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First Aid for the Wards Insider Advice for the Clinical Years

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ISBN-10: 0838525784

ISBN-13: 9780838525784

Edition: 2nd 2003

Authors: Tao Le, Vikas Bhushan, Chirag Amin

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This is a new edition of a guide designed to help medical students make the transition froom the basic sciences to the hospital wards.
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List price: $34.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing
Publication date: 10/31/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 492
Size: 8.25" wide x 10.75" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 2.486
Language: English

Tao Le, MD, MHS, is Assistant Clinical Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Allergy and Immunology at the University of Louisville. He is also affiliated with the Division of Allergy and Immunology at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.

Tao Le, MD, MHS is Assistant Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics in the Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology at The University of Louisville. He is the founder of USMLE Rx.com, an online subscription database of USMLE review questions. Vikas Bhushan, MD practices diagnostic radiology. Mae Sheikh-Ali, MD is an international medical graduate who went to medicalschool at Damascus University School of Medicine in Syria and completed her residency in Internal Medicine at Drexel University College of Medicine. She is a Fellow in endocrinology at The Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida. Fadi Abu Shahin, MD is a distinguished graduate of Damascus University School ofMedicine in Syria. He…    

Prefacep. xvii
Acknowledgmentsp. xix
How to Contributep. xxi
Guide for Wards Successp. 1
Introductionp. 2
The Teamp. 2
A Day on the Wardsp. 6
The Admissionp. 10
Key Notes and Ordersp. 12
The Oral Presentationp. 21
Daily Ward Activitiesp. 24
Tips for Wards Survivalp. 27
Difficult Situationsp. 32
Your Advantagesp. 38
Getting Off to a Good Startp. 39
Practical Information for All Clerkshipsp. 45
Reading Key Studiesp. 46
Fluids and Electrolytesp. 47
Acid-Base Calculationsp. 56
Sliding-Scale Insulinp. 59
Patient Emergenciesp. 59
Appendixp. 66
Top-Rated Booksp. 69
Electronic Resourcesp. 81
Internal Medicinep. 85
Ward Tipsp. 86
Who Are the Players?p. 86
How Is the Day Set Up?p. 87
What Do I Do During Prerounds?p. 87
How Do I Do Well in This Rotation?p. 87
Presentationsp. 89
Key Notesp. 89
Key Proceduresp. 90
What Do I Carry in My Pockets?p. 90
High-Yield Topicsp. 90
Rotation Objectivesp. 90
Cardiologyp. 93
Angina Pectorisp. 93
Unstable Anginap. 94
Acute Myocardial Infarctionp. 95
Atrial Fibrillationp. 98
Congestive Heart Failurep. 100
Hypertensionp. 103
Infective Endocarditisp. 104
Syncopep. 106
Valvular Heart Diseasep. 107
Pulmonologyp. 110
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseasep. 110
Bronchogenic Carcinomap. 112
Chronic Coughp. 115
Pleural Effusionp. 115
Pneumoniap. 117
Pneumothoraxp. 120
Pulmonary Embolismp. 120
Nephrologyp. 122
Acute Renal Failurep. 122
Glomerular Diseasep. 125
Hyponatremiap. 127
Nephrolithiasisp. 128
Gastroenterologyp. 129
Abdominal Painp. 129
Cirrhosisp. 129
Hepatitisp. 132
Diarrheap. 134
Gastritisp. 135
Gastroesophageal Reflux Diseasep. 136
Peptic Ulcer Diseasep. 137
Irritable Bowel Syndromep. 138
Hematologyp. 140
Anemiap. 140
Coagulation Disordersp. 142
Endocrinologyp. 143
Diabetes Mellitusp. 143
Infectious Diseasep. 144
Fever of Unknown Originp. 144
HIVp. 146
Tuberculosisp. 149
Urinary Tract Infectionsp. 150
Rheumatologyp. 151
Systemic Lupus Erythematosusp. 151
General Medicinep. 153
Cancer Screening Guidelinesp. 153
High-Yield Referencesp. 153
Cardiologyp. 153
Pulmonologyp. 156
