Ferri's Clinical Advisor 2016

Dr. Ferri is a Clinical Professor of Community Health at the Alpert Medical School, Brown University and author of over 30 medical books. He has been the best selling medical author in the United States over the past 25 years and is also well known and respected internationally. He has been a visiting Professor at other medical schools and many of his books have been translated in several languages. In addition to his numerous publications, he has had a distinguished academic career at Brown University where he has received several awards for his dedication to teaching including the Brown University Excellence in Teaching award and Dean's teaching Award, and with the American College of Physicians where he was inducted as a Fellow in the ACP and has been a recipient of the Irving Addison Beck Award from the Rhode Island Chapter of the American College of Physicians.

SECTION I: DISEASES AND DISORDERS

Abdominal aortic aneurysm

Abdominal Compartment Syndrome

Abruptio placentae

Abscess, brain

Abscess, breast

Abscess, epidural

Abscess, liver

Abscess, lung

Abscess, pelvic

Abscess, perirectal

Abscess, peritonsillar (previously Peritonsillar Abscess)

Abscess, renal

Abscess, retropharyngeal (previously Retropharyngeal Abscess)

Abuse, child

Abuse, drug

Abuse, elder

Acetaminophen poisoning

Achalasia

Achilles tendon rupture

Acne vulgaris

Acoustic neuroma

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

Acromegaly

Actinic keratosis

Actinomycosis

Acute Bronchitis

Acute colonic pseudo-obstruction (Ogilvie's syndrome)

Acute Coronary Syndromes

Acute Kidney Injury

Acute liver failure

Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)

Acute stress disorder

Acute urinary retention (AUR)

Adrenal insufficiency (was Addison disease)

Adult onset Still disease (AOSD)

Alcoholism

Alopecia

Alpha-1-Antitrypsin deficiency

Alzheimer's disease

Amaurosis fugax

Amblyopia

Amebiasis

Amenorrhea

Amnestic disorders

Amyloidosis

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Anaerobic infections

Anal fissure

Anaphylaxis

Anemia, aplastic

Anemia, hemolytic (previously Anemia, autoimmune hemolytic)

Anemia, Inflammatory (earlier Anemia of chronic disease)

Anemia, iron deficiency

Anemia, pernicious

Anemia, sideroblastic

Angina pectoris

Angioedema

Ankle fracture

Ankle sprain

Ankylosing spondylitis

Anorectal fistula

Anorexia nervosa

Anoxic brain injury

Anthrax

Antiphospholipid antibody syndrome

Anxiety (generalized anxiety disorder)

Aortic dissection

Aortic regurgitation

Aortic stenosis

Appendicitis, acute

Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia

Asbestosis

Ascariasis

Ascites

Aspergillosis

Asthma

Astrocytoma

Ataxia

Ataxia Telengiectasia

Atelectasis

Atopic dermatitis

Atrial fibrillation

Atrial flutter

Atrial myxoma

Atrial septal defect

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder

Autism spectrum disorders

AV Malformations, Cerebral

Avascular necrosis (previously Aseptic necrosis)

