ABSTRACT
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter |14 pages
BLEEDING DISORDERS
Thomas P. Worley, M.D. John A. Heit, M.D. Rajiv K. Pruthi, M.B.B.S.
chapter |8 pages
CHEST PAIN
Guilherme H. M. Oliveira, M.D. Joseph G. Murphy, M.D. R. Scott Wright, M.D.
chapter |9 pages
COUGH, HEMOPTYSIS, AND HICCUP
Douglas L. Riegert-Johnson, M.D. Vanessa Z. Riegert-Johnson Constance Jennings, M.D.
chapter |6 pages
DIZZINESS AND VERTIGO
Yoon-Hee K. Cha, M.D. Scott D. Eggers, M.D. David A. Froehling, M.D.
chapter |10 pages
GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT BLEEDING
Marina G. Silveira, M.D. Amindra S. Arora, M.B., B.Chir.
chapter |14 pages
OCULAR AND VISUAL ABNORMALITIES
Sanjay V. Patel, B.M., B.S. Jonathan M. Holmes, B.M., B.Ch.
chapter |3 pages
CARDIAC BIOMARKERS
R. Scott Wright, M.D. Dariush S. Takhtehchian, M.D. Joseph G. Murphy, M.D.
chapter |15 pages
LIVER FUNCTION TESTS
Augustine S. Lee, M.D. Jason Persoff, M.D. Stephen M. Lange, M.D.
chapter |19 pages
ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROMES
Guilherme H. M. Oliveira, M.D. Arjun Deb, M.D. R. Scott Wright, M.D. Joseph G. Murphy, M.D.
chapter |11 pages
CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE
Rendell W. Ashton, M.D. Paul D. Scanlon, M.D.
chapter |10 pages
DIABETES MELLITUS
Gunjan Y. Gandhi, M.D. Pierre Theuma, M.D. Victor M. Montori, M.D.
chapter |11 pages
EPILEPTIC SEIZURES
Yoon-Hee K. Cha Gregory A. Worrell, M.D. Gregory D. Cascino, M.D.
chapter |7 pages
MYASTHENIA GRAVIS AND DISORDERS OF THE NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION
Guilherme H. M. Oliveira, M.D. Kathleen M. McEvoy, M.D.
chapter |13 pages
POISONINGS AND OVERDOSES
Geeta G. Gyamlani, M.D. William F. Dunn, M.D. Robert W. Hoel, Pharm. D.
chapter |8 pages
INSULIN THERAPY FOR HOSPITALIZED PATIENTS
Cacia V. Soares-Welch, M.D. William C. Mundell, M.D.
chapter |15 pages
MECHANICAL AND NONINVASIVE POSITIVE PRESSURE VENTILATION
Kirby D. Slifer, D.O. Steve G. Peters, M.D.
chapter |11 pages
NUTRITION SUPPORT IN HOSPITALIZED PATIENTS
Kurt A. Kennel, M.D. M. Molly McMahon, M.D.
chapter |20 pages
PROCEDURES
Matthew W. Martinez, M.D. Adam J. Locketz, M.D. Jon O. Ebbert, M.D., M.Sc.
chapter V|2 pages
INSIGHTS EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM RESPONSIBILITIES AND GUIDELINES
Rendell W. Ashton, M.D. T. Jared Bunch, M.D. Edwin G. Wells III, M.D.
chapter V|2 pages
INSIGHTS EPONYMS IN INTERNAL MEDICINE
Guilherme H. M. Oliveira, M.D. John B. Bundrick, M.D.
chapter V|2 pages
INSIGHTS EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE
Guilherme H. M. Oliveira, M.D. Victor M. Montori, M.D., M.Sc.
chapter V|2 pages
INSIGHTS PREOPERATIVE MEDICAL EVALUATION
Ripudamanjit Singh, M.D. Charanjit S. Rihal, M.D.