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Completely updated and revised, The 5-Minute Clinical Consult, 2010 provides rapid-access information on the diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up of 715 medical conditions. This best-selling clinical reference is now packaged with a new, enhanced, quarterly-updated Website and a quarterly-updated Mobile version of the book, to ensure instant point-of-care access to information in whichever format best suits your needs.

This edition has two new Associate Editors and includes 11 new topics and 10 new treatment algorithms. Other new highlights include behavioral medicine downloads (cognitive behavior therapy, meditation, relaxation techniques, yoga, etc.); more evidence-based medicine ratings; additional complementary and alternative medicine material; and updated ICD-9 codes highlighted within the text.

A companion Website with a new, improved platform and search capabilities includes the fully searchable content of the book with links to PubMed, plus eight additional topics not covered in the print book. The Website also offers over 1,000 English and Spanish patient handouts from AAFP; full-color images; videos of medical procedures; and Facts & Comparisons A to Z Drug Facts monographs with monthly updates. The Website is updated quarterly with new content, new medical procedure videos, more diagnostic images, e-mail alerts, and more.

The 5-Minute Clinical Consult, 2010 package also includes a Mobile version of the full content of the book, with quarterly updates.


Lippincott Williams & Wilkins is a unit of Wolters Kluwer Health, a group of leading information companies offering specialized publications and software for physicians, nurses, students and specialized clinicians. Products include drug guides, medical journals, nursing journals, medical textbooks and medical pda software. More than just an online medical book store, LWW.com also contains valuable resources for Libraries & Institutions, Faculty, Medical Students & Residents, Retail Bookstores, Pharmaceutical Reps, Advertisers and Authors. Make LWW.com your online medical, nursing, and allied health profession resource!