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Table of Contents:
Section 1: Care of the Hospitalized Patient1. Initial Patient Evaluation and Admission to the Hospital2. Electrolytes/Acid-Base Balance3. Diagnositic Imaging in Internal Medicine4. Procedures Commonly Performed by Internists5. Principles of Critical Care Medicine6. Pain and Its Management7. Medical Evaluation of the Surgical Patient8. Assessment of Nutritional Status9. Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition10. Transfusion and Pheresis Therapy11. End of Life CareSection 2: Medical Emergencies12. Cardiovascular Collapse and Sudden Death13. Shock14. Sepsis and Septic Shock15. Acute Pulmonary Edema16. Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)17. Respiratory Failure18. Confusion, Stupor, and Coma19. Stroke20. Subarachnoid Hemorrhage21. Increased Intracranial Pressure and Head Trauma22. Spinal Cord Compression23. Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy24. Status Epilepticus25. Diabetic Ketoacidosis and Hyperosmolar Coma26. Hypoglycemia27. Infectious Disease Emergencies28. Oncologic Emergencies29. Anaphylaxis30. Bites, Venoms, Stings, and Marine Poisonings31. Hypothermia and Frostbite32. Poisoning and Drug Overdose33. BioterrorismSection 3: Common Patient Presentations34. Chest Pain35. Abdominal Pain36. Headache37. Back and Neck Pain38. Fever, Hyperthermia, Chills, and Rash39. Pain and Swelling of Joints40. Syncope41. Dizziness and Vertigo42. Acute Visual Loss and Double Vision43. Paralysis44. Tremor and Movement Disorders45. Aphasia and Related Disorders46. Sleep Disorders47. Dyspnea48. Cough and Hemoptysis49. Hypoxia and Cyanosis50. Edema51. Nausea, Vomiting, and Indigestion52. Weight Loss53. Dysphagia54. Diarrhea, Constipation and Malabsorption55. Gastrointestinal Bleeding56. Jaundice and Evaluation of Liver Function57. Ascites58. Azotemia and Urinary Abnormalities59. Anemia and Polycythemia60. Lymphadenopathy and Splenomegaly61. Generalized Weakness and FatigueSection 4: Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology62. Common Disorders of Vision and Hearing63. Sinusitis, Pharyngitis, Otitis and Other Upper Respiratory InfectionsSection 5: Dermatology64. General Examination of the Skin65. 65 Common Skin DisordersSection 6: Hematology and Oncology66. Examination of Blood Smears and Bone Marrow67. Red Blood Cell Disorders68. Leukocytosis and Leukopenia69. Bleeding and Thrombotic Disorders70. Cancer Chemotherapy71. Myeloid Leukemias, Myelodysplasia, and Myeloproliferative Syndrome72. Lymphoid Malignancies73. Skin Cancer74. Head and Neck Cancer75. Lung Cancer76. Breast Cancer77. Tumors of the Gastrointestinal Tract78. Genitourinary Tract Cancer79. Gynecologic Cancer80. Prostate Hyperplasia and Carcinoma81. Cancer of Unknown Primary Site82. Paraneoplastic Endocrine Syndromes83. Neurologic Paraneoplastic SyndromesSection 7: Infectious Diseases84. Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases85. Antibacterial Therapy86. Hospital-Acquired Infections87. Infections in the Immunocompromised Host88. Infective Endocarditis89. Intraabdominal Infections90. Infectious Diarrheas91. Sexually Transmitted Diseases and Reproductive Tract92. Infections of the Skin, Soft Tissue, Joints and Bones93. Pneumococcal Infections94. Staphylococcal Infections95. Streptococcal/Enterococcal Infections, Diphtheria, and Other Corynebacterial Infections96. Meningococcal and Listerial Infections97. Infections Caused by Haemophilus, Bordetella, Moraxella and HACEK Group Organisms98. Diseases Caused by Gram-Negative Enteric Bacteria, Pseudomonas, and Legionella99. Infections Caused by Other Gram-Negative Bacilli100. Anaerobic Infections101. Nocardiosis and Actinomycosis102. Tuberculosis and Other Mycobacterial Infections103. Lyme Disease and Other Nonsyphilitic Spirochetal Infections104. Rickettsial Diseases105. Mycoplasma Infections106. Chlamydial Infections107. Herpesvirus Infections108. Cytomegalovirus and Epstein-Barr Virus Infections109. Influenza and Other Viral Respiratory Diseases110. Rubeola, Rubella, Mumps, and Parvovirus Infections111. Enteroviral Infections112. Insect-and Animal-Borne Viral Infections113. HIV Infection and AIDS114. Fungal Infections115. Pneumocystis Infections116. Protozoal Infections117. Helminthic InfectionsSection 8: Cardiology118. Physical Examination of the Heart119. Electrocardiography120. Non-Invasive Examination of the Heart121. Congenital Heart Disease in the Adult122. Valvular Heart Disease123. Cardiomyopathies and Myocarditis124. Pericardial Disease125. Hypertension126. Metabolic Syndrome127. ST-Segment Elevation and Myocardial Infection (STEMI)128. Unstable Angina and Non-ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction129. Chronic Stable Angina130. Bradyarrhythmias131. Tachyarrythmias132. Congestive Heart Failure133. Diseases of the Aorta134. Peripheral Vascular Disease135. Pulmonary Hypertension and Cor PulmonaleSection 9: Pulmonology136. Respiratory Function and Pulmonary DiagnosticProcedures137. Asthma138. Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis139. Environmental Lung Diseases140. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease141. Pneumonia and Lung Abscess142. Pulmonary Thromboembolism and Deep Vein Thrombosis143. Interstitial Lung Disease144. Diseases of the Pleura and Mediastinum145. Disorders of Ventilation146. Sleep ApneaSection 10: Nephrology147. Approach to the Patient with Renal Disease148. Acute Renal Failure149. Chronic Kidney Disease and Uremia150. Dialysis151. Renal Transplantation152. Glomerular Diseases153. Renal Tubular and Tubulointerstitial Diseases154. Urinary Tract Infections155. Renovascular Disease156. Nephrolithiasis157. Urinary Tract ObstructionSection 11: Gastroenterology158. Peptic Ulcer and Related Disorders159. Inflammatory Bowel Diseases160. Colonic and Anorectal Diseases161. Cholelithiasis, Cholecystitis, and Cholangitis162. Pancreatitis163. Acute Hepatitis164. Chronic Hepatitis165. Cirrhosis and Alcoholic Liver Disease166. Portal HypertensionSection 12: Allergy, Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology167. Diseases of Immediate Type Hypersensitivity168. Primary Immunodeficie...