Current Medical Diagnosis and Treatment 2007 (Paperback)

by Stephen J. McPhee (Author), Maxine A. Papadakis (Author), Lawrence M. Tierney (Author)
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CURRENT MEDICINE IN THE RIGHT DOSE: exactly what you need to know for optimum patient care - in exactly the right amount of information

Comprehensive in its coverage of inpatient and outpatient care, and uniquely accessible in reinforcing only those diagnostic and treatment tools pertinent to your practice, CURRENT Medical Diagnosis & Treatment is the ultimate clinical companion. Turn to any topic, and you'll find on-the-spot answers to your questions for both hospital and ambulatory medicine. This streamlined, authoritative reference gets you up to speed-fast-on the latest medical advances, prevention strategies, cost-effective treatments, and more. No wonder it's the most popular annually updated text in internal medicine!

Know what the experts know-and make it part of your practice!

• Completely revised Renal, Hypertension, and Cancer sections
• Updates of all topics to reflect the most current epidemiology, etiology, and diagnosis and treatment recommendations
• Expanded coverage of symptoms in the Common Symptoms chapter, which features a system- and evidence-based approach
• A-to-Z overview of primary care topics from gynecology and neurology to toxicology and urology
• Only text with an annual review of HIV treatment advances
• “Essentials of Diagnosis” for each disease/disorder
• “When to Admit” and “When to Refer” guidelines
• Hundreds of drug treatment tables, with indexed trade names and updated prices
• Annotated recent references

About the Author
Professor of Medicine
Division of General Internal Medicine
Department of Medicine
University of California, San Francisco

Professor of Clinical Medicine
Associate Dean for Student Affairs
School of Medicine
University of California, San Francisco

Professor of Medicine
University of California, San Francisco
Associate Chief of Medical Services
Veterans Affairs Medical Center

Product Details

• Paperback: 1931 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional; 46 edition (October 16, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0071472479
• ISBN-13: 978-0071472470
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 7.4 x 2.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #111,595 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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31 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Standard of the Profession, October 24, 2006

By	John Matlock "Gunny" (Winnemucca, NV) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

By anyone's standars, the CMDT annuals have to be considered among the best in the business, and for several reasons.

First, the annual review cycle keeps them up to date.

Second the fact that this is now the 46th edition means that they have had plenty of time to work out the details as to what to include and how to find it.

Third, each major section is written by specialists in that particular area, specialists who have worked in that area, and on this book for years.

Fourth is the size. The new edition is almost 2,000 pages long. It covers just about everything an internal medicine specialist is supposed to know.

Fifth, CDMT on-line which includes the entire book, plus several thousand addional pages, 1200+ images, drug information, patient handouts and much more.

Sixth, for such a book, this one is surprisingly inexpensive.

All in all, this is the book by which others are compared.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Concise alternative to Harrison's Medicine, February 15, 2007

By	Hopping (USA) - See all my reviews

For med students, or those looking for a through but not overwhelmingly detailed discussion of almost every major medical condition you'll come across, this book does an excellent job integrating the salient aspects of clinical management - physiology, social factors, pharmacology, laboratory work-up, etc. Great lengths have obviously been taken to keep the text up to date. A great resource. Far more user friendly than Harrison's - and one quarter of the weight.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Book, January 10, 2007

By	J. Khan "jmk" (USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I always have been a fan of CMDT. Now in last year of residency I bought 2007 edition and now a days reading for my coming IM Boards and almost it covers evey thing an Internist need. However like every book it has few deficiencies as follows,

1-It doesnot cover Pathophysiology very well.
2-Critical Care is also poorly described esp. Vent.Management.
3-Illustrusions and photos are deficient.

Bottom line, excellent concise book for Internist.