Title: Medicine : a competency-based companion /
Authors: Israel, Jessica L.; Tunkel, Allan R.
Publisher: Saunders/Elsevier,
Year: 2013
Subjects: Patient Care; Clinical Competence; Internal Medicine methods; Internal medicine Case studies.; Clinical competence Case studies.; Medical care Case studies.; Clinical competence; Internal medicine; Medical care
Abstract: "Complete, yet concise, Medicine: A Competency-Based Companion provides the core information you need to think like an experienced clinician during your medical rotation. This handy, pocket-sized medical reference book hones in on the must-know differential diagnoses of the common medical presentations and guides you through the most up-to-date and effective approaches to treatment, equipping you to excel."--Publisher's website.
Contents: Introduction. How to Study this Book ; The Competencies ; Tips for the Medicine Clerkship. -- Ambulatory Internal Medicine. Tips for Learning on the Ambulatory Clerkship ; Preventive Medicine ; Common Symptoms in Ambulatory Internal Medicine ; The Complex Patient. -- Cardiovascular Diseases. Chest Pain ; Congestive Heart Failure ; Palpitations and Arrhythmias ; Hypertension. -- Pulmonary Diseases. Dyspnea ; Cough ; Hemoptysis ; Pulmonary Nodule. -- Renal Diseases and Electrolyte Disorders. Acute Kidney Injury ; Edema ; Acid-Base Disorders ; Abnormal Electrolytes ; Hematuria ; Dysuria ; Renal Mass.