Clinical Medicine

This online resource draws upon the experience of national leaders in the field of women's heart disease to address the unique aspects involved in the diagnosis and treatment of women with arrhythmias and implantable device therapy. Written by distinguished consultants in the Division of Cardiovascular Diseases of Mayo Clinic, it provides a concise and up-to-date review of the diagnosis and treatment of atrial and ventricular arrhythmias in women. Additionally, it reviews indications for device therapy and management of device complications in women.Less

The fourth edition of Mayo Clinic Cardiology continues the tradition of all previous editions: a succinct yet comprehensive teaching and learning resource rather than an overwhelming reference work.

This resource features a collection of more than 150 very unusual intrathoracic conditions that every pulmonologist, thoracic surgeon, and chest radiologist should know and understand. Featuring a broad array of chest images and corresponding pearls of wisdom on how to best interpret the chest radiograph and other images that are reviewed primarily by pulmonologists, thoracic surgeons, radiologists, and pathologists, the conditions are presented in a didactic, user-friendly, and interactive tutorial format to help practitioners recognize these conditions when encountered in practice. Less

Mayo Clinic Electrophysiology Manual is the first comprehensive guide to the electrical activity of biological cells and tissues and the techniques of electrophysiology. Through a case-based discussion of patients with arrhythmias, this resource illustrates the various contemporary techniques for diagnosis, imaging, and physiology-based therapeutic ablation. Less

Mayo Clinic Essential Neurology, Second Edition, is designed to provide clinicians the necessary neurologic information for the diagnosis and management of these common neurologic problems. This book will be useful to all clinicians who evaluate patients who have neurologic problems. It will also be useful to medical students and residents in neurology, internal medicine, and psychiatry. The book also will be helpful to paramedical personnel who need a concise source of information on outpatient neurologic practice. The book addresses 3 main areas: the neurologic examination and diagnostic testing, common neurologic symptoms, and common neurologic diseases. Neurology is a rapidly changing specialty, with an increasing number of therapeutic options available for managing neurologic disease. Neurologic symptoms such as headache, backache, and dizziness are frequent complaints that cause patients to seek medical care.Less

The Mayo Clinic Gastroenterology and Hepatology Board Review has been designed to provide a review of core essential knowledge in gastroenterology, hepatology, and relevant related areas of radiology, pathology, endoscopy, and nutrition. Clinical knowledge to enhance patient management, rather than the latest scientific advances, is emphasized. For those preparing for their board examination, certification or recertification, case-based presentations and numerous board examination-type single best-answer questions with annotated answers are provided, and abundant figures, images and tables are also included.Less

This resource provides an atlas of common abnormalities that affect the gastrointestinal tract and includes all imaging modalities used within GI radiology, as well as plain radiographs, fluoroscopy, ultrasound, CT, MR, angiography, and nuclear medicine. Focusing solely on adult conditions, it features 13 chapters covering a separate organ within the gastrointestinal system and a final exam chapter reviewing all chapter content. Each organ-focused chapter is subdivided into sections related to diseases or findings of that organ. Large, high-quality images are presented so that they can be reviewed as unknowns. A discussion of the cases is presented as if it were a consultation— with a description of the findings, differential diagnosis, and final diagnosis. A brief discussion of the disease is included. The end of each chapter lists differential diagnoses for the chapter's specific organ. Full-color composite anatomical illustrations show the immediately obvious appearance of common conditions that correlate with major radiologic findings.Less

While infections have always played an important role in the history of mankind, advances in science and technology as well as rapid globalization have resulted in an unprecedented wave of new and old infections thrust into the limelight.The recent pandemic of H1N1 influenza virus infection demonstrates the recurrent theme of emerging and reemerging pathogens that continue to impact public health and patient care areas. Drug resistance among various organisms (not limited to bacteria) has unfortunately become the expectation and, not infrequently, we have been left with few or no efficacious treatment options, an experience not witnessed in more than 7 decades. Human immunodeficiency virus infection continues to challenge our abilities to provide the desired level of care in most areas of the world. Novel syndromes of infection continue to be defined as newer forms of immunosuppression and the development of unique medical devices become standard practice in all areas of medicine and surgery. For trainees and practitioners in the field of infectious diseases today, these factors mandate intense study to establish an expertise in the field that is required to provide best practices now and beyond. This board review will be pivotal in that education. This book is designed and intended primarily for infectious diseases trainees and practitioners preparing for the infectious disease subspecialty examination of the American Board of Internal Medicine. We believe that this book will also be useful to infectious diseases practitioners as well as general internists and other clinicians who desire a comprehensive but practical overview of contemporary infectious diseases topics.Less

