Table of Contents

Guide for Readers viii Abbreviations ix Editors and Editorial Board xi Consultants xiii Contributors xv NUT 1 Nutritional Disorders 1 GI 2 Gastrointestinal Disorders 67 HEP 3 Hepatic and Biliary Disorders 203 MUS 4 Musculoskeletal and Connective Tissue Disorders 281 ENT 5 Ear, Nose, Throat, and Dental Disorders 411 EYE 6 Eye Disorders 535 SKN 7 Dermatologic Disorders 629 END 8 Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders 755 HEM 9 Hematology and Oncology 915 IMM 10 Immunology; Allergic Disorders 1077 INF 11 Infectious Diseases 1143 PSY 12 Psychiatric Disorders 1483 NEU 13 Neurologic Disorders 1583 PUL 14 Pulmonary Disorders 1823 CVS 15 Cardiovascular Disorders 2015 CRC 16 Critical Care Medicine 2243 GU 17 Genitourinary Disorders 2303 GYN 18 Gynecology and Obstetrics 2479 PED 19 Pediatrics 2691 GER 20 Geriatrics 3069 RX 21 Clinical Pharmacology 3165 INJ 22 Injuries; Poisoning 3187 SPS 23 Special Subjects 3371 APP Appendixes 3489 Ready Reference Guides 3489 Normal Laboratory Values 3491 Trade Names of Some Commonly Used Drugs 3505 IND Index 3521

About the Author

Robert S. Porter, MD earned his MD from Hahnemann University in Philadelphia, PA and completed an Emergency Medicine residency at Mt. Sinai Medical Center in Cleveland, OH. Dr Porter is board certified in Emergency Medicine and is a Fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians. Since 1983, he has held a variety of clinical and teaching appointments in the Philadelphia area, most recently at Albert Einstein Medical Center and Thomas Jefferson University. He currently works for Merck, where he is editor-in-chief of The Merck Manuals.