The ultimate case-based study guide based on the most popular annual resource in internal medicine―now updated

CURRENT Medical Diagnosis and Treatment Study Guide facilitates your analysis of test cases and enhances your recall of internal medicine topics, making it invaluable preparation for any internal medicine examination. Organized according the Core Curriculum of the Clerkship Directors in Internal Medicine, this study-enhancing resource covers over 30 core topics that encompass essentials, conditions, presentations, treatment approaches, and diseases seen by general practitioners in the inpatient and outpatient settings.

The study guide utilizes content from CMDT, Quick Answers, and Lange Pathophysiology to provide a case-based application that tests key concepts in clinical reasoning, clinical problem-solving, and recognition of essential clinical facts. The second edition of CURRENT Medical Diagnosis and Treatment Study Guide is extensively updated and examines the most fundamental issues you need to know to succeed on the clerkship shelf exam in Internal Medicine. The study guide includes an expanded format for a more formal and in-depth review and is perfect for instructors utilizing the main CMDT text.

• Features case-based coverage of 80 must-know diseases and disorders, from skin and hematologic disorders to infectious disorders
• For each topic, the study guide includes learning objectives; an expanded list of questions to prompt case analysis; a more detailed emphasis on signs and symptoms, lab findings, imaging studies, and medications; additional discussions on therapeutic procedures and outcomes; and full references

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Contents

۱. Atopic Dermatitis 2
۲. Contact Dermatitis 7
۳. Psoriasis 12
۴. Asthma 18
۵. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 29
۶. Cough 37
۷. Dyspnea 43
۸. Lung Cancer 48
۹. Pharyngitis 56
۱۰. Pneumonia 60
۱۱. Pulmonary Embolism 70
۱۲. Sinusitis (Bacterial) 79
۱۳. Acute Myocardial In arction 86
۱۴. Aortic Regurgitation 94
۱۵. Aortic Stenosis 99
۱۶. Chest Pain 105
۱۷. Dyslipidemia 111
۱۸. Heart Failure 117
۱۹. Hypertension 126
۲۰. Mitral Regurgitation 140
۲۱. Mitral Stenosis 145
۲۲. Shock 149
۲۳. Hypercoagulable States 156
۲۴. Iron De ciency Anemia 164
۲۵. Deep Venous T rombosis and
۲۶. Vitamin B
۲۷. Acute Cholecystitis 180
۲۸. Cirrhosis 185
۲۹. Colorectal Cancer 193
۳۰. Crohn Disease 199
۳۱. Diarrhea 205
۳۲. Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding 216
۳۳. Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding 221
۳۴. Viral Hepatitis 226
۳۵. Acute Pancreatitis 241
۳۶. Chronic Pancreatitis 248
۳۷. Ulcerative Colitis 255
۳۸. Breast Cancer 264
۳۹. Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia 274
۴۰. Dysmenorrhea 280
۴۱. Prostate Cancer 284
۴۲. Low Back Pain 292
۴۳. Gout 298
۴۴. Knee Pain 304
۴۵. Rheumatoid Arthritis 313
۴۶. Systemic Lupus Erythematosus 321
۴۷. Glomerulonephritis 330
۴۸. Hypokalemia 338
۴۹. Hyponatremia 342
۵۰. Acute Kidney Injury 349
۵۱. Chronic Kidney Disease 354
۵۲. Kidney Stone Disease 361
۵۳. Metabolic Acidosis 367
۵۴. Nephrotic Syndrome 373
۵۵. Altered Mental Status 380
۵۶. Dementia 387
۵۷. Depression 394
۵۸. Epilepsy 401
۵۹. Bacterial Meningitis 408
۶۰. Myasthenia Gravis 415
۶۱. Parkinson Disease 420
۶۲. Stroke 426
۶۳. Smoking Cessation 435
۶۴. Substance Abuse 441
۶۵. Adrenocortical Insu ciency 448
۶۶. Cushing Syndrome 456
۶۷. ype 1 Diabetes Mellitus 463
۶۸. ype 2 Diabetes Mellitus 470
۶۹. Hyperaldosteronism (Aldosteronism) 482
۷۰. Hypercalcemia 487
۷۱. Primary Hyperparathyroidism 492
۷۲. Hyperthyroidism 499
۷۳. Hypothyroidism 506
۷۴. Obesity 512
۷۵. Osteoporosis 518
۷۶. Fever