The Saint-Chopra Guide to Inpatient Medicine

Preface Acknowledgments Contributors Section 1. General Approach to Medical Problems 1 Approach to Differential Diagnosis Virginia Sheffield and Ashwin Gupta 2 Approach to Medical Decision-Making Virginia Sheffield and Ashwin Gupta 3 Care at the End of Life Rachel M. Denny and Adam D. Marks 4 Preventing Hospital-Acquired Complications Jennifer Meddings 5 Procedures Jordan J. Maxey and Richard J. Schildhouse 6 Hiccups Vineet Chopra and Sanjay Saint Section 2. Cardiology 7 Electrocardiogram Interpretation Christine Sailer and Larry Allen 8 Syncope Christine Sailer and Larry Allen 9 Arrhythmias Christine Sailer and Larry Allen 10 Atrial Fibrillation Christine Sailer and Larry Allen 11 Chest Pain Christine Sailer and Larry Allen 12 Chronic Coronary Artery Disease Christine Sailer and Larry Allen 13 Acute Coronary Syndrome Christine Sailer and Larry Allen 14 Heart Failure Christine Sailer and Larry Allen 15 Pericardial Disease Christine Sailer and Larry Allen 16 Shock Christine Sailer and Larry Allen Section 3. Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine 17 Acute Dyspnea Mina Pirzadeh and Michael P. Mendez 18 Hemoptysis Mina Pirzadeh and Michael P. Mendez 19 Approach to the Chest Radiograph Mina Pirzadeh and Michael P. Mendez 20 Hypoxemia Mina Pirzadeh and Michael P. Mendez 21 Pulmonary Function Tests Mina Pirzadeh and Michael P. Mendez 22 Obstructive Lung Disease Mina Pirzadeh and Michael P. Mendez 23 Interstitial Lung Disease Mina Pirzadeh and Michael P. Mendez 24 Pneumonia Mina Pirzadeh and Michael P. Mendez 25 Pulmonary Hypertension Mina Pirzadeh and Michael P. Mendez 26 Pulmonary Embolism Mina Pirzadeh and Michael P. Mendez 27 Pleural Effusion Mina Pirzadeh and Michael P. Mendez 28 Respiratory Failure Mina Pirzadeh and Michael P. Mendez 29 Mechanical Ventilation Mina Pirzadeh and Michael P. Mendez Section 4. Gastroenterology 30 Abdominal Pain Megan A. Adams and Sameer D. Saini 31 Liver Tests Megan A. Adams and Sameer D. Saini 32 Acute Diarrhea Megan A. Adams and Sameer D. Saini 33 Acute Gastrointestinal Bleeding Megan A. Adams and Sameer D. Saini 34 Ischemic Bowel Disease Megan A. Adams and Sameer D. Saini 35 Inflammatory Bowel Disease Shirley Cohen-Mekelburg and Akbar K. Waljee 36 Splenomegaly Megan A. Adams and Sameer D. Saini 37 Ascites Shirley Cohen-Mekelburg and Akbar K. Waljee 38 Acute Pancreatitis Shirley Cohen-Mekelburg and Akbar K. Waljee 39 Alcohol-Associated Liver Disease Shirley Cohen-Mekelburg and Akbar K. Waljee 40 Liver Failure Shirley Cohen-Mekelburg and Akbar K. Waljee Section 5. Nephrology and Acid-Base 41 Overview of Nephrology Chang Huei Chen and Michel Chonchol 42 Acute Kidney Injury Chang Huei Chen and Michel Chonchol 43 Nephrotic Syndrome Chang Huei Chen and Michel Chonchol 44 Nephritic Syndrome Chang Huei Chen and Michel Chonchol 45 Renal Tubular Defects Chang Huei Chen and Michel Chonchol 46 Urinary Tract Infections Chang Huei Chen and Michel Chonchol 47 Kidney Stone Disease Chang Huei Chen and Michel Chonchol 48 Approach to Acid-Base Disorders Chang Huei Chen and Michel Chonchol 49 Hyponatremia Chang Huei Chen and Michel Chonchol 50 Hypernatremia Chang