Internal Medicine ― The Guide to Residency.

This book will give you the information you need on the most common symptoms and their diagnosis while increasing your confidence during residency. As medicine can be detailed and sometimes complicated, it is challenging to apply years of medical education in just a few minutes. This guide is designed to make an Internal Medicine Resident successful, but will be an effective supplement for any of the following disciplines:-Family Medicine Residents-Third & Fourth Year Medical Students-Nurse Practitioners-Physician Assistants-Any Clinical Residency Internship Table of ContentsPrefaceForewordCardiopulmonary1. Chest pain2. Shortness of breath3. Congestive heart failure4. Coronary Artery Disease5. Cough6. Hypertension7. Arrhythmia8. Atrial Fibrillation9. Asthma & COPD10. Pneumonia11. Medical Intensive Care Unit/Hypotension/Cardiac Arrest12. Acute respiratory failure & basics for oxygen therapy13. Cardiology diagnostics & interventions14. HemoptysisGastroenterology15. Abdominal Pain16. Nausea & vomiting17. GI bleed18. Diarrhea19. ConstipationInfectious Disease20. Antibiotics21. Fever22. White blood count23. Immune status24. Cellulitis & Osteomyelitis25. Infective endocarditis26. Clostridium difficile infection27. Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus AureusNephrology28. Acute kidney injury/Chronic Kidney Disease/End stage Renal Disease29. Urinary tract infection30. Volume Overload31. Volume Depletion32. Electrolyte imbalancesNeurology33. Falls, syncope, & loss of consciousness34. Altered Mental Status 35. Headaches36. PainGeriatric37. Geriatric medicine38. Palliative/supportive care & hospice careMiscellaneous39. Diabetes mellitus40. Anticoagulation41. Anemia42. Night float43. Alarming findings44. IV lines, IV fluids, Foley catheters & contrast material45. Medicine facts (side effects, onset of side effects, & off-label therapeutic uses)46. Medical vs. Surgical Management47. Home vs. floor vs. MICU triage48. Outpatient Medicine49. Diet & Physical/Occupational Therapy50. Diseases and diagnosis need high suspicion51. Cost-effective medicine52. Refer to specialist & inpatient consultation53. Common unclear diagnoses54. Different approaches for common problems55. Social support & social history56. Incidental findings & mildly abnormal tests57. Medical futility58. Cascade of actions for common problemsAbbreviationsList of medications commonly usedReferences