Internal Medicine: Just the Facts
1st Edition
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9780071468879
© 2008 | Published: March 18, 2008
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Section Editors
Contributors
Preface
Acknowledgments
Section I: INTERDISCIPLINARY MEDICINE
1. Medical Professionalism, Thomas J. Olsen
2. Dermatology, Timothy Rice
3. Nutrition, Nora L. Porter and H. Douglas Walden
4. Preventive Medicine, Robert M. Heaney and Nora L. Porter
5. Perioperative Medicine, H. Douglas Walden
6. Common Problems in Otolaryngology, James Drake
7. Common Problems in Ophthalmology, Thomas J. Olsen
8. Selected Topics in Men's Health, Gina L. Michael, Margaret C. Hochreiter, and Mona Bahl
9. Women's Health, Thomas J. Olsen
SECTION 2: ASSESSING THE MEDICAL LITERATURE
10. The Basics of Statistics, Thomas E. Burroughs
11. Describing and Displaying Data, Thomas E. Burroughs
12. Overview to Inferential Statistics: Estimation and Hypothesis Testing, Thomas E. Burroughs
13. Regression and Survival Analysis, Thomas E. Burroughs
14. Epidemiology and Study Design, Thomas E. Burroughs
Section 3: GERIATRIC MEDICINE
15. Geriatric Assessment, John E. Morley
16. Geriatric Syndromes: The "I's" of Geriatrics, Julie Gammack17. The Confused Patient, Seema Joshi18. Frailty, John E. Morley19. Nutrition in Older Adults, David R. Thomas
20. Geropharmacology, Joseph J. Flaherty
21. Andropause, Syed H. Tariq and Matthew T. Haren
22. Depression in the Elderly, Chinya Murali and George T. Grossberg
SECTION 4: ALLERGY AND IMMUNOLOGY
23. Asthma, Mark S. Dykewicz
24. Immunologic Lung Diseases, Raymond G. Slavin
25. Allergic Rhinitis, Raymond G. Slavin
26. Sinusitis, Raymond G. Slavin
27. Anaphylaxis, Mark S. Dykewicz
28. Drug Allergies, Mark S. Dykewicz
SECTION 5: CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE
29. Cardiac Structure and Basic Physiology
30. Cardiac Diagnostic Testing, Deryk McDowell
31. Electrocardiogram Basics, Frank L. Bleyer
32. Arrhythmias, Daniel Friedman
33. Atrial Fibrillation, Frank L. Bleyer
34. Unstable Angina and Non-ST Elevation Myocardial Infraction, Frank L. Bleyer
35. ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction, Jeffrey Ciaramita
36. Chronic Coronary Artery Disease, Richard E. Stewart
37. Aortic Stenosis, Christopher R. Longnecker
38. Aortic Regurgitation, Joseph Polizzi
39. Mitral Stenosis, Jennifer Lash
40. Mitral Regurgitation, Kevin Fitzgerald
41. Endocarditis, Michael Forsberg
42. Heart Failure, Stephen Kuehn
43. Aortic and Peripheral Vessel Disease, Robert Neumayr
44. Diseases of the Pericardium, Peter Mikolajczak and Frank Bleyer
45. Congenital Heart Disease in the Adult, Abhay Laddu and Aaron Tang
SECTION 6: ENDOCRINOLOGY AND METABOLISM
46. Diabetes Mellitus, Sahar Hachem and Marla Bernbaum
47. Disorders of the Pituitary Gland, Kenneth Patrick L. Ligaray
48. Disorders of Calcium Metabolism, Kent R. Wehmeier
49. Metabolic Bone Diseases, Kent R. Wehmeier
50. Disorders of the Thyroid Gland, Alan B. Silverberg
51. Adrenal Gland, Bahaeldeen A. Laz
52. Familial Hypercholesterolemia, George T. Griffing
SECTION 7: GASTROENTEROLOGY AND LIVER DISEASE
53. Diseases of the Esophagus, M. Louay Omran
54. Diseases of the Stomach, M. Louay Omran
55. Diseases of the Small Bowel, M. Louay Omran
56. Disease of the Colon and Rectum, M. Louay Omran
57. Liver and Biliary Diseases, Adrian M. Di Bisceglie
58. Diseases of the Pancreas, Adrian M. Di Bisceglie
SECTION 8: HEMATOLOG
Contributors
Preface
Acknowledgments
Section I: INTERDISCIPLINARY MEDICINE
1. Medical Professionalism, Thomas J. Olsen
2. Dermatology, Timothy Rice
3. Nutrition, Nora L. Porter and H. Douglas Walden
4. Preventive Medicine, Robert M. Heaney and Nora L. Porter
5. Perioperative Medicine, H. Douglas Walden
6. Common Problems in Otolaryngology, James Drake
7. Common Problems in Ophthalmology, Thomas J. Olsen
8. Selected Topics in Men's Health, Gina L. Michael, Margaret C. Hochreiter, and Mona Bahl
