CONTENTS Reviewers Abbreviations Preface Acknowledgments Quick Check Prescribing Reminders SECTION I: DRUG THERAPY BY CLINICAL DIAGNOSIS 3-Day Fever (Roseola Infantum) Acetaminophen Overdose Acne Rosacea Acne Vulgaris Acromegaly Actinic Keratosis Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Bronchitis (AECB) Alcohol Dependence Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome Allergic Reaction: General Allergic Rhinitis Allergic Sinusitis Allergies: Multi-Food Alzheimer''s Disease Amebiasis Amebic Dysentery ( see Amebiasis) Amebic Liver Abscess Amenorrhea: Secondary Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS, Lou Gehrig Disease) Anaphylaxis Anemia of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) Anemia of Chronic Renal Failure (CRF) Anemia: Folic Acid Deficiency Anemia: Iron Deficiency Anemia: Megaloblastic/Pernicious Anemia: Pernicious Angina Pectoris: Stable Angioedema, Hereditary (HAE) Ankylosing Spondylitis Anorexia/Cachexia Anthrax ( Bacillus anthracis ) Anxiety Disorder: Generalized (GAD) Anxiety Disorder: Social (SAD) Aphasia, Expressive, Stroke-induced Aphthous Stomatitis (Mouth Ulcer, Canker Sore) Arterial Insufficiency Arthritis: Gouty Ascariasis Aspergillosis ( Scedosporium apiospermum, Fusarium spp.) Asthma Asthma-COPD Overlap Syndrome (ACOS) Asthma: Severe Eosinophilia Athlete''s Foot Atonic Bladder Atrophic Vaginitis Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Bacterial Endocarditis: Prophylaxis Bacterial Vaginosis (BV, Gardnerella Vaginalis ) Baldness: Male Pattern Bartonella Infection (Cat Scratch Fever) Basal Cell Carcinoma: Superficial ( see Actinic Keratosis) Bell''s Palsy Benign Essential Tremor Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) Bile Acid Deficiency Binge Eating Disorder Bipolar Disorders Bite: Cat Bite: Dog Bite: Human Blepharitis Blepharoconjunctivitis: Bacterial Bloating ( see Flatulence) Boil ( see Skin Infection: Bacterial) Bordetella (Pertussis) Breast Abscess ( see Mastitis) Breast Cancer: Prophylaxis Bronchiolitis Bronchitis: Acute (AECB, Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Bronchitis) Bronchitis: Chronic (COPD, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) Bulimia Nervosa Burn: Minor Bursitis Cachexia Calcium Deficiency Callused Skin Candidiasis: Abdomen, Bladder, Esophagus, Kidney Candidiasis: Oral (Thrush) Candidiasis: Skin Candidiasis: Vulvovaginal (Moniliasis) Canker Sore ( see Aphthous Stomatitis) Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome (CHS) Carbuncle ( see Skin Infection: Bacterial) Carcinoid Syndrome Diarrhea Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) Cat Bite Cat Scratch Fever ( Bartonella Infection) Cellulitis Cerumen Impaction Chagas Disease ( American Trypanosomiasis ) Chalazion: Inflamed Meibomian Cyst, ( see Stye) Chancroid Chemotherapy-Related Nausea/Vomiting Chest Wall Syndrome (Costochondritis) Chickenpox (Varicella) Chikungunya Virus Chikungunya-Related Arthritis Chlamydia trachomatis Cholangitis, Primary Biliary (PBC) Cholelithiasis Cholera ( Vibrio cholerae ) Chloasma/Melasma Chronic Idiopathic Constipation (CIC) Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Chronic Renal Insufficiency (CRI) Clostridium difficile Clostridium tetani (Tetanus) Cluster Headache Cold Sore Colic: Infantile Colitis Colon Cleanse Colonoscopy Prep Common Cold (URI, Viral Upper Respiratory Infection) Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) Condyloma Acuminata (Venereal Wart) Conjunctivitis: Allergic Conjunctivitis/Blepharoconjunctivitis: Bacterial Conjunctivitis: Chlamydial Conjunctivitis: Fungal Conjunctivitis: Gonococcal Conjunctivitis: Viral Constipation: Occasional, intermittent Constipation: Chronic Idiopathic (CIC) Constipation: Opioid-induced (OIC) COPD ( see Bronchitis: Chronic or Emphysema) Corneal Edema Corneal Ulceration Costochondritis (Chest Wall Syndrome) Coxsackievirus (Hand, Foot & Mouth Disease) Cramps: Abdominal, Intestinal Crohn''s Disease Cradle Cap ( see Dermatitis: Seborrheic) Cryptosporidiosis (Cryptosporidium parvum) Cryptosporidium parvum (Cryptosporidiosis) Cyclospora cavetanensis (Cyclosporiasis) Cutaneous Larvae Migrans (Hookworm) Cyclosporiasis ( Cyclospora cavetanensis ) Cystic Fibrosis (CF) Cystitis (UTI, Urinary Tract Infection) Cytomegalovirus Retinitis Dandruff ( see Dermatitis: Seborrheic) Decubitus Ulcer Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) Prophylaxis Dehydration Delirium: End-of-Life Delerium Tremens Dementia Dengue Fever Dental Abscess Dental Procedure Prophylaxis ( see Bacterial Endocarditis: Prophylaxis) Denture Irritation Depression, Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) Dermatitis: Atopic (Eczema) Dermatitis: Contact Dermatitis: Diaper ( see Diaper Rash) Dermatitis: Genus Rhus (Poison Oak, Poison Ivy, Poison Sumac) Dermatitis: Seborrheic Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy (DPN) Diabetic Retinopathy Diaper Rash Diarrhea: Acute Diarrhea: Carcinoid Syndrome Diarrhea: Chronic Diarrhea: Traveler''s Digitalis Toxicity Diphtheria Distributive Shock Diverticulitis/Diverticulosis Dog Bite Donovanosis ( Granuloma Inguinale ) Dry Eye Syndrome Dry Mouth Syndrome Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) Dysentery ( see Amebiasis) Dyshidrosis Dyshydrotic Eczema (Dyshidrosis, Pompholyx) Dysfunctional Uterine Bleeding (DUB) Dyslipidemia (Hypercholesterolemia, Hyperlipidemia, Mixed Dyslipidemia) Dysmenorrhea: Primary Dyspareunia: Postmenopausal Painful Intercourse Dyspepsia Eating Disorder: Anorexia Nervosa Eating Disorder, Binge Eating Disorder: Bulemia Eczema (Atopic Dermatitis) Edema Emphysema Encopresis End-of-Life Delirium Endometriosis Enteritis Enterobius vermicularis ( see Pinworm Infection) Enuresis: Primary, Nocturnal Eosinophilic Granulomatosis With Polyangiitis (Formerly Churg-Strauss Syndrome) Epicondylitis Epididymitis Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV, Mononucleosis) Erectile Dysfunction (ED) Erosive Esophagitis Erysipelas Erythema Chronicum Migrans (Lyme Disease) Erythema Infectiosum Esophagitis, Erosive Eyelashes, Thin/Sparse (Hypotrichosis) Exanthem Subitum (Roseola Infantum, Sixth Disease) Exocrine Pancreas Insufficiency (EPI) Pancreatic Enzyme Deficiency Eye Pain Facial Hair, Excessive/Unwanted Fecal Odor Fever Fever Blister Fibrocystic Breast Disease Fibromyalgia Fifth Disease ( Erythema Infectiosum ) Flatulence Flu Fluoridation, Water, <0.6 ppm Folic Acid Deficiency Folliculitis Folliculitis Barbae Foreign Body: Esophagus Foreign Body: Eye Furuncle Fusarium spp. Gardnerella Vaginalis (Bacterial Vaginosis) Gastritis Gastritis-related Nausea/Vomiting Gastroesophageal Reflux (GER) Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) Genital Herpes (Herpes Genitalis, HSV Type II) Genital Warts German Measles (Rubella) Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA, Temporal Arteritis) Giardiasis ( Giardia lamblia ) Gingivitis/Periodontitis Glaucoma: Open Angle Golfer''s Elbow ( see Epicondylitis) Gonococcal Pharyngitis Gonorrhea ( Neisseria gonorrhoeae ) Gout Gouty Arthritis Granuloma Inguinale (Donovanosis) Growth Failure Hair Loss ( see Baldness: Male Pattern) Hand, Foot & Mouth Disease ( Coxsackievirus ) Headache: Cluster Headache: Migraine Headache: Tension (Muscle Contraction Headache) Headache: Vascular Heartburn ( see GER/GERD) Heart Failure (HF) Helicobacter pylori ( H. pylori ) Infection Hemophilia A (Congenital Factor VIII Deficiency) With Factor VIII Inhibitors Hemorrhoids Hepatitis A (HAV) Hepatitis B (HBV) Hepatitis C (HCV) Hereditary Angioedema (HAE) Herpangina Herpes Facialis (HSV Type I) Herpes Genitalis (HSV Type II) Herpes Labialis (HSV Type I) Herpes Simplex Virus Type I (HSV I, Herpes Facialis/Labialis) Herpes Simplex Virus Type II (HSV II, Genital Herpes) Herpes Zoster (Shingles) Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus (HZO) Hiccups: Intractable Hidradenitis Suppurativa Hives (Urticaria) Hookworm (Uncinariasis, Cutaneous Larvae Migrans) Hordeolu.