Ferri's Clinical Advisor 2005 provides the busy physician with a fast, efficient way to identify important clinical information about the most commonly encountered medical disorders. Divided into five distinct sections dealing with over 1000 topics, this book offers: Basic information on over 600 disorders organized into easy-to-use listsICD-9CM codesClinical PearlsIllustrations, tables, and boxes highlighting important considerationsAlmost 500 Signs and Symptoms200 clinical algorithms assist in diagnosis and expediting patient workup and therapyTwo additional sections offer over 200 laboratory tests with interpretation of results, as well as extensive information on clinical preventive services and patient care guidelines from the U.S. Preventive Services Task ForceAppendices on herbal products and alternative medicine are also included. The Power of Five Books in One!New topics for 2005 include: Galactorrhea, Hot Flashes, Premenstrual dysphoric syndrome, Tinea pedis, and SARSSection I - Diseases and Disorders - provides you with at-a-glance guidance on 615 common medical conditions, presented alphabetically for ease of reference. Section II - Differential Diagnosis, Etiology, and Classification of Common Signs and Symptoms: displays nearly every possible cause for 472 different signs and symptoms. Section III - Clinical Algorithms: guides you through decisi