The review book presents numerous brief cases covering information needed to excel on the medicine clerkship. The book emphasizes next steps beyond initial diagnosis, and includes case variations to distinguish between similarly presenting conditions. The book's conversational approach and question-and-answer format is supplemented with numerous algorithms, tables, mnemonics, and b&w photos and images. The book can be used as a reference during the clerkship, or to prepare for the USMLE Step 2 CK and USMLE Step 3exams. Nurse practitioners and physician assistants may find the book helpful early in their careers. Clinical educators can use the cases in the book as tools for instruction during pathophysiology courses and the medicine clerkship. Shah is a resident in internal medicine at Duke University Medical Center. Annotation ©2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Organized by subspecialty, this case-based review covers all the information students are expected to learn during their internal medicine clerkship. Each topic begins with a brief patient history and a question about the most likely diagnosis or next step in management followed by a discussion of alternative diagnoses and management strategies. The user-friendly approach includes numerous algorithms, images, mnemonics, and tables.
A companion Website will offer the fully searchable text.
Organized by subspecialty, this case-based review covers all the information students are expected to learn during their internal medicine clerkship. Each topic begins with a brief patient history and a question about the most likely diagnosis or next step in management followed by a discussion of alternative diagnoses and management strategies. The user-friendly approach includes numerous algorithms, images, mnemonics, and tables. A companion Website will offer the fully searchable text.
