The latest guidelines from the American Heart Association for Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ALCS) diagnosis and treatment in critical situations. Also includes Basic Life Support (BLS), as well as ACLS drugs and dosing. These recommendations are from the latest American Heart Association (AHA) Guidelines Update for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC).

Most recent Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) guidelines. This chapter has easy to follow algorithms to guide you through the most commonly used pediatric life support measures. Included in this chapter, Universal PALS Cardiac Algorithm, Universal PALS components with medications, Pediatric Bradycardia, Pediatric Tachycardia, PALS resuscitation medications list, and post resuscitation cardiac medications list.

Listing of over 50 abbreviations commonly used by medical professionals. Also includes common symbols and unapproved abbreviation listing.

Evidence based recommendations on avoiding wasteful or unnecessary medical testing, treatments and procedures for geriatric patients. Developed by the American Board of Internal Medicine and the American Geriatrics Society.

Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) core competencies for Internal Medicine Residents.

Sample hospital admission orders in sequence with explanations to help guide you as you write your hospital admission orders.

Checklist of important items to include in your patient checkout process, as well as the listing History and Physical and Discharge Summary components in order.

Guidelines for the initiation of warfarin (Coumadin) and expected INR elevations. Also includes maintenance dosing and reversal strategies as well as listing of select drugs that increase INR.

Guidelines for the initiation of warfarin (Coumadin) and expected INR elevations. Includes maintenance dosing and reversal strategies. Section also includes glucocorticoid conversions, common nutritional supplements and their compositions and opioid equivalents chart.

Novel anticoagulant chart comparing mechanism of action, use, dosing, monitoring, drug interactions, and reversal agents. Edoxaban and Betrixaban were added in 2019 to the rapidly growing list of anticoagulants.

Dosing and side effect profiles of commonly prescribed antidepressants; sleep hygiene recommendations and comparison chart of antipsychotic adverse effects.

Common medications for nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and constipation with mechanisms of action, dosing, side effects and warnings. Includes medications and doses for opioid induced constipation (OIC), chronic idiopathic constipation (CIC), irritable bowel syndrome - constipation (IBS-C).

Listing of common medications that should not be crushed when given to patients.

Use this chapter to calculate risk of stroke in non-valvular a-fib with the CHA2DS2-VASc stroke risk calculation tools. Also includes the companion HAS-BLED bleeding risk scoring tool.

Compare the risk of stroke with CHADs and Use this chapter to calculate risk of stroke in non-valvular afib with CHADS2 or CHA2DS2-VASc stroke risk calculation tools. Also included is the HAS-BLED bleeding risk scoring tool and the Child-Pugh score for cirrhosis mortality.

Autonomic system throughout the body with Parasympathetic and Sympathetic innervations as well as relevant nuclei and ganglia.

Detailed listing of all the cranial nerves with locations, components, examination, and physical exam findings with cranial nerve damage or lesion.

Chapter details peripheral nerve muscular action and sensory distributions, anatomic landmarks and sensory testing for spinothalamic tract and posterior columns.

Guidelines for stroke evaluation and management in Long Term Care (LTC) facilities. Provides stroke signs and stroke mimics. Also includes indications and exclusion criteria for TPA based on patient's wishes.

Chest pain differential diagnosis, workup and treatments. Also includes sections on tachycardia, bradycardia, CHF (along with NYHA classifications), and acute and chronic management.

Chapter includes Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) definitions, as well as algorithms for Cardiac Stress Testing, STEMI, NSTEMI, unstable angina and chronic stable angina. Includes Heart Score, EDACS (Emergency Department Assessment of Chest Pain) Scores and TIMI risk scores. 

Detailed chart to help you identify and describe heart murmur locations and radiation patterns, sounds, quality, and timing.

Algorithm for initiation and escalation of hypertension drug treatments based on comorbidities. The management of hypertension in diabetes is also included.

IV catheter selection guide based on gauge and use with associated implications. Central line listing along with information regarding flushing solutions and frequency for each type of line.

Commonly used intramuscular (IM) injection sites and how to perform IM, subcutaneous and intradermal injections correctly.

The LRINEC (Laboratory Risk Indicator for Necrotizing Fasciitis) score was developed to distinguish necrotizing fasciitis (nec fasc) from severe cellulitis or abscess. Use the table to calculate the risk and interpret the score. Also includes select CPT codes and general preop checklist.

Guidelines for blood draws. Includes supplies needed, step by step venipuncture procedure, order and color of tubes. Also Includes details on intravenous site for blood draws with anatomical sites for punctures.

Guidelines on phlebotomy tubes including orientation, closure, inversion, effect of lipemia and special handling requirements. Gel tube use, remote or far away draw sites, clotting times and test affected by pumping the fist are also included within this chapter.

Chart of phlebotomy tube by color, additive, use and common order of draw.

Log for keeping track of all the procedures you have completed. Procedures listed are based on the America Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) for Internal Medicine Residents.

Procedure note examples for Endotracheal Intubation, Internal Jugular Central Venous Catheter insertion, Femoral Central Venous Catheters, Lumbar Puncture (including lab tests to order by tube) Radial Artery Line Placement, and Paracentesis.

Transfusion guidelines for blood, for both adults and pediatrics.

Classification of cellulitis infections based on severity along with antibiotic treatment recommendations based on severity and risk factors for MRSA, anaerobes and Pseudomonas.

