Readings in Internal Medicine

Readings in Internal
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intern manual
- Pulmonary embolism
  - 12374874
  - 11926847
  - 9459643
  - 2332918
- Community acquired pneumonia
  - 10573046
  - 8995086
  - 8874253
- COPD exacerbation
  - 10379017
  - 7884956
  - 7651472
  - More readings
    - 12826636
    - 12779296
    - 12583942
    - 12416945
    - 12181400
    - 10911010
    - 9519948
- Syncope
  - 9214258
  - 9182479
- Atrial fibrillation
  - 12755555
  - 12466506
  - 11346805
- Prevention of renal failure
  - 12531578
  - 11191541
  - 10900277
- Upper GI bleed
  - 11136956
  - 10922420
  - 9091801
  - 8551824
- Albumin
  - 11487482
  - 10432325
  - 3360270
- Sepsis+ICU Care
  - 12432049
  - 12186604
  - 11794169
  - 11236773
  - 9971864
- Prophylaxis against UGIB, DVT, and complications of central lines
  - 12646670
  - 10477777
  - 8284001
- Physical examination
  - 11529211
  - 10086438
  - 1536065
- Articles in 2003 manual not in 2004 manual
  - 14507948
  - 12578487
  - 11779267
  - 11680442
  - 9280815
  - 8618585
  - 3492164
  - 2233917
AIDS+TB
- Anergy testing
  - 10789669
  - 9295239
- Blue folder readings
  - 10805828
  - 10028083
  - 9929528
  - 9516219
- Pneumonia and TB
  - 12032896
- Starting HAART in the acute setting
  - 12478071
CCU
- AMI
  - 12709470
  - 12709446
  - 12578487
  - 11680442
  - 11484693
  - 9193433
  - Criteria for diagnosis of AMI with left bundle branch block
    - 10052441
    - 8559200
- Arrest
  - 12826637
  - 11320390
  - Vasopressin
    - 14711909
    - 8633820
  - When can I call an arrest?
    - 11268268
- Arrhythmia
  - 12466506
CHF
- Digoxin (How effective is digoxin in men? In women?)
  - 12588271
  - 12409542
  - 9036306
- ACEI intolerance (What are the alternatives?)
  - 14610160
  - 2057038
- AICD placement (Who benefits?)
  - 15659722
  - 15152060
  - 12867114
  - 11907294
  - 11907286
  - 10601507
  - 8960472
- Beta blockers
  - 12853193
- BNP
  - 12124404
- Spironolactone (RALES)
  - 10471456
- Heart failure
  - 12912813
- OSA
  - 12660387
- Race
  - 15533851
- BiV pacing
  - 15152059
- Diastolic dysfunction
  - 12578861
MICU primer
- Daily testing (introductory text)
  - 12740281
  - 11737902
  - 2026031
- Ethics in the ICU (introductory text)
- Indexing the severity of illness: APACHE II (introductory text)
  - 3928249
- Infections, antibiotics, and the prevention of resistance (introductory text)
  - Data regarding rotating crop strategy of antibiotic selection
    - 9351601
  - Importance of treating appropriately, initially
    - 10893372
  - Ventilator associated pneumonia
    - 14625336
- Mechanical ventilation and weaning (introductory text)
  - Choosing ventilator settings and why peak pressure is not in itself important
    - 8275740
    - 8163765
  - Choosing setting in severe airflow obstruction
    - 7735578
    - 3662241
    - 1519836
  - Ventilator management in ARDS
    - 10793162
  - Prone positioning
    - 11529210
  - Attention to fix the patient hastens liberation
    - 12072672
    - 10757961
  - Liberation from mechanical ventilation: Use of daily trials
    - 11742959
    - 10757961
    - 8948561
    - 8252973
- Nutrition (introductory text)
- Routine interventions that improve outcomes (introductory text)
  - 11794168
  - Gastric ulcer prophylaxis (introductory text)
    - 12072665
    - 9504939
  - Aspiration prophylaxis (introductory text)
    - 12639084
    - 10584721
  - DVT prophylaxis (introductory text)
    - 11371254
    - 11157647
- Sedation and analgesia (introductory text)
  - SCCM practice guidelines
    - 11902253
    - 7664563
  - Continuous versus bolus sedation
    - 9726743
  - Daily awakening
    - 10816193
    - 10816184
  - Sedation scoring systems
    - 12421743
    - 10823383
- Vasoactive medications and monitoring (introductory text)
  - Using the venous oxygen saturation to guide resusciation of septic shock
    - 11794169
  - Pulmonary artery catheterization does not improve outcomes
    - 12510037
    - 8782638
  - How to use and read the PAC data (introductory text)
  - Arterial pressure variability with inspiration may be a superior method for determining preload responsiveness
    - 12536268
  - Low dose dopamine
    - 12684320
MICU syllabus
- Acid base
  - 11112147
  - Lactic acidosis: Is bicarbonate an effective treatment?
