Palliative Care and Hospice Medicine
aBased on 1992 U.S. Vital Statistic Data published by the Institute of Medicine in 1997. Data from Committee on Care at the End of Life, Institute of Medicine; Field MJ,…
Endocrine Diseases
T3, triiodothyronine; T4, thyroxine; TBG, thyroxine-binding globulin; TSH, thyroid-stimulating hormone. Hypothyroidism GENERAL PRINCIPLES Primary hypothyroidism (due to disease of the thyroid itself) accounts for >90% of cases.1 Hypothyroidism is readily…
Valvular Heart Disease
Figure 9-1 Evaluation of heart murmurs. (Modified from Bonow RO, Carabello BA, Chatterjee K, et al. 2008 Focused Update Incorporated Into the ACC/AHA 2006 Guidelines for the Management of Patients…
Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Classification Several historical diagnostic criteria for IBS exist, with the Rome III criteria (Table 32-2) representing the most recent and encompassing criteria.1 It should be noted that these criteria were…
Diabetes Mellitus
GDM, gestational diabetes mellitus; HDL, high-density lipoprotein. Diagnostic Criteria Patients must meet ONE of the following criteria to be diagnosed with diabetes1,12: FPG (fasting plasma glucose) of ≥126 mg/dL (7.0…
Inflammatory Bowel Disease
TABLE 31-2 Comparison of Crohn Disease and Ulcerative Colitis Modified from Iskandar H, Ciorba MA. Inflammatory bowel disease. In: Gyawali CP, ed. The Washington Manual Gastroenterology Subspecialty Consult, 3rd ed….
