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CLINICIAN’S POCKET REFERENCE, 12th Edition

NEW 2022 EDITION

EDITED BY
LEONARD G. GOMELLA, MD, FACS
The Bernard W. Godwin, Jr., Professor And Chairman
Department of Urology
Sideny Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Steven A. Haist, MD, MS, FACP, FCPP
Professor and Associate Dean
University of Kentucky College of Medicine-Northern Kentucky Campus
Highland Heights, KY

Based on the program “So You Want to be a Scut Monkey” originally developed at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine Lexington, Kentucky

McGraw-Hill Medical

Clinician's Pocket Reference

New and Improved, the 12th edition (2022) provides medical students, residents, practicing physicians, and other health care providers with the essential information for excellence in providing basic patient care.

Table of Contents


1             The Professional Journey: A Dean’s View of Medical Education      

2             Professionalism in Healthcare     

3             Introduction to Outpatient Clinical Medicine         

4             Interdisciplinary Healthcare Teams           

5             The Language of Healthcare        

6             The History and Physical Examination      

7             Chartwork          

8             Oral Presentations and Safe Handovers   

9             Differential Diagnosis     

10           Laboratory Diagnosis: Chemistry, Immunology, Serology 

11           Laboratory Diagnosis: Clinical Hematology            

12           Laboratory Diagnosis: Urine Studies         

13           Clinical Microbiology      

14           Blood Gases and Acid–Base Disorders      

15           Fluid and Electrolytes   

16           Transfusion Medicine and the Blood Bank              

17           Nutritional Assessment, Therapeutic Diets, and Infant Feeding       

18           Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition 

19           Bedside Procedures        

20           Specialized Diagnostics  

21           Pain Management           

22           Palliative Care and Non-pain Symptom Management         

23           Imaging Studies

24           Introduction to the Operating Room        

25           Suturing Techniques and Wound Care      

26           Respiratory Care              

27           Basic ECG Interpretation              

28           Critical Care       

29           Common Emergencies   

30           Mastering the Clinical History and Physical

Appendix

➤➤ Apgar Scores

➤➤ Body Surface Area for Adults and Children

➤➤ Body Mass Index (BMI)

➤➤ Cancer Screening

➤➤ Child-Pugh Score

➤➤ Cholesterol Guidelines and Management

Secondary prevention

Primary prevention

➤➤ Developmental Milestones

➤➤ Epidemiology Basics

➤➤ Glasgow Coma Scale

➤➤ Growth Charts

➤➤ Immunization Guidelines (Adults and Children)

  • Vaccines used in the child and adolescent immunization schedules
  • Recommended child and adolescent immunization schedule
  • Vaccines listed in the adult immunization schedules
  • Recommended adult immunization schedule
  • Recommended adult immunization schedule by medical condition
  • Clinical considerations for use of COVID-19 vaccines

➤➤ COVID-19 vaccine dosing and schedule November 2, 2021

➤➤ Measurement Equivalents (Approximate)

➤➤ Measurement Prefixes and Symbols

➤➤ Performance Status Scales

➤➤ Radiation Terminology

➤➤ Rule of Nines

➤➤ Temperature Conversion

➤➤ Weight Conversion          

Commonly Used Emergency Care Medications (inside front and back covers)


 
Copyright © 2022 by Leonard Gomella. Published by the McGraw Hill Companies