HIV basics with screening guidelines, disease testing, antiretrovirals and initial treatment regimens. Listing of CD4+ counts and complications.

Commonly seen infections in Long Term Care (LTC) facilities with antibiotic treatment guidelines. This chapter is updated with the newest C. diff diarrhea guidelines from the Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA) in 2018.

Sepsis definitions with recommendations for Treatment in Place if desired for Long Term Care facility patients.

Diagnostic aid points for osteopathic manipulative medicine to aid in connecting internal pain to specific pathology.

Chapter reviews the core osteopathic techniques and exam principles. Possible treatments are included along with Osteopathic Manipulative Therapy Medicine contraindications.

Osteopathic physical exam with details on Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine contraindications.

Chapter has select diabetic medications; includes chart for the onset, peak and duration of insulins with basic guidelines for DKA, hyperosmolar state, adrenal insufficiency hypothyroidism, hyperthyroidism and thyroid storm.

Insulin actions, diabetes diagnostic criteria and staging, screening recommendations, comparison of insulins and table of diabetic medications by class and target,  details on how to estimate glucose levels based on A1C values as well as office visit recommendations. 

Actions of insulin on the body with differences between Type I and Type II diabetes. Comprehensive diabetic medication charts including insulin and non-insulin medications. Insulin table lists onset, peak, duration of different insulin types. Chapter also includes diabetes diagnostic criteria, target plasma glucose levels and easy charts and equations to estimate glucose levels based on A1C values.

Listing of the various hospital diets including restrictions for each type of specialized diet. Chapter has tables covering common nutritional supplements/meal replacements. Types of dysphagia are also covered as are descriptions, standard labeling, and abbreviations for dysphagia modified food and liquid consistencies according to the International Dysphagia Diet Standardisation Initiative (IDSSI).

Common Evidence Based Medicine (EBM) clinical study types are defined along with approach to evaluation of randomized control trials. Also includes Fagan nomogram that allows you to estimate the probability of disease given a particular test result. Great pocket resource for EBM review and referencing.

Common epidemiology and evidence based medicine definitions and equations used in population studies and journal articles. Includes equations for sensitivity, specificity, prevalence, relative risk and other terms.

Recommended antimicrobial prophylactic regimens by gynecological procedure.

Listing of Over the Counter (OTC) medications considered safe in pregnancy with FDA Pregnancy Class listing.

Guidelines on the treatment of asymptomatic UTI and acute cystitis in pregnancy. Includes antibiotic dosing.

This section includes a detailed menstrual cycle diagram covering events in ovulation. This chapter also includes the Stages of Labor as well as fetal heart rate monitoring parameters with accompanying fetal heart rate interpretation system.

Commonly used OB medications for labor, delivery and post-op medications for nausea, sleep, infections, itching, hemorrhage, GBS and more.

2024 recommended immunization schedules for children, adolescents, and adults. Also includes tetanus prophylaxis in routine wound management. 

Latest recommendations for adult pneumonia vaccinations series, including PCV15 (Vaxneuvance), PCV20 (Prevanar 20) and PPSV23 (Pneumovax 23)

Listing of the newborn reflexes with description of the reflex and when it's observed. APGAR score chart is included in this chapter as is expected weight gain for the newborn and expected milestones during pregnancy.

Chapter has age based pediatric vitals and age-based hypotension definitions as well as evaluation and treatments for common pediatric conditions. The chapter has a comprehensive Asthma treatment guide including pediatric asthma score, asthma treatment steps with medication charts. There are also treatments for Bronchiolitis, Croup,and ear infections. age-based febrile infant evaluation/treatment protocols and common OTC meds with dosing.

Chapter details treatment options for ear infections, detailed pediatric asthma treatment, asthma treatment ladder and pediatric asthma score, sepsis rule out, pneumonia treatment and commonly used medications.

Pediatric vitals, fluids, commonly prescribed medications and dosages, Asthma management and pneumonia treatments are included in this chapter.

Pediatric age-specific vitals, fluids, commonly prescribed medications, asthma management, pneumonia treatments, evaluation of fever in infants < 8 weeks, evaluation of first UTI and management of GBS and hep B also included in this chapter.

Ottawa ankle and Ottawa knee rules with sets of guidelines for clinicians to help decide if a patient with foot, ankle or knee pain requires an X-ray to diagnose a possible fracture.

Workup/differential diagnosis for shortness of breath, hypoxia, and hemoptysis. Staging of COPD with treatment guidelines for each stage. Diagram to help interpret spirometry results.

Basic guidelines for using and optimizing non-invasive ventilation modalities as well as mechanical vents with weaning and extubation criteria. Includes ARDS criteria and strategies to decrease ARDS incidence. Acid base analysis guidelines are also included.

Comparison of oxygen delivery systems. Includes flow rate, percentage of oxygen, and information on how and when to use. Also includes typical pharmacy PO/IV medication administration times and list of selected medications that can only be administered using IV pump.

Latest available U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendations for cervical cancer screening. 

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) is an independent panel of experts in primary care and prevention who develop recommendations for clinical preventive services. Screening recommendations in this chapter include, colorectal, skin, cervical, testicular cancers, as well as checkup recommendations for BMI, cholesterol, BMD, infectious diseases, eye, hearing and immunizations.