Master Acute Internal Medicine (AIM) Presentations with Lecture Notes

Authored by Glenn Matfin, Lecture Notes provides a comprehensive guide to the principles of initial assessment, investigation, diagnosis, and management of adult patients with everyday Acute Internal Medicine (AIM) presentations and conditions.

Wide-Ranging Coverage of AIM Topics

This textbook is extensive in scope, covering topics that range from the initial identification of acute medical illness to effective discharge planning. It includes the latest developments on the generic professional and specialty-specific capabilities needed to manage patients presenting with a wide range of medical symptoms and conditions, as outlined in the UK AIM curriculum (2022).

Key Features and Topics Covered

• Generic skills relevant to AIM, including clinical reasoning, safe prescribing, point of care ultrasound (POCUS), resuscitation, and managing the acute medical take
• AIM across various acute care settings, such as home (telemedicine, virtual wards, Hospital at Home), ambulatory (same day emergency care), and in-hospital (acute medical unit, enhanced care, critical care)
• AIM presentations and conditions in special populations, including older people, pregnancy, people with HIV, LGBTQ+, inclusion medicine, people with learning disabilities, perioperative medicine, and people with mental illness
• Common presentations in AIM

The textbook’s accessible coverage of a wide range of AIM content makes it an essential resource for:

• Medical students
• Physician trainees
• Consultants
• Other members of the multidisciplinary team working in acute care, patient-facing settings

Standalone chapters can be read in any sequence, making the text perfect for quick reference.

Publisher: Wiley

Publication Date: January 16, 2023

Language: English

ISBN: 9781119672852, 9781119672906