Description
Written by and for physician assistants, this compact, portable resource presents all of the information needed on the job. It reviews symptoms, pathophysiology, laboratory studies, differential diagnosis, treatment, and pediatric and obstetric considerations for the conditions most commonly encountered in practice. Coverage of every major medical subspecialty makes the book indispensable in any clinical setting.
Product Details
Reference
57661
EAN13
9780721697864
ISBN
9780721697864
Data sheet
Publication date
2015
Issue number
2
Cover
paperback
Pages count
1144
Dimensions (mm)
127 x 210
Weight (g)
1000
1. Cardiology Arrhythmia: Atrial/Ventricular . Congestive Heart Failure . Cor Pulmonale . Coronary Athersclerotic Heart Disease . Essential Hypertension . Pericarditis/Pericardial Effusion . Valvular Heart Disease (Diastolic/Systolic) . Contusion . Congenital Heart Disease 2. Dermatology Acne Vulgaris . Alopecia . Bacterial Infections . Benign Cutaneous Neoplasm . Dermatitis/Eczema . Dermatophytosis (Fungal Infection . Infestations of the Skin . Papulosquamous Conditions . Premalignant and Malignant Skin Tumors . Vascular Conditions . Viral Disease (Vesicular) . Viral Infections (Other) 3. Emergency Medicine Burns . Hyperthermia . Hypothermia . Near Drowning . Poisoning . Psychiatric Emergencies . Respiratory Arrest . Shock . Abdominal Trauma . General Principles/ATLS 4. Endocrinology Adrenal Disorders . Diabetes Mellitus . Hyperlipidemia . Hyperparathyroid . Metabolic Bone Disease . Pituitary Adenoma . Thyroid Disease 5. Gastroenterology Appendicitis . Cholicystitis . Crohns Disease . Diverticulitis . GERD . Hemorrhoid . Pancreatitis (Acute) . Peptic/Gastric Ulcer . Ulcerative Colitis 6. Gynecology Bartholins Cyst/Abcess . Cervicitis . Dysmenorrhea . Endometriosis . Fibrocystic Breast Disease . Ovarian Cyst . Pelvic Inflammatory Disease . Pelvic Organ Prolapse . Vaginitis . Normal Pregnancy/Complications 7. Hematology Bleeding Disorders . Polycythemia Vera . Anemia . Sickle Cell Disease . Arteriosclerosis Obliterans . Embolism/Thrombosis 8. Infectious Disease Auto Immune Deficiency Syndrome . Infective Endocarditis . Gastroenteritis . Gonorrhea . Hepatitis . Mononucleosis . Sepsis . Syphillis . Tuberculosis 9. Nephrology Acid-Base Disturbances . Acute Renal Failure . Chronic Renal Failure . Electrolyte Imbalances . Glomerular Disease . Nephrolithiasis . Pyelonephritis (Upper Tract Infection) . Renal and Vascular Hypertension . Tubulointerstitial Disease 10. Neurology Dementia . Encephalitis . Head Injury . Hydrocephalus . Memingioma . Meningitis . Migraine Headache . Multiple Sclerosis . Parkinsons Disease . Peripheral Neuropathy . Seizure . Stroke/Transient Ischemic Attack . Subarachnoid 11. Oncology Adrenal/Renal Cancer . Breast Cancer . Bladder Cancer . Cervical Cancer . Colorectal Cancer . Gastric Cancer . Glioma . Hodgkins Disease . Leukemia . Liver Tumor . Lung Cancer . Lymphoma . Malignant Melanoma . Muscu¬loskeletal Tumor . Multiple Myeloma . Oropharyngeal Cancer . Ovarian Cancer . Pancreatic Cancer . Prostate Cancer . Testicular Cancer . Thyroid Cancer . Uterine Cancer 12. Ophthalmology Cataracts . Conjunctivitis . Glaucoma . Ocular Hemorrhage . Optic Neuritis . Retinal Detachment 13. Otorhinolaryngology Benign Positional Vertigo . Cerumen Impaction . Epistaxis . Eustachian Tube Dysfunction . Labyrinthitis . Menieres Disease . Nasal Polyps . Otitis Externa . Otitis Media . Pharyngitis . Rhinitis . Sinusitis . Tonsillitis 14. Psychiatry Adjustment Disorders . Anxiety Disorders . Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder . Eating Disorders . Mood Disorders . Personality Disorders . Psychotic Disorders . Somatoform/Dissociative Disorders 15. Pulmonary Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) . Asthma . Bronchitis . Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) . Intersitial Lung Disease . Pleural Effusion . Pleurisy . Pneumonia . Pneumothorax . Pulmonary Contusion . Pulmonary Embolism . Sleep Apnea 16. Rheumatology/Orthopedics Ankylosing Spondylitis . Fibromyalgia . Gout . Osteoarthritis/Osteoarthorosis . Polymyalgia Rheumatica . Rheumatoid Arthritis . Tendonitis/Bursitis . Fracture . Foot . Spine . Strain and Sprain 17. Urology Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia . Epidedymitis . Impotence . Incontinence . Orchitis . Priapism . Prostatitis . Urethritis . Urinary Tract Infection . Hydrocele . Hypospadius . Testicular Torsion . Variococele 18. Anesthesia