This book is intended to be a clear and concise reference for physicians and allied health professionals. Its user-friendly format was designed to provide a fast and efficient way to identify important clinical information and to offer practical guidance in patient management. The book is divided into five sections and an appendix, each with emphasis on clinical information.
The tremendous success of the previous editions and the enthusiastic comments from numerous colleagues have brought about several positive changes. Each section has been significantly expanded from prior editions, bringing the total number of medical topics covered in this book to more than 1000. Illustrations have been added to several topics to enhance recollection of clinically important facts. The use of ICD-9CM codes in all the topics will expedite claims submission and reimbursement.
Section I describes in detail more than 700 medical disorders. A total of 20 new topics, 75 new tables, and 60 new illustrations have been added to the 2012 edition. Each medical topic in this section is arranged alphabetically, and the material in each topic is presented in outline format for ease of retrieval. Topics with an accompanying algorithm in Section III are identified with an algorithm symbol (ALG). Similarly, if topics also have a Patient Teaching Guide (PTG) available online, this has been noted. More than 100 new PTGs have been added to the 2012 edition. Throughout the text, key, quick-access information is consistently highlighted; clinical photographs are used to further illustrate selected medical conditions; and relevant ICD-9CM codes are listed. Most references focus on current peer-reviewed journal articles rather than outdated textbooks and old review articles. Evidence-based medicine data have been added to relevant topics.
Topics in this section use the following structured approach:
- 1. Basic Information (Definition, Synonyms, ICD-9CM Codes, Epidemiology & Demographics, Physical Findings & Clinical Presentation, Etiology)
- 2. Diagnosis (Differential Diagnosis, Workup, Laboratory Tests, Imaging Studies)
- 3. Treatment (Nonpharmacologic Therapy, Acute General Rx, Chronic Rx, Disposition, Referral)
- 4. Pearls & Considerations (Comments, Suggested Readings)
- 5. Evidence-Based Data and References
Section II includes the differential diagnosis, etiology, and classification of signs and symptoms. This section has been significantly expanded for the 2012 edition with the addition of 97 new topics. It is a practical section that allows the user investigating a physical complaint or abnormal laboratory value to follow a “workup” leading to a diagnosis. The physician can then easily look up the presumptive diagnosis in Section I for the information specific to that illness.
Section III includes clinical algorithms to guide and expedite the patient’s workup and therapy. Many physicians describe this section as particularly valuable in today’s managed-care environment.
Section IV includes normal laboratory values and interpretation of results of commonly ordered laboratory tests. By providing interpretation of abnormal results, this section facilitates the diagnosis of medical disorders and further adds to the comprehensive, “one-stop” nature of our text. This section has also expanded for the 2012 edition with the addition of several new lab tests.
Section V focuses on preventive medicine and offers essential guidelines from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Information in this section includes recommendations for the periodic health examination, screening for major diseases and disorders, patient counseling, and immunization and chemoprophylaxis recommendations. A portion of this section has been moved to the electronic-only format to limit the total page count for the 2012 edition.
The Appendix has been divided into two major sections. Section I contains extensive information on complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). With the material in this appendix, we hope to lessen the current scarcity of exposure of allopathic and osteopathic physicians to the diversity of CAM therapies. Section II of the Appendix, available online, contains an extensive section on primary care procedures.
As clinicians, we all realize the importance of patient education and the need for clear communication with our patients. Toward that end, practical patient instruction sheets, organized alphabetically and covering the majority of the topics in this book, are available online and can be easily customized and printed from any computer. All of them have been updated, and more than 100 new ones have been added to the 2012 edition. They represent a valuable addition to patient care and are useful for improving physician–patient communication, patient satisfaction, and quality of care.
I believe that we have produced a state-of-the-art information system with significant differences from existing texts. It contains five sections and patient education guides that could be sold separately based on their content, yet are available under a single cover, offering the reader a tremendous value. I hope that the Clinical Advisor’s user-friendly approach, numerous unique features, and yearly updates will make this book a valuable medical reference, not only to primary care physicians but also to physicians in other specialties, medical students, and allied health professionals.
- The Author -
Key Features
- Rapidly find the answers you need with separate sections on diseases and disorders, differential diagnosis, clinical algorithms, laboratory results, and clinical preventive services, plus an at-a-glance format that uses cross-references, outlines, bullets, tables, boxes, and algorithms to expedite reference.
- Review normal values and interpret results for more than 200 lab tests.
- Confidently perform more than 60 procedures using step-by-step, how-to instructions covering ICD-9 and CPT codes, indications, contraindications, and complications.
- Get the billing codes you need, including ICD-9-CM codes, to expedite insurance reimbursements.
- Improve your practice's efficiency with cost-effective referral and consultation guidelines.
- Make informed clinical decisions with updated evidence-based medicine references.
- Identify and treat a broader range of disorders with coverage of 24 new topics, 75 new tables, and 60 new algorithms as well as 7 new Laboratory Tests and 2 new Clinical Practice Guidelines tables.
- Ensure the best patient encounters and outcomes with 86 new downloadable Patient Teaching Guides online covering:
- Acute Coronary Syndrome,
- Diabetes Insipidus,
- Electrical Injury,
- Pulmonary Hypertension and more!
- Improve your interpretation of presenting symptoms with 97 new topics in the Differential Diagnosis section including:
- Amnionic Fluid Alpha-Fetoprotein Elevation,
- Back Pain,
- Bone Mass,
- Calcifications,
- Delirium,
- Gastric Dilation,
- Heart Failure,
- Muscle Disease,
- Sore Throat,
- Urinary Retention,
- Valvular Heart Disease
- Vegetative State.
Website Features
- Consult the book from any computer at home, in your office, or at any practice location.
- Instantly locate the answers to your clinical questions via a simple search query.
- Quickly find out more about any bibliographical citation by linking to its MEDLINE abstract.
- Patient Teaching Guides: Patient Teaching Guides, in both English and Spanish, are included to enable you to provide your patients with detailed information on their conditions.
Contents
- Section I - Diseases and Disorders
- Section II - Differential Diagnosis
- Section III - Clinical Algorithms
- Section IV - Laboratory Tests and Interpretation of Results
- Section V - Clinical Practice Guidelines
- Clinical preventive services
- PART A - The periodic health examination
- PART B - Immunizations and chemoprophylaxis
- PART C - Guide to clinical preventive services
Appendices
- Appendix Ia: Dietary supplements: what every primary care provider should know
- Common terminology
- Legislation
- Health claims
- Information resources
- Drug interactions
- Counseling points
- Research issues
- Appendix Ib: Overview of selected natural products
- Appendix Ic: Natural products and drug interactions
- Appendix Id: Definitions of complementary and alternative medicine terms
- Appendix Ie: Relaxation techniques
- Appendix II: Primary care procedures
- 1. Anesthesia
- 2. Biopsy techniques
- 3. Sutures and dressings
- 4. Needle aspiration
- 5. Dermatology
- 6. Eye, ears, nose, throat
- 7. Hand/digit
- 8. Orthopedics
- 9. Gastroenterology
- 10. Gynecology
- 11. Inpatient medicine
- 12. Obstetrics
- 13. reproductive—female
- 14. Urinary
Product Details
- Hardcover: 1568 pages
- Publisher: Mosby; 1 Har/Psc edition (2011)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0323056113
- ISBN-13: 978-0323056113
- Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.8 x 2.2 inches
List Price: $99.95