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Topics in Neurology Robert T. Tenny, M.D. and Douglas Dulli, M.D. Differentiate between subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) and migraine and other HA disorders. Diagnose emergent neurologic conditions including arteriovenous malformation (AVM), traumatic left carotid artery dissection, and acute epidural hematoma. Evaluate the patient who presents with complaints of severe HA. Treat patients with chronic migraine. Use verapamil, prednisone, and sumatriptan to manage cluster HA.
The Business Side of Medicine Jon T. O'Neal, M.D., M.P.H. and Elizabeth A. Leedom, J.D. Assess the work-relatedness of a patient’s injury or illness. Fulfill an employer’s requirements in cases of occupational injury or illness. Determine which injuries and illnesses need to be reported to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Identify the types of electronically stored medical information that are subject to discovery in a lawsuit. Avoid the creation of entries in electronic medical records that may lead to misinterpretation during a malpractice trial.
Diabetes Richard C. Wender, M.D. and Steven B. Magill, M.D., Ph.D. Screen for and diagnose T2DM with the fasting plasma glucose (FPG), oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT), and/or hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) assay. Identify patients at increased risk and prevent progression to symptomatic T2DM. Counsel and instruct obese patients on weight loss. Use metformin and other antiglycemic agents to manage T2DM. Treat the patient with complex T2DM.
Mind/Body Issues Mitchell D. Feldman, M.D. and Scott Crow, M.D. Diagnose depression using the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ)-9. Screen for suicidality in patients with signs of depression or other mental health disorders. Achieve remission of symptoms in patients with depression through the use of appropriate antidepressant therapy. Assess for and recognize EDs in patients not traditionally considered at high risk. Refer adolescents and young adults with anorexia nervosa for appropriate behavioral therapy.
Rheumatology Kevin M. McKown, M.D. and Michelle Petri, M.D., M.P.H. Use disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs to control a patient’s RA. Evaluate patients for toxicities due to RA therapy. Formulate an effective treatment strategy for managing gout. Establish a hard clinical diagnosis of SLE. Reduce prednisone use and control cardiovascular risk factors in patients with SLE.
Functional Medicine: A New Matrix Mark Hyman, M.D. Summarize the basic concepts and principles of functional medicine. Address the underlying causes and mechanisms of chronic disease through the principles of functional medicine. Utilize principles of functional medicine as a framework for gathering, recognizing, and interpreting patterns in clinical data. Recognize patterns of systemic imbalance in the chronically ill patient. List the components of the nutrigenomic index.
Urology for the Everyday Practice Michael Melia, M.D. and Michelle S. Eslami, M.D. Evaluate a patient who presents with ³1 symptom of acute UTI. Prescribe appropriate antibiotic therapy for uncomplicated cystitis, acute nonobstructive pyelonephritis, asymptomatic bacteriuria, and complicated UTIs. Distinguish between forms of persistent UI. Consider and apply behavioral interventions in the treatment of UI. Effectively employ anticholinergic therapy to manage stress UI.
Geriatric Infections Jonathan M. Zenilman, M.D. and William B. Greenough III, M.D. Diagnose infections associated with prosthetic devices, pacemakers, and prosthetic joints, as well as osteomyelitis, in geriatric patients. Prevent adverse effects of polypharmacy and direct antibiotic toxicity when medically treating infections in elderly patients. Consider outpatient antibiotic therapy for infections in older patients. Control the spread of methycillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and other resistant organisms. Select appropriate antibiotics for initial treatment of a serious staphylococcal infection.
Topics in Cardiovascular Medicine R. David Anderson, M.D. and Marian C. Limacher, M.D. Perform initial risk stratification of patients with suspected ACS. Summarize and implement the 2007 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) Class I recommendations for initial management and anti-ischemic therapy for ACS. Effectively utilize enoxaparin for antithrombotic therapy in patients with ACS. Summarize evidence for the benefit of lowering low-density lipoprotein (LDL) and initiate therapy to lower patient’s LDL to recommended target levels. Manage patients’ problems with intolerance of and adherence to statin therapy.
Gender-Specific Health Topics Holly L. Thacker, M.D. and H. Ballentine Carter, M.D. Employ systemic HT to treat vasomotor symptoms in perimenopausal women. Identify candidates for HT among women with vaginal symptoms, dyspareunia, vaginal atrophy, and low bone mass. Advise patients on the risks for breast cancer, endometrial cancer, venous thromboembolism, stroke, and coronary heart disease associated with HT. Help patients assess the balance of benefits and harms associated with PC screening. Assess a patient’s risk for PC.
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