Johns Hopkins' Internal Medicine

Author: Redonda Miller
Published: January 2004
Publisher: Elsevier Science
ISBN: 0323018602
Hardcover Book
Number of Pages: 992

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Here's a concise, yet comprehensive review tool for certification or recertification in Internal Medicine. Written by expert contributors from the distinguished Johns Hopkins faculty, it efficiently summarizes all of the information you're most likely to encounter on the exam. Meticulously crafted case-style study questions follow each chapter -- hundreds in all. For every question, you'll find the correct answer as well as an explanation of why it is correct. Coverage encompasses all of the latest topics in the field, including a timely chapter on bioterrorism. And, an 8-page full-color dermatology insert and full-color inserts showing blood smears, bone marrow micrographs and ophthalmologic images help you to prepare for questions about various skin, hematologic, oncologic, and ophthalmologic conditions. The enclosed bonus CD-ROM provides you with 500 additional practice questions featuring several timed exam modes...offering you a realistic simulation of the exam experience.

Table of Contents
Sect. 1 Cardiology
1 Hypertension 3
2 Lipid Disorders 10
3 Coronary Artery Disease 16
4 Arrhythmias 26
5 Congestive Heart Failure 35
6 Valvular Heart Disease 40
7 Pericardial Disease 48
8 ECG Review 53
Sect. 2 Infectious Disease
9 Respiratory Infections 73
10 Genitourinary Infections 81
11 HIV Infection 88
12 Mycobacterial Infections 94
13 Infectious Diarrhea 99
14 Selected Topics in Infectious Disease I 104
15 Selected Topics in Infectious Disease II 112
16 Bioterrorism 119
Sect. 3 Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
17 Obstructive Lung Disease 137
18 Pulmonary Function Testing 142
19 Chest X-Ray Review 145
20 Interstitial Lung Disease 150
21 Venous Thromboembolic Disease 156
22 Pleural Disease 161
23 Critical Care Medicine 166
24 Selected Topics in Pulmonary Medicine 171
Sect. 4 Gastroenterology
25 Peptic Ulcer Disease and Gastrointestinal Bleeding 189
26 Esophageal Disease 195
27 Pancreatic and Biliary Disease 200
28 Disorders of the Small and Large Intestine 209
29 Hepatic Disease 217
30 Complications of Liver Disease 227
Sect. 5 Nephrology
31 Acid-Base Disorders and Renal Tubular Acidosis 243
32 Electrolyte Disorders 247
33 Acute Renal Failure 253
34 Glomerular Disease 258
35 Chronic Renal Failure 263
36 Selected Topics in Nephrology 268
Sect. 6 Endocrinology
37 Diabetes Mellitus 283
38 Thyroid Disease 287
39 Calcium Disorders and Metabolic Bone Disease 297
40 Reproductive Endocrinology 305
41 Neuroendocrine and Adrenal Disease 312
Sect. 7 Rheumatology
42 Arthritis 333
43 Office Orthopedics 344
44 Vasculitis 350
45 Selected Topics in Rheumatology 356
Sect. 8 Hematology
46 Anemia 371
47 Platelet Disorders 382
48 Coagulation Disorders 388
49 Myelodysplastic Disorders 395
50 Blood Smear and Bone Marrow Review 397
Sect. 9 Oncology
51 Colorectal Cancer 415
52 Breast and Ovarian Cancer 419
53 Genitourinary Cancer 425
54 Leukemia and Lymphoma 431
55 Plasma Cell Dyscrasias 437
56 Lung Cancer and Head and Neck Cancer 442
57 Selected Topics in Oncology 446
Sect. 10 Neurology
58 Headache 465
59 Cerebrovascular Disease and Seizure Disorders 469
60 Movement Disorders 475
61 Selected Topics in Neurology 481
Sect. 11 Selected Topics in General Internal Medicine
62 Selected Topics in Geriatrics 493
63 Dermatology for the Internist 499
64 Gynecology and Obstetrics for the Internist 513
65 Ophthalmology for the Internist 521
66 Psychiatry for the Internist 528
67 Substance Abuse 536
68 Allergy and Immunology for the Internist 540
69 The Preoperative Evaluation 545
70 Immunization and Prevention 550
71 Clinical Epidemiology 557
72 Medical Ethics 561
Index 581

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