Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine Board Review - Softcover

Wiener, Charles; Kasper, Dennis; Braunwald, Eugene; Hauser, Stephen; Longo, Dan; Larry Jameson, J.; Fauci, Anthony

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9780071435345: Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine Board Review

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0071435344 ISBN 13: 9780071435345

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education / Medical, 2005

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This is the most complete and authoritative review guide to prepare for certification, recertification/maintenance of certification, CME - or for use as a clinical refresher! This book contains over 1,000 revised and updated exam-type questions with fully explained answers - now, more case-based and clinically-oriented than ever before! The answers are referenced to, and reflect the new content from, the leading text in internal medicine, "Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 16/e". It also includes references to recent journal articles. Hundreds of new Q&As reflect the new chapters and sections from the new "Harrison's, 16/e" textbook, including hormone replacement therapy, screening and prevention of disease, medical evaluation of the surgical patient, end-of-life care, critical care medicine, bioterrorism, and many others.It covers the entire spectrum of internal medicine, including cardinal manifestations of disease, hematology and oncology, infectious diseases, rheumatology and clinical immunology, and cardiovascular, kidney/urinary, respiratory, GI, genetic, endocrine, metabolic, and neurological disorders. The world of Harrison's is a step ahead of everyday practice.

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-Keyed to the world's number one textbook in medicine.

-All questions written by and reviewed by internists who have recently taken the Internal Medicine Boards.

-More case based and clinically oriented (as opposed to pathophysiology) questions.

-There will be new questions covering all the new chapters and sections in HPIM 16. Examples include screening and prevention of disease, medical evaluation of the surgical patient, end-of-life care, critical care medicine, bioterrorism and many others.

Book Description:

Given the importance of certification and recertification, the Harrison Editorial Board will be taking on an active role in this edition. To that end, Charles Wiener, Vice Chair at Johns Hopkins has been recruited as editor-in-chief. Dr. Wiener, a pulmonologist, is Director of the famed Osler Residency Program. Dr. Wiener’s team will be the Assistant Chiefs of Service at Hopkins: Kerri Cavanaugh, MD; Anna Hemnes, MD; Cynthia Brown, MD; and Philip Nivatpumin, MD. The Harrison Editors will also review the questions for their respective section to ensure clinical relevance and accuracy.

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