Synopsis

Put the authority and accuracy of Harrison's in the palm of your hand!

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"This condensed version is for anyone who has the remotest association with the

practice of medicine, be they internists, surgeons, nurses, technical staff, or

counselors. This is the authority, and in a time of readily available but not

always accurate information, this is the one source that can be relied upon, in

an almost pocket-sized edition....While the main text is one of the absolute pillars of any medical library, this

is the pillar to be carried with you on rounds. It is the final word in

internal medicine and we all owe a debt of gratitude to the editors and

contributors who have created this extraordinary authority in medicine."--Doody's Review Service

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Referenced to Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, the world's leading internal medicine textbook, this ultra-handy, portable reference delivers on-the-spot answers to the clinical problems you face in everyday practice. Turn to any page, and you'll find essential point-of-care guidance on all the major conditions seen in clinical medicine.

Completely updated to reflect all the major advances and new clinical developments, the new edition of the Manual is the most indispensable yet. It continues to focus on diagnosis and therapy with an emphasis on patient care and offers authoritative, high-yield coverage of:

• Etiology and epidemiology

• Clinically relevant pathophysiology

• Signs & Symptoms

• Differential Diagnosis

• Physical and Laboratory Findings

• Therapeutics

• Practice Guidelines

NEW FEATURES

• Full-color presentation for the first time!

• Full-color images of clinical conditions encountered in dermatology, cardiology, and eye diseases

• New chapters on end-of-life care, congenital heart disease in the adult patient, non-invasive cardiac examination, and metabolic syndrome

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Reviewer: Vincent F Carr, DO, MSA, FACC, FACP(Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences)
Description: This condensed version of Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine was first developed in 1988 to focus on the key clinical issues likely to be encountered on a medical service. This edition continues the book's long history of excellence in documenting the current understanding of human normal and pathophysiology.
Purpose: The editors attempt to keep step with the advances of the science of medicine while maintaining an appreciation of the art of medicine and the principles underlying the optimal care of the patient. It is crystal clear they have been successful. The first chapter illustrates the point by outlining a philosophy and approach to the patient, gently warning of the biases that human physicians can fall prey to, and touching on the challenges for the future.
Audience: This condensed version is for anyone who has the remotest association with the practice of medicine, be they internists, surgeons, nurses, technical staff, or counselors. This is the authority, and in a time of readily available but not always accurate information, this is the one source that can be relied upon, in an almost pocket-sized edition.
Features: The manual has all of the pertinent clinical elements of the diagnosis, clinical manifestations, and treatment of the major diseases without the supporting documentation of the pathophysiology, but there are references to these at the end of each chapter to allow readers to fill in the gaps with the main text. The index is intuitive and easy to use.
Assessment: While the main text is one of the absolute pillars of any medical library, this is the pillar to be carried with you on rounds. It is the final word in internal medicine and we all owe a debt of gratitude to the editors and contributors who have created this extraordinary authority in medicine.

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Biography

Anthony S. Fauci, MD, ScD(HON)

Chief, Laboratory of Immunoregulation; Director,

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD

Eugene Braunwald, MD, ScD(HON)

Distinguished Hersey Professor of Medicine

Harvard Medical School; Chairman, TIMI Study Group

Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA

Dennis L. Kasper, MD, MA(HON)

William Ellery Channing Professor of Medicine

Professor of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics

Harvard Medical School; director, Channing Laboratory

Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA

Stephen L. Hauser, MD

Robert A. Fishman Distinguished Professor and Chairman

Department of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

Dan L. Longo, MD

Scientific Director, National Institute on Aging

National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD

J. Larry Jameson, MD, PhD

Professor of Medicine

Vice President for Medical Affairs and Lewis Landsberg Dean

Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine Chicago, IL

Joseph Loscalzo, MD, PhD

Hersey Professor of the Theory and Practice of Medicine

Harvard Medical School; Chairman, Department of Medicine

Physician-in-Chief, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA