Textbook updates

In the last few weeks we have added a new chapter 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 chapter

Infectious Diseases:

• Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Infections

Updated chapters

Signs and Symptoms:

• Heart Murmurs
• Abdominal Pain: General Considerations
• Headache

Allergy and Immunology:

• Immunodeficiency Disorders

Cardiology:

• Direct Thrombin Inhibitors
• Factor Xa Inhibitors
• Vitamin K Antagonists
• Chronic Venous Insufficiency
• Superior Vena Cava Syndrome
• Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)
• Pulmonary Embolism

Gastroenterology:

• Crohn Disease
• Ulcerative Colitis

Infectious Diseases:

• Syphilis

Nephrology:

• Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease (ADPKD)
• Simple Kidney Cyst
• Autosomal Dominant Tubulointerstitial Kidney Disease (ADTKD)
• Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs)

Procedures:

• Gastric Lavage

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