Textbook updates

In the last few weeks we have added several new chapters and reviewed a number of existing ones in the McMaster Textbook of Internal Medicine. Here’s a quick summary of updates that are worth exploring.

New chapters

Cardiovascular Diseases:

• Thromboangiitis Obliterans

Infectious Diseases:

• Diphtheria
• Enterobiasis
• Trichomoniasis
• Vaccines: Cholera
• Vaccines: Enteric (Typhoid) Fever
• Vaccines: Pertussis

Toxicology, Clinical Pharmacology, Addiction:

• Carbon Monoxide

Updated chapters

Cardiovascular Diseases:

• Acute Aortic Syndrome
• Aortic Dissection
• Aortic Regurgitation
• Aortic Stenosis
• Carotid and Vertebral Artery Stenosis
• Chronic Heart Failure
• Hemorrhagic Shock
• Hypovolemic Shock
• Intramural Hematoma
• Lower Limb Ischemia
• Mixed Aortic Stenosis and Regurgitation
• Obstructive Shock
• Penetrating Aortic Ulcer

Electrolyte, Fluid, and Acid-Base Balance Disorders:

• Calcium Disturbances
• Magnesium Disturbances
• Phosphate Disturbances
• Potassium Disturbances
• Sodium Disturbances

Endocrinology:

• Syndrome of Inappropriate Antidiuretic Hormone Secretion (SIADH)

Gastroenterology:

• Gastric Mucosa-Associated Lymphoid Tissue (MALT) Lymphoma
• Ulcerative Colitis (UC)

Infectious Diseases:

• Candidiasis
• Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
• Lyme Borreliosis
• Scarlet Fever
• Tick-Borne Encephalitis (TBE)

Oncology:

• Gastric Cancer

Signs and Symptoms:

• Chest Pain
• Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO)

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