Huei Chen and Michel Chonchol 51 Hypokalemia Chang Huei Chen and Michel Chonchol 52 Hyperkalemia Chang Huei Chen and Michel Chonchol 53 Hypertension Chang Huei Chen and Michel Chonchol Section 6. Infectious Diseases 54 Approach to Fever Emily Abdoler and Emily Stoneman 55 Approach to Microbiology Emily Abdoler and Emily Stoneman 56 Fever and Rash Emily Abdoler and Emily Stoneman 57 Fever of Unknown Origin Emily Abdoler and Emily Stoneman 58 Skin and Soft Tissue Infections Emily Abdoler and Emily Stoneman 59 Acute Rheumatic Fever Emily Abdoler and Emily Stoneman 60 Infective Endocarditis Emily Abdoler and Emily Stoneman 61 COVID-19 Emily Abdoler and Emily Stoneman 62 Complications of HIV Infection Emily Abdoler and Emily Stoneman 63 Pulmonary Disease in HIV-Infected Patients Emily Abdoler and Emily Stoneman 64 Gastrointestinal Manifestations of HIV Disease Emily Abdoler and Emily Stoneman 65 Neurologic Manifestations of HIV Disease Emily Abdoler and Emily Stoneman Section 7. Hematology and Oncology 66 Pancytopenia Alice Cusick 67 Thrombocytopenia Alice Cusick 68 Thrombocytosis Alice Cusick 69 Anemia Alice Cusick 70 Erythrocytosis Alice Cusick 71 Leukocytosis Alice Cusick 72 Eosinophilia Alice Cusick 73 Bleeding Disorders Alice Cusick 74 Hypercoagulable States Alice Cusick 75 Lymphadenopathy Alice Cusick 76 Lymphoma Irina Dobrosotskaya 77 Myeloproliferative Neoplasms and Myelodysplastic Syndrome Veena Fauble 78 Acute Leukemia Veena Fauble 79 Plasma Cell Dyscrasias Veena Fauble 80 Metastatic Neoplasms Irina Dobrosotskaya Section 8. Rheumatology 81 Arthritis Rory M. Marks and Samardeep Gupta 82 Gout Rory M. Marks and Samardeep Gupta 83 Overview to Approaching Systemic Autoimmune Diseases Andrew P. Vreede and Rory M. Marks 84 Specific Autoimmune Diseases Andrew P. Vreede and Rory M. Marks 85 Vasculitis Syndromes Andrew P. Vreede and Rory M. Marks Section 9. Endocrinology 86 Hypercalcemia Jill Wagoner and Palak Choksi 87 Hypocalcemia Jill Wagoner and Palak Choksi 88 Inpatient Management of Hyperglycemia Jill Wagoner and Palak Choksi 89 Diabetic Emergencies Jill Wagoner and Palak Choksi 90 Thyroid Disease Jill Wagoner and Palak Choksi 91 Adrenal Insufficiency Jill Wagoner and Palak Choksi Section 10. Neurology 92 Altered Mental Status Robert W. Pratt 93 Weakness Robert W. Pratt 94 Peripheral Neuropathy Robert W. Pratt 95 Vertigo Robert W. Pratt 96 Seizure Disorders Robert W. Pratt 97 Stroke Robert W. Pratt 98 Meningitis Robert W. Pratt 99 Spinal Cord Compression Robert W. Pratt Section 11. Dermatology 100 Exanthems Severine Cao 101 Pruritus Severine Cao 102 Clubbing Stephen Chiang and Sanjay Saint Section 12. Toxicology 103 Alcohol Intoxication and Withdrawal Sanjay Shewakramani 104 Toxicologic Emergencies Sanjay Shewakramani Section 13. Perioperative Medicine 105 Preoperative Cardiovascular Risk Assessment for Noncardiac Surgery Michael D. Rudy and Paul J. Grant 106 Perioperative Cardiovascular Risk Reduction in Noncardiac Surgery Michael D. Rudy and Paul J. Grant 107 Perioperative Pulmonary Risk Assessment and Reduction Strategies Michael D. Rudy and Paul J. Grant 108 Perioperative Medication Management Michael D. Rudy and Paul J. Grant