A complete summary of medical advances up to time of publication! Here are some of the many updates and additions to the 2018 edition: •New print chapter on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Health •Substantially revised pain management section, including latest information on benefits, risks and methods to limit risks of opioid use •New recommendations for initial empiric antibiotic treatment for hospital-acquired and ventilator-associated pneumonia •2016 CHEST Guidelines for anticoagulation treatment recommendations in cancer and noncancer diagnosis •New discussion of physician-assisted death •Updated treatment options for hepatitis C infection •New FDA-approved medications for ulcerative colitis and Crohn disease •New pharmacologic treatment for hormone receptor-positive breast cancer •New table outlining criteria to rule out pulmonary embolism
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