Ferri's Clinical Advisor 2018 Section I: Diseases and Disorders Abdominal aortic aneurysm Abdominal compartment syndrome Abruptio placentae Acetaminophen poisoning Achalasia Achilles tendon rupture Acne vulgaris Acoustic neuroma Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome Acromegaly Actinic keratosis Actinomycosis Acute Bronchitis Acute colonic pseudo-obstruction (Ogilvie's syndrome) Acute Coronary Syndromes Acute Kidney Injury Acute liver failure Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) Acute stress disorder Acute urinary retention (AUR) Adrenal insufficiency Adult onset Still disease (AOSD) Alcohol Abuse Alcoholic Hepatitis Aldosteronism Allergic Rhinitis (Rhinitis, allergic) Alopecia Alpha-1-Antitrypsin deficiency Alzheimer's disease Amaurosis fugax Amblyopia Amebiasis Amenorrhea Amyloidosis Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis Anaerobic infections Anal fissure Anaphylaxis Anemia, aplastic Anemia, Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia, Inflammatory Anemia, iron deficiency Anemia, pernicious Anemia, sideroblastic Angina pectoris Angioedema Angular cheilitis Ankle fracture Ankle sprain Ankylosing spondylitis Anorectal fistula Anorexia nervosa Anoxic brain injury Anthrax Antiphospholipid antibody syndrome Anxiety (generalized anxiety disorder) Aortic coarctation (Coarctation of the aorta) Aortic dissection Aortic regurgitation Aortic stenosis Appendicitis Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia Asbestosis Ascariasis Ascites Aspergillosis Asthma Asthma-COPD overlap syndrome Astrocytoma Ataxia Ataxia Telengiectasia Atelectasis Atopic dermatitis Atrial fibrillation Atrial flutter Atrial myxoma Atrial septal defect Atrioventricular dissociation Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder Autism spectrum disorder AV Malformations, Cerebral Avascular necrosis Babesiosis Baker's cyst Balanitis Barrett's Esophagus Bartholin gland abscess Bartter's Syndrome Basal cell carcinoma Basic calcium phosphate(BCP) deposition Bedbug Bite Behcet's disease Bell's Palsy Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo Biceps Tendonitis Binge eating disorder Bipolar disorder Bisphosphonate related osteonecrosis of jaw Bite wounds Bites and stings, arachnids Bites and stings, insect Bites, snake Bladder cancer Blastomycosis Blepharitis Body dysmorphic disorder Bone tumor, primary malignant Borderline personality disorder Botulism Brain Abscess Brain Metastases Brain neoplasm, benign Brain neoplasm, Glioblastoma Breast abscess Breast cancer Breech birth Bronchiectasis Brucellosis Brugada syndrome Bruxism Budd-Chiari syndrome Bulimia nervosa Bullous pemphigoid Burning Mouth Syndrome Burns Bursitis Calcium-Alkali syndrome Cancer of unknown primary site Candidiasis, Cutaneous Candidiasis, Invasive Carbon monoxide poisoning Carcinoid syndrome Cardiac tamponade Cardiomyopathy , chemical- induced Cardiomyopathy, dilated Cardiomyopathy, hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy, restrictive Cardiorenal syndrome Carotid sinus syndrome Carotid stenosis Carpal tunnel syndrome Cataracts Cat-scratch disease Cavernous sinus thrombosis Celiac disease Cellulitis Cerebral palsy Cerebral vasculitis Cervical cancer Cervical disc syndromes Cervical dysplasia Cervical insufficiency Cervical polyps Cervicitis Chagas' disease Chancroid Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease Charcot's joint Chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting Child Abuse Chlamydia genital infections Cholangiocarcinoma Cholangitis Cholecystitis Choledocholithiasis Cholelithiasis Cholera Chorea Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (CIDP) Chronic Kidney Disease Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Cirrhosis Claudication Clostridium difficile infection Cocaine overdose Coccidioidomycosis Cogan's syndrome Colorado tick fever Colorectal cancer Compartment syndrome Complex regional pain syndrome Concussion Conduct disorder