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Authors: Marc Sabatine
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Pocket Medicine: The Massachusetts General Hospital Handbook of Internal Medicine
MEDICINE
Fifth Edition
Edited by
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S. S
ABATINE
, MD, MPH
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P
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Pocket medicine (Sabatine) Pocket medicine / [edited by] Marc S. Sabatine. — Fifth edition.
p. ; cm.
Preceded by Pocket medicine / edited by Marc S. Sabatine. 4th ed.
c2011.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN-13: 978-1-4511-8237-8
ISBN-10: 1-4511-8237-6
ISBN-13: 978-1-4511-8887-5
ISBN-10: 1-4511-8887-0
I. Sabatine, Marc S., editor of compilation. II. Title.
[DNLM: 1. Internal Medicine–Handbooks. 2. Clinical Medicine–Handbooks. WB 39]
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CONTENTS
Neal A. Chatterjee
,
Ada Stefanescu, William J. Hucker, David M. Dudzinski, Marc S. Sabatine, Michelle O’Donoghue
Electrocardiography
Coronary Angiography and Revascularization
PA Catheter and Tailored Therapy
Cardiac Risk Assessment for Noncardiac Surgery
Ian J. Barbash, Kathryn A. Hibbert, Atul Malhotra
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Zachary A. Zator
,
Andrew S. de Lemos, Lawrence S. Friedman
Esophageal and Gastric Disorders
Diarrhea, Constipation and Ileus
Andrew S. Allegretti, Andrew L. Lundquist, Hasan Bazari
Acid-Base Disturbances
Andrew M. Brunner, Sheheryar K. Kabraji, Mark M. Awad, Andrew J. Aguirre, Daniel J. DeAngelo, David P. Ryan
Anemia
Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
Cancer of Unknown Primary Site
Ana A. Weil, Emily P. Hyle, Nesli Basgoz
Infections in Immunosuppressed Hosts
Soft Tissue and Bone Infections
Infections of the Nervous System
Kelly
B. Lauter, Marc N. Wein, Michael Mannstadt
Zachary S. Wallace, Eli Miloslavsky, Robert P. Friday
Arthritis—Overview
Adult Onset Still’s Disease & Relapsing Polychondritis
Crystal Deposition Arthritides
Seronegative Spondyloarthritis
Infectious Arthritis & Bursitis
Michael P. Bowley, Todd M. Herrington, Eyal Y. Kimchi, Sarah Wahlster, Tracey A. Cho
Change in Mental Status
Weakness & Neuromuscular Dysfunction
Kiran H. Lagisetty, Jennifer F. Tseng, Katherine T. Chen, Stella K. Kim
Surgical Issues
ICU Medications & Treatment of Hypotension/Shock
Echocardiography & Coronary Angiography
Peripheral Blood Smears & Leukemias
CONTRIBUTING AUTHORS
Andrew J. Aguirre, MD, PhD
Hematology-Oncology Fellow, Dana-Farber/Partners CancerCare Hematology/Oncology Program
Andrew S. Allegretti, MD
Internal Medicine Resident, Massachusetts General Hospital
Mark M. Awad, MD, PhD
Hematology-Oncology Fellow, Dana-Farber/Partners CancerCare Hematology/Oncology Program
Ian J. Barbash, MD
Internal Medicine Resident, Massachusetts General Hospital
Nesli Basgoz, MD
Associate Chief and Clinical Director, Infectious Disease Division, Massachusetts General Hospital Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Hasan Bazari, MD
Clinical Director, Nephrology Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency, Massachusetts General Hospital Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School