Practical, concise, and easy to read, Medicine Morning Report: Beyond the Pearls covers essential material you’ll find on USMLE and shelf exams and sharpens your clinical decision-making skills. Using an in-depth case format, it prepares you to correctly analyze a clinical vignette in the style of a morning report conference, helping you formulate a clinically sound, evidence-based approach to realistic patient scenarios.
1. Cover image - p. i 2. Title Page - p. i 3. Table of Contents - p. i 4. Copyright - p. iv 5. Dedication - p. v 6. Preface - p. vii 7. Contributors - p. viii 8. Case 1 A 63-Year-Old Female With Change in Mental Status and Slurred Speech - p. 1 9. Case 2 A 61-Year-Old Male With Constipation - p. 8 10. Case 3 A 37-Year-Old Female With a Palpable Breast Mass - p. 16 11. Case 4 A 65-Year-Old Male With Acute Chest Pain - p. 25 12. Case 5 A 31-Year-Old Male With Human Immunodeficiency Virus, Cough, and Shortness of Breath - p. 32 13. Case 6 A 54-Year-Old Male With Worsening Weakness - p. 42 14. Case 7 A 56-Year-Old Male With 3 Weeks of Fever - p. 50 15. Case 8 A 25-Year-Old Female With Polyuria and Polydipsia - p. 60 16. Case 9 A 22-Year-Old Female With Joint Pain - p. 65 17. Case 10 A 62-Year-Old Female With Epigastric Pain and Nausea - p. 78 18. Case 11 A 69-Year-Old Male With “Congestive Heart Failure” - p. 87 19. Case 12 A 68-Year-Old Male With Weakness and Fatigue - p. 95 20. Case 13 A 65-Year-Old Male With Dysphagia - p. 107 21. Case 14 A 60-Year-Old Male With Acute Headache and Fever - p. 111 22. Case 15 A 66-Year-Old Male With Progressive Dyspnea on Exertion - p. 123 23. Case 16 A 26-Year-Old Female With Joint Pain - p. 133 24. Case 17 A 57-Year-Old Male With Blurred Vision - p. 141 25. Case 18 A 52-Year-Old Male With Radiating Leg Pain - p. 148 26. Case 19 A 78-Year-Old Male With Palpitations and Lightheadedness - p. 158 27. Case 20 A 56-Year-Old Male With Acute Cough and Fever - p. 164 28. Case 21 A 34-Year-Old Female With Left Lower Extremity Edema - p. 175 29. Case 22 A 25-Year-Old Male With Seizures - p. 184 30. Case 23 A 58-Year-Old Female With Dyspnea on Exertion and Renal Failure - p. 190 31. Case 24 A 46-Year-Old Male Referred for Hyperglycemia - p. 200 32. Case 25 A 23-Year-Old Female With Dysuria - p. 210 33. Case 26 A 40-Year-Old Female With Headaches - p. 216 34. Case 27 A 35-Year-Old Male With Substernal Chest Pain - p. 221 35. Case 28 A 62-Year-Old Male With Dyspnea at Rest and Lower Extremity Edema - p. 235 36. Case 29 A 34-Year-Old Male With Chronic Bilateral Gluteal Pains - p. 241 37. Case 30 A 20-Year-Old Female With Polyuria and Polydipsia - p. 246 38. Case 31 A 76-Year-Old Female With Eye Pain and Decreased Vision - p. 252 39. Case 32 A 43-Year-Old Male With Left Leg Erythema and Pain - p. 257 40. Case 33 A 25-Year-Old Female With Excessive Daytime Sleepiness - p. 268 41. Case 34 A 31-Year-Old Female With a Systolic Heart Murmur - p. 277 42. Case 35 A 57-Year-Old Male With Shortness of Breath - p. 284 43. Case 36 A 68-Year-Old Male With Right Knee Pain - p. 294 44. Case 37 A 20-Year-Old Female With Chronic Fatigue - p. 303 45. Case 38 A 32-Year-Old Female With Bilateral Hand Numbness - p. 313 46. Case 39 A 22-Year-Old Male With Hematuria - p. 321 47. Case 40 A 54-Year-Old Male With Chronic