Table of Contents

Psychiatric Disorders
1 Acute Agitation, J.P. Reiss and Kurt Skakum
2 Anxiety Disorders, R.P. Swinson
3 Attention Defcit Hyperactivity Disorder, Adil Virani
4 Dementia, Kenneth Rockwood and Mark Bosma
5 Depression, Sidney H. Kennedy, Sagar V. Parikh and Sophie Grigoriadis
6 Bipolar Disorder, Sagar V. Parikh
7 Psychoses, Heather Milliken
8 Insomnia, Jonathan A.E. Fleming
9 Drug Withdrawal Syndromes, James R. Kennedy
10 Smoking Cessation, Peter Selby
11 Eating Disorders, Laird Birmingham
Neurologic Disorders
12 Fever in Children, Joanne M. Langley
13 Thermoregulatory Disorders in Adults, Mathieu Simon
14 Persistent Hiccoughs, James M. Wright
15 Headache in Adults, R. Allan Purdy
16 Headache in Children, Sharon Whiting
17 Acute Pain, Benoit Bailey
18 Neuropathic Pain, C. Peter N. Watson
19 Bells Palsy, William Pryse-Phillips
20 Chronic Spasticity, Virginia Devonshire
21 Muscle Cramps, Virginia Devonshire
22 Restless Legs Syndrome, Anne-Louise Lafontaine
23 Parkinsons Disease, David Grimes
24 Seizures and Epilepsy, Jeremy Moeller and R. Mark Sadler
25 Multiple Sclerosis, Michael Namaka, Karen Ethans, Farid Esfahani and Emma Frost
Eye Disorders
26 Cataract Surgery Postoperative Care, Stan P. George
27 Glaucoma, Gisle Li
28 Red Eye, Sueda Akkor
29 Age-related Macular Degeneration, Michael Potter
Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders
30 Thyroid Disorders, Heather Lochnan
31 Diabetes Mellitus, David Blackburn, Kerry Mansell and Terra Arnason
32 Obesity, Arya M. Sharma
Therapeutic Choices
Sixth Edition
Cardiovascular Disorders
33 Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease, Tania Mysak
34 Dyslipidemias, Ghislaine O. Roederer
35 Hypertension, Norm R.C. Campbell, Ross Tsuyuki and Paul Gibson
36 Stable Angina, Michael Froeschl
37 Acute Coronary Syndromes, Michelle Graham
38 Post-myocardial Infarction, Derek So
39 Heart Failure, Michel White and Simon de Denus
40 Prevention of Ischemic Stroke, Robert Ct
41 Acute Stroke, Stephen J. Phillips and Gord Gubitz
42 Supraventricular Tachyarrhythmias, David Birnie and Pablo Nery
43 Ventricular Tachyarrhythmias, Paul Dorian
44 Syncope, Robert Sheldon
45 Venous Thromboembolism, Philip Wells
46 Intermittent Claudication, Richard I. Ogilvie
47 Raynauds Phenomenon, Andr Roussin

