INTERNAL MEDICINE: A Comprehensive Clinical Guide to Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, Pharmacotherapy and Patient Management for Physicians, Residents and Medical Students - Softcover

Mercer MD, Ph, Nathaniel A.

Softcover

ISBN 13: 9798161912089

Publisher: Independently published, 2026

Synopsis

Build a stronger differential diagnosis. Connect disease mechanisms with treatment. Understand what to reassess next.

Internal Medicine 2027 brings pathophysiology, diagnosis, pharmacotherapy and patient management together in a structured clinical guide for physicians, residents and medical students. By Nathaniel A. Mercer MD, PhD, this 504-page volume develops the reasoning behind adult medical assessment and the decisions that follow.

Across 35 chapters in ten parts, the book combines detailed explanations with original educational cases, comparison tables and focused decision pathways. It examines how findings change the differential diagnosis, when treatment requires adjustment and which complications demand escalation.

Inside the book

• Major medical specialties: cardiovascular, respiratory, gastrointestinal, hepatic, renal, endocrine, haematological, oncological, infectious, rheumatological and neurological medicine, alongside acute care, geriatrics, perioperative medicine and palliative care.
• A rapid pathway in every chapter: immediate threats, diagnostic priorities, management decisions and reassessment points, supported by a bedside finder.
• Focused pharmacotherapy: selected adult prescribing examples, monitoring considerations, clinically relevant interactions and indication-specific precautions.
• Clinical pearls and diagnostic pitfalls: highlighted learning points that explore uncertainty, physiological interpretation and treatment trade-offs.
• 403 self-assessment questions: annotated explanations that examine the reasoning behind each answer.
• Clinical images and five original teaching charts: visual explanations of diagnostic testing, treatment benefit, oxygen content, acid-base compensation and creatinine change.
• Ten practical appendices: laboratory interpretation, clinical scores, medication safety, selected reference intervals, adult resuscitation decision tables, empiric antimicrobial selection, a curated medicine finder and procedure safety considerations.

Designed for thoughtful clinical learning

Medical students can build connections between mechanisms and clinical findings. Residents can work through competing diagnoses and management choices. Practicing physicians can revisit complex presentations, treatment constraints and specialist pitfalls.

Develop a more systematic approach to adult medicine, from the first presenting problem through treatment, monitoring and reassessment.

Edition details

• Publisher: Independently published
• Publication date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 13: 9798161912089
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 504