Synopses & Reviews
The closest you can get to seeing patientswithout being on the wardsStudents need exposure to cases to pass the USMLE Step 2 and the internal medicine shelf exam. This book presents 60 clinical cases illustrating essential concepts in internal medicine. Perfect for the clerkship and the USMLE Step 2, each case includes an extended discussion, definitions of key terms, clinical pearls, and USMLE-style review questions. This interactive learning system helps you to learn instead of memorize.
*60 internal medicine cases with complete discussions
*Clinical pearls highlight key points
*USMLE-style comprehension questions with each case
*Primer on how to approach the patient
*Proven learning system improves shelf exam scores
“Superior to other case file books.”
--Chang-Kun Choi, Medical Student, Midwestern University School of Medicine
“Using clinical scenarios not only makes the reading fun and interesting, but it is far more engaging than sitting down with a bulleted text and reviewing detail after detail. This is a much better way to learn clinical information. I have not read a book like this before, and I certainly have enjoyed it.”
–Eric Hossler, Medical Student, James H. Quillen College of Medicine
“I LOVED this book! I would recommend this book to all third-year students… The book uses a clinical approach and does not lose sight of the pathophysiology behind the disease -- GREAT preparation for being on the wards! The subject matter is also deceptively detailed, with much more information than one normally finds in a text of case files. The reader can use this book as either a rigorous self-test or a read-through introduction to the subject. Once again - a GREAT text!”
–Elizabeth Johnston, Medical Student, Emory University
Synopsis
Sixty Internal Medicine cases with complete discussion offer the most outstanding clerkship and USMLE Step 2 review possibleCase Files: Internal Medicine, 2e presents sixty clinical cases illustrating key points. Each case includes an extended discussion, definition of terms, clinical pearls, and USMLE format review questions. This interactive learning system is proven to improve shelf-exam scores and helps students to learn in the context of real patients instead of simply memorizing.
About the Author
Eugene C. Toy, MD, The John S. Dunn Senior Academic Chief, Christus-St. Joseph Hospital Ob/Gyn Residency Program.
John T. Patlan, MD, Chairman, Department of Medicine, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX.
Fabrizia Faustinella, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.
S. Elizabeth Cruse, MD is a hospitalist in Houston, TX.
Table of Contents
1 Liver (amebic) abscess 2 Acetaminophen overdose 3 Cushing’s disease 4 Anaphylaxis 5 Anemia 6 Jaundice 7 Glomerulonephritis 8 Hypertension 9 Disseminated GC 10 Migraine headache 11 Hiatal Hernia 12 Hepatitis 13 Hypokalemia 14 Hyperprolactinemia 15 Lymphoma 16 SLE 17 Marfan’s and aortic dissection 18 Myocardial infarction 19 Mycobacterium avium complex 20 Nephrolithiasis 21 Acute osteomyelitis 22 Pericarditis 23 Pneumococcal pneumonia 24 Acromegaly 25 Syphilis 26 Erythema multiforme+sulfonamide 27 ITP 28 Sinusitis 29 Nongonococcal urethritis 30 Congestive heart failure 31 Factor V Leiden mutation 32 Sjogren’s syndrome 33 Pheochromocytoma+ Hypertension 34 Shigella 35 Pulmonary edema+ high altitude 36 Hemolysis 37 Hemochromotosis 38 Mitral stenosis 39 Fibromyalgia 40 Reye’s syndrome 41 HSV conjunctivitis 42 Acute mono 43 Emphysema 44 DKA 45 Parkinson’s disease 46 Pneumocystis cariniii pneumonia 47 Angina 48 Unstable angina/possible MI 49 Carotid sinus syncope 50 Post. Cerebral artery disease 51 Cardiac tamponade 52 Aspergillus pneumonia-cancer pt 53 Lyme disease 54 Wernicke aphasia 55 Aortic stensois 56 Alport syndrome 57 Crohn’s disease 58 Hirschsprung’s disease 59 ARDS 60 Paraneoplastic syndrome