Cough and Weight Loss - p. 329 48. Case 41 A 57-Year-Old Male With Exertional Chest Pain - p. 337 49. Case 42 A 45-Year-Old Female With Fatigue and Headache - p. 346 50. Case 43 A 55-Year-Old Male With Fever and Abdominal Pain - p. 358 51. Case 44 A 28-Year-Old Female With Difficult-to-Control Hypertension - p. 370 52. Case 45 A 35-Year-Old Female With Subacute Progressive Bilateral Lower Extremity Edema - p. 378 53. Case 46 A 40-Year-Old Female With Facial Rash and Persistent Cough - p. 385 54. Case 47 A 63-Year-Old Male With Acute Polyarticular Arthritis - p. 397 55. Case 48 A 67-Year-Old Male With Syncope - p. 407 56. Case 49 A 63-Year-Old Male With a Unilateral Pleural Effusion - p. 414 57. Case 50 A 55-Year-Old Male With Hand Tremors - p. 420 58. Case 51 A 35-Year-Old Male With Fatigue and Rash - p. 424 59. Case 52 A 45-Year-Old Female With Nausea, Vomiting, and Abdominal Pain - p. 432 60. Case 53 A 57-Year-Old Female With Cavitary Lung Lesions - p. 441 61. Case 54 A 40-Year-Old Female With Weight Gain and Amenorrhea - p. 450 62. Case 55 A 58-Year-Old Male With Chest Pain - p. 458 63. Case 56 A 70-Year-Old Male With Iron Deficiency Anemia - p. 472 64. Case 57 A 56-Year-Old Male With Cough and Shortness of Breath - p. 482 65. Case 58 A 55-Year-Old Male With Diabetes on an Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme (ACE) Inhibitor - p. 490 66. Case 59 A 34-Year-Old Male With Generalized Weakness - p. 498 67. Case 60 A 65-Year-Old Male With Muscle Weakness - p. 507 68. Case 61 A 43-Year-Old Female With Fevers - p. 517 69. Case 62 A 54-Year-Old Male Who “Stops Breathing at Night” - p. 525 70. Index - p. 533
Practical, concise, and easy to read, Medicine Morning Report: Beyond the Pearls covers essential material you’ll find on USMLE and shelf exams and sharpens your clinical decision-making skills. Using an in-depth case format, it prepares you to correctly analyze a clinical vignette in the style of a morning report conference, helping you formulate a clinically sound, evidence-based approach to realistic patient scenarios.
1. Cover image - p. i 2. Title Page - p. i 3. Table of Contents - p. i 4. Copyright - p. iv 5. Dedication - p. v 6. Preface - p. vii 7. Contributors - p. viii 8. Case 1 A 63-Year-Old Female With Change in Mental Status and Slurred Speech - p. 1 9. Case 2 A 61-Year-Old Male With Constipation - p. 8 10. Case 3 A 37-Year-Old Female With a Palpable Breast Mass - p. 16 11. Case 4 A 65-Year-Old Male With Acute Chest Pain - p. 25 12. Case 5 A 31-Year-Old Male With Human Immunodeficiency Virus, Cough, and Shortness of Breath - p. 32 13. Case 6 A 54-Year-Old Male With Worsening Weakness - p. 42 14. Case 7 A 56-Year-Old Male With 3 Weeks of Fever - p. 50 15. Case 8 A 25-Year-Old Female With Polyuria and Polydipsia - p. 60 16. Case 9 A 22-Year-Old Female With Joint Pain - p. 65 17. Case 10 A 62-Year-Old Female With Epigastric Pain and Nausea - p. 78 18. Case 11 A 69-Year-Old Male With “Congestive Heart Failure” - p. 87 19. Case 12 A 68-Year-Old Male With Weakness and Fatigue - p. 95 20. Case 13 A 65-Year-Old Male With Dysphagia - p. 107 21. Case 14 A 60-Year-Old Male With Acute Headache and Fever - p. 111 22. Case 15 A 66-Year-Old Male With Progressive Dyspnea on Exertion - p. 123 23. Case 16 A 26-Year-Old Female