Bestselling author Fred F. Ferri, MD, FACP-known for his succinct, at-a-glance guidance in clinical decision making-offers a one-of-a-kind approach to the diagnosis of virtually every condition encountered in daily practice. Inside this new reference you'll find nearly 4,000 images-the largest collection of medical images ever assembled in a primary care resource. For each condition examined, the text presents several images from a multiple-modality perspective that together provide a clear picture for obtaining an accurate identification. Differential diagnosis references accompanying each image help you avoid possible misdiagnoses. As an Expert Consult title, this text offers convenient access to the complete contents online, allowing you to perform quick searches, cross reference differential diagnosis references with even greater efficiency, and download all of the images from the book.

Key Features
• Provides access to the complete contents online, allowing you to perform quick searches, cross reference differential diagnoses with even greater efficiency, and download all of the images from the book.
• Features nearly 4,000 high-quality photographs-complemented by concise explanatory text-to help you quickly identify and diagnose virtually every condition encountered in daily practice.
• Presents several images for each condition correlating various characteristic visual findings.
• Concisely summarizes each condition's definition, key features, differential diagnosis, therapeutic options, and relevant ICD-9-CM codes.
• Presents differential diagnosis references for each image to help you rule out conditions with a similar presentation.

SECTION 1 Skin and subcutaneous tissues
1. The structure and function of skin
2. Evaluation of skin disorders
3. Disorders of keratinization
4. Inherited and autoimmune subepidermal blistering diseases
5. Acantholytic disorders
6. Eczematous dermatoses
7. Psoriasis
8. Lichen planus
9. Hypersensitivity syndromes
10. Superficial and deep perivascular inflammatory dermatoses
11. Granulomatous and necrobiotic dermatoses
12. Porphiria cutanea tarda (PCT)
13. Pellagra
14. Cutaneous adverse reactions to drugs
15. Neutrophilic and eosinophilic dermatoses
16. Vascular diseases
17. Disorders of pigmentation
18. Diseases of the hair
19. Acne vulgaris
20. Rosacea
21. Diseases of the nails
22. Tumors of the surface epithelium
23. Melanocytic nevi
24. Melanoma
25. Miscellaneous skin lesions
26. Dermatophyte infections
27. Viral exanthems
28. Bacterial skin infections
29. Infestations and bites
30. Decubitus ulcers
31. Environmental injuries
32. Radiation Dermatitis

SECTION 2 Brain, peripheral nervous system, muscle
33. Normal anatomy
34. Diagnostic tests and procedures
35. Cerebrovascular disease
36. Subclavian steal syndrome
37. Subdural hematoma
38. Brain neoplasms
39. Dementia
40. Movement disorders
41. Developmental disorders of the spinal cord and brain
42. Multiple sclerosis
43. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
44. Neuropathies
45. Ataxias
46. Infections
47. Neurocutaneous syndromes
48. Disorders of muscle and neuromuscular junction
49. Bell's palsy
50. Cerebral palsy
51. Down syndrome
52. Normal pressure hydrocephalus
53. Dandy-Walker malformation
54. Neuroblastoma
55. von-Hippel-Lindau disease

SECTION 3 Eyes, Ears, Nose, Oral cavity, and Neck
- Eyes
56. Normal anatomy
57. Diagnostic tests and procedures
58. Cataracts
59. Conjunctivitis
60. Corneal ulceration (Keratitis)
61. Scleritis
62. Disorders of the conjunctiva and limbus
63. Strasbismus
64. Amblyopia
65. Entropion
66. Ectropion
67. Blepharospasm
68. Benign eyelid lesions
69. Eyelid malignancies
70. Retinitis pigmentosa
71. Retinoblastoma
72. Amaurosis fugax
73. Macular degeneration
74. Retinal detachment
75. Uveitis
76. Glaucoma, chronic open angle
77. Glaucoma, primary closed angle
78. Horner's syndrome
79. Optic neuritis

- Ears
80. Normal anatomy, examination, and diagnostic testing
81. Hearing loss
82. Acoustic neuroma
83. Relapsing polychondritis
84. Otitis externa
85. Otitis media

- Nose
86. Allergic rhinitis
87. Epistaxis
88. Sinusitis

- Mouth and tongue
89. Diseases of the oral mucosa
90. Dental and periodontal infections
91. Herpangina
92. Stomatitis
93. Scarlet fever

