Leading healthcare publisher Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW) announced the release of a groundbreaking, print and electronic version of The Washington Manual of Medical Therapeutics Thirty-Third Edition for fast access at the point-of-care. LWW is part of Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading provider of information and business intelligence for students, professionals, and pharmacy. For the first time, the full content of The Washington Manual of Medical Therapeutics is available by mobile device for one year at no additional charge.

Established for over 65 years as the leading medical textbook, The Washington Manual of Medical Therapeutics is now in its Thirty-Third Edition. This text continues to build upon the proud tradition of The Washington Manual of Medical Therapeutics with even more information, delivered in a timesaving, quick-reference style. Its portability, comprehensiveness, and ease of access make it a favorite on-call resource for house staff, faculty, medical students, and other health care professionals around the world.

For the first time, the full content of this standard-setting reference can also be downloaded to handheld devices for fast, point-of-care access. In addition, the mobile download offers eight medical calculators that include, GFR-Cockcroft-Gault Method (adult); Urea Reduction % (Hemodialysis); Transtubular Potassium Gradient; Serum Osmolal Gap; Serum Anion Gap; Serum Osmolality; Reticulocyte Index; Body Mass Index (BMI). Content updates are also provided throughout the activation period.

"We are proud to offer this latest development in the long history of The Washington Manual. Offering a mobile platform was a natural progression and it clearly reflects how today's clinician accesses content," said Thomas M. De Fer, MD, Associate Professor of Internal Medicine at Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO.

In this new edition, color has been added for better navigation, new decision support algorithms have been added and an improved template and bulleted format have been implemented to facilitate quicker access to evidence-based management recommendations.

The Washington Manual™ is a registered mark belonging to Washington University in St. Louis to which international legal protection applies. The mark is used in this publication by LWW under license from Washington University.

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Wolters Kluwer Health: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins