harrisons principles of internal medicine board review pdf

... of competence in internal medicine. Study of this self-assessment and review book should help to (1) identify areas of relative weakness; (2) confirm areas of expertise; (3) assess knowledge of ... 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 SELF-ASSESSMENT AND BOARD REVIEW For use with the 15th edition of HARRISON’S PRINCIPLES OF INTERNAL MEDICINE EDITED BY RICHARD M. STONE, MD Clinical Director, Adult Leukemia Program Department of Adult...

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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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... 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 ... life- long learning and as a resource for preparing for the Internal Medicine board examination. We appreciate the confidence of the editors of Harri- son’s,17th edition, to allow us to do this book....

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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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... examination, she has a temperature of 98.8 F, a pulse of 98/min, a blood pressure of 136/90 mm Hg, and a respiratory rate of 23/min. There is some evidence of hyperemia and secretions in the ... and lumbar puncture are normal. A CT scan of the brain shows cerebral edema. Arterial blood gas shows a pH of 7.20, a pCO2 of 46 mm Hg, and a pO2 of 79 mm Hg. Osmolar gap is zero. The toxicology ... having shortness of breath while playing soccer with his son this morning. Over the last several months, he has been having several episodes of shortness of breath. Several of the episodes were...

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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, ... 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 ... of clinical vignettes to teach diagnostic or therapeutic approaches relevant to internal medicine. Most importantly, the explanations for the cases emphasize the mecha- nisms and underlying principles, ...

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... of diagnosis, in- 42704 Harrison/Braunwald:HPIM 16/e McGraw-Hill BATCH RIGHT top of rh base of rh cap height base of text short stand drop folio TABLE 186-1 Treatment of Cryptococcosis Type of ... and review of the literature. Medicine 81:333, 2002 C HAO SC et al: Cutaneous protothecosis: Report of five cases. Br J Dermatol 146:688, 2002 H AUGH M et al: Terbinafine in fungal infections of ... infection of several species of mosquitoes, which in turn infect Part VI Infectious Diseases1164 42704 Harrison/Braunwald:HPIM 16/e McGraw-Hill BATCH LEFT top of rh base of rh cap height base of text short stand drop...

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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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... 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 Prevention  9 Goals of Prevention Two ... 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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