About the Book
This pocket-sized handbook provides a concise overview of the pathophysiology, clinical presentation, diagnosis, and management of the most important diseases seen in Internal Medicine training and clinical practice. The focus is on medical emergencies that must be immediately recognized and managed, and common internal medicine diseases and syndromes that should be mastered by students, residents, and practitioners. FEATURES: Written by Yale Internal Medicine residents, so represents a current, practical approach to the top 125 internal medicine problems Designed to provide a concise overview of the field of internal medicine, highly accessible to students on a time-limited rotation. Each chapter has a uniform approach to increase usability.
Organization by medical specialty further increases usability Color atlas section of key diagnostic images, including x-rays, scans and clinical f indings Each chapter starts with an overview of why the disease is important Includes essential, high-impact information pathophysiology, clinical presentation, differential diagnosis, and management of each disease Key reference list for each entry Written by the author of Field Guide to Bedside Diagnosi
Table of Contents:
INFECTIOUS DISEASES;; 1. Cellulitis Kathleen Stergiopoulos, M.D.; 2. Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) Sandra Springer, M.D.; 3. HIV/AIDS Sandra Springer, M.D.; 4. Infectious Arthritis Christopher Kelley, M.D.; 5. Infectious Diarrhea Avlin Imaeda, M.D.; 6. Infective Endocarditis David S. Smith, M.D.; 7. Meningitis Lynn Sullivan, M.D.; 8. Necrotizing Fasciitis Kathleen Stergiopoulos, M.D.; 9. Neutropenic Fever Julie Rosenbaum, M.D.; 10. Osteomyelitis Christopher Kelley, M.D.; 11. Pneumonia David S. Smith, M.D.; 12. Septic Shock Jared Selter, M.D.; 13. Sexually Transmitted Diseases Meredith Talbot, M.D.; 14. Tick-Borne Diseases Lisa Sanders, M.D.; 15. Toxic Shock Syndromes Lisa Sanders, M.D.; 16. Tuberculosis Stephen Possick, M.D.; 17. Urinary Tract Infection/Pyelonephritis Joseph Quaranta, M.D.; 18. Viral Hepatitis Stephen Possick, M.D.;; CARDIOLOGY; 19. Acute Arterial Occlusion Kathleen Stergiopoulos, M.D.; 20. Acute Myocardial Infarction David S. Smith, M.D.; 21. Aortic Dissection David N. Smith, M.D.; 22. Arrhythmia David Litvak, M.D.; 23. Cardiogenic Shock Jared Selter, M.D.; 24. Cardiac Arrest David Litvak, M.D.; 25. Chest Pain James Kirkpatrick, M.D.; 26. Congestive Heart Failure Rachel Schoss, M.D.; 27. Hyperlipidemia Gaby Weissman, M.D.; 28. Hypertensive Crisis Jennifer Yeh, M.D.; 29. Pericardial Effusion/Cardiac Tamponade Seonaid Hay, M.D.; 30. Valvular Heart Disease James Kirkpatrick, M.D.;; PULMONARY/CRITICAL CARE;; 31. Acute Respiratory Failure David Litvak, M.D.; 32. Asthma David Litvak, M.D.; 33. Pneumothorax Daus Manhke, M.D.; 34. Hemoptysis Christopher Kelley, M.D.; 35. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Anya Harry, M.D.; 36. Pulmonary Embolism David S. Smith, M.D.; 37. Pleural Effusion David N. Smith, M.D.; 38. Interstitial Lung Disease David Horne, M.D.; 39. Sarcoidosis Klar Yaggi, M.D.; 40. Cough/Clubbing/Cyanosis Joseph Agostini, M.D.;; GASTROENTEROLOGY;; 41. Acute Abdominal Pain David S. Smith, M.D.; 42. Acute Gastrointestinal Bleeding Lynn Sullivan, M.D.; 43. Acute Mesenteric Ischemia Caroline Loeser, M.D.; 44. Acute Pancreatitis Xinqi Dong, M.D.; 45. Cholelithiasis/Cholecystitis Haider Akmal, M.D.; 46. Cirrhosis/Portal Hypertension Scott Swenson, M.D.; 47. Diverticular Disease John Toksoy, M.D.; 48. Dysphagia/Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Mark Nyce, M.D.; 49. Inflammatory Bowel Disease Jeffrey Kravetz, M.D.; 50. Jaundice Stephen Possick, M.D.; 51. Malabsorption Joseph Lim, M.D.; 52. Peptic Ulcer Disease Daus Mahnke, M.D.;;; HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY;; 53. Anemia Holly Craig, M.D.; 54. Eosinophilia Devan Kansagara, M.D.; 55. Lymphadenopathy/Splenomegaly Caroline Loeser, M.D.; 56. Hemoglobinopathies Ashwin Balagopal, M.D.; 57. Hypercoagulable States Stephen Possick, M.D.; 58. Hodgkin's Disease Richard White M.D.; 59. Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma Richard White, M.D.; 60. Thrombocytopenia/DIC Jared Se