    - 10631227
    - 9414329
- Central venous catheters
  - Do they improve outcome?
    - 12510037
    - 8782638
  - What are the complications?
    - 12646670
    - 11495620
- Endocrinology
  - Does intensive glycemic control improve outcome?
    - 11794168
- Gastroenterology
  - 11193273
  - 10922420
  - 9163285
- Hypertensive emergency
  - How quickly should blood pressure be lowered?
    - 10893382
- Infectious disease
  - 10713016
- Neurology
  - Acute stroke
    - 14581662
  - How is brain death diagnosed?
    - 11309637
    - 10496834
  - Is TPA dangerous?
    - 10703777
    - 7477192
  - Steroids for adults with meningitis
    - 12432041
  - What is the prevalence and treatment of nonconvulsive status in the ICU?
    - 10668693
    - 9738086
- Other
  - 10548193
  - 10422996
- Pulmonary
  - 15163775
  - ARDS
    - 10793167
    - 9669790
  - Mechanical ventilation
    - 15190137
    - 11430329
    - 10816184
    - 10793162
    - 9392701
    - 8874265
    - 7823995
  - Sickle chest
    - 11739128
    - 10861320
  - Hemoptysis
    - 9266882
- Shock
  - 15163774
  - 11794169
  - 11529214
  - 9054839
  - Use of steroids
    - 15084695
    - 12186604
    - 11779267
  - Who benefits from activated protein C and at what cost?
    - 12544986
    - 11236773
Acute coronary syndrome manual
- ST elevation MI: Cardiac catheterization
  - 12930925
  - 10933737
  - 10460813
  - 8433725
- ST elevation MI: Thrombolysis or medical therapy
  - 11530146
  - 10475182
  - 8813982
- Unstable angina: NSTEMI risk stratification
  - 11419424
  - 10475181
- Glycoprotein IIb,IIIa inhibition
  - 11425410
  - 11419426
  - 10758948
  - 9705684
- Plavix
  - 12435254
  - 11520521
  - 11519503
  - More readings
    - 15659723
    - 12050341
    - 8918275
- Heparin
  - 8769591
- Low molecular weight heparin
  - 10517729
  - 9250846
- Statins
  - 15572716
  - 15007110
  - 14996776
  - 11277825
- ACE inhibitors
  - 15531767
  - 13678872
  - 10639539
- Pathophysiology
  - 11177336
- Biochemical markers of prognosis
  - 11586960
  - 8857017
- Chest pain protocol
  - 12804725
  - 12706929
- AHA, ACC guidelines
  - 12383588
Ambulatory medicine
- Antibiotic overuse
- Anticoagulation modalities and levels
  - 13679527
  - 12917299
  - 12601075
  - 8594425
- ASA for primary prevention
  - 15753114
  - 12000818
  - 11197445
  - 9635947
  - 2664509
- DASH and PREMIER studies for diet+exercise for BP lowering
  - 12709466
  - 11136953
  - 9099655
- Diabetes
  - 15516697
  - 15516696
  - 15459003
  - 15325833
- First line hypertensive treatments
  - 15530629
  - 12748199
  - 12584373
  - 12584366
  - 12479763
  - 12393824
- Hormone replacement therapy and breast cancer
  - 12824205
  - 12117397
- Cervical cancer+HPV screening
  - 14561792
- Diet and exercise for primary prevention
  - 15616204
  - 12421890
  - 11832527
  - 11333990
  - 10460816
  - 9989963
- Influenza prevention
  - 15523069
  - 15337401
  - 15313884
- Issues in screening
  - 15273333
- Meta analyses of mammography
- Obesity
  - 15625141
- Outpatient diagnosis and transmission of influenza
- Outpatient management of CRI, CRF associated anemia, ESRD osteomalacia
  - 12552491
- Outpatient surveillance of Hepatitis B and C
  - 15128350
- Pneumonococcal vaccines for adults
  - 12724480
- PSA
  - 15541320
  - 15371827
  - 15247353
  - 15163773
- Screening and treatment of H. Pylori
- SSRI and talk therapy for depression
- Statins in lower risk populations
  - 15131789
  - 12686036
  - 9613910
  - 7566020
  - More readings
    - 15132403
    - 12876093
- Wellbutrin and nicotine replacement for smoking cessation
  - 9337378
  - 8943160
Clinical prediction rules
- Acute sinusitis
  - 1416571
- Arrest
  - 14970067
  - 11268268
  - 9462599
- Cervical spine injury
  - 10891516
- Chest pain
  - 15187054
  - 10938172
  - 10770985
  - 9603539
  - 9217616
  - 8618604
  - 8559200
- Childs classification
  - 8188183
- COPD BODE index
