The Cleveland Clinic Intensive Review of Internal Medicine

by Stoller, James K.; Ahmad, Muzaffar; Longworth, David L.

• ISBN13: 9780683300871
• ISBN10: 0683300873
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1998-08-01
• Publisher: Williams & Wilkins

Summary

Comprehensive review of internal medicine for those preparing for board certification or recertification. Highlights key points and includes case studies in some chapters.

Table of Contents

Preface
Contributors
Multidisciplinary Skills for the Internist	p. 1
Health Screening and Immunization	p. 3
Women's Hormonal Health Issues: Menopause, Hormone Replacement Therapy and Hormonal Contraception	p. 13
Medical Complications of Pregnancy	p. 27
Biostatistics in Clinical Medicine: Diagnostic Tests	p. 33
Headache	p. 39
Ocular Manifestations of Systemic Disease	p. 53
Preoperative Evaluation and Management Before Major Noncardiac Surgery	p. 62
Geriatric Medicine	p. 70
Skin Signs of Systemic Disease	p. 78
Occupational Medicine	p. 91
Board Simulation: Psychiatric Disorders in Medical Practice	p. 98
Infectious Disease	p. 105
Sexually Transmitted Diseases	p. 107
HIV Infection and AIDS	p. 121
Infective Endocarditis	p. 137
Pneumonias	p. 144
New and Emerging Infectious Diseases	p. 154
Board Simulation I: Common Infections in the Ambulatory Setting	p. 168
Board Simulation II: Infectious Diseases	p. 173
Hematology and Medical Oncology	p. 191
Oncologic Emergencies	p. 193
Gynecologic, Prostate, and Testicular Cancers	p. 201
Leukemia	p. 207
Platelet and Clotting Disorders	p. 217
Anemia	p. 227
Breast Cancer	p. 236
Hodgkin's Disease, Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma, and HIV-associated Malignancies	p. 246
Board Simulation I: Hematology and Medical Oncology	p. 257
Board Simulation II: Cellular Morphology	p. 267
Rheumatology	p. 275
Acute Monoarticular Arthritis	p. 277
The Differential Diagnosis of Polyarthritis	p. 289
Systemic Autoimmune Diseases	p. 303
Systemic Vasculitis	p. 316
Selected Musculoskeletal Syndromes	p. 329
Board Simulation: Rheumatic and Immunologic Diseases	p. 335
Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine	p. 351
Deep Venous Thrombosis and Pulmonary Emboli	p. 353
Lung Cancer	p. 368
Obstructive Lung Disease: Asthma and COPD	p. 375
Interstitial Lung Disease	p. 383
Pleural Diseases	p. 391
Selected Aspects of Critical Care Medicine for the Internist: Pulmonary Artery Catheterization and Noninvasive Blood Gas Monitoring	p. 404
Board Simulation: Pulmonary Medicine	p. 415
Endocrinology	p. 423
Thyroid Disorders	p. 425
Androgenic and Reproductive Disorders	p. 439
Diabetes Mellitus: Control and Complications	p. 451
Adrenal Disorders	p. 466
Pituitary Disorders and Ectopic Hormone Syndromes	p. 473
Metabolic Bone Disease and Calcium Disorders	p. 482
Board Simulation: Endocrinology	p. 491
Nephrology and Hypertension	p. 499
Acute Renal Failure	p. 501
Approach to Patients with Parenchymal Renal Disease	p. 509
Hallmarks of Essential and Secondary Hypertension	p. 523
Critical Fluid and Electrolyte Abnormalities in Clinical Practice	p. 537
Acid-base Disorders	p. 548
Board Simulation: Nephrology and Hypertension	p. 562
Gastroenterology	p. 571
Liver Disease	p. 573
Hepatology	p. 573
Complications of Cirrhosis	p. 577
Pancreatic Diseases	p. 586
Esophageal Diseases	p. 592
Peptic Ulcer Disease	p. 607
Colorectal Carcinoma	p. 618
Inflammatory Bowel Disease	p. 626
Diarrhea and Malabsorption	p. 638
Board Simulation: Gastroenterology	p. 646
Cardiology	p. 653
Evaluation of Patients with Coronary Artery Disease	p. 655
Clinical Electrocardiography: A Visual Board Review	p. 664
Valvular Heart Disease	p. 685
Arrhythmias	p. 700
Adult Congenital Heart Disease	p. 724
Acute Myocardial Infarction	p. 732
Hyperlipidemia	p. 740
Heart Failure	p. 747
Board Simulation: Cardiology	p. 755
After the Boards	p. 767
Medical Ethics in the 21st Century	p. 769
Managed Care	p. 775
Computers and Medicine	p. 786
Index	p. 807
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