Ferri's Clinical Advisor 2004: Instant Diagnosis and Treatment

2795 Pages·2003·46.71 MB·English

by  Fred M.D. Ferri

Ferri's Clinical Advisor 2004: Instant Diagnosis and Treatment 6th edition (June 2003) By Fred F. Ferri By Mosby
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Frontmatter
Title Page
Copyright Page
Section Editors
Contributors
Dedication
Preface
Section I - Diseases and Disorders
Section II - Differential Diagnosis, Etiology, and Classification of Common Signs and Symptoms
Section III - Clinical Algorithms
Section IV - Laboratory Tests and Interpretation of Results
Section V - Clinical Preventive Services
Appendix 1: Definitions of Complementary/Alternative Therapies
Appendix 2: Commonly Used Herbals with Documented or Suspected Risks
Appendix 3: Relaxation Techniques
Appendix 4: Selected Resources for Complementary/Alternative Medicine
Section I - Diseases and Disorders
A
Abruptio placentae
Abscess, brain (PTG)
Abscess, breast
Abscess, liver (PTG)
Abscess, lung (PTG)
Abscess, pelvic
Abscess, perirectal (PTG)
Abuse, child (PTG)
Abuse, drug (PTG)
Abuse, geriatric (Abuse, elderly) (PTG)
Acetaminophen poisoning
Achalasia (PTG)
Achilles tendon rupture (PTG)
Acne vulgaris (PTG)
Acoustic neuroma
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (PTG)
Acromegaly (PTG)
Actinomycosis (PTG)
Acute respiratory distress syndrome
Addison’s disease (PTG)
Agoraphobia and panic (PTG)
Alcoholism (PTG)
Aldosteronism, primary (PTG)
Alpha- 1-Antitrypsin Deficiency (PTG)
Altitude sickness
Alzheimer’s disease (PTG)
Amaurosis fugax (PTG)
Amblyopia
Amebiasis (PTG)
Amyloidosis (PTG)
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (PTG)
Anaerobic infections
Anal fissure
Anaphylaxis (PTG)
Anemia, aplastic (PTG)
Anemia, autoimmune hemolytic
Anemia, iron deficiency (PTG)
Anemia, pernicious (PTG)
Anemia, sideroblastic (PTG)
Aneurysm, abdominal aorta (PTG)
Angina pectoris (PTG)
Angioedema
Ankle fracture (PTG)
Ankle sprain (PTG)
Ankylosing spondylitis (PTG)
Anorectal fistula
Anorexia nervosa (PTG)
Anthrax
Antiphospholipid antibody syndrome
Anxiety (generalized anxiety disorder) (PTG)
Aortic dissection (PTG)
Aortic regurgitation (PTG)
Aortic stenosis (PTG)
Appendicitis, acute (PTG)
Arthritis, granulomatous
Arthritis, infectious (bacterial) (PTG)
Arthritis, juvenile rheumatoid (PTG)
Arthritis, psoriatic (PTG)
Arthritis, rheumatoid (PTG)
Asbestosis (PTG)
Ascariasis
Aseptic necrosis (PTG)
Aspergillosis
Asthma (PTG)
Astrocytoma (PTG)
Ataxia telangiectasia
Atelectasis (PTG)
Atrial fibrillation (PTG)
Atrial flutter (PTG)
Atrial myxoma (PTG)
Atrial septal defect (PTG)
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (PTG)
Autistic disorder (PTG)
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B
Babesiosis
Baker’s cyst (PTG)
Balanitis (PTG)
Barrett’s esophagus (PTG)
Basal cell carcinoma (PTG)
Bahçet’s disease (PTG)
Bell’s palsy (PTG)
Bipolar disorder (PTG)
Bite wounds (PTG)
Bites, arthropod (PTG)
Bites, insect (including bee stings) (PTG)
Bites, snake (PTG)
Bladder cancer (PTG)
Blastomycosis(PTG)
Blepharitis (PTG)
Bone tumor, primary malignant (PTG)
Botulism (PTG)
Brain neoplasm (PTG)
Breast cancer (PTG)
Breech birth (PTG)
Bronchiectasis (PTG)
Bronchitis, acute (PTG)
Brucellosis (PTG)
Bruxism (PTG)
Budd-Chiari syndrome (PTG)
