TY - BOOK AU - Eugene Toy AU - John Patlan TI - Case Files Internal Medicine: LANGE Case Files SN - 007176853X PY - 2012/// CY - London PB - McGraw Hill Professional KW - N2 - REAL-LIFE CASES FOR THE PEDIATRICS CLERKSHIP AND THE SHELF EXAM You need exposure to high-yield cases to excel in the internal medicine clerkship and on the shelf exam. Case Files: Internal Medicine presents 60 real-life cases that illustrated essential concepts in this area of medicine. Each case includes a complete discussion, clinical pearls, references, definitions of key terms, and USMLE-style review questions. With this system, you'll learn in the context of real patients, rather than merely memorize facts. 60 cases with USMLE-style questions help you master core competencies to excel in the clerkship and ace the shelf exam Clinical pearls highlight key points Primer teaches you how to approach clinical problems Proven learning system maximizes your shelf exam scores; Common terms and phrases: ACE inhibitor acidosis acute adrenal insufficiency alcohol ANALYSIS Objectives anemia antibiotics antibody aortic aortic dissection artery arthritis asymptomatic atrial atrial fibrillation bleeding blood pressure cancer cardiac cardiac tamponade chest pain chronic CLINICAL APPROACH CLINICAL PEARLS common cause complications COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS coronary corticosteroids cough decreased diabetes diagnosis diarrhea disease disorders drug dyspnea edema effusion elevated embolism etiology evaluation Fauci fever fluid glomerulonephritis glucose Harrison’s Principles headache heart failure heart rate hematuria hemorrhage hepatitis hormone hypercalcemia hyperglycemia hypertension hyponatremia hypotension hypothyroidism increased infarction infection inflammatory inhibitor Internal Medicine intravenous ischemia joint Kasper DL lesions Longo DL lung McGraw-Hill meningitis mEq/L mg/dL myocardial myocardial infarction neurologic normal obstruction onset oral osteoporosis pancreatitis patients pericarditis peripheral physical examination platelet pleural pneumonia present Principles of Internal pulmonary renal respiratory risk factors serum sodium stenosis symptoms syndrome therapy thrombocytopenia thyroid tion treatment typically ulcers urine usually ventricular woman ER -