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Griffith's 5 Minute Clinical Consult
4th ed, edited by Mark R. Dambro, 1260 pp, ISBN 0-683-02320-9, Baltimore, Md, Williams & Wilkins, 1996.
Roger K. Cady, MD, Reviewer
Headache Care Center Springfield, Mo
Arch Fam Med. 1997;6(1):86.
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The aptly named Griffith's 5 Minute Clinical Consult alphabetically organizes more than 1000 clinical topics into a concise, user-friendly format. An ideal resource for primary and specialty physicians, the book compiles the expertise of more than 38 specialty consultants and 330 recognized clinical authorities. The array of medical topics is extensive and the organization is superb.
Major disorders included in the book are displayed in a succinct format that outlines information into easy-to-read headings. The categories are divided into the basics of the disease, diagnosis, treatment, education, medication, follow-up, and miscellaneous data such as synonyms, pregnancy and age-related factors, and ICD-9-CM codes. Further subdivisions under each heading round out the discussion of a specific topic. These sections are blocked, clearly labeled, and have pertinent clinical information displayed with bullets, facilitating review in a glance. The text helps primary care physicians wanting a quick review of a clinical problem during a
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