Principles And Practice Of Hospital Medicine

"The definitive guide to the knowledge and skills necessary to practice Hospital Medicine Presented in full color and enhanced by more than 700 illustrations, this authoritative text provides a background in all the important clinical, organizationa l , and administrative areas now required for the practice of hospital medicine. The goal of the book is provide trainees, junior and senior clinicians, and other professionals with a comprehensive resource that they can use to improve care processe s a nd performance in the hospitals that serve their communities. Each chapter opens with boxed Key Clinical Questions that are addressed in the text and hundreds of tables encapsulate important information. Case studies demonstrate how to apply the con cepts covered in the text directly to the hospitalized patient. ""Principles and Practice of Hospital Medicine"" is divided into six parts: Systems of Care Introduces key issues in Hospital Medicine, patient safety, quality improvement, leade r ship a nd practice management, professionalism and medical ethics, medical legal issues and risk management, teaching and development. Medical Consultation and Co-Management Reviews core tenets of medical consultation, preoperative assessment and ma nagemen t of post-operative medical problems. Clinical Problem-Solving in Hospital Medicine Introduces principles of evidence-based medicine, quality of evidence, interpretation of diagnostic tests, systemic reviews and meta-analysis, and knowled ge translat ions to clinical practice. Approach to the Patient at the Bedside Details the diagnosis, testing, and initial management of common complaints that may either precipitate admission or arise during hospitalization. Hospitalist Skills Cove rs the inter pretation of common ""low tech"" tests that are routinely accessible on admission, how to optimize the use of radiology services, and the standardization of the execution of procedures routinely performed by some hospitalists. Clinical Con ditions Refl"