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the diagnosis and management of commonly encountered medical conditions in a format that is both quickly accessible and
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Contents
01 Inpatient Care in Internal Medicine
02 Nutrition Support
03 Preventive Cardiology
04 Ischemic Heart Disease
05 Heart Failure and Cardiomyopathy
06 Pericardial and Valvular Heart Disease
07 Cardiac Arrhythmias
08 Critical Care
09 Obstructive Lung Disease
10 Pulmonary Diseases
11 Allergy and Immunology
12 Fluid and Electrolyte Management
13 Renal Diseases
14 Treatment of Infectious Diseases
15 Antimicrobials
16 Sexually Transmitted Infections, Human Immunodeficiency Virus, and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
17 Solid Organ Transplant
18 Gastrointestinal Diseases
19 Liver Diseases
20 Disorders of Hemostasis and Thrombosis
21 Hematologic Disorders and Transfusion Therapy
22 Cancer
23 Diabetes Mellitus and Related Disorders
24 Endocrine
25 Arthritis and Rheumatologic Diseases
26 Medical Emergencies
27 Neurologic Disorders
28 Toxicology
29 Palliative Care and Hospice Medicine
Appendix A Immunizations and Postexposure Therapies
Appendix B Infection Control and Isolation Recommendations
Appendix C Advanced Cardiac Life Support Algorithms
Index