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ISBN10: 0071394443 | ISBN13: 9780071394444

Clinician's Pocket Reference, 9th Edition

ISBN10: 0071394443
ISBN13: 9780071394444
By Leonard G. Gomella and Steven A. Haist

© 2002 Published October 30, 2001

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The original Scut Monkey Handbook is the essential survival guide to have on the wards and in the clinic * Emphasis on essential information for effective daily patient management * Up-to-date coverage of today’s treatments and management options * Eases the transition from the preclinical to the clinical years * Step-by-step information on the history and physical examination, differential diagnosis, key laboratory and diagnostic tests, and bedside procedures * Must-have answers on suturing techniques, total parenteral nutrition, respiratory care, ECGs, critical care, and emergencies * "Medications" chapter includes over 750 commonly used drugs with adult and pediatric dosages * Easy-to-read charts and tables

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Preface

Abbreviations

"So You Want to Be a Scut Monkey": An Introduction to Clinical Medicine

1.History and Physical Examination

2.Chartwork

3.Differential Diagnosis: Symptoms, Signs, and Conditions

4.Laboratory Diagnosis: Chemistry, Immunology, and Serology

5.Laboratory Diagnosis: Clinical Hematology

6.Laboratory Diagnsis: Urine Studies

7.Clinical Microbiology

8.Blood Gases and Acid-Base Disturbances

9.Fluids and Electrolytes

10. Blood Component Therapy

11. Diets and Clinical Nutrition

12. Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN)

13. Bedside Procedures

14. Pain Management

15. Imaging Studies

16. Introduction to the Operating Room

17. Suturing Techniques and Wound Care

18. Respiratory Care

19. Basic ECG Reading

20. Critical Care

21. Emergencies

22. Commonly Used Medications

Appendix

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