Contents:

PART ONE: PATIENT EVALUATION AND RISK ASSESSMENT

1: Patient Evaluation and Risk Assessment

PART TWO: CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE

2: Infective Endocarditis

3: Hypertension

4: Ischemic Heart Disease

5: Cardiac Arrhythmias

6: Heart Failure (or Congestive Heart Failure)

PART THREE: PULMONARY DISEASE

7: Pulmonary Disease

8: Smoking and Tobacco Use Cessation

9: Sleep-Related Breathing Disorders

PART FOUR: GASTROINTESTIAL DISEASE

10: Liver Disease

11: Gastrointestinal Disease

PART FIVE: GENITOURINARY DISEASE

12: Chronic Kidney Disease and Dialysis

13: Sexually Transmitted Diseases

PART SIX: ENDOCRINE AND METABOLIC DISEASE

14: Diabetes Mellitus

15: Adrenal Insufficiency

16: Thyroid Diseases

17: Pregnancy and Breast Feeding

PART SEVEN: IMMUNOLOGIC DISEASE

18: AIDS, HIV Infection, and Related Conditions

19: Allergy

20: Rheumatologic and Connective Tissue Disorders

21: Organ and Bone Marrow Transplantation

PART EIGHT: HEMATOLOGIC AND ONCOLOGIC DISEASE

22: Disorders of Red Blood Cells

23: Disorders of White Blood Cells

24: Acquired Bleeding and Hypercoagulable Disorders

25: Congenital Bleeding and Hypercoagulable Disorders

26: Cancer and Oral Care of the Patient

PART NINE: NEUROLOGIC, BEHAVIORAL, AND PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS

27: Neurologic Disorders

28: Anxiety, Eating Disorders, and Behavioral Reactions to Illness

29: Psychiatric Disorders

30: Drug and Alcohol Abuse