Main description:

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 medicineCoverage 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 careInsights from a team of leading academics and clinicians from one of the country's top medical schoolsStandardized, bulleted template emphasizing key points of epidemiology, pathophysiology, clinical features, differential diagnosis, diagnosis, procedures and treatment, prognosis, plus referencesNumerous clinical algorithms Chapter organization arranged by specialty ACGME competency requirements-especially designed for residents and program directors who need to meet accreditation obligations

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