Department of Medicine - Reading Syllabus

This syllabus contains recent, excellent tutorial articles on major topics in internal medicine. Reading the articles on this list should provide an introduction to major topics. However, this syllabus is not comprehensive. Students must read on a daily basis, using the problems they encounter on the wards as a guide. Appropriate sources include major textbooks (Harrison's "Principle's of Internal Medicine" is the official textbook of the department) and tutorial articles from internal medicine journals.    

How to access these articles:

These articles are readily available from the chief residents. However, they are also easily accessed from the Ehrman medical library website. Click on: "E-resources" and choose "E-journals." For example: To access the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), click on "N" and scroll down to the NEJM link. After following the link, from the NEJM home page, you can select an article from the archive, or use the "search" option to find an article of interest. You can limit the search to include only review articles.    

Renal

Thadhani et al. "Acute Renal Failure."  NEJM. 334: 1448, May 30th, 1996.

Hricik et al. "Glomerulonephritis." NEJM. 339: 888-899, September 24, 1998.

Orth & Ritz. "The Nephrotic Syndrome." NEJM. 338:1202-1211, Apr 23, 1998.

Chobanian et al. "The Seventh Report of the Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure: the JNC 7 report." JAMA. 289:2560-72, May 21, 2003.

Highly Recommended:

Adrogue & Madias. "Hyponatremia." NEJM. 342: 1581-1589, May 25, 2000.

Adrogue & Madias. "Hypernatremia." NEJM. 342: 342:1493-1499, May 18, 2000

Cardiology

Lee & Goldman. "Evaluation of the Patient with Acute Chest Pain." NEJM. 342:1187-1195, Apr 20, 2000.

Yeghiazarians et al. "Unstable Angina Pectoris." NEJM. 342: 101-114, Jan 13, 2000.

Jessup & Brozena. "Heart Failure." NEJM. 348:2007-2018, May 15, 2003.

Falk. "Atrial Fibrillation." NEJM. 344: 1067-1978, April 5th, 2001.

Highly Recommended:

Nohria et al. "Medical Management of Advanced Heart Failure." JAMA. 287: 628-640, Feb 6, 2002. 

Pulmonary

Goldhaber. "Pulmonary Embolism." NEJM. 339: 93-104, July 9, 1998.

Busse & Lemanske. "Asthma." NEJM. 334: 350-362, Feb 1, 2001.

Sutherland. "Management of COPD." NEJM. 350: 2689-2697, June 24, 2004.

Light. "Pleural Effusion." NEJM. 346:1971-1977, Jun 20, 2002.

Infectious Disease

Mylonakis & Calderwood. "Infectious Endocarditis in Adults." NEJM. 345: 1318-1330, Nov 1, 2001.

Halm & Teirstein. "Management of Community Acquired Pneumonia." NEJM. 347: 2039-2045, Dec 19. 2002. 

Hotchkiss & Karl. "The Pathophysiology and Treatment of Sepsis." NEJM. 348:138-150, Jan 9, 2003.

Gastroenterology

Swaroop et al. "Severe Acute Pancreatitis." JAMA. 291: 2865-2868, June 16, 2004.            

Ginès et al. "Management of Cirrhosis and Ascites." NEJM. 350:1646-1654, Apr 15, 2004.

Pratt et al. "Evaluation of abnormal liver-enzyme results in asymptomatic patients." NEJM. 342:1266-1271, April 27, 2000.

Hematology & Oncology

Heaney & Golde. "Myelodysplasia." NEJM. 340:1649-1660, May 27, 1999.

Lowenberg et al. "Acute Myeloid Leukemia." NEJM. 341:1051-1062, Sep 30, 1999.

Levi & ten Cate. "Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation." NE JM. 341:586-592, Aug 19, 1999.

Endocrinology

Delaney et al. “DKA and HHKS.” Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinics of America. 29(4), 683-705, December, 2000.

Grundy et al. "Implications of Recent Clinical Trials for the National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel III Guidelines." Circulation. 2004;110:227-239, July 13, 2004.