  - 14999112
- CT in minor need trauma
  - 10891517
- DVT+Pulmonary embolism
  - 12361811
  - 7752753
- Pneumonia (PORT)
  - 8995086
- GI bleed mortality
  - 8675081
- Ottawa rules
  - 8594242
  - 8433468
- Pharyngitis evaluation
  - 9475915
  - 3510600
- Post PCI contrast nephropathy
  - 15464318
- Renal artery stenosis
  - 9841602
- Risk of bleeding on anticoagulants
  - 10074953
- Risk of breast cancer
  - 10491430
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Gastroenterology
- Effectiveness of octreotide in GI bleed
  - 9412308
- GI prophylaxis
  - 9504939
  - 8284001
- Duo tube vs NG tube for entereal feeds
  - 10890612
- PPI drip
  - 10922420
- Twice a day PPI for GI bleed
  - 9091801
- Urgent colonoscopy for lower GI bleed
  - 10631275
- Fecal occult blood testing to localize lesions
  - 9664091
- H. pylori
  - 15126313
- Effectiveness of colon cancer screening
  - 12557158
  - 11778002
  - 11529208
  - 8942774
  - 8474513
- Antibiotics for acute diarrhea
  - 14702426
- Follow up for colorectal adenomas
  - 12557158
- Workup for abnormal liver enzymes
  - 12360498
  - 10781624
General ID
Hematology
- 15006942
- 14557569
- 14507948
- 12729425
- 12601075
- 11794155
- 9892329
- 8943165
Hospitalist syllabus
- History of the hospitalist movement
  - 11798371
- Capacity
  - 15509817
  - 15488217
- Medical consultation syllabus
- Prevention of thromboembolism
  - 11794155
  - 10477777
- Indications for transfusions
  - 11680442
  - 9971869
  - 9971864
- ATN and prevention of contrast drug pre renal induced nephropathy
  - 15150210
  - 14523141
  - 11809444
  - 11458411
  - 11191541
  - 10900277
- Dementia and PEG
  - 11297701
  - 10639550
  - 10527184
- Stress tests
  - 11127435
- Evidence based medicine resources
- Pain management in hospitalized patients
  - 10949061
- Managing the intoxicated patient: Alcohol narcotics cocaine
  - 12724485
  - 12020181
  - 11484693
  - 10934575
  - 10877739
  - 10208148
  - 9851480
  - 9214531
  - 8017454
- Community acquired pneumonia
  - 15541321
  - 11911722
  - 11401897
  - 10326939
- Osteomyelitis
- Hospital acquired infections
  - 12646670
  - 11303260
  - 10888967
  - 10816031
  - 10219925
- COPD Asthma
  - 15106238
  - 11281744
- Evaluation of syncope
- Infectious diarrhea
  - 12390059
  - 11821511
  - 11252111
  - 11176841
  - 11170940
- The hospital as a component in public health
  - 15016692
- Indications and use of Bipap CPAP
  - 9700176
  - 9392701
Palliative care
- Introduction to Palliative Care
  - 15201415
  - 9437282
- Symptom Management
  - Dyspnea
    - 12067684
  - Delerium
    - 11434730
  - Feeding and hydration
    - 12425711
    - 10639550
    - 10527184
  - Terminal Sedation
    - 15141040
    - 10691593
- Psychological Issues
  - Discussing Palliative Care
    - 12614110
    - 11401612
    - 10357694
  - Depression
    - 11773187
    - 10651602
  - Bereavement
    - 11560543
  - Prognostic Disclosure
    - 12837717
    - 11412049
    - 10678857
  - Impact on Physicians
    - 11743845
  - Lack of capacity
    - 10366374
- Legal issues
- ICU Care
  - 11801837
  - 11246306
- Case Records
  - 15728815
Liver transplantation syllabus
- Alcohol, drugs, and the liver
- Ascites+SBP (introductory text)
  - 9425946
- Fulminant hepatic failure (introductory text)
- HCC and other liver masses
- Hepatitis and elevated transaminases
- Hepatorenal syndrome (introductory text)
  - 10827226
- Large volume paracentesis protocol (introductory text)
- Portal systemic encephalopathy (introductory text)
  - 9317058
- Post transplant care (introductory text)
  - 11232168
- Transplant
  - Disease recurrence (introductory text)
    - 11232167
  - Immunosuppression (introductory text)
    - 11179248
    - 9634435
  - Indications for adults (introductory text)
    - 11232159
  - Requirements for candidacy (introductory text)
  - UNOS listing criteria (introductory text)
- Varicies (introductory text)
  - 11826413
