This brand-new handbook covers all of the essential topics encountered in the daily practice, written by contributors from the Johns Hopkins Hospital. A volume in the Mosby Handbook series, it concisely discusses all diseases and disorders in an easy-to-follow, standardized outline format. Readers will find all of the features that have made The Harriet Lane Handbook the most popular handbook in paediatrics. Within each chapter are sections on pearls and pitfalls, differential diagnoses, algorithms, and reviews of the most current literature. And, it includes a handy formulary with complete dosage information.
PART I ACUTE CARE OF THE ADULT PATIENT 1. Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (Emergency Management-including management of tachycardias) 2. Procedures 3. Care of the Hospitalized Patient
PART II DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC INFORMATION 4. Allergy and Immunology 5. Cardiology 6. Dermatology 7. Endocrinology and Metabolism 8. Gastroenterology 9. Hematology 10. HIV-Related Infectious Diseases 11. Infectious Diseases 12. Nephrology and Electrolytes 13. Neurology and Psychiatry 14. Nutrition 15. Oncology 16. Pulmonology 17. Rheumatology 18. Toxicology