- Salivary glands
94. Salivary gland neoplasms
95. Mumps

- Pharynx
96. Pharyngitis/Tonsillitis
97. Epiglottitis

- Thyroid
98. Thyroid nodule
99. Thyroid cancer
100. Thyroiditis

SECTION 4 Chest, mediastinum, diaphragm
101. Chest wall abnormalities
102. Mediastinal abnormalities
103. Superior vena cava syndrome
104. Diaphragm abnormalities

SECTION 5 Cardiovascular
105. Diagnostic tests and procedures
106. Ischemic heart disease
107. Valvular disease
108. Infective endocarditis
109. Congestive heart failure
110. Cardiogenic pulmonary edema
111. Cardiomyopathies
112. Myocarditis
113. Pericarditis
114. Cor pulmonale
115. Arrhythmias
116. Cardiac pacemakers
117. Congenital heart disease
118. Atrial myxoma
119. Peripheral arterial disease
120. Venous ulcers and stasis dermatitis
121. Lymphedema
122. Deep vein thrombosis
123. Thromboangiitis obliterans (Buerger's disease)
124. Abdominal aortic aneurysm
125. Aortic dissection
126. Syncope
127. Hypertension

SECTION 6 Lungs
128. Measurement of respiratory function
129. Asthma
130. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
131. Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency
132. Lung neoplasm
133. Diseases of the pleura
134. Occupational lung disease
135. Interstitial lung disease
136. Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
137. Pulmonary infiltrations
138. Atelectasis
139. Respiratory infections
140. Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)
141. Pulmonary hypertension
142. Altitude sickness
143. Pulmonary embolism

SECTION 7 DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
- Esophagus
144. Zenker's diverticulum
145. Gastroesophageal reflux
146. Hiatal hernia
147. Mallory-Weiss tear
148. Barrett's syndrome
149. Esophageal carcinoma
150. Rings and webs
151. Achalasia
152. Esophageal spasm
153. Esophageal varices

- Stomach and duodenum
154. Gastritis
155. Peptic ulcer
156. Gastric carcinoma
157. Intestinal obstruction

- Small intestine
158. Celiac disease
159. Meckel's diverticulum
160. Inguinal and femoral hernias
161. Appendicitis
162. Crohn's colitis

- Colon
163. Ulcerative colitis
164. Diverticular disease
165. Familial polyposis syndrome
166. Peutz-Jagher's syndrome
167. Gardner's syndrome
168. Colorectal cancer

- Disorders of the anus, anal canal and perianal region
169. Hemorrhoids
170. Anal fissure
171. Perirectal abscess
172. Fistula

- Pancreas
173. Acute pancreatitis
174. Chronic pancreatitis
175. Carcinoma of pancreas

- Liver
176. Cirrhosis
177. Ascites
178. Hepatorenal syndrome
179. Primary biliary cirrhosis
180. Hemochromatosis
181. Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis
182. Hepatocellular carcinoma
183. Hepatic Infections
184. Autoimmune hepatitis

- Gallbladder and bile ducts
185. Cholelithiasis
186. Cholecystitis
187. Cholangiocarcinoma

- Infections
188. Viral gastroenteritis
189. Salmonellosis
190. Cholera
191. Whipple's disease
192. Mesenteric adenitis
193. Pseudomembranous colitis

- Vascular
194. Mesenteric ischemia
195. Portal vein thrombosis
196. Budd-Chiari syndrome

- Endocrine GI disorders
197. Carcinoid
198. Gastrinoma (Zollinger-Ellison syndrome)
199. Glucagonoma

SECTION 8 Kidneys
200. Normal anatomy
201. Diagnostic tests and procedures
202. Acute renal failure
203. Chronic renal failure
204. Glomerulonephritis
205. Acute tubular necrosis
206. IgA nephropathy
207. Nephrotic syndrome
208. Interstitial nephritis
209. Amyloidosis
210. Polycystic kidney disease
211. Renal artery stenosis and thrombosis
212. Neoplasms
213. Pyelonephritis
214. Hydronephrosis
215. Rhabdomyolisis

SECTION 9 Genitourinary tract
- Ureters
216. Urolithiasis

- Bladder
217. Bladder carcinoma

- Prostate
218. Benign prostatic hyperplasia
219. Prostatitis
220. Prostate cancer

- Testicles
221. Hydrocele
222. Varicocele
223. Epididymitis
224. Testicular neoplasms
225. Testicular torsion

