Infectious Diseases: A Clinical Short Course, 4th Edition / Edition 4

by Frederick S. Southwick

Overview

Master the principles of clinical infectious disease in 30 days or less!

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Infectious Diseases: A Clinical Short Course, Fourth Edition provides busy physicians, students, nurse practitioners, and PAs with the kind of concise overview they need to understand, diagnose, and treat common infectious diseases safely and effectively.

Organized by system/region—as opposed to pathogens—to simulate the ways you encounter common pathogens and disorders in rounds or in practice, this new edition includes key updates and aligns content with information tested on the USMLE Step 2. By indicating the number of days you should spend on each chapter, the author has created a schedule for completion of each lesson. A wide array of tables summarizing the methods of clinical assessment, anti-infective agent doses, and drug toxicities—critical facts that do not require memorization, but need to be referred to when caring for patients—facilitate this condensed learning schedule.

• Key Points summarize the most important facts you need to know when managing each infection and facilitate board review
• Guiding Questions kick off each chapter
• An estimate of the potential severity of each disease provides insight into how quickly you should initiate treatment
• Case examples highlight real-world clinical application of the content
• Dozens of color plates depict major pathogens
• All chapters have been updated to reflect the most current treatment and diagnostic guidelines from the Infectious Diseases Society of America

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781260143652
Publisher:	McGraw Hill LLC
Publication date:	05/11/2020
Edition description:	4th ed.
Pages:	496
Sales rank:	538,784
Product dimensions:	7.30(w) x 9.20(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Frederick S. Southwick, MD, is Chief Quality Officer and Professor of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Florida College of Medicine.

Table of Contents

Contributors ix

Preface xi

Acknowledgments xiii

1 Anti-infective Therapy Frederick S. Southwick, MD 1

2 Sepsis Frederick S. Southwick, MD 63

3 The Febrile Patient Frederick S. Southwick, MD 73

4 Pulmonary Infections Frederick S. Southwick, MD 89

5 Eye, Ear, Nose, and Throat Infections Frederick S. Southwick, MD 133

6 Central Nervous System Infections Frederick S. Southwick, MD 153

7 Cardiovascular Infections Frederick S. Southwick, MD 181

8 Gastrointestinal and Hepatobiliary Infections Frederick S. Southwick MD 203

9 Genitourinary Tract Infections and Sexually Transmitted Diseases Frederick S. Southwick, MD 247

10 Skin and Soft Tissue Infections P. Daniel Lew, MD Frederick S. Southwick, MD 271

11 Osteomyelitis, Prosthetic Joint Infections, Diabetic Foot Infections, and Septic Arthritis P. Daniel Lew, MD Frederick S. Southwick, MD 289

12 Parasitic Infections: A Global Challenge Frederick S. Southwick, MD 307

13 Emerging Bacterial Infections (Including Zoonotic Pathogens and Biological Weapons) Frederick S. Southwick, MD 341

14 Serious Viral illnesses in the Adult Patient Sankar Swaminathan, MD 383

15 Infections in the Immunocompromised Host Frederick S. Southwick, MD 409

16 HIV infection Bernard Hirschel, MD 421

Index 459

Editorial Reviews

Reviewer: Robert Gene Penn, MD (Nebraska Methodist Hospital)
Description: This is a fourth edition of a concise overview of infectious diseases, last published in 2014. The book is organized by system and region to reflect the way a clinician encounters common pathogens and infectious disease disorders in practice or on rounds. The goal of the book, as declared on the cover, is to allow readers to "master the principles of clinical infectious disease in just 30 days or less." The author has created a schedule for completion of each lesson by indicating the number of days one should spend on each chapter.
Purpose: The purpose is to summarize the most important facts one needs to know when diagnosing and treating each infection, as well as to facilitate board review. The author meets his objectives in an easy-to-read format, highlighting the information needed to understand, diagnose, and treat infectious diseases safely and effectively. These are worthy objectives in the context of continually emerging infectious diseases and multidrug-resistant organisms that clinicians will encounter.
Audience: The book provides medical students, residents, infectious disease fellows, and practicing clinicians an overview of key clinical concepts in the work-up of infectious diseases. The author utilizes his expertise and evidence-based guidelines to provide a solid understanding of infectious diseases and a logical and cost-effective approach to diagnosis and treatment.
Features: The book consists of 16 chapters beginning with "Anti-Infective Therapy" and concluding with "HIV infection." Guiding questions kick off each chapter. All chapters have been updated to reflect the most current treatment and diagnostic guidelines from the Infectious Diseases Society of America. An estimate of the potential severity of each disease provides insight into the urgency of initiating treatment. There are several color plates that show major pathogens. Case examples highlight the real-world clinical application of the content. Key points summarize the most important facts one needs to know when managing each infection.
Assessment: This updated fourth edition should continue to be popular among students and clinicians alike, reflecting the clear and practical information provided for diagnosing and managing infectious diseases. Key points highlighted using text boxes encourage review and enhance studying for specialty board and maintenance of certification exams. At the conclusion of this 30-day whirlwind tour of infectious diseases, clinicians and health professional students should possess the knowledge and understanding to more judiciously prescribe anti-infectives and to more efficiently and effectively diagnose and manage infectious diseases.

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