  - 10728801
Med consult syllabus
- Effective consults
  - 15127330
- Perioperative risk assessment for cardiac complications
  - 15625331
  - 11308400
  - 10872017
  - 10588963
  - 10477528
  - 9265434
  - 9265433
  - 8929262
- Perioperative risk assessment for pulmonary complications
  - 11712882
  - 11712875
  - 10089188
- Medical consultation for hip replacement surgery
  - 9625664
- Medical consultation for ECT
  - 7614512
- Perioperative management of chronic medications
  - 12719198
  - 11157645
  - 11157641
  - 10715251
  - 9701094
  - 9154771
  - 8093915
  - 7985894
  - 7793487
- Perioperative DVT prophylaxis
  - 11157647
  - 10468142
- Perioperative management of the sickle cell patient
  - 11687042
  - 7791837
- Perioperative management of renal patients
  - 8042884
  - 7657380
  - 6776402
  - 6638545
  - 2897015
  - 1496969
- Perioperative management of liver patients
  - 11167869
  - 10827236
  - 10377935
  - 9915311
  - 9347849
  - 9143571
  - 9052423
  - 8675156
  - 7969324
- Perioperative management of endocrine patients
  - 12537172
  - 10665888
  - 9866432
- Obstetric medicine
  - Asthma in pregnancy
    - 10830999
  - beta Tocolytic induced pulmonary edema
    - 2648928
  - Venous thromboembolic disease in pregnancy
    - 11157646
    - 8649471
  - Amniotic fluid embolism syndrome
  - Preeclampsia and eclampsia
    - 7633692
  - HELLP syndrome
    - 9781510
    - 8678935
  - Epilepsy in pregnancy
  - Endocrine issues in pregnancy
    - 10585360
    - 2359428
  - Cardiac issues in pregnancy
    - 9822061
    - 8636557
    - 8636556
    - 8205680
  - HTN in pregnancy
    - 10981117
    - 10920299
  - Cardiomyopathy in pregnancy
    - 8059728
- Neurologic emergencies
  - Subarachnoid hemorrhage
    - 11346811
    - 9894961
    - 7974568
    - 1930375
  - Intracranial aneurysms
    - 9867550
  - Brain abscess
    - 9356788
Oncology
- In Patient Management Issues
  - Use of Hematopoietic Colony Stimulating Factors
  - Use of Epoetin
  - Neutropenic Fever
    - 15495074
    - 11807146
  - Pain Management
  - Use of Anti emetics
    - 12784346
  - Treatment of Cancer anorexia+cachexia
    - 11786587
    - 10506633
  - DVT Prophylaxis and Treatment in Patients with Cancer
    - 12853587
- Oncologic Emergencies
  - Spinal cord compression: steroids vs surgery
    - 3280744
  - Malignant Pericardial Effusion and Tamponade
    - 8007081
    - 3341174
  - Hypercalcemia
    - 11208851
    - 8965890
- Novel Therapies in Hem+Onc
  - Imatinib Mesylate (Gleevec)
    - 11870247
    - 11287972
  - Rituximab
    - 10807768
  - Irinotecan
    - 9193346
  - Arsenic Trioxide
    - 9129042
  - Tamoxifen
    - 2644532
  - Hydroxyurea
    - 7715639
  - Trans Retinoic Acid
    - 9321529
  - Bone Marrow Transplant
    - 12840088
    - 12736280
    - 8649495
    - 7477169
Rational clinical exam
- Abdomen
  - 12503981
  - 9892455
  - 8411607
  - 8196144
  - 7563536
  - 1573754
- Chest
  - 11529211
  - 10517431
  - 10376577
  - 9786377
  - 9032164
- Extremities
  - 11585485
  - 11466101
  - 10865306
- Heent
  - 11147989
  - 8133624
  - 7861577
- Hemodynamics
  - 10086438
  - 9382413
  - 8594245
  - 7707630
- Neurology
  - 8283588
  - 8151856
- Other
  - 11368703
  - 9032165
  - 8492406
  - 8258889
- Skin
  - 9496989
Social medicine
- Uninsured and under insured
  - 12915433
  - 12915428
  - 11596591
  - 11095658
  - 11042754
  - 10964640
  - 10857469
  - 10548193
  - 9842793
  - 9103107
  - Big pharma
    - 15582059
  - Health care systems
    - 12930934
Users guide to the literature
- 10979117
- 10938177
- 10904512
- 10891968
- 10872017
- 10838653
- 10770150
- 10527185
- 10463714
- 10404914
- 10359392
- 10340372
- 10199432
- 9480367
- 9153371
- 9103349
- 8618371
- 8606478
- 8411577
- 8309035
- 8283589
- 8258890
- 8230645
- 8182815
- 8022043
- 7933399
- 7745775
- 7715043
- 7629987
- 7500513
- 7474251

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