With Joint Pain - p. 133 24. Case 17 A 57-Year-Old Male With Blurred Vision - p. 141 25. Case 18 A 52-Year-Old Male With Radiating Leg Pain - p. 148 26. Case 19 A 78-Year-Old Male With Palpitations and Lightheadedness - p. 158 27. Case 20 A 56-Year-Old Male With Acute Cough and Fever - p. 164 28. Case 21 A 34-Year-Old Female With Left Lower Extremity Edema - p. 175 29. Case 22 A 25-Year-Old Male With Seizures - p. 184 30. Case 23 A 58-Year-Old Female With Dyspnea on Exertion and Renal Failure - p. 190 31. Case 24 A 46-Year-Old Male Referred for Hyperglycemia - p. 200 32. Case 25 A 23-Year-Old Female With Dysuria - p. 210 33. Case 26 A 40-Year-Old Female With Headaches - p. 216 34. Case 27 A 35-Year-Old Male With Substernal Chest Pain - p. 221 35. Case 28 A 62-Year-Old Male With Dyspnea at Rest and Lower Extremity Edema - p. 235 36. Case 29 A 34-Year-Old Male With Chronic Bilateral Gluteal Pains - p. 241 37. Case 30 A 20-Year-Old Female With Polyuria and Polydipsia - p. 246 38. Case 31 A 76-Year-Old Female With Eye Pain and Decreased Vision - p. 252 39. Case 32 A 43-Year-Old Male With Left Leg Erythema and Pain - p. 257 40. Case 33 A 25-Year-Old Female With Excessive Daytime Sleepiness - p. 268 41. Case 34 A 31-Year-Old Female With a Systolic Heart Murmur - p. 277 42. Case 35 A 57-Year-Old Male With Shortness of Breath - p. 284 43. Case 36 A 68-Year-Old Male With Right Knee Pain - p. 294 44. Case 37 A 20-Year-Old Female With Chronic Fatigue - p. 303 45. Case 38 A 32-Year-Old Female With Bilateral Hand Numbness - p. 313 46. Case 39 A 22-Year-Old Male With Hematuria - p. 321 47. Case 40 A 54-Year-Old Male With Chronic Cough and Weight Loss - p. 329 48. Case 41 A 57-Year-Old Male With Exertional Chest Pain - p. 337 49. Case 42 A 45-Year-Old Female With Fatigue and Headache - p. 346 50. Case 43 A 55-Year-Old Male With Fever and Abdominal Pain - p. 358 51. Case 44 A 28-Year-Old Female With Difficult-to-Control Hypertension - p. 370 52. Case 45 A 35-Year-Old Female With Subacute Progressive Bilateral Lower Extremity Edema - p. 378 53. Case 46 A 40-Year-Old Female With Facial Rash and Persistent Cough - p. 385 54. Case 47 A 63-Year-Old Male With Acute Polyarticular Arthritis - p. 397 55. Case 48 A 67-Year-Old Male With Syncope - p. 407 56. Case 49 A 63-Year-Old Male With a Unilateral Pleural Effusion - p. 414 57. Case 50 A 55-Year-Old Male With Hand Tremors - p. 420 58. Case 51 A 35-Year-Old Male With Fatigue and Rash - p. 424 59. Case 52 A 45-Year-Old Female With Nausea, Vomiting, and Abdominal Pain - p. 432 60. Case 53 A 57-Year-Old Female With Cavitary Lung Lesions - p. 441 61. Case 54 A 40-Year-Old Female With Weight Gain and Amenorrhea - p. 450 62. Case 55 A 58-Year-Old Male With Chest Pain - p. 458 63. Case 56 A 70-Year-Old Male With Iron Deficiency Anemia - p. 472 64. Case 57 A 56-Year-Old Male With Cough and Shortness of Breath - p. 482 65. Case 58 A 55-Year-Old Male With Diabetes on an Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme (ACE) Inhibitor - p. 490 66. Case 59 A 34-Year-Old Male With Generalized Weakness - p. 498 67. Case 60 A 65-Year-Old Male With Muscle Weakness - p. 507 68. Case 61 A 43-Year-Old Female With Fevers - p. 517 69. Case 62 A 54-Year-Old Male Who “Stops Breathing at Night” - p. 525 70. Index - p. 533
