The Washington manual general internal medicine consult / editor, Thomas Ciesielski ; series editor, Thomas M. De Fer.

Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed June 11, 2018)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Machine generated contents note: pt. I GENERAL ISSUES -- 1. Approach to Perioperative Care / Rachel H. Bardowell -- 2. Approach to Edema / Lois F. Richard -- pt. II CARDIOVASCULAR -- 3. Approach to the Patient with Chest Pain / Anuradha Godishala -- 4. Acute Coronary Syndromes / Adam Littich -- 5. Approach to the Patient with Syncope / James Matthew Freer -- 6. Management of Heart Failure / Mark A. Gdowski -- 7. Atrial Fibrillation / Kelly M. Carlson -- 8. Anticoagulation and Surgery / Mark S. Thoelke -- pt. III PULMONARY -- 9. Dyspnea / Adam V. Meyer -- 10. Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease / Thomas M. Ciesielski -- 11. Asthma / Walter B. Gribben -- 12. Solitary Pulmonary Nodule / Thomas M. Ciesielski -- pt. IV GASTROENTEROLOGY -- 13. Approach to Nausea and Vomiting / Cheryl R. McDonough -- 14. Approach to Gastrointestinal Bleeding / Cheryl R. McDonough -- 15. Approach to Abdominal Pain / Surachai Amornsawadwattana -- 16. Approach to Abnormal Liver Enzymes / James Matthew Freer

Note continued: pt. V NEPHROLOGY -- 17. Approach to Acute Kidney Injury / Melvin Blanchard -- 18. Approach to Hyperkalemia and Hypokalemia / Melvin Blanchard -- 19. Approach to Hyponatremia and Hypernatremia / John J. Cras -- 20. Approach to the Patient with Hematuria / Melvin Blanchard -- pt. VI INFECTIOUS DISEASE -- 21. Pneumonia / Mark S. Thoelke -- 22. Urinary Tract Infections / Stephen Y. Liang -- 23. Cellulitis / Myra L. Rubio -- 24. Osteomyelitis / Kevin Hsueh -- 25. Approach to the Patient with Fever / Stephen Y. Liang -- 26. Bacteremia / Shadi Parsaei -- 27. Intravascular Catheter Infections / Gerome V. Escota -- 28. Endocarditis / Courtney D. Chrisler -- 29. Meningitis / Hilary E.L. Reno -- pt. VII NEUROLOGY -- 30. Approach to Altered Mental Status / Thomas M. De Fer -- 31. Approach to the Patient with Vertigo / Robert J. Mahoney -- 32. Approach to the Carotid Bruit / Megan E. Wren -- pt. VIII HEMATOLOGY -- 33. Approach to Anemia / Devin C. Odom

Note continued: 34. Thrombocytopenia / George Mansour -- 35. Approach to a Prolonged Prothrombin Time/Partial Thromboplastin Time / Natalie C. Battle -- 36. Venous Thromboembolism / Emily Fondahn -- pt. IX ONCOLOGY -- 37. Pain Control in the Cancer Patient / Eileen M. Lee -- 38. Neutropenic Fever / Erik R. Dubberke -- pt. X ENDOCRINOLOGY -- 39. Inpatient Diabetes Management / Michael Y. Lin -- 40. Thyroid Diseases / Monalisa Mullick -- 41. Adrenal Insufficiency / Mark S. Thoelke -- 42. Approach to the Adrenal Incidentaloma / William E. Clutter -- pt. XI RHEUMATOLOGY -- 43. Approach to the Patient with Positive Antinuclear Antibodies / Adam Littich -- 44. Approach to Low Back Pain / Mosmi Surati -- pt. XII ALLERGY AND IMMUNOLOGY -- 45. Anaphylaxis / Jennifer M. Monroy -- 46. Drug Reactions / Jennifer M. Monroy -- pt. XIII TOXICOLOGY -- 47. Alcohol Withdrawal / Geoffrey Cislo -- 48. General Toxicology and Opioid Intoxication and Withdrawal / Anna Arroyo-Plasencia.

This book provides quick access to essential information when performing an inpatient consult. Chapters are organized around presenting symptom (e.g., approach to nausea, approach to low back pain), allowing quick look-up of differential diagnosis and management.

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