Main description:

For 25 years, Ferri's Clinical Advisor has provided immediate answers on the myriad medical diseases and disorders you're likely to encounter in a unique, easy-to-use format. A bestselling title year after year, this popular "5 books in 1" reference delivers vast amounts of information in a user-friendly manner. It is updated annually to provide current and clinically relevant answers on over 1,000 common medical conditions, including diseases and disorders, differential diagnoses, clinical algorithms, laboratory tests, and clinical practice guidelines?all carefully reviewed by experts in key clinical fields. Extensive algorithms, along with hundreds of high-quality photographs, illustrations, diagrams, and tables, ensure that you stay current with today's medical practice.

Contains significant updates throughout all 5 sections, covering all aspects of diagnosis and treatment.

Features 27 all-new topics including coronary artery dissection, perimandibular abscess, retinal vein occlusion, performance enhancing hormones, aphasia, hemorrhagic ovarian cyst, pelvic fracture, lung transplant, penile cancer and obsessive rumination syndrome, among others.

Includes useful appendices covering care of the transgender patient, palliative care, preoperative evaluation, nutrition, poison management, commonly used herbal products in integrated medicine, and much more.

Offers online access to Patient Teaching Guides in both English and Spanish.

Enhanced eBook version included with purchase. Your enhanced eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.

Contents:

Section 1: Diseases and Disorders (approx.. 1000 medical topics; this is the main portion of the text)

Section 2: Differential Diagnosis

Section 3: Clinical Algorithms

Section 4: Laboratory Tests and Interpretation of Results

Section 5: Clinical Practice Guidelines

APPENDIX I: Definitions of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Terms

APPENDIX II: Nutrition

APPENDIX III: Acute Poisoning

APPENDIX IV: Impairment and Disability Issues

APPENDIX V: Primary Care Procedures

APPENDIX VI: Patient Teaching Guides