CURRENT Medical Diagnosis and Treatment 2002 [Paperback]

Lawrence M. Tierney Jr. (Author), Stephen J. McPhee (Author), Maxine A. Papadakis (Author)

Book Description

Series: Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment | Publication Date: October 23, 2001

The leading annually updated general medical text, CMDT 2002 is the most comprehensive, reliable, and timely reference available to answer common questions in everyday clinical practice. Written in a concise, easy-to-read style, the text covers all aspects of outpatient and inpatient care---including gynecology, obstetrics, urology, dermatology, psychiatry, neurology, otolaryngology, and ophthalmology---as well as authoritative descriptions of new developments in medicine. It includes information on over 1000 diseases and disorders with an emphasis on prevention and cost-effective treatments. CMDT 2002 also features updated information on drug dosages and costs and updated therapeutic options in HIV, including an approach to multi-drug antiretroviral therapies.

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From the Back Cover

"A remarkable precis of the art and science of medicine." American Family Physician*

"Provides a convenient, economical, up-to-date reference for all branches of hospital and ambulatory care medicine.

forty-first edition

CURRENT Medical Diagnosis ; Treatment 2002

Edited by
Lawrence M. Tierney, Jr., MD
Stephen J. McPhee, MD
Maxine A. Papadakis, MD

The best source for the latest information on over 1,000 diseases and disorders, features:
* New methods in diagnosis, prevention, and cost-effective treatment
* New recommendations on anti-infective therapy
* Current practice in the treatment of HIV infection, including the latest multi-drug therapies
* Alternative and complementary medicine described and evaluated
* Information technology relevant to patient care, including telemedicine, use of the Internet, and clinical decision support
* Updated drug dosages and costs
* Drug trade names indexed
* Complete listing of Poison Control Centers with telephone numbers
* Annotated recent references and key Internet addresses for peer-reviewed current medical information, including: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention traveler's and immunization information; National Institutes of Health Consensus Statements; and The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality of the United States Public Health Service Clinical Guidelines
* Of the 36th edition
** Of the 33rd edition

About the Author

Stephen J. McPhee, MD (University of California, San Francisco) Maxine A. Papadakis, MD (University of California, San Francisco) Lawrence M. Tierney, Jr., MD (University of California, San Francisco) Ralph Gonzales, MD, MSPH (University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver) --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 1880 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies; 41st edition (October 23, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0071376887
• ISBN-13: 978-0071376884
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 7.2 x 2.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,579,856 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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34 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best internal medicine books available., February 21, 1998

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This review is from: CURRENT Medical Diagnosis & Treatment 1998 (Paperback)

I am currently serving as chief resident at a community teaching hospital based internal medicine residency program. Throughout my 12+ years of education and training, I have never encountered a better text on any subject. I have never seen a better balance between brevity and completeness, practicality and theory, data intensity and readability. Interns in my program are currently required to read this text cover to cover during their year of training. I still use the text at least weekly. At $45 (which is less than the price at our nearby university bookstore) every training internist and family practitioner should have a copy of this book. In addition, this would be the perfect medical text for non internists who occasionally need a brief summary of a medical topic. Buy this book, you wont be sorry.

14 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not as great as you would think!, July 20, 2002

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This review is from: CURRENT Medical Diagnosis and Treatment 2002 (Paperback)

I am a 3rd year medical student on my clinical rotations and bought this book mainly on the reviews here. Unfortunately, I am very disappointed in this book. It is a big book in the lange's tradition. One might think it is full of everything a medical student would need, diagnosis with differential, and treatment. Unfortunately, the explanation for disease is usually elementary at best. For a lay person this book would be great. However for a med student, doc, PA, or nurses etc this is just too basic. For instance if you were wondering what drugs cause pancreatitis, don't look here! It just says drugs can cause pancreatitis. This book is missing tons of details! You are far better off with the Washington manuel or Harrison's. Leave this one off your list, and save the money!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good book for professional and layman, January 3, 2002

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manncer "manncer" (Upstate, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: CURRENT Medical Diagnosis and Treatment 2002 (Paperback)

This is a comprehensive text. It is understandable and easy to find what your looking for. It gives basic information on a wide swath of diseases and conditions. I get a new one each year.