Condyloma acuminatum Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia Conjunctivitis Contact dermatitis Contraception Contrast-Induced Acute Kidney Injury (CI-AKI) Conversion disorder Cor pulmonale Corneal abrasion Corneal ulceration Coronary Artery Disease Costochondritis Craniopharyngioma Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease Crohn's disease Croup (Laryngotracheobronchitis) Cryoglobulinemia Cryptococcosis Cryptorchidism Cryptosporidium infection Cubital tunnel syndrome Cushing's disease and syndrome Cutaneous larva migrans Cyclic vomiting syndrome Cystic fibrosis Cysticercosis Cytomegalovirus infection De Quervain's tenosynovitis Deep vein thrombosis Delayed Puberty Delirium Delirium tremens Delusional parasitosis Dementia with Lewy bodies Dengue Fever Dependent personality disorder Depression, major Dermatitis Herpetiformis Diabetes insipidus Diabetes mellitus Diabetic foot Diabetic ketoacidosis Diabetic polyneuropathy Diabetic retinopathy Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH) Digoxin overdose Diphtheria Discoid lupus (DLE) Disseminated intravascular coagulation Dissociative disorders Diverticular disease (diverticulosis, diverticulitis) Down syndrome Drowning Drug Abuse Drug-induced liver injury Drug-induced parenchymal lung disease Dumping syndrome Dupuytren's contracture Dysfunctional uterine bleeding Dysmenorrhea Dyspareunia Dyspepsia, Nonulcerative Dysphagia Dystonia Early repolarization syndrome Echinococcosis Eclampsia Ectopic pregnancy Ehlers-Danlos syndrome Ehrlichiosis and Anaplasmosis Ejaculation and Orgasm Disorders Elder Abuse Electrical and lightning injury Emergency Contraception Empyema Encephalitis, acute viral Encephalopathy Encopresis Endocarditis, infective Endometrial cancer Endometriosis Endometritis Enteropathic arthritis Enuresis Eosinophilic fasciitis Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis Eosinophilic pneumonias Epicondylitis Epididymitis Epidural abcess Epidural Hematoma Epiglottitis Epiploic appendagitis Episcleritis Epistaxis Epstein-Barr virus infection Erectile dysfunction Erysipelas Erythema Elevatum Diutinum Erythema multiforme Erythema nodosum Esophageal tumors Esophageal Varices Essential tremor Factitious disorder (including Munchausen's Syndrome) Failure to Thrive (Pediatric) Falls in the Elderly Familial Adenomatous Polyposis and Gardner's Syndrome Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF) Fatty Liver of Pregnancy, Acute Felty's syndrome Fetal alcohol syndrome Fever of undetermined origin Fibrocystic breast disease Fibromyalgia Fifth Disease (Parvovirus B19 Infection) Filariasis Folliculitis Food allergies Food poisoning, bacterial Friedreich's ataxia Frostbite Frozen shoulder Functional gallbladder disorder Galactorrhea Ganglia Gastric cancer Gastrinoma Gastritis Gastroenteritis Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) Gender Dysphoria and Gender Nonconformity Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) Giant cell arteritis Giardiasis Gilbert's Syndrome Gingivitis Gingivitis, Necrotizing Ulcerative (NUG) Glaucoma, open-angle Glaucoma, primary angle closure Glenohumeral dislocation Glomerulonephritis, acute Glossitis Gonorrhea Goodpasture's syndrome Gout Granuloma annulare Granuloma inguinale Granulomatosis with polyangiitis Granulomatous arthritis Graves' disease Grief, Complicated or Prolonged Guillain-Barre syndrome Gynecomastia Hand-Foot-Mouth disease Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma Headache, cluster Headache, migraine Headache, tension-type Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) Heart block, complete Heart block, second-degree Heart Failure Heat exhaustion & heat stroke Helicobacter pylori infection HELLP syndrome Hemochromatosis Hemolytic-uremic syndrome Hemophilia Hemoptysis Hemorrhoids Henoch-Schoenlein purpura Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia Hepatic encephalopathy Hepatitis A Hepatitis B Hepatitis C Hepatitis D