Frameworks for Internal Medicine

Dedication
Foreword
Preface
Reviewers
Acknowledgments
Contents
List of Completed Frameworks
Section 1 How to Use This Book
For Learners
For Educators
Internal Medicine Residents and Faculty
Internal Medicine Chief Residents
Section 2 Introduction to Frameworks
The Framework System
Diagnostic Reasoning
Section 3 Cardiology
Chapter 1 Bradycardia
Chapter 2 Chest Pain
Chapter 3 Heart Block
Chapter 4 Heart Failure
Chapter 5 Heart Murmurs in Adults
Chapter 6 Pericarditis
Chapter 7 Tachycardia
Section 4 Endocrinology
Chapter 8 Adrenal Insufficiency
Chapter 9 Cushing’s Syndrome
Chapter 10 Hypercalcemia
Chapter 11 Hyperglycemia
Chapter 12 Hypocalcemia
Chapter 13 Hypoglycemia
Chapter 14 Hypothyroidism
Chapter 15 Thyrotoxicosis
Section 5 Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Chapter 16 Abdominal Pain
Chapter 17 ASCITES
Chapter 18 Cholestatic Liver Injury
Chapter 19 Diarrhea
Chapter 20 Dysphagia
Chapter 21 Gastrointestinal Bleeding
Chapter 22 Hepatocellular Liver Injury
Chapter 23 Intestinal Ischemia
Section 6 General Internal Medicine
Chapter 24 Delirium
Chapter 25 Dyspnea
Chapter 26 Fever of Unknown Origin
Chapter 27 Generalized Lymphadenopathy
Chapter 28 Hypotension
Chapter 29 Peripheral Edema
Chapter 30 Syncope
Section 7 Hematology
Chapter 31 Anemia
Chapter 32 Hemolytic Anemia
Chapter 33 Pancytopenia
Chapter 34 Platelet Disorders
Section 8 Infectious Diseases
Chapter 35 Endocarditis
Chapter 36 Meningitis
Chapter 37 Pneumonia
Section 9 Nephrology
Chapter 38 Acid-Base Disorders
Chapter 39 Acute Kidney Injury
Chapter 40 Glomerular Disease
Chapter 41 Hematuria
Chapter 42 Hyperkalemia
Chapter 43 Hypernatremia
Chapter 44 Hypokalemia
Chapter 45 Hyponatremia
Chapter 46 Secondary Hypertension
Section 10 Neurology
Chapter 47 Headache
Chapter 48 Polyneuropathy
Chapter 49 Seizure
Chapter 50 Stroke
Chapter 51 Vertigo
Chapter 52 Weakness
Section 11 Pulmonology
Chapter 53 Hemoptysis
Chapter 54 Hypoxemia
Chapter 55 Interstitial Lung Disease
Chapter 56 Pleural Effusion
Section 12 Rheumatology
Chapter 57 Arthritis
Chapter 58 Systemic Vasculitis
Section 13 Educator’s Appendix
A Brief History of Medical Education and Introduction to the Chalk Talk
The Seven Tenets of the Chalk Talk
Chalk Talks and the Framework System
Index

Introducing an innovative, systematic approach to understanding differential diagnosis, Andre M. Mansoor’s Frameworks for Internal Medicine, 2nd Edition, trains students and other learners to think like clinicians and master the methodology behind diagnosing the most commonly encountered conditions in internal medicine. 
 
Significantly updated and enhanced throughout, the 2nd Edition of this highly visual resource uses a case-based, Q&A-style format to build frameworks that guide learners through each step in the differential diagnosis process. These unique frameworks not only equip learners for success during internal medicine clerkships, rotations, and residencies, but also help ensure more confident differential diagnoses in clinical settings. 

• NEW! Includes access to full digital version of text, providing convenient access to the complete Frameworks in clinical settings.
• NEW! Eight new chapters walk students through proven diagnostic approaches for increasingly common clinical problems encountered in internal medicine. 
• NEW! Full-color design with updated images throughout keeps students engaged and clarifies clinical details.  
• Unfolding frameworks approach simplifies the differential diagnosis process and teaches students to think like clinicians.  
• Case-based, Q&A-style format reinforces retention and clinical reasoning.