ABSTRACT

If you're a physician on call, you need a diagnosis and treatment guide to help you make quick and accurate decisions-one that's comprehensive concise. Now, for the first time, the new Mayo Clinic Medical Manual provides just the right information to complete almost any differential diagnosis you encounter.

Conceived at Mayo Clinic, this ne

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ABDOMINAL PAIN

Shamina Dhillon, M.D. Thomas R. Viggiano, M.D.

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ANEMIA

Miguel A. Park, M.D. Paul S. Mueller, M.D.

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BACK PAIN

A. Scott Keller, M.D. Jay Smith, M.D.

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BLEEDING DISORDERS

Thomas P. Worley, M.D. John A. Heit, M.D. Rajiv K. Pruthi, M.B.B.S.

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CHEST PAIN

Guilherme H. M. Oliveira, M.D. Joseph G. Murphy, M.D. R. Scott Wright, M.D.

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COUGH, HEMOPTYSIS, AND HICCUP

Douglas L. Riegert-Johnson, M.D. Vanessa Z. Riegert-Johnson Constance Jennings, M.D.

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DELIRIUM AND DEMENTIA

Lionel S. Lim, M.D. Paul Y. Takahashi, M.D.

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DIARRHEA

David Allan Cook, M.D. Darrell S. Pardi, M.D.

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DIZZINESS AND VERTIGO

Yoon-Hee K. Cha, M.D. Scott D. Eggers, M.D. David A. Froehling, M.D.

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DYSPNEA

Lin Y. Chen, M.D. Guilherme H. M. Oliveira, M.D. Joseph G. Murphy, M.D.

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ELECTROLYTE DISTURBANCES

Lawrence K. McKnight, M.D. Robert C. Albright, Jr., D.O.

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FEVER OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN

Ramona S. deJesus, M.D. Randall S. Edson, M.D.

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GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT BLEEDING

Marina G. Silveira, M.D. Amindra S. Arora, M.B., B.Chir.

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HEADACHE

Douglas J. Creedon, M.D. Anna M. Georgeopolus, M.D. J. D. Bartleson, M.D.

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HEMATURIA

Amy S. Oxentenko, M.D. Fernando C. Fervenza, M.D.

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HEMOPTYSIS

Otis B. Rickman, D.O. Udaya B. S. Prakash, M.D.

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HEPATOMEGALY

T. Jared Bunch, M.D. Santhi Swaroop Vege, M.D.

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JOINT PAIN

Peter D. Kent, M.D. Thomas G. Mason, M.D.

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LOWER EXTREMITY PAIN

David H. Pfizenmaier II, M.D., D.P.M. Thom W. Rooke, M.D.

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NAUSEA AND VOMITING

Luke T. Evans, M.D. Darrell S. Pardi, M.D.

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OCULAR AND VISUAL ABNORMALITIES

Sanjay V. Patel, B.M., B.S. Jonathan M. Holmes, B.M., B.Ch.

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PALPITATIONS

Kevin A. Bybee, M.D. Stephen L. Kopecky, M.D.

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RASH

Rochelle R. Torgerson, M.D., Ph.D. Lisa A. Drage, M.D.

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SPLENOMEGALY

T. Jared Bunch, M.D. Thomas M. Habermann, M.D.

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THROMBOCYTOPENIA

Tait D. Shanafelt, M.D. Rafael Fonseca, M.D.

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TREMOR AND MOVEMENT DISORDERS

Matthew L. Flaherty, M.D. Andrea C. Adams, M.D.

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ARTERIAL BLOOD GASES

Grace K. Dy, M.D. Kaiser G. Lim, M.D.

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CARDIAC BIOMARKERS

R. Scott Wright, M.D. Dariush S. Takhtehchian, M.D. Joseph G. Murphy, M.D.

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CHEST X-RAY

Sean M. Caples, D.O. Edward C. Rosenow III, M.D.

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COAGULATION PANEL

Karin F. Giordano, M.D. Rajiv K. Pruthi, M.D.

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HEPATITIS SEROLOGY

William Sanchez, M.D. J. Eileen Hay, M.B.Ch.B.

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INTERPRETATION OF THE ELECTROCARDIOGRAM

Nina Wokhlu, M.D. Clarence Shub, M.D.

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LIVER FUNCTION TESTS

Augustine S. Lee, M.D. Jason Persoff, M.D. Stephen M. Lange, M.D.

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PULMONARY ARTERY CATHETER

Kirby D. Slifer, D.O. William F. Dunn, M.D.

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PULMONARY FUNCTION TESTS

David Allan Cook, M.D. Paul D. Scanlon, M.D.

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THYROID FUNCTION TESTS

Lisa S. Chow, M.D. Rebecca S. Bahn, M.D.

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ACID-BASE DISORDERS

Javier D. Finkielman, M.D. Robert C. Albright, Jr., D.O.

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ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROMES

Guilherme H. M. Oliveira, M.D. Arjun Deb, M.D. R. Scott Wright, M.D. Joseph G. Murphy, M.D.

