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SECTION I: Symptomatic Care Pending Diagnosis
1 Pain Alexander Mauskop, MD
2 Nausea and Vomiting Lowell Anthony, MD
3 Gaseousness and Indigestion Satish S.C. Rao, MD, PhD, FCRP and Young K. Choi, MD
4 Hiccups James H. Lewis, MD
5 Acute Infectious Diarrhea David A. Sack, MD
6 Constipation Michael J. Levinson, MD
7 Fever John N. van den Anker, MD, PhD and Natella Rakhmanina, MD
8 Cough Daniel McNally, MD
9 Insomnia David N. Neubauer, MD
10 Pruritus (Itching) Louis J. Rusin, MD
11 Tinnitus Rick A. Friedman, MD, PhD and Calhoun D. Cunningham III, MD
12 Low Back Pain Steven R. Garfin, MD and Michael J. Vives, MD
SECTION 2: The Infections Diseases
13 Management of the Patient with HIV Infection Richard M. Grimes, PhD and Thomas P. Giordano, MD
14 Amebiasis Kevin C. Kain, MD, FRCP and Andrea K. Boggild, MSc
15 Giardiasis Theodore E. Nash, MD
16 Bacteremia and Sepsis Robert A. Balk, MD and Dennis Kellar, MD
17 Brucellosis Isidro Zavala Trujillo, MD and Maria Guadelupe Zavala, MD
18 Varicella (Chickenpox) Henry H. Balfour, Jr., MD
19 Cholera Dilip Mahalanabis, MD.
20 Food-Borne Illness George J. Gianakopoulos, MD
21 Necrotizing Skin and Soft Tissue Mark A. Malangoni, MD
22 Toxic Shock Syndrome Andre Dascal, MD and Sharon Nessim, MD
23 Influenza Stephen B. Greenberg, MD
24 Lieshmaniasis Jean-Pierre Gangneux, MD, PhD
25 Leprosy (Hansen's Disease) M. Patricia Joyce, MD, FACP and David M. Scollard, MD, PhD
26 MalariaLouis M. Weiss, MD and Christina M. Coyle, MD
27 Bacterial Meningitis Jay H. Tureen, MD
28 Infectious Mononucleosis and Other Epstein-Barr Virus-Associated Lymphoproliferative Disorders Warren A. Andiman, MD
29 Chronic Fatigue Syndrome David C. Klonoff, MD
30 Mumps Walid Abuhammour, MD, FAAP
31 Plague L. Lucy Boulanger, MD
31A Anthrax Edward M. Eitzen, Jr., MD, MPH and Theodore J. Cieslak, MD
32 Psittacocis (Ornithosis) Jeffrey T. Kirchner, DO and Christian L. Hermansen, MD
33 Q Fever Elisa I. Choi, MD
34 Rabies Christopher J. Finnegan BSc, MSc, Anthony R. Fooks, BSc, PhD, and Nicola Brink, MBChB MMed
35 Rat-Bite FeverGrace Y. Minamoto, MD and Shobha Swaminathan, MD
36 Relapsing Fever Diego Cadavid, MD
37 Lyme Disease Leonard H. Sigal, MD
38 Rubella and Congenital Rubella David Waagner, MD
39 Measles (Rubeola) Yvonne A. Maldonado, MD
40 Tetanus James P. Richardson, MD, MPH
41 Pertussis Venusto H. San Joaquin, MD
42 Office-Based Immunization Practices Julile A. Boom, MD
43 Travel Medicine Chad M. Braun, MD and Kate Gergas, CRNP
44 Toxoplasma Gondii Thomas T. Ward, MD
45 Cat-Scratch Disease Douglas H. Hamilton, MD, PhD, FAAFP
46 Salmonellosis Nicholas J. Beeching, FRCP, FRACP, DCH, DTM&H and Christopher M. Parry, FRC Path, MRCP
47 Typhoid Fever Tikki Pang, MD
48 Rickettsial and Ehrlichial Infections Daniel J. Sexton, MD
49 Smallpox Michael R. Albert, MD and Joel G. Breman, MD, DTPH
SECTION 3: Diseases Of the Head and Neck
50 Vision Correction Procedures M. Bowes Hamill, MD and David W. Jackson, MD
51 Conjunctivitis John P. Frangie, MD
52 Optic Neuritis Steven L. Galetta, MD and Laura J. Balcer, MD, MSCE
53 Glaucoma Edward J. Rockwood, MD
54 Otitis Externa Peter S. Roland, MD
55 Otitis Media Jay A. Werkhaven, MD
56 Episodic Vertigo Joseph M. Furman, MD
