Clinician's Pocket Reference

This portable, pocket-sized "manual of manuals" provides essential patient care information for medical students. You will find totally up-to-date coverage of current treatment protocols and step-by-step information on the history and physical examination, differential diagnosis, key lab and diagnostic tests, and much more.

• Revised format and design delivers bulleted, concise information as well as numerous flow charts and tables
• Thoroughly updated and revised with particular attention to topics like clinical microbiology, critical care, emergencies, and commonly used medications

1. History and Physical Examination
2. Chartwork
3. Differential Diagnosis: Symptoms, Signs, and Conditions
4. Laboratory Diagnosis: Chemistry, Immunology, Serology
5. Laboratory Diagnosis: Clinical Hematology
6. Laboratory Diagnosis: Urine Studies
7. Clinical Microbiology
8. Blood Gases and Acid-Base Disorders
9. Fluids and Electrolytes
10. Blood Component Therapy
11. Nutritional Assessment, Therapeutic Diets, and Infant Feeding
12. Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition
13. Bedside Procedures
14. Pain Management
15. Imaging Studies
16. Introduction to the Operating Room
17. Suturing Techniques and Wound Care
18. Respiratory Care
19. Basic ECG Reading
20. Critical Care
21. Common Medical Emergencies
22. Commonly Used Medications