Saint-Frances guide : clinical clerkship in outpatient medicine

Includes Bibliographical references and Index

Preface vii
Acknowledgments viii
Contributors ix
PART I: GENERAL CARE OF THE AMBULATORY PATIENT
Approach to the Patient and Medical Decision Making
1 (8)
Preoperative Evaluation
9 (9)
Pain Management
18 (5)
Preventive Medicine
23 (12)
PART II: OPHTHALMOLOGY AND OTOLARYNGOLOGY
Urgent Eye Complaints
35 (13)
Hearing Loss
48 (4)
Otitis Media
52 (4)
Otitis Externa
56 (4)
Cerumen (Earwax) Impaction
60 (2)
Sinusitis
62 (4)
The Common Cold
66 (5)
Pharyngitis
71 (4)
PART III: CARDIOLOGY
Chest Pain
75 (7)
Syncope
82 (5)
Hypertension
87 (8)
Coronary Artery Disease
95 (11)
Congestive Heart Failure
106 (6)
Atrial Fibrillation
112 (7)
Heart Murmur
119 (5)
Endocarditis Prophylaxis
124 (6)
Lower Extremity Edema
130 (5)
PART IV: PULMONOLOGY
Chronic Cough
135 (5)
Dyspnea
140 (4)
Asthma
144 (6)
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
150 (5)
Pulmonary Function Tests
155 (4)
Acute Bronchitis
159 (3)
Community-Acquired Pneumonia
162 (6)
Solitary Pulmonary Nodule
168 (3)
Sleep Apnea Syndrome
171 (4)
PART V: GASTROENTEROLOGY
Abdominal Pain
175 (6)
Diarrhea
181 (9)
Constipation
190 (5)
Heartburn and Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
195 (6)
Dyspepsia
201 (6)
Involuntary Weight Loss
207 (4)
Abnormal Liver Chemistry Tests
211 (8)
PART VI: NEPHROLOGY AND UROLOGY
Renal Failure
219 (4)
Hematuria
223 (4)
Proteinuria and Nephrotic Syndrome
227 (4)
Dysuria
231 (6)
Scrotal Mass
237 (4)
Erectile Dysfunction
241 (3)
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
244 (3)
PART VII: GYNECOLOGY
Amenorrhea
247 (7)
Abnormal Uterine Bleeding
254 (8)
Pelvic Pain and Dysmenorrhea
262 (6)
Abnormal Vaginal Discharge
268 (6)
Urinary Incontinence
274 (6)
Contraception
280 (11)
PART VIII: ORTHOPEDICS AND RHEUMATOLOGY
Approach to Joint Aspiration and Joint Injections
291 (5)
Acute Ankle Pain
296 (8)
Acute Knee Pain
304 (7)
Shoulder Pain
311 (9)
Elbow Pain
320 (4)
Wrist and Hand Pain
324 (9)
Osteoarthritis (Degenerative Joint Disease)
333 (4)
Gout
337 (6)
Monoarticular Arthritis
343 (5)
Oligoarticular and Polyarticular Arthritis
348 (8)
Low Back Pain
356 (7)
PART IX: NEUROLOGY
Headache
363 (9)
Vertigo
372 (6)
Transient Ischemic Attacks
378 (6)
Dementia
384 (11)
Polyneuropathy
395 (5)
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
400 (3)
Facial Nerve Palsy
403 (4)
PART X: HEMATOLOGY AND ONCOLOGY
Anemia
407 (9)
Polycythemia
416 (4)
Thrombocytopenia and Thrombocytosis
420 (9)
Leukocytosis
429 (5)
Bleeding Disorders
434 (9)
Lymphadenopathy
443 (8)
PART XI: ENDOCRINOLOGY
Diabetes Mellitus
451 (17)
Hypothyroidism
468 (5)
Hyperthyroidism
473 (8)
Solitary Thyroid Nodule
481 (5)
Calcium Disorders
486 (10)
Osteoporosis
496 (9)
PART XII: INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
505 (21)
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
526 (15)
Tuberculosis
541 (8)
Approach to Fever
549 (8)
PART XIII: DERMATOLOGY
Approach to Skin Diseases
557 (13)
Pruritus
570 (8)
Palpable Purpura
578 (7)
PART XIV: PSYCHIATRY
Depression
585 (8)
Alcohol Abuse and Dependence
593 (8)
Psychosis
601 (6)
Index 607