Internal medicine

Internal medicine

The diagnosis and non-surgical treatment of diseases of the internal organs in adults.

8 chapters, 136 topics, 70 written so far

The exam syllabus for Internal medicine, in its eight chapters; the two groups of the last chapter are ours, in its heading’s words.

  1. Chapter 1

    Pulmonary diseases

    1. 1Acute bronchitis, tracheobronchitis, bronchiolitis
    2. 2Chronic bronchitis, pulmonary emphysema, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
    3. 3Respiratory failure – pathophysiology, and clinical features
    4. 4Bacterial community – acquired pneumonia
    5. 5Nonbacterial community – acquired pneumonia
    6. 6Hospital – acquired pneumonia and pneumonia in immunocompromised patients
    7. 7Treatment of pneumonias
    8. 8Purulent diseases – bronchiectasis, pulmonary abscess
    9. 9Pleural effusions
    10. 10Pulmonary Tuberculosis
    11. 11Pulmonary embolism
    12. 12Lung cancer
    13. 13Diffuse parenchymal pulmonary diseases
  2. Chapter 2

    Cardiovascular diseases

    1. 14Diseases of the mitral valve: mitral stenosis
    2. 15Diseases of the mitral valve: mitral regurgitation
    3. 16Diseases of the aortic valve: aortic stenosis
    4. 17Diseases of the aortic valve: aortic insufficiency
    5. 18Endocarditis
    6. 19Pericardial diseases – classification. Pericarditis. Pericardiac tamponade.
    7. 20Myocardial diseases: myocarditis
    8. 21Myocardial diseases: cardiomyopathies
    9. 22Acute heart failure – cardial asthma, pulmonary oedema, cardiogenic shock – etiology, pathogenesis, clinical manifestations
    10. 23Treatment of acute heart failure
    11. 24Chronic congestive heart failure – etiology, pathogenesis, clinical manifestations
    12. 25Treatment of chronic heart failure
    13. 26Ischemic heart disease: Stable Angina pectoris – clinical features, treatment
    14. 27Acute coronary syndrome: Acute myocardial infarction with ST segment elevation
    15. 28Acute coronary syndrome without ST segment elevation: unstable angina pectoris, myocardial infarction without ST segment elevation
    16. 29Conductive disturbances. Treatment of conductive disturbances
    17. 30Rhythm abnormalities: supraventricular arrhythmias
    18. 31Rhythm abnormalities: ventricular arrhythmias
    19. 32Antiarrhythmic drugs
    20. 33Hypertension
    21. 34Acute Rheumatic fever. Rheumocarditis
    22. 35Chronic cor pulmonale
    23. 36Aortic diseases: aortic dissection, aortic aneurysm
  3. Chapter 3

    Rheumatic diseases

    1. 37Rheumatoid arthritis
    2. 38Ankylosing spondylitis (Bechterew’s disease)
    3. 39Reactive arthritis – Rheumatic fever, Reiter’s syndrome, Lyme disease
    4. 40Rheumatic fever – diagnosis and treatment
    5. 41Psoriatic arthritis
    6. 42Systemic lupus erythematosus
    7. 43Progressive systemic sclerosis
    8. 44Polymyositis / Dermatomyositis
    9. 45Vasculitis – classification and clinical features
    10. 46Henoch-Schönlein purpura
    11. 47Polyarteritis nodosa (PAN)
    12. 48ANCA associated vasculitis
    13. 49Large vessel vasculitis – Horton disease, Takayasu’s arteriitis, Buerger disease
    14. 50Antiphospholipid syndrome
    15. 51Polymyalgia rheumatica and fibromyalgia
    16. 52Gout
    17. 53Osteoarthritis
    18. 54Osteoporosis
    19. 55Treatment of rheumatic diseases with biologic and biosimilar drugs
    20. 56Humoral immunity changes in Rheumatic diseases
  4. Chapter 4

    Hematologic diseases

    1. 57Iron deficiency anemia
    2. 58Macrocytic and megaloblastic anemias
    3. 59Haemolytic anemias. Hemolysis
    4. 60Aplastic anemia. Agranulocytosis
    5. 61Hodgkin’s disease
    6. 62Non-Hodgkin’s lymphomas
    7. 63Chronic lymphocytic leukemia
    8. 64Myeloma multiple
    9. 65Chronic myelogenous leukemia
    10. 66Polycythemia vera
    11. 67Acute myeloid leukemia
    12. 68Acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) in adults.
    13. 69Hemorrhagic diathesis – normal hemostasis. Thrombocytopenia – classification. Immune thrombocytopenia.
    14. 70Hemorrhagic diathesis – normal hemostasis. Hemophilia
  5. Chapter 5

