Pocket Medicine: The Massachusetts General Hospital Handbook of Internal Medicine – January 1, 2010

Pocket Medicine is a portable clinical reference handbook designed for quick, practical use by medical students, interns, residents, and other clinicians during internal medicine rotations, patient care rounds, and board exam preparation. It was compiled by residents and attending physicians at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH)—one of the leading academic medical centers in the U.S.—to provide rapid access to essential diagnostic and management guidance for common internal medicine problems.

Key Features

• Concise, high-yield content: Information is organized in bulleted lists, tables, and clinical algorithms for fast reference rather than long narrative text.

• Broad internal medicine coverage: Topics span major subspecialty areas such as cardiology, pulmonary medicine, gastroenterology, nephrology, hematology-oncology, infectious diseases, endocrinology, rheumatology, and neurology—with practical diagnostic and treatment approaches for conditions encountered daily on wards.

• Designed for clinical use: The handbook focuses on actionable clinical information you’ll use on rounds, helping with decision-making and practical patient care rather than deep theoretical learning.

• User-friendly navigation: Editions from this period include tabs and indexed sections for quick lookup of topics during busy clinical shifts.