Disorders Associated with Intellectual Disabilities
Disorders Associated with Intellectual Disabilities Nancy C. Brahm, Jerry R. McKee, and Douglas W. Stewart KEY CONCEPTS Persons diagnosed with Down syndrome (DS) can be at increased risk…
Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
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
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
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
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
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
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
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…
Antimicrobial Prophylaxis in Surgery
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…
