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Book Review

© 2005 Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research

Field Guide to Internal Medicine, edited by David S. Smith,Lynn E. Sullivan, and Seonaid F. Hay, 439 pp, with illus,$34.95, Philadelphia, Pa, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins(telephone: 800-638-3030), 2005, ISBN 0-7817-2828-2

Type and Scope of Book: A concise multiauthored guide/resource book covering 121 clinical entities encountered ininternal medicine.Contents: This latest addition to the Field Guide series pre-sents a snapshot of important diseases and medical emergen-cies commonly encountered in both outpatient and inpatientsettings. The topics are grouped into internal medicine subspe-cialty sections. The 2- to 4-page chapters in each section beginwith an overview of the problem followed by a brief discus-sion of pathophysiology, clinical presentation, diagnosis, andmanagement. The authors chose to emphasize particularly therecognition and management of acute medical conditions seenin the hospital setting. A colored atlas of diagnostic imagescomplements the text. Concisely well written, it will serve as avaluable resource for its intended readers and for any clinicianin internal medicine practice.Strengths: The short chapters make the book reader friendly.The discussions of pathophysiology, which aid in better dis-ease understanding, transition smoothly into diagnostic mo-dalities and treatment. Medical emergencies are well covered.Deficiencies: More reference tables and additional chapterson perioperative and geriatric medicine would have beenideal. Also, because of rapid practice changes brought on byresults of landmark studies in various areas of internal medi-cine, some treatment approaches will need early revision.Recommended Readership: Medical students, residents, fel-lows, and clinicians in general internal medicine practice.Overall Grading: ����

Ramona S. DeJesus, MD, Division of Primary Care InternalMedicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minn

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