Blackwell's Underground Clinical Vignettes: Pathophysiology, Volume 1, Step 1

by Bhushan, Vikas; Pall, Vishal; Le, Tao; Nguyen, Hoang; Soni, Vipal

• ISBN13: 9780632045518
• ISBN10: 0632045515
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-03-07
• Publisher: LWW

Summary

Blackwell's Underground Clinical Vignettes: Pathophysiology, Volume 1, Step 1, Third Edition is your primary source for clinically relevant, case-based material essential for USMLE Step 1 review. This clinical vignette book presents approximately 100 cases with over 1,000 classic buzzwords in history taking, physical examination, lab, imaging, pathology, and treatment. Sections of Volume 1 cover cardiology, dermatology, endocrinology, ENT/ophthalmology, and gastroenterology. Blackwell's Underground Clinical Vignettes: Pathophysiology, Volume 1, Step 1, Third Edition is perfect for medical students. Physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and related health professionals will also find Underground Clinical Vignettes valuable.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	x
Preface to the 3rd Edition	xiii
How to Use This Book	xvi
Abbreviations	xvii
Cardiology
Aortic Dissection	1	(1)
Aortic Insufficiency	2	(1)
Aortic Stenosis	3	(1)
Atherosclerosis	4	(1)
Atrial Fibrillation	5	(1)
Atrial Myxoma	6	(1)
CAD---Myocardial Infarction	7	(1)
Cardiac Tamponade	8	(1)
Cardiac Transplant	9	(1)
Congestive Heart Failure	10	(1)
Constrictive Pericarditis	11	(1)
Cor Pulmonale	12	(1)
Dilated Cardiomyopathy	13	(1)
Eisenmenger's Complex	14	(1)
High-Altitude Sickness	15	(1)
Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy	16	(1)
Hypothermia	17	(1)
Malignant Hypertension	18	(1)
Marantic Endocarditis	19	(1)
Mitral Insufficiency	20	(1)
Mitral Stenosis	21	(1)
Myocarditis	22	(1)
Peripheral Arterial Embolism	23	(1)
Shock---Hypovolemic	24	(1)
Sinus Bradycardia	25	(1)
Thromboangiitis Obliterans (Buerger's Disease)	26	(1)
Thrombophlebitis---Superficial	27	(1)
Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome	28	(1)
Dermatology
Actinic Keratosis	29	(1)
Atopic Dermatitis	30	(1)
Basal Cell Carcinoma	31	(1)
Contact Dermatitis	32	(1)
Dermatitis Herpetiformis	33	(1)
Dysplastic Nevus Syndrome	34	(1)
Erythema Multiforme	35	(1)
Furuncle	36	(1)
Kaposi's Sarcoma	37	(1)
Kawasaki's Syndrome	38	(1)
Lichen Planus	39	(1)
Malignant Melanoma	40	(1)
Mycosis Fungoides	41	(1)
Osler-Weber-Rendu Syndrome	42	(1)
Pemphigus	43	(1)
Pityriasis Rosea	44	(1)
Psoriasis	45	(1)
Pyoderma Gangrenosum	46	(1)
Seborrheic Dermatitis	47	(1)
Vitiligo	48	(1)
Endocrinology
Cushing's Disease	49	(1)
De Quervain's Thyroiditis	50	(1)
Diabetes Mellitus Type I(Juvenile Onset)	51	(1)
Diabetes Mellitus Type II(Adult Onset)	52	(1)
Hashimoto's Thyroiditis	53	(1)
Hyperthyroidism (Solitary Nodule)	54	(1)
Hypopituitarism	55	(1)
Hypothyroidism---Congenital	56	(1)
Hypothyroidism---Primary	57	(1)
Pinealoma	58	(1)
Prolactinoma	59	(1)
Sporadic Multinodular Goiter	60	(1)
Thyroid Carcinoma	61	(1)
ENT/Ophthalmology
Acute Angle-Closure Glaucoma	62	(1)
Benign Positional Vertigo	63	(1)
Cribriform Plate Fracture	64	(1)
Deafness---Sensorineural	65	(1)
Labyrinthitis	66	(1)
Obstructive Sleep Apnea	67	(1)
Open-Angle Glaucoma	68	(1)
Presbycusis	69	(1)
Presbyopia	70	(1)
Pseudotumor Cerebri	71	(1)
Retinitis Pigmentosa	72	(1)
Retinoblastoma	73	(1)
Uveitis	74	(1)
Gastroenterology
Achalasia	75	(1)
Ascending Cholangitis	76	(1)
Barrett's Esophaqus	77	(1)
Budd-Chiari Syndrome	78	(1)
Candida Esophagitis	79	(1)
Celiac Disease	80	(1)
Chronic Atrophic Gastritis	81	(1)
Chronic Pancreatitics	82	(1)
Colonic Polyps	83	(1)
Crohn's Disease	84	(1)
Diverticulitis	85	(1)
Diverticulosis	86	(1)
Esophageal Spasm	87	(1)
Esophageal Variceal Bleeding	88	(1)
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)	89	(1)
Hemochromatosis	90	(1)
Hepatic Cirrhosis	91	(1)
Hepatic Encephalopathy	92	(1)
Hepatitis--Alcoholic	93	(1)
Hepatocellular Carcinoma	94	(1)
Hepatorenal Syndrome	95	(1)
Metastatic Carcinoma--Liver	96	(1)
Pancreatitis---Acute	97	(1)
Peutz--Jeghers Syndrome	98	(1)
Plummer-Vinson Syndrome	99	(1)
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis	100	(1)
Toxic Megacolon	101	(1)
Ulcerative Colitis	102	(1)
Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome	103