    Endocrine and metabolic diseases

    1. 71Diabetes mellitus – etiopathogenesis, clinical featuresNot written yet
    2. 72Diabetes mellitus – treatment with insulin and oral drugsNot written yet
    3. 73Treatment of diabetic complicationsNot written yet
    4. 74Obesity and metabolic syndromeNot written yet
    5. 75DyslipidemiaNot written yet
    6. 76HypothyroidismNot written yet
    7. 77Thyrotoxicosis. HyperthyroidismNot written yet
    8. 78HypercalcemiaNot written yet
    9. 79HypocalcemiaNot written yet
    10. 80Acromegaly and insipid diabetesNot written yet
    11. 81HypercorticismNot written yet
    12. 82HypocorticismNot written yet
    13. 83Hypogonadism. Clinical characteristicsNot written yet
  6. Chapter 6

    Gastrointestinal diseases

    1. 84Gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD)Not written yet
    2. 85Esophageal cancerNot written yet
    3. 86Helicobacter pylori infectionNot written yet
    4. 87Peptic ulcerNot written yet
    5. 88Gastric carcinomaNot written yet
    6. 89MalabsorptionNot written yet
    7. 90Ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s diseaseNot written yet
    8. 91Tumors of the colonNot written yet
    9. 92Chronic viral hepatitisNot written yet
    10. 93Fatty liver. Alcoholic and nonalcoholic steatohepatitisNot written yet
    11. 94Primary biliary cholangitis (Primary biliary cirrhosis; PBC). Primary sclerosing cholangitisNot written yet
    12. 95Autoimmune hepatitisNot written yet
    13. 96Liver cirrhosis – etiology, pathogenesis, clinical featuresNot written yet
    14. 97Liver cirrhosis – complications: esophageal varices, ascites, spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP), hepato-renal syndrome, portal encephalopathy (PE)Not written yet
    15. 98Ascites – diagnosis, differential diagnosis, treatmentNot written yet
    16. 99Cholelithiasis – etiology, pathogenesis, clinical featuresNot written yet
    17. 100Cholelithiasis – complications: cholecystitis, cholangitisNot written yet
    18. 101Acute and chronic pancreatitisNot written yet
    19. 102Pancreatic cancerNot written yet
    20. 103Tumors of the liverNot written yet
    21. 104Cholestasis / jaundiceNot written yet
  7. Chapter 7

    Renal diseases

    1. 105Acute poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis (GN)Not written yet
    2. 106Idiopathic nephrotic syndromeNot written yet
    3. 107Membranous glomerulonephritisNot written yet
    4. 108IgA glomerulonephritis (Berger’s disease)Not written yet
    5. 109Membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis (MPGN)Not written yet
    6. 110Lupus nephritisNot written yet
    7. 111Kidney and diabetesNot written yet
    8. 112Acute urinary tract infectionsNot written yet
    9. 113Chronic pyelonephritisNot written yet
    10. 114Renal tuberculosisNot written yet
    11. 115NephrolithiasisNot written yet
    12. 116Polycystic renal diseaseNot written yet
    13. 117Acute kidney injury. Pathogenesis, clinical course and treatment.Not written yet
    14. 118Chronic renal failure – stages and clinical course.Not written yet
  8. Chapter 8

    Toxicology and allergic disorders

    Toxicology

    1. 119Toxicodynamics and toxicokinetics of exogenous poisonsNot written yet
    2. 120Treatment of acute exogenous poisoningNot written yet
    3. 121Acute exogenous poisoning with medicines used to treat cardiovascular diseases, benzodiazepines, antipsychotics, antidiabetic, antipyretic and analgesic and antiemetic agentsNot written yet
    4. 122Acute exogenous poisoning with alcohols: ethanol, methanol, ethylene glycolNot written yet
    5. 123Acute exogenous poisoning with psychoactive substancesNot written yet
    6. 124Acute exogenous poisoning with organophosphorus compoundsNot written yet
    7. 125Acute exogenous poisoning with carbon monoxideNot written yet
    8. 126Snake venom poisoningNot written yet
    9. 127Acute exogenous poisoning with mushroomsNot written yet

    Allergic disorders

    1. 128Asthma: epidemiology, pathogenesis, clinical features, diagnosis and differential diagnosis.Not written yet
    2. 129Asthma: managementNot written yet
    3. 130Insect allergyNot written yet
    4. 131Food allergyNot written yet
    5. 132Drug allergy: type I, II, IIINot written yet
    6. 133Drug allergy: type IV a, b, c, dNot written yet
    7. 134Hereditary angioedemaNot written yet
    8. 135AnaphylaxisNot written yet
    9. 136Hypersensitivity PneumonitisNot written yet