Blackwell's Underground Clinical Vignettes: Pathophysiology, Volume 3, Step 1

by Bhushan, Vikas; Pall, Vishal; Le, Tao; Zaman, Ashraf

• ISBN13: 9780632045556
• ISBN10: 0632045558
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-03-07
• Publisher: LWW

Summary

Blackwell's Underground Clinical Vignettes: Pathophysiology, Volume 3, 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 3 cover neurology, gynecology, obstetrics, orthopedics, psychopharmacology, rheumatology, and toxicology. Blackwell's Underground Clinical Vignettes: Pathophysiology, Volume 3, 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
Neurology
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
Aphasia---Broca's
C1 Spinal Cord Injury
Cauda Equina Syndrome
Cerebral Aneurysm
Craniopharyngioma
Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
CVA, Capsular Infarct
CVA, Hypertensive
Epidural Hematoma
Friedreich's Ataxia
Glioblastoma Multiforme
Guillain-Barre Syndrome
Hemiballismus
Huntington's Chorea
Internuclear Ophthalmoplegia
Kluver-Bucy Syndrome
Medulloblastoma
Meniere's Disease
Meningioma
Metastatic Brain Tumor
Migraine
Multiple Sclerosis
Myasthenia Gravis
Myotonic Dystrophy
Neuroblastoma
Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
Oligodendroglioma
Peripheral Nueropathy---Diabetic
Pseudobulbar Palsy
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Subdural Hematoma
Syringomyelia
Temporal Arteritis (Giant Cell Arteritis)
von Hippel-Lindau Disease
Gynecology
Breast---Cystosarcoma Phyllodes
Breast---Fat Necrosis
Breast---Fibrocystic Disease
Breast---Inflammatory Carcinoma
Breast---Intraductal Papilloma
Breast---Lobular Carcinoma
Breast---Paget's Disease
Breast Carcinoma
Breast Fibroadenoma
Cervical Carcinoma (In Situ)
Choriocarcinoma
Desmoid Tumor
Dysmenorrhea
Endometrial Carcinoma
Endometriosis
Hydatidiform Mole
Menopause
Ovarian Cancer
Ovarian Cyst---Follicular
Ovarian Teratoma
Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
Primary Amenorrhea---Turner's Syndrome
Uterine Fibroids
Uterine Leiomyosarcoma
Vulvar Carcinoma
Vulvar Leukoplakia
Vulvar Malignant Melanoma
Obstetrics
Ectopic Pregnancy
Postpartum Hemorrhage
Postpartum Thrombophlebitis
Sheehan's Syndrome
Toxemia of Pregnancy---Preeclampsia
Orthopedics
Ewing's Sarcoma
Hand---Dupuytren's Contracture
Hip---Avascular Necrosis of Femoral Head
Hip---Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis
Knee---Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury
Osteoarthritis
Osteogenic Sarcoma
Paget's Disease of Bone
Septic Arthritis---Staphylococal
Spine---Cervical Spondylosis
Psychopharmacology
Alcoholism
Rheumatology
Ankylosing Spondylitis
Decompression Sickness
Dermatomyositis
Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis
Mixed Connective Tissue Disorder
Osteopetrosis
Osteoporosis
Polyarteritis Nodosa
Polymyalgia Rheumatica
Polymyositis
Progressive Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma)
Pseudogout
Raynaud's Disease
Reiter's Syndrome
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Sjogren's Syndrome
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)
Rheumatology
Wegener's Granulomatosis
Toxicology
Carbon Dioxide Narcosis