Comprehensive hospital medicine
Subtitle: an evidence based approach
By: [edited by] Mark V. Williams ... [et al.].
Contributors: Williams, Mark, 1959 Nov. 7-
Publisher: Saunders Elsevier
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 1045
ISBN-13: 9781416002239; 9781416002970
Subjects: Hospital care; Evidence-based medicine; Internal medicine; Patient Care; Evidence-Based Medicine; Hospital Administration; Hospitalists
Notes: "An expert consult title"--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: General approach to a hospitalized patient.; title: Preventive services in the hospitalized patient.; title: Cardiovascular.; title: Infectious diseases.; title: Pulmonary.; title: Nephrology.; title: Gastroenterology.; title: Endocrinology.; title: Hematology.; title: Rheumatology, immunology, and dermatology.; title: Critical care.; title: Neurology.; title: Consultative hospital medicine.; title: Preoperative assessments and preparation.; title: Postoperative evaluation and care.; title: Medical complications of pregnancy.; title: Consultation for the psychiatric patient.; title: Hospitalist program operators.; title: Hospital performance improvement.; title: Legal and ethical issues.; title: Appendix 1: NIH stroke scale.; title: Appendix 2: Eligibility criteria indications for tPA administration/treatment.; title: Appendix 3: RASS and CAM-ICU worksheet.