Approach to Internal Medicine 4th Edition

 

Book Metadata

• Full Title: Approach to Internal Medicine: A Resource Book for Clinical Practice, Fourth Edition

• Editors: David Hui, Alexander A. Leung, and Raj Padwal

• Assistant Editor: Christopher Ma

• Authors: The text utilizes a collaborative structure featuring section editors for specific disciplines, including Ashley-Mae Gillson (Pulmonary Medicine), Bryan Jonathan Har (Cardiology), Alan W. McMahon (Nephrology), Wendy Sligl (Critical Care), Angeli Chopra (Gastroenterology), Michael H. Kroll (Hematology), Ahmed Eid (Oncology), David Ramirez (Oncology), Caren L. Hughes (Oncology/Pharmacy), Stephanie W. Smith (Infectious Diseases), Steven J. Katz (Rheumatology), Michael M. C. Yeung (Neurology), Ronak K. Kapadia (Neurology), Sonia Butalia (Endocrinology), Susan Y. Chon (Dermatology), Diana Rucker (Geriatrics), Eliana Castillo (Obstetrical Medicine), Tammy Shaw (Obstetrical Medicine), and Peter Hamilton (General Internal Medicine).

• Year of Publication: 2016

• Total Number of Pages: 550 pages.

Copyright Summary

The book is published by Springer International Publishing Switzerland, part of Springer Science+Business Media, and is the fourth edition of the work. It is registered under ISBN 978-3-319-11820-8 (print) and 978-3-319-11821-5 (eBook). 

The publisher maintains a strict copyright notice, reserving all rights related to translation, reprinting, and electronic adaptation while clarifying that the use of general descriptive names or trademarks within the text does not imply they are exempt from protective laws.

Preface Analysis

The authors designed this edition to serve as a concise, practical, and evidence-based resource for daily clinical use, bedside teaching, and examination preparation. The book aims to fill the clinical gap for a high-yield reference that allows for the rapid retrieval of information on differential diagnoses, investigations, and treatments, particularly when a clinician is assessing a patient alone in the middle of the night. 

The intended primary audience comprises practicing clinicians and trainees who require an organized approach to over 250 internal medicine topics across 17 subspecialties.

Chapter List

• 1. Pulmonary Medicine

• 2 Cardiology

• 3 Nephrology

• 4 Critical Care

• 5 Gastroenterology

• 6 Hematology

• 7 Oncology

• 8 Infectious Diseases

• 9 Rheumatology

• 10 Neurology

• 11 Endocrinology

• 12 Dermatology

• 13 Geriatrics

• 14 Palliative Care

• 15 Nutrition

• 16 Obstetric Medicine

• 17 General Internal Medicine

• Appendix A Advanced Cardiac Life Support

• Appendix B List of Common Abbreviations

• Appendix C Common Laboratory Values and Unit Conversion

• Appendix D History Template

Clinical Value Prop: Why Read This?

For the practicing physician, Approach to Internal Medicine functions as a highly efficient "field guide" to the complex landscape of internal medicine. Its primary value lies in its standardized approach to clinical entities, utilizing comparison tables to highlight distinguishing features and clinical pearls/mnemonics (marked by ★) for effective memory retention. 

This edition specifically enhances utility for international and North American practitioners by providing both the International System (SI) and US customary units for reference. Furthermore, the integration of data from the JAMA Rational Clinical Examination Series provides doctors with evidence-based likelihood ratios to improve diagnostic accuracy at the bedside.

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