Designed to suit a wide range of healthcare providers, including primary care, subspecialties, and allied health, Conn's Current Therapy has been a trusted clinical resource for well over 70 years. The 2021 edition continues this tradition of excellence with current, evidence-based treatment information presented in a concise yet in-depth format. More than 300 topics have been carefully reviewed and updated to bring you state-of-the-art information in even the most rapidly changing areas of medicine. - Offers personal approaches from recognized leaders in the field, covering common complaints, acute diseases, and chronic illnesses along with the most current evidence-based clinical management options.
- Follows a consistent, easy-to-use format throughout, with diagnosis, therapy, drug protocols, and treatment pearls presented in quick-reference boxes and tables for point-of-care answers to common clinical questions.
- Includes new and significantly revised chapters on COVID-19, Diabetes Mellitus in Adults, Chronic Leukemias, and Osteomyelitis.
- Incorporates more electronic links throughout the text that connect the reader to apps and clinical prediction tools that can easily be accessed in practice.
- Features thoroughly reviewed and updated information from many new authors who offer a fresh perspective and their unique personal experience and judgment.
- Provides current drug information thoroughly reviewed by PharmDs.
- Features nearly 300 images, including algorithms, anatomical illustrations, and photographs, that provide useful information for diagnosis.
- Enhanced eBook version included with purchase, which allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.
- Follows a consistent, easy-to-use format throughout, with diagnosis, therapy, drug protocols, and treatment pearls presented in quick-reference boxes and tables for point-of-care answers to common clinical questions.
- Includes new and significantly revised chapters on COVID-19, Diabetes Mellitus in Adults, Chronic Leukemias, and Osteomyelitis.
- Incorporates more electronic links throughout the text that connect the reader to apps and clinical prediction tools that can easily be accessed in practice.
- Features thoroughly reviewed and updated information from many new authors who offer a fresh perspective and their unique personal experience and judgment.
- Provides current drug information thoroughly reviewed by PharmDs.
- Features nearly 300 images, including algorithms, anatomical illustrations, and photographs, that provide useful information for diagnosis.
- Enhanced eBook version included with purchase, which allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.
Table of Contents
Symptomatic Care Pending Diagnosis- Chest Pain
- Constipation
- Cough
- Dizzines and Vertigo
- Fatigue
- Fever
- Gaseousness, Indigestion, Nausea and Vomiting
- Headache
- Hematuria
- Hiccups
- Hoarseness and Laryngitis
- Pain
- Palliative Care
- Palpitations
- Pharyngitis
- Pruritus
- Rhinitis
- Spine Pain
- Tinnitus
Allergy
- Allergic Reactions to Insect Stings
- Anaphylaxis (should split chapter into two, serum sickness separate)
- Drug Hypersensitivity Reactions
Cardiovascular System
- Acute Myocardial Infarction
- Angina Pectoris
- Aortic Disease: Aneurysm and Dissection
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Cardiac Arrest: Sudden Cardiac Death
- Congenital Heart Disease
- Congestive Heart Failure
- Heart Block
- Hypertension
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Infective Endocarditis
- Mitral Valve Prolapse
- Pericarditis
- Peripheral Arterial Disease
- Premature Beats
- Tachycardias
- Venous Thrombosis
- Valvular Heart Disease
Digestive System
- Acute and Chronic Pancreatitis
- Acute Diarrhea
- Bleeding Esophageal Varices
- Calculous Biliary Disease
- Chronic Diarrhea
- Cirrhosis
