Table of Contents

 

 

 

SECTION I

INTRODUCTION TO MOLECULAR MEDICINE

1

1

Molecular Basis of Human Disease   Ivor J. Benjamin

2

SECTION II

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE

15

2

Evidence-Based Medicine, Quality of Life, and the Cost of Medicine   Sara G. Tariq and Susan S. Beland

16

SECTION III

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE

21

3

Structure and Function of the Normal Heart and Blood Vessels   Jack Morshedzadeh, Dean Y. Li and Ivor J. Benjamin

22

4

Evaluation of the Patient with Cardiovascular Disease   Sheldon E. Litwin and Ivor J. Benjamin

32

5

Diagnostic Tests and Procedures in the Patient with Cardiovascular Disease   Sheldon E. Litwin

46

6

Heart Failure and Cardiomyopathy   Sheldon E. Litwin and Ivor J. Benjamin

66

7

Congenital Heart Disease   Kevin J. Whitehead

75

8

Acquired Valvular Heart Disease   Sheldon E. Litwin

84

9

Coronary Heart Disease   Andrew D. Michaels

95

10

Cardiac Arrhythmias   Mohamed H. Hamdan

118

11

Pericardial and Myocardial Disease   Josef Stehlik and Ivor J. Benjamin

145

12

Other Cardiac Topics   David A. Bull and Ivor J. Benjamin

156

13

Vascular Diseases and Hypertension   Wanpen Vongpatanasin and Ronald G. Victor

165

SECTION IV

PULMONARY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE

187

14

The Lung in Health and Disease   Sharon Rounds and Matthew D. Jankowich

188

15

General Approach to Patients with Respiratory Disorders   Brian Casserly and Sharon Rounds

192

16

Evaluating Lung Structure and Function   F. Dennis McCool

198

17

Obstructive Lung Diseases   Matthew D. Jankowich

213

18

Interstitial Lung Diseases   Jason M. Aliotta and Matthew D. Jankowich

225

19

Pulmonary Vascular Disease   Sharon Rounds

241

20

Disorders of Respiratory Control   Sharon Rounds and Matthew D. Jankowich

245

21

Disorders of the Pleura, Mediastinum, and Chest Wall   F. Dennis McCool

248

22

Infectious Diseases of the Lung   Brian Casserly and Sharon Rounds

254

23

Essentials in Critical Care Medicine   Brian Casserty and Sharon Rounds

259

24

Neoplastic Disorders of the Lung   Matthew D. Jankowich and Jason M. Aliotta

266

SECTION V

PREOPERATIVE AND POSTOPERATIVE CARE

273

25

Preoperative and Postoperative Care   Wel C. Lau and Kim A. Eagle

274

SECTION VI

RENAL DISEASE

 

26

Elements of Renal Structure and Function   Robert L. Safirstein

286

27

Approach to the Patient with Renal Disease   Michelle W. Krause, Thomas A. Golper, Raymond C. Harris and Sudhir V. Shah

298

28

Fluid and Electrolyte Disorders   Thomas E. Andreoli and Robert L. Safirstein

305

29

Glomerular Diseases   Jamie P. Dwyer and Julia B. Lewis

323

30

Major Nonglomerular Disorders   James L. Pirkle, Amanda W. Basford and Roy Zent

333

31

Vascular Disorders of the Kidney   James M. Luther and Gerald Schulman

345

32

Acute Kidney Injury   Didier Portilla and Sudhir V. Shah

359

33

Chronic Renal Failure   Kerri Cavanaugh and T. Alp Ikizler

369

SECTION VII

GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE

381

34

Common Clinical Manifestations of Gastrointestinal Disease

382

A

Abdominal Pain   Charles M. Bliss, Jr. and M. Michael Wolfe

382

B

Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage   T. Carlton Moore, Chi-Chuan Tseng and M. Michael Wolfe

385

C

Malabsorption   Marcos C. Pedrosa and Elihu M. Schimmel

389

D

Diarrhea   Satish K. Singh

396

35

Endoscopic and Imaging Procedures   Brian C. Jacobson and Daniel S. Mishkin

401

36

Esophageal Disorders   Robert C. Lowe and M. Michael Wolfe

408

37

Diseases of the Stomach and Duodenum   Wanda P. Blanton, Jaime A. Oviedo and M. Michael Wolfe

414

38

Inflammatory Bowel Disease   Christopher S. Huang and Francis A. Farraye

430

39

Neoplasms of the Gastrointestinal Tract   Paul C. Schroy III

439

40

Diseases of the Pancreas   David R. Lichtenstein

445

SECTION VIII

DISEASES OF THE LIVER AND BILIARY SYSTEM

455

41

Laboratory Tests in Liver Disease   Rajan Kochar and Michael B. Fallon

456

42

Jaundice   Klaus Mönkemüller, Helmut Neumann and Michael B. Fallon

460

43

Acute and Chronic Hepatitis   Rajan Kochar, Aasim M. Sheikh and Michael B. Fallon

