Gold Standards Foundation

Gold Standards Foundation of Internal Medicine Cardinal Manifestations of Disease and Lab Test A Complete Index is available at the Library's Circulation Desk. Scroll down for a brief description of each Disc.

Disc #	Title	Disc #	Title
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23	Abdominal Distension Anorexia, etc. 1 Anorexia, etc. 2 Cough and Hemoptysis Dyspnea Fever of Unknown Origin Growth Retardation 1 Growth Retardation 2 Growth Retardation 3 Hypothyroidism 1 Hypothyroidism 2 Hypothyroidism 3 Hypoxia and Cyanosis Muscular Manifestations 1 Muscular Manifestations 2 Muscular Manifestations 3 Pain 1 Pain 2 Photosensitivity 1 Photosensitivity 2 Potassium I Potassium 2 Pulmonary Edema	24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48	RBC 1 RBC 2 Renal Failure 1 Renal Failure 2 Renal Failure 3 Sexual Manifestations 1 Sexual Manifestations 2 Shock Sodium 1 Sodium 2 Sodium 3 Summaries 1 Summaries 2 Summaries 3 Summaries 4 Summaries 5 Temperature Urinalysis 1 Urinalysis 2 Urinalysis 3 Urinalysis 4 Urinalysis 5 WBC 1 WBC 2 WBC 3

1	Abdominal Distension Categories of Abdominal Distension Fat - Obesity Fluid - Ascites (& ascites vs. ovarian cyst) Flatus - Tympanites
2	Anorexia, Nausea & Vomiting, Indigestion Disc I Anorexia Nausea & Vomiting
3	Anorexia, Nausea & Vomiting, Indigestion Disc 2 Indigestion
4	Cough & Hemoptysis Cough Hemoptysis
5	Dyspnea Introduction Degrees, Forms of Dyspnea The Mechanisms Involved Differential Diagnoses Cardiac Dyspnea Determining the Etiology
6	Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) Introduction Classical FUO Nosocomial FUO HIV- Associated FUO Neutropenic FUO Tests for Investigating FUO Treatment of Undiagnosed FUO
7	Growth Retardation Disc I Three General Periods of Risk Intrauterine Growth Retardation (IUGR) Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Dwarfism Noonan Syndrome (& IUGR)
8	Growth Retardation Disc 2 Two Other Syndromes Postnatal Growth Retardation
9	Growth Retardation Disc 3 Postnatal Growth Retardation (continued)
10	Hypothyroidism and Hyperthyroidism Disc 1 Introduction to Thyroid Disorders Hypothyroidism
11	Hypothyroidism and Hyperthyroidism Disc 2 Hypothyroidism (continued) Hyperthyroidism
12	Hypothyroidism and Hyperthyroidism Disc 3 Hyperthyroidism (continued)
13	Hypoxia & Cyanosis Hypoxia Cyanosis
14	Muscular Manifestations Disc I Clinical Aspects Common Muscular Complaints Abnormal Muscle Movements
15	Muscular Manifestations Disc 2 Abnormalities of Muscle Size Muscle Pain, Stiffness, Discomfort Muscular Paralysis, Weakness, Fatigue
16	Muscular Manifestations Disc 3 Bodies or Masses in Muscles Infections of Muscle Injuries & Diseases of Specific Muscle Groups
17	Pain Disc 1 Introduction Physiology of Pain Treatment of Acute Pain
18	Pain Disc 2 Chronic Pain Specific Pain Sites
19	Photosensitivity Disc I Introduction Effects of Exposure to Solar Radiation
20	Photosensitivity Disc 2 The Photosensitivity Diseases
21	Potassium Disc 1 Introductory Material Hypokalemia
22	Potassium Disc 2 Causes of Hypokalemia
23	Pulmonary Edema Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema Treatment
24	RBC Disc I Initial Review Thrombocytopenia - differential diagnosis Thrombocytosis - differential diagnosis
25	RBC Disc 2 Polycythemia - differential diagnosis Detailed Discussions Comprehensive Review
26	Renal Failure Disc 1 Evaluation of the Patient Acute Renal Failure
27	Renal Failure Disc 2 Acute Renal Failure (continued)
28	Renal Failure Disc 3 Chronic Renal Failure
29	Sexual Manifestations Disc 1 Normal Sexual Function in Men Sexual Dysfunction in Men - Impotence
30	Sexual Manifestations Disc 2 Sexual Dysfunction in Women
31	Shock Introduction Classifications of Shock General Pathogenesis of Shock Signs & Symptoms of Shock Clinical Evaluation Management, Treatment of Shock
32	Sodium Disc 1 Hyponatremia
33	Sodium Disc 2 Hyponatremia (continued)
34	Sodium Disc 3 Hyperntremia Diabetes Insipidus
35	Summaries Disc I WBC with Differential RBC
36	Summaries Disc 2 RBC (continued) Urinalysis
37	Summaries Disc 3 Urinalysis (continued) Temperature Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) Pain Shock
38	Summaries Disc 4 Cough & Hemoptysis Dyspnea Pulmonary Edema
39	Summaries Disc 5 Sexual Manifestations Muscular Manifestations Anorexia, Nausea, Vomiting
40	Temperature Introduction to Body Temperature Abnormal Elevation of Body Temperature Fever and the Pyrogens Different Types of Fever Hypothermia Fever - Modalities of Treatment Diagnosing an Elevated Temperature Treatment of Rigors
41	Urinalysis Disc I Introduction The Urine Sample ADH and Urine Concentration Specific Gravity Testing the Patient's Ability to Concentrate Urine Renal Tubular Acidosis in Detail Specific Gravity Vs. Osmolality
42	Urinalysis Disc 2 Some Summaries Distinctive Features of each RTA Injection of ADH as a Diagnostic Challenge Oliguria and Anuria Colors of Urine: Primary Differentials
43	Urinalysis Disc 3 Colors of Urine: Primary Differentials (continued) Screening Urine for Color Causes Ordors of Urine
44	Urinalysis Disc 4 Odors of Urine (continued) pH of Urine
45	Urinalysis Disc 5 Casts Hematuria in Context Proteinuria in the Absence of Hematuria
46	WBC with Differential Disc I Normative values - percentages Normative values - absolute counts Neutrophilia Eosinophilia A Depressed Eosinophil Count Basophilia Monocytosis
47	WBC with Differential Disc 2 Lymphocytosis When the Lymphocyte Percentage is Depressed Neutropenia Infectious Mononucleosis
48	WBC with Differential Disc 3 Summaries

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