INTERNAL MEDICINE Savannah CLERKSHIP MANUAL

Medical Students Page
3 rd year Medical Student (Weekly Curriculum during IM rotation)
Week 1 : Back to Basics
1. Importance of a good history
o Don’t Know Much about History NEJM 2005
o Back to Basics NEJM 2008
o CPS: 06/2005 (Weight loss / Hip and Back Pain)
2. Importance of good Physical Examination
3. Understanding Errors in Medicine
o A Key Miscommunication NEJM 2008
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Transition of Care
o In the Clinic Transitions of Care Annals 2013
Medication Errors
Diagnostic Errors
o Jumping to the wrong conclusion NEJM 1998
4. Physical Examination:
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Diagnositic: Screening Physical Exam (17 min Video)
DiGowin's Diagnostic: Chest and Vascular Exam (Video 50min)
Fundamentals of Lung Auscultation NEJM 2014 (with audio of Lung Sounds)
Week 2: Understanding the basics of Hematology
1. How to approach anemia
2. How to approach Pancytopenia
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Chapter 57. Approach to Anemia Harrisons Principle of Internal
Medicine 18th Edition
o Investigating microcytic anaemia BMJ 2013
o Microcytic Anemia NEJM 2014
o Case 36-2013: DDx: Hemolytic Anemia
o Hemolytic anemia AAFP 2004
o Iron Deficiency Anemia: Evaluation and Management AAFP 2013
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46-Year-Old Man With Fevers, Chills, and Pancytopenia Mayo Clic Proc2012
Case 23-2014: A 41-Y-O-M with Fevers, Rash, Pancytopenia, and
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