Little Black Book of Hospital Medicine (Jones and Bartlett's Little Black Book)
The Little Black Book of Hospital Medicine provides practical, concise evidence-based information on the diagnosis and treatment across the spectrum of illness and injury in the hospital setting. This book features a simple, accessible template for each subject, and quick and easy references to the relevant literature. The Little Black Book of Hospital Medicine is a convenient resource offering instant access to vital information and is the ideal resource for today s hospitalist. | |||
Table of contents : Title......Page 2 Copyright......Page 3 Dedication......Page 4 Contents......Page 6 Preface......Page 10 Acknowledgments......Page 14 Medical Abbreviations......Page 16 Journal Abbreviations......Page 28 Notice......Page 36 1.1 Acute Coronary Syndromes......Page 38 1.2 Congestive Heart Failure......Page 59 Ventricular Ectopy and Tachycardia......Page 79 Supraventricular Tachycardia......Page 83 Atrial Fibrillation......Page 87 Infective Endocarditis......Page 98 Acute Pericarditis......Page 105 Myocarditis......Page 108 1.5 Hypertensive Crisis......Page 110 1.6 Syncope......Page 117 Cushing’s Syndrome......Page 124 Adrenal Insufficiency......Page 127 Myxedema (Severe Hypothyroidism)......Page 131 Thyrotoxicosis (Hyperthyroidism, Thyroid Storm)......Page 133 Hyperglycemia, Inpatient (Including Diabetes Mellitus)......Page 136 Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA)......Page 142 Hyperosmolar Hyperglycemic State (HHS; Hyperosmolar Nonketotic Coma)......Page 148 Hypoglycemia......Page 150 Hypocalcemia......Page 153 Hypercalcemia......Page 155 Hypomagnesemia......Page 158 Hypermagnesemia......Page 159 Hypophosphatemia......Page 160 Hyperphosphatemia......Page 161 3.1 Abdominal Pain in Adults......Page 164 3.2 Gastrointestinal Bleeding (Including Upper and Lower GI Sources)......Page 166 Biliary Tract Disease (Including Cholecystitis, Bile Duct Obstruction, Cholangitis)......Page 180 Pancreatitis, Acute and Chronic......Page 185 Diverticulitis......Page 196 Appendicitis......Page 200 3.5 Intestinal Obstruction and Pseudo-Obstruction......Page 203 3.6 Intestinal Ischemia......Page 211 Alcoholic Liver Disease (Including Hepatitis and Cirrhosis)......Page 216 Acute Liver Failure (Including Acetaminophen Overdose)......Page 224 Ascites and Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP)......Page 229 Hepatic Encephalopathy......Page 235 Hepatorenal Syndrome......Page 238 Evaluation of Abnormal LFTs......Page 243 4.1 Anemia (Including Transfusion Practices)......Page 246 4.2 Thrombocytopenia......Page 259 Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT)......Page 268 4.3 Neutropenia......Page 277 4.4 Multiple Myeloma......Page 284 5.1 Antimicrobial Medications......Page 294 Acute Diarrhea and Gastroenteritis......Page 300 Clostridium difficile Colitis......Page 305 Sepsis and Septic Shock......Page 310 Central Venous Catheters and Associated Infections......Page 324 Cellulitis (Including Necrotizing Fasciitis and Gas Gangrene)......Page 329 Diabetic Foot Ulcers......Page 336 Pneumonia (Including Community-Acquired, Hospital-Acquired, and Ventilator-Associated)......Page 339 Antifungal Medications......Page 356 Aspergillosis......Page 357 Blastomycosis......Page 359 Coccidiomycosis (San Joaquin Valley Fever)......Page 360 Cryptococcosis......Page 361 Histoplasmosis......Page 363 Pneumocystis Pneumonia (PCP)......Page 364 Systemic Candidiasis......Page 367 Complicated Urinary Tract Infections and Pyelonephritis......Page 368 Meningitis......Page 373 Encephalitis......Page 382 Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)......Page 386 Ischemic Stroke......Page 388 6.2 Epilepsy and Seizure Disorders......Page 397 6.3 Guillain-Barre Syndrome......Page 404 6.4 Parkinson’s Disease......Page 406 Pulmonary Embolism (PE)......Page 410 Deep Venous Thrombosis (DVT)......Page 419 VTE Prophylaxis in Hospitalized Patients......Page 427 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Exacerbations......Page 436 Asthma Exacerbations......Page 448 Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)......Page 454 Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILDs)......Page 466 8.1 Acid-Base Disorders......Page 474 Hyponatremia......Page 480 Hypernatremia......Page 488 Hypokalemia......Page 493 Hyperkalemia......Page 496 8.3 Acute Renal Failure......Page 501 8.4 Nephrolithiasis......Page 517 Index......Page 524 |