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The 2015 Edition is packed with important NEW information!
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NEW TO THIS EDITION:
- Latest 2014 American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology guidelines for anticoagulation in atrial fibrillation, and indications for interventions in valvular heart disease
- Update on the epidemic of opioid-based prescription drug abuse, misuse and overdose, and new section on opioids for chronic, noncancer pain
- Revised treatment options for Helicobacter pylori and chronic hepatitis C
- Latest hypertension information from 2013 UK National Institute of Health and Clinical Excellence and US Joint National Committee (JNC8) Reports
- Discussion of which patients benefit from statins, and indications for high vs. moderate intensity statins, based on 2014 AHA/ACC guidelines
- Scoring tools for assessing the severity of acute pancreatitis
- Revised psychiatric diagnoses in accordance with the Diagnostic Statistical Manual’s 5th edition
