First Exposure to Internal Medicine:

The ideal databank and toolset for your rotationFIRST EXPOSURE TO AMBULATORY MEDICINEenhances your rotation with: A compelling profile of the practice of ambulatory medicine Just the right amount of material for your 4-week clerkshipo Detailed descriptions of procedures you will see and perform A focus on important concepts you should learn - not memorization of facts How-to's for evaluating the ambulatory patient The "Chief Complaints" most often presented in ambulatory departments "Don't Miss Diagnoses" table for each major clinical problemClinically relevant detail on cases you will seeLearning objectives at the start of each chapter

Andrew R. Hoellein, MD Outpatient Internal Medicine Clerkship Director, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky

Charles H. Griffith, III, MD Inpatient Internal Medicine Clerkship Director, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky

Contributors	p. xiii
Preface	p. xix
Acknowledgments	p. xxi
General	p. 1
Introduction to Ambulatory Medicine/General Outpatient Skills	p. 3
Preventative Medicine	p. 11
Occupational and Environmental Health	p. 17
Complementary and Alternative Medicine	p. 23
Cardiovascular	p. 29
Coronary Artery Disease	p. 31
Cardiac Stress Testing	p. 37
Hyperlipidemia	p. 43
Hypertension	p. 49
Heart Murmurs	p. 54
Peripheral Arterial Disease	p. 62
Palpitations	p. 68
Pulmonary	p. 75
Asthma	p. 77
Cough	p. 85
Allergic Rhinitis	p. 90
Tuberculosis	p. 95
Solitary Pulmonary Nodule	p. 103
Lung Cancer	p. 107
Interpretation of Pulmonary Function Tests	p. 114
Gastrointestinal	p. 119
Diarrhea	p. 121
Constipation	p. 126
Evaluation of Dyspepsia and Peptic Ulcer Disease	p. 132
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease	p. 138
Colon Cancer and Screening	p. 143
Hepatitis	p. 149
Irritable Bowel Syndrome	p. 157
Renal	p. 163
Interpretation of Urinalysis	p. 165
Evaluation of Hematuria	p. 169
Nephrolithiasis	p. 174
Urinary Incontinence	p. 179
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia and Prostatitis	p. 187
Erectile Dysfunction	p. 193
Endocrine	p. 199
Diabetes	p. 201
Hyperthyroidism	p. 210
Hypothyroidism	p. 219
Infectious Disease	p. 225
Outpatient HIV Management	p. 227
Upper Respiratory Infections	p. 236
Acute Pharyngitis	p. 242
The Red Eye	p. 248
Urinary Tract Infection	p. 252
Sexually Transmitted Infections	p. 257
Oncology	p. 267
Breast Cancer and Screening	p. 269
Prostate Cancer and Screening	p. 275
Skin Cancers	p. 281
Musculoskeletal	p. 289
Low Back Pain	p. 291
Shoulder Pain	p. 298
Knee Pain	p. 304
Osteoarthritis and Rheumatoid Arthritis	p. 311
Evaluation of Rheumatic Conditions	p. 318
Fibromyalgia	p. 327
Polymyalgia Rheumatica and Giant Cell Arteritis	p. 332
Gout	p. 337
Neurologic	p. 343
Headaches	p. 345
Women's Health	p. 353
Vaginitis	p. 355
Abnormal Uterine Bleeding and Amenorrhea	p. 362
Osteoporosis	p. 369
Cervical Cancer Screening and Abnormal Pap Tests	p. 375
Menopause	p. 381
Birth Control and Fertility Issues	p. 386
Other	p. 395
Smoking Cessation	p. 397
Depression	p. 401
Anxiety Disorders	p. 407
Obesity	p. 413
Substance Abuse	p. 418
Chronic Pain	p. 423
Approach to Fatigue	p. 430
Approach to the Patient with Dizziness	p. 436
Obstructive Sleep Apnea	p. 441
Intimate Partner Violence	p. 446
Dermatitis and Urticaria	p. 452
Index	p. 459
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