Last Minute Internal Medicine (Last Minute)

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by  Rebecca Miksad

Last Minute
Internal Medicine
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Last Minute
Internal Medicine
REBECCA A. MIKSAD, MD, MPH
Instructor in Medicine
Attending Physician
Division of Hematology and Oncology
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Harvard Medical School
Boston, Massachusetts
PATRICIA A. DELAMORA, MD
Clinical Instructor of Pediatrics
Attending Physician, Pediatric Infectious Diseases
New York-Presbyterian Hospital
Weill Medical College of Cornell University
New York, New York
GEORGE KEITH MEYER, MD
Attending Physician
Miami Children’s Hospital
Division of Critical Care Medicine
Medical Director-LifeFlight®
Section Director-Neuro Intensive Care
Section Director-Patient Safety and Outcomes
Section Director-Clinical Research
Miami, Florida
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Contents
Authors/Associate Editors vii
Contributors ix
Preface xiii
1 CARDIOLOGY 1
2 PULMONOLOGY 45
3 CRITICAL CARE 71
4 GASTROENTEROLOGY 94
5 NEPHROLOGY 137
6 UROLOGY 171
7 INFECTIOUS DISEASES 183
8 ENDOCRINOLOGY 237
9 HEMATOLOGY 263
10 ONCOLOGY 306
11 RHEUMATOLOGY 331
12 PERIOPERATIVE CARE 354
13 OPHTHALMOLOGY 362
14 DERMATOLOGY 371
15 SPORTS MEDICINE 392
16 WOMEN’S HEALTH 409
17 GERIATRICS 423
18 ALLERGY AND IMMUNOLOGY 431
19 NEUROLOGY 442
20 PSYCHIATRY 470
21 ADOLESCENT MEDICINE 487
22 NUTRITION 495
23 BASIC STATISTICS AND EPIDEMIOLOGY 503
Appendix 508
Index 517
Authors
Rebecca A. Miksad, MD, MPH George Keith Meyer, MD
Instructor in Medicine Miami Children’s Hospital
Attending Physician Division of Critical Care Medicine
Division of Hematology and Oncology Medical Director-LifeFlight®
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Section Director-Neuro Intensive Care
Harvard Medical School Section Director-Patient Safety and Outcomes
Boston, Massachusetts Section Director-Clinical Research
Miami, Florida
Patricia A. DeLaMora, MD
Clinical Instructor of Pediatrics
Attending Physician, Pediatric Infectious Diseases
New York-Presbyterian Hospital
Weill Medical College of Cornell University
New York, New York
Associate Editors
Suzanne Baumwell, MD Reyan Ghany, MD
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Jackson Memorial Hospital
Harvard Medical School University of Miami School of Medicine
Boston, Massachusetts Miami, Florida
Stephanie Heon, MD Hilton Gomes, MD
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Jackson Memorial Hospital
Harvard Medical School University of Miami School of Medicine
Boston, Massachusetts Miami, Florida
Shoshana J. Herzig, MD Alina Khan, MD
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Jackson Memorial Hospital
Harvard Medical School University of Miami School of Medicine
Boston, Massachusetts Miami, Florida
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Contributors
Douglas M. Beach, MD Timothy C. Dutta, MD
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center New York-Presbyterian Hospital
Harvard Medical School Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Boston, Massachusetts New York, New York
Sigall Bell, MD Petros Efthimiou, MD
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center The Hospital for Special Surgery
Harvard Medical School New York-Presbyterian Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts Weill Medical College of Cornell University
New York, New York
Claire Boccia-Liang, MD
New York-Presbyterian Hospital Lara Rymarquis Fuchs, MD
Weill Medical College of Cornell University Bellevue Hospital
New York, New York New York University
New York, New York
Mariana C. Castells, MD, PhD
Brigham and Women’s Hospital Victor D. Guardiola, MD
Harvard Medical School Jackson Memorial Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts University of Miami School of Medicine
Miami, Florida
Christine M. Choi, MD, MBA
New York-Presbyterian Hospital Claudia Ginsberg, MD
Weill Medical College of Cornell University Morristown Memorial Hospital
New York, New York Morristown, New Jersey
Sergai N. DeLaMora, MD Choli Hartono, MD
New York Orthopaedics Massachusetts General Hospital
Scarsdale, New York Harvard Medical School
Boston, Massachusetts
Sandhya Dhruvakumar, MD
New York-Presbyterian Hospital Naomi Hayashi, MD
Weill Medical College of Cornell University New York-Presbyterian Hospital
New York, New York Weill Medical College of Cornell University
New York, New York
David P. Dobesh, MD
New York-Presbyterian Hospital Vivian Hernandez-Trujillo, MD
Weill Medical College of Cornell University Miami Children’s Hospital
New York, New York Miami, Florida
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x Contributors
F. Ida Hsu, MD Raymond D. Pastore, MD
Brigham and Women’s Hospital New York-Presbyterian Hospital
Harvard Medical School Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Boston, Massachusetts New York, New York
Michelle Kang Kim, MD Jay Raman, MD
New York-Presbyterian Hospital New York-Presbyterian Hospital
Weill Medical College of Cornell University Weill Medical College of Cornell University
New York, New York New York, New York
Keith LaScalea, MD Gregory J. Riely, MD, PhD
New York-Presbyterian Hospital Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Weill Medical College of Cornell University New York, New York
The Hospital for Special Surgery
New York, New York John B. Roseman, MD
McLean Hospital
May C. Lau, MD, MPH Harvard Medical School
Miami Children’s Hospital Boston, Massachusetts
Miami, Florida
Joseph E. Safdieh, MD
Thomas C. Lee, MD New York-Presbyterian Hospital
New York-Presbyterian Hospital Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Weill Medical College of Cornell University New York, New York
New York, New York
Robert Schaefer, MD
Jonah Licht, MD New York-Presbyterian Hospital
New York-Presbyterian Hospital Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Weill Medical College of Cornell University New York, New York
New York, New York
Stephen Scheidt, MD
Jacqueline C. Machado, MD New York-Presbyterian Hospital
Miami Children’s Hospital Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Miami, Florida New York, New York
Joseph A. Markenson, MD Douglas S. Scherr, MD
Hospital for Special Surgery New York-Presbyterian Hospital
Weill Medical College of Cornell University Weill Medical College of Cornell University
New York, New York New York, New York
Shunda M. McGahee, MD Jila Senemar, MD
Massachusetts General Hospital Baptist Hospital of Miami
Harvard Medical School Miami, Florida
Boston, Massachusetts