Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Julie A. Dopheide and Stephen R. Pliszka KEY CONCEPTS Untreated or ineffectively treated childhood attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) can lead to poor school performance, poor…
Pituitary Gland Disorders Joseph K. Jordan, Amy Heck Sheehan, Jack A. Yanovski, and Karim Anton Calis KEY CONCEPTS Pharmacologic therapy for acromegaly should be considered when surgery and…
Bone and Joint Infections Edward P. Armstrong and Ziad Shehab KEY CONCEPTS The most common cause of osteomyelitis (particularly that acquired by hematogenous spread) and infectious arthritis is…
Acute Coronary Syndromes Sarah A. Spinler and Simon de Denus KEY CONCEPTS The cause of an acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is the rupture of an atherosclerotic plaque with…
Anxiety Disorders II: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Cynthia K. Kirkwood, Sarah T. Melton, and Barbara G. Wells KEY CONCEPTS The short-term goal in posttraumatic stress disorder…
Glomerulonephritis Alan H. Lau KEY CONCEPTS Glomerulonephritis is a collection of glomerular diseases mediated by different immunologic pathogenic mechanisms, resulting in varied clinical presentation and therapeutic outcomes. …
Sexually Transmitted Diseases Leroy C. Knodel KEY CONCEPTS All recommended treatment regimens for gonorrhea include antibiotic therapy directed against Chlamydia species because of the high prevalence of coexisting…
KEY CONCEPTS Prophylactic antibiotic therapy differs from presumptive and therapeutic antibiotic therapy in that the latter two involve treatment regimens for documented or presumed infections, whereas the goal of…
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Dianne B. May and Satish SC Rao KEY CONCEPTS Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) can be described on the basis of either esophageal symptoms or esophageal…
