For 25 years, Ferri’s Clinical Advisor has provided immediate answers on the myriad medical diseases and disorders you’re likely to encounter in a unique, easy-to-use format. A bestselling title year after year, this popular "5 books in 1" reference delivers vast amounts of information in a user-friendly manner. It is updated annually to provide current and clinically relevant answers on over 1,000 common medical conditions, including diseases and disorders, differential diagnoses, clinical algorithms, laboratory tests, and clinical practice guidelines―all carefully reviewed by experts in key clinical fields. Extensive algorithms, along with hundreds of high-quality photographs, illustrations, diagrams, and tables, ensure that you stay current with today's medical practice.
Key Features
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Contains significant updates throughout all 5 sections, covering all aspects of diagnosis and treatment.
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Features 27 all-new topics including coronary artery dissection, perimandibular abscess, retinal vein occlusion, performance enhancing hormones, aphasia, hemorrhagic ovarian cyst, pelvic fracture, lung transplant, penile cancer and obsessive rumination syndrome, among others.
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Includes useful appendices covering care of the transgender patient, palliative care, preoperative evaluation, nutrition, poison management, commonly used herbal products in integrated medicine, and much more.
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Offers online access to Patient Teaching Guides in both English and Spanish.
Author Information
Edited by Fred F. Ferri, MD,, Clinical Professor, The Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island
SECTION I Diseases and Disorders
SECTION II Differential Diagnosis
SECTION III Clinical Algorithms
SECTION IV Laboratory Tests and Interpretation of Results
SECTION V Clinical Practice Guidelines
APPENDIX I Complementary and Alternative Medicine Terms
APPENDIX II Nutrition
APPENDIX III Acute Poisoning
APPENDIX IV Impairment and Disability Issues
APPENDIX V Protection of Travelers
APPENDIX VI Care of the Transgender Patient
APPENDIX VII Patient Teachings Guides (available online)
APPENDIX VIII Palliative Care
APPENDIX IX Preoperative Evaluation
Index
Doody's Core Titles® 2022
"This book, currently in its 25th edition, is impressive in its scope and magnitude... With the addition of new topics and the constantly changing field of medicine, this update is relevant and essential to the practice of medicine today." ©Doody’s Review Service, 2022, Jennifer E Thuener, MD (University of Kansas School of Medicine - Wichita)