An evidence-based, practical text that focuses on key issues in the care of the hospitalized adult. The 108 contributions cover most of the major issues that arise in inpatients (end-of-life care, nutritional issues, clinical decision making) as well as 75 of the most common conditions leading to hospital admission. Topics include general issues in hospital medicine; critical care, consultation, and cardiovascular medicine; pulmonary; infections diseases and HIV; gastroenterology; hematology-oncology; renal; endocrinology; rheumatology; neurology and psychiatry; and toxicology and allergy.