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Ischemic Heart Disease -- Valvular Heart Disease -- Congenital Heart Disease -- Abnormalities of Cardiac Conduction and Cardiac Rhythm -- Systemic and Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension -- Heart Failure and Cardiomyopathies -- Pericardial Diseases and Cardiac Trauma -- Vascular Disease -- Respiratory Diseases -- Diseases Affecting the Brain -- Spinal Cord Disorders -- Diseases of the Autonomic and Peripheral Nervous Systems -- Diseases of the Liver and Biliary Tract -- Diseases of the Gastrointestinal System -- Inborn Errors of Metabolism -- Nutritional Diseases-Obesity and Malnutrition -- Renal Disease -- Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Disorders -- Endocrine Disease -- Hematologic Disorders -- Skin and Musculoskeletal Diseases -- Infectious Diseases -- Cancer -- Diseases Related to Immune System Dysfunction -- Psychiatric Disease, Substance Abuse, and Drug Overdose -- Pregnancy-Associated Diseases -- Pediatric Diseases -- Geriatric Disorders.

Contents -- Preface -- Section I: Introduction to Clinical Medicine -- Questions -- Answers -- Section II: Nutrition -- Questions -- Answers -- Section III: Oncology and Hematology -- Questions -- Answers -- Section IV: Infectious Diseases -- Questions -- Answers -- Section V: Disorders of the Cardiovascular System -- Questions -- Answers -- Section VI: Disorders of the Respiratory System -- Questions -- Answers -- Section VII: Disorders of the Urinary and Kidney Tract -- Questions -- Answers -- Section VIII: Disorders of the Gastrointestinal System -- Questions -- Answers -- Section IX: Rheumatology and Immunology -- Questions -- Answers -- Section X: Endocrinology and Metabolism -- Questions -- Answers -- Section XI: Neurologic Disorders -- Questions -- Answers -- Section XII: Dermatology -- Questions -- Answers -- References -- Color Atlas.

Contents -- Preface -- Section I: Introduction to Clinical Medicine -- Questions -- Answers -- Section II: Nutrition -- Questions -- Answers -- Section III: Oncology and Hematology -- Questions -- Answers -- Section IV: Infectious Diseases -- Questions -- Answers -- Section V: Disorders of the Cardiovascular System -- Questions -- Answers -- Section VI: Disorders of the Respiratory System -- Questions -- Answers -- Section VII: Disorders of the Urinary and Kidney Tract -- Questions -- Answers -- Section VIII: Disorders of the Gastrointestinal System -- Questions -- Answers -- Section IX: Rheumatology and Immunology -- Questions -- Answers -- Section X: Endocrinology and Metabolism -- Questions -- Answers -- Section XI: Neurologic Disorders -- Questions -- Answers -- Section XII: Dermatology -- Questions -- Answers -- References -- Color Atlas.

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Now significantly revised based on student feedback, this best-selling text provides a quick, authoritative review of the most important clinical aspects of neuroanatomy. A new, full-color design highlights the essential information you need to know to excel on course exams and the USMLE Step 1. New objectives begin every chapter, contents have been reorganized and streamlined, and all information has been completely updated. A new Gross Structure chapter lays the foundation for understanding the sectional anatomy in the Atlas chapter, and all terminology is now consistent with Terminologia Anatomica.

