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No other text links practice and research like CURRENT Medical Diagnosis & Treatment! Written by clinicians renowned in their respective fields, this trusted text offers the most current insights into symptoms, signs, epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment for more than 1,000 diseases and disorders. You'll find concise, evidence-based answers to questions about both hospital and ambulatory problems. This valuable clinical companion is the fastest and easiest way to find the latest information about diagnostic advances, prevention strategies, and cost-effective treatments.

Here’s why CMDT is critical to your practice:

Strong emphasis on the practical aspects of clinical diagnosis and patient management

Full review of internal medicine and additional family medicine topics, including gynecology and obstetrics, dermatology, neurology, ophthalmology, geriatrics, and palliative care

Annual update on HIV/AIDS and other new emerging viral infections

Specific disease prevention information

Medication treatment tables, with indexed trade names and updated prices

Helpful diagnostic and treatment algorithms

Key recent references on each topic with PMID numbers for quick access

Many full-color photographs and illustrations



A complete summary of medical advances up to time of publication!

Here are some of the many updates and additions to the 2018 edition:

New print chapter on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Health

Substantially revised pain management section, including latest information on benefits, risks and methods to limit risks of opioid use

New recommendations for initial empiric antibiotic treatment for hospital-acquired and ventilator-associated pneumonia

2016 CHEST Guidelines for anticoagulation treatment recommendations in cancer and noncancer diagnosis

New discussion of physician-assisted death

Updated treatment options for hepatitis C infection

•New FDA-approved medications for ulcerative colitis and Crohn disease

New pharmacologic treatment for hormone receptor-positive breast cancer

New table outlining criteria to rule out pulmonary embolism

(Digital version, 2018)

ISBN-13: 978-1259861482
ISBN-10: 1259861481

1952 pages

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Keywords: current;medical;diagnosis;treatment
File Size: 34.4 MBytes