Board basics : an enhancement to MKSAP 18

In these pages, you will find essential facts and strategies for passing the Internal Medicine Certification and Maintenance Certification Examinations. Effective for both certification and re-certification. keep this indispensable resource at your side as you get closer to your exams. This book is known for popular features such as: - Examples of incorrect answers that masquerade as correct choices - Test yourself abbreviated case histories - Study tables that summarize important concepts Front Cover......Page 1 Board Basics®: An Enhancement to MKSAP® 18......Page 2 Your Last Stop before the Boards......Page 3 Board Basics......Page 4 Table of Contents......Page 8 Acute Chest Pain......Page 13 Acute Coronary Syndromes (STEMI, NSTEMI, and Unstable Angina)......Page 14 Chronic Stable Angina......Page 18 Heart Failure......Page 19 Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction......Page 21 Nonischemic Dilated Cardiomyopathy......Page 22 Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy......Page 23 Restrictive Cardiomyopathy......Page 24 Palpitations and Syncope......Page 25 Sinus Bradycardia and Heart Block......Page 26 Atrial Fibrillation......Page 29 Atrial Flutter......Page 31 Supraventricular Tachycardia......Page 32 Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome......Page 35 Ventricular Tachycardia......Page 36 Sudden Cardiac Death......Page 39 Acute Pericarditis......Page 40 Cardiac Physical Diagnosis......Page 42 Aortic Stenosis......Page 45 Bicuspid Aortic Valve......Page 46 Aortic Regurgitation......Page 47 Mitral Stenosis......Page 48 Mitral Regurgitation......Page 49 Tricuspid Regurgitation......Page 50 Atrial Septal Defect......Page 51 Patent Ductus Arteriosus......Page 53 Infective Endocarditis......Page 54 Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm and Dissection......Page 57 Aortic Atheroemboli......Page 58 Peripheral Artery Disease......Page 59 Cardiac Tumors......Page 61 Eczemas......Page 62 Psoriasis......Page 64 Other Papulosquamous Disorders......Page 65 Acneiform Lesions......Page 66 Dermatophyte and Yeast Infections......Page 68 Molluscum Contagiosum......Page 70 Herpes Zoster......Page 71 Scabies......Page 72 Bedbugs......Page 73 Actinic Keratosis......Page 74 Squamous Cell Carcinoma......Page 75 Dysplastic Nevi......Page 76 Melanoma......Page 77 Urticaria......Page 78 Drug Allergy......Page 79 Pemphigus Vulgaris and Pemphigoid......Page 81 Erythema Multiforme......Page 83 Dermatologic Signs of Systemic Disease......Page 84 Diabetes Mellitus......Page 88 Diabetes Care for Hospitalized Patients......Page 93 Hypoglycemia in Patients Without Diabetes......Page 94 Hypopituitarism......Page 95 Pituitary Adenomas......Page 97 Diabetes Insipidus......Page 98 Hyperthyroidism......Page 99 Hypothyroidism......Page 102 Thyroid Nodules......Page 104 Hypercortisolism (Cushing Syndrome)......Page 105 Adrenal Incidentaloma......Page 106 Hypoadrenalism......Page 107 Pheochromocytoma......Page 108 Primary Amenorrhea......Page 109 Secondary Amenorrhea......Page 110 Polycystic Ovary Syndrome......Page 111 Male Hypogonadism......Page 112 Hypercalcemia and Hyperparathyroidism......Page 113 Hypocalcemia......Page 115 Osteoporosis......Page 117 Vitamin D Deficiency......Page 119 Paget Disease......Page 120 Dysphagia......Page 121 Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease......Page 122 Barrett Esophagus......Page 123 Esophagitis......Page 124 Peptic Ulcer Disease......Page 125 Nonulcer Dyspepsia......Page 126 Complications of Bariatric and Gastric Surgery......Page 127 Acute Pancreatitis......Page 128 Chronic Pancreatitis......Page 129 Acute Diarrhea......Page 130 Chronic Diarrhea......Page 131 Malabsorption......Page 132 Celiac Disease......Page 133 Inflammatory Bowel Disease......Page 134 Chronic Constipation......Page 136 Diverticular Disease......Page 137 Mesenteric Ischemia and Ischemic Colitis......Page 138 Differentiating