Internal Medicine An Intensive Review

Internal Medicine: An Intensive Review is a succinct yet comprehensive clinical reference. Physicians will find it a practical daily resource on pathophysiology, diagnosis, and management, and trainees will find it an accessible review and study guide for examination preparation. This authoritative, thorough volume provides in-depth coverage on all specialties of internal medicine, as well as palliative care, occupational medicine, psychiatry, and geriatric medicine. Chapters focus on disease mechanisms as well as clinical diagnosis and patient management, including current therapies and new developments. Editors Ajay K. Singh and Joseph Loscalzo recruited leading authorities from Brigham and Women's Hospital, a teaching affiliate of Harvard Medical School, and other top institutions to contribute to this book. Featuring over 300 figures and numerous tables, chapters offer detailed discussions with emphasis on essential learning points, supplemented by over 600 self-assessment questions and answers. Over 100 chapters are organized into 10 broad sections, with one additional section dedicated to review questions.

Foreword; Preface; Contributors; Section 1: Infectious Disease; 1 Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections; 2 HIV Infection and the AID Syndrome; 3 Infective Endocarditis; 4 Immunizations; 5 Tropical Infections; 6 Sexually Transmitted Diseases; 7 Dermatologic Manifestations of Infectious Disease; 8 Infectious Disease Board Review Questions; 9 Infectious Disease Summary; Section 2: Hematology and Oncology; 10 Breast Cancer; 11 Lung Cancer; 12 Gastrointestinal Cancers; 13 Genitourinary Cancers: Prostate, Kidney, Bladder and Testis; 14 Acute and Chronic Leukemias; 15 Non-Hodgkin and Hodgkin Lymphoma; 16 Multiple Myeloma; 17 Oncologic Emergencies; 18 Disorders of Platelets and Coagulation; 19 Anemia and Hemoglobinopathies; 20 Board Simulation: Hematology; 21 Board Simulation: Medical Oncology; 22 Oncology: Summary; Section 3: Rheumatology; 23 Rheumatoid Arthritis; 24 Acute Monoarticular Arthritis; 25 Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Related Disorders; 26 Systemic Vasculitis; 27 Common Soft Tissue Pain Syndromes; 28 Common Rheumatological Tests; 29 Board Simulation: Rheumatic and Immunologic Disease; 30 Rheumatology: Summary; Section 4: Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine; 31 Asthma; 32 Pleural Diseases; 33 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease; 34 Venous Thromboembolic Diseases; 35 Sleep Apnea; 36 Pulmonary Function Tests; 37 Chest X-Ray Refresher; 38 Mechanical Ventilation; 39 Sepsis Syndrome; 40 Essentials of Hemodynamic Monitoring; 41 Arterial Blood Gases; 42 Board Simulation: Critical Care Medicine; 43 Board Simulation: Pulmonary Med; 44 Pulmonary: Summary; Section 5: Endocrinology; 45 Pituitary Disorders; 46 Thyroid Disease; 47 Androgenic and Reproductive Disorders; 48 Adrenal Disorders; 49 Disorders of Calcium Metabolism; 50 Diabetes Mellitus; 51 Diabetes Mellitus: Control and Complications; 52 Metabolic Syndrome; 53 Metabolic Bone Disease; 54 Board Simulation: Endocrinology; 55 Endocrinology-Summary; Section 6: Nephrology and Hypertension; 56 Acute Kidney Injury; 57 Electrolyte Disorders; 58 Acid-Base Disturbances; 59 Dialysis and Transplantation; 60 Systemic Complications of Chronic Kidney Disease; 61 Hematuria and Proteinuria; 62 Parenchymal Kidney Disease; 63 Chronic Kidney Disease; 64 Essential and Secondary Hypertension; 65 Urinalysis; 66 Board Simulation: Nephrology and Hypertension; 67 Nephrology: Summary; Section 7: Digestive Diseases and Disorders of the Pancreas and Liver; 68 Esophageal Diseases; 69 Peptic Ulcer Disease; 70 Diarrhea and Malabsorption; 71 Inflammatory Bowel Disease; 72 Pancreatic Disease; 73 Liver Disorders; 74 Cirrhosis; 75 Board Simulation: Gastroenterology; 76 Review Topics in Gastroenterology and Hepatology; Section 8: Cardiovascular Disease; 77 The Cardiac Exam; 78 Acute Coronary Syndromes; 79 Valvular Heart Disease; 80 Heart Failure; 81 Pericardial Disease; 82 Arrhythmias; 83 Cardiovascular Disease Prevention; 84 Adult Congenital Heart Disease; 85 Peripheral Vascular Disease; 86 ECG Refresher; 87 Board Simulation: Cardiology; 88 Cardiology: Summary; Section 9: Neurology; 89 Neurological Examination; 90 Stroke; 91 Dementia; 92 Board Simulation: Neurology; 93 Neurology: Summary; Section 10: General Internal Medicine; 94 Pre-Operative Evaluation and Management Before Non-Cardiac Surgery; 95 Basic Epidemiology and Biostatistics for the Boards; 96 Contraception; 97 Board Simulation: Women's Health; 98 Dermatology for the Internist; 99 Occupational Medicine; 100 Allergy and Immunology; 101 Psychiatric Essentials for the Internist; 102 Geriatrics; 103 Palliative Care; 104 Board Simulation: General Internal Medicine; 105 Internal Medicine Summary; Section 11: Board Practice; 106 Approach to the Internal Medicine Board Exam; 107 Board Practice 1; 108 Board Practice 2; 109 Board Practice 3; Index

Ajay K. Singh, MBBS, FRCP, is Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Clinical Director of the Renal Division and Director of Dialysis at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts. Joseph Loscalzo, MD, PhD, is Hersey Professor of the Theory and Practice of Physic at Harvard Medical School and Chairman of Medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts.