ||
| Hyperphosphatemia | 1303 | ||
| Hyperpigmentation | 1304 | ||
| Hyperthyroidism | 1307 | ||
| Hyperuricemia | 1308 | ||
| Hypocalcemia | 1310 | ||
| Hypoglycemia | 1311 | ||
| Hypogonadism | 1312 | ||
| Hypokalemia | 1313 | ||
| Hypomagnesemia | 1314 | ||
| Hyponatremia | 1315 | ||
| Hypophosphatemia | 1316 | ||
| Hypotension | 1317 | ||
| Hypothyroidism | 1318 | ||
| Infertility | 1319 | ||
| Inflammatory arthritis | 1320 | ||
| Jaundice | 1321 | ||
| Jaundice, neonatal | 1322 | ||
| Joint effusion | 1323 | ||
| Knee pain, anterior | 1324 | ||
| Leg ulcer | 1325 | ||
| Liver function test elevations | 1326 | ||
| Low back and/or leg pain | 1327 | ||
| Lymphadenopathy, generalized | 1328 | ||
| Malabsorption | 1329 | ||
| Mononucleosis | 1330 | ||
| Murmur, diastolic | 1331 | ||
| Murmur, systolic | 1332 | ||
| Muscle cramps and aches | 1333 | ||
| Muscle weakness | 1334 | ||
| Myositis | 1335 | ||
| Neck mass | 1336 | ||
| Nephrolithiasis | 1337 | ||
| Neutropenia | 1338 | ||
| Nystagmus | 1339 | ||
| Obesity, endocrine evaluation | 1342 | ||
| Occupational interstitial lung disease | 1343 | ||
| Oliguria | 1344 | ||
| Pain control | 1345 | ||
| Palpitations | 1346 | ||
| Pancreatic islet cell tumors | 1347 | ||
| Pancreatic mass | 1348 | ||
| Pancreatitis, acute | 1349 | ||
| Pancreatitis, chronic | 1351 | ||
| Patient with ill-defined physical complaints | 1352 | ||
| Pelvic mass | 1353 | ||
| Pelvic pain, reproductive-age women | 1354 | ||
| Pericardial effusion, malignant | 1355 | ||
| Perinuclear antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies | 1356 | ||
| Peripheral neuropathy | 1358 | ||
| Photosensitivity | 1359 | ||
| Pituitary tumor | 1362 | ||
| Pleural effusion, malignant | 1363 | ||
| Pleural space fluid | 1364 | ||
| Poisoning, acute | 1365 | ||
| Polycythemia | 1367 | ||
| Preoperative evaluation, patient with coronary heart disease | 1368 | ||
| Proteinuria | 1369 | ||
| Pruritus, generalized | 1370 | ||
| Pruritus, pregnant patient | 1371 | ||
| Pruritus, vulva | 1373 | ||
| Pseudohermaphroditism | 1374 | ||
| Psychotic patient | 1375 | ||
| Puberty, delayed | 1376 | ||
| Puberty, precocious | 1377 | ||
| Pulmonary embolism, diagnostic approach | 1378 | ||
| Pulmonary nodule | 1379 | ||
| Purpura, palpable | 1380 | ||
| Red eye, acute | 1381 | ||
| Renal artery stenosis | 1382 | ||
| Renal failure, acute | 1383 | ||
| Renal mass | 1384 | ||
| Respiratory distress | 1385 | ||
| Reticulocyte count, elevated | 1386 | ||
| Rhinorrhea | 1387 | ||
| Scoliosis | 1388 | ||
| Scrotal mass | 1389 | ||
| Septic arthritis | 1390 | ||
| Sexual dysfunction | 1391 | ||
| Sexual precocity, female breast development | 1392 | ||
| Sexual precocity, female pubic hair development | 1393 | ||
| Sexual precocity, male | 1395 | ||
| Shin splints | 1397 | ||
| Shock | 1398 | ||
| Shoulder pain | 1399 | ||
| Skin blisters | 1402 | ||
| Sleep disorders | 1403 | ||
| Spine tumor | 1406 | ||
| Splenomegaly | 1407 | ||
| Spondyloarthropathy, diagnosis | 1408 | ||
| Spondyloarthropathy, treatment | 1409 | ||
| Strabismus | 1410 | ||
| Stroke | 1411 | ||
| Subcutaneous ossification | 1412 | ||
| Syncope | 1413 | ||
| Tachycardia, diagnostic approach | 1414 | ||
| Tachycardia, narrow complex | 1415 | ||
| Tachycardia, wide complex | 1416 | ||
| Testicular mass | 1417 | ||
| Thrombocytopenia | 1418 | ||
| Thrombocytosis | 1419 | ||
| Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura and hemolytic-uremic syndrome | 1420 | ||
| Thyroid nodule | 1421 | ||
| Thyroid testing | 1422 | ||
| Thyroid, painful | 1423 | ||
| Tinnitus | 1424 | ||
| Transient ischemic attack | 1425 | ||
| Ureteral calculi | 1426 | ||
| Urethral discharge | 1427 | ||
| Urinary tract infection | 1428 | ||
| Urinary tract obstruction | 1429 | ||
| Vaginal discharge | 1430 | ||
| Vaginal prolapse | 1431 | ||
| Vertigo | 1432 | ||
| Vulvar cancer | 1433 | ||
| Weakness, neuromuscular | 1434 | ||
| Weight gain | 1435 | ||
| Weight loss, involuntary | 1436 | ||
| SECTION IV. Laboratory Tests and Interpretation of Results | 1437 | ||
| Acetone (serum or plasma) | 1439 | ||
| Acetylcholine receptor (AChR) antibody | 1439 | ||
| Acid-base reference values | 1439 | ||
| Acid phosphatase (serum) | 1439 | ||
| Activated clotting time (ACT) | 1439 | ||
| Activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT, aPTT) | 1439 | ||
| Adrenocorticotropic hormone | 1439 | ||
| SECTION V. Clinical Preventive Services | 1483 | ||
| PART A • THE PERIODIC HEALTH EXAMINATION | 1486 | ||
| Age-specific charts | 1486 | ||
| Table 5-1 Birth to 10 years | 1486 | ||
| Table 5-2 Ages 11 to 24 years | 1488 | ||
| Table 5-3 Ages 25 to 64 years | 1490 | ||
| Table 5-4 Ages 65 and older | 1492 | ||
| Table 5-5 Pregnant women | 1494 | ||
| PART B • IMMUNIZATIONS AND CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS | 1495 | ||
| Childhood and adolescent immunizations | 1495 | ||
| Table 5-6 Recommended immunization schedule for persons aged 0-6 years—United States 2009 | 1495 | ||
| Table 5-7 Recommended immunization schedule for persons aged 7-18 years—United States 2009 | 1496 | ||
| Table 5-8 Catch-up immunization schedule for persons aged 4 months to 18 years who start late or who are more than 1 month behind—United States | 1497 | ||
| Quadrivalent human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine | 1498 | ||
| General recommendations on immunization | 1500 | ||
| Table 5-9 Recommended and minimum ages and intervals between vaccine doses of routinely recommended vaccines | 1500 | ||
| Table 5-10 Guidelines for spacing of live and inactivated antigens | 1502 | ||
| Table 5-11 Guidelines for administering antibody-containing products and vaccines | 1502 | ||
| Table 5-12 Suggested intervals between administration of antibody-containing products for different indications and measles-containing vaccine and varicella-containing vaccine | 1503 | ||
| Table 5-13 Contraindications to and precautions for commonly used vaccines | 1504 | ||
| Table 5-14 Dose and route of administration for selected vaccines | 1507 | ||
| Vaccine administration (includes Figures 5-1 through 5-5) | 1508 | ||
| Table 5-15 Treatment of anaphylaxis with intramuscular or oral pharmaceuticals | 1509 | ||
| Table 5-16 Vaccination of persons with primary and secondary immune deficiencies | 1510 | ||
| Table 5-17 Approaches to the evaluation and vaccination of internationally adopted children with no or questionable vaccination records | 1511 | ||
| Immunizations for adults | 1512 | ||
| Table 5-18 Recommended adult immunization schedule—by vaccine and age group | 1512 | ||
| Table 5-19 Vaccines that might be indicated for adults based on medical and other indications | 1514 | ||
| Table 5-20 Immunizations during pregnancy | 1516 | ||
| Table 5-21 Immunizing agents and immunization schedules for health care workers (HCWs) | 1519 | ||
