Book excerpt: "Prepare for internal medicine board certification and recertification exams with the proven resource that serves as the syllabus for the Cleveland Clinic's highly esteemed internal medicine board review course! The 6th edition contains ancillary content, available on the companion website for book purchasers, and integrated right into the format for eBook purchasers. Drawing on the expertise of the distinguished Cleveland Clinic faculty, this latest edition features new board review questions and answers in print and online. Taking a more clinical approach than other review texts, this practical resource includes a unique and well-structured question bank of more than 580 questions to prepare you for the boards. Providing an authoritative review of state-of-the-art developments in internal medicine, the book covers key topics, including multidisciplinary skills for the internist, infectious disease, hematology and medical oncology, rheumatology, pulmonary and critical care medicine, endocrinology, nephrology and hypertension, gastroenterology, and cardiology. Master essential concepts with expert information, clinical vignettes, and coverage of crucial clinical points in each chapter. Streamline your board preparation with the book's emphasis on the facts and scenarios most likely to be encountered in internal medicine boards. Build your confidence, competence, and test-taking skills through online board exam simulations that integrate relevant clinical cases, pathology, and imaging studies. Test your knowledge and skills using the book's more than 580 board-review style questions and answers in print. Fully searchable text online, allows you to study where ever and whenever you want. Whether you are preparing for board certification or recertification or want an authoritative review of state-of-the-art developments in internal medicine, the Cleveland Clinic Intensive Board Review of Internal Medicine, 6e is your go-to resource"--Provided by publisher.