Psychiatric medicine : the psychiatrist's guide to the treatment of common medical illnesses [E-book]

By:

Dave, Mahendra J

Contributor(s):

Publication details: Philadelphia : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, c2008.ISBN:

9780781784085

Subject(s):

NLM classification:

WB 300

Online resources:

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Summary: This handbook is a concise, portable ready reference for diagnosing and treating common medical illnesses encountered in psychiatric patients, particularly those in an inpatient service. The first section explains laboratory tests used to diagnose medical illness. The second section covers 59 medical symptoms and diseases. The third section focuses on important syndromes which have specific psychiatric manifestations or are caused by psychotropic drugs. Particular attention is given to basic understanding of lab tests and drug dosing. "Pearls" and "pointers" increase the book's utility. Appendices offer guidelines on monitoring for psychiatric medications and list key medical abbreviations.

List(s) this item appears in: SLaM Library physical health care in mental illness

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Item type	Home library	Collection	Class number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Electronic book	South London and Maudsley Trust Library On website	LWW Psychiatry E-Book Collection	WB 300 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		Mahendra17

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

This handbook is a concise, portable ready reference for diagnosing and treating common medical illnesses encountered in psychiatric patients, particularly those in an inpatient service. The first section explains laboratory tests used to diagnose medical illness. The second section covers 59 medical symptoms and diseases. The third section focuses on important syndromes which have specific psychiatric manifestations or are caused by psychotropic drugs.

Particular attention is given to basic understanding of lab tests and drug dosing. "Pearls" and "pointers" increase the book's utility. Appendices offer guidelines on monitoring for psychiatric medications and list key medical abbreviations.

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