TREATING COMMON MEDICAL CONDITIONS

08/01/01


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Table of Contents

TREATING COMMON MEDICAL CONDITIONS

A Systemic Approach

Cardiovascular System

Hypertension Oxford Handbook, p. 300

Angina Oxford Handbook, p. 278

Unstable Angina

Myocardial Infarction

Heart Failure Oxford Handbook, pp. 296-298

Heart Failure

Stroke Oxford Handbook, pp. 432-434

Stroke Prevention

Respiratory System

Pulmonary Embolism Oxford Handbook, p. 356

Pneumonia Oxford Handbook, pp. 332-336

Community-Acquired Pneumonia

Nosocomial Infections

Aspiration Pneumonia

“Atypical” Infections of the Immunocompromised (Secondary Pneumonia)

British Thoracic Society Guidelines for Asthma see Oxford Handbook, p. 346 for details

COAD Oxford Handbook, p.348

Respiratory Failure Oxford Handbook, p. 352

Gastrointestinal System

Esophagitis/GERD

Peptic Ulcer

Pancreatitis

Liver Disease

Inflammatory Bowel Disease Oxford Handbook, pp.514-516

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Author: Joel E. Yeager

Email: ronm@tuht.scot.nhs.uk

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