Bulimia nervosa (PTG)
Bullous pemphigoid (PTG)
Burns (PTG)
Bursitis (PTG)
C
Candidiasis
Carbon monoxide poisoning (PTG)
Carcinoid syndrome
Cardiac tamponade (PTG)
Cardiomyopathy, dilated (PTG)
Cardiomyopathy, hypertrophic (PTG)
Cardiomyopathy, restrictive (PTG)
Carotid sinus syndrome (PTG)
Carpal tunnel syndrome (PTG)
Cataracts(PTG)
Cat-scratch disease (PTG)
Cavernous sinus thrombosis (PTG)
Celiac disease (PTG)
Cellulitis(PTG)
Cerebral palsy
Cerebrovascular accident (PTG)
Cervical cancer (PTG)
Cervical disk syndromes (PTG)
Cervical dysplasia (PTG)
Cervical polyps (PTG)
Cervicitis(PTG)
Chagas’ disease
Chancroid(PTG)
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (PTG)
Charcot’s joint (PTG)
Chickenpox (PTG)
Chlamydia genital infections (PTG)
Cholangitis
Cholecystitis
Cholelithiasis (PTG)
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Cholera
Chronic fatigue syndrome
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (PTG)
Churg-Strauss syndrome
Cirrhosis (PTG)
Cirrhosis, primary biliary (PTG)
Claudication(PTG)
Cocaine overdose (PTG)
Coccidioidomycosis
Colorado tick fever (PTG)
Colorectal cancer (colon cancer) (PTG)
Condyloma acuminatum (PTG)
Congestive heart failure (PTG)
Conjunctivitis(PTG)
Contraception(PTG)
Conversion disorder
Corneal abrasion (PTG)
Corneal ulceration
Cor pulmonale
Costochondritis (PTG)
Craniopharyngioma
Creutzfeldt-jakob disease
Crohn’s disease (PTG)
Cryptococcosis (PTG)
Cryptorchidism
Cryptosporidium
Cubital tunnel syndrome
Cushing’s disease and syndrome (PTG)
Cystic fibrosis (PTG)
Cysticercosis (PTG)
Cytomegalovirus
D
Decubitus ulcer (pressure ulcer) (PTG)
Delirium tremens
Depression, major (PTG)
De Quervain’s tenosynovitis (PTG)
Dermatitis, atopic (PTG)
Dermatitis, contact (PTG)
Dermatitis herpetiformis
Dermatomyositis
Diabetes insipidus (PTG)
Diabetes mellitus (PTG)
Diabetic ketoacidosis (PTG)
Diffuse interstitial lung disease (PTG)
Digitalis overdose (PTG)
Diphtheria
Discoid lupus (PTG)
Disseminated intravascular coagulation (PTG)
Diverticular disease (diverticulosis, diverticulitis) (PTG)
Down syndrome (PTG)
Dumping syndrome
Dupuytren’s contracture
Dysfunctional uterine bleeding (PTG)
Dysmenorrhea (PTG)
Dyspareunia (PTG)
Dystonia
E
Echinococcosis
Eclampsia
Ectopic Pregnancy
Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (PTG)
Ejaculation disorders
Ejaculation, Premature (PTG)
Electrical injury
Electromechanical dissociation (PTG)
Empyema
Encephalitis, acute viral
Encopresis (PTG)
Endocarditis, infective (PTG)
Endometrial cancer (PTG)
Endometriosis (PTG)
Endometritis
Enuresis (PTG)
Eosinophilic fasciitis
Eosinophilic pneumonia
Epicondylitis
Epididymitis (PTG)
Epiglottitis (PTG)
Episcleritis
Epistaxis
Epstein-Barr virus infection
Erectile dysfunction (PTG)
Erysipelas (PTG)
Erythema multiforme (PTG)
Erythema nodosum (PTG)
Esophageal tumors (PTG)
Essential tremor (PTG)
F
Fatty liver of pregnancy, acute
Felty’s syndrome
Femoral neck fracture (PTG)
Fever of undetermined origin
Fibrocystic breast disease (PTG)
Fibromyalgia (PTG)
Fifth disease (PTG)
Filariasis
Folliculitis (PTG)
Food poisoning, bacterial (PTG)
Friedreich’s ataxia (PTG)
Frostbite (PTG)
Frozen shoulder (PTG)
G
Ganglia (PTG)
Gardner’s syndrome
Gastric cancer (PTG)
Gastritis (PTG)
Gastroesophageal reflux disease (PTG)