Cholestatic and Hepatocellular Diseases......Page 139 Hepatitis B......Page 140 Hepatitis C......Page 142 Alcoholic Hepatitis......Page 143 Hemochromatosis......Page 144 Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease......Page 145 Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis......Page 146 Cirrhosis......Page 147 Acute Liver Injury and Acute Liver Failure......Page 150 Gallstones, Acute Cholecystitis, and Cholangitis......Page 151 Upper GI Bleeding......Page 153 Lower GI Bleeding......Page 154 Bleeding of Obscure Origin......Page 155 Biostatistics......Page 156 Screening and Prevention......Page 159 Smoking Cessation......Page 161 Alcohol Use Disorder......Page 162 Intimate Partner Violence......Page 163 Patient Safety......Page 164 Medical Ethics and Professionalism......Page 165 Palliative Care......Page 166 Chronic Noncancer Pain......Page 168 Systemic Exertion Intolerance Disease......Page 169 Vertigo......Page 170 Insomnia......Page 171 Syncope......Page 172 Musculoskeletal Pain......Page 173 Dyslipidemia......Page 177 Obesity......Page 178 Male Sexual Dysfunction......Page 179 Acute Scrotal Pain......Page 180 Breast Cancer Prevention and Screening......Page 181 Breast Mass......Page 182 Contraception......Page 183 Menopause......Page 184 Dysmenorrhea......Page 185 Chronic Pelvic Pain......Page 186 Vaginitis......Page 187 Eye Disorders......Page 188 Hearing Loss......Page 190 External Otitis......Page 191 Allergic Rhinitis......Page 192 Pharyngitis......Page 193 Depression......Page 194 Bipolar Disorder......Page 195 Panic Disorder......Page 196 Posttraumatic Stress Disorder......Page 197 Eating Disorders......Page 198 Falls......Page 199 Chronic Venous Insufficiency......Page 200 Pressure Injury......Page 201 Perioperative Medicine......Page 202 Aplastic Anemia and Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria......Page 205 Neutropenia......Page 206 Myeloproliferative Neoplasms......Page 207 Acute Myeloid Leukemia......Page 210 Plasma Cell Dyscrasias......Page 212 Normocytic Anemia......Page 214 Microcytic Anemia......Page 215 Macrocytic Anemia......Page 216 Hemolytic Anemia......Page 217 Sickle Cell Disease......Page 219 Thalassemia......Page 220 Common Acquired Bleeding Disorders......Page 222 Hemophilia......Page 223 von Willebrand Disease......Page 224 Thrombocytopenia......Page 225 Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura–Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome......Page 226 Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia and Thrombosis......Page 227 Transfusion Medicine......Page 228 Thrombophilia......Page 229 Deep Venous Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism......Page 231 Anemia and Thrombocytopenia in Pregnancy......Page 232 Bacterial Meningitis......Page 233 West Nile Neuroinvasive Disease......Page 234 Cellulitis and Soft Tissue Infection......Page 235 Diabetic Foot Infections......Page 237 Toxic Shock Syndrome......Page 238 Community-Acquired Pneumonia......Page 239 Lyme Disease......Page 241 Babesiosis......Page 242 Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever......Page 243 Cystitis......Page 244 Tuberculosis......Page 245 Mycobacterium avium Complex Infection......Page 247 Aspergillosis......Page 248 Cryptococcal Infection......Page 249 Chlamydia trachomatis Infection......Page 250 Neisseria gonorrhoeae Infection......Page 251 Syphilis......Page 252 Herpes Simplex Virus Infection......Page 254 Osteomyelitis......Page 256 Primary Immunodeficiency Syndromes......Page 258 Complement Deficiency......Page 259 Smallpox......Page 260 Plague......Page 261 Botulism......Page 262 Travel-Related Illness......Page 263 Malaria......Page 264 Leptospirosis......Page 265 Infectious Gastrointestinal Syndromes......Page 266 Posttransplantation Infections......Page 267 Hospital-Acquired and Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia......Page 268 Clostridium difficile Antibiotic-Associated Diarrhea......Page 