The Brigham Intensive Review of Internal Medicine Question and Answer Companion

Edited by Ajay K. Singh and Joseph Loscalzo

Based on the popular Brigham & Women's board review course - a leading course for 35 years
Presents the broad base of knowledge needed for practice and success on the board examinations
500 board simulated questions and answers
Supplements the over 600 questions and answers in the Brigham Intensive Review of Internal Medicine board review book

The Brigham Intensive Review of Internal Medicine Question and Answer Companion

Edited by Ajay K. Singh and Joseph Loscalzo

Description

This question-and-answer companion to The Brigham Intensive Review of Internal Medicine, which is based upon the popular review course from Harvard Medical School, is a study guide for the American Board of Internal Medicine certification or maintenance of certification examination, as well as for general practice review by physicians and residents. Editors Ajay K. Singh and Joseph Loscalzo recruited leading authorities from Harvard as well as former chief residents at Brigham and Women's Hospital to contribute to this book. This thorough resource features 500 board review questions and answers on internal medicine specialties including: Infectious Disease, Hematology and Oncology, Rheumatology, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Endocrinology, Nephrology and Hypertension, Digestive Diseases and Disorders of the Pancreas and Liver, Cardiovascular Disease, Neurology, and General Internal Medicine. As the required content for the American Board of Internal Medicine continues to evolve, studying can prove challenging. The Brigham Intensive Review of Internal Medicine Question and Answer Companion is the ideal guide for preparing for certification or recertification.

The Brigham Intensive Review of Internal Medicine Question and Answer Companion

Edited by Ajay K. Singh and Joseph Loscalzo

The Brigham Intensive Review of Internal Medicine Question and Answer Companion

Edited by Ajay K. Singh and Joseph Loscalzo

Author Information

Edited by Ajay K. Singh, Director, Global Programs, Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Director, Postgraduate Medical Education, Department of Medicine, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, and Joseph Loscalzo, Hersey Professor of the Theory and Practice of Physic at Harvard Medical School; Chairman of Medicine, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

AKS: Director, Global Programs, Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School. Physician, Renal Division, Director, Postgraduate Medical Education, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital. JL: Hersey Professor of the Theory and Practice of Physic at Harvard Medical School, Chairman of Medicine and Physician-In-Chief at Brigham & Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School.

Contributors:

Edwin P. Alyea III, MD
Division of Hematologic Oncology
Department of Medicine
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Associate Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Carolyn B. Becker, MD
Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Hypertension
Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Associate Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Nancy Berliner, MD
Division of Hematology
Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Ami S. Bhatt, MD, PhD
Instructor in Medicine
Department of Medicine
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Boston, MA

Robert Burakoff, MD, MPH
Clinical Chief, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Endoscopy
Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Associate Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Michael S. Calderwood, MD
Division of Infectious Diseases
Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Instructor in Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Bindu Chamarthi, MD
Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Hypertension
Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Instructor in Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Wendy Y. Chen, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor in Medicine
Breast Oncology Center
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Department of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Michael H. Cho, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care
Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, MA

Toni K. Choueiri, MD
Director, Kidney Cancer Center
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Associate Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Jonathan S. Coblyn, MD
Division of Rheumatology, Immunology, and Allergy
Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Associate Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Jean Marie Connors, MD
Division of Hematology
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Daniel J. DeAngelo, MD, PhD
Division of Hematolgoic Oncology
Department of Medicine
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Associate Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Peter C. Enzinger, MD
Director, Center for Esophageal and Gastric Cancer
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Christopher H. Fanta, MD
Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Associate Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Christopher J. Gibson, MD
Division of Medical Oncology
Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Instructor in Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Michael Glotzbecker, MD
Division of Orthopedic Surgery
Boston Children's Hospital
Instructor in Orthopedic Surgery
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Sarah P. Hammond, MD
Division of Infectious Diseases
Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Instructor in Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Ole-Petter R. Hamnvik, MB, ChB
Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Hypertension
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Department of Medicine
Instructor in Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Robert I. Handin, MD
Division of Hematology
Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Galen V. Henderson, MD
Division of Neurology
Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

David M. Jackman, MD
Division of Thoracic Oncology
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Jennifer A. Johnson, MD
Division of Infectious Diseases
Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Instructor in Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Rose Kakoza, MD
Primary Care Chief Medical Resident
Division of Internal Medicine
Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Matthew Kim, MD
Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Hypertension
Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Instructor in Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Lindsay Y. King, MD
Division of Gastroenterology
Department of Medicine
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA

Ann S. LaCasce, MD
Division of Hematologic Oncology
Department of Medicine
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

William Martinez, MD, MS
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Nashville, TN

Thomas Metkus, MD
Internal Medicine Chief Resident
Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Instructor in Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Jeffrey A. Meyerhardt, MD, MPH
Division of Oncology
Department of Medicine
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Associate Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Le Min, MD, PhD
Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Hypertension
Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Instructor in Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Muthoka L. Mutinga, MD
Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Endoscopy
Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Instructor in Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Patrick T. O'Gara, MD
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Jason C. Ojeda, MD
Primary Care Chief Resident
Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Instructor in Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Maureen M. Okam, MD, MPH
Division of Hematology
Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Instructor in Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Molly L. Perencevich, MD
Division of Gastroenterology
Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Instructor in Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Rebeca M. Plank, MD, MPH
Division of Internal Medicine
Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Instructor in Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Donna M. Polk, MD
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Lecturer in Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Mark M. Pomerantz, MD
Division of Medical Oncology
Department of Medicine
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Klara J. Rosenquist, MD
Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Hypertension
Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Lawrence Shulman, MD
Division of Breast Oncology
Department of Medicine
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Associate Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Karandeep Singh, MD
Division of Nephrology
Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Dylan B. Tierney, MD
Division of Infectious Diseases
Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Instructor in Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Amir Tirosh, MD, PhD
Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Hypertension
Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Instructor in Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Derrick J. Todd, MD, PhD
Division of Rheumatology
Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Instructor in Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Yuksel Urun, MD
Division of Genitourinary Oncology
Department of Medicine
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Boston, MA

Anand Vaidya, MD
Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Hypertension
Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Instructor in Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Nikhil Wagle, MD
Division of Breast Oncology
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Instructor in Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Whitney W. Woodmansee, MD
Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Hypertension
Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Sigal Yawetz, MD
Division of Infectious Diseases
Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA