Am. College of Physicians

Expert guide to infectious diseases.

This reference supplies guidelines for evaluating, diagnosing, and treating common infections in the primary care office and hospital settings. After a section on antimicrobials and lab tests, material is grouped in sections according to body systems, with one chapter on immunocompromised-related infections. This second edition features key learning points in every chapter, and new boxes highlighting important changes and advances within each subject area which have particular relevance for the primary care provider. There are new chapters on antimicrobial agents and prosthetic joint infections, and a new appendix contains summary tables of recommended antimicrobial therapy for most common pathogens and infections discussed in the book. Tan was vice chairman of the Department of Internal Medicine at Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine. (Annotation ©2008 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

The Fenway guide to enhancing lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender healthcare.

Designed for use by physicians, Physician assistants, mental health practitioners, nurses and nurse practitioners, this provides general guidance, practical guidelines and discussions of clinical issues for members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community and includes information on patient communication and the office environment. The contributors of these 16 articles cover understanding the demographics of LGBT populations and the role of clinicians in the care of sexual minorities, working with the life continuum, including with youth, families and elders, promoting health and preventing disease, including mental health and substance abuse prevention as well as sexual health and intervention in trauma, working with transgender and intersexual health issues, communicating with patients, including using taking histories as an opportunity for risk reduction, and understanding legal issues. Appendices include handouts on using condoms and a sample living will. (Annotation ©2008 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Medical care of the pregnant patient, 2d ed. (CD-ROM included)

New to the second edition are a new chapter on obesity, and updating that includes the latest recommendations for managing type 2 diabetes, hyptertension, thrombosis, thyroid disease, and the etiology of preeclampsia. An introductory table has been added noting the normal physiologic changes during pregnancy. The chapters discuss the impact of various disorders and diseases on a pregnant patient, with each section concluding with a table of drugs for that disorder in pregnancy. A sample of section topics includes endocrine disorders, cardiovascular disease, and pulmonary disease. The chapters were written by specialists who teach and practice at university hospitals in the U.S., Canada, Australia, Chile, and the U.K. (Annotation ©2008 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Peripheral arterial disease.

Mohler (director of Vascular Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Health System) and Jaff (director of Vascular Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital) offer a compact reference on diagnosis and treatment essentials of peripheral arterial disease (PAD), for internal medicine physicians, family practitioners, general practitioners, and residents. Coverage encompasses epidemiology, differential diagnosis and office evaluation, imaging of PAD, medical and surgical treatment, and future directions in therapy. Chapter-opening questions and b&w photos, medical images, and drawings are included. An accompanying web site includes downloadable information. (Annotation ©2008 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Psychiatry essentials for primary care.

In this reference for physicians, two professors of psychiatry at Virginia Commonwealth University present basic information on recognizing, screening, managing, and referring various psychiatric disorders. Written specifically for the non-specialist, the book focuses on MAPSO (mood, anxiety, psychosis, substance-induced, and organic and other disorders), which are the most common disorders that primary-case physicians encounter. Pedagogical features include key concepts, bullet boxes, medication tables, and mnemonic devices. (Annotation ©2008 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)