Know the risk versus the benefit, before you prescribe: the authoritative, updated 10th edition of Drugs in Pregnancy and Lactation remains the leading drug reference for treatment of pregnant or breastfeeding patients. Listing nearly 1,200 commonly prescribed drugs taken during pregnancy and lactation, each detailed, in-depth drug monograph offers a summary of known or possible effects on mother, embryo, fetus and nursing infant.

The Cleveland Clinic Cardiology Board Review, 2nd Edition continues to offer thorough preparation for board certification and recertification exams in cardiology. It is written by distinguished clinicians from the Cleveland Clinic Foundations Department of Cardiovascular Medicine and based on the Cleveland Clinic Foundations popular annual Intensive Review of Cardiology course. The book provides a comprehensive, state-of-the-art review of every area of contemporary cardiovascular medicine. Emphasis is on board relevant clinical material and accurate real-world clinical decision making. More than 500 illustrations and numerous tables facilitate quick review. Board-format questions with answers and explanations appear at the end of each chapter. Plus, with this edition you have access to an online companion website with fully searchable text and a question bank for access to the content anytime, anywhere.

The fifth edition of the Manual of Allergy and Immunology is designed to serve health care professionals in the diagnosis and management of allergic and other immunological disorders. The manual presents the basic and essential material and provides specific information to assist in clinical decision-making and treatment planning. The specialist will find this manual a convenient reference handbook, while the generalist will be able to use the Manual as a helpful guide in formulating a diagnostic and therapeutic approach to patients suspected of having an allergic or immunologic disorder. Students, house officers, and other health care professionals will find the Manual a useful guide to the clinical practice of allergy and immunology. New for this edition: · Additional tables provide extensive data for basic and clinical understanding · Increased use of algorithms to help provide quick diagnosis · References include both published literature and authoritative Internet resources for more extensive discussion of each subject · Therapeutic recommendations are consistent with current evidence-based guidelines to provide the latest information · Uses the familiar Lippincott Manual outline format to organize information and save time in looking up information

Lippincotts Manual of Toxicology gives the emergency medicine clinician or toxicologist the information necessary to quickly diagnose and treat a broad range of poisonings and toxicologic emergencies. The content is provided in a concise and practical manner with evidence-based recommendations. The chapters are all extracted from the Harwood Nuss textbook, Clinical Practice of Emergency Medicine. This text is written by medical toxicologists, board certified and practicing, and highlights critical interventions and common pitfalls. Common poisons as well as rare and hard to look up poisons are included to provide you with readily available information at your fingertips.

Based on a best-selling reference in critical care medicine, Civetta, Taylor, & Kirby’s Manual of Critical Care delivers in a portable, softcover format the information necessary to make sound clinical decisions in the ICU. The Manual begins with crucial guidance to help readers respond quickly and appropriately to emergencies in the ICU, then proceeds to cover the most relevant clinical information in all areas of critical care including critical care monitoring, techniques and procedures, essential physiologic concerns, shock states, pharmacology, surgical critical care, and infectious diseases. What makes the Manual so invaluable - Reviews of diseases by organ system address the essentials of treating cardiovascular diseases, respiratory disorders, neurologic and gastrointestinal disorders, renal, endocrine, skin and muscle diseases, and hematologic/ oncologic diseases. - Focus on decision-making emphasizes only the most clinically relevant material. - Reader-friendly style includes generous use of tables and bulleted lists to make key facts easy to locate and remember. - Full-color art format enhances visual learning. - Portable size makes the Manual easy to take on rounds, and perfect for a quick consult. Look at all that’s new! - NEW section on pharmacology - NEW section on shock states - NEW updated resuscitative algorithms

Diabetes Management in Primary Care, 2nd Edition serves as an evidence-based guide for primary care physicians, residents, and medical students in managing patients with diabetes. This text covers all aspects of outpatient care for adults and adolescents with diabetes. You’ll find comprehensive coverage of the latest therapeutic, behavioral, and surgical options to successfully manage diabetic patients within the primary care setting. Diabetes Management in Primary Care is based upon patient centered strategies and customized care. Whether the patient has prediabetes or advanced long-term complications such as retinopathy or chronic kidney disease, providers of all specialties and all levels of care will gain insight into safe, effective and rationale intensification of one’s care. Complex co-existing disorders such as cancer, severe clinical obesity, polycystic ovary syndrome, severe insulin resistance, hypoglycemia awareness autonomic failure, steroid induced hyperglycemia and sleep disorders are discussed in vibrant detail. Diabetes Management in Primary Care is the first medical text book to address many of the topics listed below. One of the most anticipated chapters discusses the importance of incorporating cultural diversity into one’s treatment plan. New to this edition: · Access to the companion website that includes the fully searchable text for quick reference · ADA/IDF screening algorithms included to allow for faster determinations · Discussion of new agents for Type II diabetes to keep you updated on the most recent therapies available, including new long acting basal insulin and incretin mimetics and drugs in the R and D pipeline. · Questions that patients want answered including: “When will diabetes be cured” · Examination of the relationship between obesity, sleep disorder and diabetes · Detailed discussion of the relationship between cancer and diabetes · The importance of becoming a culturally diverse clinician · The politics of diabetes management in the US · Updated guidelines for the diagnosis and management of polycystic ovary syndrome · Useful forms to streamline and document practice including: patient history, physical exam, complication surveillance, laboratory tests, and diabetes patient education

Knowledge and understanding of vascular disease, particularly atherosclerosis, continue to expand across disciplines, as do diagnostic and therapeutic strategies for treatment of vascular disorders. This manual offers a consistent ""how to"" approach that places specific emphasis on management. Each chapter provides the reader with a highly practical approach so that he or she comes away with a reasonable amount of familiarity as to be able to manage the patient independently. Since the first edition, a certification in vascular medicine has become available. Some of the key features include: Practical information such as drug doses, protocols for managing disorders, and algorithms Guidance on diagnostic assessment and treatment strategies for the majority of vascular disorders encountered in clinical practice Assimilation of information from areas outside cardiology, i.e., vascular surgeons and interventional radiologists, into a reader-friendly format geared toward the average practicing internist or cardiologist.