Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine
15th Edition
Published on 1. March 2001
Book
Hardback
2780 pages
978-0-07-118319-2 (ISBN)
Description
Seeking to reflect the state of the art in medical practice, this volume explores strategies for understanding, diagnosing and managing disease. In it, clinicians and investigators report key advances seen across the areas of internal medicine and discuss a wide range of topical issues, including ethics, disease prevention and genetics. With more than 90 chapters, it presents coverage of: alternative medicine; practice guidelines; the impact of genetics on clinical practice; infertility and fertility control; adolescent health care; gene therapy; and treatment strategies. This fifth edition includes new features such as: expanded sections on treatment; more colour illustrations and images; additional clinical guidelines and tables; genetic considerations highlighted by icons; and acronym boxes.
More details
Edition
International student edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
1300 illustrations, index
Dimensions
Height: 279 mm
Width: 216 mm
Weight
4910 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-07-118319-2 (9780071183192)
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Other editions
Previous edition
T.R. Harrison
Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine
Book
08/1997
McGraw-Hill Education (ISE Editions)
€88.03
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Persons
Eugene Brauwald, 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, USA Anthony S. Fauci, MD, ScD (Hon) Chief, Laboratory of Immunoregulation; Director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA Dennis L. Kasper, MD, MA (Hon) William Ellery Channing Professor of Medicine, Professor of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics and Executive Dean for Academic Programs, Harvard Medical School; Director, Channing Laboratory, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA Stephen L. Hauser, MD Chairman and Betty Anker Fife Professor, Department of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA Dan L. Longo, MD Scientific Director, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
Content
Part 1 Introduction to clinical medicine. Part 2 Cardinal manifestations and presentation of disease: pain; alterations in body temperature; nervous system dysfunction; disorders of eyes, ears, nose and throat; alterations in circulatory and respiratory functions; alterations in gastrointestinal function; alterations in renal and urinary tract function; alterations in sexual function and reproduction; alterations in the skin. Part 3 Genetics and disease. Part 4 Clinical pharmacology. Part 5 Nutrition. Part 6 Oncology and haematology: neoplastic disorders; disorders of haematopoiesis; disorders of haemostasis. Part 7 Infectious diseases: basic considerations in infectious diseases; clinical syndromes - commonly acquired infections; clinical syndromes - nosocomial infections; approach to therapy for bacterial diseases; diseases caused by gram-positive bacteria; diseases caused by gram-negative bacteria; miscellaneous bacterial infections; mycobacterial infections; spirochetal diseases; rickettsia, mycoplasma and chlamydia; viral diseases; DNA viruses; DNA and RNA respiratory viruses; RNA viruses; fungal and algal infections; protozoal and helminthic infections - general considerations; protozoal infections; helminthic infections. Part 8 Disorders of the cardiovascular system: diagnosis; disorders of rhythm; disorders of the heart; vascular diseases. Part 9 Disorders of the respiratory system: diagnosis; diseases of the respiratory system. Part 10 Disorders of the kidney and urinary tract. Part 11 Disorders of the gastrointestinal system: disorders of the alimentary tract; liver and biliary tract disease; disorders of the pancreas. Part 12 Disorders of the immune system, connective tissue, and joints: disorders of the immune system; disorders of immune-mediated injury. Part 13 Endocrinology and metabolism: endocrinology; disorders of bone and mineral metabolism; disorders of intermediary metabolism. Part 14 Neurologic disorders: diagnosis of neurologic disorders; diseases of the central nervous system; disorders of the nerve and muscles; chronic fatigue syndrome; psychiatric disorders; alcoholism and drug dependency. Part 15 Environmental and occupational hazards: specific environmental and occupational hazards; illnesses due to poisons, drug overdose, and envenomation. Appendices: laboratory values of clinical importance; instructions for collection and transport of specimen culture.