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Hunter’s Tropical Medicine and Emerging Infectious Disease is your comprehensive, go-to resource on the health conditions that arise in the tropics! From infectious diseases through environmental issues, poisoning and toxicology, animal injuries, and nutritional and micronutrient deficiencies, this medical reference book provides you with all the guidance you need to diagnose and manage even the most exotic health concerns. Stay at the forefront of this ever-changing field with Hunter’s Tropical Medicine and Emerging Infectious Disease!

    • Consult this title on your favorite e-reader, conduct rapid searches, and adjust font sizes for optimal readability.
    • Understand the common characteristics and methods of transmission for each disease, and learn all the applicable diagnosis, treatment, control, and prevention techniques.
    • Get the information you need in the most organized way with infectious agents arranged by syndromes, as they typically present.
    • Stay abreast of the latest maladies seen in returning travelers through useful chapters on delusional parasitosis, international adoptions, transplant patients, medical tourism, and more.
    • Access the most up-to-date information on emerging and re-emerging diseases (such as H1N1), and see how progression occurs through all-new illustrative life cycles.
    • Hone your techniques with a new skills-based section which includes dentistry, neonatal pediatrics and ICMI, and surgery in the tropics, and a service-based section covering transfusion in resource-poor settings, microbiology, and imaging.
    • Learn everything you need to know about infrequently encountered tropical drugs and their practical application in the clinical setting.

     


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    12 novembre 2012

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    6

    EAN13

    9781455740437

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    English

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    7 Mo

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    Hunter’s Tropical Medicine and Emerging Infectious Diseases
    Ninth Edition

    Alan J. Magill, MD, MACP, FIDSA, FASTMH
    COL US Army (retired)
    Emeritus, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research
    Associate Professor of Preventive Medicine and Biometrics, Associate Professor of Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, USA

    David R. Hill, MD, DTM & H, FRCP, FFTM (RCPS Glasg), FASTMH
    Professor of Medical Sciences, Director of Global Public Health, Frank H. Netter MD, School of Medicine, Quinnipiac University, Hamden, CT, USA

    Tom Solomon, BA, FRCP, DCH, DTMH, PhD
    Professor of Neurological Science, Honorary Professor of Medical Microbiology, Director, Institute of Infection and Global Health, University of Liverpool
    Director, Walton Neuro-Centre NHS, Foundation Trust, Liverpool, UK

