CURRENT Medical Diagnosis and Treatment 2012, Fifty-First Edition

Features and content critical to clinical practice:

• Strong emphasis on the practical aspects of clinical diagnosis and patient management in all fields of internal medicine
• Full review of all internal medicine and primary care topics, including gynecology and obstetrics, dermatology, neurology, ophthalmology, geriatrics, and palliative care
• The only text with an annual review of advances in HIV treatment
• Specific disease prevention information
• Drug treatment tables, with indexed trade names and updated prices – plus helpful diagnostic and treatment algorithms
• Recent references with PMID numbers
• Six online-only chapters available at no additional cost
• Full-color photographs and illustrations

NEW TO THIS EDITION:

• New chapter on Sports Medicine & Outpatient Orthopedics
• Extensive revision of medical and surgical conditions of pregnancy
• Updated coverage of evaluating fertility in women, immunization requirements, and the use and safety of nonsteroidal and anti-inflammatory drugs
• Extensive revision of Kidney Disease chapter
• New topics include snoring a selection of common musculoskeletal problems such as subacromial impingement syndrome, rotator cuff tear, anterior cruciate ligament and meniscus injuries, patellofemoral pain syndrome, and inversion and eversion ankle sprains
• New online-only chapter on Women’s Health Issues
• S.I. units used throughout