Table of Contents

Head and Neck Headache and Acute Vision Problems; John J. Guarnaschelli, MD, and Roy J. Meckler, MD Head Injury; John J. Guarnaschelli, MD Swallowing Disorders; Brian L. Hawkins, MD Surgical Diseases of the Thyroid and Parathyroid Glands; Michael B. Flynn, MD Head and Neck Cancers; Jeffrey M. Bumpous, MD The Ear; Alan J. Nissen, MD Hearing Problems; Ian M.Windmill, PhD When Do Patients Need Ear Tubes? Julie L. Goldman, MD Nasal and Sinus Problems; Welby Winstead, MD Chest and Trunk Angina; Daniel E. McMartin, MD Mammography and Image-Guided Breast Biopsy; Elizabeth A. Amin, MD Breast Cancer; Michael J. Edwards, MD Breast Surgery and Reconstruction; Gordon R. Tobin, MD Surgical Problems of the Lung; Robert L. Fulton, MD Back Pain and Lumbar Disc Disease; George H. Raque, Jr., MD Abdomen and Pelvis Gastroesophageal Reflux; Gerald M. Larson, MD Gastrointestinal Bleeding; Susan Galandiuk, MD Biliary and Pancreatic Disease; Gary C. Vitale, MD Acute Abdomen; Mary B. Carter, MD, PhD, and Christopher D. Wohltmann, MD Abnormal Bowel Movements; Susan Galandiuk, MD Anorectal Complaints; Susan Galandiuk, MD Hernias; Hiram C. Polk, Jr., MD Organ Transplantation; Jon W. Jones, MD Genitourinary Tract Voiding Problems; Bruce L. Slaughenhoupt, MD, FAAP Urinary Stone Disease; Ganesh S. Rao, MD, and Mohammad Amin, MD Genitourinary Neoplasms and Prostatitis; John G. Van Savage, MD Extremities and Skin Common Hand Injuries and Disorders; Steven J. McCabe, MD Lower Extremity Orthopedic Problems; Arthur L. Malkani, MD, and Jeffrey Davila, MD Foot and Ankle Ulcers: Diabetic and Venous Stasis Ulcers; T. Jeffery Wieman, MD, and Thomas M. Bergamini, MD Malignant Melanoma; Hiram C. Polk, Jr., MD Burns; David A. Spain, MD Radiology Vascular Imaging; Seyhan O. Senler, MD Oncology Medical Oncology; Daniel O. Herzig, MD, and Roger H. Herzig, MD Radiation Oncology; Kristie J. Paris, MD Infants and Children Surgical Problems in the Pediatric Patient; Sheldon J. Bond, MD, and Hirikati S. Nagaraj, MD Skills How to Administer Local Anesthesia; Susan Galandiuk, MD How to Suture; Mary B. Carter, MD, PhD, and Christopher D. Wohltmann, MD How to Tie a Knot; Christopher D. Wohltmann, MD, Mary B. Carter, MD, PhD, and Louise E. Hunt, FRCS How to Drain an Abscess; Susan Galandiuk, MD How to Excise a Skin Lesion; Mary B. Carter, MD, PhD, and Christopher D. Wohltmann, MD Financial Facts Medical Practice Management: What You Need to Know; Toni M. Ganzel, MD, and Linda Royalty How Much Does It Cost? Susan Galandiuk, MD

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