at ee MEDICINE SERIES EDITORS: LATHA G. STEAD, MD Asien Profesor of Emergency Medicine Maye Medical School Rochester, Minnesota MATTHEW S. KAUFMAN, MD S. MATTHEW STEAD, MD, PhD (Clas of 2001 Resident in Internal Medicine State University of New York—Downstate Medical Center Long lland Jewish Medical Center Brooklyn, New York Albert Einstein College of Medicine New Hyde Park, New York SUPERVISING EDITOR AND CONTRIBUTING AUTHO! TITLE EDITOR: Samy I. MCFARLANE, MD, FACE, CCD BARBARA G. Lock, MD Arteding Physician in Emergency Meicine Avsisant Prefer of Medicine and Radiology (Clune Preshyteian Medical Center Division of Fadecrnology, Diabetes and Hypertension ‘New Herb, New York ‘Director, Fellowship Progam in Endecrineloy Divecor fr Education Third Year Cersbip in Medicine Department of Medicine State University of Nem York Blah Science Coner—Breeiyr Brooklyn, New York McGraw-Hill Medical Publishing Division Jibon London Maid an Francico New York Chleags MexiceCity Milan New Delhi Sanam Seou Singipore Sydney TorontoMcGraw-Hill & A Division of The MeGrase Bll Companies First Aid for the Medicine Clerkship Copyright © 2002 by The MeGraw-Hill Companies Inc Al ights reserved, Printed inthe United States of America, Except as permited unde the United Staes Copytight Act of 1976. ne etc publication, nay be reproduced or distributed in any form or by any means, or stored in a data boos ae seer system, without the prior written permission of the publisher, 4567890 CUSICUS 09876543 ISBN 0.07-136421-8 Notice Medicine is an everchanging science. As new research and clinical experience broalen out knowledge, hanges in treatment and drug therapy are requted. The author andi the rabliehes ot an work have checked with sources believed to be reliable in cher efforts to provide information thie i complete and generally in accord with the standards accepted at the time of publication, Howeren tan of the osibility of human error or changes in medical sciences, neither the authors ma ihe Publisher nor any Gther party who has been involved in the preparation or publication of this wore Cee that the {Rformation contained herein is in every respecc accurate or complete, and they dieting cif responsibility This book was set in Goudy by Rainbow Graphics, The editor was Catherine A. Johnson. ‘The production supervisor was Lisa Mendez. Project management was provided by Rainbow Graphics, The index was prepared by Oneida Indexing, ‘Von Hoffman Graphics was the princer and binder. ‘This boole i printed on actd-Aree paper. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Eine ald forthe clinical clerkship, Medicine / editor, Barbara G. Lock ; supervising editor and coneributing author, Samy I. MeFazlane, sem. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-07-136421-8 (softcover) 1. Clinical clerkship. I, Lock, Borkara G. II. McFarlane, Samy IDNLM: . Clinial Clerkship. 2. Career Choice. 3. Fellowships and Scholarships, 4 Medicine. W 18 F527 2001] 839.57 2001 610715521 2001030091Contents Introduction. Ee si Acknowledgments......ssssssssssssssssssessessssssessssssssceeseseeseeuessessessniseesverees ix Section I: How to Succeed in the Medicine Clerkship. Section II: High-Yield Facts. Cardiology Pulmonology. Neurology Gastroenterology... Hematology—Oncology Rheumatology ... Nephrology and Acid-Base esse DOT Endocrinology .. Urology. Immunology ... Dermatology. Health Promotion Section II: Classified Awards and Opportunities for Students Interested in Medicin General Research. 361 Summer Externships 363