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... representative of the major areas covered in Harrison s Principles of Internal Medicine, 15th ed., and (2) parallel the format and degree of difficulty of the questions on the examination of the ABIM. ... edition of HARRISON S PRINCIPLES OF INTERNAL MEDICINE EDITED BY RICHARD M. STONE, MD Clinical Director, Adult Leukemia Program Department of Adult Oncology Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Associate Professor ... mutations in about 80% of cases; Marfan syndrome and neurofibromatosis do so in about 30 to 40% of cases. By contrast, Huntington’s chorea, HARRISON& apos;S INTERNAL MEDICINE PRINCIPLES OF 15 TH EDITION SELF-ASSESSMENT...

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... therapy, is of- ten fatal VI-27. The most common source of bacterial infection of intravenous cannulas is (A) contamination of fluids during the manufacturing process (B) contamination of fluids during ... to half of all cases of cardiotoxicity occur 6 months or more after completion of therapy. Efforts to limit cardiotoxicity and thereby enable the administration of a higher total dose of anthra- cycline ... be of greatest help in the immediate man- agement of this boy would be (A) blood culture (B) examination of a blood smear (C) biopsy of an axillary lymph node (D) aspiration and Gram stains of...

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... voltage but no evidence of right ventricular strain. Which of the following statements is true? (A) The increasing doses of diuretics have helped her remain at home and free of worsening dyspnea (B) ... inva- sion by a tumor (C) An echocardiogram would offer absolute proof of the diagnosis (D) The lack of pulsus paradoxus could suggest the presence of an atrial septal defect (E) Heparin and IV nitroglycerin ... from loss of position sense characteristic of tabes dorsalis. About 10% of patients with late untreated syphilis experience cardiovascular complications, usually in the form of aneurysms of the...

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... None of the above I-127. (Continued) SELF-ASSESSMENT AND BOARD REVIEW For use with the 17th edition of HARRISON S PRINCIPLES OF INTERNAL MEDICINE EDITED BY CHARLES WIENER, MD Professor of Medicine ... problem solving. This book is offered as a companion to the remarkable 17th edition of Harrison s Principles of Internal Medicine. It is designed for the student of medicine to reinforce the knowl- edge ... expression of these disor- ders depends on a family of genes that can impart a certain degree of risk and then be modi- fied by subsequent environmental factors. The risk of the development of disease...

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... majority of patients with APML. The mechanism of action of this drug appears to be induction of differentiation of the malignant clone. As such, patients enter remission slowly over a period of 30 ... manifestations of the presence of such anti- bodies are hemolysis, which is generally not severe, and a mild elevation of the reticulocyte count, agglutination of red cells, and an increased rate of hemolysis ... gait. MRI reveals atrophy of both lobes of the cerebellum. Serologic eval- uation reveals the presence of anti-Yo antibody. Which of the following is the most likely cause of this clinical syn- drome? (A)...

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... The magnitude of the shunt depends on the size of the defect, the diastolic properties of both ventricles, and the relative impedance of the pulmonary and systemic circulations. Defects of the sinus ... abnormalities consist of disor- ganized arrangements of myocytes in the ventricular septum. As many as 50% of these cases have familial predisposition, often resulting from one of several mutations ... mucous clearance functions of many cell types, are composed of a double tubular structure. Abnormalities in one of the anatomic com- ponents of cilia can lead to a lack of coordinated ciliary action....

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... infusion would be replenishment of free water with 5% dextrose. The estimated total-body water volume is 50% of his weight, which is 36 L (0.5 ϫ 72). The retention of 1 L of 5% dextrose will reduce ... administration of 25 g of D -xylose, a 5-h urine collection contains 0.8 g of X. D ISORDERS OF THE G ASTROINTESTINAL S YSTEM — Q UESTIONS 233 X-78. (Continued) X-81. (Continued) (E) Preoperative use of hepatitis ... moderately ill-appearing woman who has a temperature of 39ЊC (103ЊF), blood pressure of 110/70, pulse of 110, and respiratory rate of IX. D ISORDERS OF THE K IDNEY AND U RINARY T RACT — Q UESTIONS 206 IX-49....

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... pretest probability of CAD of 50%, then the test result of 2mm of ST-segment depression raises the post-test probability to 90%. If one knows the sensitivity and specificity of the test used, ... likelihood ratio. Reproduced with permission from Braunwald E,Fauci AS,Kasper KL,et al. Harrison s Principles of Internal Medicine. 16th ed. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill; 2005:10. % % 99 1 2 5 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 95 99 95 90 50 20 10 5 2 1 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 5 2 1 Posttest probability Pretest probability Likelihood ... in medicine. Retention of information is difficult; organization of the facts and recall of a myriad of data in precise application to the patient is crucial. The purpose of this text is to facilitate...

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... retrograde conduction: • In case of presence of abnormal atrial focus t ~ The atrium The ventricle also usually follows, follows the focus the focus • In case of presence of abnormal ventricular focus Th ~·1 ... hazards of thrombolytic therapy is high. 9. ACE inhibitors for reduction of ventricular remodeling after infarction. 10. Adjust serum Mg to reduce risk of arrhythmias. :!: Contraindications of thrombolytic ... retention. Asymptomatic Occipital headaChe] Blurring of vision, non specific Easy fatigue Symptoms of complications. Symptoms of the cause (2ry H.). ~ii tfD $j : Elevated blood pressure .~ ~: ~:I = Signs of the cause (2ry H),...

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... F DeFreest, the opinions in this essay are solely those of the author and do not represent the official policy of the US Department of Defense or any other ministry of the United States of America. Caries ... posterior crown. Viii Acknowledgements Dr. Urs C Belser, Professor at the Faculty of Medicine, Section of Dental Medicine, University of Geneva, Switzerland, con- tributed to the chapter Aesthetics ... J Anusavice, DMD, PhD, Professor and Chairman of the Department of Dental Biomaterials, University of Florida, Gainesville; Edward A Reetz, DDS, Professor and Chairman of the Department for Restorative...

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... Department of Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Professor of Medicine, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California Peter C. Brazy, MD Professor of Medicine, University of Wisconsin, Chief of ... Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan Janet L. Abrahm, MD Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, ... Professor and Chairman, Department of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland Robert Hernandez, MD University of Miami School of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, ...

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