Hospital Medicine Book

	Contributors
	Preface
Sect. I	General Issues in Hospital Medicine	1
1	Models of Hospital Care	3
2	Hospital Interfaces	9
3	Bayesian Reasoning and Diagnostic Testing	15
4	Decision Analysis	21
5	Cost-Effectiveness	29
6	Assessment and Improvement of Quality and Value	33
7	Practice Guidelines and Clinical Pathways	39
8	Patient Satisfaction with Hospital Care	45
9	Iatrogenesis and the Risks of Hospitalization	49
10	Nutritional Issues in the Hospitalized Patient	55
11	Approach to the Hospitalized Older Patient	61
12	Ethical Issues in the Hospitalized Patient	69
13	Pain Management in the Hospitalized Patient	79
14	End of Life Care in the Hospital	87
Sect. II	Critical Care Medicine	93
15	Approach to the ICU Patient	95
16	Ventilator Management	105
17	Acute Respiratory Failure	115
18	Hypotension, Shock, and Multiple Organ Failure	123
19	Sepsis Syndrome	133
Sect. III	Consultation Medicine	139
20	Medical Consultation	141
21	Preoperative Evaluation	147
22	Postoperative Care	159
23	Medical Complications of Pregnancy	165
Sect. IV	Cardiovascular Medicine Medicine	171
24	Signs, Symptoms, and Laboratory Abnormalities in Cardiovascular Diseases	173
25	Diagnostic Tests in Cardiology	189
26	Angina and Unstable Angina	203
27	Acute Myocardial Infarction	217
28	Heart Failure	231
29	Heart Transplantation	243
30	Valvular Heart Disease	251
31	Atrial Fibrillation, Atrial Flutter, and Other Supraventricular Tachyarrhythmias	263
32	Ventricular Arrhythmias and Cardiac Arrest	275
33	Syncope	289
34	Bradycardia and Pacemakers	297
35	Pericardial Disease	309
36	Urgent and Emergent Hypertension	321
37	Aortic Dissection, Aneurysm, and Rupture	329
38	Peripheral Arterial Disease	339
39	Deep Venous Thrombosis	347
Sect. V	Pulmonary	357
40	Signs, Symptoms, and Laboratory Abnormalities in Pulmonary Medicine	359
41	Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	373
42	Exacerbations of Asthma and Bronchitis	381
43	Interstitial Lung Disease	393
44	Lung Transplantation and Lung Volume Reduction Surgery	405
45	Pulmonary Embolism	413
46	Pulmonary Hypertension	421
47	Pleural Effusion and Pneumothorax	429
48	Pulmonary Nodules	439
Sect. VI	Infectious Diseases	445
49	Signs, Symptoms, and Laboratory Abnormalities in Infectious Diseases	447
50	Infections in Immunocompromised Hosts	459
51	Parenteral Antibiotics and Antibiotic Resistance	469
52	Community-Acquired Pneumonia	479
53	Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia	491
54	Tuberculosis	499
55	Urinary Tract Infection	509
56	Cellulitis and Necrotizing Fasciitis	517
57	Meningitis	525
58	Endocarditis	535
59	Catheter-Associated Infection and Bacteremia	543
Sect. VII	HIV Disease	551
60	Signs, Symptoms, and Laboratory Abnormalities in HIV Disease	553
61	Pulmonary Manifestations of HIV Infection	561
62	Neurologic Manifestations of HIV Disease	571
Sect. VIII	Gastroenterology	581
63	Signs, Symptoms, and Laboratory Abnormalities in Gastrointestinal Disease	583
64	Acute Gastrointestinal Bleeding	599
65	Esophageal Disorders	611
66	Peptic Ulcer Disease and Stress-Related Mucosal Disease	619
67	Inflammatory Bowel Disease	627
68	Acute Hepatitis and Liver Failure	635
69	Cirrhosis and Its Complications	643
70	Disorders of the Biliary System	653
71	Liver Transplantation	663
72	Acute Pancreatitis	671
73	Other Abdominal Emergencies: Appendicitis, Diverticulitis, and Ischemic Bowel	683
74	Ileus and Obstruction of the Gastrointestinal Tract	695
Sect. IX	Hematology-Oncology	705
75	Signs, Symptoms, and Laboratory Abnormalities in Hematology-Oncology	707
76	Principles of Chemotherapy	719
77	Principles of Transfusion Medicine	727
78	Oncologic Emergencies	737
79	Leukemia	747
80	Lymphoma	755
81	Chronic Myeloproliferative Disorders	765
82	Bone Marrow Transplantation	773
83	Sickle Cell Disease	783
84	Hemorrhagic and Thrombotic Disorders	791
Sect. X	Renal	807
85	Signs, Symptoms, and Laboratory Abnormalities in Renal Disease	809
86	Acute Renal Failure	821
87	Management of the Hospitalized Patient on Dialysis	831
88	Renal Transplantation	841
89	Renal Stone Disease and Obstruction	851
90	Common Electrolyte Disorders	859
91	Common Acid-Base Disorders	871
Sect. XI	Endocrinology	881
92	Signs, Symptoms, and Laboratory Abnormalities in Endocrinology	883
93	Diabetes Mellitus and Its Complications in the Hospital	891
94	Acute Presentations of Thyroid Disease	903
95	Adrenal Insufficiency and Crisis	913
Sect. XII	Rheumatology	919
96	Signs, Symptoms, and Laboratory Abnormalities in Rheumatology	921
97	Vasculitis	931
98	Acute Presentations of Selected Rheumatic Disorders	943
99	Acute Arthritis	951
100	Back Pain	961
Sect. XIII	Neurology and Psychiatry	969
101	Signs, Symptoms, and Diagnostic Tests in Neurology	971
102	Stroke	983
103	Central Nervous System Hemorrhage and Increased Intracranial Pressure	991
104	Seizures	1005
105	Depression in the Hospitalized Patient	1017
Sect. XIV	Toxicology and Allergy	1025
106	Allergic Reactions and Anaphylaxis	1027
107	Drug Overdoses and Dependence	1035
108	Acute Alcohol Intoxication and Alcohol Withdrawal	1047
	Index	1055