NEW COLOR EDITION!!! Excellent for USMLE Board Review! A brief, clear, thorough, and highly enjoyable updated approach to clinical microbiology, brimming with mnemonics, humor, summary charts and illustrations, from Ebola to AIDS to flesh-eating bacteria; to mad cow disease, hantavirus, anthrax, smallpox, botulism, Clostridium difficile diagnosis and treatment; treatment of gonorrhea in light of growing antimicrobial resistance; Tuberculosis diagnostics, drugs for treatment of latent TB infection and MDR TB; the latest antibiotics; pandemic flu, including H7N9; SARS-like coronavirus; the latest hepatitis C treatment options; the latest HIV diagnostics and approved HIV meds; Zika virus; Measles and a new chapter on the latest emerging infectious diseases and drug resistant bacteria. *The major update to this book is the addition of a brand new chapter on the SARS-COV-2 Virus and COVID-19 disease. This chapter delves into the nature of the virus such as: SARS-COV-2 Virus genetic makeup SARS-COV-2 Virus structural components Infectivity within the body Transmission between individuals Timeline of infectivity Symptoms Risk factors Different laboratory testing methods Radiology findings in the infected Different PPE and their usefulness Therapeutics for COVID-19 such as: antiviral therapies, plasma treatment, monoclonal antibody therapy, anticoagulation and anti-inflammatory therapy Names and method of actions of all vaccines approved for use. Companion Digital Download of Atlas of Microbiology program (Win/Mac) available at www.medmaster.net
COVID-19 EDITION! *The major update to this book is the addition of a brand new chapter on the SARS-COV-2 Virus and COVID-19 disease. This chapter delves into the nature of the virus and clinical management of COVID-19 in the ICU such as: - SARS-COV-2 Virus genetic makeup - SARS-COV-2 Virus structural components - Infectivity within the body - Transmission between individuals - Timeline of infectivity - Symptoms - Risk factors - Different laboratory testing methods - Radiology findings in the infected - Different PPE and their usefulness - Names and method of actions of all vaccines approved - Therapeutics for COVID-19 such as: antiviral therapies, plasma treatment, monoclonal antibody therapy, anticoagulation and anti-inflammatory therapy A fundamental and thorough guide to the treatment of hospitalized patients in critical care situations, Critical Care and Hospitalist Medicine Made Ridiculously Simple provides both introductory information as well as a complete base of knowledge that will be useful from medical student, to resident, to fellow, to practicing intensivist, hospitalist, internist, and specialists all charged with caring for patients in the ICU and Emergency Department, as well as the wards, as critical care situations arise throughout the hospital, wherever the hospitalist practices. The current and practical content is organized in a logical conceptual manner, using plain English for rapid assimilation of information, and focusing on critical care facts and approaches required to keep the critically ill patient alive and thriving. Topics include: The Art of Patient Presentation, Approach to Acute Care Chest Radiology with the Top Ten X-ray Bad Guys, goals and findings of Point of Care Ultrasound, Sepsis and Resuscitation, Management of Tachyarrythmias, Running a Code, Hemodynamic Monitoring, Acute Coronary Syndromes, Acute Decompensated Heart Failure, High Systemic Arterial Blood Pressure, Pulmonary Thromboembolic Disease, Basic Airway Management, Acute Respiratory Failure, Mechanics of Respiratory Failure, Mechanical Ventilation, Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Obstructive Lung Disease and Respiratory Failure, Weaning From Mechanical Ventilation, Bleeding Clotting and Hematological Emergencies, Transfusion Medicine, Acute Kidney Injury, GI Bleeding, Acid-Base Disorders, Drug Overdose, and Neurologic Emergencies. Despite its in-depth treatment of Critical Care, the book is written in the reader-friendly and often humorous style of other Made Ridiculously Simple publications.
The most comprehensive, current sickle cell disease resource—for both clinicians and researchers A Doody's Core Title for 2023! The first and only resource of its kind, Sickle Cell Disease examines this blood disorder through both clinical and research lenses. More than 80 dedicated experts in the field present their combined clinical knowledge of basic mechanisms, screening, diagnosis, management, and treatment of myriad complex complications of a single base point mutation in the human genome. Case studies with “How I Treat” authoritative insights provide overviews of common and rare complications, and Key Facts offer at-a-glance high-yield information. Filled with clinical photos, illustrations, numerous original diagrams, and with free updates available online, this unmatched resource covers: Mechanisms of sickle cell disease Historic and current research approaches The latest work in gene therapy and editing Guidelines for patient care, diagnosis, unique cases, and therapies Rare and common complications, including domestic and internationally relevant topics Psychosocial and supportive care The newest standards of therapy and future treatment options in children and adults Cardiopulmonary complications
The most comprehensive, current sickle cell disease resource—for both clinicians and researchers A Doody's Core Title for 2023! The first and only resource of its kind, Sickle Cell Disease examines this blood disorder through both clinical and research lenses. More than 80 dedicated experts in the field present their combined clinical knowledge of basic mechanisms, screening, diagnosis, management, and treatment of myriad complex complications of a single base point mutation in the human genome. Case studies with “How I Treat” authoritative insights provide overviews of common and rare complications, and Key Facts offer at-a-glance high-yield information. Filled with clinical photos, illustrations, numerous original diagrams, and with free updates available online, this unmatched resource covers: Mechanisms of sickle cell disease Historic and current research approaches The latest work in gene therapy and editing Guidelines for patient care, diagnosis, unique cases, and therapies Rare and common complications, including domestic and internationally relevant topics Psychosocial and supportive care The newest standards of therapy and future treatment options in children and adults Cardiopulmonary complications
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