HARRISON'S MANUAL OF MEDICINE

Author: Anthony Fauci, MD, Eugene Braunwald, MD, Dennis Kasper, MD, Stephen Hauser, MD, Dan Longo, MD, J. Jameson, MD, PhD, Joseph Loscalzo, MD, PhD
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Publication Date: 2009
ISBN 10: 0071477438
ISBN 13: 9780071477437
Edition: 17th

Description:

Distilled from "Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 17e," the most authoritative medical reference in the world, this handy manual provides on-the-spot answers to patient management questions clinicians face on a daily basis. Completely revised, the 17th Edition features a new full-color format; 100+ full-color depictions of clinical conditions seen in dermatology, cardiology, and eye disease; important new chapters on end of life care, congenital heart disease in adults, non-invasive cardiac examination, and the metabolic syndrome. This new edition is based on the massively revised "Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 17e," so you can be confident the content reflects the very latest breakthroughs and developments. .

Table of Contents

Front Matter

SECTION 1 CARE OF THE HOSPITALIZED PATIENT

SECTION 2 MEDICAL EMERGENCIES

SECTION 3 COMMON PATIENT PRESENTATIONS

SECTION 4 OPHTHALMOLOGY AND OTOLARYNGOLOGY

SECTION 5 DERMATOLOGY

SECTION 6 HEMATOLOGY AND ONCOLOGY

SECTION 7 INFECTIOUS DISEASES

SECTION 8 CARDIOLOGY

SECTION 9 PULMONOLOGY

SECTION 10 NEPHROLOGY

SECTION 11 GASTROENTEROLOGY

SECTION 12 ALLERGY, CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY, AND RHEUMATOLOGY

SECTION 13 ENDOCRINOLOGY AND METABOLISM

SECTION 14 NEUROLOGY

SECTION 15 PSYCHIATRY AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE

SECTION 16 DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH MAINTENANCE

SECTION 17 ADVERSE DRUG REACTIONS

SECTION 18 LABORATORY VALUES