Over 850 disorders commonly seen in hospital and outpatient care When every second counts, count on CURRENT Consult: Medicine Practical clinical solutions for more than 850 disorders are just seconds away in CURRENT Consult: Medicine 2007. Developed by the expert editors and clinicians of the bestselling CURRENT Medical Diagnosis & Treatment, this updated resource is your at-a-glance diagnostic and treatment guide to the problems regularly encountered in hospital and practice settings. Turn to any topic, and you'll find the latest clinically pertinent coverage of all aspects of adult inpatient and outpatient care.AUTHORITATIVE o EFFICIENT o EASY TO USE Complementing the book's alphabetical presentation is a logical four-part organization (Differential Diagnosis, Diseases in Detail, Diseases in Brief, and Reference Tables)-plus a 2-page bulleted format that promotes rapid retrieval of concepts for time-pressed residents, physicians, and students. Put it all together, and you've got the ultimate on-call and office companion-the one you can count on for optimal in-hospital and outpatient care! Know what the experts know-and make it part of your practice! Coverage of more than 850 disorders-covers the most common diseases, syndromes, and symptoms seen in hospital and outpatient settings Differential Diagnosis-instant access to differential diagnoses for more than 400 frequently encountered symptoms and conditions Diseases in Detail-alphabetized 2-page spreads containing bulleted Key Features, Clinical Findings, Diagnosis, Treatment, Outcome and Evidence for almost 500 disorders Diseases in Brief-the "must know" Key Features, Clinical Findings, Diagnosis, and Treatment for over 350 diseases and symptomsReference Tables-crystal-clear summaries of diagnostic and treatment options for solving immediate clinical problemsGuidance on choosing laboratory tests and imaging studiesQuick advice on When to Admit and When to ReferNEW for 2007! Expanded discussion of various diseases-including angina pectoris, atrial fibrillation, cor pulmonale, and familial adenomatous polyposis

Author Biography

Professor of Clinical Medicine Associate Dean for Student Affairs School of Medicine University of California, San Francisco Professor of MedicineDivision of General Internal MedicineDepartment of MedicineUniversity of California, San Francisco Roni F. Zeiger, MD Fellow in Medical Informatics VA Palo Alto Health Care System Palo Alto, CA Clinical Instructor of Medicine Stanford University School of Medicine Stanford, CA