The Mayo Clinic Internal Medicine Board Review, Twelfth Edition, is the result of the dedicated efforts of Mayo Clinic physicians in multiple specialties whose primary mission is to put the needs of the patient first. The field of internal medicine is constantly changing as science is advanced, and this textbook was written to provide readers with the essential elements for the practice of internal medicine. Readers preparing for the American Board of Internal Medicine Certification and Maintenance of Certification examinations will find the textbook comprehensive and easy to study. Additionally, readers who want a reference or a general knowledge review in internal medicine will find this textbook an important addition to their medical library. The current edition builds on years of knowledge, refinement, and expertise from the Department of Medicine. Chapters have been revised to include the most up-to-date knowledge for the practice of medicine. Two entirely new chapters on physician well-being and hospital internal medicine emphasize the importance of those areas to the practice of internal medicine. All the authors are Mayo Clinic experts primarily focused on caring for patients, and the editors are experienced internists who are expert diagnosticians and medical educators.Less

Mayo Clinic Internal Medicine Board Review: Questions and Answers is designed specifically to help prepare physicians-in-training and practising clinicians for the ABIM certification and maintenance-of-certification examinations in internal medicine. This question-and-answer resource tests physicians and physicians-in-training on all relevant material related to the goals set forth by ABIM to ensure the success of internal medicine clinicians. Each chapter is structured as a potential patient encounter with multiple-choice diagnostic and treatment responses. By testing physicians-in-training and practising clinician's knowledge of internal medicine and clinical thinking skills, Mayo Clinic Internal Medicine Board Review: Questions and Answers seeks to promote the best education and care in internal medicine.Less

This text is intended to serve as an effective foundation on which to build knowledge in the classroom and at the bedside. Chapters have been ordered to improve the integration of neurochemistry and neuropharmacology with our understanding of the nervous system and to facilitate student grasp of the large sections of knowledge. Major sections are devoted to gross anatomy. The format of each chapter consists of Objectives, Introduction, Overview, and text. Clinical problems have been integrated into the text for self assessment. Detailed additional information has been identified in each chapter for those with a desire to go beyond general knowledge. The need to present the vast array of current knowledge of the nervous system required diagrams of anatomy and histology, including magnetic resonance and computed tomographic images to correlate with basic anatomy. Many concepts are clarified further with figures and the abundant use of color throughout. Sections address the neurologic examination and common disorders for systems and levels, including immunologic and genetic neurologic disorders.Less

This comprehensive online board review guide will aid those preparing for the neurology board certification and recertification. With extensive neuroimaging, illustrations, and neuropathology included, Mayo Clinic Neurology Board Review eliminates the need for obtaining multiple resources to study for the neurology board examination, and high-yield information is emphasized to highlight key facts. Written to help with passing the neurology boards, it may also be useful to medical students and residents rotating through neurology or for the generalist with an interest in reviewing neurology. For those re-certifying for neurology, it eliminates the need to wade through excess text with basic sciences. In addition, information on maintenance of certification helps those re-certifying understand the complex requirements.Less

We have designed Mayo Clinic Neurology Board Review to assist both physicians-in-training who are preparing for the initial American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology certification examination and neurologists who are preparing for recertification. Trainees and other physicians in related specialties such as psychiatry, neurosurgery, or physiatry may also find this book useful in preparation for their own certification examinations. While we have erred on the side of thoroughness, Mayo Clinic Neurology Board Review is not intended to replace an in-depth textbook or serve as a guide to the most current therapies. Instead, this book provides a core of essential knowledge of both basic and clinical aspects of neurology. The emphasis is on clinical knowledge related to diagnostic and therapeutic approaches to patient management. In addition, this text has an expansive array of illustrations, pathology, and radiologic images. This volume, which is Volume 2 of Mayo Clinic Neurology Board Review, contains an extensive review of clinical neurology required for the recertification examination. If you are preparing for the initial certification examination, you should also purchase and review Volume 1 (in other words, Volume 2 alone does not provide complete preparation for the initial certification).Less