Principles and Practice of Hospital Medicine 2nd edition (second edition)

About this book

Principles and Practice of Hospital Medicine 2nd edition by Sylvia C. McKean, John J. Ross, Daniel D. Dressler, and Danielle Scheurer provides comprehensive guidance on the clinical, organizational, and administrative aspects of caring for hospitalized adults. The text combines bedside medicine with systems based practice to support diagnosis, treatment, care coordination, and leadership within hospital settings.

The 2nd edition is organized around the specialty of hospital medicine and systems of care, medical consultation, rehabilitation and skilled nursing care, bedside patient assessment, diagnostic testing and procedures, and clinical conditions encountered in the inpatient setting. It addresses value based medicine, perioperative consultation, clinical reasoning, acute disease management, patient safety, transitions of care, and coordination among hospital teams.

This textbook is intended primarily for hospitalists, internal medicine physicians, residents, fellows, and other clinicians responsible for inpatient medical care. Its clinical questions, case studies, tables, diagnostic guidance, procedural content, and systems based discussions support residency education, hospital medicine training, bedside decision making, consultation, and management of complex hospitalized patients.

Hospitalists, internal medicine residents, physicians, and other inpatient clinicians can use this 2017 edition to evaluate acute medical problems, plan diagnostic workups, coordinate multidisciplinary care, and strengthen hospital based clinical practice. The complete 2nd edition is available as a searchable PDF enhanced digital version with instant access for clinical reference, residency study, professional education, and hospital medicine review.