Babesiosis

Baker's cyst

Balanitis

Barrett's Esophagus

Bartter's Syndrome

Basal cell carcinoma

Bedbug Bite

Behcet's disease

Bell's Palsy

Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo

Biceps Tendonitis

Bipolar disorder

Bisphosphonate related osteonecrosis of jaw

Bite wounds

Bites and stings, arachnids

Bites and stings, insect

Bites, snake

Bladder cancer

Blastomycosis

Blepharitis

Body dysmorphic disorder

Bone tumor, primary malignant

Borderline personality disorder

Botulism

Brain Metastases

Brain neoplasm, benign

Brain neoplasm, Glioblastoma

Breast cancer

Breech birth

Bronchiectasis

Brucellosis

Brugada syndrome

Bruxism

Budd-Chiari syndrome

Bulimia nervosa

Bullous pemphigoid

Burning Mouth Syndrome

Burns

Bursitis

Candidiasis, Cutaneous

Candidiasis, Invasive

Carbon monoxide poisoning

Carcinoid syndrome

Cardiac tamponade

Cardiomyopathy , chemical- induced

Cardiomyopathy, dilated

Cardiomyopathy, hypertrophic

Cardiomyopathy, restrictive

Cardiomyopathy, stress-induced

Cardio-renal syndrome

Carotid sinus syndrome

Carotid stenosis

Carpal tunnel syndrome

Cataracts

Cat-scratch disease

Celiac disease

Cellulitis

Cerebral palsy

Cerebral vasculitis

Cervical cancer

Cervical disk syndromes

Cervical dysplasia

Cervical insufficiency

Cervicitis

Cervical polyps

Chagas' disease

Chancroid

Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease

Charcot's joint

Chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting

Chlamydia genital infections

Cholangitis

Cholecystitis

Cholelithiasis

Cholera

Chorea

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (CIDP)

Chronic Kidney Disease

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Churg-Strauss syndrome

Cirrhosis

Primary biliary cirrhosis formerly (Cirrhosis, primary biliary)

Claudication

Clostridium difficile infection

Cocaine overdose

Coccidioidomycosis

Cogan's syndrome

Colorado tick fever

Colorectal cancer

Compartment syndrome

Complex regional pain syndrome

Concussion (previously Sports-related Concussion)

Conduct disorder

Condyloma acuminatum

Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia

Conjunctivitis

Contact dermatitis

Contraception

Conversion disorder

Cor pulmonale

Corneal abrasion

Corneal ulceration

Coronary Artery Disease

Costochondritis

Craniopharyngioma

Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease

Crohn's disease

Cryoglobulinemia

Cryptococcosis

Cryptorchidism

Cryptosporidium infection

Cubital tunnel syndrome

Cushing's disease and syndrome

Cutaneous larva migrans

Cystic fibrosis

Cysticercosis

Cytomegalovirus infection

Deep vein thrombosis

Delayed Puberty

Delirium

Delirium tremens

Delusions of parasitosis

Dementia with Lewy bodies

Dengue Fever

Dependent personality disorder

Depression, major

De Quervain's tenosynovitis

Dermatitis Herpetiformis

Diabetic foot

Diabetes insipidus

Diabetes mellitus

Diabetic ketoacidosis

Diabetic polyneuropathy

Diabetic retinopathy (previously titled Retinopathy, diabetic)

Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH)

Digoxin overdose

Diphtheria

Discoid lupus (DLE)

Disseminated intravascular coagulation

Dissociative disorders

Diverticular disease (diverticulosis, diverticulitis)

Down syndrome

Dumping syndrome

Dupuytren's contracture

Dysfunctional uterine bleeding

Dysmenorrhea

Dyspareunia

Dyspepsia, Nonulcerative

Dysphagia

Dystonia

Echinococcosis

Eclampsia

Ectopic pregnancy

Ehlers-Danlos syndrome

Ehrlichiosis (previously Human granulocytic ehrlichiosis)

Ejaculation and Orgasm Disorders

Electrical and lightning injury

Emergency Contraception

Empyema

Encephalitis, acute viral

Encephalopathy

Encopresis

Endocarditis, infective

Endometrial cancer

Endometriosis

Endometritis

Enuresis

Eosinophilic fasciitis

Eosinophilic pneumonias

Epicondylitis

Epididymitis

Epidural Hematoma

Epiglottitis

Episcleritis

Epistaxis

Epstein-Barr virus infection

Erectile dysfunction

Erysipelas

Erythema multiforme

Erythema nodosum

Esophageal tumors

Esophageal Varices

Essential tremor

Factitious disorder (Including Munchausen's Syndrome)

Failure to Thrive

Falls in the Elderly

Fatty Liver of Pregnancy, Acute

Felty's syndrome

Fetal alcohol syndrome

Fever of undetermined origin

Fibrocystic breast disease

Fibromyalgia

Fifth Disease (Parvovirus B19 Infection) (Title changed from Fifth disease )

