Table of Contents

1. Cardiology

Arrhythmia: Atrial/Ventricular . Congestive Heart Failure . Cor Pulmonale . Coronary Athersclerotic Heart Disease . Essential Hypertension . Pericarditis/Pericardial Effusion . Valvular Heart Disease (Diastolic/Systolic) . Contusion . Congenital Heart Disease

2. Dermatology

Acne Vulgaris . Alopecia . Bacterial Infections . Benign Cutaneous Neoplasm . Dermatitis/Eczema . Dermatophytosis (Fungal Infection . Infestations of the Skin . Papulosquamous Conditions . Premalignant and Malignant Skin Tumors . Vascular Conditions . Viral Disease (Vesicular) . Viral Infections (Other)

3. Emergency Medicine

Burns . Hyperthermia . Hypothermia . Near Drowning . Poisoning . Psychiatric Emergencies . Respiratory Arrest . Shock . Abdominal Trauma . General Principles/ATLS

4. Endocrinology

Adrenal Disorders . Diabetes Mellitus . Hyperlipidemia . Hyperparathyroid . Metabolic Bone Disease . Pituitary Adenoma . Thyroid Disease

5. Gastroenterology

Appendicitis . Cholicystitis . Crohn's Disease . Diverticulitis . GERD . Hemorrhoid . Pancreatitis (Acute) . Peptic/Gastric Ulcer . Ulcerative Colitis

6. Gynecology

Bartholins Cyst/Abcess . Cervicitis . Dysmenorrhea . Endometriosis . Fibrocystic Breast Disease . Ovarian Cyst . Pelvic Inflammatory Disease . Pelvic Organ Prolapse . Vaginitis . Normal Pregnancy/Complications

7. Hematology

Bleeding Disorders . Polycythemia Vera . Anemia . Sickle Cell Disease . Arteriosclerosis Obliterans . Embolism/Thrombosis

8. Infectious Disease

Auto Immune Deficiency Syndrome . Infective Endocarditis . Gastroenteritis . Gonorrhea . Hepatitis . Mononucleosis . Sepsis . Syphillis . Tuberculosis

9. Nephrology

Acid-Base Disturbances . Acute Renal Failure . Chronic Renal Failure . Electrolyte Imbalances . Glomerular Disease . Nephrolithiasis . Pyelonephritis (Upper Tract Infection) . Renal and Vascular Hypertension . Tubulointerstitial Disease

10. Neurology

Dementia . Encephalitis . Head Injury . Hydrocephalus . Memingioma . Meningitis . Migraine Headache . Multiple Sclerosis . Parkinson's Disease . Peripheral Neuropathy . Seizure . Stroke/Transient Ischemic Attack . Subarachnoid

11. Oncology

Adrenal/Renal Cancer . Breast Cancer . Bladder Cancer . Cervical Cancer . Colorectal Cancer . Gastric Cancer . Glioma . Hodgkin's Disease . Leukemia . Liver Tumor . Lung Cancer . Lymphoma . Malignant Melanoma . Muscu¬loskeletal Tumor . Multiple Myeloma . Oropharyngeal Cancer . Ovarian Cancer . Pancreatic Cancer . Prostate Cancer . Testicular Cancer . Thyroid Cancer . Uterine Cancer

12. Ophthalmology

Cataracts . Conjunctivitis . Glaucoma . Ocular Hemorrhage . Optic Neuritis . Retinal Detachment

13. Otorhinolaryngology

Benign Positional Vertigo . Cerumen Impaction . Epistaxis . Eustachian Tube Dysfunction . Labyrinthitis . Meniere's Disease . Nasal Polyps . Otitis Externa . Otitis Media . Pharyngitis . Rhinitis . Sinusitis . Tonsillitis

14. Psychiatry

Adjustment Disorders . Anxiety Disorders . Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder . Eating Disorders . Mood Disorders . Personality Disorders . Psychotic Disorders . Somatoform/Dissociative Disorders

15. Pulmonary

Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) . Asthma . Bronchitis . Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) . Intersitial Lung Disease . Pleural Effusion . Pleurisy . Pneumonia . Pneumothorax . Pulmonary Contusion . Pulmonary Embolism . Sleep Apnea

16. Rheumatology/Orthopedics

Ankylosing Spondylitis . Fibromyalgia . Gout . Osteoarthritis/Osteoarthorosis . Polymyalgia Rheumatica . Rheumatoid Arthritis . Tendonitis/Bursitis . Fracture . Foot . Spine . Strain and Sprain

17. Urology

Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia . Epidedymitis . Impotence . Incontinence . Orchitis . Priapism . Prostatitis . Urethritis . Urinary Tract Infection . Hydrocele . Hypospadius . Testicular Torsion . Variococele

18. Anesthesia

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