Aug 13

One of the best selling and most highly regarded volumes in the Blueprints series, Blueprints Medicine provides a concise review of what students need to know in their rotations or the Boards. Each chapter is brief and includes pedagogical features such as bolded key words, tables, figures, and key points boxes. This edition has been reorganized to follow the Clerkship Directors in Internal Medicine guidelines and includes thoroughly updated content and additional tables and figures. Continue reading »
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\\ tags: Blueprints Medicine (Blueprints Series) – 2009 Edition, Internal Medicine
Aug 05

The revised, updated Fifth Edition of this pocket book is a handy reference to consult when making bedside interpretations of clinical data. Remarkably complete for its small size, the book lists nearly 200 symptoms, physical signs, laboratory test results, and radiologic findings and their differential diagnoses. Continue reading »
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\\ tags: A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis
Aug 05

Established for over 40 years as the “bible” of the medical ward. The Washington Manual of Medical Therapeutics is now in its Thirty-Third Edition and builds upon that proud tradition–with even more of the current information you need delivered in a time-saving, quick-reference style. Its portability, comprehensiveness, and ease of access makes it a favorite on-call resource for housestaff and faculty around the world. In this edition, color has been added for better navigation, new decision support algorithms have been added, and an improved templated and bulleted format facilitates a quicker answer. Continue reading »
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\\ tags: Internal Medicine, The Washington Manual of Medical Therapeutics (Spiral Manual Series) – April 2010 Edition
Jul 20

This reference is a practical, up-to-the-minute guide to more than 600 diagnostic tests. It focuses on the key information nurses need at the point of care and includes tips, checklists, quick-scan tables, and 500 illustrations. Coverage includes entries on bioterrorism-related tests, C-reactive protein, gene-based HIV testing, DNA cervical cancer testing, tumor markers, brain natriuretic peptide, spiral CT, and the Given GI imaging system. Continue reading »
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\\ tags: Laboratory Medicine, Professional Guide to Diagnostic Tests (Professional Guide Series)
Jul 19

Organized by subspecialty, this case-based review covers all the information students are expected to learn during their internal medicine clerkship. Each topic begins with a brief patient history and a question about the most likely diagnosis or next step in management followed by a discussion of alternative diagnoses and management strategies. Continue reading »
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\\ tags: Internal Medicine, NMS Medicine Casebook (The National Medical Series for Independent Study)