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ACUTE RENAL FAILURE

Andrew D. Rule, M.D. Robert C. Albright, Jr., D.O.

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ASTHMA

Augustine S. Lee, M.D. Jason Persoff, M.D. Stephen F. Grinton, M.D.

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ATRIAL FIBRILLATION

Garvan C. Kane, M.D. Arshad Jahangir, M.D.

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CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE

Rendell W. Ashton, M.D. Paul D. Scanlon, M.D.

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CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE

Guilherme H. M. Oliveira, M.D. Joseph G. Murphy, M.D.

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CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASES

Kenneth J. Warrington, M.D. Steven R. Ytterberg, M.D.

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DIABETES MELLITUS

Gunjan Y. Gandhi, M.D. Pierre Theuma, M.D. Victor M. Montori, M.D.

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EPILEPTIC SEIZURES

Yoon-Hee K. Cha Gregory A. Worrell, M.D. Gregory D. Cascino, M.D.

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FULMINANT HEPATIC FAILURE

Thomas C. Sodeman, M.D. J. Eilene Hay, M.B., Ch.B.

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HIV DISEASE COMPLICATIONS

Kiran M. Bambha, M.D. Stacey A. R. Vlahakis, M.D.

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HYPERTENSIVE CRISIS

Guilherme H. M. Oliveira, M.D. Alexander Schirger, M.D.

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INFECTIVE ENDOCARDITIS

Axel Pflueger, M.D. Walter R. Wilson, M.D.

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INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE

Conor G. Loftus, M.D. Edward V. Loftus, Jr., M.D.

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MYASTHENIA GRAVIS AND DISORDERS OF THE NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION

Guilherme H. M. Oliveira, M.D. Kathleen M. McEvoy, M.D.

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NEUTROPENIA

Tait D. Shanafelt, M.D. Rafael Fonseca, M.D.

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PANCREATITIS

Marina G. Silveira, M.D. Suresh T. Chari, M.D.

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PERICARDIAL DISEASES

Guilherme H. M. Oliveira, M.D. James B. Seward, M.D.

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PNEUMONIA

David Allan Cook, M.D. Randall S. Edson, M.D.

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POISONINGS AND OVERDOSES

Geeta G. Gyamlani, M.D. William F. Dunn, M.D. Robert W. Hoel, Pharm. D.

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PULMONARY THROMBOEMBOLISM

Ives R. De Chazal, M.D. William F. Dunn, M.D.

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SEPSIS

Axel Pflueger, M.D. Timothy R. Aksamit, M.D.

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URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS

Kirby D. Slifer, D.O. William F. Marshall, M.D.

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VASCULITIS

Peter D. Kent, M.D. Thomas G. Mason II, M.D.

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ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS

John W. Wilson, M.D. Lynn L. Estes, Pharm.D.

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CARDIAC ARREST

Joseph G. Murphy, M.D. R. Scott Wright, M.D.

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INSULIN THERAPY FOR HOSPITALIZED PATIENTS

Cacia V. Soares-Welch, M.D. William C. Mundell, M.D.

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LIPID MANAGEMENT

R. Scott Wright, M.D. Joseph G. Murphy, M.D.

chapter |15 pages

MECHANICAL AND NONINVASIVE POSITIVE PRESSURE VENTILATION

Kirby D. Slifer, D.O. Steve G. Peters, M.D.

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NUTRITION SUPPORT IN HOSPITALIZED PATIENTS

Kurt A. Kennel, M.D. M. Molly McMahon, M.D.

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OXYGEN THERAPY

Apoor S. Gami, M.D. Jeffrey T. Rabatin, M.D.

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PAIN MANAGEMENT

K. L. Venkatachalam, M.D. Paul E. Carns, M.D.

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PROCEDURES

Matthew W. Martinez, M.D. Adam J. Locketz, M.D. Jon O. Ebbert, M.D., M.Sc.

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RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPIES

Steven J. Younger, M.D. John W. Graves, M.D.

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STEROID THERAPY

Stanley I. Martin, M.D. William F. Young, Jr., M.D.

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TRANSFUSION THERAPY

Grace K. Dy, M.D. Dennis A. Gastineau, M.D.

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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|12 pages

INSIGHTS

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INSIGHTS END OF LIFE

Anna M. Georgiopoulos, M.D. Casey R. Caldwell, M.D.

chapter V|13 pages

INSIGHTS

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INSIGHTS EPONYMS IN INTERNAL MEDICINE

Guilherme H. M. Oliveira, M.D. John B. Bundrick, M.D.

chapter V|25 pages

INSIGHTS

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INSIGHTS EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE

Guilherme H. M. Oliveira, M.D. Victor M. Montori, M.D., M.Sc.

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INSIGHTS

chapter V|2 pages

INSIGHTS

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INSIGHTS HOW TO BE A GOOD INTERN

Jason Persoff, M.D.

chapter V|24 pages

INSIGHTS

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INSIGHTS PREOPERATIVE MEDICAL EVALUATION

Ripudamanjit Singh, M.D. Charanjit S. Rihal, M.D.

chapter V|15 pages

INSIGHTS

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