Decision making in medicine : an algorithmic approach

Content: Prevention and screening --
Fatigue --
Involuntary weight loss --
Obesity --
Sexual dysfunction --
Edema --
Chronic pain --
Persistent excessvie sweating --
The red eye --
Rhinitis --
Tinnitus --
Hearing loss --
Preoperative evaluation --
Falls in geriatric patients --
Geriatric functional assessment --
Bradycardia --
Narrow-complex tachycardia --
Wide-complex tachycardia --
Stable angina --
Unstable angina/non-st-elevation myocardial infarction --
Systolic murmurs --
Diastolic murmurs --
Hypertension --
Hypotension --
Palpitations --
Syncope --
Evaluation of a new diagnosis of congestive heart failure --
Diagnosis and treatment of acute pulmonary edema --
Right ventricular failure --
Sudden cardiac death --
Cardiac dyspnea --
Assessment and initial management of st-segment elevation myocardial infarction --
Post-myocardial infarction care and counseling --
Claudication --
Pigmented lesions --
Leg ulcer --
Urticaria --
Generalized pruritus --
Palpable purpura --
Hypoglycemia --
Hyperglycemia --
Hypocalcemia --
Hypercalcemia --
Tests of thyroid function --
Hypothyroidism --
Hyperthyroidism --
Goiter --
Thyroid nodule --
Thyroid pain --
Sick euthyroid syndrome --
Thyroid function tests in nonthyroidal illness --
Adrenal incidentaloma --
Cushing\'s syndrome --
Pituitary tumor --
Hirsutism --
Gynecomastia --
Acute abdominal pain --
Chronic abdominal pain --
Nausea and vomiting --
Anorexia --
Dysphagia --
Heartburn --
Noncardiac chest pain --
Belching --
Dyspepsia --
Jaundice --
Ascites --
Biliary colic --
Gastrointestinal bleeding --
Rectal bleeding --
Acute diarrhea --
Chronic diarrhea --
Constipation --
Irritable bowel syndrome --
Anorectal pain --
Positive fecal occult blood test (FOBT) --
Flatulence --
Fecal incontinence --
Asymptomatic abnormal liver aminotransferases --
Elevated serum iron --
Elevated serum amylase --
Anemia --
Polycthemia --
Neutrophilia --
Leukopenia --
Deep venous thrombosis --
Coagulation abnormalities --
Transfusion therapy: fresh frozen plasma and cryoprecipitate --
Transfusion therapy: platelets --
Transfusion therapy: red blood cells --
Transfusion therapy: granulocytes. Transfusion reactions --
Classical Hodgkin\'s lymphoma --
Chronic myelogenous leukemia --
Abnormal serum protein electrophoresis --
Lymphaedonpathy --
Carcinoma of unknown primary site (CUPS) --
Neutropenia and fever --
Pathologic fractures --
Clinical considerations for stem cell transplantation --
Late issues for patients who survive the initial diagnosis and treatment of cancer --
Superior vena caval syndrome --
Spinal cord compression --
Foreign travel: immunizations and infections --
Acute and subacute meningitis --
Chronic meningitis --
Aseptic meningitis --
Encephalitis --
Sexually transmitted diseases --
Approach to the newly diagnosed HIV-positive patient --
Respiratory symptoms in HIV-infected patients --
Central nervous system infection in the patient with HIV --
The acutely ill patient with HIV --
Sepsis --
Toxic shock syndromes --
Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia --
Postexposure prophylaxis for HIV and hepatitis B and C --
Fever of unknown origin --
Chronic kidney disease --
Acute renal failure --
Proteinuria --
Hematuria --
Kidney stones --
Renal cysts and masses --
Metabolic acidosis --
Metabolic alkalosis --
Hyponatremia --
Hypernatremia --
Hypokaleimia --
Hyperkalemia --
Hypomagnesemia --
Hypermagnesemia --
Hypophosphatemia --
Choosing a chronic dialysis modality --
Selection of patients for transplantation --
Fever in the transplant recipient --
Acute headache --
Chronic headache --
Transient ischemic attack and stroke evaluation --
Transient monocular visual loss --
Acute stroke --
Stroke treatment and prophylaxis --
Memory loss --
Dizziness --
Seizures --
Status epileplticus --
Weakness --
Gait disturbances --
Tremor --
Parkinson\'s disease --
Peripheral neuropathy --
Hyperkinesias --
Muscle cramps and aches --
Acute confusional state --
Chronic behavior change --
Disturbances of smell and taste --
Coma --
Brain death --
Dilated pupil --
Corneal abrasion --
Conjunctivitis --
Acute visual loss --
Hemoptysis --
Stridor --
Wheezing --
Cough --
Dyspnea --
Pleural effusion --
Mediastinal lymphadenopathy --
Solitary pulmonary nodule --
Multiple pulmonary nodules --
Diffuse interstitial lung disease --
Positive tuberculin skin test (PPD) --
Respiratory symptoms and occupational exposure to asbestos --
Asthma. Monoarticular arthritis --
Polyarticular arthritis --
Seronegative arthritis --
Soft-tissue pain --
Neck pain --
Shoulder pain --
Low back pain --
Hip pain --
Hand and wrist pain --
Knee pain --
Foot pain --
Scleroderma --
Dry eyes and dry mouth (Sjögren\'s syndrome) --
Raynaud\'s phenomenon --
Low bone density --
Hyperuricemia and gout --
Diffuse muscle pain and stiffness: polymyalgia rheumatica and giant cell arteritis --
Joint hypermobility --
Temporomandibular pain --
Antinuclear antibody test --
Elevated serum alkaline phosphatase level --
Elevated creative kinase level --
Scrotal mass --
Benign prostatic hypertrophy --
Prostatitis --
Urinary incontinence --
Urinary retention --
Vaginal discharge --
Cervicitis --
Secondary amenorrhea --
Abnormal vaginal bleeding --
Vaginal bleeding in pregnancy --
Acute abdominal pain in women --
Chest pain in women --
Urinary tract infection in women --
Breast mass --
Adjuvant therapy choices in breast cancer --
Nipple discharge --
Abnormal pap smear --
Premenstrual dysphoric disorder --
Contraceptive choices --
Use of oral contraceptives --
Female infertility --
Domestic violence --
Ectopic pregnancy --
Osteoporosis and osteopenia --
Acute pulseless extremity --
Foreign body ingestion --
Caustic ingestion and exposure --
Mammal bites --
Snake venom poisoning --
Hypothermia --
Submersion --
Alcoholism --
Anxiety --
Depression --
Emotional disorders with somatic expression --
Grief --
Psychosis --
Smoking cessation --
Suicidal patient --
Acute anticoagulation --
Long-term anticoagulation --
Anaphylaxis --
Evaluation of adverse drug reactions --
Antimicrobial prophylaxis in surgical patients --
Choosing appropriate antimicrobial therapy --
Use and monitoring of aminoglycoside antibiotics --
Use and evaluation of serum drug levels --
Use and evaluation of vancomycin serum drug level.