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Introduction to Evidence-Based Medicine
Key Summaries for Common Medical Practices
- 1st Edition - July 8, 2021
- Authors: Bliss J. Chang, Timothy F. Fernandez
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 7 6 0 3 3 - 1
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 7 6 0 3 6 - 2
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 7 6 0 3 5 - 5
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 7 6 0 3 4 - 8
Be ready with specific evidence when you present patient plans during medical rounds! Concise and easy to use, Introduction to Evidence-Based Medicine: Key Summaries for Common… Read more
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Request a sales quoteBe ready with specific evidence when you present patient plans during medical rounds! Concise and easy to use, Introduction to Evidence-Based Medicine: Key Summaries for Common Medical Practices simplifies the complexity of clinical studies using key landmark trials in the core medicine specialties. Ideal for those early in their medical education and career, this portable guide helps you make the most of your limited time by introducing and explaining classic studies, preparing you to seek out and quickly digest future evidence-based medicine information.
- Highlights the landmark trials that have driven the evolution in medical practice, focusing on the critical information necessary to know about the study.
- Organizes evidence by disease and further by diagnostic or therapeutic intervention.
- Includes key takeaways and important notes from trials.
- Indicates which studies are new or controversial to help you develop an informed perspective.
- Enhanced eBook version included with purchase, which allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.
3rd and 4th year medical students
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Preface
- How to Use This Guide
- Advisory Board
- Chapter 1. Introduction to Evidence-Based Medicine
- Approach to Dissecting a Clinical Paper
- Key Results in a Paper
- Key Factors That Affect Study Validity
- Common Statistical Vocabulary
- Common Study Types
- Chapter 2. Cardiology
- Arrhythmias
- Acute Coronary Syndrome and Coronary Artery Disease
- Heart Failure
- Hypertension
- Valvular Disease
- Chapter 3. Pulmonology
- Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
- Asthma
- Bronchiectasis/Cystic Fibrosis
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
- Interstitial Lung Disease
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea
- Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
- Chapter 4. Gastroenterology
- Alcoholic Hepatitis
- Acute Liver Failure
- Ascites/Cirrhosis
- Cholecystitis/Cholelithiasis
- Gastrointestinal Bleeding/Peptic Ulcer Disease
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
- Pancreatitis
- Chapter 5. Neurology
- Primary Headaches
- Transient Ischemic Attack/Stroke
- Head Trauma
- Seizures
- Meningitis
- Neuromuscular Disorders
- Movement Disorders
- Dementia
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Peripheral Neuropathy
- Other Neurology
- Chapter 6. Nephrology
- Acute Kidney Injury
- Cardiorenal Syndrome
- Hyponatremia
- Hypernatremia
- Hypokalemia
- Hyperkalemia
- Hypocalcemia
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Primary Hypertension
- Secondary Hypertension
- Anemia
- Glomerular Disease, Nephrotic
- Glomerular Disease, Nephritic
- Chapter 7. Hematology
- Anemia/Transfusion Therapy
- Leukemias
- Lymphomas
- Neutropenia/Neutropenic Fever
- Polycythemia Vera
- Sickle Cell Disease
- Thrombocytopenia
- Tumor Lysis Syndrome
- Venous Thromboembolism
- Chapter 8. Oncology
- Colorectal
- Breast
- Lung
- Chapter 9. Infectious Diseases
- Clostridium difficile Colitis
- Bacteremia
- Infective Endocarditis
- Osteomyelitis
- Urinary Tract Infection
- Tuberculosis
- HIV/AIDS
- Meningitis
- Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis
- Pneumonia
- Influenza
- Procalcitonin
- Skin and Soft Tissue Infections
- Tick-borne Illnesses
- Invasive Fungal Infections
- Other Studies
- Chapter 10. Endocrinology
- Adrenal Gland Disorders
- Diabetes Mellitus (Type I and Type II)
- Obesity
- Osteoporosis
- Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
- Parathyroid Diseases
- Thyroid Gland Disorders
- Chapter 11. Psychiatry
- Core Psychiatry Tools
- Major Depressive Disorder
- Bipolar Disorder
- Psychosis
- Delirium
- Alcohol Withdrawal
- Chapter 12. Vascular Medicine and Surgery
- Venous Thromboembolism
- Carotid Stenosis
- Peripheral Arterial Disease
- Chapter 13. Rheumatology
- Ankylosing Spondylitis
- Dermatomyositis and Polymyositis
- Gout
- Osteoarthritis
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Scleroderma
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
- Further Reading
- Index
- No. of pages: 224
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: July 8, 2021
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Paperback ISBN: 9780323760331
- eBook ISBN: 9780323760362
- eBook ISBN: 9780323760355
- eBook ISBN: 9780323760348
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Bliss J. Chang
Affiliations and expertise
Resident, Internal Medicine, New York Presbyterian Hospital, Columbia University, New York, NYTF
Timothy F. Fernandez
Affiliations and expertise
Cardiology Fellow,Emory University