Completely revised and evidence-based, The 5-Minute Clinical Consult, 2008 is now in its Sixteenth Edition. It provides rapid-access information on the diagnosis, treatment, medications, follow-up, and associated conditions of 675 medical conditions. Organized alphabetically, this best-selling clinical reference presents brief, bulleted points on disease topics in a consistent 3-column format. Most topics include cited evidence-based references. Differential diagnosis algorithms have been moved to the front of the book, ICD-9 codes are highlighted, and there is additional coverage of complementary and alternative medicine.

35 New Topics are Covered in the 2008 Edition, Including:

• Adolescent Depression
• Amnestic Disorder
• Anemia/Chronic Disease
• Autonomic Dysreflexia
• Avian Flu
• Charcot Joint
• Clostridium Difficile Infection
• Concussion
• Diffuse Interstitial Lung Disease
• Eustachian Tube Dysfunction
• Factitious Disorder (including Munchausen Syndrome)
• Granuloma Inguinale
• Growth Hormone Deficiency
• Hepatitis/Autoimmune
• Homelessness
• Hydrocephalus/Normal Pressure
• Incontinence/Rectal
• Interstitial Nephritis
• Lipoma
• Lymphangitis
• Mastitis
• Mitral Regurgitation
• MRSA Skin Infections
• Neuropathic Pain
• Nicotine Addiction
• Paranoid Personality Disorder
• Postoperative Complications
• Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder
• Seizure Disorder/Absence
• Seizure Disorder/Partial
• Spinal Stenosis
• Surgical Complications
• Thrombophilia
• Tuberculosis/Miliary
• Vertigo/Dizziness
• Vitamin D Deficiency

This title updates: Annually

Frank J. Domino, MD
Associate Professor
Clerkship Director
Department of Family Medicine and Community Health
University of Massachusetts Medical School
Worcester, Massachusetts