Table of Contents

Part 1: Medical Emergencies:; Anaphylaxis; Status Asthmaticus; Cardiac Emergencies; Diabetic Ketoacidosis; Ophthalmologic Emergencies: (A) Corneal Abrasions; (B) Foreign Bodies; (C) Red and Painful Eye; Status Epilepticus; Part 2: Screening/General Care:; Screening for Breast Cancer; Screening for Colorectal Cancer; Screening for Prostate Cancer; Screening for Cervical Cancer; The Yearly Physical Examination; Travel Medicine; Involuntary Weight Loss; Evaluation of the Chronically Fatigued Patient; Smoking Cessation/Nicotine Dependence; Part 3: Allergy:; Allergic Rhinitis; Insect Allergies: (A) Insect Sting Allergy; (B) Insect Bites; Plant Dermatitis; Urticaria; Part 4: Cardiology/Hypertension:; Hypertension: Individualizing Therapy; Angina Pectoris; Valvular Heart Disease: (A) Aortic Stenosis; (B) Aortic Insufficiency; (C) Atrial Septal Defect; (D) Mitral Valve Prolapse; Prescribing Safe Exercise; Office Management of Arrythmias: (A) Palpitations; (B) Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia (PSVT); (C) Atrial Fibrillation; (D) Ventricular Arrhythmias Including Premature Ventricular Contractions (PVCs) and Ventricular Tachycardia; Congestive Heart Failure; Part 5: Consultative Medicine:; Outpatient Preoperative Evaluation; Part 6: Dermatology:; Acne; Alopecia; Pruritis; Dermatitis (A) Actopic Dermatitis (Eczema); (B) Contact Dermatitis; (C) Seborrheic Dermatitis; Xerosis (Dry Skin); Fungal Infections; Psoriasis; Benign and Malignant Growths; Part 7: Endocrinology/Metabolism:; Adrenocortical Hyperfunction; (A) Cushing's Syndrome; (B) Hyperaldosterism; (C) Pheochromocytoma; Adrenocortical Insufficiency (Addison's Disease); Management of the Patient On Glucocorticosteroids; Diabetes Mellitus: (A) Clinical Presentation and Diagnostic Approach; (B) Potential Complications of Diabetes Mellitus; (C) Treatment of Diabetes Mellitus; (D) Monitoring of Therapy and Management of Complications; Hypercholesterolemia; Hypercalcemia; Osteoporosis; Thyroid Disease; Part 8: Foot Problems:; Hyperkeratotic Lesions (Corns and Calluses); Foot Pain; (A) Digital Deformities; (B) Anterior Foot Pain; (C) Posterior Foot Pain; (D) Heel Pain; (E) Assorted Other Foot Pain Disorders; Foot Care in the Diabetic Patient;Part 9: Gastroenterology:; Acute Nausea and Vomiting; Bowel Symptoms; (A) Constipation; (B) Diarrhoea; (C) Colonic Diverticulosis and Diverticulitis; (D) Irritable Bowel Syndrome; (E) Lactrose Intolerance; Epigastric Pain; (A) Peptic Ulcer Disease; (B) Nonulcerative Dyspepsia; Evaluation of the Heme-Positive Stool; Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease; Hepatic and Biliary Disease; (A) Abnormal Liver Function Tests; (B) Cholelithiasis; (C) Viral Hepatitis: A, B and C; Part 10: Geriatrics:; Dementia; Functional Assessment of the Elderly; Prevention In the Elderly; Part 11: Gynecology:; Estrogen Replacement Therapy; Menstrual Abnormalities; Genital Infections; (A) Vaginitis; (B) Cervicitis; (C) Pelvic Inflammatory Disease; (D) Human Papillomavirus Infection;Part 12: Hematology;; Abnormal Coagulation Tests; Anemia; Lymphadenopathy; Part 13; HIV Disease:; Pretest and Posttest HIV Counseling; Management of the Symptomatic Patient; Management of Early HIV Infection;Part 14: Infectious Diseases:; Aphthous Stomatitis; Ear Infections: (A)Otitis Externa; (B) Otitis Media; Lyme Disease; Genitourinary Tract Infections; (A) Cystitis/Pyelonephritis; (B) Urethritis; (C) Epididymitis; (D) Prostatitis; (E) Genital Ulcers; Management of the Positive PPD; Respiratory Tract Infections: (A) Pharyngitis; (B) Acute Sinusitis; (C) Chronic Sinusitis; (D) Acute Bronchitis; (E) Pneumonia; (F) Influenza; Selected Skin Infections; (A) Animal Bites; (B) Cellulitis and Erysipelas; (C) Herpes Simplex; (D) Herpes Zoster; (E) Pediculosis and Scabies; Syphilis; Part 15: Neurology/ENT:; Carpal Tunnel Syndrome; Cerebrovascular Disease; Headache; Hoarseness; Peripheral Neuropathy; Seizures; Tinnitus; Tremor; Vertigo;Part 16: Psychiatry/Behavioral Medicine:; Anxiety; Bipolar Affective Disorder; Depression; Part 17: Pulmonary;; Asthma; Chronic Cough; Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease; Hemoptysis; Pulmonary Function Tests; Pulmonary Nodule;Part 18: Renal/Urologic Diseases:; Evaluation of Renal Dysfunction; Hematuria; Urinary Incontinence; Impotence; Prostatic Hyperplasia; Proteinuria; Kidney Stones;Part 19: Rheumatology/Orthopedics:; Serologic Testing In The Evaluation of the Rheumatologic Patient; Degenerative Joint Disease; Evaluation of the Hot, Tender Joint; Joint Pain: (A) Ankle Pain; (B) Shoulder Pain; (C) Knee Pain; (D) Wrist Pain; Neck and Back Pain: (A) Cervical Pain Syndromes; (B) Low Back Pain; Myalgias: (A) Fibrositis; (B) Polymyalgia Rheumatica; Common Sports Injuries; Part 20: Vascular Disease:; Peripheral Arterial Disease; Peripheral Venous Disease: (A) Deep Vein Thrombosis; (B) Chronic Venous Insufficiency;Appendices:; Appendix A: Adult Immunizations; Appendix B: Subacute Bacterial Endocarditis Prophylaxis; Appendix C: Topical Corticosteroid Potencies; Index