The 5-Minute Clinical Consult, 2008 - Frank J. Domino

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Completely revised and evidence-based, The 5-Minute Clinical Consult, 2008 is now in its Sixteenth Edition. It provides rapid-access information on the diagnosis, treatment, medications, follow-up, and associated conditions of 675 medical conditions. Organized alphabetically, this best-selling clinical reference presents brief, bulleted points on disease topics in a consistent 3-column format. Most topics include cited evidence-based references. Differential diagnosis algorithms have been moved to the front of the book, ICD-9 codes are highlighted, and there is additional coverage of complementary and alternative medicine.

A bound-in CD-ROM and a companion Website include the full content of the book, plus 178 English and Spanish patient handouts from AAFP; full-color images from Goodheart's Photoguide of Common Skin Disorders, Second Edition; 15 short videos of medical procedures; and over 50 new pediatrics topics not found in the print book. The Website will be updated quarterly with new content and videos.

The 5-Minute Clinical Consult, 2008 will also be available for PDAs.

35 New Topics Covered in the 2008 Edition, Including:

• Adolescent Depression
• Amnestic Disorder
• Anemia/Chronic Disease
• Autonomic Dysreflexia
• Avian Flu
• Charcot Joint
• Clostridium Difficile Infection
• Concussion
• Diffuse Interstitial Lung Disease
• Eustachian Tube Dysfunction
• Factitious Disorder (including Munchausen Syndrome)
• Granuloma Inguinale
• Growth Hormone Deficiency
• Hepatitis/Autoimmune
• Homelessness
• Hydrocephalus/Normal Pressure
• Incontinence/Rectal
• Interstitial Nephritis
• Lipoma
• Lymphangitis
• Mastitis
• Mitral Regurgitation
• MRSA Skin Infections
• Neuropathic Pain
• Nicotine Addiction
• Paranoid Personality Disorder
• Postoperative Complications
• Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder
• Seizure Disorder/Absence
• Seizure Disorder/Partial
• Spinal Stenosis
• Surgical Complications
• Thrombophilia
• Tuberculosis/Miliary
• Vertigo/Dizziness
• Vitamin D Deficiency