Kochar's Clinical Medicine for Students, 5th Ed
Description
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
