Evidence-Based Medical Consultation
- 1st Edition - September 11, 2007
- Imprint: Saunders
- Authors: Daniel Steinberg, Jennifer S. Myers, Chitra Komal Jaipaul
- Language: English
Medical consultation is an integral part of the job description for many internal medicine specialists who practice in an inpatient setting. This concise, pocket-sized handbook… Read more
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Medical consultation is an integral part of the job description for many internal medicine specialists who practice in an inpatient setting. This concise, pocket-sized handbook helps you to provide timely and effective, evidence-based consultations for a full range of commonly encountered clinical situations. Each chapter provides evidence-based answers to common medical consultation questions, giving you the practical guidance you need to successfully manage hospitalized patients.
- A practical organization expedites access to the most relevant health concerns for every type of hospitalized patient.
- 20-25 clinical questions for each patient type, followed by brief, evidence-based answers, address the most common clinical scenarios requiring medical consultation.
- A thorough and systematic search of current literature ensures that each clinical recommendation is based on the best available evidence.
Hospitals
Chapter 1. Preoperative Evaluation of the Healthy Patient
Chapter 2. Perioperative Anesthesia Management in Medical Consultation Editor
Chapter 3. Perioperative Pulmonary Evaluation
Chapter 4. Preoperative Cardiovascular Risk Assessment
Chapter 5. Other Topics in Cardiology Consultation
Chapter 6. Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism in the Surgical Patient
Chapter 7. Anticoagulation Management in the Surgical Patient
Chapter 8. Hematologic Issues in Medical Consultation
Chapter 9. Management of Diabetes Mellitus and Hyperglycemia in the Hospitalized Patient
Chapter 10. Endocrine Issues During Acute Illness, Sepsis, and the Perioperative Period
Chapter 11. Infectious Disease Issues in Medical Consultation
Chapter 12. Medical Issues in the Psychiatric Patient
Chapter 13. Selected Medical Problems Encountered During Pregnancy
- Edition: 1
- Published: September 11, 2007
- Imprint: Saunders
- Language: English
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Daniel Steinberg
Affiliations and expertise
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PAJM
Jennifer S. Myers
Affiliations and expertise
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PACJ
Chitra Komal Jaipaul
Affiliations and expertise
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PARead Evidence-Based Medical Consultation on ScienceDirect