New in this Edition- Newly introduced topics include H1N1 influenza A (swine flu), Chikungunya fever, acute knee pain, neuromyelitis optica, and vaccine safety
- Cancer chapter totally rewritten by new authors
- Substantially updated Treatment sections for HIV infection & AIDS, female breast cancer, Kawasaki disease, and pneumocystosis
- New recommendations for use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents, coxib agents, and antiplatelet agents in patients with peptic ulcer disease
- Significant revision of antithrombotic therapy
- New recommendations for intervention in patients with patent ductus arteriosus
- New ACC/AHA Task Force Guidelines for management of congenital heart disease in pregnant women
- Reorganization of obstetric complications by trimester
- Extensive revision of hypokalemia, hyperkalemia, hypophosphatemia, and mixed acid-base disorders; sexually transmitted diseases; penicillin-resistant pneumococcus; ionizing radiation exposure
- Drug information, bibliographies, and Web sites updated through June 2009
- Expanded 24-page color insert
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