    Edward T. Ryan, MD, FACP, FIDSA, FASTMH
    Professor of Medicine, Harvard University
    Director, Tropical Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
    Saunders
    Table of Contents
    Cover image
    Title page
    Acknowledgements
    Copyright
    Preface
    List of Contributors
    Part 1: Clinical Practice in the Tropics
    Section A: Organ-Based Chapters
    Chapter 1: Tropical Lung Diseases
    Introduction
    Pneumonia
    Eosinophilic Pneumonias
    Bronchiectasis, Asthma, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
    Pleural Effusion
    Nontuberculous Granulomatous Lung Disease
    Occupational and Dust Lung Diseases
    Chapter 2: Cardiovascular Diseases
    Common Syndromes of Cardiovascular Disease in the Tropics
    Pediatric Consideration: Congenital Heart Disease
    Chapter 3: Gastrointestinal Diseases
    Presentations
    Gastrointestinal Bleeding
    Anatomic Differentials
    Gastrointestinal Diseases in Patients with HIV/AIDS
    Chapter 4: Hepatobiliary Diseases
    Introduction
    Approach to Liver Disease
    Hepatitis and Jaundice (Table 4-2 and Fig. 4.1)
    Vascular Liver Disease (see Table 4-2)
    Focal Liver Lesions (Table 4-4)
    HIV and the Liver (Table 4-5)
    Chapter 5: Hematologic Diseases
    Anemia
    Enzymopathies
    White Cell Disorders
    Disorders of Hemostasis
    Chapter 6: Urinary Tract Diseases
    Investigations
    Urine Microscopy
    Key Syndromes
    Chapter 7: Sexually Transmitted Infections
    STIs in Developing Countries
    Interactions Between HIV and Other STIs
    Clinical Management of STIs
    Key Syndromes
    Control of STIs
    Chapter 8: Tropical Dermatology
    Vesicles/Bullae
    Vascular Papules and Nodules (Angiomatous Lesions)
    Petechiae and Purpura
    Ulcers/Verrucous Plaques
    Subcutaneous Mycoses
    Deep Mycoses
    Painless Papules
    Painful Papules/Urticaria
    Pruritus and Papules
    Pruritus without Primary Skin Lesions
    Hypopigmentation/DEPIGMENTATION
    Morbilliform Exanthems
    Papulosquamous and Eczematoid Lesions
    Erythroderma
    Icthyosis
    Serpiginous Lesions
    Edema
    Cachexia – Nutritional Deficiencies
    Chapter 9: Ophthalmological Diseases
    Introduction
    Differential Diagnosis of the Painful, Red Eye – Key Syndromes
    Chronic Diseases
    Chapter 10: Neurologic Diseases
    Meningism and Meningitis
    Encephalopathy and Encephalitis
    Epilepsy
    Dementia and Cognitive Impairment
    Hemiparesis
    Peripheral Nerve and Muscle Syndromes
    Chapter 11: Psychiatric Diseases
    Getting Organized
    Culture and Mental Health
    Assessment
    Assessment and Differential Diagnosis of Common Syndromes (Box 11.1)
    Management of Patients With Psychiatric Illness
    Chapter 12: ENT
    Global Burden of ENT Diseases
    Deafness and Hearing Impairment
    Cleft Lip and Palate
    Nose and Throat Infections
    Head and Neck Neoplasms
    Chapter 13: Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System
    Introduction
    Trauma and Injury
    Orthopedic Infections
    Pediatric Conditions
    Age-Related Conditions
    Section B: Skills-Based Chapters
    Chapter 14: General Surgery in the Tropics
    Introduction
    Practical Aspects of Surgery in RPAs
    An Overview of Surgical Practice in the Tropics
    Topics of Interest to Surgeons and Non-Surgeons
    Conclusion
    Chapter 15: Oral Health and Disease in the Tropics
    Introduction
    Background Information
    Examining the Oro-Maxillo-Facial Complex
    Dental Caries
    Oral Mucosal Lesions Including Oral Cancer, Other Tumors and Noma
    Oro-Maxillo-Facial Trauma
    Chapter 16: Maternal and Newborn Health
    General Introduction
    Maternal Mortality
    Causes of Maternal Mortality—Why Do Women Die?
    Neonatal Mortality
    Strategies to Reduce Maternal and Newborn Mortality and Morbidity
    Chapter 17: Pediatrics in a Resource-constrained Setting
    Preventive Schemes
    Chapter 18: Disasters, Complex Emergencies, and Population Displacement
    The Health Effects of Complex Emergencies
    The Health Response
    Summary
    Section C: Service-Based Chapters
    Chapter 19: Diagnostic Imaging in the Tropics
    Introduction
    Equipment and Service Development
    Personnel
    The Imaging of Tropical Diseases
    Chapter 20: Blood Transfusion in Resource-limited Settings
    Introduction
    Blood Supply and Safety
    Clinical Use of Blood Transfusion
    Chapter 21: Infection Control in the Tropics
    Special Problems of the Tropics
    Basics of Infection Control
    Chapter 22.1: Microbiology
    Introduction
    The Need for Laboratory Services
    What Are the Problems for Laboratory Services?
    What Can Be Done to Improve Laboratory Services?
    The Importance of Biosafety
    What Tests Should Be Available?
    Conclusion
    Chapter 22.2: Approach to the Patient with Diarrhea
    Key Syndromes
    Clinical Evaluation
    Laboratory Investigations
    Management and Outcomes
    Section D: Topic-Based Chapters
    Chapter 23: Cancer in the Tropics
    Introduction
    Cancer Causes and Control
    Management of Cancer
    Chapter 24: Heat-associated Illness
    Definition
    Epidemiology
    Pathophysiology
    Assessment and Investigations
    Diagnosis
    Management and Outcomes
    Chapter 25: Traditional Medicine
    Definition
    General Principles
    Why Is It Important for Physicians in the Tropics to Know About Traditional Medicine?
    Effectiveness
    Safety of Traditional Medicine
    Traditional and Modern Health Systems—The Need for Cooperation
    Development of New Drugs and Treatments; Intellectual Property Rights
    Clinical Scenarios
    Conclusion
    Acknowledgments
    Chapter 26: Environmental Health Hazards in the Tropics
    Introduction
    Exposure Concepts
    Major Environmental and Occupational Hazards
    Recognition of Environmental and Occupational Hazards
    Control and Reduction of Environmental and Occupational Hazards
    Part 2: Viral Diseases
    Introduction and General Principles
    Introduction
    Epidemiologic Considerations
    Clinical Syndromes and Pathogenesis
    Diagnostic Challenges
    Opportunities for Treatment
    Disease Control
    Chapter 27: Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection
    Introduction
    Epidemiology
    Natural History, Pathogenesis and Pathology
    Manifestations and Management of HIV Infection and Complications of HIV Disease
    Select Major Opportunistic Infections and Co-Infections
    Select Major Clinical Syndromes
    Patient Evaluation, Diagnosis and Differential Diagnosis
    Initial Evaluation of the Newly Diagnosed Patient
    Antiretroviral Therapy (Art)
    Prevention
    Chapter 27.1: HIV, Tuberculosis, Malaria and Streptococcus pneumoniae
    HIV and Tuberculosis
    HIV and Malaria
    HIV and Streptococcus Pneumoniae
    Chapter 28: Viral Infections with Cutaneous Lesions
    Introduction
    Epidemiology
    Natural History, Pathogenesis and Pathology
    Clinical Features
    Patient Evaluation, Diagnosis and Differential Diagnosis
    Prevention and Treatment
    Introduction
    Epidemiology
    Natural History and Pathogenesis
    Clinical Features
    Patient Evaluation, Diagnosis, and Differential Diagnosis
    Prevention and Treatment
    Introduction
    Epidemiology
    Natural History, Pathogenesis and Pathology
    Clinical Features
    Patient Evaluation, Diagnosis and Differential Diagnosis
    Prevention and Treatment
    Introduction
    Epidemiology
    Natural History, Pathogenesis and Pathology
    Clinical Features
    Patient Evaluation, Diagnosis and Differential Diagnosis
    PREVENTION AND Treatment
    Chapter 29: Viral Respiratory Infections
    Introduction
    Epidemiology
    Natural History and Pathogenesis
    Clinical Features
    Diagnosis
    Prevention and Treatment
    Chapter 30: Viral Gastroenteritis
    Introduction
    Chapter 30.1: Rotavirus
    Introduction
    Epidemiology
    Natural History, Pathogenesis and Pathology
    Clinical Features
    Patient Evaluation, Diagnosis and Differential Diagnosis
    Treatment and Prevention
    Chapter 30.2: Norovirus
    Introduction
    Epidemiology
    Natural History, Pathogenesis and Pathology
    Clinical Feature

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