For more than 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
- Contains significant updates throughout all 5 sections, covering all aspects of diagnosis and treatment.
- Features 26 all-new topics including eosinophilic gastroenteritis (EGE), retroperitoneal abscess, adenomyosis, periprosthetic joint infection, tonic pupil, rectal adenocarcinoma, nightmares and dream disturbances, avoidance/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID), hypokalemia, cardiac implantable electronic device infection, heparin resistance, and hypertrophic pyloric stenosis, among others.
- Includes useful appendices covering palliative care, preoperative evaluation, nutrition, poison management, commonly used herbal products in integrated medicine, and much more.
- Offers online access to newly revised and updated Patient Teaching Guides in both English and Spanish.
- Any additional digital ancillary content may publish up to 6 weeks following the publication date.
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 (available online)
APPENDIX II Nutrition (available online)
APPENDIX III Acute Poisoning (available online)
APPENDIX IV Impairment and Disability Issues (available online)
APPENDIX V Protection of Travelers (available online)
APPENDIX VI Care of the Transgender Patient (available online)
APPENDIX VII Patient Teachings Guides (available online)
APPENDIX VIII Palliative Care (available online)
APPENDIX IX Preoperative Evaluation (available online)
Index
"This is a comprehensive 1700+ page book with an eBook version that covers adult and pediatric medical topics relevant to today's practitioner. The book includes five sections entitled diseases and disorders, differential diagnosis, clinical algorithms, laboratory tests and interpretation of results, and clinical practice guidelines. The online content contains additional information on nine clinical topics as well as patient teaching guides."- ©Doody’s Review Service, 2024, Cassie Scripter, MD (University of Kansas School of Medicine - Wichita), Doody’s Score: 98 - 5 Stars!