tailieunhanh - The Most Common Inpatient Problems in Internal Medicine

According to the eminent medical educator, Dr. Marshall Wolf, the fundamental skill required to master the Art of Medicine is the ability to accurately make critical—often life-sustaining—decisions in the face of incomplete data. Every trainee and practicing physician will encounter common medical conditions with a high degree of regularity, and needs an approach to clinical decisionmaking that is reflexive and yet retains the nuanced recognition of the subtleties affecting the individual patient. Skilled providers must have, at the same time, a command of practical, evidence-based management strategies as well as an appreciation of the guideposts requiring individual variations. The latter skill comes only from experience. The former is the goal of this clear and authoritative volume | WARD SURVIVAL THE MOST COMMON INPATIENT PROBLEMS IN INTERNAL MEDICINE JOHN c. SUN MD HYLTON V. JOFFE MD SAUNDERS SAUNDERS ELSEVIER 1600 John F Kennedy Blvd Suite 1800 Philadelphia Pennsylvania 19103-2899 The Most Common Inpatient Problems in Internal Medicine ISBN-13 978-1-4160-3203-8 ISBN-10 1-4160-3203-7 Copyright 2007 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic or mechanical including photocopying recording or any information storage and retrieval system without permission in writing from the publisher. Permissions may be sought directly from Elsevier s Health Sciences Rights Department in Philadelphia PA USA phone 1 215 239 3804 fax 1 215 239 3805 e-mail healthpermissions@. You may also complete your request on-line via the Elsevier homepage http . com by selecting Customer Support and then Obtaining Permissions . Notice Knowledge and best practice in this field of Internal Medicine are constantly changing. As new research and experience broaden our knowledge changes in practice treatment and drug therapy may become necessary or appropriate. Readers are advised to check the most current information provided i on procedures featured or ii by the manufacturer of each product to be administered to verify the recommended dose or formula the method and duration of administration and contraindications. It is the responsibility of the practitioner relying on their own experience and knowledge of the patient to make diagnoses to determine dosages and the best treatment for each individual patient and to take all appropriate safety precautions. To the fullest extent of the law neither the Publisher nor the Editors assumes any liability for any injury and or damage to persons or property arising out of or related to any use of the material contained in this book. The Publisher International Standard Book Number 1-4160-3203-7 Editor Rolla Couchman .