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All the essentials of internal medicine in an instant!
This concise, yet all-inclusive review is the perfect tool to prepare for primary certification and recertification exams, or for use as a clinical refresher. Its streamlined format conveniently condenses and simplifies the most important content, for maximum yield and comprehension-making it indispensable for internal medicine residents, clerkship students, and busy practitioners.
FEATURES:
- Compact review of key board-type material that spans the entire spectrum of internal medicine
- Coverage that reflects the weighting of the ABIM exam and adheres to its blueprint-including critical care, geriatrics, women's health, clinical procedures, and end-of-life care
- Insights from a team of leading academics and clinicians from one of the country's top medical schools
- Standardized, bulleted template emphasizing key points of epidemiology, pathophysiology, clinical features, differential diagnosis, diagnosis, procedures and treatment, prognosis, plus references
- Numerous clinical algorithms
- Chapter organization arranged by specialty
- ACGME competency requirements-especially designed for residents and program directors who need to meet accreditation obligations
List of contents
1.Guidance for Test Taking and Preparation
2.Clinical Procedures
3.Critical Care Medicine
4.Geriatrics
5.Cardiovascular Medicine
6.Gastroenterology and Clinical Nutrition
7.Pulmonary Medicine
8.Infectious Diseases
9.Endocrinology and Metabolism
10.Nephrology
11.Hematology
12.Oncology
13.Rheumatology
14.Dermatology
15.Allergy and Clinical Immunology
16.Psychiatry
17.Neurology
18.Ophthalmology
19.Women's Health
20.Preventive Medicine
21.Clinical Epidemiology and Outcomes
22.Palliative Care
23.ACGME Competency Requirements
About the author
Paul Schmitz, MD
Professor of Internal Medicine
Program Director, Internal Medicine Training Program
St Louis University School of Medicine
St Louis, MO