Hepatitis E Hepatitis, autoimmune Hepatocellular carcinoma Hepatopulmonary syndrome Hepatorenal syndrome Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Syndrome Herpangina Herpes simplex Herpes zoster Hiatal hernia Hidradenitis suppurativa High-Altitude sickness Hip fracture Hirsutism Histiocytosis X (Langerhans cell histiocytosis) Histoplasmosis Histrionic personality disorder HIV cognitive dysfunction Hoarding disorder Hodgkin's Lymphoma Hookworm Horner's syndrome Hot Flashes Human immunodeficiency virus Huntington's disease Hydrocele Hydrocephalus, normal pressure Hydronephrosis Hypercholesterolemia Hypercoagulable state Hyperemesis gravidarum Hypereosinophilic syndrome Hyperlipoproteinemia, primary Hyperosmolar hyperglycemic syndrome Hyperparathyroidism Hypersensitivity pneumonitis Hypersplenism Hypertension Hyperthyroidism Hypertrophic osteoarthropathy Hyperuricemia Hypoactive sexual desire disorder Hypoaldosteronism Hypochondriasis (Illness Anxiety Disorder) Hypocomplementemic urticarial vasculitis Hypogonadism, Male Hyponatremia Hypoparathyroidism Hypopituitarism Hypospadias Hypothermia Hypothyroidism ID REACTION Idiopathic intracranial hypertension Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis IgA Nephropathy Immune thrombocytopenic purpura Impetigo Inclusion body myositis Incontinence, Bowel, Elderly Patient Incontinence, urinary Infantile Hypotonia Infertility Inflammatory myopathies Influenza Influenza, avian Insomnia Insulinoma Intermittent explosive disorder (IED) Interstitial Cystitis Interstitial Lung Disease Interstitial nephritis Intraventricular conduction delay (IVCD) Irritable bowel syndrome Ischemic Hepatitis Ischemic optic neuropathy Jaundice in the Adult Patient Juvenile idiopathic arthritis Kaposi's sarcoma Kawasaki disease Keloid Klinefelter's syndrome Korsakoff's psychosis Labyrinthitis Lactic acidosis Lactose intolerance Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome Laryngeal carcinoma Laryngitis Lead poisoning Legg-Calve-Perthes disease Leishmaniasis Leprosy Leptospirosis Leukemia, acute lymphoblastic Leukemia, acute myelogenous Leukemia, chronic lymphocytic Leukemia, chronic myelogenous Leukemia, hairy cell Leukoplakia, oral hairy Lichen planus Lichen sclerosus Lichen simplex chronicus Listeriosis Liver Abscess Liver Transplantaion Long QT syndrome Lumbar disk syndrome Lung abscess Lung neoplasms, primary Lyme disease Lymphangitis Lymphedema Lymphogranuloma venereum Lymphoma, non-Hodgkin's Lynch syndrome Macular degeneration Malabsorption Malaria Malignant hyperthermia Mallory-Weiss tear Marfan's syndrome Mastitis Mastocytosis Mastodynia Mastoiditis Measles (rubeola) Meckel diverticulum Mediastinitis Meigs' syndrome Melanoma Meniere's Disease Meningioma Meningitis, bacterial Meningitis, fungal Meningitis, viral Meningomyelocele Menopause Menorrhagia Meralgia Paresthetica Mesenteric adenitis Mesenteric Ischemia, Acute Mesenteric venous thrombosis Mesothelioma, malignant Metabolic syndrome Metatarsalgia Methanol and ethylene glycol poisoning Methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Microscopic polyangiitis Microsporidiosis Mild Cognitive Impairment Mitral regurgitation Mitral stenosis Mitral valve prolapse Mixed connective tissue disease Molar pregnancy Molluscum contagiosum Monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) Mononucleosis Morton Neuroma Motion sickness Mucormycosis Multidrug-resistant gram negative rods (MRG-GNRs) Multifocal atrial tachycardia Multiple myeloma Multiple sclerosis Multiple system atrophy Mumps Muscular dystrophy Mushroom poisoning Myasthenia gravis Mycosis fungoides Myelodysplastic syndromes Myocardial infarction Myocarditis Myoclonus Myofascial Pain syndrome Myotonia Myxedema coma Narcissistic personality disorder Narcolepsy Nasal Polyps Necrotizing autoimmune myositis Necrotizing fasciitis Nephroblastoma Nephrogenic systemic fibrosis Nephrotic syndrome Neuroblastoma Neurocognitive Disorders Neurofibromatosis