57 Meniere's Disease Michael E. Hoffer, MD, Richard D. Kopke, MD, and Kim R. Gottshall, PhD
58 Sinusitis Brent A. Senior, MD
59 Nonallergic Rhinitis Dennis K. Ledford, MD and Jose R. Arias, Jr., MD
60 Hoarseness and Laryngitis Robert Thayer Sataloff, MD, DMA
61 Streptococcal Pharyngitis Graham P. Krasan, MD
SECTION 4: The Respiratory System
62 Acute Respiratory Failure John W. Brice, MD and Robert L. Burnaugh, MD
63 Atelectasis Michael B. Gotway, MD
64 Management of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Mitchell Friedman, MD
65 Cystic Fibrosis Laurie Varlotta, MD
66 Obstructive Sleep Apnea Charles A. Polnitsky, MD
67 Primary Lung Cancer Jacob D. Bitran, MD
68 Coccidioidomycosis Royce H. Johnson MD
69 Histoplasmosis L. Joseph Wheat, MD
70 Blastomycosis Carol A. Kauffman, MD
71 Pleural Effusion and Empyema Thoracis Mark S. Allen, MD
72 Primary Lung Abscess Kenneth V. I. Rolston, MD
73 Acute Bronchitis Nelson M. Gantz, MD
74 Bacterial Pneumonia Paul G. Auwaerter, MD, MBA
75 Viral Upper Respiratory Tract Infections J. Owen Hendley, MD and Diane E. Pappus, MD, JD
76 Viral and Mycoplasmal PneumoniaRandy A. Taplitz, MD
77 Legionellosis Victor L. Yu, MD and M. L. Pedro-Botet, MD, PhD
78 Pulmonary Embolism Thomas M. Hyers, MD
79 Sarcoidosis Athol Wells, MD
80 Silicosis Ralph M. Schapira, MD and H. Erhan Dincer, MD
81 Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis Leslie C. Grammer, MD and Rachel E. Story, MD, MPH.
82 Tuberculosis and Other Mycobacterial Disease K. P. Ravikrishnan, MD
SECTION 5: The Cardiovascular System
83 Acquired Diseases of the Aorta Jeffrey Dattilo, MD and David C. Brewster, MD
84 Management of Angina Pectoris Dan Fintel, MD and Adam Brodsky, MD
85 Cardiac Arrest: Sudden Cardiac DeathEric N. Prystowsky, MD and Benzy J. Padanilaur, MD
86 Atrial Fibrillation Mina K. Chung, MD
87 Premature Beats Ezra A. Amsterdam, MD
88 Heart Block Kelley P. Anderson, MD
89 Tachycardias Michael J. Reiter, MD, PhD and Kimberly Anne Selzman, MD
90 Congenital Heart Disease Scott E. Fletcher, MD
91 Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy William J. McKenna, MD, Rajesh Thaman, MBBS, and M. Teresa Tome, MD
92 Heart Failure Marc A. Silver, MD
93 Mitral Valve Prolapse Tsung O. Cheng, MD
94 Infective Endocarditis Matthew E. Levinson, MD
95 Hypertension William J. Elliott, MD, PhD
96 Acute Myocardial Infarction Patrick T. O'Gara, MD and Laura Mauri, MD, MSc
97 Pericarditis Ignacio Inglessis, MD
98 Peripheral Arterial Disease John D. Edwards, MD and Glenn Fusonie, MD
99 Venous Thrombosis Thomas G. DeLoughery, MD
SECTION 6: The Blood and Spleen
100 Aplastic Anemia Stephen D. Nimer, MD and David J. Araten, MD
101 Iron Deficiency James C. Barton, MD
102 Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia Paul M. Ness, MD and Karen E. King, MD
103 Nonimmune Hemolytic Anemia Carlo Brugnara, MD
104 Pernicious Anemia and Other Megaloblastic Anemias Lenee A. Lane, PharmD
105 Thalassemia Sylvia Titi Singer, MD
106 Sickle Cell Disease Kathryn L. Hassell, MD
107 Neutropenia Ayalew Tefferi, MD and Castas L. Constantinou, MD
108 Hemolytic Disease of the Fetus and Newborn Carl P. Weiner, MD and Ahmet A. Baschat, MD and
109 Hemophilia and Related Disorders: A Practical Approach Barry White, MD, MSc and Clodagh Tyan, MB
110 Platelet-Mediated Bleeding Disorders Joel S. Bennett, MD
