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Approach to Internal Medicine: A Resource Book for Clinical Practice

Tác giả: Hui, David; Leung, Alexander A.; Padwal, Raj

Chủ đề:

Chủ đề: Medicine; Internal Medicine

Nhà xuất bản: Springer

Năm xuất bản: 2015

Loại tài liệu: Book

Mô tả vật lý: 546 p.

Định danh: 978-3-319-11821-5

Ngôn ngữ: en

Đọc trực tuyến

This fully updated 4th Edition of provides an integrated symptom- and issue-based approach with easy access to high yield clinical information. For each topic, carefully organized sections on different diagnoses, investigations, and treatments are designed to facilitate patient care and examination preparation. Numerous clinical pearls and comparison tables are provided to help enhance learning, and international units (US and metric) are used to facilitate application in everyday clinical practice.

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Contents
1: Pulmonary Medicine
- Asthma Exacerbation
  - Clinical Features
  - Differential Diagnosis of Wheezing
  - Investigations
  - Pathophysiology
  - Acute Management
  - Long-Term Management
  - Treatment Issues
  - Specific Entities
- COPD Exacerbation
  - Clinical Features
  - Differential Diagnosis of Acute Dyspnea
  - Pathophysiology
  - Acute Management
  - Investigations
  - Long-Term Management
  - Prognostic Issues
  - Specific Entities
  - Treatment Issues
- Pneumonia
  - Clinical Features
  - Pathophysiology
  - Types of Pneumonia
  - Diagnostic and Prognostic Issues
  - Investigations
  - Management
  - Specific Entities
  - Treatment Issues
- Pulmonary Embolism
  - Clinical Features
  - Diagnostic Issues
  - Investigations
  - Pathophysiology
  - Management
  - Treatment Issues
  - Specific Entities
- Pleural Effusion
  - Clinical Features
  - Differential Diagnosis
  - Diagnostic Issues
  - Investigations
  - Management
  - Specific Entities
- Chronic Cough
  - Differential Diagnosis
  - Investigations
  - Management
  - Pathophysiology
  - Specific Entities
- Hemoptysis
  - Clinical Features
  - Differential Diagnosis
  - Investigations
  - Management
  - Pathophysiology
  - Specific Entities
- Solitary Pulmonary Nodule
  - Clinical Features
  - Diagnostic Issues
  - Differential Diagnosis
  - Investigations
  - Management
  - Specific Entities
- Pulmonary Hypertension
  - Who Classification of Pulmonary Hypertension
  - Clinical Features
  - Investigations
  - Management
  - Pathophysiology
  - Specific Entities
- Interstitial Lung Disease
  - Clinical Features
  - Differential Diagnosis
  - Diagnostic Issues
  - Investigations
  - Management
  - Specific Entities
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea
  - Clinical Features
  - Differential Diagnosis of Sleep Disorders
  - Pathophysiology
  - Investigations
  - Management
  - Specific Entities
  - Treatment Issues
- Respiratory Acidosis: Hypoventilation
  - Differential Diagnosis
  - Investigations
  - Management
  - Pathophysiology
- Respiratory Alkalosis: Hyperventilation
  - Differential Diagnosis
  - Investigations
  - Management
  - Pathophysiology
- Approach to Chest Imaging
  - Approach to Chest X-Ray Intepretation
  - Chamber Enlargement
  - Diffuse Airspace Disease
  - Focal Infiltrate
  - Hilar Enlargement
  - Lung Cavities
  - Mediastinal Masses
  - Nodular or Reticulonodular Pattern
  - Pleural-Based Disease
  - Reticular Pattern
  - CT Chest Protocols
  - Signs for Disease Processes
- Hypoxemia
- Ventilation Issues
- Approach to Pulmonary Function Tests
  - Classification of Pulmonary Diseases
  - FlowVolume Loop Patterns
  - Overall Approach to PFT Interpretation
  - Terminologies
  - Analyzing DLCO
  - Spirometry and Lung Volume Patterns
2: Cardiology
- Aortic Dissection
  - Clinical Features
  - Differential Diagnosis
  - Pathophysiology
  - Diagnostic and Prognostic Issues
  - Investigations
  - Management
- Acute Coronary Syndrome
  - Differential Diagnosis of Chest Pain
  - Pathophysiology
  - Clinical Features
  - Diagnostic and Prognostic Issues
  - Investigations
  - Acute Management
  - Long-Term Management of Coronary Artery Disease
  - Treatment Issues
- Pericardial Diseases: Pericarditis and Tamponade
  - Differential Diagnosis
  - Clinical Features
  - Investigations
  - Management
  - Specific Entities
- Heart Failure
  - Differential Diagnosis of HF Exacerbation/Dyspnea
  - Pathophysiology
  - Clinical Features
  - Diagnostic and Prognostic Issues
  - Investigations
  - Acute Management
  - Long-Term Management
  - Treatment Issues
  - Specific Entities
- Digoxin Intoxication
  - Causes
  - Clinical Features
  - Diagnostic Issues
  - Investigations
  - Management
  - Pathophysiology
  - Treatment Issues
- Atrial Fibrillation
  - Clinical Features of Narrow Complex Tachycardia
  - Differential Diagnosis of Irregularly Irregular Rhythm
  - Differential Diagnosis of Narrow Complex Tachycardia
  - Differential Diagnosis of Palpitations
  - Pathophysiology
  - Clinical Features
  - Acute Management
  - Investigations
  - Long-Term Management
  - Treatment Issues
- Cardiac Examination
  - Blood Pressure
  - Pulse
  - Heart Sounds
  - Jugular Venous Pressure
  - Precordial Examination
  - Murmurs
  - Investigations
- Syncope
- Aortic Stenosis
  - Clinical Features
  - Differential Diagnosis
