Heres a concise yet comprehensive review tool for certification or recertification in Internal Medicine. Written by expert contributors from the distinguished Johns Hopkins faculty, it efficiently summarises all of the information that readers are most likely to encounter on the exam - and then helps them to assess and hone their mastery of the material.
Section I: Cardiology 1. Hypertension Gregory P. Prokopowicz, M.D., M.P.H 2. Lipid Disorders Roger S. Blumenthal, M.D. 3. Coronary Heart Disease Ilan Wittstein, M.D. 4. Arrhythmias Ronald Berger, M.D. 5. Congestive Heart Failure Edward K. Kasper, M.D. 6. Valvular Heart Disease Samer S. Najjar, M.D. and George Juang, M.D. 7. Pericardial Disease Marcus St. John, M.D. and Mark Kelemen, M.D 8. EKG Review Brent Petty, M.D. Section I Questions and Answers
Section II: Infectious Disease 6. Respiratory Infections Paul G. Auwaerter, M.D. 7. Genitourinary Infections Lisa Spacek, M.D 8. HIV Infection Emily Erbelding, M.D., M.P.H. 9. Mycobacterial Infections Timothy R. Sterling, M.D. 10. Infectious Diarrhea Jeffrey Magaziner, M.D. 11. Selected Topics in Infectious Disease I Aruna Subramanian, M.D. 12. Selected Topics in Infectious Disease II John Aucott, M.D. 13. Bioterrorism Arjun Srinivasan, M.D. Section II Questions and Answers
Section III: Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine 14. Obstructive Lung Disease Robert A. Wise, M.D. 15. Pulmonary Function Testing Robert A. Wise, M.D. 16. Chest X-Ray Review Peter B. Terry, M.D. 17. Interstitial Lung Disease Landon S. King, M.D. 18. Venous Thromboembolic Disease David B. Pearse, M.D. 19. Pleural Disease Albert J. Polito, M.D. 20. Critical Care Medicine Jonathon Sevransky, M.D 21. Selected Topics in Pulmonary Medicine Albert J. Polito, M.D. Section III Questions and Answers
Section IV: Gastroenterology and Liver Disease 22. Gastrointestinal Bleeding and Peptic Ulcer Disease Linda A. Lee, M.D. 23. Esophageal Disease Linda A. Lee, M.D. 24. Pancreatic and Biliary Disease Sergey Kantsevoy, M.D. and Marci Canto, M.D. 25. Disorders of the Small and Large Intestine Stephen R. Brant, M.D. 26. Hepatitis F. Fre Poordad, M.D. 27. Complications of Liver Disease Rudrajit M. Rai, M.D. Section IV Questions and Answers
Section V: Nephrology 28. Acid-Base Disorders Stephen D. Sisson, M.D. 29. Electrolyte Disorders Stephen D. Sisson, M.D. 30. Acute Renal Failure Hyung D. Lim, M.D. 31. Glomerular Disease Derek M. Fine, M.D. and Paul J. Scheel, Jr., M.D. 32. End Stage Renal Disease Derek M. Fine, M.D. and Paul J. Scheel, Jr., M.D. 33. Selected Topics in Nephrology Michael J. Choi, M.D. Section V Questions and Answers
Section VI: Endocrinology 34. Diabetes Mellitus Sherita Golden, M.D. 35. Thyroid Disorders David S. Cooper, M.D. 36. Calcium Disorders and Metabolic Bone Disease Redonda G. Miller, M.D. 37. Reproductive Endocrinology Elizabeth H. Holt, M.D., Ph.D. 38. Neuroendocrine and Adrenal Disease Roberto Salvatori, M.D. Section VI Questions and Answers
Section VII: Rheumatology 39. Arthritis Alan K. Matsumoto, M.D. 40. Office Orthopedics and Back Pain John A. Flynn, M.D., M.B.A. 41. Vasculitis John H. Stone, M.D., M.P.H. 42. Selected Topics in Rheumatology Carol A. Ziminski, M.D. Section VII Questions and Answers
Section VIII: Hematology 43. Anemia Bimal H. Ashar, M.D. 44. Platelet Disorders Sophie Lanzkron, M.D. 45. Coagulation Disorders Michael B. Streiff, M.D. 46. Myelodysplastic Disorders Louis Diehl, M.D. 47. Blood Smear and Bone Marrow Review Lawrence B. Gardner, M.D. Section VIII Questions and Answers
Section IX: Oncology 48. Colorectal Cancer Rodrigo Erlich, M.D. and Candis Morrison, Ph.D. 49. Breast and Ovarian Cancer Deborah K. Armstrong, M.D. 50. Genitourinary Malignancies Michael J. Carducci, M.D. 51. Leukemia and Lymphoma Louis Diehl, M.D. and Gail V. Berkinblit, M.D. 52. Plasma Cell Dyscrasias Carol Ann Huff, M.D. 53. Lung Cancer Elisabeth I. Heath, M.D. 54. Selected Topics in Oncology Elisabeth I. Heath, M.D. Section IX Questions and Answers
Section X: Neurology 55. Headache Kimberly S. Peairs, M.D. 56. Stroke and Seizure Disorders Robert J. Wityk, M.D 57. Movement Disorders Katherine Widnell, M.D. 58. Selected Topics in Neurology Rafael Llinas, M.D. Section X Questions and Answers
Section XI: Miscellaneous Topics in General Internal Medicine 59. Geriatrics G. Michael Harper, M.D 60. Dermatology for the Internist Bimal H. Ashar, M.D. and Thomas B. Habif, M.D. 61. Obstetrics and Gynecology for the Internist Redonda G. Miller, M.D. and David A. Nagey, M.D., Ph.D. 62. Ophthalmology for the Internist James P. Dunn, M.D. 63. Psychiatry for the Internist Todd S. Cox, M.D. and Bimal H. Ashar, M.D 64. Substance Abuse Thomas OToole, M.D. 65. Allergy and Immunology Sarbjit S. Saini, M.D. 66. Preoperative Evaluation Stephen D. Sisson, MD and Joseph R. Cofrancesco, M.D., M.P.H. 67. Immunizations and Prevention Jeffrey Magaziner, M.D. 68. Epidemiology Craig Longenecker, M.D., M.P.H. 69. Ethics Mark T. Hughes, M.D. Section XI Questions and Answers