Current Diagnosis and Treatment - Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Klausner - Current Diagnosis and Treatment - Sexually Transmitted Diseases
£45.99
£45.99
Authors/editors: Jeffrey D Klausner and Edward W Hook III
ISBN: 978-0-07-145606-7
Page count: 248
Publisher: McGraw
Publication year: 2007

Featuring the trusted, practical format of the CURRENT series, this authoritative, quick-access guide delivers a top-to-bottom overview of STDs commonly encountered in clinical practice. The book begins with an insightful introduction to the field that emphasizes the patient-doctor relationship, and then explores clinical problems with STDs in terms of diagnostic, management, and treatment considerations.

Table of contents:

I. Screening guidelines for sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV infection

Section I - Syndromes

  1. Vaginal discharge
  2. Urethral discharge
  3. Genital ulcer disease
  4. Lower abdominal pain in women
  5. Epididymitis and the acute scrotum syndrome
  6. Persistant and recurrent urethritis
  7. Pelvic inflammatory disease
  8. Proctitis and proctocolitis
  9. Cervicitis
  10. Bacterial vaginosis

Section II - Infections

  1. Chancroid
  2. Genital chlamydial infections
  3. Genital herpes
  4. External genital warts
  5. Gonorrhea
  6. Lymphogranuloma venereum
  7. Trichomoniasis
  8. Syphilis
  9. Neurosyphilis

Section III - Special Topics

  1. Sexually transmitted diseases in HIV-infected persons
  2. Sexually transmitted diseases in pregnancy
  3. Sexually transmitted diseases in adolescents
  4. Sexually transmitted diseases in men who have sex with men
  5. Sexually transmitted diseases in women who have sex with women
  6. Principles of serological testing or syphilis
  7. Principles of risk reduction counseling
  8. Partner notification and management
  9. Management of abnormal Pap smears
  10. Commonly encountered genital dermatoses
  11. The sexual history

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