Student/Intern Readings
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Ward Resources¶
- Internal Medicine Clerkship Guides
- Other Clerkship Resources
- Other
Ward Topics List¶
Largely modeled after SIU's Reading list, but with topics I've commonly encountered sorted by the relative frequency I've encountered them.
Cardiology
Highest Yield
- Angina Pectoris & ACS
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Heart Failure
- Hypertension
- Pulmonary embolus/Pulmonary embolism (PE)
Average Yield
- Aortic Stenosis
- Aortic Regurgitation
- Atrial Flutter
- AV blocks
- Cardiomyopathy
- Cor Pulmonale
- Mitral Regurgitation
- Mitral Stenosis
- Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia
- Premature Ventricular Contractions (PVC)
- Prinzmetal’s Angina
- Ventricular Tachycardia
Lower Yield
- Atrial Septal Defect (ASD)
- Cardiac Tamponade
- Congenital Heart Disease
- Junctional rhythms
- Pericarditis
- Wolf-Parkinson White
Endocrinology
Highest Yield
- Diabetes Mellitus
- Hypoglycemia
- Ketoacidosis
- HHS
- Neuropathy
- Retinopathy
- Hyperthyroidism
- Hypercalcemia
- Hypothyroidism
Average Yield
- Cushing’s disease
- Addison’s disease
- Corticosteroid drug therapy
- Syndrome of inappropriate ADH secretion
- Thyroid Nodules
- Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis
- Osteoporosis
- Multiple endocrine neoplasia syndromes
- Pheochromocytoma
- Galactorrhea
- Hypogonadism
- Thyroid cancer
Lower Yield
- Primary hyperaldosteronism
- Acromegaly
- Diabetes insipidus
- Ectopic hormone production
- Conn’s Syndrome
- Gastrinoma
Hematology/Oncology
Highest Yield
- Iron Deficiency Anemia
- Anemia of chronic disease
- Lymphomas
- DIC
- Thrombocytopenia
- Chronic Leukemia
- Breast Cancer
Average Yield
- Macrocytic anemia
- Transfusions
- Myelofibrosis/Myelodysplasia
- Deep venous thrombosis
- Gammopathy
- Pancytopenia
- Hemoglobinopathies
- Von Willebrand's Disease
- Acute Leukemia
- Skin cancer/melanoma
- Principles of chemotherapy
- Pain management
- Prostate cancer
- Paraneoplastic Syndromes
- Monoclonal Antibody Therapy
Lower Yield
- Leukopenia
- Aplastic anemia
- Hemophilia
- Chromosomes
- Flow Cytometry
Infectious Disease
Highest Yield
- Pneumonia/bronchitis
- UTI’s
- AIDS
- Septic Shock
Average Yield
- Endocarditis
- Meningitis
- Lyme disease
- URI/influenza
- Immunizations
- TB
- Histo/Other fungal diseases
- Encephalitis
- Rheumatic fever
- Lung abscess
- Sinusitis
- Herpes Zoster/Simplex
- Vaginal Discharges (STD’S)
Lower Yield
- Rocky Mountain Fever
- Staph Syndrome (toxic shock)
- Osteomyelitis
- Septic arthritis
- Liver abscess
- Brain abscess
Nephrology & Urology
Highest Yield
- Acute Renal Failure
- Fluid/Electrolytes
Average Yield
- Chronic Renal Failure
- Glomerulonephritis
- Acid Base balance
- Nephrotic Syndrome
- Renal Calculi
- Drug Therapy in renal disease
- Renal carcinoma
Lower Yield
- Renal tubular acidoses
- Goodpasture’s
- Polycystic kidneys
- Henoch-Schoenlein purpura
Pulmonology
Highest Yield
- COPD/Asthma/Bronchiectasis
- Lung Cancer
- Acute Respiratory Failure
- Pulmonary Emboli/DVT
- Respiratory Tract Infections
- IgE mediated disease
- Sleep Apnea/Respiratory Control
Average Yield
- Pleural effusion/pneumothorax
- Sarcoidosis
- Pneumoconiosis
- Restrictive Lung disease
- Influenza
- Diffuse pulmonary fibrosis
- Pulmonary Function Tests
- Aspergillosis
- Tuberculosis
- Histoplasmosis
- Pneumothorax
- Cystic Fibrosis
- Hypersensitivity pneumonitis
Lower Yield
- Mesothelioma
- CO poisoning
Rheumatology, Immunology and MSK
Highest Yield
- Septic Arthritis
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Osteoarthritis
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
- Gout
- Ankylosing Spondylitis
- Polymyalgia Rheumatica
Average Yield
- Giant Cell Vasculitis
- Vasculitis (Wegener’s, PAN, HSP, etc.)
- Reactive Arthritis (Reiter’s Syndrome)
- Regional Rheumatic Problems (LBP, Tendonitis, Bursitis)
- Fibromyalgia
- Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease (CPPD)
- Sjogren’s Syndrome
- Polymyositis
- Scleroderma
- Psoriatic Arthritis
- Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome
- Lyme Disease
- Raynaud’s Phenomenon
- Entrapment Neuropathies (Carpal Tunnel Syndrome)
Lower Yield
- Neuropathic Arthritis
- Relapsing Polychondritis
- Rheumatic Fever
- Amyloidosis
- Hypermobility Syndrome
- Osteonecrosis
- Hypertophic Pulmonary
- Osteoarthropathy
Gastroenterology
Highest Yield
- Gastroesophageal reflux disease
- Peptic ulcer disease
- Choleithiasis
- Viral hepatitis
- Colon polyps/cancer
- Jaundice
- Gastrointestinal bleeding
Average Yield
- Alcoholic hepatitis
- Cirrhosis
- Complicaitons of portal hypertension
- Pancreatitis
- Inflammatory Bowel disease
- Gastroenteritis – bacterial/parasitic
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Diverticular disease
- Ascites
- Esophageal stricture
- Carcinoma of the stomach
- Chronic hepatitis
- Hemorrhoids
- Rectal fissure
- Ischemic colitis
- AV malformations
- Malabsorption syndromes
- Hepatoma
- Primary biliary cirrhosis
- Pancreatic Carcinoma
- AIDS-related gastrointestinal disease
Lower Yield
- Achalasia
- Esophageal webs
- Meckel’s diverticulum
- Mesenteric vascular insufficiency
- Wilson’s disease
- Hemochromatosis
- Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome
- Drug-induced liver disease
General
Highest Yield
- Hyperlipidemia
- Alcohol/drug abuse
- Preventive health care
Average Yield
- Nutrition/obesity
- Geriatrics
- Depression
- Principles of clinical decision making
- Acute anxiety
- Chronic anxiety
Lower Yield
- Fatigue
Geriatrics
Highest Yield
- Normal aging changes
- Geriatric Syndromes
- Delirium/Dementia
- Aging simulation to promote awareness
- Adaptations to promote functioning
Average Yield
- Falls
- Incontinence
- Restraints
- Enhancing communication for vision and hearing losses
- Exercise
- Iatrogenesis
- Nursing Home regulations about restraints
- Changes in taste & smell
- Improving nutrition
Lower Yield
- Fall prevention
- Appropriate catheter usage
- Restraint alternatives
- Advance directives in relation to dementia an enteral feeding
Dermatology
Highest Yield
- Cutaneous Tumors
- benign
- malignant
- Cutaneous Infections
- viral
- bacterial
Average Yield
- Contact dermatitis
- Psoriasis
- Acne
- Cutaneous manifestations of Systemic disease
- Collagen vascular disease
Lower Yield
- Pemphigus vulgaris
- Bullous pemphigoid