The Emory University Comprehensive Board Review in Internal Medicine

by Stein, Sidney F.

• ISBN13: 9780070615007
• ISBN10: 0070615004
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-09-21
• Publisher: MCG

Summary

Emory Univ., Atlanta, GA. Exam review offering summarization, organization, and authorship by the medical faculty at Emory University. Includes 625 self-test questions, color illustrations, and didactic coverage by body system and common diseases. For those seeking certification or recertification. System requirements are not listed. Softcover.

Table of Contents

Contributors	ix
Preface	xv
1 Infectious Diseases	1	(50)
Systemic Fungal Infections	3	(6)
Jeffrey Lennox
Antimicrobial Therapy	9	(6)
John A. Jernigan
Carl A. Perlino
Bacterial Infections	15	(10)
David Rimland
David S. Stephens
Parasites	25	(6)
Carlos del Rio
Phyllis E. Kozarsky
Sexually Transmitted Diseases	31	(8)
Kimberly A. Workowski
Update on Viral Infections	39	(8)
James P. Steinberg
Host Defenses Against Infection and Defects in Host Defense Mechanisms	47	(4)
Barbara J. Marston
2 Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine	51	(16)
Clinical Correlates of Age-Related Changes	53	(4)
Mario DiGirolamo
Atypical Presentations of Illness in the Elderly	57	(4)
Joyce S. Tenover
Common Geriatric Problems	61	(6)
Joseph G. Ouslander
3 Rheumatology	67	(52)
Rheumatoid Arthritis	69	(8)
John Goldman
Emilio B. Gonzalez
Crystalline Arthritides	77	(6)
N. Wilson Holland
Carlos Agudelo
Seronegative Arthritides	83	(6)
Emilio B. Gonzalez
Osteoarthritis	89	(4)
Stephen B. Miller
William P. Maier
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus	93	(10)
Emilio B. Gonzalez
Scleroderma	103	(6)
Beth L. Jonas
Vasculitis	109	(6)
Doyt L. Conn
Polymyositis and Dermatomyositis	115	(4)
Jonathan Waltuck
4 Ophthalmology	119	(16)
Office Ophthalmology for the Internist	121	(14)
Geoffrey Broocker
Brian D. Sippy
5 Allergy and Immunology	135	(48)
Clinical Aspects of Immune Responses and Inflammation	137	(16)
Timothy J. Sullivan
Glenn E. Rodey
Immunopharmacology	153	(6)
Margaret K. Offermann
Allergic Diseases	159	(10)
Theodore M. Lee
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection and the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)	169	(14)
Thomas J. Spira
6 General Medicine	183	(26)
Preventive Medicine	185	(8)
William T. Branch, Jr.
Robert D. Coney
Management of Toxicologic Emergencies	193	(6)
Mark V. Williams
Common Ambulatory Problems	199	(6)
Michael F. Lubin
Medical Consultation on the Surgical Service	205	(4)
Michael F. Lubin
7 Arteriosclerosis and Lipid Metabolism	209	(10)
Lipid Metabolism and Treatment of Lipid Disorders	211	(8)
Virgil Brown
David G. Robertson
8 Endocrinology and Metabolism	219	(50)
Overview of Thyroid Disorders	221	(4)
Nelson B. Watts
Diabetes Mellitus	225	(8)
Suzanne S.P. Gebhart
Diagnosis and Management of Pituitary Tumors	233	(6)
Lewis S. Blevins, Jr.
Clinical Nutrition	239	(8)
Thomas R. Ziegler
Lawrence S. Phillips
Adrenal Disorders	247	(8)
Mark S. Nanes
Disorders of Calcium Metabolism	255	(6)
Janet Rubin
Mark S. Nanes
Gonadal Disorders	261	(8)
Carolyn Kaplan
Anne B. Namnoun
Ana Murphy
9 Pulmonary Diseases and Critical Care	269	(100)
Pulmonary Diagnostic Techniques	271	(14)
David M. Guidot
Jesse Roman
P. Bailey Francis
Respiratory Infections	285	(6)
Anthony P. Kimani
Asthma and Reactive Airway Diseases	291	(10)
Eric G. Honig
Alan L. Plummer
Jeffrey R. Pine
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	301	(12)
Alan L. Plummer
Jeffrey Pine
Interstitial Lung Disease	313	(14)
