Core Medical Topics Rationale: The students in the clinical years need to develop clinical skills in identifying, evaluating

and managing common clinical problems. This short list would be supplemental reading that will help the students in clinical rotations in patient care, clinical assessments as well as standardized testing such as USMLE CS. These 20 Chapters have been chosen due to significance of the symptoms and signs in common clinical presentations and can easily be reviewed over the entire duration of the third year. Hopefully, they will provide an opportunity for the students to refine their clinical skills around what are considered core medical topics. Text-Harrisons Textbook of Internal Medicine Part 2- Cardinal manifestations of Disease Section 1. Pain Ch. 12 Chest Discomfort Ch. 13 Abdominal Pain Ch. 14 Headache Ch 15 Back and neck pain Section 2. Alterations in Body Temperature Ch. 16 Fever and hypothermia Section 3. Nervous System Dysfunction Ch. 23- Weakness and Paralysis Ch. 26- Confusion and Delirium Section 4. Disorders of ENT Ch. 29- Disorders of the Eye Section 5. Alterations in Circulatory and Respiratory Function Ch. 33 Dyspnea and Pulmonary edema Ch. 34 Cough and hemoptysis Section 6. Alterations in GI Function Ch. 40 Diarrhea and Constipation Ch. 42 GI Bleeding Ch. 43 Jaundice

Section 7. Alteration in Renal and Urinary Tract Function Ch. 45 Azotemia and Urinary Abnormalities Ch. 46 Fluid and electrolyte abnormalities Ch. 48 Acidosis and Alkalosis Section 8. Alterations in Sexual Function and Reproduction Ch. 50 Menstrual disorders and pelvic pain Section 9. Alterations in the Skin Ch. 52 Approach to skin disorders Section 10. Hematological Abnormalities Ch. 58 Anemia and Polycythemia Ch. 59 Bleeding and Thrombosis