Clinical Cases Medicine

Description:
'Blueprints Clinical Cases in Medicine, Second Edition' offers third- and fourth-year medical students, valuable preparation for clerkships and the USMLE Steps 2 and 3. The book features 60 clinical cases, 10 new to this edition and 50 revised and updated from the first edition. Each case consists of a clinical vignette followed by thought questions and discussion, and ends with a question-and-answer review and a listing of suggested additional reading. A question-and-answer section at the end of the book contains 100 USMLE-format multiple-choice questions and detailed answer explanations.

Table of Contents:
I Shortness of Breath 1 CASE 1 Acute Shortness of Breath in a Young Woman 3 CASE 2 Very Short of Breath 9 CASE 3 Chronic Shortness of Breath 15 CASE 4 Hypertensive, Short of Breath, and Dizzy 20 CASE 5 Fever and Shortness of Breath 24 CASE 6 Young Woman with Dyspnea 29 CASE 7 White Lungs 35 CASE 8 Fever, Sweats, and Painful Cough 42 CASE 9 Fever, Productive Cough, Shortness of Breath 48 CASE 10 Shortness of Breath and Palpitations 54 CASE 11 Shortness of Breath and Fever 59 II Chest Pain 65 CASE 12 Chest Pain, Shortness of Breath 67 CASE 13 Chest, Hip, and Knee Pain 73 CASE 14 Severe Back Pain 77 CASE 15 Syncopal Episode 83 CASE 16 Left Shoulder Pain 88 CASE 17 Chest Pain in a Middle-aged Man 94 III Abdominal Pain 99 CASE 18 Burning Chest Pain 101 CASE 19 Tarry, Smelly Stools and Hematemesis 107 CASE 20 Fever, Right Upper Quadrant Pain 112 CASE 21 Diarrhea on the Plane 116 CASE 22 Fever, Diarrhea, and Abdominal Cramping in a Young Man 121 CASE 23 41-Year-Old Man with Abdominal Pain 126 CASE 24 Hurts to Eat 131 CASE 25 Gnawing Epigastric Pain, Nausea, and Vomiting 136 CASE 26 Comatose 141 CASE 27 Fever, Swollen Abdomen, Drowsy, and Yellow 147 CASE 28 Fever, Abdominal Pain, and Foot Drop 153 CASE 29 Abdominal Pain, Confusion, and Fever 158 CASE 30 Abdominal Pain and Fever 162 IV Hormonal and Electrolyte Imbalance 167 CASE 31 Young Woman, Breathing Hard, with Sunken Cheeks 169 CASE 32 Feeling Slow 175 CASE 33 Electrolytes and Malignancy 181 CASE 34 Lightheadedness 188 CASE 35 Poorly Controlled Blood Sugar 194 CASE 36 Fever, Agitation, and Shortness of Breath 200 CASE 37 Confusion and Lethargy 206 V Preventive Medicine 211 CASE 38 Health Maintenance 213 CASE 39 Calculating Cholesterol 218 CASE 40 Reaction of TB 224 VI Head Symptoms 231 CASE 41 Headache, Fever 233 CASE 42 Stuffy Nose, Headache, and Nasal Discharge 238 CASE 43 Head Pain, Nausea, and Vision Changes 243 CASE 44 Facial Droop in a 42-Year-Old Man 249 VII Blood Issues 255 CASE 45 Bleeding Gums and Prolonged Menses 257 CASE 46 Fatigue and Nosebleed 263 CASE 47 Abnormal Lab Values in a Man with an Abscess 268 CASE 48 Feverish, Bleeding, and Confused 273 CASE 49 High Fever, Rash, and Sore Throat 279 VIII Swelling, Musculoskeletal, and Skin Issues 287 CASE 50 Generalized Swelling after a Sore Throat 289 CASE 51 Painful, Swollen Knee 295 CASE 52 Sore Wrist 300 CASE 53 Swollen Legs and Puffy Eyelids in a 35-Year-Old Woman 306 CASE 54 Left Leg Swelling in a 68-Year-Old Man 311 CASE 55 Leg Pain 316 CASE 56 Swollen, Painful Joints 320 CASE 57 Tired of Uremia 326 CASE 58Rash 332 CASE 59 Fever and Rash after a Camping Trip 337 CASE 60 Left Shoulder Pain in a 38-Year-Old Man 342