The Internal Medicine Casebook

Developed by the internal medicine residency teaching staff at the University of Colorado, this book presents patient-oriented cases for 88 diseases in all areas of internal medicine. Case studies follow a question-and-answer format that mirrors rounds presentations. Each case study walks you through the workup and management of the problem and reviews the underlying pathophysiology. The book is an excellent review tool for resident in-service exams or American Board of Internal Medicine certification exams.

This edition's questions and problems have been extensively rewritten to incorporate new diagnostic methods and treatments. Coverage of urology and hepatology has been expanded.

Table Of Contents

• ALLERGY AND CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY (Stephen C. Dreskin and Henry N. Claman): Anaphylaxis / Angioedema / Chronic Urticaria and Angioedema / Monoclonal Gammopathy / Penicillin Allergy
• CARDIOLOGY (Simon Shakar, Ronald Zolty, and JoAnn Lindenfeld): Acute Pericarditis and Cardiac Tamponade / Acute Pulmonary Edema / Aortic Dissection / Chronic Heart Failure / Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Emergencies / ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction / Unstable Angina and Non-ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction / Sudden Cardiac Death / Valvular Heart Disease
• ENDOCRINOLOGY, METABOLISM, AND DIABETES (Irene E. Schauer and Jane E.-B. Reusch): Adrenal Insufficiency / Cushing's Syndrome / Diabetes Mellitus / Disorders of the Thyroid / Growth Hormone-Secreting Pituitary Tumors / Prolactin-Secreting Pituitary Tumors / Hypercalcemia and Hypocalcemia / Hypoglycemia / Metabolic Bone Disease / Erectile Dysfunction
• GASTROENTEROLOGY (William R. Brown): Chronic Inflammatory Bowel Disease / Chronic Liver Disease / Diarrhea / Malabsorption / Pancreatitis / Acute Lower Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Acute Upper Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Peptic Ulcer Disease / Gallstone Disease / Acute Hepatocellular Disease
• GERIATRICS (Laurence Robbins): Dementia / Falls in the Elderly / Urinary Incontinence / Medication Use in the Elderly
• INFECTIOUS DISEASES (Robert T. Schooley): Urinary Tract Infection / The Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Cellulitis / A Late Complication of Tuberculosis / Sepsis / Endocarditis / Fever and Abdominal Pain / Central Nervous System Infection / Fever of Unknown Origin / Pneumonia
• HEMATOLOGY AND ONCOLOGY (Paul Seligman): Acute Leukemia / Anemia / Bleeding Disorders / Breast Cancer / Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia / Colon Cancer / Erythrocytosis / Lymphomas / Lung Cancer / Prostate Cancer
• PULMONOLOGY (Marvin I. Schwarz): Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome / Asthma / Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease / Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis / Pleural Disease / Pulmonary Complications of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection / Solitary Pulmonary Nodule / Acute Pulmonary Embolism / Sarcoidosis / Tuberculosis
• NEPHROLOGY (Tomas Berl and Isaac Teitelbaum): Acute Renal Failure / Metabolic Acidosis / Metabolic Alkalosis / Secondary Hypertension / Nephrolithiasis / Nephrotic Syndrome / Glomerulonephritis / Hyperkalemia and Hypokalemia / Hyponatremia
• RHEUMATOLOGY (Robert W. Janson): Ankylosing Spondylitis / Crystal-Induced Arthritis / Fibromyalgia / Osteoarthritis / Polymyositis and Dermatomyositis / Reactive Arthritis / Rheumatoid Arthritis / Scleroderma / Synovial Fluid Analysis and Septic Arthritis / Systemic Lupus Erythematosus / Vasculitis