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Author:   Peter Manu ,  Raymond E. Suarez ,  Barbara J. Barnett
Publisher:   American Psychiatric Association Publishing
Imprint:   American Psychiatric Press Inc.
Dimensions:   Width: 21.60cm , Height: 2.90cm , Length: 27.90cm
Weight:   0.857kg
ISBN:  

9781585621828

ISBN 10:   158562182
Pages:   640
Publication Date:   31 August 2005
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Out of stock  

Table of Contents

Contributors. Acknowledgments. Preface. Section I: Cardiac Arrest and Airway Obstruction. Cardiac arrest. Choking and laryngospasm. Section II: Abnormal Vital Signs. Fever. Hypertension. Hypotension and orthostasis. Tachycardia. Bradycardia. Section III: Respiratory Distress. Dyspnea. Wheezing. Sleep apnea. Section IV: Pain Symptoms. Chest pain. Abdominal pain. Low back pain. Pain in extremities. Section V: Neurological Symptoms. The unresponsive psychiatric patient. Falls. Head trauma. Headache. Syncope. Seizures. Extrapyramidal syndromes related to neuroleptics. Section VI: Gastrointestinal Abnormalities. Dysphagia. Heartburn. Nausea and vomiting. Diarrhea. Constipation. Gastrointestinal bleeding. Abnormal liver function. Section VII: Signs of Common Infections. Red eye. Sore throat, earache, and upper respiratory infections. Dysuria and pyuria. Cough. Section VIII: Skin and Soft Tissue Abnormalities. Dermatological disorders. Edema. Section IX: Hematological Abnormalities. Neutropenia. Thrombocytopenia. Anemia. Section X: Renal and Electrolyte Abnormalities. Azotemia. Hematuria. Hyponatremia. Hypernatremia and polyuric states. Hypokalemia. Hyperkalemia. Urinary tract obstruction. Section XI: Endocrine and Metabolic Abnormalities. Diabetes mellitus. Hyperlipidemia. Thyroid abnormalities. Hypercalcemia. Obesity. Section XII: Electrocardiographic Abnormalities. ST segment and T wave abnormalities. Arrhythmias. Prolonged Q-Tc interval. Section XIII: Acute Changes in Mental Status. Agitation. Delirium. Section XIV: The Approach to the Patient With Multiple Medical Problems. Risk assessment prior to electroconvulsive therapy. Patients with multiple problems. Index.

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<p> Handbook of Medicine in Psychiatry specifically targets psychiatrists who are working in free-standing psychiatric hospitals and does a very fine job of providing succinct chapters based on presenting medical conditions that they will encounter regularly....The down-to-earth approach and focus on the target audience makes it a reference handbook of great utility to the very audience the book says it is written for. If you want to have fast access to a short reference on everyday medical problems, written with the everyday psychiatric clinician in mind, this book hits the mark squarely. -- PsycCRITIQUES , December 13, 2006

The book was easy to read and packed with information. Many of the chapters sent me to the medical dictionary or other texts and were excellent and practical reviews of material that, if I ever learned, I had, in some instances, long forgotten. - American Journal of psychiatry, August, 2008

Author Information

Peter Manu, M.D., is Professor of Clinical Medicine and Psychiatry at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York City, and Director of Medical Services at Zucker Hillside Hospital in the North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System in Glen Oaks, New York. Raymond E. Suarez, M.D., is Resident Physician in the Department of Psychiatry at Montefiore Medical Center and Albert Einstein College of Medicine in Bronx, New York. Barbara J. Barnett, M.D., is Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine and Medicine at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, and Director of the Emergency Medicine/Internal Medicine Residency Program at Long Island Jewish Medical Center in New Hyde Park, New York.

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