Blueprints in Medicine

Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA. Concise, high-yield content review for medical students preparing for Steps 2 & 3 of the USMLE. Formatted to resemble the structure of the exam. Previous edition: c1998. New edition includes USMLE-style clinical questions. Softcover. DNLM: Internal Medicine--Outlines.

Preface

ix

Acknowledgments

xi

Abbreviations

xiii

Part I Cardiovascular

1

(46)

Chest Pain

3

(3)

Shock

6

(3)

Coronary Artery Disease

9

(5)

Myocardial Infarction

14

(5)

Heart Failure

19

(6)

Bradyarrhythmias

25

(4)

Tachyarrhythmias

29

(5)

Hypertension

34

(3)

Valvular Heart Disease

37

(5)

Noncoronary Vascular Disease

42

(5)

Part II Respiratory

47

(34)

Dyspnea

49

(4)

Cough

53

(3)

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

56

(4)

Asthma

60

(4)

Pulmonary Embolism

64

(4)

Interstitial Lung Disease

68

(5)

Pleural Effusions

73

(4)

Lung Cancer

77

(4)

Part III Renal

81

(28)

Acid-Base Disturbances

83

(4)

Fluid and Electrolytes

87

(4)

Acute Renal Disease

91

(4)

Chronic Renal Disease

95

(4)

Glomerular Disease

99

(3)

Nephrolithiasis

102

(3)

Hematuria

105

(4)

Part IV Infectious Diseases

109

(48)

Fever and Rash

111

(4)

Pneumonia

115

(5)

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

120

(6)

Urinary Tract Infections

126

(3)

Tuberculosis

129

(4)

Gastroenteritis

133

(4)

Infective Endocarditis

137

(5)

Meningitis

142

(4)

HIV Part I: Initial Care of the HIV-Infected Patient

146

(6)

HIV Part II: Prophylaxis and Treatment of Opportunistic Disease

152

(5)

Part V Gastrointestinal

157

(36)

Abdominal Pain

159

(4)

Diarrhea

163

(3)

Peptic Ulcer Disease and Gastritis

166

(4)

Inflammatory Bowel Disease

170

(4)

Hepatitis

174

(5)

Cirrhosis

179

(4)

Cholestatic Liver Disease

183

(3)

Pancreatitis

186

(3)

Colorectal Cancer

189

(4)

Part VI Endocrine

193

(36)

Weight Loss

195

(3)

Hyperthyroidism

198

(3)

Hypothyroidism

201

(3)

Diabetes Mellitus

204

(5)

Hypercalcemia

209

(3)

Adrenal Disorders

212

(4)

Pituitary Disorders

216

(4)

Nutritional Disorders

220

(4)

Hyperlipidemia

224

(5)

Part VII Rheumatology

229

(28)

Acute Monoarticular Arthritis

231

(3)

Low Back Pain

234

(3)

Rheumatoid Arthritis

237

(3)

Seronegative Spondyloarthropathies

240

(3)

Connective Tissue Disease

243

(4)

Vasculitis

247

(3)

Sarcoidosis

250

(3)

Amyloidosis

253

(4)

Part VIII Hematology/Oncology

257

(36)

Evaluation of Anemia

259

(6)

Evaluation of Hemolytic Anemia

265

(3)

Adenopathy

268

(3)

Coagulation Disorders

271

(4)

Breast Cancer

275

(4)

Prostate Cancer

279

(3)

Leukemia and Lymphoma

282

(4)

Acute Complications of Cancer Therapy

286

(3)

Paraneoplastic Disorders

289

(4)

Questions

293

(26)

Answers

319

(20)

Index

339

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