INTERNAL MEDICINE Savannah CLERKSHIP MANUAL

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Outline the treatment plan if uncontrolled - Which Anti-HTN medications to start / add
Stages of Hypertension (Table 1, Page 3) JNC 7
2014 JNC 8 Evidence-Based Guideline for the Management of HTN in Adults JAMA
2. Evaluation and Management of Hyperlipidemia:
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Presence or absence of ASCVD
Calculate ASCVD Risk scores (if ASCVD is absent and LDL 190 ) AHA /
ACC
3. Approach to a patient with Generalized Fatigue
4. Sepsis
o Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock NEJM 2013
5. Physical Examination
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DeGowin's Diagnostic: Head and Neck Exam (Multiple short Video)
Week 5: Understanding GI
1. Diarrhea and Constipation
o Evaluating the Patient With Diarrhea: A Case-Based Approach MCProc 2012
o Causes of Chronic Diarrhea NEJM 2006
o Case 38-2011: A 34-Year-Old Man with Diarrhea and Weakness
2. Evaluation and Management of GI Bleeding
o Acute Gastrointestinal Bleeding In the Clinic Annals 2013
3. Jaundice
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Chapter 42. Jaundice Harrison's Textbook of Internal Medicine
4. Abdominal Pain
o 52-Year-Old Man With Acute Midabdominal Pain Mayo Clic Proc 2014
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