Gastroenterologyp. 156
Hematologyp. 157
Endocrinologyp. 157
Thyroid Disordersp. 158
Infectious Diseasep. 158
General Medicinep. 159
Top-Rated Booksp. 160
Neurologyp. 169
Ward Tipsp. 170
What Is the Rotation Like?p. 170
Who Are the Players?p. 171
How Is the Day Set Up?p. 171
How Do I Do Well in This Rotation?p. 172
Key Notesp. 172
Key Proceduresp. 174
What Do I Carry in My Pockets?p. 174
High-Yield Topicsp. 174
Rotation Objectivesp. 174
The Complete Neurologic Examp. 177
Screening Exam for Mental Statusp. 177
Screening Exam for Cranial Nervesp. 179
Screening Exam for Motor Nervesp. 179
Screening Exam for Sensationp. 183
Imaging Basicsp. 183
Computed Tomographyp. 184
Magnetic Resonance Imagingp. 184
Contrastp. 185
Lumbar Puncture Resultsp. 185
Aphasiasp. 186
Broca's Aphasiap. 186
Wernicke's Aphasiap. 188
Transcortical Aphasiasp. 188
Conduction Aphasiap. 188
Global Aphasiap. 189
Comap. 189
Delirium and Dementiap. 192
Deliriump. 192
Dementiap. 194
Alzheimer's Diseasep. 194
Dysequilibriump. 195
Headachep. 197
Migraine Headachep. 198
Cluster Headachep. 199
Tension Headachep. 199
Intracranial Hemorrhagesp. 200
Subarachnoid Hemorrhagep. 200
Epidural Hematomap. 202
Subdural Hemorrhagep. 203
Intraparenchymal Hemorrhagep. 203
Intracranial Neoplasmsp. 203
Movement Disordersp. 205
Parkinson's Diseasep. 205
Huntington's Diseasep. 206
Multiple Sclerosisp. 207
Seizuresp. 209
Partial (or Focal) Seizuresp. 210
Generalized Seizuresp. 212
Absence (Petit Mal) Seizuresp. 212
Tonic-Clonic (Grand Mal) Seizuresp. 212
Status Epilepticusp. 214
Strokep. 216
Weaknessp. 220
Carpal Tunnel Syndromep. 223
Guillain-Barre Syndromep. 223
Myasthenia Gravisp. 224
High-Yield Referencesp. 225
Imaging Basicsp. 225
Lumbar Puncturep. 225
Aphasiasp. 225
Comap. 225
Delirium and Dementiap. 226
Dysequilibriump. 226
Headachep. 226
Intracranial Hemorrhagesp. 226
Low Back Pain and Spinal Cord Injuriesp. 227
Movement Disordersp. 227
Seizuresp. 228
Strokep. 228
Weaknessp. 229
Top-Rated Booksp. 230
Obstetrics and Gynecologyp. 235
Ward Tipsp. 236
What Is the Rotation Like?p. 236
Who Are the Players?p. 237
How Is the Day Set Up?p. 238
What Do I Do During Prerounds?p. 238
How Do I Do Well in This Rotation?p. 238
Survival Tipsp. 239
Key Notesp. 240
Key Proceduresp. 245
What Do I Carry in My Pockets?p. 245
High-Yield Topicsp. 246
Rotation Objectivesp. 246
Obstetricsp. 247
Normal Physiology of Pregnancyp. 247
Prenatal Carep. 248
First-Trimester Bleedingp. 249
Ectopic Pregnancyp. 252
Gestational Diabetesp. 253
Pregnancy-Induced Hypertensionp. 255
Preterm Laborp. 257
Normal Laborp. 258
Abnormal Labor Patternsp. 261
Fetal Heart Rate Monitoringp. 263
Third-Trimester Bleedingp. 264
Postpartum Hemorrhagep. 267
Gynecologyp. 267
Abnormal Uterine Bleedingp. 267
Amenorrheap. 270
Common Vaginal Infections (Vaginitis)p. 273
Contraceptionp. 274
Endometriosisp. 275
Gynecologic Oncologyp. 276
Menopausep. 276
Pelvic Inflammatory Diseasep. 279
Sexually Transmitted Diseasesp. 280
Genital Herpesp. 281
Chlamydiap. 281
Gonorrheap. 282
Condylomata Acuminata (Venereal Warts)p. 282
Syphilisp. 283
High-Yield Referencesp. 284
Obstetricsp. 284
Gynecologyp. 286
Top-Rated Booksp. 288
Pediatricsp. 295
Ward Tipsp. 296
Who Are the Players?p. 296
How Is the Day Set Up?p. 297
What Do I Do During Prerounds?p. 297
How Do I Do Well in This Rotation?p. 297
Key Notesp. 299
Tips for Examining Childrenp. 300
The Nursery Rotationp. 304
Key Proceduresp. 304
What Do I Carry in My Pockets?p. 304
High-Yield Topicsp. 305
Rotation Objectivesp. 305
Well-Child Carep. 308
Developmental Milestonesp. 308
Growth Parametersp. 309
Immunizationsp. 310
Infant Nutritionp. 311
Tanner Stagingp. 312
Cardiologyp. 312
Congenital Heart Diseasep. 312
Dermatologyp. 313
Diaper Rashp. 313
Viral Exanthemsp. 313
Gastroenterologyp. 315
Failure to Thrivep. 315
Intussusceptionp. 316
Pyloric Stenosisp. 316
Genetic Disordersp. 317
Autosomal Trisomiesp. 317
Hematology and Oncologyp. 318
Sickle Cell Diseasep. 318
Childhood Cancersp. 319
Acute Lymphocytic Leukemiap. 319
Wilms' Tumor (Nephroblastoma)p. 320
Neuroblastomap. 320
Immunologyp. 321
Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritisp. 321
Kawasaki Disease (Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome)p. 322
Immunodeficienciesp. 323
Infectious Diseasep. 325
Fever Managementp. 325
Meningitisp. 327
Otitis Mediap. 329
Pneumoniap. 330
Streptococcal Pharyngitisp. 332
Urinary Tract Infectionp. 333
Neonatologyp. 335
Apgar Scorep. 335
Congenital Infectionsp. 336
Neonatal Hyperbilirubinemiap. 336
Respiratory Distress Syndromep. 339
Neurologyp. 340
Febrile Seizuresp. 340
Orthopedicsp. 341
Limpp. 341
Pediatric Fracturesp. 341
Pulmonologyp. 343
Asthma (Reactive Airway Disease)p. 343
Bronchiolitisp. 347
Croupp. 348
Epiglottitisp. 350
Cystic Fibrosisp. 351
Toxicologyp. 352
Lead Poisoningp. 352
Traumap. 353
Child Abusep. 353
High-Yield Referencesp. 354
Well-Child Carep. 354
Cardiologyp. 355
Dermatologyp. 355
Gastroenterologyp. 355
Genetic Disordersp. 356
Hematology and Oncologyp. 356
Immunologyp. 357
Infectious Diseasep. 358
Neonatologyp. 359
Neurologyp. 359
Orthopedicsp. 360
Pulmonologyp. 360
Toxicologyp. 361
Traumap. 361
Miscellaneousp. 361
Top-Rated Booksp. 362
Psychiatryp. 369
Ward Tipsp. 370
What Is the Rotation Like?p. 370
Who Are the Players?p. 370
How Is the Day Set Up?p. 372
What Do I Do During Prerounds?p. 372
How Do I Do Well in This Rotation?p. 373
What Is DSM-IV?p. 374
Key Notesp. 375
Key Proceduresp. 379
What Do I Carry in My Pockets?p. 379
High-Yield Topicsp. 380
Rotation Objectivesp. 380
Mental Status Examp. 381
Mood Disordersp. 383
Major Depressive Disorderp. 383
Dysthymic Disorderp. 384
Bipolar I Disorderp. 387
Bipolar II Disorderp. 390
Cyclothymiap. 390
Psychotic Disordersp. 390
Schizophreniap. 390
Schizophreniform Disorderp. 392
Brief Psychotic Disorderp. 393
Schizoaffective Disorderp. 396
Delusional Disorderp. 396
Anxiety Disordersp. 396
Generalized Anxiety Disorderp. 397
Panic Disorderp. 398
Social Phobiap. 400
Specific Phobiap. 400
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorderp. 401
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorderp. 402
Personality Disordersp. 402
Substance Abusep. 403
Childhood and Adolescent Disordersp. 408
Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorderp. 409
Autistic Disorderp. 410
Conduct Disorderp. 412
Mental Retardationp. 412
Learning Disordersp. 412
Miscellaneousp. 413
Adjustment Disorderp. 413
Anorexia Nervosap. 413
Bulimia Nervosap. 414
Somatoform and Related Disordersp. 415
Suicidalityp. 415
High-Yield Referencesp. 417
Mood Disordersp. 417
Psychotic Disordersp. 417
Anxiety Disordersp. 418
Substance Abusep. 418
Childhood and Adolescent Disordersp. 418
Miscellaneousp. 419
Top-Rated Booksp. 420
Surgeryp. 427
Ward Tipsp. 428
What Is the Rotation Like?p. 428
How Do I Do Well in This Rotation?p. 429
Who Are the Players?p. 430
How Is the Day Set Up?p. 432
What Do I Do During Prerounds?p. 433
Key Notesp. 434
Key Proceduresp. 438
Operating Room Etiquettep. 439
How to Suture Like a Prop. 440
What Do I Carry In My Pockets?p. 441
High-Yield Topicsp. 443
Rotation Objectivesp. 443
Gastroenterologyp. 444
Acute Abdomenp. 444
Appendicitisp. 447
Biliary Diseasep. 450
GI Bleedingp. 454
Herniasp. 457
Inflammatory Bowel Diseasep. 460
Diseases of the Lower GI Tractp. 463
Diseases of the Upper GI Tractp. 467
Diseases of the Pancreasp. 470
Breastp. 473
Breast Cancerp. 473
Vascular Surgeryp. 475
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysmp. 475
Peripheral Vascular Diseasep. 476
Acute Arterial Occlusionp. 476
High-Yield Referencesp. 477
Gastroenterologyp. 477
Breastp. 479
Vascular Surgeryp. 479
Top-Rated Booksp. 480
Abbreviationsp. 487
Indexp. 493
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