Rafael L. Perez
Gerald W. Staton, Jr.
Pulmonary Vascular Disorders	327	(6)
Bonnie Boles
Ritsu Kuno
David J. Bower
Pulmonary Neoplasms	333	(12)
I. Marc Moss
Samuel M. Aguayo
Eric G. Honig
Pleural and Mediastinal Disorders	345	(4)
David J. Bower
Murray J. Gilman
Gilbert Grossman
Topics in Critical Care Medicine	349	(20)
Robert Aranson
Jesse Roman
10 Hematology and Oncology	369	(86)
Disorders of Red Cells	371	(16)
James R. Eckman
Hemostasis Simplified	387	(16)
Sidney F. Stein
Kenneth J. Smith
Hematologic Malignancies	403	(18)
Elliott F. Winton
An Overview of Oncology and the Treatment of Solid Tumors	421	(34)
David H. Lawson
Robin Miller
Frank Brescia
Michael P. Fanucchi
Mark Gilbert
Antonio Wolff
11 Otolaryngology	455	(8)
Office Otolaryngology for the Internist	457	(6)
William Grist
12 Cardiology	463	(60)
Congenital and Valvular Heart Disease	465	(8)
Louis L. Battey
Congestive Heart Failure and Cardiomyopathy	473	(10)
Andrew L. Smith
Thomas S. Johnston
Cardiac Arrhythmias: Their Identification and Management	483	(6)
Paul F. Walter
The Diagnosis and Management of Ischemic Heart Disease	489	(16)
Robert C. Schlant
Douglas C. Morris
Exercise Testing and Nuclear Cardiology	505	(6)
Byron Williams
Randolph E. Patterson
Echocardiography	511	(12)
Joel M. Felner
13 Digestive Diseases	523	(60)
Complications of Portal Hypertension: Bleeding Varices, Ascites, and Encephalopathy	525	(4)
Norman Gitlin
Motility Disorders of the Esophagus and Stomach	529	(4)
J. Patrick Waring
Inherited Disorders Causing Cirrhosis	533	(4)
Michael W. Fried
Curt H. Hagedorn
Diarrhea: Causes and Treatment	537	(6)
Christine Janes Bruno
Maldigestion and Malabsorption	543	(6)
Suzy L. Kim
Polyposis Syndromes and Colon Cancer	549	(10)
Robert M. Strauss
Acute and Chronic Pancreatitis	559	(8)
Charles Duckworth
Tests for Acute and Chronic Hepatitis	567	(4)
Thomas D. Boyer
Peptic Ulcer Diseases	571	(6)
Alice Chow
Inflammatory Bowel Disease	577	(6)
Steve Goldschmid
14 Psychiatry	583	(18)
Office Psychiatry for the Internist	585	(16)
Bernard L. Frankel
15 Nephrology and Hypertension	601	(56)
An Introduction to Acid-Base Disturbances and a Review of Acidosis	603	(6)
Harold A. Franch
Review of Alkalosis: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, and Treatment	609	(6)
James A. Tumlin
Disturbances of Salt Balance and the Use of Diuretics	615	(4)
W. Charles O'Neill
Chronic Renal Failure	619	(4)
Arlene Chapman
Stephan Pastan
Acute Renal Failure	623	(8)
James T. Someren
Disturbances of Potassium Balance	631	(4)
Juha P. Kokko
Disturbances of Water Balance	635	(6)
Jeff M. Sands
Hypertension: A Board Review	641	(8)
Babatunde Olutade
Topics in Nephrology: Proteinuria, Hematuria, Nephrolithiasis	649	(8)
Antonio Guasch
16 Gynecology	657	(12)
Office Gynecology for the Internist	659	(10)
Lisa M. Peacock
Gary Glasser
17 Dermatology	669	(18)
Skin Signs of Systemic Disease	671	(16)
Marilynne McKay
18 Neurology	687	(52)
Neuromuscular Disease: Localization and Review	689	(6)
Alan Zacharias
Jeffrey Rosenfeld
Headaches	695	(4)
Sarah E. DeRossett
Epilepsy and Sleep Disorders	699	(12)
Page B. Pennell
Stroke and Critical Care Neurology	711	(6)
Michael R. Frankel
Parkinson's Disease and Tremors	717	(8)
Jorge L. Juncos
Multiple Sclerosis	725	(6)
Barney J. Stern
Jane L. Gilmore
Dementia	731	(8)
Allan I. Levey
Alexander P. Auchus
Questions and Answers	739	(190)
Practice Examination Questions	741	(52)
Post-Review Examination Questions	793	(58)
Practice Examination Answers	851	(36)
Post-Review Examination Answers	887	(42)
Index	929