  - Pathophysiology
  - Diagnostic and Prognostic Issues
  - Investigations
  - Management
  - Treatment Issues
- Aortic Regurgitation
  - Clinical Features
  - Differential Diagnosis
  - Pathophysiology
  - Investigations
  - Management
  - Prognostic Issues
- Mitral Stenosis
  - Clinical Features
  - Differential Diagnosis
  - Pathophysiology
  - Diagnostic and Prognostic Issues
  - Investigations
  - Management
  - Specific Entities
- Mitral Regurgitation
  - Clinical Features
  - Differential Diagnosis
  - Investigations
  - Management
  - Pathophysiology
  - Specific Entities
- Endocarditis
  - Differential Diagnosis
  - Pathophysiology
  - Clinical Features
  - Diagnostic and Prognostic Issues
  - Investigations
  - Management
  - Treatment Issues
- Peripheral Vascular Disease
  - Clinical Features
  - Differential Diagnosis of Claudication
  - Diagnostic Issues
  - Investigations
  - Management
  - Specific Entities
  - Treatment Issues
- Hypertension
  - Differential Diagnosis
  - Pathophysiology
  - Clinical Features
  - Diagnostic Issues
  - Investigations
  - Acute Management
  - Long-Term Management
  - Treatment Issues
  - Specific Entities
- Hyperlipidemia
  - Clinical Features
  - Differential Diagnosis of Combined Hypercholesterolemia and Hypertriglyceridemia
  - Differential Diagnosis of Hypercholesterolemia
  - Differential Diagnosis of Hypertriglyceridemia
  - Differential Diagnosis of Low HDL
  - Investigations
  - Management
  - Treatment Issues
  - Specific Entities
- Approach to ECG
  - Bradycardia and Prolonged PR
  - Chest Leads Placement
  - Rate and Rhythm
  - Tachycardia
  - Ten Steps to ECG
  - Hypertrophy Criteria
  - Ischemia/Infarct Morphology
  - Prolonged QRS—Bundle Branch Block and Hemiblock
  - Prolonged QT
  - Voltage Criteria
  - Differential Diagnosis of ST Elevation
  - Infarction Zones
  - Special Conditions
- Smoking Issues
3: Nephrology
- Acute Renal Failure: Pre-renal
  - Diagnostic Issues
  - Differential Diagnosis
  - Investigations
  - Pathophysiology
  - Management
  - Treatment Issues
- Acute Renal Failure: Renal
  - Clinical Features
  - Differential Diagnosis
  - Investigations
  - Investigation Issues
  - Management
  - Specific Entities
- Acute Renal Failure: Post-renal
  - Diagnostic Issues
  - Differential Diagnosis
  - Investigations
  - Management
- Glomerulopathies
  - Clinical Features
  - Pathophysiology of Glomerulopathies
  - Nephritic Syndrome
  - Nephrotic Syndrome
  - Specific Entities
- Chronic Kidney Disease
  - Clinical Features
  - Differential Diagnosis
  - Pathophysiology
  - Diagnostic Issues
  - Investigations
  - Management
  - Specific Entities
  - Treatment Issues
- Hematuria
  - Differential Diagnosis
  - Clinical Features
  - Diagnostic Issues
  - Investigations
  - Management
  - Pathophysiology
  - Specific Entities
- Proteinuria
  - Clinical Features
  - Differential Diagnosis
  - Investigations
  - Management
  - Pathophysiology
  - Specific Entities
- Cystic Kidney Diseases
  - Causes
  - Investigations
  - Management
  - Specific Entities
- Metabolic Acidosis
  - Differential Diagnosis
  - Diagnostic Issues
  - Investigations
  - Management
  - Specific Entities
- Metabolic Alkalosis
  - Differential Diagnosis
  - Pathophysiology
  - Diagnostic Issues
  - Investigations
  - Management
  - Specific Entities
- Hyponatremia
  - Differential Diagnosis of Hypoosmolar Hyponatremia
  - Investigations
  - Pathophysiology
  - Diagnostic Issues
  - Management
  - Specific Entities
  - Treatment Issues
- Hypernatremia
  - Clinical Features
  - Diagnostic Issues
  - Differential Diagnosis
  - Investigations
  - Management
  - Pathophysiology
- Hypokalemia
  - Differential Diagnosis
  - Pathophysiology
  - Clinical Features
  - Investigations
  - Management
- Hyperkalemia
  - Clinical Features
  - Differential Diagnosis
  - Investigations
  - Pathophysiology
  - Management
- Hypomagnesemia
  - Clinical Features
  - Diagnostic Issues
  - Differential Diagnosis
  - Investigations
  - Management
  - Pathophysiology
- Hypophosphatemia
  - Differential Diagnosis
  - Clinical Features
  - Diagnostic Issues
  - Investigations
  - Management
  - Pathophysiology
- Ureteral Calculi
  - Causes
  - Diagnostic Issues
  - Investigations
  - Management
  - Pathophysiology
- Approach to Dialysis
  - Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy
  - Hemodialysis
  - Peritoneal Dialysis (PD)
- Hypertension
4: Critical Care
- Intensive Care Issues
  - Differential Diagnosis for Weakness in the ICU
  - ICU Admission Criteria
  - Preventative Strategies
  - Sedation, Analgesia, Paralysis in the ICU
  - Central Venous Saturation
  - Procedures
  - Brain Death
  - Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
  - Prognostic Issues
- Hypoxemia
  - Differential Diagnosis
  - Pathophysiology
  - Diagnostic Issues
  - Investigations
  - Management
  - Specific Entities
  - Treatment Issues
- Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
  - Diagnostic and Prognostic Issues
  - Differential Diagnosis
  - Investigations
  - Management
  - Pathophysiology
- Ventilation Issues
  - Assessment of Airway
  - Mechanical Ventilation
  - Artificial Airways
  - Ventilatory Settings
  - Ventilator Weaning and Liberation
  - Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia
- Shock
  - Differential Diagnosis
  - Pathophysiology
  - Clinical Features
  - Diagnostic Issues
  - Investigations
  - Management
  - Treatment Issues
- Sepsis and Septic Shock NEJM 2006 355:16 Surviving Sepsis Campaign Guidelines Crit Care Med 2013 41:2
  - Investigations
  - Pathophysiology
  - Management
- Lactic Acidosis
  - Differential Diagnosis
  - Pathophysiology
  - Investigations
  - Management
- Rhabdomyolysis
  - Diagnostic Issues
  - Differential Diagnosis
  - Investigations
  - Management
  - Pathophysiology
  - Specific Entities
- Toxicology
  - Anticholinergic Syndromes
  - Approach to Overdose
  - Cholinergic Syndromes
  - Investigations
  - Sympathomimetic Syndromes
  - Acetaminophen Overdose
  - Methanol and Ethylene Glycol Overdose
  - Opiate, Sedative or Ethanol Intoxication Syndromes
  - Salicylate Overdose
  - β-Blocker Overdose
  - Calcium Channel Blockers Overdose
  - Diagnostic Issues for Overdose
  - Lithium Toxicity
  - Management of Overdoses
- Alcohol Withdrawal and Complications of Alcoholism
  - Pathophysiology
  - Acute Management of Alcohol Withdrawal
  - Clinical Features
  - Investigations
  - Long-Term Management of Alcoholism
  - Specific Entities
  - Treatment Issues for Alcohol Withdrawal
- Hypothermia
  - Causes
  - Clinical Features
  - Investigations
  - Management
  - Pathophysiology
  - Specific Entities
- Smoke Inhalation
  - Clinical Features
  - Investigations
  - Management
  - Pathophysiology
  - Specific Entities
- Anaphylaxis
5: Gastroenterology
- Nausea and Vomiting
  - Differential Diagnosis
  - Investigations
  - Management
  - Pathophysiology
- Dysphagia
  - Clinical Features
  - Differential Diagnosis
  - Investigations
  - Management
  - Specific Entities
- Dyspepsia
  - Differential Diagnosis
  - Clinical Features
  - Investigations
  - Pathophysiology
  - Management
  - Specific Entities
- Acute Abdominal Pain
  - Clinical Features
  - Differential Diagnosis
  - Pathophysiology
  - Investigations
  - Diagnostic Issues
  - Management
  - Specific Entities
- Upper GI Bleed
  - Clinical Features
  - Differential Diagnosis
  - Investigations
  - Management
  - Prognostic Issues
  - Treatment Issues
- Lower GI Bleed
  - Clinical Features
  - Diagnostic Issues
  - Differential Diagnosis
  - Investigations
  - Management
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease Exacerbation
  - Clinical Features
  - Differential Diagnosis
  - Pathophysiology
  - Investigations
  - Management
  - Treatment Issues
- Acute Diarrhea
  - Clinical Features
  - Differential Diagnosis
  - Investigations
  - Pathophysiology
  - Management
  - Specific Entities
- Chronic Diarrhea
  - Differential Diagnosis
  - Clinical Features
  - Investigation Issues
  - Investigations
  - Management
  - Specific Entities
- Malabsorption Syndromes
  - Clinical Features
  - Differential Diagnosis
  - Investigations
  - Pathophysiology
  - Management
  - Specific Entities
- Constipation
  - Diagnostic Issues
  - Differential Diagnosis
  - Investigations
  - Management
  - Specific Entities
- Acute Liver Failure
  - Differential Diagnosis
  - Pathophysiology
  - Diagnostic and Prognostic Issues
  - Investigations
  - Management
  - Specific Entities
  - Treatment Issues
- Hepatitis B
  - Pathophysiology
  - Clinical Features
  - Diagnostic Issues
  - Investigations
  - Management
  - Treatment Issues
- Hepatitis C
  - Clinical Features
  - Pathophysiology
  - Investigations
  - Management
  - Prognostic Issues
  - Treatment Issues
- Chronic Liver Disease: Cirrhosis
  - Clinical Features
  - Differential Diagnosis
  - Pathophysiology
  - Investigations
  - Management
  - Specific Entities
- Hepatic Encephalopathy
  - Clinical Features
  - Differential Diagnosis
  - Investigations
  - Management
  - Pathophysiology
- Ascites
  - Clinical Features
  - Diagnostic Issues
  - Differential Diagnosis
  - Investigations
  - Management
  - Specific Entities
- Jaundice
  - Clinical Features
  - Differential Diagnosis of Jaundice/Hyperbilirubinemia
  - Investigations
  - Pathophysiology
  - Management
  - Specific Entities
- Acute Pancreatitis
  - Causes
  - Clinical Features
  - Pathophysiology
  - Diagnostic and Prognostic Issues
  - Investigations
  - Management
  - Specific Entities
6: Hematology
- Polycythemia
  - Clinical Features
  - Diagnostic Issues
  - Differential Diagnosis
  - Investigations
  - Pathophysiology
  - Management
- Microcytic Anemia
  - Clinical Features
  - Diagnostic Issues
  - Differential Diagnosis
  - Investigations
  - Pathophysiology
  - Management
  - Specific Entities
- Normocytic Anemia
  - Clinical Features
  - Diagnostic Issues
  - Differential Diagnosis
  - Investigations
  - Pathophysiology
  - Management
  - Specific Entities
- Macrocytic Anemia
  - Differential Diagnosis
  - Clinical Features
  - Investigations
  - Management
  - Pathophysiology
- Sickle Cell Disease
  - Clinical Features
  - Pathophysiology
  - Investigations
  - Management
  - Specific Entities
- Neutropenia
  - Differential Diagnosis
  - Investigations
  - Management
  - Pathophysiology
  - Specific Entities
  - Treatment Issues
- Eosinophilia
  - Differential Diagnosis
  - Clinical Features
  - Diagnostic Issues
  - Investigations
  - Management
  - Pathophysiology
