Vol. I

Introduction to clinical medicine. Cardinal manifestations and presentation of diseases: Pain. Alterations i body temperatura. Nervous system dysfunction. Disorders of eyes, ears, nose, and throat. Alterations in circulatory and respiratory functions. Alterations in gastrointestinal function. Alterations in renal and urinary tract function. Alterations in sexual function and reproduction. Alterations in the skin. Hematologic alterations. Genes, the enviroment, and disease. Regenerative medicine. Aging. Nutrition. Oncology and hematology: Neoplastic disorders. Hematopoietic disorders. Disordres of hemostasis. Infectious diseases: Basic considerations in infectious diseases. Clinical syndromes: community-acquired infections. Clinical syndromes: health care-associated infections. Approach to therapy for bacterial diseases. Diseases caused by gram-positive bacteria. Diseases caused by gran-negative bacteria. Miscellaneous bacterial infections. Mycobacterial diseases. Mycobacterial diseases. Spirochetal diseases. Diseases caused by richettsiae, mycoplasmas, and chlamydiae. Viral diseases: general considerations. Infections due to DNA viruses. Infections due to DNA and RNA respiratory viruses. Infections due to human immunodeficiency virus and otther human retroviruses. Infections due to RNA viruses. Fungal infections. Protozoal and helminthic infections: general considerations. Protozoal infections. Helminthic infections. Terrorism and clinical medicine.