- Diverticula of the Alimentary Tract
- Dysphagia and Esophageal Obstruction
- Gastritis and Peptic Ulcer Disease
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
- Hemorrhoids, Anal Fissure, and Anorectal Abscess and Fistula
- Hepatitis A and B
- Hepatitis C
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis
- Intestinal Parasites
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Malabsorption
- Pancreatic Cancer
- Tumors of the Colon and Rectum
- Tumors of the Stomach
Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders
- Acromegaly
- Adrenocortical Insufficiency
- Cushing's Syndrome
- Diabetes Insipidus
- Diabetic Ketoacidosis
- Diabetes Mellitus in Adults
- Gout and Hyperuricemia
- Hyperaldosteronism
- Hyperlipidemia
- Hyperparathyroidism and Hypoparathyroidism
- Hyperprolactinemia
- Hyperthyroidism
- Hypokalemia and Hyperkalemia
- Hyponatremia
- Hypopituitarism
- Hypothyroidism
- Obesity
- Parenteral Nutrition in Adults
- Pheochromocytoma
- Thyroid Cancer
- Thyroiditis
Hematology
- Acute Leukemia in Adults
- Aplastic Anemia
- Blood Component Therapy
- Chronic Leukemias
- Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation
- Hemochromatosis
- Hemolytic Anemia
- Hemophilia and Related Conditions
- Hodgkin Lymphoma
- Iron Deficiency Anemia
- Multiple Myeloma
- Myelodysplastic Syndromes
- Neutropenia
- Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
- Pernicious Anemia and Other Megaloblastic Anemias
- Platelet-Mediated Bleeding Disorders
- Polycythemia Vera
- Porphyrias
- Sickle Cell Disease
- Thalassemia
- Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura
Head and Neck
- Dry Eye Syndrome
- Glaucoma
- Ménière's Disease
- Otitis Externa
- Otitis Media
- Red Eye
- Rhinosinusitis
- Temporomandibular Disorders
- Uveitis
- Vision Correction Procedures
- Vision Rehabilitation
Infectious Diseases
- Amebiasis
- Anthrax
- Babesiosis
- Bacterial Meningitis
- Brucellosis
- Campylobacter
- Cat Scratch Disease
- Chikungunya
- Cholera
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
- Ebola
- Food-Borne Illness
- Giardiasis
- HIV Disease
- Infectious Mononucleosis
- Influenza
- Leishmaniasis
- Leprosy
- Lyme Disease
- Malaria
- Measles (Rubeola)
- Methicillin-Resistent Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
- Mumps
- Necrotizing Skin and Soft Tissue Infections
- Osteomyelitis
- Plague
- Pseudomembranous Colitis
- Psittacosis
- Q-Fever
- Rabies
- Rat-Bite Fever
- Relapsing Fever
- Rickettsial and Ehrlichial Infections (Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever and Typhus)
- Rubella and Congenital Rubella
- Salmonellosis
- Severe Sepsis
- Smallpox
- Tetanus
- Toxic Shock Syndrome
- Toxoplasmosis
- Typhoid Fever
- Varicella (Chickenpox)
- Yellow Fever
- Whooping Cough (Pertussis)
- Zika Virus
Neurological System
- Acute Facial Paralysis
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Brain Tumors
- Gilles De La Tourette Syndrome
- Head Injuries
- Intracerebral Hemorrhage
- Ischemic Cerebrovascular Disease
- Migraine Headache
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Myasthenia Gravis
- Optic Neuritis
- Parkinsonism
- Peripheral Neuropathies
- Rehabilitation of the Stroke Patient
- Seizures and Epilepsy in Adolescents and Adults
- Sleep Disorders
- Trigeminal Neuralgia
- Viral Meningitis
Psychiatric Disorders
- Alcoholism
- Anxiety Disorders
- Delirium
- Drug Abuse
- Eating Disorders
- Mood Disorders: Depression, Bipolar Disease, and Mood Dysregulation
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
- Panic Disorder
- PTSD
- Schizophrenia
Respiratory System
- Acute Bronchitis
- Acute Respiratory Failure
- Asthma in Adolescents and Adults
- Atelectasis
- Bacterial Pneumonia
- Blastomycosis
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
- Coccidioidomycosis
- Cystic Fibrosis
- Histoplasmosis
- Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis
- Legionellosis (Legionnaires' Disease and Pontiac Fever)
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea
- Pleural Effusion and Empyema Thoracis
- Pneumoconiosis: Asbestosis and Silicosis
- Primary Lung Abscess-rename Lung Abscess per Rick
- Primary Lung Cancer
- Sarcoidosis
- Tuberculosis and Other Mycobacterial Diseases
- Venous Thromboembolism
- Viral Respiratory Infections
- Viral and Mycoplasmal Pneumonias
Rheumatology and the Musculoskeletal System
- Ankylosing Spondylitis
- Bursitis and Tendonopathy
- Common Sports Injuries
- Connective Tissue Disorders
- Fibromyalgia and Myofascial Pain-split chapter in two, title Fibromyalgia now
- Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteoporosis
- Paget's Disease of Bone
- Polymyalgia Pheumatica and Giant Cell Arteritis
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
- Chlamydia Trachomatis
- Condyloma Accuminata
- Genital Ulcer Disease: Chancroid, Granuloma Inguinale, and Lymphogranuloma
- Gonorrhea
- Nongonococcal Urethritis
- Syphillis
Skin Disease
- Acne Vulgaris
- Atopic Dermatitis
- Bacterial Diseases of the Skin
- Bullous Diseases
- Cancer of the Skin
- Contact Dermatitis
- Cutaneous T Cell Lymphoma, Including Mycosis Fungoides and Sézary Syndrome
- Cutaneous Vasculitis
- Decubitus Ulcers (previously pressure ulcers)
- Diseases of the Hair
- Diseases of the Mouth
- Diseases of the Nails
- Erythema Multiforme
- Fungal Diseases of the Skin
- Keloids
- Melanoma
- Nevi
- Papulosquamous Eruptions
- Parasitic Diseases of the Skin
- Pigmentary Disorders
- Premalignant Lesions
- Pruritus Ani and Vulvae
- Psychocutaneous Medicine
- Rosacea
- Stevens-Johnson Syndrome and Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis
- Sunburn
- Urticaria and Angioedema
- Venous Ulcers
- Viral Diseases of the Skin
- Warts (Verrucae)
Urogenital Tract
- Acute Renal Failure
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Malignant Tumors of the Urogenital Tract
- Primary Glomerular Diseases
- Pyelonephritis
- Renal Calculi
- Trauma to the Genitourinary Tract
- Urethral Strictures
- Urinary Incontinence
Men's Health
- Bacterial Infections of the Urinary Tract in Males
- Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
- Epididymitis
- Erectile Dysfunction
- Prostatitis
Women's Health
- Abnormal Uterine Bleeding
- Amenorrhea
- Bacterial Infections of the Urinary Tract in Women
- Benign Breast Disease
- Breast Cancer
- Cancer of the Endometrium
- Cancer of the Uterine Cervix
- Contraception
- Dysmenorrhea
- Endometriosis
- Infertility
- Menopause
- Ovarian Cancer
- Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
- Premenstrual Syndrome
- Sexual Dysfunction
- Uterine Leiomyomas
- Vulvar Neoplasia
- Vulvovaginitis
Pregnancy and Antepartum Care
- Antepartum Care
- Ectopic Pregnancy
- Hypertension in Pregnancy
- Postpartum Care
- Vaginal Bleeding Late in Pregnancy
Children's Health
- Acute Leukemia in Children
- Adolescent Health
- Asthma in Children
- Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Bronchiolitis
- Care of the High-Risk Neonate
- Diabetes Mellitus in Children
- Encopresis
- Epilepsy in Infants and Children
- Failure to Thrive
- Hemolytic Disease of the Fetus and Newborn
- Nocturnal Enuresis
- Normal Infant Feeding
- Parenteral Fluid Therapy for Infants and Children
- Pediatric Sleep Disorders
- Resuscitation of the Newborn
- Traumatic Brain Injury in Children
- Urinary Tract Infections in Infants and Children
Physical and Chemical Injuries
- Burns
- Disturbances due to Cold
- Heat-Related Illness
- High Altitude Sickness
- Marine Poisonings, Envenomations, and Trauma
- Medical Toxicology
- Spider Bites and Scorpion Stings
- Venomous Snakebite
Preventive Health
- Immunization Practices
- Travel Medicine
Appendices and Index
- Biologic Agents
- Popular Herbs and Nutritional Supplements