  - Specific Entities
- Thrombocytosis
  - Differential Diagnosis
  - Pathophysiology
  - Clinical Features
  - Diagnostic Issues
  - Investigations
  - Management
- Thrombocytopenia
  - Differential Diagnosis
  - Pathophysiology
  - Clinical Features
  - Diagnostic Issues
  - Investigations
  - Management
  - Specific Entities
- Bleeding Diathesis
  - Differential Diagnosis
  - Clinical Features
  - Investigations
  - Pathophysiology
  - Management
  - Specific Entities
- Pancytopenia
  - Diagnostic Issues
  - Differential Diagnosis
  - Investigations
  - Management
  - Specific Entities
- Hypercoagulable States
  - Differential Diagnosis
  - Investigations
  - Pathophysiology
  - Diagnostic Issues
  - Management
  - Treatment Issues
  - Specific Entities
- Deep Vein Thrombosis
  - Diagnostic Issues
  - Investigations
  - Pathophysiology
  - Management
  - Specific Entities
  - Treatment Issues
- Approach to Anticoagulation Therapies
  - Correction of Supratherapeutic INR due to Warfarin Use
  - Warfarin-Induced Skin Necrosis
- Transfusion Reactions
  - Indications for Specially Prepared Blood Products
  - Investigations
- Approach to the Peripheral Blood Smear
  - RBC Intracellular Inclusions
  - Telltale Morphologies
  - Terms
- Splenomegaly
  - Clinical Features
  - Differential Diagnosis
  - Investigations
  - Management
  - Specific Entities
- Myeloproliferative Disorders
  - Clinical Features
  - Diagnostic and Prognostic Issues
  - Differential Diagnosis
  - Investigations
  - Management
  - Pathophysiology
  - Treatment Issues
- Acute Myelogenous Leukemia
  - Hematologic Malignancies Overview
  - Clinical Features
  - Diagnostic and Prognostic Issues
  - Investigations
  - Pathophysiology of AML
  - Management
  - Specific Entities
  - Treatment Issues
- Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
  - Clinical Features
  - Investigations
  - Pathophysiology
  - Prognostic Issues
  - Management
  - Treatment Issues
- Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
  - Clinical Features
  - Differential Diagnosis of Lymphocytosis
  - Investigations
  - Pathophysiology
  - Diagnostic and Prognostic Issues
  - Management
  - Treatment Issues
  - Specific Entities
- Hodgkins Lymphoma
  - Clinical Features
  - Pathophysiology
  - Staging
  - Investigations
  - Management
  - Prognostic Issues
  - Treatment Issues
- Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma
  - Differential Diagnosis of Lymphadenopathy
  - Pathophysiology
  - Clinical Features
  - Staging
  - Diagnostic and Prognostic Issues
  - Investigations
  - Management
  - Specific Entities
  - Treatment Issues
- Multiple Myeloma
  - Clinical Features
  - Pathophysiology
  - Types of Plasma Cell Dyscrasias
  - Diagnostic and Prognostic Issues
  - Investigations
  - Management
  - Specific Entities
  - Treatment Issues
- Febrile Neutropenia
- Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant
  - Allogeneic Transplantation
  - Common Indications
  - Terminologies
  - Autologous Transplantation
7: Oncology
- Lung Cancer
  - Clinical Features
  - Pathophysiology
  - Diagnostic and Prognostic Issues
  - Investigations
  - Staging
  - Management
  - Treatment Issues
- Mesothelioma
  - Clinical Features
  - Pathophysiology
  - Staging
  - Investigations
  - Management
  - Prognostic Issues
- Thymoma and Thymic Carcinoma
  - Clinical Features
  - Pathophysiology
  - Investigations
  - Management
  - Staging
  - Treatment Issues
- Breast Cancer
  - Differential Diagnosis of Breast Mass
  - Pathophysiology
  - Clinical Features
  - Investigations
  - Staging
  - Diagnostic and Prognostic Issues
  - Management
  - Breast Surgery Overview
  - Hormonal Therapy Overview
  - Neoadjuvant/Adjuvant Chemotherapy Overview
  - Biological Therapy Overview
  - Management of Brain Metastases
  - Palliative Chemotherapy Overview
- Esophageal Cancer
  - Clinical Features
  - Pathophysiology
  - Staging
  - Diagnostic and Prognostic Issues
  - Investigations
  - Management
  - Treatment Issues
- Gastric Cancer
  - Clinical Features
  - Pathophysiology
  - Staging
  - Diagnostic and Prognostic Issues
  - Investigations
  - Management
  - Treatment Issues
- Colorectal Cancer
  - Clinical Features
  - Pathophysiology
  - Staging
  - Investigations
  - Management of Colon Cancer
  - Management of Rectal Cancer
  - Treatment Issues
- Carcinoid Tumors
  - Pathophysiology
  - Clinical Features
  - Investigations
  - Management
  - Treatment Issues
- Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor
  - Clinical Features
  - Investigations
  - Pathophysiology
  - Prognostic Issues
  - Management
- Anal Cancer
  - Clinical Features
  - Investigations
  - Pathophysiology
  - Staging
  - Management
- Cancer of the Exocrine Pancreas
  - Clinical Features
  - Pathophysiology
  - Staging
  - Diagnostic Issues
  - Investigations
  - Management
  - Treatment Issues
- Hepatocellular Carcinoma
  - Clinical Features
  - Diagnostic Issues
  - Differential Diagnosis of Focal Liver Lesion (by Ultrasound)
  - Investigations
  - Pathophysiology
  - Staging for Hepatocellular Carcinoma or Intrahepatic Bile Duct Cancer
  - Management
  - Specific Entities
  - Treatment Issues
- Renal Cancer
  - Differential Diagnosis of Solid Renal Mass
  - Pathophysiology
  - Clinical Features
