Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, Volume 2

Author: Eugene Braunwald
Published: August 2001
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional
ISBN: 0070072744
Hardcover Book
Number of Pages: 1186

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Eminently readable, completely current, and dramatically revised, the new fifteenth edition of Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine raises the bar for internal medicine references. Featuring over 90 completely new chapters, Harrison's continues to provide the most authoritative record of internal medicine as practiced by the leading experts in the field. And it gives you the one comprehensive database that covers the full spectrum of issues you need to know now basic science, pathophysiology, presenting clinical signs, diagnosis, and the latest treatment guidelines.

Expanded treatment with more algorithms and diagnostic decision trees
A new feature, Genetic Considerations, describes how new advances affect patient care
Clinical Guidelines now added throughout, provide evidence-based treatment strategies
Alternative Medicine...a detailed chapter covers this emerging field
New Chapter on Late Problems in Patients with Cancer
New guidelines on Adolescent Health Care
The latest in Gene Therapy with a new chapter on Screening, Prevention, and Counseling for Genetic Disorders
New chapter on Infertility and Fertility Control
Neurobiology of Disease highlights numerous advances made during "The disease of the Brain"
Late-breaking treatment information on multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's and more
A new color atlas of malaria-infected red blood cells

The classic textbook and reference for medical students and professionals. This comprehensive resource continues to cover the entire field of internal medicine, with the 15th edition adding genetic considerations and a chapter on alternative medicine. One of the most popular internal medicine texts world-wide. Eugene Braunwald, MD
Harvard Medical School Anthony S. Fauci, MD
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
National Institute of Health Dennis L. Kasper, MD
Harvard Medical School Stephen L. Hauser, MD
University of California San Francisco Dan L. Longo, MD
National Institute on Aging
National Institutes of Heath J. Larry Jameson, MD
Northwestern University School of Medicine Braunwald, Eugene, MD; Fauci, Anthony S., MD; Kasper, Dennis L., MD; Hauser, Stephen L., MD; Longo, Dan L., MD; Jameson, J. Larry, MD, PhD

Table of ContentsPart 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. Part XV: Environmental and Occupational Hazards. Appendix B: Instructions for Collection and Transport of Specimen Culture.

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