Cleveland Clinic Intensive Review of Internal Medicine

Author: James K. Stoller
Published: March 2002
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
ISBN: 0781733723
Paperback Book
Number of Pages: 1001

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The book contains predominantly black-and-white illustrations, with some color illustrations. Comprehensive review of internal medicine for those preparing for board certification or recertification. Highlights key points and includes case studies in some chapters. The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, OH. Comprehensive review of internal medicine for those preparing for board certification or recertification. Highlights key points and includes case studies in some chapters. Trims size: 11 x 8.5 inches. Includes self-assessment test. DNLM: Internal Medicine This is a comprehensive review of clinical medicine formulated around each subspecialty. Each disease entity is thoroughly described with respect to its etiology, diagnosis, and treatment. Important aspects are bulleted. The express purpose is to serve as an intensive review for board preparation. However, it is also a solid review of internal medicine. The text is primarily directed to residents and practitioners of internal medicine. However, anyone who provides healthcare to adults, including family practitioners, will find it useful as well. The editors and contributors are all respected members of the Cleveland Clinic Foundation. This book is a concise review of all the subspecialties of internal medicine. A bulleted format is utilized to direct the reader's attention to important areas. The book contains numerous review exercises which are challenging and serve to keep the reader's attention. Although there is already a wealth of information contained in this text, additional illustrations would be helpful. Unlike some other review texts, this book has a more clinical approach and the editors utilize a well-structured set of exercises. By offering a ""challenge"" at the end of each chapter, the reader is motivated to more fully engage in the text. New edition of a reference based on the board review course given annually by the Cleveland Clinic faculty to help students prepare for the ABIM examination. Each of the 74 chapters and accompanying references have been revised to reflect the current best practices of medicine. Other updated material includes 200-plus new questions in the mock exam, with detailed explanation and discussion of correct and incorrect answers, as well as a new collection of clinical vignettes stressing management and decision-making processes. Topics include multidisciplinary skills for the internist, infectious disease, hematology and medical oncology, rheumatology, pulmonary and critical care medicine, endocrinology, nephrology and hypertension, gastroenterology, and cardiology. Contains color and b&w illustrations. Edited by Stoller, Muzaffar Ahmad, and David L. Longworth, all of The Cleveland Clinic Foundation. New edition of a text that builds upon the concept that practicing physicians learn best when utilizing a case-driven format, and that factual knowledge and new developments in the field are best integrated into clinical practice through discussion of case management. Stoller (respiratory therapy), Muzaffar Ahmad (division of medicine), and David L. Longworth (infectious diseases), all of the Cleveland Clinic, present 76 contributions that cover topics including multidisciplinary skills for the internist, infectious disease, hematology and medical oncology, rheumatology, pulmonary and critical care medicine, endocrinology, nephrology and hypertension, gastroenterology, cardiology, after the boards (medical ethics, managed care, and computers and medicine), and a mock board simulation. Stoller, James K., MD (Cleveland Clinic Foundation); Ahmad, Muzaffar, MD (Cleveland Clinic Foundation); Longworth, David L., MD (Cleveland Clinic Foundation)

Table of Contents
Contributing Authors
Preface
Sect. I Multidisciplinary Skills for the Internist 1
1 Health Screening and Immunization 3
2 Women's Hormonal Health Issues: Menopause, Hormone Replacement Therapy and Hormonal Contraception 13
3 Medical Diseases in Pregnancy 28
4 Biostatistics in Clinical Medicine: Diagnostic Tests 44
5 Headache 49
6 Ocular Manifestations of Systemic Disease 63
7 Preoperative Evaluation and Management Before Major Noncardiac Surgery 74
8 Geriatric Medicine 82
9 Dermatology for the Internist 90
10 Occupational Medicine 107
11 Neurology 113
12 Board Simulation: Psychiatric Disorders in Medical Practice 134
13 Board Simulation: Genetic Diseases in Internal Medicine 146
Sect. II Infectious Disease 153
14 Sexually Transmitted Diseases 155
15 HIV Infections and AIDS 172
16 Infective Endocarditis 196
17 Pneumonias 205
18 New and Emerging Infectious Diseases 215
19 Board Simulation I: Common Infections in the Ambulatory Setting 227
20 Board Simulation II: Infectious Diseases 232
Sect. III Hematology and Medical Oncology 251
21 Oncologic Emergencies 253
22 Gynecologic, Prostate, and Testicular Cancers 260
23 Leukemia 266
24 Disorders of Platelets and Coagulation 276
25 Anemia 292
26 Breast Cancer 301
27 Lymphoma 312
28 Board Simulation I: Hematology and Medical Oncology 319
29 Board Simulation II: Cellular Morphology 336
Sect. IV Rheumatology 345
30 Acute Monoarticular Arthritis 347
31 Osteoarthritis and Polyarticular Arthritis 359
32 Systemic Autoimmune Diseases 368
33 Systemic Vasculitis 380
34 Selected Musculoskeletal Syndromes 393
35 Board Simulation: Rheumatic and Immunologic Diseases 400
Sect. V Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine 411
36 Deep Venous Thrombosis and Pulmonary Emboli 413
37 Lung Cancer 428
38 Obstructive Lang Disease: Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 435
39 Interstitial Lung Disease 443
40 Pleural Diseases 452
41 Board Simulation I: Critical Care Medicine 467
42 Board Simulation II: Pulmonary Medicine 471
Sect. VI Endocrinology 481
43 Thyroid Disorders 483
44 Androgenic and Reproductive Disorders 498
45 Diabetes Mellitus: Control and Complications 511
46 Adrenal Disorders 527
47 Pituitary Disorders and Ectopic Hormone Syndromes 535
48 Metabolic Bone Disease and Calcium Disorders 545
49 Board Simulation: Endocrinology 554
Sect. VII Nephrology and Hypertension 563
50 Acute Renal Failure 565
51 Approach to the Patient with Parenchymal Renal Disease 573
52 Hallmarks of Essential and Secondary Hypertension 592
53 Critical Fluid and Electrolytic Abnormalities in Clinical Practice 607
54 Acid-Base Disorders 620
55 Board Simulation: Nephrology and Hypertension 634
Sect. VIII Gastroenterology 643
56 Liver Disorders 645
57 Pancreatic Diseases 679
58 Esophageal Diseases 685
59 Peptic Ulcer Disease 700
60 Colorectal Carcinoma 712
61 Inflammatory Bowel Disease 720
62 Diarrhea and Malabsorption 730
63 Board Simulation in Gastroenterology 739
Sect. IX Cardiology 747
64 Coronary Artery Disease 749
65 Clinical Electrocardiography: A Visual Board Review 759
66 Valvular Heart Disease 783
67 Arrhythmias 799
68 Adult Congenital Heart Disease 822
69 Acute Myocardial Infarction 833
70 Hyperlipidemia 842
71 Heart Failure 848
72 Board Simulation: Cardiology 855
Sect. X After the Boards 871
73 Medical Ethics in the 21st Century 873
74 Managed Care 880
75 Computers and Medicine 891
Sect. XI Mock Board Simulation 911
76 Mock Board Simulation 913
Subject Index 963

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