Hospital Medicine Secrets - With STUDENT CONSULT Online Access

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The rapidly growing field of Hospital Medicine is the topic of this volume in the popular Secrets Series®. It offers students, residents, and practicing hospitalists a readily accessible, evidence-based guide to the optimal care of hospitalized patients. A new, two-color page layout, a more portable size, and a list of the “Top 100 Secrets” in hospital medicine help readers to better meet the challenges they face today. And, at no extra charge, purchasers also receive online access to the complete contents of the text via Elsevier’s innovative STUDENTConsult.com website. Readers will still find all of the features they rely on the Secret Series for—a question- and -answer format, lists, mnemonics, and tables and an informal tone that make reference fast and easy. No matter what questions arise on rounds, in clinical situations, or in the OR, this updated 5th Edition has the answers—in print and online. ContentsI. General Principles of Hospital Medicine1. Prevention of Complications in the Hospital Setting 2. Patient Safety and Quality in the Hospital 3. Safe and Appropriate Medication Use 4. Medicolegal Issues in Hospital Medicine 5. Communicating with Patients and Families 6. Professional Communication 7. Handoffs 8. Discharge Planning and Transitions of Care 9. Evidence-based MedicineII. Critical Care Medicine10. Conventional and Noninvasive Ventilation 11. Vasopressors, Inotropes and Vasodilators 12. Pulmonary Artery Catheters and Intra-aortic Balloon Pumps 13. Brain Death and Organ DonationIII. Neurology14. Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attacks 15. Seizures 16. Syncope 17. Meningitis and Encephalitis 18. Dementia and Delirium in the Hospitalized PatientIV. Pulmonary19. Evaluation of the Patient with Dyspnea or Hypoxia 20. Community-acquired Pneumonia 21. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 22. Asthma 23. Pneumothorax 24. Pleural Effusions 25. Pulmonary HypertensionV. Cardiology26. Evaluation of the Patient with Chest Pain 27. Acute Coronary Syndromes 28. Acute Aortic Dissection 29. Hypertensive Crises 30. Heart Failure 31. Pericardial Disease 32. Tachyarrythmias 33. Bradyarrhythmias 34. Infective EndocarditisVI. Gastroenterology35. Evaluation of the Patient with Abdominal Pain 36. Diarrhea in the Hospitalized Patient 37. Gastrointestinal Bleeding 38. Inflammatory Bowel Disease 39. Acute Liver Disease 40. Chronic Liver Disease 41. Acute and Chronic Pancreatitis 42. Biliary Disease 43. Ileus and Bowel ObstructionVII. Nephrology44. Urinary Tract Infections 45. Acute Renal Failure 46. Electrolyte Derangements 47. Acid Base Disorders 48. Care of the Inpatient Dialysis Patient 49. Fluid Management 50. Renal StonesVIII. Infectious Disease51. Approach to the Febrile Patient 52. Antibiotic Resistance and Selection 53. Approach to the Immunocompromised Patient 54. Sepsis 55. Nosocomial Infections 56. Bone, Joint, and Prosthetic Joint InfectionsIX. Hematology and Oncology57. Venous Thromboembolism 58. Anemia in the Hospitalized Patient 59. Sickle Cell Disease 60. Thrombocytopenia 61. Oncologic EmergenciesX. Endocrinology62. Management of Inpatient Diabetes and Hyperglycemic Syndromes 63. Adrenal InsufficiencyXI. Rheumatology64. Acute Arthritis 65. VasculitisXII. Dermatology66. Skin and Soft Tissue infections 67. Skin UlcersXIII. Allergy68. Allergic Reactions 69. Medication Allergy and DesensitizationXIV. Toxicology70. Alcohol Withdrawal 71. Approach to Drug OverdoseXV. Geriatrics72. Approach to the Elderly Hospitalized PatientXVI. Perioperative and Consultative Medicine73. Approach to the Preoperative Evaluation 74. Preoperative Cardiac Evaluation 75. Preoperative Pulmonary Evaluation 76. Perioperative Management of Diabetes 77. Perioperative Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis and Management of Long-term Warfarin Therapy 78. Postoperative Fever 79. Medical Problems in PregnancyXVII. Procedures80. Advanced Cardiac Life Support 81. EKG Interpretation 82. Chest X-ray Interpretation 83. Lumbar Puncture 84. Thoracentesis 85. Paracentesis 86. Vascular AccessXVIII. Palliative Care Medicine and End of Life Issues87. Palliative Care Assessment 88. Establishing Goals of Care 89. Determining Code Status 90. Ethical and Legal Issues at the End of Life 91. Breaking Bad News 92. Hospice 93. Pain Management in the Hospitalized Patient 94. Management of Common Physical and Psychological Symptoms