Filariasis

Folliculitis

Food allergies

Food poisoning, bacterial

Friedreich's ataxia

Frostbite

Frozen shoulder

Galactorrhea

Ganglia

Gardner's syndrome

Gastric cancer

Gastritis

Gastroenteritis

Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)

Gender Dysphoria and Gender Nonconformity

Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM)

Giant cell arteritis

Giardiasis

Gilbert's disease

Gingivitis

Gingivitis, Necrotizing Ulcerative (NUG)

Glaucoma, open-angle (previously Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma)

Glaucoma, primary angle closure

Glenohumeral dislocation

Glomerulonephritis, acute

Glossitis

Gonorrhea

Goodpasture's syndrome

Gout

Granuloma annulare

Granuloma inguinale

Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (previously Wegener's granulomatosis )

Granulomatous arthritis (previously Arthritis, granulomatous)

Graves' disease

Guillain-Barre syndrome

Gynecomastia

Hand-Foot-Mouth disease

Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome

Headache, cluster

Headache, migraine

Headache, tension-type

Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs)

Heart block, complete

Heart block, second-degree

Heart Failure

Heat exhaustion & heat stroke

Helicobacter pylori infection

HELLP syndrome

Hemochromatosis

Hemolytic-uremic syndrome

Hemophilia

Hemorrhoids

Hemoptysis

Henoch-Schönlein purpura

Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia

Hepatic encephalopathy

Hepatitis A

Hepatitis B

Hepatitis C

Alcoholic Hepatitis (formerly Hepatitis, alcoholic)

Hepatitis, autoimmune

Hepatocellular carcinoma

Hepatopulmonary syndrome

Hepatorenal syndrome

Herpangina

Herpes simplex

Herpes zoster

High Altitude sickness

Hiatal hernia

Hidradenitis suppurativa

Hip fracture (previously Femoral Neck Fracture)

Hirsutism

Histiocytosis X (Langerhans cell histiocytosis)

Histoplasmosis

Histrionic personality disorder

HIV cognitive dysfunction

Hodgkin's Lymphoma

Hookworm

Hordeolum (stye)

Horner's syndrome

Hot Flashes

Human immunodeficiency virus

Huntington's disease

Hydrocele

Hydrocephalus, normal pressure

Hydronephrosis

Aldosteronism (Hyperaldosteronism, Primary)

Hypercholesterolemia

Hypercoagulable state

Hyperemesis gravidarum

Hypereosinophilic syndrome

Hyperlipoproteinemias, primary

Hyperosmolar hyperglycemic syndrome

Hyperparathyroidism

Hypersensitivity pneumonitis

Hypersplenism

Hypertension

Hyperthyroidism

Hypertrophic osteoarthropathy

Hyperuricemia

Hypoaldosteronism

Hypochondriasis (Illness Anxiety Disorder)

Hypogonadism

Hypoparathyroidism

Hypopituitarism

Hypospadias

Hypothermia

Hypothyroidism

ID REACTION

Idiopathic intracranial hypertension

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

IgA Nephropathy

Immune thrombocytopenic purpura

Impetigo

Inclusion body myositis

Incontinence, Bowel, Elderly Patient

Incontinence, urinary

Infantile Hypotonia

Infertility

Influenza

Influenze, avian

Insomnia

Insulinoma

Intermittent explosive disorder (IED)

Interstitial Cystitis

Interstitial Lung Disease

Interstitial nephritis

Intraventricular conduction defect (IVCD)

Irritable bowel syndrome

Jaundice in the Adult Patient

Juvenile idiopathic arthritis

Kaposi's sarcoma

Kawasaki disease

Keloid

Klinefelter's syndrome

Korsakoff's psychosis

Labyrinthitis

Lactose intolerance

Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome

Laryngeal carcinoma

Laryngitis

Laryngotracheobronchitis

Lead poisoning

Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease

Leishmaniasis

Leprosy

Leptospirosis

Leukemia, acute lymphoblastic

Leukemia, acute myelogenous

Leukemia, chronic lymphocytic

Leukemia, chronic myelogenous

Leukemia, hairy cell

Leukoplakia, oral hairy

Lichen planus

Lichen sclerosus

Lichen simplex chronicus

Listeriosis

Long QT syndrome

Lumbar disk syndrome

Lung neoplasms, primary

Lymphangitis

Lymphedema

Lymphogranuloma venereum

Lymphoma, non-Hodgkin's

Lynch syndrome

Macular degeneration

Malaria

Malignant hyperthermia

Mallory-Weiss tear

Marfan's syndrome

Mastitis

Mastodynia

Mastoiditis

Measles (rubeola)

