Ferri's Clinical Advisor 2020
5 Books in 1
Ferri's Medical Solutions Series

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Significantly updated with the latest developments in diagnosis and treatment recommendations, Ferri's Clinical Advisor 2020 features the popular "5 books in 1" format to organize vast amounts of information in a clinically relevant, user-friendly manner. This efficient, intuitive format provides quick access to answers on 1,000 common medical conditions, including diseases and disorders, differential diagnoses, and laboratory tests - all reviewed by experts in key clinical fields. Updated algorithms, along with hundreds of new figures, tables, and boxes, ensure that you stay current with today's medical practice.

Section I: Diseases and Disorders

1 Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

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964 Zika Virus

Total topics: 964 / Total PRINT topics: 588

[This edition includes 27 new Sect I topics, with 68 existing topics moving to E-only]

Section II: Differential Diagnosis

Section III: Clinical Algorithms

Section IV: Laboratory Tests and Interpretation of Results

Section V: Clinical Practice Guidelines

Appendix I:Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Ia: Definitions of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Terms

Ib: Relaxation Techniques

Ic: Overview of Selected Natural Products

Id: Natural Products and Drug Interaction

Ie: Commonly Ingested Plants with Significant Toxic Potential

If: Herbs Associated with Toxicity

Ig: Websites Providing Data on Herbal Therapy Hazards

Appendix II: Nutrition

IIa: Dietary Supplements: What Every Primary Care Provider Should Know

IIb: Vitamins and Their Functions

IIc: Nutritional Trace Elements and Their Clinical Implications

IId: Summary of Vitamin and Mineral Deficiencies

Appendix III: Acute Poisoning

IIIa: Historical and Physical Findings in Poisoning

IIIb: Recognizable Poison Syndromes

IIIc: Antidotes and Indications for Use

IIId: Management of Acute Poisoning

IIIe: Pathophysiology, Clinical Effects, and Management of Specific Drugs and Toxicants

IIIf: Accidental Poisoning by an Exposure to Other Drugs Acting on the Autonomic Nervous System [NEW]

Appendix IV: Impairment and Disability Issues

Appendix V: Protection of Travelers

Appendix VI: Physician Quality Reporting System Measures [NEW]

Appendix VII: Patient Teaching Guides (available online)

Dr. Ferri is a Clinical Professor of Community Health at the Alpert Medical School, Brown University and author of over 30 medical books. He has been the best selling medical author in the United States over the past 25 years and is also well known and respected internationally. He has been a visiting Professor at other medical schools and many of his books have been translated in several languages. In addition to his numerous publications, he has had a distinguished academic career at Brown University where he has received several awards for his dedication to teaching including the Brown University Excellence in Teaching award and Dean's teaching Award, and with the American College of Physicians where he was inducted as a Fellow in the ACP and has been a recipient of the Irving Addison Beck Award from the Rhode Island Chapter of the American College of Physicians.