Based on the popular review course from Harvard Medical School’s teaching affiliate, the Brigham and Women’s Hospital, The Brigham Intensive Review of Internal Medicine, 4th Edition, provides in-depth coverage on all specialties of internal medicine, as well as palliative care, occupational medicine, psychiatry, and geriatric medicine. Ideal for preparing for certification or recertification, this highly regarded, authoritative review tool keeps you up to date with tremendous changes in the field, incorporating detailed discussions in every chapter, essential learning points, more than 600…mehr
Based on the popular review course from Harvard Medical School’s teaching affiliate, the Brigham and Women’s Hospital, The Brigham Intensive Review of Internal Medicine, 4th Edition, provides in-depth coverage on all specialties of internal medicine, as well as palliative care, occupational medicine, psychiatry, and geriatric medicine. Ideal for preparing for certification or recertification, this highly regarded, authoritative review tool keeps you up to date with tremendous changes in the field, incorporating detailed discussions in every chapter, essential learning points, more than 600 review questions, numerous tables and figures, and more. * Organizes 100+ chapters into 10 broad sections, with one additional section devoted to board simulation. Each chapter includes a section of multiple-choice questions. * Shares the knowledge and expertise of leading authorities from senior faculty at Harvard Medical School, as well as former chief residents at Brigham and Women's Hospital, making this an excellent exam review tool as well as a general practice resource. * Includes new chapters on Cancer Immunotherapy and Sedation Agitation Sleep Deprivation. * Features a full-color design with clinical photos, line drawings and illustrations, radiographs, and algorithms throughout. * Provides extensively revised information throughout, covering a broad range of the most common illnesses and diseases an internal medicine physician would expect to encounter in practice. * Offers comprehensive coverage to reinforce existing knowledge for residents, physicians in internal medicine and family medicine, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners. * Enhanced eBook version included with purchase. Your enhanced eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices. Additional digital ancillary content may publish up to 6 weeks following the publication date.
Dr. Singh has led groundbreaking studies in anemia of kidney disease, including the CHOIR study, which was published in the New England Journal of Medicine, and well as being a member of the steering committees for the TREAT and DRIVE studies. More recently, he has taken on the role of leading the ASCEND Clinical development program - a phase 3 program for the development of a novel propyl hydroxylase inhibitor Daprodustat. The trial is aiming to recruit 7500 patients in over countries. He currently leads the office of Postgraduate Medical Education at the Brigham and Women's Hospital, and in this capacity leads several HMS CME courses. He is the author of over 160 original contributions and review articles, as well as author/editor of 11 books in internal medicine and nephrology. Dr. Singh is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians in London, and has an MBA from Boston University.
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Brigham Intensive Review of Internal Medicine Section 1: INFECTIOUS DISEASE 1. Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections 2. HIV Infection and AIDS 3. Infective Endocarditis 4. Immunizations 5. Tropical Infections 6. Sexually Transmitted Diseases 7. Dermatologic Manifestations of Infectious Disease 8. Infectious Disease Board Review Questions 9. Infectious Disease Summary Section 2: HEMATOLOGY AND ONCOLOGY 10. Breast Cancer 11. Lung Cancer 12. Gastrointestinal Cancers 13. Genitourinary Cancers: Prostate, Kidney, Bladder and Testis 14. Leukemia 15. Non-Hodgkin and Hodgkin Lymphoma 16. Multiple Myeloma 17. Oncologic Emergencies 18. Disorders of Platelets and Coagulation 19. Anemia and Hemoglobinopathies 20. Board Simulation: Hematology 21. Board Simulation: Medical Oncology 22. Oncology: Summary Section 3: RHEUMATOLOGY 23. Rheumatoid Arthritis 24. Acute Monoarticular Arthritis 25. Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Related Disorders 26. Systemic Vasculitis 27. Common Soft Tissue Pain Syndromes 28. Laboratory Tests in Rheumatic Disorders 29. Board Simulation: Rheumatic and Immunologic Disease 30. Rheumatology: Summary Section 4: PULMONARY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE 31. Asthma 32. Pleural Diseases 33. Evaluation of Dyspneic Patient 34. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 35. Venous Thromboembolic Diseases 36. Sleep Apnea 37. Interstitial Lung Disease 38. Pulmonary Function Tests 39. Chest X-Ray Refresher 40. Mechanical Ventilation 41. Sepsis Syndrome 42. Essentials of Hemodynamic Monitoring 43. Arterial Blood Gases 44. Sedation agitation sleep deprivation 45. Critical Care Board Review Questions 46. Pulmonary Medicine Board Review Questions 47. Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Summary Section 5: ENDOCRINOLOGY 48. Pituitary Disorders 49. Thyroid Disease 50. Reproductive and Androgenic Disorders 51. Adrenal Disorders 52. Disorders of Calcium Metabolism 53. Diabetes Mellitus 54. Diabetes Mellitus: Control and Complications 55. Metabolic Syndrome 56. Metabolic Bone Disease 57. Board Simulation: Endocrinology 58. Endocrine Summary Section 6: NEPHROLOGY AND HYPERTENSION 59. Acute Kidney Injury 60. Electrolyte Disorders 61. Acid-Base Disturbances 62. Dialysis and Transplantation 63. Hematuria and Proteinuria 64. Parenchymal Kidney Disease 65. Chronic Kidney Disease 66. Essential and Secondary Hypertension 67. Urinalysis 68. Board Simulation: Nephrology and Hypertension 69. Nephrology Summary Section 7: DIGESTIVE DISEASE AND DISORDERS OF THE PANCREAS AND LIVER 70. Esophageal Disorders 71. Peptic Ulcer Disease 72. Diarrhea and Malabsorption 73. Inflammatory Bowel Disease 74. Pancreatic Disease 75. Liver Disease 76. Cirrhosis 77. Chronic Acute Hep B C 78. Board Simulation: Gastroenterology 79. Gastroenterology Summary Section 8: CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE 80. The Cardiac Exam 81. Acute Coronary Syndromes 82. Valvular Heart Disease 83. Heart Failure 84. Pericardial Disease 85. Arrhythmias 86. Cardiovascular Disease Prevention 87. Adult Congenital Heart Disease 88. Peripheral Vascular Disease 89. Pulmonary Hypertension 90. ECG Refresher 91. Board Simulation: Cardiology 92. Cardiology: Summary Section 9: NEUROLOGY 93. Neurological Examination 94. Stroke 95. Dementia 96. Epilepsy 97. Board Simulation: Neurology 98. Neurology: Summary Section 10: GENERAL INTERNAL MEDICINE 99. Pre-Operative Evaluation and Management Before Non-Cardiac Surgery 100. Basic Epidemiology and Biostatistics for the Boards 101. Contraception 102. Board Simulation: Women's Health 103. Dermatology for the Internist 104. Occupational Medicine 105. Allergy and Immunology 106. Psychiatric Essentials for the Internist 107. Geriatrics 108. Palliative Care 109. Board Simulation: General Internal Medicine 110. Internal Medicine Summary Section 11: BOARD PRACTICE 111. Approach to the Internal Medicine Board Exam 112. Board Practice 1 113. Board Practice 2 114. Board Practice 3 NEW Section 12: Q&A from former separate book -ONLINE ONLY: * 450 additional questions across 9 subspecialties
