Contiene: índice analítico, preguntas y respuestas

Using research to inprove clinical practice. Researching answer to clinical questions. Criticla Reading of studies. Understanding study design. Case report. Case series. Case-Control studies. Cross-Sextional studies. Cohort studies. Clinical trials. Systematic reviews and meta-analyses of clinical trials. Interpreting diagnostic and screening tests. The straighforward case. Complicating features. Summary. Discussing benefits, risks, probabilities, and expected outcomes. With patients. How to measure and improve clinical practice. Using big data to improve clinicla practice. Issues in designing a measurement system. Implementation of a monitoring system. Analysis of the results. Methods of presenting data to facilitate continuous. Improvement. Other features of continuous quality improvement. Using lean techniques to improve clinical practice. Summary. Endocrine disorders. Highlights. Cassification and diagnosis of diabetes mellitus. Reduction of risk for diabetes mellitus. Treatment and complications of diabetes mellitus. Thyroid disease. Physiology. Test of thyroid function. Hyperthyroidism. Hypothyroidism. Thyroiditis. Thyroid tumors. Disorders of the Hypothalamis-pituitary axis. Pituitary adenomas. Pituatary apoplexy. Multiple endocrine neoplasia síndromes. Hypertension. Classification of blood pressure and diagnosis of hipertensión. Etiology and pathogenesis of hipertensión. Evaluation of patiens with hypertension. Treatment of hipertensión. Lifestyle modifications. Pharmacologic treatment. Future treatmens and targets for hypertension. Special considerations. Ischemic hearth disease. Heart failure. Diabetes mellitus and hypertension. Chronic renal disease. Cerebrovascular disease. Obesity and metabolic síndrome. Obstructive sleep apnea syndorme. Left ventricular hypertrophy. Peripheral arterial disease. Orthostatic hypotension. Hypertension in older patiens. Women and pregnancy. Children and adolescents. Withdrawal síndromes. Hypertensive crisis. Hyperlipidemia and cardiovascular risk. Lipoproteins, Cholesterol, and cardiovascular disease. Risk assessment. Management. The role of statins. Metabolic síndrome. Acquired heart disease. Ischemic heart disease. Pathophysiology. Risk factors for coronary hearth disease. Clinical síndromes. Noninvasive cardiac diagnostic procedures. Invasive cardiac diagnostic procedures. Management of ischemic heart disease. Congestive heart disease. Classification. Symptoms. Clinical signs. Diagnostic evaluation. Etiology. Medical and nonsurgical management. Invasive or surgical management. Disorders of cardiac rhythm. Bradyarrythmias and conduction disturbances. Premature contractions. Tachyarrhythmias. Cerebrascular disease. Cerebral ischemia. Transient cerebral ischemia. Ischemis stroke. Diagnostic and management. Carotid occlusive disease. Diagnostic evaluation. Management of carotid stenoides. Intracranial hemorrhage. Intraventricular hemorrhage. Subaranoich hemorrhage. Pulmonary diseases. Obstructive lung diseases. Restrictive lung diseases. Nonpharmacologic treatment. Pharmacologic treatment. Hematologic disorders. Anemia. Laboratory evaluation of hemostasis and blood coagulation. Rheumatic disorders. Geriatrics. Osteoporosis. Alzheimer disease and dementia. Behavioral and neurologic disorders. Schizophrenia. Parkinson disease. Multiple sclerosos. Epileepsy. Preventive medicine. Hepatitis. Influenza Varicella-Zoster. Human papillomavirus. Cancer. Infectious disease. Perioperative management in ocular surgery. Medical emergencies and ocular adverse effects on systemic medications.