Gain fast, easy visual access to the problems most often encountered in practice! This resource combines hundreds of exquisite Netter images – including several new paintings created especially for this book – with concise summaries of the most current medical thinking on common diseases/conditions, diagnostics, treatments, and protocols – for a single easy-to-use quick-reference guide. Instructive and memorable Netter plates provide a rich visual understanding of every concept. The result is a superb source for ongoing clinical reference as well as patient and staff education.

• Offers quick access to expert medical thinking on common diseases/conditions, diagnostics, treatments, and protocols.
• Presents more than 500 exquisite illustrated plates by master illustrator Frank H. Netter and other artists working in the Netter tradition to enhance your understanding of the material.

• Presents nearly 40 new chapters, many expanded chapters, and several new images to reflect the state of internal medicine today―including increasingly common issues like bariatric surgery and posttraumatic stress syndrome.
• Offers more tables and algorithms for enhanced “at-a-glance” guidance.
• Features annotated citations for additional resources, including websites and other key sources for practice guidelines and patient education and support.
• Presents annotated evidence from key studies that have shaped the current standard of care.

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Contents

۱. Practicing in the Modern Environment: Improving Outcomes and Patient Safety
۲. Overview of Preventive Medicine
۳. Diagnostic Testing: The Example of Thromboembolism (PE/DVT)
۴. Obesity
۵. Evaluation and Treatment of Chronic Pain
۶. Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
۷. Poisoning and Drug Overdose
۸. Pharyngitis
۹. Rhinosinusitis
۱۰. Rhinitis: Allergic and Idiopathic
۱۱. Common Oral Lesions
۱۲. Acute Otitis Externa
۱۳. Acute Otitis Media
۱۴. Hoarseness
۱۵. Vocal Cord Dysfunction
۱۶. Neck Masses in Adults
۱۷. Cough
۱۸. Community-Acquired Pneumonia
۱۹. Pleural Effusion and Pneumothorax
۲۰. Asthma
۲۱. Bronchitis: Acute and Chronic
۲۲. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
۲۳. Restrictive Lung Disease
۲۴. Environmental Lung Disease
۲۵. Hypertension
۲۶. Hypertension Secondary to Renovascular Diseases
۲۷. Hypertension Secondary to Diseases of the Adrenal Gland
۲۸. Angina Pectoris
۲۹. Myocardial Infarction
۳۰. Electrocardiog raphy
۳۱. Peripheral Arterial Disease
۳۲. Congenital and Valvular Heart Disease
۳۳. Cardiomyopathies
۳۴. Heart Failure
۳۵. Hypercholesterolemia: Evaluation and Treatment
۳۶. Cardiac Arrhythmias
۳۷. Atrial Fibrillation
۳۸. Syncope
۳۹. Diabetes and Prediabetes: Diagnosis and Treatment
۴۰. Prevention and Treatment of Complications of Diabetes
۴۱. Hypothyroidism
۴۲. Thyrotoxicosis
۴۳. Hyperparathyroidism
۴۴. Disorders of the Adrenal Cortex
۴۵. Pituitary Diseases
۴۶. Hirsutism
۴۷. Hypogonadism in the Male
۴۸. Osteoporosis
۴۹. Paget’s Disease of Bone
۵۰. Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
۵۱. Peptic Ulcer Disease
۵۲. Helicobacter pylori Infection and Associated Disorders
۵۳. Gastrointestinal Bleeding
۵۴. Cholelithiasis
۵۵. Pancreatitis
۵۶. Diarrhea: Acute and Chronic
۵۷. Constipation
۵۸. Common Anorectal Disorders and Colonic Diseases
۵۹. Irritable Bowel Syndrome
۶۰. Inflammatory Diseases of the Gastrointestinal Tract
۶۱. Esophageal Disorders: Dysphagia
۶۲. Diseases of the Liver—Abnormal Liver Function Tests, Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, and Drug-Induced Liver Injury
۶۳. Viral Hepatitis: Acute and Chronic Disease
۶۴. Cirrhosis
۶۵. Celiac Disease
۶۶. Hypercoagulable States
۶۷. Deep Venous Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism
۶۸. Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation
۶۹. Anticoagulation Management
۷۰. Bleeding Disorders
۷۱. Anemias
۷۲. Bone Marrow Failure States
۷۳. Blood Component Therapy
۷۴. Malignant Lymphomas
۷۵. Leukemias
۷۶. Multiple Myeloma
۷۷. Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
۷۸. Lung Cancer
۷۹. Colorectal Cancer
۸۰. Breast Cancer
۸۱. Prostate Cancer
۸۲. Upper Gastrointestinal Cancers
۸۳. Skin Cancer
۸۴. Cancer of the Oral Cavity and Oropharynx
۸۵. Cervical Neoplasia
۸۶. Testicular Cancer
۸۷. Thyroid Cancer
۸۸. Palliative Care for Patients with Advanced Cancer
۸۹. Fever of Unknown Origin
۹۰. Septicemia
۹۱. Staphylococcal Infections
۹۲. Cellulitis
۹۳. Infective Endocarditis
۹۴. Meningitis
۹۵. Septic Arthritis
۹۶. Osteomyelitis
۹۷. Intravascular Catheter Infections
۹۸. Influenza
۹۹. Infectious Mononucleosis
۱۰۰. Herpes Simplex Virus Infections
۱۰۱. Varicella-Zoster Infections
۱۰۲. Encephalitis
۱۰۳. Pulmonary Tuberculosis
۱۰۴. Fungal Infections
۱۰۵. Parasitic Infections
۱۰۶. Malaria
۱۰۷. Infectious Diseases in Travelers
۱۰۸. Acquired Immune Defi ciency Syndrome (AIDS)
۱۰۹. Nongonococcal Urethritis
۱۱۰. Gonorrhea
۱۱۱. Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
۱۱۲. Genital Warts
۱۱۳. Syphilis
۱۱۴. Contraception
۱۱۵. Common Problems in Pregnancy
۱۱۶. Diabetes in Pregnancy
۱۱۷. Menstrual Disorders
۱۱۸. Endometriosis
۱۱۹. Menopause
۱۲۰. Erectile Dysfunction
۱۲۱. Disorders of Consciousness
۱۲۲. Radiculopathies: Cervical, Lumbar, Spinal Stenosis
۱۲۳. Peripheral Neuropathy
۱۲۴. Migraine Headache
۱۲۵. Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attacks
۱۲۶. Vertigo
۱۲۷. Sleep Disorders
۱۲۸. Epilepsy
۱۲۹. Tremor
۱۳۰. Parkinson’s Disease
۱۳۱. Bell’s Palsy
۱۳۲. Trigeminal Neuralgia
۱۳۳. Multiple Sclerosis
۱۳۴. Myasthenia Gravis
۱۳۵. Urinary Tract Infection
۱۳۶. Bladder Function Disorders
۱۳۷. Hematuria
۱۳۸. Urinary Stone Disease (Nephrolithiasis)
۱۳۹. Chronic Kidney Disease
۱۴۰. Acute Kidney Injury
۱۴۱. Glomerulonephritis
۱۴۲. Nephrotic Syndrome
۱۴۳. Osteoarthritis
۱۴۴. Low Back Pain in Adults
۱۴۵. Fibromyalgia
۱۴۶. Gout
۱۴۷. Calcium Crystal Diseases
۱۴۸. Autoinflammatory Syndromes
۱۴۹. Vasculitis
۱۵۰. Polymyalgia Rheumatica and Giant Cell Arteritis
۱۵۱. Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
۱۵۲. The Antiphospholipid Syndrome
۱۵۳. Rheumatoid Arthritis
۱۵۴. Scleroderma
۱۵۵. Spondyloarthropathies
۱۵۶. Polymyositis and Dermatomyositis
۱۵۷. Myopia and Common Refractive Disorders
۱۵۸. Common Anterior Segment and Red Eye Problems for the Primary Care Specialist: Diagnosis and Management
۱۵۹. Cataract Evaluation and Management
۱۶۰. Glaucoma
۱۶۱. Diabetic Retinopathy
۱۶۲. Personality Disorders
۱۶۳. Anxiety and Panic
۱۶۴. Depression
۱۶۵. Grief
۱۶۶. Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
۱۶۷. Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
۱۶۸. Schizophrenia
۱۶۹. Emotional and Behavioral Problems among Adolescents and Young Adults
۱۷۰. Alcohol and Substance Dependence and Abuse
۱۷۱. Urticaria
۱۷۲. Eczema and Other Comm on Dermatoses
۱۷۳. Allergic Contact Dermatitis
۱۷۴. Psoriasis
۱۷۵. Bullous Skin Disease
۱۷۶. Alopecia
۱۷۷. Scabies and Pediculosis
۱۷۸. Drug Therapy in the Elderly: Appropriate Prescribing for the Older Patient
۱۷۹. Falls
۱۸۰. Hypertension in the Elderly
۱۸۱. Delirium
۱۸۲. Dementia
۱۸۳. Advance Directives