TY - BOOK AU - Agabegi, Steven S. AU - Agabegi,Elizabeth D. TI - Step-up to medicine. T2 - Step-up series SN - 9780781771535 AV - RC59.A35 PY - 2008/// CY - Philadelphia PB - Wolters Kluwer/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins KW - Internal Medicine KW - Outlines, syllabi, etc KW - Clinical clerkship KW - Physicians KW - Licenses KW - United States KW - Examinations KW - Study guides N1 - Includes index; Contents:Diseases of the cardiovascular system -- Diseases of the pulmonary system -- Diseases of the gastrointestinal system -- Endocrine and metabolic diseases -- Diseases of the central and peripheral nervous system -- Connective tissue and joint diseases -- Diseases of the renal and genitourinary system -- Fluids, electrolytes and acid-base disorders -- Hematologic diseases and neoplasms -- Infectious diseases -- Diseases of the skin and hypersensitivity disorders -- Ambulatory medicine -- N2 - "The questions serve as a self-assessment tool, allowing students to think through clinical scenarios without answer choices influencing their thought process. Most questions end in "what are the appropriate next steps in managing this patient?" Imagine yourself as the clinician taking care of these patients: What test(s), if any, would you order next?"--Provided by publisher ER -