466

44

Fulminant Hepatic Failure   Brendan M. McGuire and Michael B. Fallon

476

45

Cirrhosis of the Liver and its Complications   Rajan Kochar, Miguel R. Arguedas and Michael B. Fallon

478

46

Disorders of the Gallbladder and Biliary Tract   Shyam Varadarajulu, Rudolf Garcia-Gallont and Michael B. Fallon

488

SECTION IX

HEMATOLOGIC DISEASE

495

47

Hematopoiesis and Hematopoietic Failure   Eunice S. Wang and Nancy Berliner

496

48

Clonal Disorders of the Hematopoietic Stem Cell   Eunice S. Wang and Nancy Berliner

507

49

Disorders of Red Blood Cells   Michal G. Rose and Nancy Berliner

520

50

Clinical Disorders of Neutrophils   Michal G. Rose and Nancy Berliner

533

51

Disorders of Lymphocytes   Jill Lacy and Stuart Seropian

539

52

Normal Hemostasis   Christine S. Rinder and Henry M. Rinder

555

53

Disorders of Hemostasis: Bleeding   Christopher A. Tormey and Henry M. Rinder

564

54

Disorders of Hemostasis: Thrombosis   Richard Torres and Henry M. Rinder

580

SECTION X

ONCOLOGIC DISEASE

593

55

Cancer Biology and Etiologic Factors   Alok A. Khorana and Barbara A. Burtness

594

56

Cancer Epidemiology and ancer Prevention   Paula M. Lantz and Jennifer J. Griggs

598

57

Solid Tumors   Robert F. Todd Iii and Jennifer J. Griggs

603

58

Complications of Cancer and Cancer Treatment   Alok A. Khorana and Jennifer J. Griggs

616

59

Principles of Cancer Therapy   Alok A. Khorana and Barbara A. Burtness

621

SECTION XI

METABOLIC DISEASE

629

60

Obesity   Osama Hamdy and Robert J. Smith

630

61

Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa   Michelle P. Warren

635

62

Malnutrition, Nutritional Assessment, and Nutritional Support in Adult Patients   Thomas R. Ziegler

638

63

Disorders of Lipid Metabolism   Geetha Gopalakrishnan and Robert J. Smith

643

64

Disorders of Metals and Metalloproteins   David G. Brooks

651

SECTION XII

ENDOCRINE DISEASE

659

65

Hypothalamic-Pituitary Axis   Vivien S. Herman-Bonert

660

66

Thyroid Gland   Vivien S. Herman-Bonert and Theodore C. Friedman

670

67

Adrenal Gland   Theodore C. Friedman

679

68

Male Reproductive Endocrinology   Glenn D. Braunstein

691

69

Diabetes Mellitus   Philip S. Barnett and Glenn D. Braunstein

697

70

Hypoglycemia   Philip S. Barnett

721

SECTION XIII

WOMEN’S HEALTH

729

71

Women’s Health Topics   Deborah Ehrenthal, Patricia Carney, Renee Kottenhahn and Pamela Charney

730

A

Introduction

730

B

Preventive Health Recommendations for Women

733

C

Health Issues Across the Life Course

734

D

Special Topics

745

SECTION XIV

MEN’S HEALTH

751

72

Men’s Health Topics   Jonathan S. Starkman, Douglas F. Milam and Joseph A. Smith, Jr.

752

A

Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia

752

B

Prostatitis

757

C

Erectile Dysfunction

759

D

Carcinomas of Men

763

E

Benign Scrotal Diseases

768

SECTION XV

DISEASES OF BONE AND BONE MINERAL METABOLISM

771

73

Normal Physiology of Bone and Mineral Homeostasis   Andrew F. Stewart

772

74

Disorders of Serum Minerals   Steven P. Hodak and Andrew F. Stewart

783

75

Metabolic Bone Diseases   Shane O. LeBeau and Andrew F. Stewart

795

76

Osteoporosis   Susan L. Greenspan

802

77

Paget Disease of Bone   Mara J. Horwitz and G. David Roodman

811

SECTION XVI

MUSCULOSKELETAL AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASE

817

78

Approach to the Patient with Rheumatic Disease   Niveditha Mohan

818

79

Rheumatoid Arthritis   Larry W. Moreland

823

80

Spondyloarthropathies   Douglas W. Lienesch

829

81

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus   Jennifer Rae Elliot

834

82

Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome   Surabhi Agarwal and Amy H. Kao

841

83

Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma)   Robyn T. Domsic and Thomas A. Medsger, Jr.

