Colorectal Carcinoma
Colorectal Carcinoma Carol A. Burke RAPID BOARD REVIEW—KEY POINTS TO REMEMBER: ETIOLOGY AND RISK FACTORS A total of 80% of colorectal cancers are believed to arise from adenomatous polyps. As…
GASTROENTEROLOGY
Peptic Ulcer Disease
Peptic Ulcer Disease Sunguk Jang The Author and editors gratefully acknowledge the contributions of the previous author, Bennie R. Upchurch M.D., on the development and writing of this chapter. POINTS…
Nephrology and Hypertension
Nephrology and Hypertension Question 1 A 44-year-old man reports intermittent gross hematuria. He is very concerned about his health following the recent death of his younger brother from a subarachnoid…
Esophageal Diseases
Esophageal Diseases Arthi Kumaravel Prashanthi Thota The authors and editors gratefully acknowledge the contributions of the previous author, Tyler Stevens M.D. and Joel Richter M.D., on the development of this…
Pancreatic Diseases
Pancreatic Diseases Mansour A. Parsi POINTS TO REMEMBER: Acute Pancreatitis Pancreas has close proximity to the stomach, duodenum, and the common bile duct, predisposing these structures to external compression by…
Acid-Base Disorders
Acid-Base Disorders Andrei Brateanu Craig Nielsen RAPID BOARD REVIEW—KEY POINTS TO REMEMBER: Steps in analyzing acid-base disorders: Verify the internal consistency of the data: Calculated [H+] = 24 · ×…
Liver Disorders
Liver Disorders Nizar N. Zein POINTS TO REMEMBER: Serum-Based Liver Tests Basic approach to the interpretation of serum-based liver tests: The first pattern distinction is to determine whether the abnormalities…
Critical Fluid and Electrolytic Abnormalities in Clinical Practice
Critical Fluid and Electrolytic Abnormalities in Clinical Practice Marc A. Pohl POINTS TO REMEMBER: Loss of water from the body should be referred to as dehydration. Loss of salt and…
Hallmarks of Primary and Secondary Hypertension
Hallmarks of Primary and Secondary Hypertension George Thomas Martin J. Schreiber POINTS TO REMEMBER: A complete history, physical examination, basic serum chemistries analysis, urinalysis, and ECG are recommended for the…
Parenchymal Renal Disease
Parenchymal Renal Disease Gerald B. Appel POINTS TO REMEMBER: Findings on urinalysis that point to a glomerular origin include erythrocyte casts and dysmorphic erythrocytes. The nephrotic syndrome (NS) is defined…
