Book Description: WHEN TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE, AND THE ANSWERS MUST BE RIGHT LANGE created CURRENT Consult: Medicine 2005 to provide immediate solutions to the challenging problems of hospital and practice settings. CURRENT Consult: Medicine 2005 brings you authoritative clinical answers on more than 850 disorders from one of the most trusted sources in medicine— CURRENT Medical Diagnosis & Treatment—in a format perfectly suited to the needs of busy physicians. AUTHORITATIVE • EFFICIENT • EASY-TO-USE When you need immediate diagnostic and treatment information, choose CURRENT Consult: Medicine 2005. Featuring 2-page bulleted spreads of essential information on more than 850 common disorders, CURRENT Consult: Medicine 2005 gives you practical answers more quickly and authoritatively than any other source. A unique and valuable Diagnostic Index presents the differential diagnoses for more than 400 symptoms and conditions. FEATURES: *Practical answers on the diagnosis and treatment of more than 850 disorders *2-page spreads in alphabetical order by disease *Diagnostic steps; differential diagnoses; treatment options, including specific drug regimens; and practice guidelines *Guidance on choosing laboratory tests and imaging studies *Quick advice on When to Admit and When to Refer *Key CURRENT Medical Diagnosis & Treatment reference tables