Written for third- and fourth-year medical students and interns, and organized by chief complaint or problem, this practical pocket-sized manual provides up-to-date information that can be used while seeing patients in the examination room.

Thoroughly updated for its Third Edition, this handbook focuses on the most commonly encountered problems in a portable and user-friendly outline format. It provides a convenient framework to help students and residents diagnose and subsequently develop an approach to address their patients' needs. Student-friendly features such as "Hot Keys", mnemonics, bolded terms, tables, illustrations, and algorithms make this book a helpful and easy-to-navigate pocket reference.

Here's all the help you need to survive your internal medicine clerkship! This handy guide offers you practical, must-have guidance on the causes, clinical evaluation, and treatment of common medical conditions-knowledge that every student can and should master. Section 1 outlines the practical skills and procedures you must know on rotation; Sections 2 and 3 describe health conditions organized by presentation (symptom, sign, abnormal lab value) and by specific diagnosis, allowing you to approach a given health problem from either direction. Organizes material according to the types of questions that you will typically ask during the clerkship. Uses Learning Objectives and Key Points boxes to make complex data easier to remember. Provides Cases to illustrate the types of clinical scenarios you may experience. Includes a multiple-choice exam at the end of the book to help you prepare for clinical exams. Offers updates throughout to incorporate the latest knowledge and practices in internal medicine. Provides complete rationales for all of the answers in the practice exam for increased learning. Features a new easier-to-read design with a better organization for more efficient study.

A collaboration of the American College of Physicians and the Clerkship Directors in Internal Medicine, this new edition was written by authors who helped design the internal medicine curriculum and who are actively involved in teaching students on the Internal Medicine clerkship. Prepare for internal medicine clinical rounds and the end-of-rotation exam with the fully revised and updated Internal Medicine Essentials for Clerkship Students 2! This new edition is organized around the major training areas included in the nationally recognized Core Medicine Clerkship Curriculum Guide

A Doody's Core Title for 2024 Master the Wards: Internal Medicine Handbook improves your confidence so you can survive the clerkship and ace the shelf. With this in hand, you can arrive prepared on day 1 of your medicine rotation. Written by a residency director who has been a clerkship director--and once, long ago, a med student just like you!--this handbook presents a core set of diseases and disorders from the point of view of how patients present, and teaches you how to assess patients beginning with their chief complaints. Special features help you look like a rock star and improve patient safety: Organized by chief complaint Round-Saver tips help you delivery quality care How NOT to Kill Your Patient boxes point you to critical "don't miss" diagnoses and things to look out for Things You Will Be Asked On Rounds boxes prep you for attendings' questions

Thoroughly revised for its Fifth Edition, this concise textbook is ideal for medical students in internal medicine clinical clerkships. This edition's content reflects current guidelines from the Clerkship Directors in Internal Medicine and the National Board of Medical Examiners on topics necessary for this rotation. The book is a collaboration between clinical faculty at the Medical College of Wisconsin and clerkship students who have reviewed all chapters for relevance to the clerkship experience. A companion Website will offer the fully searchable text; 39 additional chapters; 300 multiple-choice questions with detailed explanations, organized to mimic end-of-rotation exam settings; ECG and CXR images with explanations; narrated physical examination videos; and "Medicine Rounds," a quick review of questions frequently asked on rounds. The online chapters include: Congenital Heart Diseases Electrocardiography Pulmonary Function Testing Cystic Fibrosis Pulmonary Hypertension Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) Mycoses Thyroid Cancer Benign and Malignant Liver Tumors Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Pancreatic Cancer Leukopenia Reactive Leukocytosis Eosinophilia Blood Transfusion Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia Renal Tubular Acidosis Acid-based Abnormalities Somatization Substance Abuse and Dependence General Approach to Dermatologic Disorders Dermatitis and Eczema Vitiligo Herpes (HSV and HZV) Common Warts Eryspipelas Scabies Anaphylaxis Drug Allergy Chronic Pain Red Eye Benign Breast Problems Preconception Care and Issues in Pregnancy Functional Decline in the Elderly

Lippincott® Connect Featured Title The perfect, one-of-a-kind companion to clerkship bootcamps, dedicated courses, or independent study, The Pre-Clerkship Guide: Procedures and Skills for Clinical Rotations delivers clear guidance on fundamental skills and basic clinical procedures essential for success in clinical rotations. Concise, step-by-step instructions and supplemental illustrations detail need-to-know information at a glance for quick reference when studying or practicing in a clinical setting, accompanied by professional insights and examples that highlight effective application. Whether paired with Bates’s Pocket Guide or used as a standalone resource, this compact, easy-to-use text reinforces key information in a cohesive approach to help students feel comfortable and confident in clinical settings.

Chapter topics include: Clinical Reasoning and Diagnostic Error Theoretical Concepts to Consider in Providing Clinical Reasoning Instruction Developing a Curriculum in Clinical Reasoning Educational Approaches to Common Cognitive Errors General Teaching Techniques Assessment of Clinical Reasoning Faculty Development and Dissemination Lifelong Learning in Clinical Reasoning Remediation of Clinical Reasoning Novel Approaches and Future Directions Teaching Clinical Reasoning: Where do we go from here?

Written by the top medical student rotators, this book provides medical students with the often elusive information and skills required to ace their clinical rotations Chapters cover all major medical sub-specialties such as internal medicine, general surgery, cardiology, dermatology, orthopedics, neurosurgery, and ophthalmology. Additionally, the book offers many novel features including a review of core rotation skills for oral presentations and a walk-through of a day in the life of the medical student on a particular rotation. It focuses on the common cases that students actually encounter in the hospital. This format thereby administers a complete, concise overview of what is needed for each rotation A unique resource, The Ultimate Medical School Rotation Guide is not only instructional and comprehensive, but also assuring and supportive as it encourages students to appreciate this rewarding time in their medical careers

Designed for medical students on their clerkship rotation, this new edition of MKSAP for Students 4 includes more than 400 new, patient-centered self-assessment questions and answers, focused on important internal medicine information from the Core Medicine Clerkship Curriculum Guides Training Problems. The accompanying CD-ROM automatically tracks progress, assesses areas for further focus, enables category-based and random question ordering, and links directly to PubMed.