Chapter 46 Difficult Patients Personality Disorders and Somatoform Complaints Robert E. Feinstein, Frank Verloin deGruy, III Chapter contents Personality Style vs. Personality Disorder 1038 Classification 1038 Personality Disorders 1038 Unexplained…
Chapter 22 Care of the Newborn Jennifer J. Buescher, Harold Bland Chapter contents Preconception and Intrapartum Health 402 Preconception Counseling 402 Transition from Fetus to Newborn 403 Circulatory Changes 404…
Chapter 50 Nicotine Addiction Robert E. Rakel, Thomas Houston Chapter contents Overview 1105 Health Risks Associated with Smoking 1106 Cancer 1106 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) 1110 Cardiovascular Disease 1111…
Chapter 34 Diabetes Mellitus Louis F. Amorosa, Esther J. Lee, David E. Swee Definition and Pathogenesis 731 Classification and Diagnosis 732 Epidemiology 732 Prevalence 732 Types 732 Genetics 733 Complications…
Chapter 19 Otorhinolaryngology John G. O’Handley, Evan J. Tobin, Ashish R. Shah Chapter contents Emergencies 300 Epiglottitis 300 Peritonsillar Abscess 301 Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss 302 Foreign Bodies 302 Epistaxis…
Chapter 29 Sports Medicine Jonathan A. Drezner, Kimberly G. Harmon, John W. O’Kane Chapter contents Preparticipation Physical Evaluation 578 Warning Symptoms in Athletes 579 Limitations of Cardiovascular Screening 579 Cardiac…
Chapter 49 Alcohol Use Disorders Kevin Sherin, Stacy Seikel Chapter contents Overview 1091 Prevalence 1092 Causative Factors; Diagnosis and Classification 1092 Screening and Assessment 1092 Biologic Markers 1093 Interview Questions…
Chapter 4 Care of the Elderly Patient Melissa Stiles, Kathleen Walsh Chapter contents Geriatric Assessment 33 Medical Assessment 34 Functional Assessment 35 Psychological Assessment 35 Social Assessment 35 Summary 36…
