MKSAP® 17 Infectious Disease - Softcover

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The 17th edition of Medical Knowledge Self-Assessment Program (MKSAP® 17) is specifically intended for physicians who provide personal, nonsurgical care to adults. Included are: general internists and primary care physicians; subspecialists who need to remain up-to-date in internal medicine; residents preparing for the Certification Exam in internal medicine; physicians preparing for the Maintenance of Certification Exam in internal medicine.

The learning objectives of MKSAP® 17 are to:

• Close gaps between actual care in your practice and preferred standards of care, based on best evidence.
• Diagnose disease states that are less common and sometimes overlooked and confusing.
• Improve management of comorbid conditions that can complicate patient care.
• Determine when to refer patients for surgery or care by subspecialists.
• Pass the ABIM Certification Examination and the ABIM Maintenance of Certification Examination.

MKSAP® 17 Infectious Disease provides guidance on central nervous system infection, prion disease, skin and soft tissue infection, community-acquired pneumonia, tick-borne disease, urinary tract infection, Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection, nontuberculous mycobacterium infection, fungal infection, sexually transmitted infection, osteomyelitis, fever of unknown origin, recurrent infection, bioterrorism, infectious gastrointestinal syndromes, infection in transplant recipients, health care-associated infection, endocarditis prophylaxis, HIV and AIDS, and viral syndromes. New topics in anti-infective therapy are also discussed. It includes 108 multiple-choice questions.

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