Master the Wards: Internal Medicine Handbook improves your confidence so you can survive the clerkship and ace the shelf. With this in hand, you can arrive prepared on day 1 of your medicine rotation. Written by a residency director who has been a clerkship director--and once, long ago, a med student just like you!--this handbook presents a core set of diseases and disorders from the point of view of how patients present, and teaches you how to assess patients beginning with their chief complaints.
Special features help you look like a rock star and improve patient safety:
- Organized by chief complaint
- Round-Saver tips help you delivery quality care
- How NOT to Kill Your Patient boxes point you to critical "don't miss" diagnoses and things to look out for
- Things You Will Be Asked On Rounds boxes prep you for attendings' questions
Chapter
1. Cardiology
Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)
Arrhythmias
Valvular Heart Disease
Pericardial Disease
Aortic Disease
Chapter 2: Endocrinology
Thyroid Disorders
Adrenal Disorders
Pituitary Disorders
Chapter 3: Gastroenterology
Malabsorptive Diseases
Diverticular Disease
Liver Disease
Esophageal Disorders
Rings and Webs
Chapter 4: Hematology
Coagulation Disorders
Clotting Factor Deficiencies
Hematological Malignancies
Chapter 5: Infectious Diseases
Head and Neck Infections
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Chapter 6: Nephrology
Acute Renal Failure
Hypertension
Electrolyte Disorders
Glomerular Diseases
Chapter 7: Neurology
Headache
Central Nervous System (CNS) Infections
Chapter 8: Preventive Medicine
Cancer Screening
Chapter 9: Pulmonology
Pneumonia
Asthma
Chapter 10: Rheumatology
Vasculitis
Seronegative Spondyloarthropathies
Afterword
About the Author
Index
Conrad Fischer, MD Associate Professor of Medicine Physiology and Pharmacology Touro College of Medicine New York, New York
