Contemporary Internal Medicine: Clinical Case Studies

Front Matter....Pages i-xvi
Arterial Embolization with Cardiomegaly....Pages 1-15
A Man with Shortness of Breath, Weight Loss, and Night Sweats....Pages 16-33
Polyarticular Arthritis....Pages 34-45
Diabetes and Hypertension....Pages 46-56
Coronary Artery Disease and the Neglected Risk Factors....Pages 57-71
Fatal Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis with Acute Aortic Regurgitation....Pages 72-82
Arthralgias and Nasal Inflammation....Pages 83-92
Palpable Purpura and Hemorrhagic Bullae....Pages 93-104
Thyroid Nodules Following Neck Irradiation....Pages 105-117
Respiratory Failure....Pages 118-126
Calcium Oxalate Nephrolithiasis....Pages 127-132
Severe Lung Obstruction of Unknown Etiology....Pages 133-143
Orthostatic Hypotension....Pages 144-156
Lymphadenopathy in a 69-Year-Old Woman....Pages 157-168
Perioperative Management of Thromboembolism Prophylaxis....Pages 169-183
Osteoporosis in a 58-Year-Old Woman....Pages 184-204
Cardiac Transplantation....Pages 205-221
Progressive Dementia in a 73-Year-Old Woman....Pages 222-230
Diabetic Nephropathy....Pages 231-237
Cystic Renal Disease in an Elderly Man....Pages 238-248
A Clinicopathologic Conference Jaundice and Severe Hypoxemia....Pages 249-259
Back Matter....Pages 261-279