  - Diagnostic and Prognostic Issues
  - Investigations
  - Management
  - Staging
  - Specific Entities
- Bladder Cancer
  - Clinical Features
  - Pathophysiology
  - Staging
  - Investigations
  - Management
  - Prognostic Issues
- Prostate Cancer
  - Clinical Features
  - Pathophysiology
  - Diagnostic and Prognostic Issues
  - Investigations
  - Staging
  - Management
  - Treatment Issues
- Testicular Cancer
  - Clinical Features
  - Pathophysiology
  - Diagnostic and Prognostic Issues
  - Investigations
  - Staging
  - Management
  - Treatment Issues
- Brain Tumors
- Cancer of Unknown Origin
  - Investigations
  - Management
  - Pathophysiology
- Tumor Markers
  - CA 15-3
  - CA 199
  - Carcinoembryonic Antigen (CEA)
  - Pathophysiology
  - Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA)
  - CA 125
- Cancer Screening
  - Principles of Screening
  - Colon Cancer Screening
  - Prostate Cancer Screening
  - Breast Cancer Screening
  - Cervical Cancer Screening
  - Ovarian Cancer Screening
- Hereditary Cancer Syndromes
  - Hallmarks of Hereditary Cancer
  - BRCA Syndromes
  - Hereditary Diffuse Gastric Cancer (HDGC)
  - Hereditary Malignant Melanoma
  - Hereditary Non-polyposis Colorectal Cancer (HNPCC, LYNCH Syndrome)
  - LiFraumeni Syndrome
  - Von HippelLindau Syndrome
  - Familial Adenomatous Polyposis (FAP)
- Antineoplastic Agents
- Oncologic Emergencies
  - Infusion Reactions
  - Malignant Cauda Equina Syndrome
  - Malignant Spinal Cord Compression
  - Superior Vena Cava Syndrome
  - Hypercalcemia
  - Tumor Lysis Syndrome
- Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea and Vomiting
  - NCI-CTC Grading V4.0
  - Pathophysiology
  - Emetogenic Levels of Intravenously Administered Antineoplastic Agents
  - Emetogenic Levels of Orally Administered Antineoplastic Agents
  - Management
  - Treatment Issues
- Febrile Neutropenia
- Oral Mucositis
  - Management
  - NCI-CTC Grading V4.0
  - Pathophysiology
- Chemotherapy-Induced Diarrhea
  - Management
  - NCI-CTC Grading V4.0
  - Pathophysiology
8: Infectious Diseases
- Fever of Unknown Origin
  - Clinical Features
  - Differential Diagnosis
  - Pathophysiology
  - Diagnosis and Prognostic Issues
  - Investigations
  - Management
- Fever and Rash
  - Clinical Features
  - Differential Diagnosis
  - Investigations
  - Management
  - Specific Entities
- Fever and Joint Pain
- Sepsis
- Febrile Neutropenia
  - Clinical Features
  - Differential Diagnosis
  - Investigations
  - Management
  - Pathophysiology
  - Treatment Issues
  - Specific Entities
- Fever with Travel History
  - Differential Diagnosis
  - Clinical Features
  - Investigations
  - Pre-travel Considerations
  - Specific Entities
- Endocarditis
- Pneumonia
- Meningitis
  - Clinical Features
  - Differential Diagnosis for Fever and Neurological Symptoms
  - Pathophysiology
  - Diagnostic and Prognostic Issues
  - Investigations
  - Management
  - Specific Entities
- Urinary Tract Infections and Sexually Transmitted Infections
  - Clinical Features of Urinary Tract Infections
  - Differential Diagnosis of Dysuria
  - Pathophysiology of Urinary Tract Infections
  - Diagnostic Issues for Urinary Tract Infections
  - Investigations for Urinary Tract Infections
  - Management of Urinary Tract Infections
  - Vaginitis
  - Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI)
- Soft Tissue Infections
  - Differential Diagnosis
  - Pathophysiology
  - Investigations
  - Management
  - Specific Entities
- Osteomyelitis
  - Causes
  - Clinical Features
  - Pathophysiology
  - Diagnostic Issues
  - Investigations
  - Management
  - Specific Entities
- Septic Arthritis
- Tuberculosis: Pulmonary
  - Pathophysiology
  - Clinical Features
  - Diagnostic Issues
  - Investigations
  - Management
  - Treatment Issues
- Approach to Gram Stain, Culture, and Sensitivity
  - Antibiotic Susceptibility and Resistance
  - Gram-Negative Bacilli
  - Gram-Negative Cocci
  - Gram-Positive Bacilli
  - Gram-Positive Cocci
  - Specific Organisms
  - Gentamicin and Tobramycin Dosing
  - Once-Daily Gentamicin and Tobramycin Dosing
  - Penicillin Allergy
  - Vancomycin Toxicity and Dosing
- Approach to Empiric Antibiotics
  - General Approach
  - Specific Infections and Empiric Antibiotic Choices
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis C
- Herpes Simplex Virus Infection
- Human Immunodeficiency Virus
  - Acute HIV Infection
  - Natural History of HIV
  - Risk Factors for HIV
  - CNS Lesions in HIV Patients
  - Chronic Meningitis In HIV Patients
  - Esophagitis in HIV Patients
  - Hepatitis/Cholangitis/Pancreatitis in HIV Patients
  - Respiratory Infections in HIV Patients
  - AIDS-Associated Malignancies
  - Colitis/Diarrhea in HIV Patients
  - Education, Prophylaxis, and Immunization for HIV Patients
  - Antiretroviral Therapy for HIV Patients
  - Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome (IRIS) in HIV Patients
  - Therapeutic Decisions in HIV
  - Viral Hepatitis in HIV Co-infected Patients
- Influenza
  - Differential Diagnosis
  - Pathophysiology
  - Clinical Features
  - Investigations
  - Management
  - Treatment Issues
- Antiviral Agents
- Fungal Infections
  - General Approach
  - Aspergillosis
  - Candidiasis
  - Coccidioidomycosis
  - Cryptococcosis
  - Histoplasmosis
  - Zygomycetes (Mucormycosis)
  - Blastomyces
  - Indications for Caspofungin/Micafungin
  - Indications for Voriconazole
  - Treatment Definitions
- Antifungal Agents
- Infection Control
  - Needle Stick Injury
  - Nosocomial Infections
- Immunization for Adults
  - Principles
9: Rheumatology
- Septic Arthritis
  - Clinical Features
  - Differential Diagnosis of Monoarthritis
  - Pathophysiology
  - Diagnostic Issues
  - Investigations
  - Management
- Gout
  - Causes
  - Clinical Features
  - Diagnostic Issues
  - Investigations
  - Management
  - Pathophysiology
  - Specific Entities
  - Treatment Issues
- Polyarticular Joint Pain and Fever
  - Differential Diagnosis
  - Clinical Features
  - Investigations
  - Management
  - Specific Entities
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
  - Clinical Features
  - Differential Diagnosis of Polyarthritis
  - Pathophysiology
  - Diagnostic and Prognostic Issues
  - Investigations
  - Management
  - Specific Entities
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
  - Clinical Features
  - Pathophysiology
  - Investigations
  - Management
  - Specific Entities
- Seronegative Spondyloarthropathies
  - Differential Diagnosis of Oligoarthritis
  - Clinical Features
  - Diagnostic Issues
  - Investigations
  - Management
  - Specific Entities
- Back Pain
  - Clinical Features
  - Differential Diagnosis
  - Investigations
  - Diagnostic Features
  - Management
  - Specific Entities
- Osteoarthritis
  - Clinical Features
  - Differential Diagnosis
  - Investigations
  - Pathophysiology
  - Diagnostic Issues
  - Management
  - Specific Entities
- Fibromyalgia
  - Clinical Features
  - Differential Diagnosis of Diffuse Body Pain
  - Pathophysiology
  - Investigations
  - Management
  - Specific Entities
- Vasculitis
  - Differential Diagnosis
  - Pathophysiology
  - Clinical Features
  - Diagnostic Issues
  - Investigations
  - Management
  - Specific Entities
- Approach to Serologies
  - Inflammatory Markers
  - Lupus
  - Rheumatoid Arthritis
  - Inflammatory Myopathies
  - Scleroderma
  - Sjogrens Syndrome
  - Vasculitis
- Joint Examination
10: Neurology
- Brain Tumors
  - Pathophysiology
  - Clinical Features
  - Investigations
  - Management
  - Prognostic Issues
  - Specific Entities
  - Treatment Issues
- Acute Stroke Syndromes
  - Differential Diagnosis
  - Pathophysiology
  - Clinical Features
  - Diagnostic and Prognostic Issues
  - Investigations
  - Management
  - Treatment Issues
  - Specific Entities
- Cranial Nerve Examination
  - Specific Entities
- Bells Palsy
  - Causes of Facial Droop
  - Clinical Features
  - Diagnostic and Prognostic Issues for Bell’s Palsy
  - Investigations
  - Management of Bell’s Palsy
  - Pathophysiology
  - Specific Entities
- Diplopia
  - Clinical Features
  - Differential Diagnosis
  - Investigations
  - Management
  - Pathophysiology
  - Specific Entities
- Multiple Sclerosis
  - Clinical Features
  - Diagnostic and Prognostic Issues
  - Differential Diagnosis
  - Investigations
  - Pathophysiology
  - Management
- Delirium
- Dementia
- Seizures
  - Differential Diagnosis
  - Clinical Features
  - Pathophysiology
  - Diagnostic Issues
  - Investigations
  - Management
  - Treatment Issues
- Syncope
  - Clinical Features
  - Differential Diagnosis
  - Investigations
  - Management
  - Specific Entities
  - Treatment Issues
- Migraine Headaches
  - Clinical Features
  - Differential Diagnosis of Headaches
  - Investigations
  - Diagnostic Issues
  - Management of Migraine Headaches
  - Specific Entities
- Meningitis
- Dizziness and Vertigo
  - Clinical Features
  - Differential Diagnosis
  - Investigations
  - Diagnostic Issues
  - Management
  - Specific Entities
- Hearing Impairment
  - Clinical Features
  - Differential Diagnosis
  - Investigations
  - Management
- Myasthenia Gravis
  - Clinical Features
  - Differential Diagnosis of Ptosis
  - Pathophysiology
  - Investigations
  - Management of Myasthenia Gravis
  - Specific Entities
- Ataxia
  - Differential Diagnosis
  - Clinical Features
  - Investigations
  - Management
- Parkinsons Disease
  - Classification of Movement Disorders
  - Clinical Features
  - Pathophysiology
  - Investigations
  - Investigations for Hyperkinetic Movement Disorders
  - Management
  - Specific Entities
- Subacute Combined Degeneration
- Radiculopathy
  - Clinical Features
  - Investigations
  - Pathophysiology
  - Specific Entities
  - Treatment of Cervical Radiculopathy
  - Dermatomes
  - Myotomes
  - Brachial Plexus
  - Differentiating Between Nerve Root and Peripheral Nerve Lesions
  - MuscleNerve Function Correlation
  - Specific Considerations
- Peripheral Neuropathy
  - Clinical Features
  - Differential Diagnosis
  - Investigations
  - Management
  - Specific Entities
  - Specific Entities
  - Peripheral Nerves
- Muscle Weakness
  - Clinical Features
  - Differential Diagnosis
  - Investigations
  - Management
  - Specific Entities
- Approach to Neuroimaging
  - Modalities
  - Approach to CT Head
  - Head CT Findings in Stroke
  - Head CT Findings in the Elderly
11: Endocrinology
- Diabetes Mellitus
  - Classification
  - Pathophysiology
  - Clinical Features
  - Investigations
  - Acute Management of Diabetic Ketoacidosis
  - Diagnostic Issues
  - Long-Term Management
  - Oral Hypoglycemic Agents
  - Specific Entities
- Principles of Insulin Use
  - Starting Insulin for New Patients
  - Regular Insulin Dose Adjustment Principles
  - Treatment Issues
- Hypoglycemia
  - Clinical Features
  - Differential Diagnosis
  - Investigations
  - Management
  - Pathophysiology
- Hypothyroidism
  - Clinical Features
  - Diagnostic Issues
  - Differential Diagnosis
  - Investigations
  - Management
  - Specific Entities
  - Treatment Issues
- Hyperthyroidism
  - Clinical Features
  - Differential Diagnosis
  - Pathophysiology
  - Diagnostic Issues
  - Investigations
  - Management
  - Specific Entities
  - Treatment Issues
- Solitary Thyroid Nodule
  - Clinical Features
  - Diagnostic Issues
  - Differential Diagnosis
  - Investigations
  - Management
  - Treatment Issues
- Pituitary Tumors
  - Clinical Features
  - Differential Diagnosis of Hyperprolactinemia
  - Differential Diagnosis of Pituitary Tumors
  - Diagnostic Issues
  - Investigations
  - Management
  - Specific Entities
- Adrenal Incidentaloma
  - Differential Diagnosis
  - Pathophysiology
  - Clinical Features
  - Diagnostic Issues
  - Investigations
  - Management
  - Specific Entities
- Polyuria
  - Differential Diagnosis
  - Investigations
  - Management of Diabetes Insipidus
  - Pathophysiology
- Adrenal Insufficiency
  - Clinical Features
  - Differential Diagnosis
  - Investigations
  - Diagnostic Issues
  - Management
- Cushings Syndrome
  - Clinical Features
  - Differential Diagnosis
  - Investigations
  - Diagnostic Issues
  - Management
  - Specific Entities
  - Treatment Issues
- Hypocalcemia
  - Clinical Features
  - Differential Diagnosis
  - Investigations
  - Management
  - Pathophysiology
  - Specific Entities
- Hypercalcemia
  - Clinical Features
  - Diagnostic Issues
  - Differential Diagnosis
  - Investigations
  - Pathophysiology
  - Management
  - Specific Entities
  - Treatment Issues
- Osteoporosis
  - Causes
  - Pathophysiology
  - Clinical Features
  - Investigations
  - Diagnostic and Prognostic Issues
  - Management
  - Specific Entities
- Amenorrhea
  - Differential Diagnosis
  - Clinical Features
  - Investigations
  - Management
  - Pathophysiology
- Hyperlipidemia
- Hypertension
- Hirsutism
  - Clinical Features
  - Differential Diagnosis
  - Pathophysiology
  - Diagnostic Issues
  - Investigations
  - Management
  - Specific Entities
12: Dermatology
- Eczema
  - Clinical Features
  - Differential Diagnosis of Pruritus
  - Investigations
  - Management
  - Pathophysiology
  - Specific Entities
- Psoriasis Vulgaris
  - Clinical Features
  - Differential Diagnosis of Papulosquamous Lesions
  - Pathophysiology
  - Investigations
  - Management
  - Specific Entities
- Acne Vulgaris
  - Clinical Features
  - Differential Diagnosis of Acneiform Lesions
  - Pathophysiology
  - Investigations
  - Management
  - Specific Entities
  - Treatment Issues
- Exanthematous Lesions
  - Clinical Features
  - Differential Diagnosis of Exanthematous Lesions
  - Management
  - Specific Entities
- StevensJohnson Syndrome/Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis
  - Differential Diagnosis of Vesicles/Bullous Lesions
  - Pathophysiology
  - Clinical Features
  - Investigations
  - Management
  - Prognostic Issues
  - Specific Entities
- Ulcers
  - Differential Diagnosis of Ulcers
  - Investigations
  - Management
  - Specific Entities
- Melanoma and Skin Tumors
  - Clinical Features
  - Differential Diagnosis of Pigmented Lesions
  - Pathophysiology
  - Diagnostic and Prognostic Issues
  - Investigations
  - Management
  - Specific Entities
- Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus
  - Clinical Features
  - Differential Diagnosis of Photosensitivity
  - Investigations
  - Management
  - Specific Entities
- Drug Eruptions
  - Differential Diagnosis
  - Investigations
  - Management
  - Specific Entities
- Erythema Nodosum
  - Clinical Features
  - Differential Diagnosis of Painful Nodules
  - Investigations
  - Management
  - Pathophysiology
- Clubbing
  - Clinical Features
  - Differential Diagnosis
  - Investigations
  - Management
  - Pathophysiology
  - Specific Entities
- Dupuytrens Contracture
  - Clinical Features
  - Differential Diagnosis
  - Management
  - Pathophysiology
13: Geriatrics
- Geriatric-Specific Issues
  - Comprehensive Geriatric Management
  - Comprehensive Geriatrics Assessment
  - The Frail Elderly
  - Competency Assessment
  - Health Care and Financial Proxy
- Dementia and Cognitive Impairment
  - Clinical Features
  - Differential Diagnosis
  - Diagnostic Issues
  - Investigations
  - Management
  - Specific Entities
- Delirium
  - Differential Diagnosis
  - Pathophysiology
  - Clinical Features
  - Diagnostic Issues
  - Investigations
  - Management
  - Treatment Issues
- Falls
  - Clinical Features
  - Differential Diagnosis
  - Pathophysiology
  - Investigations
  - Management
- Osteoporosis
- Urinary Incontinence
  - Differential Diagnosis of Chronic Urinary Incontinence
  - Differential Diagnosis of Transient Urinary Incontinence
  - Pathophysiology
  - Investigations
  - Management of Chronic Urinary Incontinence
- Hearing Impairment
- Pharmacological Issues in the Elderly
  - Principles of Drug Use in the Elderly
  - Common Adverse Drug Reactions and Drug–Drug Interactions
