Essential Facts on the Go: Internal Medicine

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Contents

I. Cardiovascular

1_a. Supraventricular Tachycardia

1_b. Supraventricular Tachycardia

2_a. Advanced Cardiac Life Support: Ventricular Tachycardia/Fibrillation

2_b. Advanced Cardiac Life Support: Bradyarrhythmia/Asystole/Pulseless Electrical Activity

3_a. Bradyarrhythmias

3_b. Cardiogenic Shock: Initial Management

4_a. Shock

4_b. Shock: Approach to Resuscitation

5_a. Heart Murmurs

5_b. Heart Murmurs

6_a. Ischemic Heart Disease

6_b. Ischemic Heart Disease

7_a. Ischemic Heart Disease: Evaluation

7_b. Ischemic Heart Disease: Management

8_a. Heart Failure

8_b. Heart Failure

9_a. Treatment of Heart Failure

9_b. Treatment of Heart Failure

10_a. Hypertension

10_b. Hypertension

II. Pulmonary

1_a. Diagnostic Algorithm of Pleural Effusion

1_b. Differential Diagnosis of Pleural Fluid

2_a. Asthma

2_b. Asthma

3_a. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

3_b. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

4_a. Venous Thromboembolism/ Pulmonary Embolism

4_b. Venous Thromboembolism/ Pulmonary Embolism

III. Gastroenterology

1_a. Acute Pancreatitis

1_b. Evaluation of Abnormal Liver Tests

2_a. Cirrhosis

2_b. Ascitic fluid Analysis

3_a. Gastrointestinal Bleeding

3_b. Gastrointestinal Bleeding

4_a. Abdominal Pain by the Quadrant

4_b. Inflammatory Bowel Disease

IV. Nephrology

1_a. Acute Kidney Injury

1_b. Acute Kidney Injury

2_a. Approach to the Patient with Azotemia

2_b. Approach to the Patient with Hematuria

3_a. Renal Syndromes

3_b. Renal Syndromes

4_a. Selected Formulas in Nephrology

4_b. Urinary Sediment

5_a. Chronic Kidney Disease and Dialysis

5_b. Chronic Kidney Disease and Dialysis

V. Acid-Base and Electrolyte Disorders

1_a. Acid-Base Disorders

1_b. Acid-Base Disorders

2_a. Clinical Pearls in Assessing Acid-Base

2_b. Clinical Pearls in Assessing Acid-Base

3_a. Hyponatremia

3_b. Hypernatremia

4_a. Hypokalemia

4_b. Hyperkalemia

5_a. Hypocalcemia

5_b. Hypercalcemia

VI. Endocrine

1_a. Diabetic Ketoacidosis

1_b. Hyperosmolar Hyperglycemic State

2_a. Hypothyroidism

2_b. Hyperthyroidism

3_a. Oral Diabetes Medications

3_b. Injectable Diabetes Medications

4_a. Adrenal Insufficiency in Adults

4_b. Adrenal Insufficiency in Adults

VII. Infectious Diseases

1_a. Infective Endocarditis

1_b. Infective Endocarditis

2_a. HIV/AIDS

2_b. Organ-Specific Opportunistic Infections in HIV

3_a. Tuberculosis

3_b. Pneumonia

4_a. Fever of Unknown Origin

4_b. Fever of Unknown Origin

VIII. Rheumatology

1_a. Arthritis

1_b. Gout and Pseudogout

2_a. Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

2_b. Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Diagnosis and Initial Therapy

3_a. Synovial Fluid Analysis

3_b. Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases

IX. Neurology

1_a. Altered Mental Status

1_b. Altered Mental Status

2_a. Cerebrovascular Accidents

2_b. Cerebral Spinal Fluid

3_a. Dermatomes: Anterior View

3_b. Dermatomes: Posterior View

4_a. Visual Field Defects

4_b. Seizures

5_a. Headache

5_b. Headache

X. Oncology-Hematology

1_a. Oncologic Emergencies

1_b. Risk Factors for Hypercoagulable State

XI. Medications

1_a. Corticosteroids: Potency and Monitoring

1_b. Opiate Conversions

XII. Ophthalmology

1_a. Selected Retinopathies on Funduscopy

1_b. Selected Retinopathies on Funduscopy

Preface

Have you ever been rounding with your team only to freeze when asked to come up with the differential diagnosis for GI bleeding? Have you ever been in the middle of a thoracentesis and strained to remember what labs you need to order to identify whether the pleural effusion is transudative or exudative? Have you ever struggled to come up with an effective visual way to teach your team the basics of internal medicine?

If you, like many other students and house staff, have found yourself in these common situations, then
Essential Facts on the Go: Internal Medicine
is the tool for you. These cards will serve as your high-yield reference for learning on the fly. They are especially useful to any medical student or house staff officer who is a visual learner. The visual cues will help you remember the essential facts you need in caring for you patients (and will impress on the wards as well).