The Washington Manual® of Medical Therapeutics

The Washington Manual® of Medical Therapeutics, 37th Edition, provides essential information you need for successful patient care, with concise, high-yield content that reflects today's fast-changing advances in medical technology and therapeutics. Written by faculty, residents, and fellows and edited by chief residents of the distinguished Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, the Washington Manual presents brief, logical approaches to diagnosis and management of commonly encountered medical conditions, including new therapies that improve patient outcomes. Discover why housestaff and faculty around the world depend on this best-selling resource for day-to-day clinical practice in internal medicine. Title Copyright Dedication Preface Department Chair’s Note Contributors 1 Inpatient Care in Internal Medicine 2 Nutrition Support 3 Preventive Cardiology 4 Ischemic Heart Disease 5 Heart Failure and Cardiomyopathy 6 Pericardial and Valvular Heart Disease 7 Cardiac Arrhythmias 8 Critical Care 9 Obstructive Lung Disease 10 Pulmonary Diseases 11 Allergy and Immunology 12 Fluid and Electrolyte Management 13 Renal Diseases 14 Treatment of Infectious Diseases 15 Antimicrobials 16 Sexually Transmitted Infections, Human Immunodeficiency Virus, and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome 17 Solid Organ Transplant Medicine 18 Gastrointestinal Diseases 19 Liver Diseases 20 Disorders of Hemostasis and Thrombosis 21 Hematologic Disorders and Transfusion Therapy 22 Cancer 23 Diabetes Mellitus and Related Disorders 24 Endocrine 25 Arthritis and Rheumatologic Diseases 26 Medical Emergencies Emergent Airway Management 27 Neurologic Disorders Alterations in Consciousness 28 Toxicology Appendix A: Immunizations and Postexposure Th