The Washington Manual of Medical Therapeutics

by Corey Foster

Paper Book, 2010

Status

Available

Call number

ISMC Library - WB 39 M294

Publication

Philadelphia, Pa. : Wolters Kluwer/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 33rd edition

ISBN

9781608310036

Description

Established for over 40 years as the “Bible” of the medical ward, The Washington Manual#65533; of Medical Therapeutics is now in its Thirty-First Edition and builds upon that proud tradition—with even more of the current information you need, with a focus on inpatient care, delivered in a timesaving, quick-reference style. This edition includes the latest facts on nosocomial infections, West Nile virus, and agents of bioterrorism; the latest management of AIDS/HIV; and current JNC VII guidelines for management of hypertension. Drug appendices have a new quick-scanning format for rapid information retrieval. This edition is also available electronically for handheld computers. See Media listing for details. The Washington Manual#65533; is a registered mark belonging to Washington University in St. Louis to which international legal protection applies. The mark is used in this publication by LWW under license from Washington University.… (more)

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CONTENTS:
Patient care in internal medicine
Nutrition support
Preventive cardiology and ischemic heart disease
Heart failure, cardiomyopathy, and valvular heart disease
Cardiac arrhythmias
Critical care
Pulmonary diseases
Allergy and immunology
Fluid and electrolyte management
Renal diseases
Treatment of infectious diseases
Antimicrobials
Human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
Solid organ transplant medicine
Gastrointestinal diseases
Liver diseases
Disorders of hemostasis and thrombosis
Anemia and transfusion therapy
Medical management of malignant disease
Diabetes mellitus and related disorders
Endorine diseases
Arthritis and rheumatologic diseases
Neurologic disorders
Medical emergencies.
Appendices: A: Immunizations and postexposure therapies
B: Infection control and isolation recommendations
C: Advanced cardiac life support algoriothms.
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