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This new online Clinics series, Hospital Medicine Clinics, provides evidence-based answers to clinical questions the practicing hospitalist faces daily. The premier issue covers essential updates in aortic dissection, ICU prevention practices, HIV medications, hepatorenal syndrome, Clostridium difficile, acute gout, adrenal insufficiency, pain management at the end of life, alcohol withdrawal, and LEAN principles applied to hospital medicine.
This new online Clinics series, Hospital Medicine Clinics, provides evidence-based answers to clinical questions the practicing hospitalist faces daily. This second issue in our growing online database covers essential updates in the management of class III and IV heart failure; pulmonary hypertension; diabetic foot infections; hyponatremia; acute pancreatitis; management of acute stroke; prevention of deep vein thrombosis; electroconvulsive therapy; advance directives; and legal pitfalls for the hospitalist.
Although most medical school faculty members are required to teach, the standard medical school curriculum doesn't tell them how to do it well. This book does. An award-winning clinician-teacher, Helen M. Shields has spent her career training future doctors, researchers, and medical school instructors. Here she shares classroom-tested methods for developing, implementing, and evaluating effective curricula for medical students. Shields's five steps emphasize • extensive behind-the-scenes preparation, with a focus on visualizing both one's own performance and the desired student feedback • clear and logical presentations that match the material being taught • controlled exploration of t...
Carefully teaches students the steps in history taking, the most important part of the clinical examination! 5 STAR DOODY'S REVIEW! "This is a well organized and comprehensive book that teaches a systematic approach to the establishment of a differential diagnosis by maximizing the information that can be collected and developed from a patient's history....This book is ideal for medical students, housestaff, and any clinicians dedicated to refining their skills in this area....Students will find this book very useful in guiding them through the common presenting symptoms that bring patients to medical attention. By systematically reviewing the information attained to formulate a differential...
Hospital Medicine Secrets provides essential knowledge for practicing hospitalists, students, or any professional interested in hospital medicine. A question-and-answer format, bulleted lists, and practical tips from the author expedite review - making The Secrets Series(R) a popular, user-friendly reference. And, online access via STUDENT CONSULT makes this a more effective learning tool! Equips you with the evidence-based guidance you need to provide optimal care for hospitalized patients. Expedites reference and review with a question-and-answer format, bulleted lists, mnemonics, and practical tips from the author. Features a two-color page layout, "Key Points" boxes, and lists of useful web sites to enhance your reference power. Presents a chapter containing the "Top 100 Secrets" in hospital medicine, enabling you to quickly review essential material. Includes access to STUDENT CONSULT access at no additional charge, enabling you to consult the book online, anywhere you go - perform quick searches - and add your own notes and bookmarks!
Provides a comprehensive evidence-based guide to the management of the growing population of patients who require perioperative care Perioperative Medicine: Medical Consultation and Co-Management is the first comprehensive reference text developed specifically for hospitalists but envisioned also to help internists, anesthesiologists, allied health professionals, fellows, residents, and medical students manage various aspects of the medical care of the surgical patient. The book features both the preoperative and postoperative medical management of the surgical patient. It focuses on systems, operations, quality of perioperative care, and preoperative assessment of the patient, all in consid...
Essential, must-know facts presented in a quick-summary format This concise yet comprehensive review is the perfect tool to prepare for certification, recertification, CME--or for use as a clinical refresher. Featuring expert insights, its highly efficient format conveniently condenses and simplifies the most important content for maximum yield and minimum time. FEATURES: Ideal for internists, hospitalists, and all clinicians who provide medical care for the surgical patient Streamlined, bulleted format ensures quick comprehension of key concepts and reinforces your understanding of the most complex topics in medical consultation and perioperative medicine Expert, up-to-date coverage of the most critical, need-to-know concepts in perioperative care, from preoperative risk assessment to postoperative follow-up--and much more An incisive look at comorbid conditions, assessment, and surgical care implications Logically organized, easy-to-follow chapters help focus your study and provide rapid access to specific subjects
The definitive guide to the knowledge and skills necessary to practice Hospital Medicine Presented in full color and enhanced by more than 700 illustrations, this authoritative text provides a background in all the important clinical, organizational, and administrative areas now required for the practice of hospital medicine. The goal of the book is provide trainees, junior and senior clinicians, and other professionals with a comprehensive resource that they can use to improve care processes and performance in the hospitals that serve their communities. Each chapter opens with boxed Key Clinical Questions that are addressed in the text and hundreds of tables encapsulate important informatio...
Expertly manage the most common diseases and conditions encountered in hospital medicine! "Practical books such as this one take a giant step to bringing together the current body of usable knowledge to help hospitalists succeed....Hospitalists need to rely on books like this one for up to date information."--Laurence D. Wellikson, MD, FACP, CEO, Society of Hospital Medicine (from the foreword) This concise yet comprehensive review is the perfect tool to prepare for certification, re-certification, and CME--or for use as a clinical refresher. Featuring expert insights, its highly efficient format conveniently condenses and simplifies must-know content for maximum yield and minimum time. FEAT...