Giardiasis (PTG)
Gilbert’s disease (PTG)
Gingivitis
Glaucoma, chronic open-angle (chronic simple glaucoma) (PTG)
Glaucoma, primary closed-angle (narrow-angle glaucoma)
Glenohumeral dislocation (PTG)
Glomerulonephritis, acute (PTG)
Glossitis (PTG)
Gonorrhea (PTG)
Goodpasture’s syndrome
Gout (PTG)
Granuloma annulare
Granuloma inguinale (PTG)
Graves’ disease (PTG)
Guillain-Barré syndrome
H
Hand-foot-mouth disease (PTG)
Headache, cluster (PTG)
Headache, migraine (PTG)
Headache, tension-type (PTG)
Heart block, complete
Heart block, second-degree (PTG)
Heat exhaustion and heat stroke (PTG)
HELLP syndrome
Hemochromatosis (PTG)
Hemolytic-uremic syndrome
Hemophilia (PTG)
Hemorrhoids (PTG)
Henoch-Schönlein purpura
Hepatic encephalopathy
Hepatitis, autoimmune (PTG)
Hepatitis A (PTG)
Hepatitis B (PTG)
Hepatitis C (PTG)
Hepatocellular carcinoma (hepatoma) (PTG)
Hepatorenal syndrome
Herpangina (PTG)
Herpes simplex (PTG)
Herpes simplex, gential (PTG)
Herpes zoster (PTG)
Hiatal hernia (PTG)
Histiocytosis X (PTG)
Histoplasmosis
Hodgkin’s disease (PTG)
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Hookworm
Hordeolum (stye) (PTG)
Horner’s syndrome
Human granulocytic ehrlichiosis
Human immunodeficiency virus (PTG)
Huntington’s chorea (PTG)
Hydrocele (PTG)
Hydrocephalus, normal pressure
Hydronephrosis (PTG)
Hypercholesterolemia (PTG)
Hypercoagulable state
Hyperemesis gravidarum
Hypereosinophilic syndrome
Hyperlipoproteinemia, primary (PTG)
Hyperosmolar coma
Hyperparathyroidism (PTG)
Hypersensitivity pneumonitis
Hypersplenism
Hypertension
Hyperthyroidism (PTG)
Hypertrophic osteoarthropathy
Hypoaldosteronism
Hypopituitarism
Hypospadias
Hypothermia (PTG)
Hypothyroidism (PTG)
I
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (PTG)
Immune thrombocytopenic purpura (PTG)
Impetigo(PTG)
Inappropriate secretion of antidiuretic hormone (PTG)
Inclusion body myositis (PTG)
Incontinence (urinary) (PTG)
Influenza (PTG)
Insemination, therapeutic (frozen donor semen)
Insemination,therapeutic (husband/partner)
Insomnia(PTG)
Insulinoma
Interstitial nephritis (PTG)
Irritable bowel syndrome (PTG)
K
Kaposi’s sarcoma (PTG)
Kawasaki disease (PTG)
Klinefelter’s syndrome (PTG)
Korsakoff’s psychosis (PTG)
L
Labyrinthitis (PTG)
Lactose intolerance (PTG)
Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome
Laryngeal carcinoma
Laryngitis (PTG)
Laryngotracheobronchitis, acute (croup)
Lead poisoning (PTG)
Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease (PTG)
Leishmaniasis (PTG)
Leprosy (PTG)
Leptospirosis
Leukemia, acute lymphoblastic (PTG)
Leukemia, acute myelogenous (PTG)
Leukemia, chronic lymphocytic (PTG)
Leukemia, chronic, myelogenous (PTG)
Leukemia, hairy cell (PTG)
Leukoplakia, oral hairy (PTG)
Lichen planus
Lichen sclerosus (PTG)
Listeriosis
Long Qt syndrome (PTG)
Lumbar disk syndrome (PTG)
Lung neoplasm, primary (PTG)
Lyme disease (PTG)
Lymphangitis (PTG)
Lymphedema (PTG)
Lymphogranuloma venereum (PTG)
Lymphoma, non-Hodgkin (PTG)
M
Macular degeneration
Malaria (PTG)
Mallory-Weiss tear (PTG)
Marfan’s syndrome (PTG)
Mastodynia (PTG)
Mastoiditis (PTG)
Measles (rubeola) (PTG)
Meckel’s diverticulum
Meigs’ syndrome
Melanoma (PTG)
Meniere’s disease (PTG)
Meningioma (PTG)
Meningitis, bacterial
Meningitis, viral
Meningomyelocele
Menopause (PTG)
Mesenteric adenitis