Chapter 1: Introduction to Hospital Neurology -- Chapter 2: Potential Harms to Physician and Patient -- Chapter 3: General Care of the Hospitalized Patient -- Chapter 4: Womenʹs Issues in Hospital Neurology -- Chapter 5: Principles of Care for the Hospitalized Geriatric Patient -- Chapter 6: Chronic Pain in Neurological Patients -- Chapter 7: Infections of the Central Nervous System -- Chapter 8: The Neurological Examination -- Chapter 9: Neurophysiology -- Chapter 10: Imaging -- Chapter 11: Interpretation of Common Laboratory Tests -- Chapter 12: Common Laboratory Diagnosed Conditions -- Chapter 13: Stroke Neurology -- Chapter 14: First-Time Seizure Episode and Status Epilepticus in Adults -- Chapter 15: Neurotrauma and Myelopathies -- Chapter 16: Neuromuscular Emergencies -- Chapter 17: Movement Disorders Emergencies -- Chapter 18: Some Common Neurological Emergencies -- Chapter 19: Cardiovascular Emergencies on the Neurology Wards -- Chapter 20: Airway and Respiratory Emergencies on the Neurology Ward -- Chapter 21: Principles of Neurocritical Care -- Chapter 22: Altered Mental Status -- Chapter 23: Aphasia -- Chapter 24: Spells, Not Epileptic or Vascular -- Chapter 25: Approach to Acute Visual Changes, Abnormal Eye Movements, and Double Vision -- Chapter 26: Dizziness and Vertigo -- Chapter 27: Headache and Facial Pain -- Chapter 28: Neurologic Patterns of Weakness -- Chapter 29: Gait Disorders -- Chapter 30: The Ataxias -- Chapter 31: Epilepsy -- Chapter 32: Rapidly Progressing Dementias -- Chapter 33: Chronically Progressing Dementias -- Chapter 34: Movement Disorders -- Chapter 35: Perioperative Management -- Chapter 36: Coma and Other States of Altered Consciousness -- Chapter 37: Genetic Neurological Diseases in the Adult -- Chapter 38: Spinal Cord Neurology -- Chapter 39: Back, Neck, and Limb Pain -- Chapter 40: Approach to Sensory Changes -- Chapter 41: Neuropathies and Motor Neuron Disease -- Chapter 42: Myopathies and Neuromuscular Junction Disease -- Chapter 43: Demyelinating Diseases -- Chapter 44: Common Tumors of the Nervous System -- Chapter 45: Common Gastrointestinal and Hepatic Disorders -- Chapter 46: Common Metabolic Problems on the Neurology Wards -- Chapter 47: Common Cardiorespiratory Problems on the Neurology Ward -- Chapter 48: Fever, Hypotension, and Reduced Urine Output -- Chapter 49: Common Psychiatric Conditions -- Chapter 50: Adverse Neurologic Effects of Commonly Used Medications -- Chapter 51: Internal Medicine and Neurology -- Chapter 52: Medication and Dosing.

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Measurement of blood pressure in the office -- Ambulatory and home blood pressure monitoring -- Clinical evaluation of the patient with hypertension -- Hypertensive emergencies and urgencies -- The epidemiology of hypertension -- Physiology of blood pressure regulation -- Target organ damage or why should we treat hypertension? -- Primary aldosteronism and mineralocorticoid hypertension -- Glucocorticoid hypertension -- Pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma -- Other endocrine causes of hypertension -- Renovascular hypertension -- Drug-induced hypertension -- Obstructive sleep apnea and hypertension -- Hereditary causes of hypertension -- Hypertension in children and adolescents -- Hypertension in chronic kidney disease and end-stage kidney disease -- Hypertension in diabetes -- Hypertension after transplantation -- Treatment of hypertension in obesity -- Hypertension in blacks -- Hypertension in the elderly -- Hypertension in pregnancy -- Hypertension in heart disease -- Hypertension in stroke -- Hypertension in the patient with aortic dissection -- Resistant and pseudoresistant hypertension -- Hyperkalemia in hypertension -- Lifestyle modifications for hypertension management -- Blood pressure treatment goals -- Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blocker -- Calcium channel blockers -- Direct vasodilators -- Loop and thiazide diuretics -- Potassium-sparing diuretics -- Alpha antagonists -- Beta-blockers -- Alpha-agonists -- Drug-drug and pharmacogenetic interactions -- Role of device therapy -- Orthostatic hypotension -- Baroreflex dysfunction -- Hypertension: origins.