Meckel diverticulum

Mediastinitis

Meigs' syndrome

Melanoma

Ménière's Disease

Meningioma

Meningitis, bacterial

Meningitis, fungal

Meningitis, viral

Meningomyelocele

Menopause

Menorrhagia

Meralgia Paresthetica

Mesenteric adenitis

Mesenteric Ischemia, Acute

Mesenteric venous thrombosis

Mesothelioma, malignant

Metabolic syndrome

Metatarsalgia

Methanol and ethylene glycol poisoning

Methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)

Microscopic polyangiitis

Microsporidiosis

Mild Cognitive Impairment

Milk-Alkali syndrome

Mitral regurgitation

Mitral stenosis

Mitral valve prolapse

Mixed connective tissue disease

Molar pregnancy

Molluscum contagiosum

Monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS)

Mononucleosis

Morton's neuroma

Motion sickness

Mucormycosis

Multidrug-resistant gram negative rods (MRG-GNRs)

Multifocal atrial tachycardia

Multiple myeloma

Multiple sclerosis

Mumps

Muscular dystrophy

Mushroom poisoning

Myasthenia gravis

Mycosis fungoides

Myelodysplastic syndromes

Myelofibrosis, primary

Myocardial infarction

Myofascial Pain syndrome

Myocarditis

Myoclonus

Myopathies, idiopathic inflammatory

Myotonia

Myxedema coma

Narcissistic personality disorder

Narcolepsy

Necrotizing fasciitis

Nephroblastoma

Nephrogenic systemic fibrosis

Nephrotic syndrome

Neuroblastoma

Neurofibromatosis

Neuroleptic malignant syndrome

Neuropathic pain

Neuropathy, hereditary

Nocardiosis

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

Obesity

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder OCD

Ocular foreign body

Onychomycosis

Opioid Dependence

Oppositional defiant disorder (ODD)

Optic atrophy

Optic neuritis

Oral cancer

Orchitis

Orthostatic Hypotension

Osgood-Schlatter disease

Osler-Rendu-Webber Syndrome

Osteoarthritis

Osteochondritis dissecans

Osteomyelitis

Osteoporosis

Otitis externa

Otitis media

Otosclerosis (otospongiosis)

Ovarian cancer

Ovarian neoplasm, benign

Paget's disease of bone

Paget's disease of the breast

Pain Management in Chronic Pain (previously Chronic Pain Management)

Pancreatic cancer, (exocrine)

Pancreatitis, acute

Pancreatitis, chronic

Panic Disorder, with or without agoraphobia

Panniculitis

Paraneoplastic syndromes

Paranoid personality disorder

Paraphilic disorders

Parkinson's disease

Paronychia

Paroxysmal cold hemoglobinuria

Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria

Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia

Patellofemoral pain syndrome

Patent ductus arteriosus

Patent foramen ovale

Pediatric Medication Errors

Pediculosis

Pedophilic Disorder

Pelvic inflammatory disease

Pelvic Organ Prolapse (Uterine Prolapse)

Pemphigus vulgaris

Peptic ulcer disease

Pericarditis

Peripheral arterial disease

Peritonitis, secondary

Peritonitis, Spontaneous Bacterial

Pertussis

Peutz-Jeghers syndrome and other polyposis syndromes

Peyronie's disease

Pharyngitis/tonsillitis

Pheochromocytoma

Phobias

Pilonidal disease

Pinworms

Piriformis syndrome

Pituitary adenoma

Pityriasis rosea

Placenta previa

Plantar fasciitis

Pleurisy

Pneumonia, aspiration

Pneumonia, bacterial

Pneumonia, mycoplasma

Pneumonia, pneumocystis jiroveci (carinii)

