Sexual Dysfunction
TREATMENT METABOLIC ACIDOSIS Treatment of metabolic acidosis with alkali should be reserved for severe acidemia except when the patient has no “potential HCO3–” in plasma. Potential [HCO3–] can be estimated…
Acute Rheumatic Fever
380 Rheumatoid Arthritis Ankoor Shah, E. William St. Clair INTRODUCTION Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory disease of unknown etiology marked by a symmetric, peripheral polyarthritis. It is the…
Sore Throat, Earache, and Upper Respiratory Symptoms
FIGURE 39-5 Hollenhorst plaque lodged at the bifurcation of a retinal arteriole proves that a patient is shedding emboli from the carotid artery, great vessels, or heart. FIGURE 39-6 Central retinal artery…
Treatment and Prophylaxis of Bacterial Infections
(See also Chap. 148) In addition to receiving antibiotic prophylaxis, transplant recipients should be vaccinated against likely pathogens (Table 169-6). In the case of HSC transplant recipients, optimal responses cannot…
The Schilling Test
ACID-NEUTRALIZING/INHIBITORY DRUGS Antacids Before we understood the important role of histamine in stimulating parietal cell activity, neutralization of secreted acid with antacids constituted the main form of therapy for peptic ulcers….
Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Other laboratory studies that may aid in diagnosis include the red cell count, mean corpuscular volume, and red cell distribution width (RDW), particularly when the hematocrit or hemoglobin levels are…
Eczema, Psoriasis, Cutaneous Infections, Acne, and Other Common Skin Disorders
TREATMENT METABOLIC ACIDOSIS Treatment of metabolic acidosis with alkali should be reserved for severe acidemia except when the patient has no “potential HCO3–” in plasma. Potential [HCO3–] can be estimated…
Diabetes Mellitus: Diagnosis, Classification, and Pathophysiology
FIGURE 415e-3 Factors released by the adipocyte that can affect peripheral tissues. IL-6, interleukin 6; PAI, plasminogen activator inhibitor; RBP4, retinal binding protein 4; TNF, tumor necrosis factor. ETIOLOGY OF OBESITY…
Listeria monocytogenes Infections
FIGURE 173-2 Scarlet fever exanthem. Finely punctate erythema has become confluent (scarlatiniform); petechiae can occur and have a linear configuration within the exanthem in body folds (Pastia’s lines). (From Fitzpatrick, Johnson,…
Approach to the Acutely Ill Infected Febrile Patient
PART 8: Infectious Diseases SECTION 1 BASIC CONSIDERATIONS IN INFECTIOUS DISEASES 144 Approach to the Patient with an Infectious Disease Neeraj K. Surana, Dennis L. Kasper HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE…
