Fever of Unknown Origin
1st Edition
Published on 13. April 2007
Book
Hardback
264 pages
978-0-8493-3615-7 (ISBN)
Description
about the book...
Assisting clinicians in the differential diagnosis of the wide range of disorders responsible for fever of unknown origin (FUO), this source stands as the only recent and comprehensive differential diagnosis of these conditions. This guide providing a clear overview of diagnostic approaches and offers expert recommendations that are invaluable to anyone caring for patients with prolonged undiagnosed fever.
Written by clinicians for clinicians, this single authoritative source emphasizes the syadramic approach in the diagnosis of FUOs...discusses the etiology and distribution of disorders causing FUOs...and stresses the importance of a focused history, physical examination, and laboratory tests in the differential diagnosis of the FUO patient.
about the editor...
BURKE A. CUNHA is Chief, Infectious Disease Division, Winthrop-University Hospital, Mineola, New York, and Professor of Medicine, State University of New York School of Medicine, Stony Brook. Dr. Cunha is the author or coauthor of more than 150 abstracts, 100 electronic publications, 1000 articles, and 150 book chapters. He has edited 20 books on various infectious disease topics and is Editor-in-Chief of the journals Infectious Disease Practice and Antibiotics for Clinicians. Dr. Cunha is a Fellow of the Infectious Diseases Society of America. Dr. Cunha is internationally recognized as a teacher-clinician and is the recipient of many teaching awards including the prestigious Aesculapius Award. Dr. Cunha is a Master the American College of Physicians awarded for lifetime achievement as a master clinician and teacher of infectious diseases. Dr. Cunha received the M.D. degree from Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey.
Assisting clinicians in the differential diagnosis of the wide range of disorders responsible for fever of unknown origin (FUO), this source stands as the only recent and comprehensive differential diagnosis of these conditions. This guide providing a clear overview of diagnostic approaches and offers expert recommendations that are invaluable to anyone caring for patients with prolonged undiagnosed fever.
Written by clinicians for clinicians, this single authoritative source emphasizes the syadramic approach in the diagnosis of FUOs...discusses the etiology and distribution of disorders causing FUOs...and stresses the importance of a focused history, physical examination, and laboratory tests in the differential diagnosis of the FUO patient.
about the editor...
BURKE A. CUNHA is Chief, Infectious Disease Division, Winthrop-University Hospital, Mineola, New York, and Professor of Medicine, State University of New York School of Medicine, Stony Brook. Dr. Cunha is the author or coauthor of more than 150 abstracts, 100 electronic publications, 1000 articles, and 150 book chapters. He has edited 20 books on various infectious disease topics and is Editor-in-Chief of the journals Infectious Disease Practice and Antibiotics for Clinicians. Dr. Cunha is a Fellow of the Infectious Diseases Society of America. Dr. Cunha is internationally recognized as a teacher-clinician and is the recipient of many teaching awards including the prestigious Aesculapius Award. Dr. Cunha is a Master the American College of Physicians awarded for lifetime achievement as a master clinician and teacher of infectious diseases. Dr. Cunha received the M.D. degree from Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Bosa Roca
United States
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Inc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Professional and Professional Reference
Illustrations
23 s/w Abbildungen, 19 s/w Photographien bzw. Rasterbilder, 70 s/w Tabellen
70 Tables, black and white; 19 Halftones, black and white; 23 Illustrations, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Weight
476 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8493-3615-7 (9780849336157)
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Person
Burke A. Cunha
Content
GENERAL CONCEPTS. FUO: Overview/Etiologies. Diagnostic Approach to FUO. FUO IN SELECTED GROUPS. FUO in Children. FUO in Cirrhosis. FUO in Malignancies. FUO in Febrile Leukopenia. FUO in Rheumatic Disorders. FUO in HIV. FUO in Transplants. Nosocomial FUO. FUO in the Elderly. FUO in Postoperative Patients. Recurrent FUOs. DIAGNOSTIC TESTS FOR FUO. Nonspecific Diagnostic Tests for FUO. Specific Diagnostic Tests for FUO. Imaging Studies in FUO. THERAPY. Empiric Therapy in FUO