Deja Review Internal Medicine

by Saadat, Sarvenaz

• ISBN13: 9780071477161
• ISBN10: 0071477160
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-06-17
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Medical

Summary

"Flash cards in a book" for the Internal Medicine shelf-exam and the USMLE Step 2 -written by students, for students Deja Review: Internal Medicineboils down all your course work to just the critical concepts. Drawn from the perspectives of top students fresh from their shelf exams and the USMLE Step 2, this unbeatable guide features a quick-hit Q&A presentation - one that helps you efficiently plow through a large amount of information. It also allows you to zero-in on only the correct answers to promote memory retention and maximize your study time. FEATURES "Flash cards in a book" for maximum retention in the shortest amount of time All-inclusive, yet concise coverage of Internal Medicine Study-enhancing tips, mnemonics, and insider advice Clinical vignettes chapter preps you for cases you'll see on the exam

Author Biography

Sarvenaz Saadat, MD, earned her medical degree from the University of California, Irvine this past June. She also holds a Bachelor of Science in Psychobiology with a minor in Education from the University of California, Los Angeles in 2001. This year she plans to spend performing research on melanoma at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center in the dermatology division, and plans to begin an internship in dermatology in June 2006.

Table of Contents

Contributors	p. xi
Reviewers/Student Reviewer	p. xiii
Preface	p. xv
Introduction	p. xvii
Important Lab Values	p. xvii
Abbreviations You Should Know	p. xxiv
The Basics	p. 1
Chest X-ray	p. 1
Other Radiologic Studies	p. 2
Fluids	p. 6
Electrolytes	p. 7
Cardiology	p. 21
Hypertension	p. 21
Hyperlipidemia	p. 22
Coronary Artery Disease	p. 23
Arrhythmias	p. 26
Congestive Heart Failure	p. 29
Valvular Heart Diseases	p. 30
Cardiomyopathy	p. 31
Endocarditis	p. 32
Rheumatic Fever	p. 35
Pericarditis	p. 36
Myocarditis	p. 38
Cardiac Tamponade	p. 38
Pulmonology	p. 41
Hypoxia	p. 41
Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases	p. 43
Restrictive Lung Disease	p. 46
Pleural Effusion	p. 47
Cough	p. 48
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome	p. 49
Pulmonary Embolism	p. 50
Pneumothorax	p. 53
Hemoptysis	p. 53
Lung Cancer	p. 54
Pneumonia	p. 56
Tuberculosis	p. 59
Neurology	p. 61
Cerebrovascular Accidents	p. 61
Seizure Disorders	p. 63
Meningitis	p. 65
Brain Tumors	p. 67
Demyelinating Diseases	p. 68
Cognitive Disorders	p. 70
Headache	p. 74
Intracranial Bleeding	p. 75
Vertigo	p. 76
Gastroenterology	p. 77
Esophageal Disorders	p. 77
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease	p. 78
Gastritis	p. 79
Peptic Ulcers	p. 80
Gl Bleed	p. 82
Colon	p. 83
Inflammatory Bowel	p. 87
Diarrhea	p. 89
Malabsorption Disorders	p. 89
Pancreas	p. 90
Biliary Tract	p. 92
Liver	p. 94
Hematology-Oncology	p. 99
Anemia	p. 99
Microcytic Anemias	p. 100
Macrocytic Anemias	p. 102
Normocytic Anemia	p. 103
Coagulopathies	p. 105
Leukemias	p. 108
Lymphoma	p. 111
Myeloproliferative Diseases	p. 113
Rheumatology	p. 117
Arthropathies	p. 117
Systemic Disorders	p. 120
Muscle Disorders	p. 125
Vasculitis	p. 126
Nephrology	p. 129
Acute Renal Failure	p. 129
Chronic Renal Failure	p. 132
Glomerulonephropathies	p. 133
Urinary Tract	p. 135
Acid-Base Disorders	p. 137
Renal Artery Stenosis	p. 139
Endocrinology	p. 141
Diabetes	p. 141
Pituitary	p. 144
Thyroid	p. 146
Parathyroid	p. 151
Adrenals	p. 153
Bones	p. 157
Infectious Disease	p. 161
HIV/AIDS	p. 161
Sexually Transmitted Diseases	p. 163
Sepsis	p. 166
Osteomyelitis	p. 166
Dermatology	p. 169
Terminology	p. 169
Skin Cancers	p. 170
Psoriasis	p. 173
Blistering Diseases	p. 174
Vector-Borne Diseases	p. 175
Fungal Infections	p. 177
Bacterial and Viral Infections	p. 178
Pigmentary Disorders	p. 182
Hypersensitivity Reactions	p. 182
Clinical Vignettes	p. 189
Index	p. 197
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