Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine Board Review

by Wiener, Charles

• ISBN13: 9780071435345
• ISBN10: 0071435344
• Edition: 16th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-08-23
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional

Summary

The best preparation for the internal medicine boards! Covering the entire spectrum of internal medicine, this review features over 1000 board type questions and answers. Questions are referenced and reflect the new content in Harrison'¬"s Principles of Internal Medicine, 16/e.

Author Biography

Dennis L. Kasper, MD
William Ellery Channing Professor of Medicine
Executive Dean for Academic Programs
Harvard Medical School
Director, Channing Laboratory
Co-Director, Division of Infectious Diseases
Executive Vice-Chairman, Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Eugene Braunwald,MD
Distinguished Hersey Professor of Medicine
Faculty Dean for Academic Programs at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Massachusetts General
Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Vice-President for Academic Programs
Partners HealthCare System

Anthony S. Fauci, MD
Chief, Laboratory of Immunoregulation
Director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD

Stephen L. Hauser, MD
Chairman and Betty Anker Fife Professor
Department of Neurology
University of California, San Francisco, CA

Dan L. Longo, MD
Scientific Director
National Institute of on Aging
National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD

J. Larry Jameson, MD, PhD
C.F. Kettering Professor of Medicine
Chief, Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Molecular Medicine
Northwestern University Medical School
Chicago, IL

Charles M. Wiener, MD
Vice Chairman of Medicine
Director, Osler Medical Training Program,
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Baltimore, MD

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
Introduction to Clinical Medicine: General Concepts and Cardinal Manifestations of Disease
Questions	1	(10)
Answers, Explanations, and References	11	(18)
Genetics
Questions	29	(3)
Answers, Explanations, and References	32	(5)
Oncology and Hematology
Questions	37	(15)
Answers, Explanations, and References	52	(29)
Infectious Diseases
Questions	81	(17)
Answers, Explanations, and References	98	(23)
Disorders of the Cardiovascular System
Questions	121	(21)
Answers, Explanations, and References	142	(25)
Disorders of the Respiratory System
Questions	167	(14)
Answers, Explanations, and References	181	(20)
Critical Care Medicine
Questions	201	(4)
Answers, Explanations, and References	205	(6)
Disorders of the Kidney and Urinary Tract
Questions	211	(9)
Answers, Explanations, and References	220	(11)
Disorders of the Gastrointestinal System
Questions	231	(15)
Answers, Explanations, and References	246	(25)
Rheumatology and Immunology
Questions	271	(13)
Answers, Explanations, and References	284	(19)
Endocrinology and Metabolism
Questions	303	(11)
Answers, Explanations, and References	314	(23)
Neurologic Disorders
Questions	337	(7)
Answers, Explanations, and References	344	(13)
References	357	(4)
Color Atlas	361