111 Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation Cheng Hock Toh, MD
112 Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura Lesley A. Kresie, MD
113 Hemochromatosis Kris V. Kowdley, MD and Bruce Y. Tung, MD
114 Hodgkin's Disease: Chemotherapy Nancy L. Bartlett, MD and Kristie A. Blum, MD
115 Hodgkin's Disease: Radiation Therapy Mary K. Gospodarowicz, MD, FRCPC and Richard W. Tsang, MD
116 Acute Leukemia in Adults Elihu Estey, MD
117 Acute Leukemia in Childhood Jeffrey E. Rubnitz, MD, PhD
118 Chronic Leukemias John M. Goldman MD, FRCP and Tariq I. Mughal
119 Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma Auayporn Nademanee, MD
120 Multiple Myeloma Peter Selby, MD and Faith Davies, MBBCh, MD
121 Polycythemia Vera Steven M. Fruchtman, MD and Celia L. Grosskreutz, MD
122 The Porphyrias Jean Charles Deybach, MD and Herve Puy, MD
123 Therapeutic Use of Blood Components Naomi L. C. Luban, MD and Edward C. C. Wong, MD
124 Adverse Reactions to Blood Transfusions Gerald L. Logue, MD
SECTION 7: The Digestive System
125 Cholelithiasis and Cholecystitis Robert V. Rege, MD
126 Cirrhosis William M. Lee, MD and Ponsiano Ocama, MD
127 Bleeding Esophageal Varices Andrew K. Burroughs, MD, CHB and Maria Mela, MD
128 Dysphagia and Esophageal Obstruction Robin D. Rothstein, MD
129 Diverticula of the Alimentary Tract Charles Chappuis, MD
130 Inflammatory Bowel Disease Christopher, E. Shih, MD and Mary L. Harris, MD
131 Irritable Bowel Syndrome Peter Gibson, MD and Sanjay Nandurkar, MBBS
132 Hemorrhoids, Anal Fissure, Anorectal Abscess, and Fistula Fabio M. Potenti, MD and Matthew D. Vrees, MD
133 Gastritis and Peptic Ulcer Disease Steven F. Moss, MD and Sripathi R. Kethu, MD
134 Acute and Chronic Viral Hepatitis Richard Kent Zimmerman, MD, MPH and Richard D. Clover, MD
135 Malabsorption Richard Neil Fedorak, MD and Cyrus P. Tamboli, MD
136 Acute Pancreatitis Gerard V. Aranha, MD
137 Chronic Pancreatitis David B. Adams, MD
138 Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Colonel Roy K.H. Wong, MD and Major John Napierkowski, MD
139 Tumors of the Stomach Mitchell C. Posner, MD and James O. Park, MD PhD
140 Tumors of the Colon and Rectum Theodore John Saclarides MD
141 Intestinal Parasites J. Dick MacLean, MD and Theresa W. Gyorkos, PhD
SECTION 8: Metabolic Disease
142 Diabetes Mellitus in Adults William Duckworth, MD
143 Diabetes Mellitus in Childhood and Adolescence Lynne L. Levitsky, MD amd Tandy Aye, MD
144 Diabetic Ketoacidosis and Hyperosmolar Hyperglycemic State Patric J. Boyle, MD
145 Gout and Hyperuricemia Graham D. Reid, MD Ch D and Andrew E. Thompson, MD
146 Hyperlipoproteinemias Conrad Blum, MD
147 Obesity Caroline M Apovian, MD and Supawan Buranapin, MD
148 Vitamin K Deficiency Frank R. Greer, MD and Carol A. Diamond, MD
149 Osteoporosis Stanley J. Birge, Jr., MD
150 Paget's Disease of Bone Stanley Wallach, MD
151 Total Parenteral Nutrition in Adult Patients Darryl T. Hiyama, MD
152 Parenteral Fluid Therapy for Infants and Children Kathleen Franchek-Roa, MD
SECTION 9: The Endocrine System
153 Acromegaly William F. Young, Jr., MD, MSc
154 Adrenocortical Insufficiency Joseph M. Hughes, MD
155 Cushing's Syndrome Kathryn G. Schuff, MD
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