Neuroleptic malignant syndrome Neuropathic pain Neuropathy, hereditary Nocardiosis Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease Non-allergic Rhinitis Obesity Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder OCD Ocular foreign body Opioid Dependence Oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) Optic atrophy Optic neuritis Oral cancer Orchitis Orthostatic Hypotension Osgood-Schlatter disease Osler-Rendu-Webber Syndrome Osteoarthritis Osteochondritis dissecans Osteomyelitis Osteoporosis Otitis externa Otitis media Otosclerosis (otospongiosis) Ovarian cancer Ovarian neoplasm, benign Over-the-counter medications in pregnancy Paget's disease of bone Paget's disease of the breast Pain Management in Chronic Pain Pancreatic cancer, (exocrine) Pancreatitis, acute Pancreatitis, chronic Panic Disorder, with or without agoraphobia Panniculitis Paraneoplastic syndromes Paranoid personality disorder Paraphilic disorders Parkinson's disease Paronychia Paroxysmal cold hemoglobinuria Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria Patellofemoral pain syndrome Patent ductus arteriosus Patent foramen ovale Pediatric Medication Errors Pediculosis Pedophilic Disorder Pelvic Abscess Pelvic inflammatory disease Pelvic Organ Prolapse Pemphigus vulgaris Peptic ulcer disease Pericarditis Peripheral arterial disease Perirectal Abscess Peritonitis, secondary Peritonitis, Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonsilar Abscess Pertussis Peutz-Jeghers syndrome and other polyposis syndromes Peyronie's disease Pharyngitis/tonsillitis Pheochromocytoma Phobias Pilonidal disease Pinworms Piriformis syndrome Pituitary adenoma Pityriasis rosea Placenta previa Plantar fasciitis Pleurisy Pneumonia, aspiration Pneumonia, bacterial Pneumonia, mycoplasma Pneumonia, pneumocystis jiroveci (carinii) Pneumonia, viral Pneumothorax, spontaneous Poison Ivy Dermatitis Poliomyelitis Polyarteritis nodosa Polycystic kidney disease Polycystic ovary syndrome Polycythemia vera Polymyalgia rheumatica Polypharmacy Portal hypertension Portal vein thrombosis Postconcussive syndrome Post-herpetic neuralgia Post-partum depression Post-partum hemorrhage Postpoliomyelitis syndrome Post-thrombotic syndrome Posttraumatic stress disorder Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) Precocious puberty Preeclampsia Premature rupture of membranes Premenstrual dysphoric disorder Premenstrual syndrome Preoperative evaluation Pressure Injury Preterm Labor Priapism Primary angiitis of the central nervous system Primary Biliary Cholangitis Primary immunodeficiency disease Primary myelofibrosis Primary ovarian insufficiency Primary sclerosing cholangitis Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy (PML) Progressive Supranuclear Palsy Prolactinoma Pronator syndrome Prostate cancer Prostatic hyperplasia, benign Prostatitis Pruritus ani Pruritus vulvae Pseudogout Psittacosis Psoriasis Psoriatic arthritis Psychosis Pulmonary edema Pulmonary embolism Pulmonary Hypertension Pulseless Electrical Activity Pure red cell aplasia Pyelonephritis Pyoderma Gangrenosum Pyogenic granuloma Q fever Quadrilateral space syndrome Rabies Radiation exposure Ramsay Hunt syndrome Raynaud's phenomenon Rectal prolapse Reiter's Syndrome (Reactive Arthritis) Renal Abscess Renal artery stenosis Renal cell carcinoma Renal tubular acidosis Renal vein thrombosis Respiratory Syncytial Virus Restless legs syndrome Retinal detachment Retinal hemorrhage Retinitis pigmentosa Retinoblastoma Retroperitoneal fibrosis Retropharyngeal abscess Reye's syndrome Rh incompatibility Rhabdomyolysis Rheumatic fever Rheumatoid Arthritis Rickets Rocky Mountain spotted fever Rosacea Roseola Rotator cuff syndrome Rubella Salivary gland neoplasms Salmonellosis Sarcoidosis Sarcoma Scabies Scarlet fever Schistosomiasis Schizophrenia Scleritis Scleroderma (systemic sclerosis) Scoliosis Seasonal affective disorder Seborrheic Dermatitis (SD) Seizures, absence Seizures, febrile