The Physician Assistant Medical Handbook Book

1	Cardiology	1
	Arrhythmias/dysrhythmias	2
	Congestive heart failure	15
	Cor Pulmonale	21
	Coronary atherosclerotic heart disease	26
	Essential hypertension	32
	Pericarditis/pericardial effusion	37
	Valvular heart disease	42
2	Dermatology	67
	Acne vulgaris	68
	Alopecia	71
	Bacterial infections	74
	Benign cutaneous neoplasms	81
	Dermatitis/eczema	94
	Dermatophytosis (fungal infections)	104
	Infestations of the skin	113
	Papulosquamous conditions	118
	Premalignant and malignant skin tumors	124
	Vascular conditions	132
	Viral disease - vesicular	136
	Other viral infections	147
3	Emergency medicine	159
	Burns	160
	Hyperthemia	169
	Hypothermia	174
	Near drowning	180
	Poisoning	184
	Psychiatric emergencies	189
	Respiratory arrest	195
	Shock	199
4	Endocrinology	211
	Adrenal disorders	212
	Diabetes mellitus	221
	Dyslipidemia	240
	Metabolic bone disorders	247
	Pituitary adenoma	254
	Thyroid disorders	262
5	Gastroenterology	273
	Appendicitis	274
	Cholecystitis	278
	Crohn's disease	284
	Diverticulitis	290
	Dyspepsia	293
	Esophageal disorders	299
	Gastrointestinal bleeding : lower tract	308
	Gastrointestinal bleeding : upper tract	312
	Hemorrhoids	316
	Pancreatitis (acute)	319
	Peptic/gastric ulcer disease	324
	Ulcerative colitis	330
6	Gynecology	339
	Cervicitis	340
	Dysmenorrhea	343
	Endometriosis	347
	Fibrocystic breast disease	349
	Functional ovarian cysts	352
	Pelvic inflammatory disease	355
	Uterine prolapse	360
	Vaginitis	362
7	Hematology	369
	Anemia	370
	Bleeding disorders	376
	Deep venous thrombosis	383
	Polycythemia vera	388
	Sickle cell disease	393
	Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia	396
8	Infectious disease	401
	Endocarditis (infectious)	402
	Human immunodeficiency virus infection	408
	Gastroenteritis	415
	Gonorrhea	423
	Hepatitis (viral)	427
	Mononucleosis	437
	Sepsis	440
	Syphilis	447
	Tuberculosis	454
9	Nephrology	473
	Acid-base disturbances	474
	Acute renal failure	481
	Chronic renal failure	489
	Electrolyte imbalance : Na[superscript +] and K[superscript +]	494
	Glomerular disease	503
	Nephrolithiasis	509
	Pyelonephritis : upper tract infection	514
	Renal and vascular hypertension	519
	Tubulointerstitial diseases	524
10	Neurology	531
	Dementia	532
	Encephalitis	539
	Intracranial neoplasm	546
	Meningitis	552
	Migraine	563
	Multiple sclerosis	570
	Myasthenia gravis	578
	Parkinson disease	586
	Peripheral neuropathy	594
	Seizure disorders	600
	Transient ischemic attack/stroke	612
11	Oncology	621
	Adrenal carcinoma	622
	Bladder cancer	624
	Breast cancer	627
	Cervical cancer	632
	Colorectal cancer	637
	Gastric carcinoma	641
	Hodgkin's disease	644
	Leukemia	648
	Liver cancer	654
	Lung cancer	657
	Lymphoma	662
	Malignant melanoma	666
	Multiple myeloma	670
	Oropharyngeal cancer	673
	Ovarian cancer	677
	Pancreatic cancer	681
	Prostate cancer	685
	Renal carcinoma	688
	Sarcomas	691
	Testicular cancer	696
	Thyroid cancer	700
	Uterine cancer	703
12	Ophthalmology	707
	Cataract	708
	Conjunctivitis	711
	Glaucoma	716
	Ocular hemorrhage	720
	Optic neuritis	725
	Retinal detachment	728
13	Otorhinolaryngology	733
	Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo	734
	Cerumen impaction	737
	Eustachian tube dysfunction	739
	Labyrinthitis	743
	Meniere disease	747
	Nasal polyps	751
	Otitis externa	754
	Otitis media	757
	Pharyngitis	760
	Rhinitis	764
	Sinusitis	768
	Tonsillitis	772
14	Psychiatry	777
	Adjustment disorders	778
	Anxiety disorders	781
	Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder	787
	Eating disorders	791
	Mood disorders	797
	Personality disorders	804
	Psychotic disorders	809
	Somatoform/dissociative disorders	815
15	Pulmonology	829
	Acute hypoxemic respiratory failure	830
	Asthma	833
	Bronchitis	844
	Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	847
	Interstitial lung disease	853
	Pleural effusion	858
	Pleurisy	862
	Pneumonia	866
	Pneumothorax	879
	Pulmonary embolism	883
	Sleep apnea	889
16	Rheumatology/orthopedics	897
	Ankylosing spondylitis	898
	Fibromyalgia	902
	Gout	906
	Osteoarthritis/osteoarthrosis	909
	Polymyalgia rheumatica	915
	Rheumatoid arthritis	918
	Sprains, strains, and fractures	923
	Tendinitis/bursitis	933
17	Urology	941
	Benign prostatic hyperplasia	942
	Epididymitis	946
	Erectile dysfunction	950
	Orchitis	955
	Prostatitis	958
	Urethritis	961
	Urinary tract infection	965
18	Anesthesia	971
19	Procedures	997
	Casting/splinting techniques	998
	Chest tube thoracostomy	999
	Emergency cricothyroidotomy	1002
	Internal jugular vein cannulation	1004
	Intrauterine devices : insertion and removal	1006
	Subclavian line insertion	1010
	Thoracentesis	1011
	Wound care	1014
	Appendix	1019
	Index	1049