CURRENT Medical Diagnosis and Treatment 2022 61st Edition
Book Preface
Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment 2022 (CMDT 2022) is the 61st edition of this single-source reference for practitioners of adult medicine in both hospital and ambulatory settings. The book emphasizes the practical features of clinical
diagnosis and patient management in all fields of internal medicine and in specialties o interest to primary care practitioners and to subspecialists who provide general care.
Our students have inspired us to look at issues of race and justice, which surely impact people’s health. We have therefore
reviewed the contents of our work with the goal of ensuring that it reflects the dignity and equality that every patient
deserves.
INTENDED AUDIENCE FOR CMDT
House officers, medical students, and all other health professions students will find the descriptions of diagnostic and
therapeutic modalities, with citations to the current literature, of everyday usefulness in patient care.
Internists, family physicians, hospitalists, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and all primary care providers of
adult medicine will appreciate CMDT as a ready reference and refresher text. Physicians in other specialties, pharmacists,
and dentists will find the book a useful basic medical reference text. Nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants
will welcome the format and scope of the book as a means of quickly referencing medical diagnosis and treatment
modalities.
Patients and their family members who seek information about the nature of specific diseases and their diagnosis and
treatment may also find this book to be a valuable resource.
NEW IN THIS EDITION OF CMDT
• INNOVATIVE TABLE highlighting the “Year in Review: Key Clinical Updates in CMDT 2022,” individually listed with
page numbers and reference citations, for easy access to significant changes in this edition
• American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association guidelines for managing valvular heart disease and
algorithms detailing interventions for primary and secondary mitral regurgitation, aortic valve stenosis, and aortic
regurgitation
• American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association guidelines for diagnosing and treating hypertrophic
cardiomyopathy
• European Society of Cardiology guidelines for adult congenital disease
• Vericiguat receives FDA approval for treating heart failure
• New section on managing supine hypertension in patients with orthostatic hypertension
• Tables outlining causes of secondary hypertension and the impact of lifestyle modifications on hypertension
• Role of renal sympathetic nerve ablation as an alternative or adjunctive modality in the treatment o hypertension
• Table outlining updated classification of pulmonary hypertension
• Luspatercept has been FDA approved for transfusion-dependent beta-thalassemia
• Sacituzumab govitecan (TRODELVY) is the first antibody-drug conjugate approved for triple-negative breast cancer • Atezolizumab and bevacizumab have emerged as first-line treatments for hepatocellular carcinoma
• The US Multi-Society Task Force Guideline provides recommendations or repeat colonoscopy
• Extensive revision o Electrolyte & Acid-Base Disorders chapter • Integration o material regarding SARS-CoV-2 throughout the text, eg, in a new section discussing its eects on the
kidney
• Phexxi (a vaginal pH regulator gel containing lactic acid-citric acid-potassium bitartrate) is now FDA approved as a
contraceptive gel • Cabotegravir, an HIV integrase inhibitor medication, has been approved or use in the United States, Canada, and in the
European Union. Given intramuscularly with rilpivirine (each in its own site), they are the irst once-monthly maintenance regimen for patients with virally suppressed HIV inection
• Fostemsavir and ibalizumab are FDA approved for adults with multidrug-resistant HIV who are not responding to their
existing regimen
• Online images in Dermatologic Disorders, Eye & Eye Lid Disorders, Blood Disorders, and Blood Vessel & Lymphatic
Disorders chapters
OUTSTANDING FEATURES OF CMDT
• Medical advances up to time of annual publication
• Detailed presentation of internal medicine disciplines, plus primary care topics in gynecology, obstetrics, dermatology,
ophthalmology, otolaryngology, psychiatry, neurology, toxicology, urology, geriatrics, orthopedics, women’s health,
sexual and gender minority health, preventive medicine, and palliative care
• Concise format, facilitating efficient use in any practice setting
• More than 1000 diseases and disorders • Updates on SARS-CoV-2 virus and COVID-19, HIV/AIDS, Ebola virus, Zika virus, and other newly emerging infections • Specific disease prevention information
• Easy access to medication dosages, with trade names indexed and current costs updated in each edition
• Recent references, with unique identifiers (PubMed, PMID numbers) for rapid downloading of article abstracts and, in
some instances, full-text reference articles
E-CHAPTERS, CMDT ONLINE, & AVAILABLE APPS
Seven e-chapters listed in the Table o Contents can be accessed at www.AccessMedicine.com/CMDT. These online-only
chapters (available without need for subscription) include
• Anti-Infective Chemotherapeutic & Antibiotic Agents • Diagnostic Testing & Medical Decision Making
• Information Technology in Patient Care
• Integrative Medicine
• Podiatric Disorders • Women’s Health Issues • Appendix: Therapeutic Drug Monitoring, Laboratory Reference Intervals, & Pharmacogenetic Testing
Institutional or individual subscriptions to AccessMedicine also have full electronic access to CMDT 2022. Subscribers to CMDT Online receive full electronic access to CMDT 2022 as well as • An expanded, dedicated media gallery
• Quick Medical Diagnosis & Treatment (QMDT)—a concise, bulleted version of CMDT 2022
• Guide to Diagnostic Tests—for quick reference to the selection and interpretation of commonly used diagnostic tests • CURRENT Practice Guidelines in Primary Care—delivering concise summaries o the most relevant guidelines in primary care
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