Staff: Carlos Singer, MD - Specialist Saif Abo-Mouch, MD - Specialist and Consultant for Liver Diseases Ylena Neiman, MD Yaniv-Menahem Levi, MD 6 Attending physicians in Internal Medicine Attending physicians in Geriatric Medicine Attending physicians in Family Care Medicine Head Nurse: Ms. Rotem Novoselsky

Location: First floor (main building)

Telephones: 04-6304410-1 fax: 04-6304412 Dept. director: 04-6304417 Secretary: 04-6304414 Doctor's room: 04-6304415 Dr. Singer: 04-6304416 Dr. Abo-Mouch: 04-6304578 For more details: intmed_b@hillel-yaffe.health.gov.il

Description: The Department of Internal Medicine B deals with various diseases, putting an emphasis on hematologic and liver diseases. We are qualified for full specialization from the Israeli Scientific Committee. In addition we are affiliated with the Technion University's Faculty of Medicine in Haifa and teach 4th and 6th-year medical students. We conduct an out-patient clinic, which admits patients twice weekly, on Mondays and Wednesdays, between the hours of 10:00 - 14.00. Previously hospitalized patients and ambulatory patients referred by regional health clinics are seen by the senior department staff. Emergency Medicine: The department's qualified physicians also work in the Mobile Intensive Care Units in the region. Research Interests: 1. Frequency of hyponatremia in hospitalized patients 2. Frequency and significance of hyperferritinemia in hospitalized patients - Journal club- 3 times a week - 2 weekly consultations with the Institute of Imaging and Radiology

PUBLICATIONS: 1. WEINER, P., BASSAN, M., JARCHOWSKY, J., IUSIM, S., PLAVNICK, L. Clinical course of acute atrial fibrillation treated with rapid digitalization. AMER. HEART J. 1983; 105: 223-228. 2. WEINER, P., JARCHOWSKY, J., PLAVNICK, L. Alcoholic Hepatitis. ISR. J MED. SCI 1983; 19: 161 - 164. 3. WEINER, P., JARCHOWSKY, J. Paradoxical Embolism. HAREFUAH 1978; 95: 376-378. 4. ABU MOUCH, S., FIREMAN, Z., STERNBERG, A., JARCHOWSKY, J. Helicobacter pylori as acuse of benign or malignant peptic ulcer. HAREFUAH 995; 128: 808- 811. 5. BAYTNER-ZAMIR, H., ABU-MOCH, S., JARCHOWSKY, J. Rhabdomylosis and influenza infections. HAREFUAH 1996; 130:208-210. 6. WEINER, P., JARCHOWSKY, J., PLAVNICK, L. Candida diarrhea. HAREFUAH 1978; 94:315-320. 7. WEINER, P., JARCHOWSKY, J., PLAVNICK, L. Paradoxical embolism - a rare case. ISR. J MED. SCI, 1978; 14: 984-985. 8. WEINER, P., JARCHOWSKY, J., AUSLANDER, L. Severe ulcerative colitis-like presentation of schistosomiasis. HAREFUAH 1985; 100:332-333. 9. WEINER, P., JARCHOWSKY, J., AUSLANDER, L. Malignant fibrous histiocytoma. HAREFUAH 1984; 107: 397-399. 10. KIVITY, S., JARCHOWSKY, J., GREIF, J., TOPILSKY, M. Combined effect of inhaled virapamil and sodium cromoglycate on the airway response to hypertonic saline ann. allergy. 1990; 64: 163-165. 11. KIVITY, S., JARCHOWSKY, J. Relapsing annaphylxis to bee sting in a patient treated with beta blocker and Ca blocker. J. ALLER. CLIN. IMMUNOL. 1990; 85: 669-670. 12. JARCHOWSKY, J., SHALITIN, S., PLAVNICK, L. Extra cardiac Malignancy presenting with cardiac tamponade. HAREFUAH 1991; 121: 365-367. 13. JARCHOWSKY J, ZAMIR D, PLAVNICK L. TORSADE DE POINTES WITH THE USE OF PHENOTHIAZINES AND DIURETICS. HAREFUAH 1991; 121: 435-437. 14. JARCHOWSKY J, BAYTNER-ZAMIR H, PLAVNICK L. SPURIOUS HYPERPHOSPHATEMIA IN MULTIPLE MYELOMA. HAREFUAH 1991; 121: 515-517. 15. BAYTNER-ZAMIR H, ZELIKOVSKY L, JARCHOWSKY J. PAINLESS SUBACUTE THYROIDITIS AS a CAUSE OF PROLONGED FEVER , DIAGNOSIS BY GALLIUM SCAN. HAREFUAH 1996; 130:453-455. 16. WEINER P, LANDAU M, ABO-MOUCH S. JOINT CHANGES DURING BRUELLOSIS OUTBREAK IN ISRAEL. HAREFUAH. 1986;7-8:168-169. 17. POSITIVE RHEUMATOID FACTOR REACTION IN PATIENTS REFERRED FOR JOINT PAIN: 5 YEARS FOLLOW - UP. WEINER P, LANDAU M, ABO-MOUCH S. HAREFUAH J. OF THE ISRAEL MEDICAL ASSOCIATION. 18. LACK OF CORRELATION BETWEEN THE MACROSCOPIC AND MICROSCOPIC VIEWS IN DIAGNOSING ATROPIC GASTRITIS A. STERNBERG, L. AUSLANDER, S. ABO-MOCH, M. KAUFSHTEIN, B. WAGNER, Z. FIREMAN. GUT;1994 A 75. 19. MULTIPLE ANTRAL ULCERS IN GASTRIC SARCOID. FIREMAN Z, STERNBERG A, JARCHOWSKY J, ABO-MOUCH S, COSCAS D, TOPILSKY M, FIREMAN E, GROISMAN GM. J. CLIN GASTROENTEROL 24 (2): 97-99 (MAR. 1997). 20. INFLAMMATORY PSEUDOTUMOR OF THE LIVER A RARE ENTITY AND A DIAGNOSTIC CHALLENGE. ZAMIR D, JARCHOWSKY J, SINGER C, ABO-MOUCH S, GROISMAN G, AMMAR M, WEINER P. AM. J. GASTROENTEROL 1998 SEP;93(9): 1538-40. 21. PERNICIOUS ANEMIA IN TWO YOUNG ISRAELI ARABS MASKED BY B - THALASSEMIA TRAIT. WEINER P, LEEF F, SINGER C, PLAVNICK L. HAREFUAH. 1985; 108 (9): 444-445.