
Harrison's Internet Edition
McGraw-Hill Inc.,US (Publisher)
15th Edition
Published on 15. March 2002
Book
Hardback
2629 pages
978-0-07-139883-1 (ISBN)
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Description
Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 15/e PLUS A 1-year subscription to Online. Covers diagnosis and expanded treatment for thousands of diseases. Cardinal manifestations of disease and pathophysiology are included throughout. Includes 90 new chapters, expanded treatment, genetic considerations, and much more. The complete text of Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine on the internet. Users get DAILY UPDATES, Free Bi-weekly newsletter, quick links to online resources, and self-assessment questions. Harrison defines the practice and science of internal medicine. Beginning with a section on current topics (e.g. ethics, cost awareness, disease prevention), the book proceeds to cardinal manifestations of disease (e.g. pain, fever, headache), which remains one the most popular parts especially among medical students. The core is a comprehensive presentation of all major diseases in the major specialties of internal medicine. (Oncology and hematology; infectious diseases; cardiology; respiratory; kidney and urinary tract; gastrointestinal system; immune system, connective tissue and joints; endocrinology and metabolism; and neurology.
Thirteen brand new chapters have been added to this edition: alternative medicine; approach to the acutely ill, febrile patient; fertility and infertility; diseases caused by genetic defects in mitochondrial function; gene therapy; late complications of cancer; HACEK and other Gram Negative bacteria; echocardiography; prevention of atherosclerosis; autoimmunity; allergies and anaphylaxis; articular and periarticular disorders of the upper extremities; and neurobiology of disease.
Thirteen brand new chapters have been added to this edition: alternative medicine; approach to the acutely ill, febrile patient; fertility and infertility; diseases caused by genetic defects in mitochondrial function; gene therapy; late complications of cancer; HACEK and other Gram Negative bacteria; echocardiography; prevention of atherosclerosis; autoimmunity; allergies and anaphylaxis; articular and periarticular disorders of the upper extremities; and neurobiology of disease.
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Edition
15th Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
1500 Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 282 mm
Width: 226 mm
Thickness: 84 mm
Weight
4145 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-07-139883-1 (9780071398831)
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Persons
Eugene Brauwald, AB, MD, MA (Hon), MD (Hon), ScD (Hon) Distinguished Hersey Professor of Medicine, Faculty Dean for Academic Programs at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School Vice-President for Academic Programs, Partners HealthCare System, Boston, MA Anthony S. Fauci, MD Chief, Laboratory of Immunoregulation, Director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland Dennis L. Kasper, MD, MA (Hon), William Ellery Channing Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Director, Channing Laboratory, Co-Director, Division of Infectious Diseases Executive Vice-Chairman, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA Stephen L. Hauser, MD Chairman and Betty Anker Fife Professor, Dept. of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco, CA Dan L. Longo, MD Scientific Director, National Institute of on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD J. Larry Jameson, MD, PhD C.F. Kettering Professor of Medicine, Chief, Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Molecular Medicine Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, IL
Author
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Content
Part I: Introduction to Clinical Medicine.
Part II: Cardinal Manifestations and Presentation of Disease.
Part III: Genetics and Disease.
Part IV: Clinical Pharmacology.
Part V: Nutrition. Part VI: Oncology and Hematology.
Part VII: Infectious Diseases.
Part VIII: Disorders of the Cardiovascular System.
Part IX: Disorders of the Respiratory System.
Part X: Disorders of the Kidney and Urinary Tract.
Part XI: Disorders of the Gastrointestinal System.
Part XII: Disorders of the Immune System, connective Tissue, and Joints.
Part XIII: Endocrinology and Metabolism.
Part XIV: Neurologic Disorders.<
H2> Part XV: Environmental and Occupational Hazards.
Appendix A: Laboratory Values of Clinical Importance.
Appendix B: Instructions for Collection and Transport of Specimen Culture.
Part II: Cardinal Manifestations and Presentation of Disease.
Part III: Genetics and Disease.
Part IV: Clinical Pharmacology.
Part V: Nutrition. Part VI: Oncology and Hematology.
Part VII: Infectious Diseases.
Part VIII: Disorders of the Cardiovascular System.
Part IX: Disorders of the Respiratory System.
Part X: Disorders of the Kidney and Urinary Tract.
Part XI: Disorders of the Gastrointestinal System.
Part XII: Disorders of the Immune System, connective Tissue, and Joints.
Part XIII: Endocrinology and Metabolism.
Part XIV: Neurologic Disorders.<
H2> Part XV: Environmental and Occupational Hazards.
Appendix A: Laboratory Values of Clinical Importance.
Appendix B: Instructions for Collection and Transport of Specimen Culture.