Medical Therapeutics

by Eric B. Larson MD MPH, Paul G. Ramsey MD

The Third Edition of this easy-to-use therapeutics manual provides readers with up-to-date, evidence-based therapies for a wide range of medical disorders. Organized in a convenient outline format, it offers treatment guidelines for all settings--inpatient, outpatient, and long-term care. Readers will find completely revised and updated coverage on the treatment of HIV, myocardial infarction, cancer, herpes virus infections, fungal infections, headache, Parkinson's disease, and ulcer disorders. Features up-to-date descriptions of drug therapies, including proper doses, schedules, and adverse effects, to help readers choose among alternatives. Uses tables to differentiate between multiple pharmaceutical agents by comparing therapeutic features and usual doses, and offering salient comments. Presents concise, easy-to-understand descriptions of important functional measures to help readers understand the results of commonly used tests.

Spiral-bound

First published April 1, 1989