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Now in its Sixth Edition, this volume remains the definitive reference for all clinicians caring for adult ambulatory patients. This edition has four new associate editors from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and provides expanded coverage of evidence-based medicine, preventive care, infectious diseases, urologic disorders, and women's health. New chapters cover complementary and alternative medicine; genetic screening; nutrition; exercise; eating disorders; urinary tract infections; sexually transmitted diseases; Lyme disease; care of international travelers and immigrant patients; incontinence; intrascrotal problems; approach to the female patient; and infertility.
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This reference for practitioners who care for ambulatory adult patients provides an account of the evaluation, management, and long-term course of common clinical problems encountered in the ambulatory setting, as well as guidance for recognizing conditions that require either referral for specialized care or hospitalization. The 13 chapters by medical experts cover issues of general concern; preventive care; psychiatric and behavioral problems; allergy and infections diseases; gastrointestinal, renal and urologic, hematologic, pulmonary, cardiovascular, musculoskeletal, metabolic and endocrinologic, neurologic, and general surgical problems; gynecology and women's health; selected problems of the eyes, ears, nose, throat, and oral cavity; and common disorders of the skin. Edited by Barker, John R. Burton, and Philip D. Zieve, all of the Johns Hopkins U. School of Medicine. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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