Description
Get problem-oriented and disease-specific guidance in treating STDs-in one quick-access source
For more than 70 years, professors, students, and clinicians have trusted LANGE for high-quality, current, concise medical information in a convenient, affordable, portable format. Whether for coursework, clerkships, USMLE prep, specialty board review, or patient care, there is a LANGE book that guarantees success.
Featuring the trusted, practical format of the CURRENT series, this authoritative, quick-access guide delivers a top-to-bottom overview of STDs commonly encountered in clinical practice. The book begins with an insightful introduction to the field that emphasizes the patient-doctor relationship, and then explores clinical problems with STDs relating to diagnostic, management, and remedy considerations.
- A-to-Z, up to date coverage of common STDs-filled with an important point-of-care guidelines
- A focus on prevention interventions, including counseling, in recognition of the want to change high-risk sexual behaviors
- Practical diagnostic algorithms that summarize key protocols and facilitate patient management
- Detailed, easy-to-locate remedy tables that list specific drugs (generic and trade names), doses, and schedules
- A thought-provoking final chapter that features a brief discussion of the up to date STD research, plus unresolved questions and future concerns
- Useful appendices that include diagnostic protocols, remedy tables, and websites for further information
Authoritative, on-the-spot information you’ll be able to quickly apply to your practice – without sifting through pages of data
- An essential clinical companion for internists, family physicians, pediatricians, nurse practitioners, obstetricians-gynecologists, HIV care specialists, and other healthcare professionals who see patients with STDs
- Turn to any chapter on specific STDs, and you’ll be able to find expert perspectives on biology, epidemiology, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, remedy, prevention, and issues related to special populations