Written by experienced faculty at Mayo Clinic, this Eighth Edition is a completely revised and updated study tool that has proved invaluable for the American Board of Internal Medicine certification or maintenance of certification as well as general practice review by physicians around the world.

Using this source, physicians will access a virtual blueprint for exam preparation and acquire clear guidance on question format, types of questions, and hints on topics commonly encountered on the test.

Providing more than 350 MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS that simulate the current exam format, this must-have guide will equip readers with the resources they need to anticipate testing challenges and pass the exam. Here are just a few of the great features found in the Eighth Edition:

• Extensive revised chapters with several NEW tables and figures


• NEW—chapter on HOSPITAL MEDICINE


• QUESTION-AND-ANSWER segments and expertly written explanatory notes at the end of each chapter


• STRATEGIES AND RECOMMENDATIONS on how to approach the board exam


• CURRENT PHARMACY TABLES that highlight indications, toxic effects, and drug interactions


• sections that present TYPICAL INDICATION CLINICAL SCENARIOS


• EXTENSIVELY EDITED CHAPTERS on cardiology, pulmonology, nephrology, critical care, geriatrics, preventive medicine, hematology, infectious diseases, women’s and men’s health


• DETAILED INDEX for quick retrieval of information


• GREAT ILLUSTRATIVE TOOLS—lucid images, algorithms, and summary tables that reflect major practices, therapies, and medications utilized in the field


• over 325 TABLES and 400 FIGURES

NEW TO THE EIGHTH EDITION:

• thoroughly revised and expanded chapters


• updated multiple choice questions


• new chapter on hospital medicine


• additional figures and images to illustrate key points

TOPICS COVERED INCLUDE:

• The Board Examination


• Allergy


• Cardiology


• Critical Care Medicine


• Dermatology


• Endocrinology


• Gastroenterology and


• Hepatology


• General Internal Medicine


• Genetics


• Geriatrics


• Hematology


• HIV Infection


• Hospital Medicine


• Hypertension


• Infectious Diseases