Internal medicine essentials for clerkship students 2
By: Patrick C. Alguire ; American College of Physicians, Clerkship Directors in Internal Medicine
Contributors: American College of Physicians; Clerkship Directors in Internal Medicine
Publisher: ACP Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: [Washington, D.C.]
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] /
Number of pages: 346
ISBN-13: 9781934465134
Subjects: Internal medicine; Internal Medicine; Clinical Clerkship; Examination questions; Problems and Exercises
Description: A collaboration of the American College of Physicians and the Clerkship Directors in Internal Medicine, this new edition was written by authors who helped design the internal medicine curriculum and who are actively involved in teaching students on the Internal Medicine clerkship. Prepare for internal medicine clinical rounds and the end-of-rotation exam with the fully revised and updated Internal Medicine Essentials for Clerkship Students 2! This new edition is organized around the major training areas included in the nationally recognized Core Medicine Clerkship Curriculum Guide.
Notes: Title from title page (viewed Dec. 10, 2008).

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Approach to chest pain; title: Chronic stable angina; title: Acute coronary syndrome; title: Supraventricular arrhythmias; title: Ventricular arrhythmias; title: Heart failure; title: Valvular heart disease; title: Diabetes mellitus and diabetic ketoacidosis; title: Dyslipidemia; title: Thyroid disease; title: Adrenal disease; title: Osteoporosis; title: Approach to abdominal pain; title: Approach to diarrhea; title: Diseases of the gallbladder and bile ducts; title: Acute pancreatitis; title: Gastroesophageal reflux disease; title: Peptic ulcer disease; title: Dyspepsia; title: Approach to gastrointestinal bleeding; title: Viral hepatitis; title: Cirrhosis; title: Inflammatory bowel disease; title: Test interpretation; title: Health promotion, screening, and prevention; title: Approach to syncope; title: Depression; title: Substance abuse; title: Approach to low back pain; title: Approach to cough; title: Smoking cessation; title: Obesity; title: Approach to involuntary weight loss; title: Disorders of menstruation and menopause; title: common dermatologic disorders; title: Comprehensive geriatric assessment; title: Hypertension; title: Anemia; title: Bleeding disorders; title: Sickle cell anemia; title: Thrombocytopenia; title: Thrombophilia; title: Common leukemias; title: Multiple myeloma; title: Approach to fever; title: Sepsis syndrome; title: Common upper respiratory problems; title: Urinary tract infection; title: Sexually transmitted diseases; title: Human immunodeficiency virus infection; title: Health care associated infections; title: Tuberculosis; title: Community-acquired pneumonia; title: Infective endocarditis; title: Osteomyelitis; title: Acute kidney injury; title: Chronic kidney disease; title: Acid-base disorders; title: Fluid and electrolyte disorders; title: Calcium and phosphorus metabolism; title: Approach to the altered mental state; title: Headache; title: - Dementia; title: Approach to meningitis and encephalitis; title: Stroke and transient ischemic attack; title: Peripheral neuropathy; title: Breast cancer; title: Colon cancer; title: Lung cancer; title: Prostate cancer; title: Cervical cancer; title: Skin cancer; title: Pain management; title: Approach to dyspnea; title: Pleural effusion; title: Asthma; title: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; title: Obstructive sleep apnea; title: - Infiltrative and fibrotic lung diseases; title: Venous thromboembolism; title: Interpretation of pulmonary function tests; title: Approach to joint pain; title: Approach to knee and shoulder pain; title: Crystalline arthritis; title: Osteoarthritis; title: Polymyositis and dermatomyositis; title: Rhematoid arthritis; title: Septic arthritis; title: Systemic lupus erythematosus; title: Vasculitis.