Features
- 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, India, 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 apply Harrison\'s content 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 Medicine is a complete database of more than 700 clinical topics formatted for use at the point of care. The Harrison\'s Manual of Medicine is one of the most popular and heavily used handbook-sized resources in internal medicine. The Harrison\'s Self-Assessment and Board Review features more than 1000 board-type cases and questions and highlights the use of Harrison\'s as a great board prep resouce.
Table of contents
Contributors
Preface
Part 1
Introduction to Clinical Medicine
Part 2
Section 1
Cardinal Manifestations and Presentation of DiseasesSection 1
Pain
Section 2
Alterations in Body Temperature
Section 3
Nervous System Dysfunction
Section 4
Disorders of Eyes, Ears, Nose, and Throat
Section 5
Alterations in Circulatory and Respiratory Functions
Section 6
Alterations in Gastrointestinal Function
Section 7
Alterations in Renal and Urinary Tract Function
Section 8
Alterations in Sexual Function and Reproduction
Section 9
Alterations in the Skin
Section 10
Hematologic Alterations
Part 3
Genetics and Disease
Part 4
Regenerative Medicine
Part 5
Nutrition
Part 6
Oncology and Hematology
Section 1
Neoplastic Disorders
Section 2
Hematopoietic Disorders
Section 3
Disorders of Hemostasis
Part 7
Infectious Diseases
Section 1
Basic Considerations in Infectious Diseases
Section 2
Clinical Syndromes: Community-Acquired Infections
Section 3
Clinical Syndromes: Nosocomial Infections
Section 4
Approach to Therapy for Bacterial Diseases
Section 5
Diseases Caused by Gram-Positive Bacteria
Section 6
Diseases Caused by Gram-Negative Bacteria
Section 7
Miscellaneous Bacterial Infections
Section 8
Mycobacterial Diseases
Section 9
Spirochetal Disease
Section 10
Diseases Caused by Rickettsia, Mycoplasma, and Chlamydia
Section 11
Viral Diseases: General Considerations
Section 12
Infections Due to DNA Viruses
Section 13
Infections Due to DNA and RNA Respiratory Viruses
Section 14
Infections Due to Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Other Human Retroviruses
Section 15
Infections Due to RNA Viruses
Section 16
Fungal and Algal Infections
Section 17
Protozoal and Helminthic Infections: General Considerations
Section 18
Protozoal Infections
Section 19
Helminthic Infections
Part 8
Bioterrorism and Clinical Medicine
Part 9
Disorders of Cardiovascular System
Section 1
Introduction to Cardiovascular Disorders
Section 2
Diagnosis of Cardiovascular Disorders
Section 3
Disorders of Rhythm
Section 4
Disorders of the Heart
Section 5
Vascular Disease
Part 10
Disorders of the Respiratory System
Section 1
Diagnosis of Respiratory Disorders
Section 2
Diseases of the Respiratory System
Part 11
Critical Care Medicine
Section 1
Respiratory Critical Care
Section 2
Shock and Cardiac Arrest
Section 3
Neurologic Critical Care
Section 4
Oncologic Emergencies
270 Oncologic Emergencies
Rasim Gucalp / Janice Dutcher
Part 12
Disorders of the Kidney and Urinary Tract
Part 13
Disorders of the Gastrointestinal System
Section 1
Disorders of the Alimentary Tract
Section 2
Liver and Biliary Tract Disease
Section 3
Disorders of the Pancreas
Part 14
Disorders of the Immune System, Connective Tissue, and Joints
Section 1
The Immune System in Health and Disease
Section 2
Disorders of Immune-Mediated Injury
Section 3
Disorders of the Joints and Adjacent Tissues
Part 15
Endocrinology and Metabolism
Section 1
Endocrinology
Section 2
Disorders of Bone and Mineral Metabolism
Section 3
Disorders of Intermediary Metabolism
Part 16
Neurologic Disorders
Section 1
Diagnosis of Neurologic Disorders
Section 2
Diseases of the Central Nervous System
Section 3
Nerve and Muscle Disorders
Section 4
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Section 5
Psychiatric Disorders
Section 6
Alcoholism and Drug Dependency
Part 17
Poisoning, Drug Overdose, and Envenomation
Summaries of Chapters e1 to e36
Appendix
Laboratory Values of Clinical Importance
Alexander Kratz / Michael A. Pesce / Daniel J. Fink
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