Respiratory Disorders
48 Chronic Cough, Pearce Wilcox
49 Allergic Rhinitis, D. William Moote
50 Viral Rhinitis, Timothy P. Lynch
51 Adult Asthma, David G. McCormack
52 Asthma in Infants and Children, Mark Montgomery
53 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, R. Andrew McIvor
54 Croup, David W. Johnson
Gastrointestinal Disorders
55 Nausea, Catherine MacLean
56 Constipation, Hugh Chaun
57 Diarrhea, Anna Marcjanna Borowiec and Richard N. Fedorak
58 Chronic Liver Diseases, Mark G. Swain
59 Viral Hepatitis, Kevork M.Peltekian and Geri Hirsch
60 Gastroesophageal Refux Disease, Eldon A. Shaffer
61 Dyspepsia and Peptic Ulcer Disease, A.B.R. Thomson
62 Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding, A.B.R. Thomson
63 Infammatory Bowel Disease, George Chami and Brian G. Feagan
64 Irritable Bowel Syndrome, W. Grant Thompson
Genitourinary Disorders
65 Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms and Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia, Richard W. Norman
66 Urinary Incontinence in Adults, Cheryl Sadowski
67 Urinary Incontinence in Children, Fabian P. Gorodzinsky
Sexual Health
68 Contraception, Gillian Graves
69 Dysmenorrhea, Margaret Burnett
70 Endometriosis, G. Barry Gilliland
71 Menopause, Amie Cullimore
72 Female Sexual Dysfunction, Rosemary Basson
73 Male Sexual Dysfunction, Rosemary Basson
Musculoskeletal Disorders
74 Fibromyalgia, Hillel Finestone
75 Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Kathleen Kerr
76 Polymyalgia Rheumatica and Giant-Cell Arteritis, John G. Hanly
77 Gout and Hyperuricemia, Suneil Kapur and Gunnar Kraag
78 Osteoarthritis, Paul Davis and Angela Juby
79 Rheumatoid Arthritis, Glen Hazlewood and Vivian Bykerk
80 Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Doug Smith
81 Osteoporosis, David A. Hanley
82 Neck Pain and Whiplash, Eldon Tunks and Paul Stacey
83 Low Back Pain, Eldon Tunks and Paul Stacey
84 Sports Injuries, Taryn Taylor
Skin Disorders
85 Acne, Duane Lichtenwald
86 Rosacea, W. Stuart Maddin
87 Sunburn, Lyn Guenther
88 Burns, David Warren
89 Pressure Ulcers, Stephen R. Tan
90 Psoriasis, Richard Langley
91 Atopic Dermatitis, Miriam Weinstein
92 Pruritus, Jerry Tan
93 Scabies and Lice, Sandra Knowles and Neil H. Shear
94 Bacterial Skin Infections, Peter Green
95 Fungal Nail Infections, Penny Miller
Blood Disorders
96 Common Anemias, Wendy Lim
Renal Disorders
97 Chronic Kidney Disease, Lori Wazny and Louise Moist
Fluid and Electrolyte Disorders
98 Hypovolemia, Peter J. McLeod
99 Edema, Tammy M. Keough-Ryan
100 Hypercalcemia, Walter Watral
101 Potassium Disturbances, Jean Ethier
102 Dehydration in Children, Gary I. Joubert
Infectious Diseases
103 Acute Otitis Media in Children, Joseph Vayalumkal
104 Streptococcal Sore Throat, Andrew Steer
105 Sinusitis, Edith M. Blondel-Hill and Susan Fryters
106 Acute Bronchitis, Cindy Marshall
107 Infuenza, Susan K. Bowles and Robert Strang
108 Community-acquired Pneumonia, Mark Loeb
109 Tuberculosis, Victoria J. Cook and James Johnston
110 Bacterial Meningitis, Alana Rosenthal and Lindy Samson
111 Diabetic Foot Infection, John Embil
112 Acute Osteomyelitis, Simon Dobson
113 Infective Endocarditis, Alfred Gin
114 Sepsis and Septic Shock, Steven Reynolds and Brian Cho
115 Urinary Tract Infection, Lindsay E. Nicolle
116 Sexually Transmitted Infections, Richard Lester
117 Herpesvirus Infections, Gerald Evans
118 HIV Infection, Valentina Montessori, Marianne Harris and Julio S.G.Montaner
119 Opportunistic Infections in HIV-positive Patients, Edward D. Ralph
120 Infections in the Cancer Patient, Coleman Rotstein
121 Travellers Diarrhea, Laurence D. Green and Michael Libman
122 Malaria Prevention, W.L. Wobeser and J.S. Keystone

Cancer Chemotherapy Toxicity
123 Chemotherapy-induced Nausea and Vomiting, Lynne Nakashima
124 Management of Side Effects of Chemotherapy and Radiation Therapy, Mova Leung
End-of-Life Care
125 Palliative Care, David Duper
Appendices
I Dosage Adjustment in Renal Impairment, James McCormack, Bruce Carleton and Piera Calissi
II Drug Use during Pregnancy, S. Ito and M.S. Brochet
III Drug Use during Breastfeeding, Orna Diav-Citrin and Gideon Koren
IV Nutritional Supplements for Adults, Maria Gutschi