| Table 5-22 Recommendations for persons with medical conditions requiring special vaccination considerations | 1522 | ||
| Table 5-23 Vaccinations for international travel | 1523 | ||
| Recommendations and implementation strategies for hepatitis B vaccination of adults | 1524 | ||
| Box 5-1 Adults recommended to receive hepatitis B vaccination | 1524 | ||
| Box 5-2 Hepatitis B vaccine schedules for adults (aged >20 yr) | 1524 | ||
| Table 5-24 Recommended doses of currently licensed formulations of adult hepatitis B vaccine by group and vaccine type | 1525 | ||
| Table 5-25 Recommended HIV/AIDS, sexually transmitted disease (STD), and viral hepatitis prevention services by risk population | 1525 | ||
| Table 5-26 Guidelines for postexposure prophylaxis of persons with nonoccupational exposuresƗ to blood or body fluids that contain blood by exposure type and vaccination status | 1526 | ||
| Table 5-27 Typical interpretation of serologic test results for hepatitis B virus infection | 1526 | ||
| Hepatitis A prophylaxis | 1527 | ||
| Table 5-28 Recommended dosages of hepatitis A immune globulin | 1527 | ||
| Table 5-29 Licensed dosages of hepatitis A vaccines | 1527 | ||
| Influenza treatment and prophylaxis | 1528 | ||
| Box 5-3 Persons for whom annual vaccination is recommended | 1528 | ||
| Table 5-30 Live, attenuated influenza vaccine (LAIV) compared with inactivated influenza vaccine (TIV) for seasonal influenza, United States formulations | 1530 | ||
| Indications for use of antivirals | 1531 | ||
| Figure 5-6 Algorithm for determining recommended influenza immunization actions for children | 1532 | ||
| HIV testing and postexposure prophylaxis | 1533 | ||
| Recommendations for HIV testing of adults, adolescents, and pregnant women | 1533 | ||
| Figure 5-7 Algorithm for evaluation and treatment of possible nonoccupational HIV exposure | 1535 | ||
| Table 5-31 HIV exposure, estimated per-act risk | 1535 | ||
| Table 5-32 Antiretroviral regimens for nonoccupational postexposure prophylaxis of HIV infection | 1536 | ||
| Table 5-33 Highly active antiretroviral therapy medications, adult dosage, and side effects | 1537 | ||
| Table 5-34 Recommended laboratory evaluation of nonoccupational prophylaxis (nPEP) of HIV infection | 1538 | ||
| Box 5-4 Situations for which expert consultation for HIV postexposure prophylaxis is advised | 1538 | ||
| Box 5-5 Occupational exposure management resources | 1539 | ||
| Box 5-6 Management of occupational blood exposures | 1540 | ||
| Endocarditis prophylaxis | 1541 | ||
| Table 5-35 Cardiac conditions associated with the highest risk of adverse outcome from endocarditis for which prophylaxis with dental procedures is recommended | 1541 | ||
| Table 5-36 Dental procedures for which endocarditis prophylaxis is recommended for patients in Table 5-35 | 1541 | ||
| Table 5-37 Regimens for a dental procedure | 1541 | ||
| Table 5-38 Summary of major changes in updated recommendations | 1542 | ||
| PART C • GUIDE TO CLINICAL PREVENTIVE SERVICES | 1543 | ||
| APPENDIX I. Complementary and Alternative Medicine | 1545 | ||
| Ia. Dietary Supplements: What Every Primary Care Provider Should Know | 1547 | ||
| Ib. Overview of Selected Natural Products | 1549 | ||
| Ic. Natural Products and Drug Interactions | 1553 | ||
| Id. Definitions of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Terms | 1557 | ||
| Ie. Relaxation Techniques | 1559 | ||
| APPENDIX II. Primary Care Procedures | 1561 | ||
| Index | 1589 |