Seizures, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizures, partial Sepsis Septic Arthritis Serotonin syndrome Severe acute respiratory syndrome Sexual Assault Sexual Dysfunction in Women Shaken Baby Syndrome Sheehan's syndrome Shigellosis Short bowel syndrome Short QT syndrome Sialadenitis Sialolithiasis Sick Sinus Syndrome Sickle cell disease Silicosis Sinusitis Sjoegren's syndrome Sleep apnea Slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE) Small bowel obstruction Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) Smallpox Social anxiety disorder Somatic Symptom Disorder Spasticity Spina bifida Spinal cord compression Spinal epidural abscess Spinal stenosis, lumbar Spinocerebellar ataxia Spontaneous miscarriage Sporotrichosis Squamous cell carcinoma Statin-induced muscle syndrome Status epilepticus Stevens-Johnson's syndrome Stomatitis/Mucositis Strabismus Stroke, Acute Ischemic Stroke, hemorrhagic Stroke, secondary prevention Sturge-Weber Syndrome Stuttering Stye (hordeolum) Subarachnoid hemorrhage Subclavian steal syndrome Subdural hematoma Suicide Superior vena cava syndrome Supraventricular Tachycardia Syncope Syndrome of Inappropriate Antidiuresis Syphilis Syringomyelia Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Tabes dorsalis Takayasu's Arteritis Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy Tapeworm infestation Tardive dyskinesia Tarsal tunnel syndrome Temporomandibular joint syndrome Testicular cancer Testicular torsion Tetanus Tetralogy of Fallot Thalassemias Thoracic outlet syndrome Thromboangitis obliterans Thrombocytosis Thrombophlebitis, superficial Venous Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura Thyroid carcinoma Thyroid nodule Thyroiditis Thyrotoxic storm Tinea Capitis Tinea corporis Tinea cruris Tinea pedis Tinea Unguium Tinea versicolor Tinnitus Torsade des pointes Torticollis Tourette's syndrome Toxic epidermal necrolysis Toxic megacolon Toxic shock syndrome Toxoplasmosis Tracheitis Transfusion reaction, hemolytic Transient Global Amnesia Transient ischemic attack Transverse myelitis Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Traveler's diarrhea Trichinosis Tricuspid regurgitation Tricuspid stenosis Tricyclic antidepressant overdose Trigeminal neuralgia Trigger finger Trochanteric Pain Syndrome (Trochanteric Bursitis) Tropical sprue Tuberculosis, miliary Tuberculosis, pulmonary Tuberous Sclerosis Tubular Necrosis, Acute Tularemia Tumor lysis syndrome Turner syndrome Typhoid fever Ulcerative colitis Upper Extremity Deep Vein Thrombosis Urethritis, gonococcal Urethritis, nongonococcal Urinary tract infection Urolithiasis (Nephrolithiasis) Urticaria Urticaria, Chronic Uterine fibroids Uterine malignancy Uveitis Vaginal bleeding during pregnancy Vaginal fistulas Vaginal malignancy Vaginismus Vaginitis, estrogen-deficient Vaginitis, fungal Vaginitis, prepubescent Vaginitis, trichomonas Vaginosis, bacterial Vancomycin resistant enterococcus (VRE) Varicella Varicocele Varicose veins Vasculitis, systemic Venous insufficiency, chronic Venous Ulcers Ventricular fibrillation Ventricular septal defect Ventricular tachycardia Vertebral Compression Fractures Vestibular Neuronitis Vitamin D deficiency Vitamin deficiency (hypovitaminosis) Vitiligo Von Hippel-Lindau disease Von Willebrand's Disease Vulvar cancer Waldenstroem's Macroglobulinemia Warts Wernicke Syndrome West Nile Virus Infection Whiplash Whipple's disease Wilson's disease Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome Yellow fever Zenker's (pharyngoesophageal) diverticulum Zika virus Section II: Differential Diagnosis Section III: Clinical Algorithms Section IV: Laboratory Tests and Interpretation of Results Section V: Clinical Practice Guidelines Appendix Appendix I: Complementary and Alternative Medicine Appendix II: Nutrition Appendix III: Acute Poisoning Appendix IV: Impairment and Disability Issues Appendix V: Primary Care Procedures Appendix VI: Patient Teaching Guides