269 Intravascular Catheter-Related Infection......Page 270 HIV Infection......Page 271 Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia......Page 274 Toxoplasmosis......Page 275 Influenza Virus......Page 276 Epstein-Barr Virus......Page 277 Urinalysis......Page 279 Hyponatremia......Page 281 Hyperkalemia......Page 283 Hypokalemia......Page 284 Hypophosphatemia......Page 285 Approach to Acid-Base Problem Solving......Page 286 Alcohol Poisoning......Page 288 Hypertension......Page 289 Hypertension in Pregnancy......Page 292 Glomerular Diseases......Page 293 Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease......Page 296 Acute Kidney Injury......Page 297 Nephrolithiasis......Page 300 Chronic Kidney Disease......Page 301 Primary Headaches......Page 305 Selected Secondary Headache Disorders......Page 307 Traumatic Brain Injury......Page 308 Epilepsy......Page 310 Ischemic Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack......Page 312 Subarachnoid Hemorrhage......Page 315 Intracerebral Hemorrhage......Page 316 Dementia......Page 317 Parkinson Disease......Page 319 Multiple Sclerosis......Page 321 Myelopathy......Page 323 Myasthenia Gravis......Page 325 Peripheral Neuropathy......Page 326 Myopathy......Page 327 Meningioma......Page 328 Coma......Page 329 Breast Cancer......Page 331 Lung Cancer......Page 333 Colorectal Cancer......Page 335 Hepatocellular Carcinoma......Page 338 Cholangiocarcinoma......Page 339 Neuroendocrine Tumors......Page 340 Ovarian Cancer......Page 341 Prostate Cancer......Page 343 Testicular Cancer......Page 344 Renal Cell Carcinoma......Page 345 Thyroid Cancer......Page 346 Lymphoma......Page 347 Carcinoma of Unknown Primary Origin......Page 349 Effects of Cancer Therapy......Page 350 Cancer Emergencies......Page 351 Febrile Neutropenia......Page 354 Pulmonary Function Tests......Page 356 Asthma......Page 358 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease......Page 360 Cystic Fibrosis......Page 362 Diffuse Parenchymal Lung Disease......Page 363 Sarcoidosis......Page 365 Occupational Lung Disease......Page 367 Asbestos-Associated Lung Diseases......Page 368 Pleural Effusion......Page 369 Pulmonary Hypertension......Page 371 Hemoptysis......Page 373 Solitary Pulmonary Nodule......Page 374 Mediastinal Masses......Page 375 High-Altitude-Related Illness......Page 376 Hypercapnic Respiratory (Ventilatory) Failure......Page 377 Hypoxic Respiratory Failure......Page 378 Invasive Mechanical Ventilation......Page 379 Sepsis......Page 381 Nutritional Support During Critical Illness......Page 382 Hyperthermic Emergencies......Page 383 Anaphylaxis......Page 384 Angioedema......Page 385 Smoke Inhalation......Page 386 Carbon Monoxide Poisoning......Page 387 Toxidromes......Page 388 Approach to the Patient......Page 389 Rheumatoid Arthritis......Page 390 Osteoarthritis......Page 393 Spondyloarthritis......Page 396 Systemic Lupus Erythematosus......Page 400 Systemic Sclerosis......Page 402 Mixed Connective Tissue Disease......Page 404 Gout......Page 405 Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition......Page 407 Infectious Arthritis......Page 408 Inflammatory Myopathies......Page 410 Vasculitis......Page 412 Relapsing Polychondritis......Page 414 Adult-Onset Still Disease......Page 415 Complex Regional Pain Syndrome......Page 416 Abbreviations......Page 417 Presents the essential facts and strategies for passing the Internal Medicine Certification and Maintenance Certification Examinations. Effective for both certification and re-certification. keep this indispensable resource at your side as you get closer to your exams. For purchase only by MKSAP 18 (R) customers. Don't be tricked : incorrect answers that may masquerade as correct choices -- Test yourself : abbreviated case histories found in Board exam questions, providing "word association" links to the correct answers -- Study tables : key associations that tie concepts together to prepare you for related questions