Current Diagnosis & Treatment of Sexually Transmitted Diseases (Lange Current Series) - Softcover

Klausner, Jeffrey

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0071456066 ISBN 13: 9780071456067

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Medical, 2007

Synopsis

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Get problem-oriented and disease-specific guidance in treating STDs-in one quick-access source

For more than 70 years, professors, students, and clinicians have trusted LANGE for high-quality, current, concise medical information in a convenient, affordable, portable format. Whether for coursework, clerkships, USMLE prep, specialty board review, or patient care, there's a LANGE book that guarantees success.

Featuring the trusted, practical format of the CURRENT series, this authoritative, quick-access guide delivers a top-to-bottom overview of STDs commonly encountered in clinical practice. The book begins with an insightful introduction to the field that emphasizes the patient-doctor relationship, and then explores clinical problems with STDs in terms of diagnostic, management, and treatment considerations.

• A-to-Z, up-to-the-minute coverage of common STDs-filled with crucial point-of-care guidelines
• A focus on prevention interventions, including counseling, in recognition of the need to change high-risk sexual behaviors
• Practical diagnostic algorithms that summarize key protocols and facilitate patient management
• Detailed, easy-to-locate treatment tables that list specific drugs (generic and trade names), doses, and schedules
• A thought-provoking final chapter that includes a brief discussion of the latest STD research, plus unresolved questions and future concerns
• Useful appendices that include diagnostic protocols, treatment tables, and websites for further information

Authoritative, on-the-spot information you can quickly apply to your practice - without sifting through pages of data

• An essential clinical companion for internists, family physicians, pediatricians, nurse practitioners, obstetricians-gynecologists, HIV care specialists, and other healthcare professionals who see patients with STDs
• Turn to any chapter on specific STDs, and you'll find expert perspectives on biology, epidemiology, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, treatment, prevention, and issues related to special populations

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Review:

"This is a very good, concise book on the diagnosis and management of STD, and should be useful to busy clinicians and students interested in this important topic. 3 Stars."--"Doody's Review Service"

From the Back Cover:

Get problem-oriented and disease-specific guidance in treating STDs-in one quick-access source

Featuring the trusted, practical format of the CURRENT series, this authoritative, quick-access guide delivers a top-to-bottom overview of STDs commonly encountered in clinical practice. The book begins with an insightful introduction to the field that emphasizes the patient-doctor relationship, and then explores clinical problems with STDs in terms of diagnostic, management, and treatment considerations.

Features

A-to-Z, up-to-the-minute coverage of common STDs-filled with crucial point-of-care guidelines A focus on prevention interventions, including counseling, in recognition of the need to change high-risk sexual behaviors Practical diagnostic algorithms that summarize key protocols and facilitate patient management Detailed, easy-to-locate treatment tables that list specific drugs (generic and trade names), doses, and schedules A thought-provoking final chapter that includes a brief discussion of the latest STD research, plus unresolved questions and future concerns Useful appendices that include diagnostic protocols, treatment tables, and websites for further information Authoritative, on-the-spot information you can quickly apply to your practice - without sifting through pages of data

An essential clinical companion for internists, family physicians, pediatricians, nurse practitioners, obstetricians-gynecologists, HIV care specialists, and other healthcare professionals who see patients with STDs

Turn to any chapter on specific STDs, and you'll find expert perspectives on biology, epidemiology, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, treatment, prevention, and issues related to special populations

About this edition

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Medical
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0071456066
• ISBN 13: 9780071456067
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 264