9. Women's Health, Thomas J. Olsen
SECTION 2: ASSESSING THE MEDICAL LITERATURE
10. The Basics of Statistics, Thomas E. Burroughs
11. Describing and Displaying Data, Thomas E. Burroughs
12. Overview to Inferential Statistics: Estimation and Hypothesis Testing, Thomas E. Burroughs
13. Regression and Survival Analysis, Thomas E. Burroughs
14. Epidemiology and Study Design, Thomas E. Burroughs
Section 3: GERIATRIC MEDICINE
15. Geriatric Assessment, John E. Morley
16. Geriatric Syndromes: The "I's" of Geriatrics, Julie Gammack17. The Confused Patient, Seema Joshi18. Frailty, John E. Morley19. Nutrition in Older Adults, David R. Thomas
20. Geropharmacology, Joseph J. Flaherty
21. Andropause, Syed H. Tariq and Matthew T. Haren
22. Depression in the Elderly, Chinya Murali and George T. Grossberg
SECTION 4: ALLERGY AND IMMUNOLOGY
23. Asthma, Mark S. Dykewicz
24. Immunologic Lung Diseases, Raymond G. Slavin
25. Allergic Rhinitis, Raymond G. Slavin
26. Sinusitis, Raymond G. Slavin
27. Anaphylaxis, Mark S. Dykewicz
28. Drug Allergies, Mark S. Dykewicz
SECTION 5: CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE
29. Cardiac Structure and Basic Physiology
30. Cardiac Diagnostic Testing, Deryk McDowell
31. Electrocardiogram Basics, Frank L. Bleyer
32. Arrhythmias, Daniel Friedman
33. Atrial Fibrillation, Frank L. Bleyer
34. Unstable Angina and Non-ST Elevation Myocardial Infraction, Frank L. Bleyer
35. ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction, Jeffrey Ciaramita
36. Chronic Coronary Artery Disease, Richard E. Stewart
37. Aortic Stenosis, Christopher R. Longnecker
38. Aortic Regurgitation, Joseph Polizzi
39. Mitral Stenosis, Jennifer Lash
40. Mitral Regurgitation, Kevin Fitzgerald
41. Endocarditis, Michael Forsberg
42. Heart Failure, Stephen Kuehn
43. Aortic and Peripheral Vessel Disease, Robert Neumayr
44. Diseases of the Pericardium, Peter Mikolajczak and Frank Bleyer
45. Congenital Heart Disease in the Adult, Abhay Laddu and Aaron Tang
SECTION 6: ENDOCRINOLOGY AND METABOLISM
46. Diabetes Mellitus, Sahar Hachem and Marla Bernbaum
47. Disorders of the Pituitary Gland, Kenneth Patrick L. Ligaray
48. Disorders of Calcium Metabolism, Kent R. Wehmeier
49. Metabolic Bone Diseases, Kent R. Wehmeier
50. Disorders of the Thyroid Gland, Alan B. Silverberg
51. Adrenal Gland, Bahaeldeen A. Laz
52. Familial Hypercholesterolemia, George T. Griffing
SECTION 7: GASTROENTEROLOGY AND LIVER DISEASE
53. Diseases of the Esophagus, M. Louay Omran
54. Diseases of the Stomach, M. Louay Omran
55. Diseases of the Small Bowel, M. Louay Omran
56. Disease of the Colon and Rectum, M. Louay Omran
57. Liver and Biliary Diseases, Adrian M. Di Bisceglie
58. Diseases of the Pancreas, Adrian M. Di Bisceglie
SECTION 8: HEMATOLOG
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All the essentials of internal medicine in an instant!
This concise, yet all-inclusive review is the perfect tool to prepare for primary certification and recertification exams, or for use as a clinical refresher. Its streamlined format conveniently condenses and simplifies the most important content, for maximum yield and comprehension -- making it indispensable for internal medicine residents, clerkship students, and busy practitioners.
FEATURES:
- Compact review of key board-type material that spans the entire spectrum of internal medicine
- Coverage that reflects the weighting of the ABIM exam and adheres to its blueprint--including interdisciplinary medicine, geriatrics, gender-specific health care problems, interpretation of the medical literature, and all major internal medicine subspecialities
- Insights from a team of leading academics and clinicians from the country's top medical schools
- Standardized, bulleted presentation that emphasizes key points of epidemiology, pathophysiology, clinical features, differential diagnosis, diagnosis, procedures and treatment, prognosis, plus references
- Numerous clinical algorithms
- Chapter organization arranged by specialty