Current Medical Diagnosis and Treatment 2017

Annual updates to all chapters, treatment guidelines and recommendations, tables, images, and references
The latest pharmacologic treatment approaches as well as updated drug information (approvals, withdrawals, and current pricing)
New section on LGBT health



In the primary care setting, only one text delivers the ideal balance of clinical practice and research evidence to optimize patient care: CURRENT Medical Diagnosis & Treatment.


Never out of date and written by top clinicians, this trusted resource spans all fields of internal medicine, reviewing symptoms, signs, epidemiology, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment for more than 1,000 diseases and disorders. On every page readers find concise, evidence-based answers to key questions concerning both in-hospital and ambulatory patient care. In addition, sections feature a streamlined format that makes he latest diagnostic protocols, prevention strategies, and treatment options easily accessible.


Why CMDT is the ultimate clinical companion:


Primary Market: General internists (77,000), family physicians (74,000), internal medicine residents (23,000), family medicine residents (8,000), nurse practitioners (50,000), and physician assistants (23,000)
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Full review of all primary care topics, including gynecology, obstetrics, dermatology, ophthalmology, orthopedics, otolaryngology, psychiatry, neurology, toxicology, and urology
Comprehensive coverage of inpatient and outpatient care, focusing on the diagnostic tools relevant to daily practice
Only text with annual update on HIV and AIDS
Specific disease prevention information
Hundreds of quick-access drug treatment tables, with indexed trade names, dosages and updated drug prices
ICD codes conveniently featured on inside covers
Many decision-speeding diagnostic and treatment algorithms and tables presented in an at-a-glance style
Up-to-date references providing peer-reviewed, evidence-based information with unique identifiers (PubMed PMID numbers) for rapid downloading of article abstracts and full text
CMDT Online (www.AccessMedicine.com/CMDT) provides access to CMDT 2017 plus expanded pathophysiology information and eight additional online-only chapters at no additional cost (available to all book customers)


Chapter e8: LGBT Health
Chapter e1: Anti-Infective Chemotherapeutic & Antibiotic Agents
Chapter e2: Basic Genetics
Chapter e3: Diagnostic Testing & Medical Decision Making
Chapter e4: Information Technology in Patient Care
Chapter e5: Complementary & Alternative Medicine
Chapter e6: Podiatric Disorders
Chapter e7: Women's Health


CMDT Flashcards and Study Guide supplements available 


About the Authors


Maxine Papadakis, MD, Associate Dean of Students, University of California-San Francisco School of Medicine.


Stephen J. McPhee, MD, Professor Emeritus, University of California-San Francisco School of Medicine.


Michael Rabow, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, University of California-San Francisco School of Medicine.