NMS Medicine

SECTION HEADINGS: CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES Congestive Heart Failure Cardiac Arrhythmias Ischemic Heart Disease PULMONARY DISEASES Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Asthma Bronchiectasis, Cystic Fibrosis, and Lung Abscess HEMATOLOGIC DISEASES Red Blood Cell (RBC) Disorders Disorders Associated with an Elevated Hematocrit White Blood Cell (WBC) Disorders ONCOLOGIC DISEASES Tumor Growth Cancer Staging Treatment Modalities GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES Diseases of the Esophagus Diseases of the Stomach Peptic Ulcer Disease RENAL DISEASES, FLUID AND ELECTROLYTE DISORDERS, AND HYPERTENSION Part I. Renal Diseases Clinical Assessment of Renal Function Acute Renal Failure Chronic Kidney Disease Part II. Fluid and Electrolyte Disorders Water Metabolism Sodium Metabolism Potassium Metabolism Part III. Hypertension General Considerations Mechanisms of Hypertension Approach to the Hypertensive Patient ALLERGIC AND IMMUNOLOGIC DISORDERS Pathogenesis of the IgE-Mediated Allergic Reaction Allergic Rhinitis Urticaria and Angioedema INFECTIOUS DISEASES Use of Anti-infective Therapy Effective Use of the Microbiology Laboratory Risk Factors for Infection ENDOCRINE AND METABOLIC DISEASES Disorders of the Pituitary Gland Disorders of the Thyroid Gland Disorders of the Parathyroid Glands RHEUMATIC DISEASES Rheumatoid Arthritis Spondyloarthropathies Crystal-Related Joint Diseases NEUROLOGIC DISORDERS Loss of Consciousness Alteration in Behavior Headache DERMATOLOGIC DISORDERS Dermatologic Diagnosis Dermatologic Therapy Acne and Rosacea CASE STUDIES IN CLINICAL DECISION-MAKING Recurrent Sinopulmonary Infections in a Child Oral Erosions and a Rash Polyarthritis Severe Headache Deep Venous Thrombosis Newly Discovered Renal Failure Coma in a Diabetic Patient Shortness of Breath in a Young Woman Syncope Breast Lump Acute Low Back Pain Gastrointestinal Bleeding HIV Infection Dyspnea INDEX