Sherris medical microbiology/ editors, Kenneth J. Ryan, C. George Ray

Includes index.

Preface Acknowledgments Part I: The Nature of Infection Section 1. Key Issues in Hospital Medicine Section 2. Patient Safety Section 3. Quality Improvement Section 4. Leadership and Practice Management Skills Section 5. Professionalism and Medical Ethics Section 6. Medical Legal Issues and Risk Management Section 7. Teaching and Development Part II: Medical Consultation and Co-Management Section 1. Core Tenets of Medical Consultation Section 2. Key Issues Relating to Surgery Section 3. Anesthesia Section 4. Perioperative Assessment and Management Section 5. Perioperative Antithrombotic Management and Prevention Section 6. Medical Management of Neurosurgical Patients Section 7. Medical Management of Orthopedic Surgery Patients Section 8. Bariatric Surgery Part III: Clinical Problem-Solving in Hospital Medicine Part IV: Approach to the Patient at the Bedside Part V: Hospitalist Skills Section 1. Interpretation of Common Tests Section 2. Optimizing Utilization of Radiology Services Section 3. Procedures Part VI: Clinical Conditions Section 1. Emergency Medicine Section 2. Cardiovascular Medicine Section 3. Critical Care Section 4. Dermatology Section 5. Endocrinology Section 6. Gastroenterology Section 7. Geriatrics Section 8. Hematology Section 9. Oncology Section 10. Infectious Diseases Section 11. Neurology Section 12. Palliative Care Section 13. Pregnancy Section 14. Psychiatry Section 15. Addiction Section 16. Pulmonary and Allergy Immonology Section 17. Renal Section 18. Rheumatology Section 19. Vascular Medicine Section 20. Wartime Medicine Index