Internal Medicine / Edition 2

by Dala R. Jarolim

Overview

Dear Young Doctor, You are nearing the end of your formalized test-taking after so many years of education. We want to help you pass your boards and these books were written for that end. This review of internal medicine is not an exhaustive treatise, but serves as an example of learning points considered important throughout the years. You will run into the same patients on this examination, the internal medi­ cine specialty boards, and the medicine sub-specialty boards should you choose to take them. Our US healthcare delivery system is undergoing major transformation, which has become frenetic since the first edition of this series was published three years ago. This creates anxiety in physicians and physicians-to-be, as we are unsure of the very foundations which have supported medicine as we knew it. The chal­ lenge is to carryon the duties of our noble profession while adapting to and helping to shape the marketplace. Medical information is too expansive to be mastered by the individual alone, and we must learn to rely on automated inform­ atics systems to access current data. Yet with all the changes, traditions of medical education are remembered, honored, and still practiced. You will see evidence of this history contained herein.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780387946368
Publisher:	Springer New York
Publication date:	05/02/1996
Series:	Oklahoma Notes
Edition description:	Softcover reprint of the original 2nd ed. 1996
Pages:	424
Product dimensions:	8.27(w) x 10.98(h) x 0.04(d)

Table of Contents

1 Cardiology.- Arterial Hypertension.- Coronary Artery Disease.- Congenital Heart Disease.- Valvular Heart Disease.- Endocarditis.- Pericarditis.- Tamponade.- Anticoagulation.- Congestive Heart Failure.- Arrhythmias.- 2 Respiratory Diseases.- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.- Cor Pulmonale.- Asthma.- Sleep Apnea Syndromes.- Pulmonary Embolism.- Pneumonia.- Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD).- Lung Abscess.- Bronchiectasis.- Tuberculosis.- Pulmonary Hypertension.- Disruption of Ventilation.- 3 Renal Diseases.- Acute Tubular Necrosis (ATN).- Pre-Renal Azotemia.- Post-Renal Azotemia.- Hematuria.- Pyuria.- Proteinuria.- Bacteriuria.- Chronic Renal Insufficiency/Failure.- Hereditary Renal Diseases.- Stone Disease.- Disorders of Acid-Base and Electrolytes.- Amyloidosis.- 4 Rheumatology—Immunology.- Rheumatoid Arthritis.- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.- Degenerative Joint Disease.- Gout, Pseudogout.- Vasculitis.- Scleroderma.- Polymyositis—Dermatomyositis.- Eosinophilia—Myalgia Syndrome.- Polymyalgia Rheumatica.- Temporal (Granulomatous) Arteritis.- Low Back Pain.- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS).- 5 Infectious Diseases.- Acquired Immunodeficiency Sydrome (AIDS).- Herpes Virus Infections.- Ebola Virus.- Pneumonia (Prototype Pneumococcal).- Legionnaire’s Disease.- Mycoplasma Pneumonia and Community Acquired Pneumonia.- Influenza.- Hanta Virus.- CNS Infections.- Urinary Tract Infections.- Gut-Associated Infections.- Acute Osteomyelitis.- Endocarditis.- Rochalimaea.- Tick-Borne Infections.- Vector-Borne Infections.- Toxic Shock Syndrome.- Diphtheria.- Clostrial Toxins.- Escherichia Coli Toxins.- Gastroenteritis.- Sexually Transmitted Diseases.- American College of Physicians Guide to Adult Immunizations.- 6 Gastroenterology.- Oral.- Esophagus.- Stomach.- Small Bowel.-Colon Disorders.- Gallbladder.- Pancreas.- Liver.- The Effects of Alcohol and Smoking on the GI Tract.- 7 Ocular Manifestations of Systemic Disease.- Decreased Vision.- The Red Eye.- Other Causes of Abnormal Fundus Exam.- Diplopia.- Nystagmus.- Patient Complaints, Not Much on Routine Exam.- 8 Psychophysiologic Syndromes.- Musculoskeletal.- Central Nervous System.- Gastrointestinal.- Psychiatric Patients Presenting to Internists.- 9 Hematology.- Anemias, Classified by RBC Size.- Anemias, Classified by Bone Marrow Morphology.- Diseases of the Spleen.- Disorders of Leukocytes.- Genetics of Leukemia.- Disorders of Platelets.- Indications for Bone Marrow Aspiration.- Cytokines or Colony Stimulating Factors.- Bleeding Disorders.- 10 Medical Oncology.- Common Solid Tumors.- Medically Curable Cancers.- Paraneoplastic Syndromes.- 11 Endocrinology.- Diabetes, Insulin Dependent, Juvenile Onset, Type I.- Diabetes, Noninsulin Dependent, Nonketosis Prone, Maturity Onset, Type II.- Thyroid Disease.- Parathyroid Disease.- Pituitary Diseases.- Adrenal Gland.- Sex Hormones/Glands.- 12 Drugs and Their Interactions.- Questions.- Answers.- 13 Ethics.- Ethical Principles.- Instruments and Documents.- Withdrawal of Life Support.- Ethics Committees.- Patient Rights.- 14 Introduction to US Hospitals.- Purpose.- Care of Hospitalized Patient.- Behaviors of Doctors.- Patient Perceptions.- Nursing Expectations.- Choosing a Residency.- Self-Assessment Examination.- Answers.