Description
Based on the popular review course from Harvard Medical School's teaching affiliate, the Brigham and Women's Hospital, The Brigham Intensive Review of Internal Medicine, 4th Edition, provides in-depth coverage on all specialties of internal medicine, as well as palliative care, occupational medicine, psychiatry, and geriatric medicine. Ideal for preparing for certification or recertification, this highly regarded, authoritative review tool keeps you up to date with tremendous changes in the field, incorporating detailed discussions in every chapter, essential learning points, more than 600 review questions, numerous tables and figures, and more.- Organizes 100+ chapters into 10 broad sections, with one additional section devoted to board simulation. Each chapter includes a section of multiple-choice questions.- Shares the knowledge and expertise of leading authorities from senior faculty at Harvard Medical School, as well as former chief residents at Brigham and Women's Hospital, making this an excellent exam review tool as well as a general practice resource.- Includes new chapters on Cancer Immunotherapy and Sedation Agitation Sleep Deprivation.- Features a full-color design with clinical photos, line drawings and illustrations, radiographs, and algorithms throughout.- Provides extensively revised information throughout, covering a broad range of the most common illnesses and diseases an internal medicine physician would expect to encounter in practice.- Offers comprehensive coverage to reinforce existing knowledge for residents, physicians in internal medicine and family medicine, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners.- Any additional digital ancillary content may publish up to 6 weeks following the publication date.
Table of Contents
Brigham Intensive Review of Internal MedicineSection 1: INFECTIOUS DISEASE1. Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections2. HIV Infection and AIDS3. Infective Endocarditis4. Immunizations5. Tropical Infections6. Sexually Transmitted Diseases7. Dermatologic Manifestations of Infectious Disease8. Infectious Disease Board Review Questions9. Infectious Disease SummarySection 2: HEMATOLOGY AND ONCOLOGY10. Breast Cancer11. Lung Cancer12. Gastrointestinal Cancers13. Genitourinary Cancers: Prostate, Kidney, Bladder and Testis14. Leukemia15. Non-Hodgkin and Hodgkin Lymphoma16. Multiple Myeloma17. Oncologic Emergencies18. Disorders of Platelets and Coagulation19. Anemia and Hemoglobinopathies20. Board Simulation: Hematology21. Board Simulation: Medical Oncology22. Oncology: SummarySection 3: RHEUMATOLOGY23. Rheumatoid Arthritis24. Acute Monoarticular Arthritis25. Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Related Disorders26. Systemic Vasculitis27. Common Soft Tissue Pain Syndromes28. Laboratory Tests in Rheumatic Disorders29. Board Simulation: Rheumatic and Immunologic Disease30. Rheumatology: SummarySection 4: PULMONARY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE31. Asthma32. Pleural Diseases33. Evaluation of Dyspneic Patient34. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease35. Venous Thromboembolic Diseases36. Sleep Apnea37. Interstitial Lung Disease38. Pulmonary Function Tests39. Chest X-Ray Refresher40. Mechanical Ventilation41. Sepsis Syndrome42. Essentials of Hemodynamic Monitoring43. Arterial Blood Gases44. Sedation agitation sleep deprivation45. Critical Care Board Review Questions46. Pulmonary Medicine Board Review Questions47. Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine SummarySection 5: ENDOCRINOLOGY48. Pituitary Disorders49. Thyroid Disease50. Reproductive and Androgenic Disorders51. Adrenal Disorders52. Disorders of Calcium Metabolism53. Diabetes Mellitus54. Diabetes Mellitus: Control and Complications55. Metabolic Syndrome56. Metabolic Bone Disease57. Board Simulation: Endocrinology58. Endocrine SummarySection 6: NEPHROLOGY AND HYPERTENSION59. Acute Kidney Injury60. Electrolyte Disorders61. Acid-Base Disturbances62. Dialysis and Transplantation63. Hematuria and Proteinuria64. Parenchymal Kidney Disease65. Chronic Kidney Disease66. Essential and Secondary Hypertension67. Urinalysis68. Board Simulation: Nephrology and Hypertension69. Nephrology SummarySection 7: DIGESTIVE DISEASE AND DISORDERS OF THE PANCREAS AND LIVER70. Esophageal Disorders71. Peptic Ulcer Disease72. Diarrhea and Malabsorption73. Inflammatory Bowel Disease74. Pancreatic Disease75. Liver Disease76. Cirrhosis77. Chronic Acute Hep B C78. Board Simulation: Gastroenterology79. Gastroenterology SummarySection 8: CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE80. The Cardiac Exam81. Acute Coronary Syndromes82. Valvular Heart Disease83. Heart Failure84. Pericardial Disease85. Arrhythmias86. Cardiovascular Disease Prevention87. Adult Congenital Heart Disease88. Peripheral Vascular Disease89. Pulmonary Hypertension90. ECG Refresher91. Board Simulation: Cardiology92. Cardiology: SummarySection 9: NEUROLOGY93. Neurological Examination94. Stroke95. Dementia96. Epilepsy97. Board Simulation: Neurology98. Neurology: SummarySection 10: GENERAL INTERNAL MEDICINE99. Pre-Operative Evaluation and Management Before Non-Cardiac Surgery100. Basic Epidemiology and Biostatistics for the Boards101. Contraception102. Board Simulation: Women's Health103. Dermatology for the Internist 104. Occupational Medicine105. Allergy and Immunology106. Psychiatric Essentials for the Internist107. Geriatrics108. Palliative Care109. Board Simulation: General Internal Medicine110. Internal Medicine SummarySection 11: BOARD PRACTICE111. Approach to the Internal Medicine Board Exam112. Board Practice 1113. Board Practice 2114.