- Vulva/Urethra/Penis
226. Diseases of the genital skin
227. Urethritis, gonococcal
228. Urethritis, non-gonococcal
229. Hypospadias
230. Peyronie's disease

SECTION 10 FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE
231. Clinical pelvic anatomy and menstrual cycle
232. Diagnostic tests and procedures
233. Endometriosis
234. Contraception

- Vulva/Vagina
235. Vaginosis, bacterial
236. Vulvovaginitis, fungal
237. Vulvovaginitis, trichomonas
238. Vulvovaginitis, estrogen deficient (atrophic vaginitis)
239. Vulvar cancer

- Cervix
240. Cervicitis
241. Cervical dysplasia
242. Cervical cancer

- Uterus
243. Uterine prolapse
244. Uterine myomas
245. Uterine polyps
246. Endometrial cancer

- Ovaries
247. Benign ovarian lesions
248. Polycystic ovary syndrome
249. Ovarian cancer

- Infections
250. Pelvic inflammatory disease

- Breasts
251. Fibrocystic breast disease
252. Breast abscess
253. Breast cancer
254. Paget's disease of breast

- Pregnancy
255. Physiologic changes and prenatal monitoring
256. Normal labor and delivery
257. Abnormal labor
258. Ectopic pregnancy
259. Preeclampsia
260. Abruptio placentae
261. Placenta previa
262. Hydatiform mole

SECTION 11 ENDOCRINE, METABOLISM
- Pituitary disorders
263. Hypopituitarism
264. Pituitary adenoma
265. Diabetes insipidus
266. Inappropriate secretion of antidiuretic hormone

- Thyroid
267. Hypothyroidism
268. Hyperthyroidism

- Parathyroids
269. Hypocalcemia
270. Hyperparathyroidism

- Adrenal glands
271. Cushing's syndrome
272. Addison's disease
273. Hypoaldosteronism
274. Hyperaldosteronism
275. Pheochromocytoma

- Reproductive system and growth
276. Normal puberty
277. Precocious puberty
278. Delayed puberty
279. Congenital adrenal hyperplasia
280. Klinefelter's syndrome
281. Turner's syndrome
282. Hypogonadism
283. Hirsutism
284. Gynecomastia

- Disorders of carbohydrate and lipid metabolism
285. Diabetes mellitus
286. Hypoglycemia and Insulinoma
287. Hyperlipidemia
288. Multiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN)

SECTION 12 MUSCULOSKELETAL
289. Diagnostic tests and procedures
290. Osteoarthritis
291. Rheumatoid arthritis
292. Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis
293. Systemic lupus erythematosus
294. Antiphospholipid antibody syndrome
295. Sjogren's syndrome
296. Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (dermatomyositis, polymyositis)
297. Raynaud's syndrome
298. Scleroderma
299. Mixed connective tissue disease
300. Vasculitides
301. Spondyloarthropathies
302. Crystal-related arthritis
303. Fibromyalgia
304. Regional rheumatic diseases
305. Inherited connective tissue disorders
306. Diseases of bone and bone metabolism
307. Hypertrophic osteoarthropathy
308. Infections
309. Bone tumors
310. Fractures

SECTION 13 BLOOD
311. Basic principles of hematology
312. Anemias
313. Leukemias
314. Myelodysplastic syndrome
315. Hodgkin's lymphoma
316. Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
317. Hairy cell leukemia
318. Plasma cell dyscrasias
319. Polycythemia vera
320. Thrombocytopenia
321. Disseminated intravascular coagulation
322. Hypercoagulable state
323. Hemophilias
324. VonWillebrandt's disease
325. Felty's syndrome
326. Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria
327. Paroxysmal cold hemoglobinuria
328. Histiocytosis
329. Kaposis's sarcoma

SECTION 14 INFECTIOUS DISEASES
330. Diagnostic tests and procedures
331. Human Immunodeficiency Virus
332. Protozoal infections
333. Cestode (tapeworm) infestation
334. Nematode infestation
335. Filariasis
336. Fungal infections
337. Rheumatic fever
338. Infectious mononucleosis
339. Thrombophlebitis
340. Leprosy
341. Tetanus
342. Anaerobic infections
343. Diphteria
344. Listeriosis
345. Yersinia pestis (Plague)
346. Relapsing fever
347. Tularemia
348. Brucellosis
349. Cat-scratch disease
350. Leptospirosis
351. Rabies
352. Toxic shock syndrome