Pneumonia, viral

Pneumothorax, spontaneous

Poison Ivy Dermatitis

Poliomyelitis

Polyarteritis nodosa

Polycystic kidney disease

Polycystic ovary syndrome

Polycythemia vera

Polymyalgia rheumatica

Polypharmacy

Portal hypertension

Portal vein thrombosis

Postconcussive syndrome

Post-partum hemorrhage

Postpoliomyelitis syndrome

Posttraumatic stress disorder

Postural tachycardia syndrome (POTS)

Precocious puberty

Preeclampsia

Premature labor

Premature rupture of membranes

Premenstrual dysphoric disorder

Premenstrual syndrome

Preoperative evaluation

Pressure ulcers (previously Decubitus ulcers)

Priapism

Primary immunodeficiency disease

Primary ovarian insufficiency

Primary sclerosing cholangitis

Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy (PML)

Progressive Supranuclear Palsy

Prolactinoma

Pronator syndrome

Prostate cancer

Prostatic hyperplasia, benign

Prostatitis

Pruritus ani

Pruritus vulvae

Calcium pyrophosphate dehydrate crystal deposition disease (formerly Pseudogout

Psittacosis

Psoriasis

Psoriatic arthritis (previously Arthritis, Psoriatic)

Psychosis

Pulmonary edema

Pulmonary embolism

Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Pulseless Electrical Activity

Pure red cell aplasia

Pyelonephritis

Pyoderma Gangrenosum

Pyogenic granuloma

Q fever

Rabies

Radiation exposure

Ramsay Hunt syndrome

Raynaud's phenomenon

Rectal prolapse

Reiter's Syndrome (Reactive Arthritis)

Renal artery stenosis

Renal cell adenocarcinoma

Renal tubular acidosis

Renal vein thrombosis

Respiratory Syncytial Virus

Restless legs syndrome

Retinal detachment

Retinal hemorrhage

Retinitis pigmentosa

Retinoblastoma

Retroperitoneal fibrosis

Reye's syndrome

Rh incompatibility

Rhabdomyolysis

Rheumatic fever

Rheumatoid Arthritis

Allergic Rhinitis (Rhinitis, allergic)

Rickets

Rocky Mountain spotted fever

Rosacea

Roseola

Rotator cuff syndrome

Rubella

Salivary gland neoplasms

Salmonellosis

Sarcoidosis

Sarcoma

Scabies

Scarlet fever

Shaken Baby Syndrome

Schistosomiasis

Schizophrenia

Scleritis

Scleroderma (systemic sclerosis)

Scoliosis

Seasonal affective disorder

Seborrheic Dermatitis (SD)

Seizures, absence

Seizures, febrile

Seizures, Generalized Tonic-Clonic

Seizures, partial

Sepsis(earlier Septicemia)

Septic Arthritis

Serotonin syndrome

Severe acute respiratory syndrome

Sexual Assault, Medical Examination

Sexual Dysfunction in Women

Sheehan's syndrome

Shigellosis

Short bowel syndrome

Short QT syndrome

Sialadenitis

Sialolithiasis

Sickle cell disease

Silicosis

Sinus thrombosis (previously Cavernous sinus thrombosis)

Sinusitis

Sjögren's syndrome

Sleep apnea, obstructive

Slipped capital femoral epiphysis

Small bowel obstruction

Smallpox

Social anxiety disorder

Somatization disorder

Spasticity

Spina bifida

Spinal cord compression

Spinal epidural abscess

Spinal stenosis, lumbar

Spinocerebellar ataxias

Spontaneous miscarriage

Sporotrichosis

Squamous cell carcinoma

Statin-induced muscle syndrome

Status epilepticus

Stevens-Johnson's syndrome

Stomatitis/Mucositis

Strabismus

Stroke, Acute Ischemic

Stroke, hemorrhagic

Stroke, secondary prevention

Sturge-Weber Syndrome

Stuttering

Subarachnoid hemorrhage

Subclavian steal syndrome

Subdural hematoma

Suicide

Superior vena cava syndrome

Syncope

Syndrome of Inappropriate Antidiuresis

Syphilis

Syringomyelia

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Tabes dorsalis

Sick Sinus Syndrome (formerly Tachycardia-Bradycardia syndrome)

