Table of Contents

Series Reviewers Preface How to Use This Book Acknowledgments Section 1: Introduction * Chapter 1: Taking a History * Chapter 2: The Physical Examination * Chapter 3: Preparing the Write-Up and Presenting on Rounds Section 2: Cardiology * Chapter 4: Approach to the Cardiovascular Evaluation * Chapter 5: Acute Coronary Syndromes * Chapter 6: Systolic Heart Failure * Chapter 7: Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction * Chapter 8: Pulmonary Hypertension and Right Heart Disease * Chapter 9: Hypertensive Crisis * Chapter 10: Pericardial Disease * Chapter 11: Bradyarrhythmia * Chapter 12: Tachyarrhythmia * Chapter 13: Atrial Fibrillation and Atrial Flutter * Chapter 14: Valvular Heart Disease * Chapter 15: Syncope Section 3: Pulmonology * Chapter 16: Approach to the Pulmonary Evaluation * Chapter 17: Hypoxic Respiratory Failure * Chapter 18: Hypercapnic Respiratory Failure * Chapter 19: Pulmonary Embolism * Chapter 20: Asthma * Chapter 21: COPD * Chapter 22: Pleural Effusions * Chapter 23: Hemoptysis Section 4: Infectious Disease * Chapter 24: Approach to the Infectious Disease Evaluation * Chapter 25: Pneumonia * Chapter 26: Meningitis * Chapter 27: Urinary Tract Infections and Pyelonephritis * Chapter 28: Endocarditis * Chapter 29: Sepsis * Chapter 30: HIV/AIDS in Hospitalized Patients Section 5: Gastroenterology * Chapter 31: Approach to the Gastrointestinal Evaluation * Chapter 32: Acute Pancreatitis * Chapter 33: New-Onset Jaundice * Chapter 34: Acute Hepatitis * Chapter 35: Chronic Liver Disease and Portal Hypertension * Chapter 36: Acute Gastrointestinal Bleeding Section 6: Nephrology * Chapter 37: Approach to the Renal Evaluation * Chapter 38: Acute Renal Failure * Chapter 39: Chronic Kidney Disease in the Hospitalized Patient * Chapter 40: Metabolic Acidosis * Chapter 41: Hyponatremia * Chapter 42: Hyperkalemia Section 7: Endocrinology * Chapter 43: Diabetic Ketoacidosis and Hyperosmolar Non-Ketotic Coma * Chapter 44: Management of Hospitalized Patients with Diabetes Mellitus * Chapter 45: Endocrine Emergencies Section 8: Hematology * Chapter 46: Anemia * Chapter 47: Thrombocytopenia Section 9: Special Circumstances * Chapter 48: Alcohol Intoxication and Withdrawal * Chapter 49: Toxic Ingestions * Chapter 50: The Hospitalized Elderly Patient Index