Infectious Diseases A Clinical Short Course 3/E (In Thirty Days Series)

LEARN THE PRINCIPLES OF CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES IN JUST THIRTY DAYS Infectious Diseases: A Clinical Short COURSE is a concise overview of this important field designed to help the busy physician, medical student, nurse practitioner, and physician assistant to understand, diagnose, and treat common infectious diseases. This unique self-instruction book is organized by system/region as opposed to pathogens—simulating how common pathogens and disorders would be encountered in rounds or in practice. By indicating the number of days that should be allotted to the study of each chapter, the author has created a schedule for completion of each lesson. A wide array of tables that summarize the methods of clinical assessment, anti-infective agent doses, and drug toxicities--facts that do not require memorization, but do need to be referred to when caring for patients--facilitate this condensed learning schedule. There is no better resource for learning to associate pathogens with the corresponding impact on patients than Infectious Diseases. FEATURES Key Points summarize the most important facts when managing each infection and facilitate board review Guiding Questions begin each chapter An estimate of the potential severity of each disease gives you a sense of how quickly you should initiate treatment Numerous case examples highlight real-world clinical application of the content Dozens of color plates depict major pathogens All chapters have been updated to reflect the most current treatment and diagnostic guidelines from the Infectious Diseases Society of America NEW! Antibiograms for each major antibiotic class provide a visual depiction of the spectrum of each individual antibiotic; a table listing the most commonly used outpatient antibiotics and their dosing; and much more A Concise, Thorough Review Of Microorganisms And The Diseases They Cause No Other Resource Makes Clinical Infectious Diseases More Manageable And Easy To Master Than Infectious Diseases: A Clinical Short Course, Third Edition. This Self-teaching Tool Is Organized By System/region As Opposed To Pathogens -- Simulating How Common Pathogens And Disorders Would Be Encountered In Rounds Or In Practice. Unsurpassed For Learning How To Associate Pathogens With Their Corresponding Impact On Actual Patients Coverage Of The Entire Field Of Infectious Diseases In A Concise Presentation Than Can Be Read During A 30 Day Rotation Color Photos Show Clinical Manifestations Of Infectious Diseases --provided By Publisher. Anti-infective Therapy -- The Sepsis Syndrome -- The Febrile Patient -- Pulmonary Infections -- Eye, Ear, Nose, And Throat -- Central Nervous System Infections -- Cardiovascular Infections -- Gastrointestinal And Hepatobiliary Infections -- Gastrointestinal Tract Infections And Sexually Transmitted Diseases (stds) -- Skin And Soft Tissue Infections -- Bone And Joint Infections -- Parasitic Infections -- Zoonotic Infections -- Bioterrorism -- Serious Adult Viral Illnesses Other Than Hiv -- Infections In The Immunocompromised Host -- Hiv Infection. Frederick S. Southwick. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. "A concise, thorough review of microorganisms and the diseases they cause No other resource makes clinical infectious diseases more manageable and easy to master than Infectious Diseases: A Clinical Short Course, Third Edition. This self-teaching tool is organized by system/region as opposed to pathogens -- simulating how common pathogens and disorders would be encountered in rounds or in practice. Unsurpassed for learning how to associate pathogens with their corresponding impact on actual patients Coverage of the entire field of infectious diseases in a concise presentation than can be read during a 30 day rotation Color photos show clinical manifestations of infectious diseases "--Résumé de l'éditeur