Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 17th Edition

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Edition: 17th
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2008-03-06
Publisher(s): McGraw-Hill Professional
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Summary

Introducing the most dramatically revised edition ofHarrison'sever! Now with NEW bonus DVD with 37 chapters and more than 500 brand new images and video clips! MORE THAN TRUSTED, BEYOND ESSENTIAL . . . The #1 selling medical textbook worldwide,Harrison'shas defined internal medicine for millions of clinicians and students. The new Seventeenth Edition retainsHarrison'sacclaimed balance of pathobiology, cardinal signs and manifestations of disease, and best approaches to patient management, yet has been massively updated to give you an innovative array of bold new features and content. If ever there was one must-have resource for clinicians and students - this is it!UNMATCHED EXPERTISE AT YOUR FINGERTIPS As an unprecedented amount of medical information bombards you and your patients, where do you go to sort it out and make sense of it all? When your patients request clarification on something they've "printed off" where do you turn for expert explanations? The same trusted resource physicians and students have turned to for over fifty years:Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine. Now more than ever, trustHarrison'sto filter and clarify the exploding knowledge base, to highlight the breakthroughs, and to deliver a clear, balanced distillation of the best and most current information on which to base clinical decisions. THE MOST EXCITING AND EXTENSIVELY REVISED EDITION EVER! Here are just a few of the reasons why the new 17th Edition ofHarrison'sis the best edition yet: Bonus companion DVD featuring: 37 new "e-chapters"; over 500 brand-new radiological, laboratory, and clinical images, including complete atlases; state-of-the-art video clips; an Image Bank of nearly all the illustrations contained in the parent text, and much more Expanded, modernized illustration program with more than 800 brand-new, additional illustrations-a 60% increase over the previous edition Dozens of brand new chapters on vital topics in medical education and clinical practice: Global Issues in Medicine: Patient Safety and Health Quality; Health Disparities: Atlas of EKGs; Clinical Management of Obesity: Atlas of Hematology: Atlases of Chest, Neurological, and Cardiovascular Radiology, and much more! Also included a complete new Section on biological foundations and emerging clinical applications of regenerative medicine! Brand new, reader-friendly text design optimizes the full-color format An expanded, innovative focus on global health NEW Global Advisory Board comprised of 11 prominent medical experts from Asia, Europe, and South America Revision of the popular On Line Learning Center, which offers more skill-sharpening self-assessment questions and answers, plus additional case studies for helping you applyHarrison'scontent to the daily care of patients Harrison's related products are available in a full suite of formats to meet all your educational and clinical needs.Harrison's Practice of Medicineis a complete database of more than 700 clinical topics formatted for use at the point of care.The Harrison's Manual of Medicineis one of the most popular and heavily used handbook-sized resources in internal medicine.The Harrison's Self-Assessment and Board Reviewfeatures more than 1000 board-type cases and questions and highlights the use of Harrison's as a great board prep resouce.

Author Biography

Anthony S. Fauci, MD, National Institute of Health, Betheseda, MD.

Dennis L. Kasper, MD, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.

Eugene Braunwald, MD, Harvard University School of Medicine, Boston, MA.

Stephen L. Hauser, MD, University of California, San Francisco, CA.

Dan L. Longo, MD, National Institute of Health, Betheseda, MD.

J. Larry Jameson, MD, PhD, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL.

Joseph Loscalzo, MD, PhD, Harvard University School of Medicine, Boston, MA.

Table of Contents

Contributors
Preface
Introduction to Clinical Medicine
The Practice of Medicine The Editors
Global Issues in Medicine
Decision-Making in Clinical Medicine
Screening and Prevention of Diseases
Principles of Clinical Pharmacology
Women's Health Andrea Dunaif
Medical Disorders during Pregnancy
Medical Evaluation of the Surgical Patient
Geriatric Medicine
Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Palliative and End-of-Life Care
The Safety and Quality of Health Care
Economic Considerations in the Practice of Medicine
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Care
Ethical Issues in Clinical Medicine
Cardina
Manifestations and Presentation of Diseases
Pain
Pain: Pathophysiology and Management Howard
Chest Discomfort
Abdominal Pain
Headache Peter
Back and Neck Pain
Alterations in Body Temperature
Fever and Hyperthermia
Fever and Rash
Atlas of Rashes Associated with Fever
Fever of Unknown Origin
Hypothermia and Frostbite
Nervous System Dysfunction
Syncope Mark
Dizziness and Vertigo
Weakness and Paralysis
Gait and Balance Disorders Lewis Sudarsky
Numbness, Tingling, and Sensory Loss
Confusion and Delirium
Memory Loss
Aphasia, Memory Loss, and Other Focal Cerebral Disorders
Sleep Disorders
Disorders of Eyes, Ears, Nose, and Throat
Disord rs of the Eye
Disorders of Smell, Taste, and Hearing
Pharyngitis, Sinusitis, Otitis, and Other Upper Respiratory Infections
Oral Manifestations of Disease
Atlas of Oral Manifestations of Disease
Alterations in Circulatory and Respiratory Functions
Dyspnea and Pulmonary Edema
Cough and Hemoptysis
Hypoxia and Cyanosis Eugene
Edema Eugene
Approach to the Patient with a Heart
Palpitations
Alterations in Gastrointestinal Function
Dysphagia Raj K. Goyal
Nausea, Vomiting, and Indigestion
Diarrhea and Constipation
Weight Loss
Gastrointestinal Bleeding Loren Laine
Jaundice
Abdominal Swelling and Ascites
Alterations in Renal and Urinary Tract Function
Azotemia and Urinary Abnormalities
Atlas of Urinary Sediments and Renal Biopsies
Fluid and Electrolyte Disturbances
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