Approach to the Internal Medicine Board Examination
BOARD EXAMINATION Stuart B. Mushlin This chapter is different than the others. Its purpose is to concentrate your mind on the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) examination, its purpose,…
Thyroid Disease
Figure 47.1. Radioactive Iodine Uptake Scans. Both images are of hyperthyroid patients with suppressed TSH concentrations. (A) Left toxic adenoma: a large left-sided toxic “hot” adenoma, with relative suppression of…
Stroke: Prevention, Diagnosis, and Management
html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml”> 90. STROKE: PREVENTION, DIAGNOSIS, AND MANAGEMENT Galen V. Henderson Stroke remains a major healthcare problem. It is estimated that there are >700,000 incident strokes in the United States…
Endocrine Summary
NOTE: *Numbers within parentheses indicate the number of amino acids in the protein or peptide(s). Diagnostically, if an endocrinologist suspects that a hormone is inappropriately low, he or she will…
Breast Cancer
Approximately 25% of breast cancers overexpress the HER2 cell surface signal-transduction protein. Patients with HER2-positive breast cancer experience a higher risk of recurrence compared to patients with HER2-negative breast cancer…
