Main description:

Symptoms and signs in neurology and psychiatry typically present in the clinical context of other underlying conditions. When evaluating a patient, a physician may choose to review a diverse list of potential underlying diagnoses with the aid of the editor team's existing text: Neurological Differential Diagnosis: A Case-Based Approach. However, if the patient has a known pre-existing condition, the physician will need to consider a reverse approach - considering what complications of that condition may be associated with current symptoms. This book provides quick-reference, comprehensive, concise summaries of neurologic, psychiatric and medical diagnoses with a focus on neurologic and psychiatric implications of systemic disorders. A separate pharmacology section provides a consolidated review of potential neurologic and psychiatric adverse effects of medications. This book is an invaluable resource for a broad medical audience, from the medical student to the experienced consultant.

Contents:

List of contributors; Preface; Part I: 1. Entries A-Z; Part II: 2. Medication adverse effects; 3. Cardiovascular and renal medications; 4. Medications to treat diabetes; 5. Hormones and medications to treat endocrine and bone disorders; 6. Gastrointestinal medications; 7. Vitamins and minerals; 8. Medication to treat asthma and allergies; 9. Antimicrobial medications; 10. Antiretroviral medications; 11. Immunosuppressive medications; 12. Oncology and hematology medications; 13. Disease-modifying antirheumatic medications (DMARDs); 14. Medications to treat neurodegenerative diseases; 15. Medications to treat epilepsy; 16. Medications to treat headache and migraine; 17. Medications to treat mental health and substance abuse disorders; Index.