- Each case has been carefully chosen and covers scenarios and questions frequently encountered on board exams, shelf exams, and clinical practice, integrating both basic science and clinical pearls
- “Beyond the Pearls” tips and secrets (all evidence-based with references) provide deep coverage of core material
- “Morning Report”/”Grand Rounds” format begins with the chief complaints to the labs, relevant images, and includes a "pearl" at the end of the case. Questions are placed throughout the case to mimic practical decision making both in the hospital and on the board exam
- Written and edited by experienced teachers and clinicians; each case has been reviewed by board certified attending/practicing physicians
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Table of Contents
SECTION 1 Nephrology1. A 50-Year-Old Male With Lethargy, Vomiting, and Pruritis
2. A 40-Year-Old Male With Abdominal Distention and Decreased Urine Output
3. A 28-Year-Old Male With Left Flank Pain and Bloody Urine
4. A 62-Year-Old Male With Worsening Peripheral Edema
5. A 56-Year-Old Male With Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome With Nausea and Weakness
SECTION 2 Hematology
6. A 58-Year-Old Female With Syncope
7. A 24-Year-Old Male With Easy Bruising and Mucosal Bleeding
SECTION 3 Geriatrics
8. An 87-Year-Old Male With Acute Onset of Confusion
9. A 78-Year-Old Female With a Ground-Level Fall
SECTION 4 Dermatology
10. A 57-Year-Old Female With Burning Red Rash on Lower Legs
11. A 70-Year-Old Female With Chronic Unilateral Rash on Left Nipple
12. A 58-Year-Old Female With Progressive Facial Lesions
13. A 79-Year-Old Male With a Fungating Mass on the Left Lower Extremity
14. A 38-Year-Old Female With a Diffuse Rash and Mucositis
15. A 62-Year-Old Woman With an 8-Year History of a Pruritic Rash
SECTION 5 Neurology
16. A 28-Year-Old Male With Progressive Lower Back Pain, Paraplegia, and Urinary Incontinence
17. A 23-Year-Old Male With Severe Headache Behind the Right Eye
18. A 61-Year-Old Female With Right-Hand Numbness
19. A 21-Year-Old Male With Sudden Onset of Right-Sided Hemiparesis and Aphasia
SECTION 6 Cardiology
20. A 62-Year-Old Female With Progressively Worsening Shortness of Breath, Fatigue, and Lower Extremity Edema
21. A 77-Year-Old Female With Worsening Shortness of Breath and Leg Swelling
22. A 54-Year-Old Male With Bilateral Leg Pain
23. A 58-Year-Old Female With Recurrent Chest Pain With Exertion
24. A 59-Year-Old Male With Sudden, Burning Chest Pain
25. A 55-Year-Old Female With Retrosternal Chest Pain
26. A 48-Year-Old Male With Acute Shortness of Breath
SECTION 7 Rheumatology
27. A 32-Year-Old Female With Right Lower Extremity Edema
28. A 35-Year-Old Female With Dry Eyes and Dry Mouth
29. A 36-Year-Old Male With 3 Years of Worsening Joint Pain
30. A 55-Year-Old Female With Muscle Weakness
31. A 46-Year-Old Female With Purpura and Arthralgia
32. A 65-Year-Old Male With Acute Monoarticular Arthritis
33. A 22-Year-Old Female With Easy Bruising, Joint Hypermobility, and Arthralgia
34 A 70-Year-Old Female With Bilateral Shoulder Pain
SECTION 8 Gastroenterology
35. A 44-Year-Old Female With Acute Onset Epigastric Pain
36. A 26-Year-Old Female With Chronic Hepatitis B 316
37. A 24-Year-Old Male With Elevated Liver Function Tests
38. A 54-Year-Old Female With Dysphagia
39. A 25-Year-Old Male With Chronic Diarrhea
SECTION 9 Infectious Diseases
40. A 29-Year-Old Male With a Headache
41. A 45-Year-Old Male With Knee Pain
42. A 70-Year-Old Male With Fever and Diarrhea
43. A 30-Year-Old Female With Neutropenia and Fever
44. A 42-Year-Old Male With Fever and Malaise
45. A 19-Year-Old Female With Acute Abdominal Pain
46. A 30-Year-Old Male With Shortness of Breath, Fatigue, and Weight Loss
SECTION 10 Hepatology
47. A 60-Year-Old Female With Elevated Alkaline Phosphatase and Hypercalcemia
48. A 77-Year-Old Male With Progressive Jaundice and Pruritus
SECTION 11 Endocrine
49. A 49-Year-Old Male With Polyuria and Polydipsia
50. A 48-Year-Old Male With Bitemporal Hemianopsia
51. A 32-Year-Old Female With Recurrent Pregnancy Loss
52. A 60-Year-Old Female Presents for Wellness Visit
53. A 19-Year-Old Female With Oligomenorrhea and Facial Hair Growth
SECTION 12 Pulmonary
54. A 67-Year-Old Male With Sudden Onset of Dyspnea and Pleuritic Chest
Pain
55. A 27-Year-Old Male Who Experienced a Seizure
56. A 73-Year-Old Female With Dysphagia and Cough
57. A 58-Year-Old Male With Occupational Lung Disease
58. A 68-Year-Old Male With Progressively Worsening Dyspnea
and Dry Cough
59. A 47-Year-Old Female With Shortness of Breath
60. A 64-Year-Old Male With a 3-Month History of Worsening Cough
61. A 58-Year-Old Female With Acute-on-Chronic Abdominal Pain
62. A 55-Year-Old Female With Chronic Cough
63. A 64-Year-Old Female With Fevers
64. A 53-Year-Old Male With Fever, Fatigue, and Myalgia

