The Johns Hopkins Internal Medicine Board Review

by Ashar, Bimal H.; Miller, Redonda G., M.D.; Sisson, Stephen D., M.D.; Johns Hopkins Hospital

• ISBN13: 9781455706921
• ISBN10: 1455706922
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-04-11
• Publisher: Elsevier Science Health Science

Summary

Don't gamble on the most important exam of your career! The Johns Hopkins University was the birthplace of the Internal Medicine residency and has led the field ever since. Now it's also the source of the most effective review tool in the specialty! Seventy respected experts summarize everything you need to know for certification or recertification, focusing on the information you really need. Then, they test your knowledge with 1,050 questions and answers online - more than you'll find in any other internal medicine review tool. The web site offers you a highly realistic exam simulation as well as detailed feedback on your performance. Thoroughly test your knowledge with questions mirroring the content and format of the ABIM exam - far more than you'll find in any other review text View clinical images, many in full color, covering all the image types you'll see on the boards - including x-rays, common skin findings, peripheral blood smear, ophthalmology findings, and CT and MR images Add your own notes in the margins or check off content that you've mastered as you go along. A Web address will be included at the end of every chapter, which make finding the examination questions easy. All content will be revised to include the latest research in the field, ensuring the most relevant information and on-line questions. Your purchase entitles you to access the web site until the next edition is published, or until the current edition is no longer offered for sale by Elsevier, whichever occurs first. Elsevier reserves the right to offer a suitable replacement product (such as a downloadable or CD-ROM-based electronic version) should online access to the web site be discontinued.

Table of Contents

Maximizing Test Performance: Effective Study and Test-Taking Strategies

Cardiology

Hypertension

Lipid Disorders

Coronary Artery Disease

Arrhythmias

Heart Failure

Valvular Heart Disease

Pericardial Disease

Electrocardiogram Review

Infectious Disease

Respiratory Infections

Genitourinary Infections

Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection

Mycobacterial Infections

Infectious Diarrhea

Selected Topics in Infectious Disease I

Selected Topics in Infectious Disease II

Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine

Obstructive Lung Disease

Pulmonary Function Testing

Chest Radiograph Review

Interstitial Lung Disease

Venous Thromboembolic Disease

Selected Topics in Pulmonary Medicine

Critical Care Medicine

Pleural Disease

Gastroenterology

Peptic Ulcer Disease and Gastrointestinal Bleeding

Esophageal Disease

Pancreatic and Biliary Disease

Disorders of the Small and Large Intestine

Acute and Chronic Liver Disease

Complications of Liver Disease

Nephrology

Acid-Base Disorders and Renal Tubular Acidosis

Electrolyte Disorders

Acute Kidney Injury

Glomerular Disease

Chronic Kidney Disease and End-Stage Renal Disease

Selected Topics in Nephrology

Endocrinology

Diabetes Mellitus

Thyroid Disease

Calcium Disorders and Metabolic Bone Disease

Reproductive Endocrinology

Neuroendocrine and Adrenal Disease

Rheumatology

Arthritis

Office Orthopedics

Vasculitis

Selected Topics in Rheumatology

Hematology

Anemia Anemia

Platelet Disorders

Coagulation Disorders

Acute and Chronic Leukemias

Myelodysplastic Syndrome

Blood Smear and Bone Marrow Review

Oncology

Colorectal Cancer

Breast and Ovarian Cancer

Genitourinary Cancer

Lymphoma and Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

Plasma Cell Dyscrasias

Selected Topics in Oncology

Lung Cancer and Head and Neck Cancer

Neurology

Headaches

Cerebrovascular Disease and Seizure Disorders

Movement Disorders

Selected Topics in Neurology

Selected Topics in General and Internal Medicine

Selected Topics in Geriatric Medicine

Selected Topics in Women's Health

Dermatology for the Internist

Ophthalmology for the Internist

Psychiatry for the Internist

Allergy and Immunology for the Internist

Genetics for the Internist

Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Substance Use Disorders

Preoperative Evaluation

Immunization and Prevention

Clinical Epidemiology

Medical Ethics

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