Gene R. Quinn

Current medical diagnosis & treatment study guide - 2nd edition - New York: McGraw Hill Professional, c2016 - 575 Pages

Case-based coverage of 80 must-know diseases and disorders
Add the expertise of CURRENT Medical Diagnosis & Treatment to your exam review!

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Derived from CURRENT Medical Diagnosis & Treatment, the world's most popular annual medical book, this unique study guide delivers case analysis of 80 of the most common topics in internal medicine. It provides a comprehensive and well organized synopsis of each topic, making it an essential study partner for a variety of examinations, including the USMLE Step 2, medicine clerkship shelf exams, ABIM internal medicine boards and recertification exams, adult and family nurse practitioner certification examination, and physician assistant national certifying exam. For practitioners, this quick reference covers patient care for 80 of the clinical problems they are most likely to encounter in daily practice.

Each topic covered in CURRENT Medical Diagnosis & Treatment Study Guide is presented in a consistent, easy-to-read, in-depth manner that emphasizes problem solving. The topics were carefully selected based on their importance to the field of internal medicine and are designed to enhance your ability to think through a typical case in a logical, step-by-step fashion.

Each topic includes a typical patient presentation and:

Learning Objectives
Salient Features
Symptoms and Signs
Differential Diagnosis
Laboratory, Radiology, and Procedural Findings
Treatment
Outcomes
When to Refer and When to Admit
PubMed references to the most current and pertinent MEDLINE articles
There is no easier or faster way to sharpen your understanding of key concepts in clinical reasoning and problem solving, and to brush up on essential clinical facts than this one-of-a-kind case-based review.

CASE-BASED COVERAGE THAT SPANS THE FULL SPECTRUM OF INTERNAL MEDICINE

Skin Disorders
Pulmonary/Ear, Nose, and Throat Disorders
Heart/Hypertension/Lipid Disorders
Hematologic Disorders
Gastrointestinal/Liver/Pancreas Disorders
Gynecologic/Urologic Disorders
Musculoskeletal Disorders
Kidney/Electrolyte Disorders
Nervous System/Psychiatric Disorders
Endocrine/Metabolic Disorders
Infectious Disorders

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