844

84

Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies   Larry W. Moreland

850

85

Sjögren Syndrome   Fotios Koumpouras

855

86

Systemic Vasculitis   Kathleen Maksimowicz-Mckinnon

858

87

Crystal Arthropathies   Dana P. Ascherman

864

88

Osteoarthritis   C. Kent Kwoh

870

89

Nonarticular Soft Tissue Disorders   Niveditha Mohan

873

90

Rheumatic Manifestations of Systemic Disorders   Fotios Koumpouras

878

SECTION XVII

INFECTIOUS DISEASE

883

91

Organisms that Infect Humans   Benigno Rodríguez and Michael M. Lederman

884

92

Host Defenses Against Infection   Benigno Rodriguez and Michael M. Lederman

890

93

Laboratory Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases   Benigno Rodriguez and Michael M. Lederman

898

94

Antimicrobial Therapy   Benigno Rodriguez and Michael M. Lederman

904

95

Fever and Febrile Syndromes   Tracy L. Lemonovich and Robert A. Salata

910

96

Bacteremia and Sepsis Syndrome   Richard R. Watkins and Robert A. Salata

925

97

Infections of the Nervous System   Scott A. Fulton and Robert A. Salata

933

98

Infections of the Head and Neck   Christoph Lange and Michael M. Lederman

945

99

Infections of the Lower Respiratory Tract   Christoph Lange and Michael M. Lederman

951

100

Infections of the Heart and Bloodvessels   Benigno Rodriguez and Michael M. Lederman

961

101

Skin and Soft Tissue Infections   Christoph Lange and Michael M. Lederman

969

102

Intra-Abdominal Abscess and Peritonitis   Christoph Lange and Michael M. Lederman

975

103

Infectious Diarrhea   Christoph Lange and Michael M. Lederman

979

104

Infections Involving Bones and Joints   Christoph Lange and Michael M. Lederman

985

105

Infections of the Urinary Tract   Christoph Lange and Michael M. Lederman

989

106

Health Care-Associated Infections   Amy J. Ray, Michelle V. Lisgaris and Robert A. Salata

992

107

Sexually Transmitted Infections   Corrilynn O. Hileman, Keith B. Armitage and Robert A. Salata

998

108

Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome   Curt G. Beckwith, Edward J. Wing, Benigno Rodriguez and Michael M. Lederman

1008

109

Infections in the Immunocompromised Host   Tracy Lemonovich, David A. Bobak and Robert A. Salata

1028

110

Infectious Diseases of Travelers: Protozoal and Helminthic Infections   Jessica K. Fairley, Keith B. Armitage and Robert A. Salata

1034

SECTION XVIII

BIO TERRORISM

1043

111

Bioterrorism   Robert W. Bradsher, Jr.

1044

SECTION XIX

NEUROLOGIC DISEASE

1051

112

Neurologic Evaluation of the Patient   Frederick J. Marshall

1052

113

Disorders of Consciousness   Roger P. Simon

1058

114

Disorders of Sleep   Lynn Liu

1064

115

Cortical Syndromes   Sinéad M. Murphy and Timothy J. Counihan

1068

116

Dementia and Memory Disturbances   Frederick J. Marshall

1072

117

Major Disorders of Mood, Thoughts, and Behavior   Jeffrey M. Lyness

1077

118

Disorders of Thermal Regulation   William P. Cheshire, Jr.

1083

119

Headache, Neck Pain, and Other Painful Disorders   Timothy J. Counihan

1086

120

Disorders of Vision and Hearing   Allan McCarthy and Timothy J. Counihan

1096

121

Dizziness and Vertigo   Kevin A. Kerber

1104

122

Disorders of the Motor System   Frederick J. Marshall

1108

123

Developmental and Neurocutaneous Disorders   Emily C. de los Reyes and E. Steve Roach

1119

124

Cerebrovascular Disease   Sinead M. Murphy and Timothy J. Counihan

1123

125

Traumatic Brain Injury and Spinal Cord Injury   Geoffrey S.F. Ling

1136

126

Epilepsy   Michel J. Berg

1141

127

Central Nervous System Tumors   Lisa R. Rogers and Jennifer J. Griggs

1154

128

Infectious Diseases of the Nervous System   Avindra Nath

1159

129

Demyelinating and Inflammatory Disorders   Deborah Joanne Lynn

1165

130

Neuromuscular Diseases: Disorders of the Motor Neuron and Plexus and Peripheral Nerve Disease   Carlayne E. Jackson

1171

131

Muscle Diseases   Robert C. Griggs

1182

132

Neuromuscular Junction Disease   Emma Ciafaloni

1191

SECTION XX

THE AGING PATIENT

1195

133

The Aging Patient   Mitchell T. Heflin and Harvey Jay Cohen

1196

SECTION XXI

PALLIATIVE CARE

1209

134

Palliative Care   Robert G. Holloway and Timothy E. Quill

1210

SECTION XXII

ALCOHOL AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE

1219

135

Alcohol and Substance Abuse   Richard A. Lange and L. David Hillis

1220

 

Index

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