Kochar's Clinical Medicine for Students

by Torre, Dario M.; Lamb, Geoffrey C.; Van Ruiswyk, Jerome; Schapira, Ralph M.; Kochar, Mahendr S.

• ISBN13: 9780781766999
• ISBN10: 0781766990
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-02-13
• Publisher: LWW

Summary

Thoroughly revised for its Fifth Edition, this concise textbook is ideal for medical students in internal medicine clinical clerkships. This edition's content reflects current guidelines from the Clerkship Directors in Internal Medicine and the National Board of Medical Examiners on topics necessary for this rotation. The book is a collaboration between clinical faculty at the Medical College of Wisconsin and clerkship students who have reviewed all chapters for relevance to the clerkship experience.A companion Website will offer the fully searchable text; 39 additional chapters; 300 multiple-choice questions with detailed explanations, organized to mimic end-of-rotation exam settings; ECG and CXR images with explanations; narrated physical examination videos; and "Medicine Rounds," a quick review of questions frequently asked on rounds. The online chapters include: Congenital Heart Diseases Electrocardiography Pulmonary Function Testing Cystic Fibrosis Pulmonary Hypertension Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) Mycoses Thyroid Cancer Benign and Malignant Liver Tumors Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Pancreatic Cancer Leukopenia Reactive Leukocytosis Eosinophilia Blood Transfusion Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia Renal Tubular Acidosis Acid-based Abnormalities Somatization Substance Abuse and Dependence General Approach to Dermatologic Disorders Dermatitis and Eczema Vitiligo Herpes (HSV and HZV) Common Warts Eryspipelas Scabies Anaphylaxis Drug Allergy Chronic Pain Red Eye Benign Breast Problems Preconception Care and Issues in Pregnancy Functional Decline in the Elderly

Table of Contents

Key Manifestations & Presentations Of Diseases

Abdominal Pain

Acid Base Disorders

Acute GI Bleeding

Altered Mental Status

Anemia

Chest Pain

Cough

Diarrhea

Dizziness & Vertigo

Dyspnea

Dysuria

Edema

Fever & Rash

Fever and Fever of Unknown Origin

Headache

Heart Sounds & Murmurs

Hematuria

Hemoptysis

Jaundice

Joint Pain

Nausea & Vomiting

Seizures

Shock

Syncope

Thrombocytopenia

Weight Loss

Diseases & Disorders Cardiology

Coronary Artery Disease

Congestive Heart Failure

Cardiomyopathies

Myocarditis

Valvular Heart Disease

Pericardial Disease

Arrhythmias

Atrial Fibrillation

Aortic Dissection Pulmonary Medicine

Bronchial Asthma

COPD

Interstitial Lung Disease

IPF

Pleural Effusions

Pneumothorax

Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Venous Thromboembolic Disease

Asbestosis

Tuberculosis

Sarcoidosis

The Solitary Pulmonary NoduleRheumatology

Osteoarthritis

Rheumatoid Arthritis

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Poliomyositis

Sjögren Syndrome

Seronegative Spondyloarthropathy

Wegener's

Polyarteritis Nodosa

Polymyalgia Rheumatica

Temporal Arteritis

Gout

Infectious ArthritisInfectious Diseases

Pneumonia

Urinary Tract Infection

Cellulitis

Meningitis

Sepsis Syndrome

Endocarditis

Osteomyelitis

Syphilis

HIV InfectionEndocrinology

Diabetes Mellitus and Hypoglycemia

Disorders of Parathyroid, Calcium, Vitamin D and Metabolic Bone Diseases

Thyroid Diseases

Anterior Pituitary Disease

Posterior Pituitary Diseases (DI/SIADH)

Adrenal Disorders (Hyper & Hypoadrenalism)Gastroenterology

Peptic Ulcer Disease

GERD

Biliary Disorders

Hepatitis

Cirrhosis

Pancreatitis

Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Diverticular Disease of the Colon

Intestinal ObstructionNephrology

Acute Renal Failure

ATN

Chronic Renal Failure

Glomerulonephritis

Nephrotic Syndrome

Acute Interstitial Nephritis

Polycystic Kidney Disease

Nephrolithiasis

Fluid and Electrolyte Disorders

Hypertensive EmergenciesHematology

Acute Leukemias

Myeloproliferative Disorders

Iron Deficiency Anemia

B12 Deficiency & Other Megaloblastic Anemias

Anemia Chronic Disease

Sickle Cell

Beta Thalassemia

Hereditary Spherocytosis

Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemias

ITP/TTP/HUS / DIC

Hemophilia

Von Willebrand DiseaseOncology

Multiple Myeloma

Lymphomas

Breast Cancer

Colon Cancer

Lung Cancer

Cervical

Ovarian

Endometrial

Prostate CancerNeurology

Ischemic Stroke

Intracerebral & Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

Seizures

Headaches

Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus

Parkinson's Disease

Peripheral Neuropathy

Multiple Sclerosis

Amytrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Guillain-Barré Syndrome

Myasthenia GravisPsychiatry

Depression

Anxiety

Schizophrenia

Eating DisordersDermatology

Psoriasis

Seborrheic Dermatitis

Impetigo

Dermatophytosis

Acne

Basal Cell Carcinoma

Actinic Keratoses

Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Malignant Melanoma

Urticaria

Ambulatory Medicine Disease Prevention & Screening

Smoking Cessation

Substance Abuse

Obesity

Hypertension

Dyslipidemia

Osteoporosis

Back Pain

Knee, Shoulder & Other Regional MSK Syndromes

Upper Respiratory Infections (URI)

Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD)Women's Health Issues

Menstrual Concerns & Menopause

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome & Hirsutism

ContraceptionGeriatrics

Falls

Delirium

Dementia

Urinary Incontinence

Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy

Online Chapters Diseases and Disorders (Part II) Cardiology

Congenital Heart Disease in Hematology

Adults

Pulmonary

Endocrinology

Nephrology

Psychiatry

Dermatology

Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Ambulatory Medicine

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