Medical Consultation is the art of providing Internal Medicine care for surgical, psychiatric, and obstetric patients. This addition to The Pearls Series will present a wide range of cases covering the diagnosis and management of interesting and challenging problems of these patients in general internal medicine.

• Case histories present vital clinical information on the diagnosis and management of these patients.
• Extremely useful problem solving format for preparation of board exams.
• Helpful references are listed for further information on the particular disease/diagnosis presented in the case.
• Medical Consultation related to the emerging "hospitalist" movement in medicine