Mayo Clinic Medical Manual was written to specifically address the needs of the physician on call.

Features:

• Was written by physicians for physicians-arranging material in the most convenient form possible by providing 297 tables and an abundance of flow diagrams, graphs, and illustrations for minute-access to precise data and management strategies
• Highlights critical care concepts and expert recommendations in a bulleted, reader-friendly format
• Provides at-a-glance organization of material that ensures quick retrieval of information for on-call situations
• Contains four easily accessible sections on signs and symptoms, laboratory diagnosis, disease, and therapy

Contents

Signs and Symptoms

• Abdominal Pain
• Anemia
• Back Pain
• Bleeding Disorders
• Chest Pain
• Cough, Hemoptysis, and Hiccup
• Delirium and Dementia
• Diarrhea
• Dizziness and Vertigo
• Dyspnea
• Electrolyte Disturbances
• Fever of Unknown Origin
• Gastrointestinal Tract Bleeding
• Headache
• Hematuria
• Hemoptysis
• Hepatomegaly
• Joint Pain
• Lower Extremity Pain
• Nausea and Vomiting
• Ocular and Visual Abnormalities
• Palpitations
• Rash
• Splenomegaly
• Thrombocytopenia
• Tremor and Movement Disorders

Laboratory Diagnosis

• Arterial Blood Gases
• Cardiac Biomarkers
• Chest X-Ray
• Coagulation Panel
• Hepatitis Serology
• Interpretation of the Electrocardiogram
• Liver Function Tests
• Pulmonary Artery Catheter
• Pulmonary Function Tests
• Thyroid Function Tests

Diseases

• Acid-Base Disorders
• Acute Coronary Syndromes
• Acute Renal Failure
• Asthma
• Atrial Fibrillation
• Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
• Congestive Heart Failure
• Connective Tissue Diseases
• Diabetes Mellitus
• Epileptic Seizures
• Fulminant Hepatic Failure
• HIV Disease Complications
• Hypertensive Crisis
• Infective Endocarditis
• Inflammatory Bowel Disease
• Myasthenia Gravis and Disorders of the Neuromuscular Junction
• Neutropenia
• Pancreatitis
• Pericardial Diseases
• Pneumonia
• Poisonings and Overdoses
• Pulmonary Thromboembolism
• Sepsis
• Urinary Tract Infections
• Vasculitis

Therapy

• Antimicrobial Agents
• Cardiac Arrest
• Insulin Therapy for Hospitalized Patients
• Lipid Management
• Mechanical and Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation
• Nutrition Support in Hospitalized Patients
• Oxygen Therapy
• Pain Management
• Procedures
• Renal Replacement Therapies
• Steroid Therapy
• Transfusion Therapy

Insights

• Emergency Response Team Responsibilities and Guidelines
• End of Life
• Eponyms in Internal Medicine
• Evidence-Based Practice
• How to Be a Good Intern
• Preoperative Medical Evaluation

Index

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