Mesenteric venous thrombosis
Mesothelioma, malignant (PTG)
Metabolic syndrome
Metatarsalgia (PTG)
Milk-alkali syndrome
Mitral regurgitation (PTG)
Mitral stenosis (PTG)
Mitral value prolapse (PTG)
Mixed connective tissue disease
Molluscum contagiosum
Mononucleosis (PTG)
Morton’s neuroma
Motion sickness (PTG)
Mucormycosis
Multifocal atrial tachycardia (PTG)
Multiple myeloma (PTG)
Multiple sclerosis (PTG)
Mumps (PTG)
Munchausen syndrome
Muscular dystrophy
Mushroom poisoning (PTG)
Myasthenia gravis (PTG)
Myocosis fungoides
Myelodysplastic syndromes (PTG)
Myocardial infarction (PTG)
Myocarditis (PTG)
Myotonia
Myxedema coma
N
Narcolepsy (PTG)
Nephroblastoma
Nephrotic syndrome (PTG)
Neuroblastoma
Neurofibromatosis (PTG)
Neuroleptic malignant syndrome
Nocardiosis (PTG)
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (PTG)
Nosocomial infections
O
Obesity
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (PTG)
Ocular foreign body
Obstructive sleep apnea
Onychomycosis
Optic atrophy
Optic neuritis
Orchitis
Osgood-Schlatter disease (PTG)
Osteoarthritis (PTG)
Osteochondritis dissecans (PTG)
Osteomyelitis (PTG)
Osteonecrosis (PTG)
Osteoporosis (PTG)
Otitis externa
Otitis media
Otosclerosis (otospongiosis)
Ovarian cancer (PTG)
Ovarian tumor, benign
P
Paget’s disease of the bone (PTG)
Paget’s disease of the breast (PTG)
Pancreatic cancer (exocrine) (PTG)
Pancreatitis, acute (PTG)
Pancreatitis, chronic (PTG)
Parkinson’s disease (PTG)
Paronychia
Paroxysmal atrial tachycardia (PTG)
Paroxysmal cold hemoglobinuria
Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria
Pediculosis (PTG)
Pedophilia
Pelvic inflammatory disease (PTG)
Pemphigus vulgaris
Peptic ulcer disease (PTG)
Pericarditis (PTG)
Peripheral arterial disease (PTG)
Peripheral nerve dysfunction
Peritonitis, secondary
Peritonitis, spontaneous bacterial
Pertussis (PTG)
Peutz-Jeghers syndrome (PTG)
Peyronie’s disease (PTG)
Pharyngitis/tonsillitis (PTG)
Pheochromocytoma (PTG)
Phobias (PTG)
Pilonidal disease
Pinworms (PTG)
Pituitary adenoma
Pityriasis rosea (PTG)
Placenta previa
Plantar fasciitis
Pneumonia, aspiration
Pneumonia, bacterial (PTG)
Pneumonia, Mycoplasma (PTG)
Pneumonia, Pneumocystis carinii (PTG)
Pneumonia, viral (PTG)
Pneumothorax, spontaneous
Poliomyelitis
Polyarteritis nodosa
Polycystic kidney disease (PTG)
Polycystic ovary syndrome
Polycythemia vera (PTG)
Polymyalgia rheumatica (PTG)
Polymyositis (PTG)
Portal hypertension
Portal vein thrombosis
Postconcussive syndrome
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTG)
Precocious puberty
Preeclampsia
Premenstrual syndrome (PTG)
Priapism (PTG)
Prolactinoma (PTG)
Pronator syndrome
Prostate cancer (PTG)
Prostatic hyperplasia, benign (PTG)
Prostatitis
Pruritus ani (PTG)
Pruritus vulvae
Pseudogout (PTG)
Pseudomembranous colitis (PTG)
Psittacosis
Psoriasis (PTG)
Pulmonary edema
Pulmonary embolism
Pulmonary hypertension (PTG)
Pyelonephritis (PTG)
Pyogenic granuloma
Q
Q fever
R
Rabies
Radiation exposure
Ramsay Hunt syndrome (PTG)
Raynaud’s phenomenon (PTG)
Reflex sympathetic dystrophy
Reiter’s syndrome (PTG)
Renal artery stenosis (PTG)
Renal cell adenocarcinoma (PTG)
Renal failure, acute (PTG)
Renal failure, chronic (PTG)
Renal tubular acidosis
Renal vein thrombosis
Restless legs syndrome
Retinal detachment