  - Over-Prescribing in the Elderly
  - Under-Prescribing in the Elderly
14: Palliative Care
- Palliative Care-Specific Issues
  - Introduction
  - Symptom Complex and Assessment
  - Care for Caregivers
  - Communication in the Palliative Setting
  - Decision Making in the Palliative Setting
  - Depression in the Palliative Setting
  - Diagnosis of Impending Death
  - Medication Administration in the Palliative Setting
  - Spirituality in the Palliative Setting
  - Tell-Tale Signs of Impending Death
- Principles of Pain Control
  - Management
  - Pathophysiology
  - Types of Pain
  - Treatment Issues
- Delirium
- Cancer-Related Fatigue
  - Causes
  - Clinical Features
  - Investigations
  - Management
  - Pathophysiology
- Dyspnea in the Palliative Setting
  - Differential Diagnosis of Acute Dyspnea
  - Investigations
  - Management
  - Pathophysiology
  - Specific Entities
  - Treatment Issues
- Constipation in the Palliative Setting
  - Differential Diagnosis
  - Diagnostic Issues
  - Investigations
  - Management
  - Pathophysiology
- Nausea and Vomiting in the Palliative Setting
  - Investigations
  - Management
  - Specific Entities
- AnorexiaCachexia
  - Differential Diagnosis
  - Pathophysiology
  - Differential Diagnosis
  - Investigations
  - Management
  - Treatment Issues
- Communication Issues
  - Breaking Bad News: The Gentle Art of Truth Telling
  - Communication Techniques
  - Discussing Resuscitation Status
- Prognostication in Far Advanced Cancer Patients
  - Prognostic Factors
  - Prognostic Tools
  - Reasons for Discussing Prognosis
- Management of Other Distressing Symptoms
  - Symptom Control Measures
15: Nutrition
- Obesity
  - Complications and Associated Disorders
  - Investigations
  - Management
  - Pathophysiology
  - Treatment Issues
- AnorexiaCachexia
- Malabsorption Syndromes
- Vitamin B12 Deficiency
  - Clinical Features
  - Differential Diagnosis
  - Investigations
  - Pathophysiology
  - Management
- Diet and Supplemental Nutrition
  - Introduction
  - Nutritional Assessment
  - Enteral Nutrition Overview
  - Estimation of Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR)
  - Hospital Diet Types
  - Routes for Enteral Feeds
  - Additions to Enteral Feeds
  - Administration of Enteral Feeds
  - Complications of Enteral Feeds
  - Enteral Nutrition Formulas
  - Parenteral Nutrition Overview
  - Tube Obstruction
  - Components of Total Parenteral Nutrition
  - Daily Carbohydrate Requirements (for Parenteral Nutrition)
  - Daily Lipid Requirements (for Parenteral Nutrition)
  - Refeeding Syndrome
16: Obstetric Medicine
- Physiologic Changes in Pregnancy
  - Maternal Mortality and Resuscitation
- Preeclampsia/Eclampsia/HELLP Syndrome
  - Differential Diagnosis of Hypertension in Pregnancy
  - Pathophysiology
  - Clinical Features
  - Investigations
  - Management
- Pulmonary Diseases in Pregnancy
  - Asthma
  - Venous Thromboembolism
  - Amniotic Fluid Embolism
- Cardiac Diseases in Pregnancy
  - Pathophysiology
  - Valvular Disorders
  - Myocardial Disorders
  - Rhythm Disorders
- Hepatic Diseases in Pregnancy
  - Differential Diagnosis
  - Clinical Features
  - Investigations
  - Management
  - Specific Entities
- Infectious Diseases in Pregnancy
  - Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
  - Tuberculosis
  - Urinary Tract Infections
  - Antibiotics
- Diabetes in Pregnancy
  - Diagnosis
  - Management
  - Pathophysiology
- Thyroid Diseases in Pregnancy
  - Hyperthyroidism in Pregnancy
  - Hypothyroidism in Pregnancy
- Other Disorders in Pregnancy
  - Seizures in Pregnancy
  - Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome in Pregnancy
  - Breast Cancer in Pregnancy
  - Lupus in Pregnancy
  - Pain Control in Pregnancy
  - Thrombocytopenia in Pregnancy
17: General Internal Medicine
- Approach to Diagnostic Tests and Clinical Trials
  - Diagnostic Tests
  - Therapeutic Interventions
- Smoking Cessation
  - Complications and Smoking-Associated Disorders
  - Pathophysiology of Smoking
  - Management of Smoking Cessation
  - Prognostic Issues
  - Treatment Issues
- Multisystem Disorders
  - Hemochromatosis
  - Sarcoidosis
  - Selected Multisystem Disorders
  - Amyloidosis
  - Cryoglobulinemia
  - Porphyria
  - Whipples Disease
- Perioperative Assessment for Non-cardiopulmonary Surgery and Postoperative Complications
  - Perioperative Cardiac Risk Assessment
  - Investigations for Perioperative Patients
  - Management of Perioperative Patients
  - Perioperative Pulmonary Risks
  - Postoperative Complications
- Medical Fitness to Drive
  - General Principles
- Biomedical Ethics Issues
  - Battery and Negligence
  - Capacity
  - Confidentiality
  - Ethics Judgment
  - Informed Consent
  - Truth Telling
  - Conflict of Interest
  - Euthanasia
  - Futility
  - Research Ethics
  - Resource Allocation
- Obtaining Consent for Medical Procedures
  - Consenting Process
- Hospital Admission and Discharge Issues
  - Discharge Criteria
  - Disposition
  - Principles of Medical Management
  - Reasons for Admission
  - Rehabilitation Criteria
Appendix A
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support
Appendix B
- List of Common Abbreviations
Appendix C
- Common Laboratory Values and Unit Conversion
Appendix D
- History Template
- Selected Internal Medicine Topics
Index