Takayasu's Arteritis

Tapeworm infestation

Tardive dyskinesia

Tarsal tunnel syndrome

Temporomandibular joint syndrome

Testicular cancer (previously Testicular neoplasms)

Testicular torsion

Tetralogy of Fallot

Tetanus

Thalassemias

Thoracic outlet syndrome

Thromboangitis obliterans

Thrombocytosis

Thrombophlebitis, superficial Venous

Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura

Thyroid carcinoma

Thyroid nodule

Thyroiditis

Thyrotoxic storm

Tinea Capitis

Tinea corporis

Tinea cruris

Tinea pedis

Tinea versicolor

Tinnitus

Torsade des pointes

Torticollis

Tourette's syndrome

Toxic epidermal necrolysis

Toxic megacolon

Toxic shock syndrome

Toxoplasmosis

Tracheitis

Transfusion reaction, hemolytic

Transient ischemic attack

Transverse myelitis

Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)

Trichinosis

Tricuspid regurgitation

Tricuspid stenosis

Tricyclic antidepressant overdose

Trigeminal neuralgia

Trigger finger

Trochanteric bursitis

Tropical sprue

Tuberculosis, miliary

Tuberculosis, pulmonary

Tuberous Sclerosis

Tubular Necrosis, Acute

Tularemia

Tumor lysis syndrome

Turner's syndrome

Typhoid fever

Ulcerative colitis

Urethritis, gonococcal

Urethritis, nongonococcal

Urinary tract infection

Urolithiasis (Nephrolithiasis)

Urticaria

Uterine fibroids

Uterine malignancy

Uveitis

Vaginal bleeding during pregnancy

Vaginal fistulas

Vaginal malignancy

Vaginismus

Vaginitis, estrogen-deficient (previously Vulvovaginitis, Estrogen-Deficient)

Vaginitis, fungal (previously Vulvovaginitis, fungal)

Vaginitis, prepubescent (previously Vulvovaginitis, prepubescent)

Vaginitis, trichomonas (previously Vulvovaginitis, trichomonas)

Vaginosis, bacterial

Vancomycin resistant enterococcus (VRE)

Varicella

Varicocele

Varicose veins

Vasculitis, systemic

Venous insufficiency, chronic (previously Stasis dermatitis)

Venous Ulcers

Ventricular septal defect

Ventricular tachycardia

Vertebral Compression Fractures

Vestibular Neuronitis

Vitamin deficiency (hypovitaminosis)

Vitamin D deficiency

Vitiligo

Von Hippel-Lindau disease

Von Willebrand's disease

Vulvar cancer

Waldenström's Macroglobulinemia

Warts

Wernicke Syndrome

West Nile Virus Infection

Whiplash

Whipple's disease

Wilson's disease

Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome

Yellow fever

Zenker's (pharyngoesophageal) diverticulum

Gastrinoma (formerly Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome)

SECTION 2: DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS

Section 2: Differential Diagnosis

SECTION 3: CLINICAL ALGORITHMS

Section 3: Clinical Algorithms

SECTION 4: LABORATORY TESTS AND INTERPRETATION OF RESULTS

Section 4: Laboratory Tests and Interpretation of Results

SECTION 5: CLINICAL PRACTICE GUIDELINES

Section 5: Clinical Practice Guidelines

APPENDIX I DEFINITIONS OF COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE TERMS

APPENDIX II NUTRITION

APPENDIX III ACUTE POISONING

APPENDIX IV IMPAIRMENT AND DISABILITY ISSUES

APPENDIX V PRIMARY CARE PROCEDURES

APPENDIX VI PATIENT TEACHING GUIDES