Infectious Diseases A Clinical Short Course, 3rd Ed.

nfectious Diseases: A Clinical Short COURSE is a concise overviewof this important field designed to help the busy physician,medical student, nurse practitioner, and physician assistant tounderstand, diagnose, and treat common infectious diseases. Thisunique self-instruction book is organized by system/region asopposed to pathogens?simulating how common pathogens and disorderswould be encountered in rounds or in practice. By indicating thenumber of days that should be allotted to the study of eachchapter, the author has created a schedule for completion of eachlesson. A wide array of tables that summarize the methods ofclinical assessment, anti-infective agent doses, and drugtoxicities--facts that do not require memorization, but do need tobe referred to when caring for patients--facilitate this condensedlearning schedule. There is no better resource for learning toassociate pathogens with the corresponding impact on patients thanInfectious Diseases. FEATURES Key Points summarize the mostimportant facts when managing each infection and facilitate boardreview Guiding Questions begin each chapter An estimate of thepotential severity of each disease gives you a sense of how quicklyyou should initiate treatment Numerous case examples highlightreal-world clinical application of the content Dozens of colorplates depict major pathogens All chapters have been updated toreflect the most current treatment and diagnostic guidelines fromthe Infectious Diseases Society of America NEW! Antibiograms foreach major antibiotic class provide a visual depiction of thespectrum of each individual antibiotic; a table listing the mostcommonly used outpatient antibiotics and their dosing; and muchmore

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