CURRENT Medical Diagnosis and Treatment 2010, Forty-Ninth Edition (LANGE CURRENT Series) [Paperback]

Stephen J. McPhee (Author), Maxine Papadakis (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0071624449 | ISBN-13: 978-0071624442 | Publication Date: September 22, 2009 | Edition: 49

The #1 annually updated text in internal medicine!

The annual classic that puts research where it belongs...into your practice

5 STAR DOODY'S REVIEW
"This is for everyone looking for medical information, from house officers, residents, and practicing physicians to patients and family members. There is very little unnecessary text and the book is quite easy to use with a modicum of medical knowledge....This book has the tremendous benefit of being updated yearly and thus has stood the test of time for recognizing what is helpful and what works. It is well worth the price and a great addition to a primary care practitioner's library."--Doody's Review Service

Written by clinicians renowned in their respective fields, CMDT offers the most current insights into symptoms, signs, epidemiology, and treatment for more than 1,000 diseases and disorders. For each topic you'll find concise, evidence-based answers to questions regarding both hospital and ambulatory medicine. This streamlined reference is the fastest and easiest way to keep abreast of the latest medical advances, prevention strategies, cost-effective treatments, and more. As an added bonus, this is the first edition to offer additional material online at no additional cost. Chapters on anti-infective chemotherapeutic and antibiotic agents, diagnostic testing and medical decision making, basic genetics, and information technology in patient care care be found at www.AccessMedicine.com/CMDT!

More information on patient care in less text:

• A strong focus on the clinical diagnosis and patient management tools essential to daily practice
• Broad range of internal medicine and primary care topics, including gynecology and obstetrics, dermatology, neurology, and ophthalmology
• The only text with an annual HIV infection update
• Hundreds of drug treatment tables, with indexed trade names and updated prices -- plus helpful diagnostic and treatment algorithms
• Recent references with PMID numbers for fast access to abstracts or full-text articles
• ICD-9 codes are listed on the inside covers
• Four online-only chapters available at no additional cost at www.AccessMedicine.com/CMDT

NEW TO THIS EDITION:

• New topics include H1N1 influenza A, acute knee pain, vaccine safety, neuromyelitis optica, and Chikungunya fever
• Expanded 24-page color insert
• Rewritten Cancer chapter by new authors
• New ACC/AHA Task Force Guidelines for management of congenital heart disease in pregnant women
• Major revision of antithrombotic therapy

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Stephen J. McPhee, MD
Professor of Medicine
Division of General Internal Medicine
Department of Medicine
University of California, San Francisco

Maxine A. Papadakis, MD
Professor of Clinical Medicine
Associate Dean for Student Affairs
School of Medicine
University of California, San Francisco

Product Details

• Paperback: 1756 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Medical; 49 edition (September 22, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0071624449
• ISBN-13: 978-0071624442
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 7.2 x 2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #191,531 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Stephen J. McPhee, MD: Professor of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco. Dr. McPhee is the author of CMDT, CMDT 2001 CD-ROM, and Pocket Guide to Diagnostic Tests.

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44 of 45 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars KINDLE Version is USELESS, April 9, 2010

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Wotnot (Colorado) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: CURRENT Medical Diagnosis and Treatment 2010, Forty-Ninth Edition (LANGE CURRENT Series) (Kindle Edition)

I basically agree with all the reviews of this book. However, I would strongly NOT recommend the KINDLE version of this text. The ability to search the text is very poor. Most text searches require very precise wording to locate an item of interest and will generally find the first occurrence not the primary entry that the paperback index references.
The only option is therefore to start at the beginning of a relevant chapter and troll through trying to find the reference you're looking for. Hardly helpful in a book that averaged around 2000 pages.

Get the paperback version. Kindle reference texts aren't usable. Perhaps iPad will do it better.....

22 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Just what I needed!, December 30, 2009

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Debra Tooker - See all my reviews
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This review is from: CURRENT Medical Diagnosis and Treatment 2010, Forty-Ninth Edition (LANGE CURRENT Series) (Paperback)

This is my favorite book to study from. It gives you the essentials to pretty much any health related problem. Ok, so it's not Harrison's book of internal medicine. But it is small enough that I can carry it without getting a hernia.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent annual review., February 20, 2010

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Donald M. Coder "Don Coder" (Shenyang, China) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: CURRENT Medical Diagnosis and Treatment 2010, Forty-Ninth Edition (LANGE CURRENT Series) (Paperback)

The Lange CMDT series is worth the money. Nothing in depth, but authoritative and concise. I use this text often in my teaching medical students in China.