First Exposure to Internal Medicine: Ambulatory Medicine Book

Contributors     xiii
Preface     xix
Acknowledgments     xxi
General     1
Introduction to Ambulatory Medicine/General Outpatient Skills   Cynthia H. Ledford     3
Preventative Medicine   Heather Laird-Fick     11
Occupational and Environmental Health   Dale E. Toney     17
Complementary and Alternative Medicine   Natalia E. Morone     23
Cardiovascular     29
Coronary Artery Disease   Andrew R. Hoellein     31
Cardiac Stress Testing   Tayloe Loftus   Amit S. Dhamoon     37
Hyperlipidemia   Pat F. Bass III     43
Hypertension   Thomas Andrew Albritton     49
Heart Murmurs   Rebecca Andrews   Steven Angus     54
Peripheral Arterial Disease   Harish Herrle   Scott Herrle     62
Palpitations   Jacqueline Carey   Rachel Chase     68
Pulmonary     75
Asthma   James Temprano     77
Cough   David Hiestand     85
Allergic Rhinitis   James Temprano     90
Tuberculosis   Brian S. Murphy     95
Solitary Pulmonary Nodule   Kevin Simpson   Matthew Fitz     103
Lung Cancer   Janet N. Myers     107
Interpretation of Pulmonary Function Tests   Dianne M. Zalenski     114
Gastrointestinal     119
Diarrhea   Elizabeth Holt     121
Constipation   Edward H. Wu     126
Evaluation of Dyspepsia and Peptic Ulcer Disease   Gregg M. Talente     132
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease   Luis R. Pena     138
Colon Cancer and Screening   Thomas M. Manger     143
Hepatitis   Alda Maria R. Gonzaga     149
Irritable Bowel Syndrome   Melissa A. McNeil     157
Renal     163
Interpretation of Urinalysis   Jennifer R. Kogan     165
Evaluation of Hematuria   Sonya Borrero     169
Nephrolithiasis   Robert Brooks     174
Urinary Incontinence   Jan Coleman Gross     179
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia and Prostatitis   Angela S. Tackett     187
Erectile Dysfunction   David Lambert     193
Endocrine      199
Diabetes   Thomas M. Manger     201
Hyperthyroidism   James Williams   Stuart J. Cohen     210
Hypothyroidism   Stuart J. Cohen   James Williams     219
Infectious Disease     225
Outpatient HIV Management   Andrew R. Hoellein     227
Upper Respiratory Infections   Henry Sakowski     236
Acute Pharyngitis   Henry Sakowski     242
The Red Eye   Andrew R. Hoellein     248
Urinary Tract Infection   Jennifer R. Kogan     252
Sexually Transmitted Infections   Cheryl S. Lynch     257
Oncology     267
Breast Cancer and Screening   Sara Jo Grethlein     269
Prostate Cancer and Screening   Steven Angus     275
Skin Cancers   Alexandra Thomas     281
Musculoskeletal     289
Low Back Pain   Kevin A. Dorrance   Colleen A. Dorrance   Steven Burning     291
Shoulder Pain   Anu Sharma     298
Knee Pain   Heather S. Laird-Fick     304
Osteoarthritis and Rheumatoid Arthritis   Peri Hickman Pepmueller      311
Evaluation of Rheumatic Conditions   Katherine K. Temprano   Terry L. Moore     318
Fibromyalgia   Janine Frank     327
Polymyalgia Rheumatica and Giant Cell Arteritis   Robert W. Lightfoot, Jr.     332
Gout   Erica Friedman     337
Neurologic     343
Headaches   Peggy B. Hasley     345
Women's Health     353
Vaginitis   Monica Ann Shaw     355
Abnormal Uterine Bleeding and Amenorrhea   Lynne A. Jensen     362
Osteoporosis   Deidra Beshear     369
Cervical Cancer Screening and Abnormal Pap Tests   Carla L. Spagnoletti     375
Menopause   Alexandra Thomas     381
Birth Control and Fertility Issues   Megan S. Cunnane     386
Other     395
Smoking Cessation   Davoren Chick     397
Depression   Jo Albritton     401
Anxiety Disorders   Steven F. Reichert     407
Obesity   Judi Daniels     413
Substance Abuse   Elizabeth A. Warner     418
Chronic Pain   Steven F. Reichert      423
Approach to Fatigue   Mary Duke     430
Approach to the Patient with Dizziness   Raquel A. Buranosky     436
Obstructive Sleep Apnea   Angela Webb     441
Intimate Partner Violence   Jacqueline S. Gibson     446
Dermatitis and Urticaria   T. Shawn Caudill     452
Index     459