Specifically designed for internal medicine residents at Providence Milwaukie, this guide is packed with the most daily used information for taking care of patients. This pocket medicine book integrates a blend of medical knowledge from our MDpocket medical reference guides and all the specific residency information for the residents at Providence. Each year this book is updated with evidence based medical information to improve your efficiency and help you stay more organized. This is a great pocket medical reference for all your daily duties with new information on hyponatremia, cross covers issues, diabetes management and acute kidney injury. You'll find diagrams on chest X-rays, information on performing procedures (thoracentesis, paracentesis, lumbar punctures), as well as all the contents listed on the Specifications Tab. Guaranteed to be a great pocket medical reference for those in the residency program or medical education system at Providence Milwaukie.
2019 Updates
Conversions – updated to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Guide for the Use of the International System of Units (SI) - NIST Special Publication 811, 2008 Edition. The International System of Units (universally abbreviated SI) is the modern metric system of measurement used in science and is becoming the dominant measurement system used in international commerce.
Hypertension (HTN 2019) – 1 page added to the 2019 Hypertension chapter (now a 2 page layout) to define the new blood pressure measurements and classifications. This additional page adds patient specific considerations when selecting blood pressure medications. Recent hypertension guidelines were changed in 2017 as defined by evidence based guidelines and can be found at: Guideline for the Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Management of High Blood Pressure in Adults, Journal of the American College of Cardiology (2017), doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2017.11.006.
Medications used for Nausea, Vomiting and Diarrhea updated – 1 additional page added to the 2019 nausea, vomiting and diarrhea chapter. This update now includes current medications and doses for opioid induced constipation (OIC), chronic idiopathic constipation (CIC), irritable bowel syndrome - constipation (IBS-C). Nausea and vomiting medications were organized and brand names added for completeness.
Microbiology chart antibiotic spectrum – 2019 updated current antibiotic coverage based on the most accurate information to improve the changing spectrum of drug coverage. New antibiotic chart demonstrates spectrum of coverage from ++ to - and improves the original design with guidelines established by Sanford and package inserts.
Anticoagulation (New 2019 chapter) – Added newest medications approved - Edoxaban and Betrixaban to the rapidly growing list of anticoagulants. Rearrangement of the table was done to provide more information for the user on dosing, uses, precautions, drug interactions, and monitoring. (Place after CHADS)
Chads (New 2019 chapter) – updated to the January 2019 Atrial Fibrillation (AF) thromboembolic risk assessment, classification and treatment guidelines. This update focuses on the CHADS-VASc risk assessment with guideline changes from 2014 on patient populations to treat with anticoagulation. AHA/ACC/HRS Focused Update of the 2014 AHA/ACC/HRS Guideline for the Management of Patients With Atrial Fibrillation: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Practice Guidelines and the Heart Rhythm Society. Circulation. 2019;139
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