Description
Heres an authoritative text that focuses in on the core content of clinical medicine so you can understand how to apply principles to the care of patients. Throughout the text, aspects of molecular biology relevant to clinical medicine have been updated and thoroughly explored. A full-color design and beautiful illustrations help explain difficult concepts, while excellent images and clinical photographs fully illustrate the appearance and clinical features of disease. For this edition, the online text available with Student Consult access has been improved with additional clinical photos, radiologic images, and multimedia presentations.
Product Details
Reference
30030
EAN13
9781416029335
ISBN
9781416029335
Data sheet
Publication date
2007
Issue number
7
Cover
paperback
Pages count
1296
Dimensions (mm)
216 x 276
Weight (g)
2570
Images count
500
SECTION I Medicine and Molecular Biology 1 The Molecular Basis of Human Disease, Ivor J. Benjamin SECTION II Evidence-Based Medicine 2 Evidence-Based Medicine, Quality of Life, and the Cost of Medicine, Sara G. Tariq and Susan S. Beland SECTION III Cardiovascular Disease 3 Structure and Function of the Normal Heart and Blood Vessels, Dean Y. Li and Ivor J. Benjamin 4 Evaluation of the Patient with Cardiovascular Disease, Sheldon Litwin and Ivor Benjamin 5 Diagnostic Tests and Procedures in the Patient with Cardiovascular Disease, Sheldon Litwin 6 Heart Failure and Cardiomyopathy, Sheldon Litwin and Ivor Benjamin 7 Congenital Heart Disease, Kevin J. Whitehead and Dean Y. Li 8 Acquired Valvular Heart Disease, Sheldon Litwin 9 Coronary Heart Disease, Richard A. Lange and L. David Hillis 10 Cardiac Arrhythmias, Mohamed H. Hamdan 11 Pericardial and Myocardial Disease, Christopher J. McGann, Saurabh Gupta, and Ivor Benjamin 12 Other Cardiac Topics, David Bull and Ivor J. Benjamin 13 Vascular Diseases and Hypertension, Wanpen Vongpatanasin and Ronald G. VictorSECTION IV Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine 14 The Lung in Health and Disease, Jesse Roman and Kenneth L. Brigham 15 General Approach to Patients with Respiratory Disorders, Bonnie Slovis, Jesse Roman, and Kenneth L. Brigham 16 Evaluating Lung Structure and Function, Bonnie S. Slovis, Jesse Roman, and Kenneth L. Brigham 17 Obstructive Lung Diseases, Jesse Roman and Kenneth L. Brigham 18 Interstitial Lung Diseases, Jesse Roman and Kenneth L. Brigham 19 Pulmonary Vascular Disease, Jesse Roman and Kenneth L. Brigham 20 Disorders of Respiratory Control, Jesse Roman and Kenneth L. Brigham 21 Disorders of the Pleura, Chest Wall, and Mediastinum, Jesse Roman and Kenneth L. Brigham 22 Infectious Diseases of the Lung, Jesse Roman and Kenneth L. Brigham 23 Essentials in Critical Care Medicine, Jesse Roman and Kenneth L. Brigham 24 Neoplastic Disorders of the Lung, Jesse Roman and Kenneth L. BrighamSECTION V Renal Disease 25 Elements of Renal Structure and Function, Robert L. Safirstein 26 Approach to the Patient with Renal Disease, Michelle W. Krause and Sudhir V. Shah 27 Fluid and Electrolyte Disorders, Thomas E. Andreoli and Robert L. Safirstein 28 Glomerular Diseases, Michelle W. Krause and Patrick D. Walker 29 Major Nonglomerular Disorders, Jayant Kumar and Patrick D. Walker 30 Vascular Disorders of the Kidney, Muhammad G. Alam and Sameh R. Abul-Ezz 31 Acute Renal Failure, Didier Portilla and Sudhir V. Shah 32 Chronic Renal Failure, Jayant Kumar and Sameh R. Abul-EzzSECTION VI Gastrointestinal Disease 33 Common Clinical Manifestations of Gastrointestinal Disease A. Abdominal Pain, Charles M. Bliss, Jr. and M. Michael Wolfe B. Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage, Chi-Chuan Tseng and M. Michael Wolfe C. Malabsorption, Elihu M. Schimmel, D. Diarrhea, and Satish K. Singh 34 Endoscopic and Imaging Procedures, Brian C. Jacobson and Daniel S. Mishkin 35 Esophageal Disorders, Robert C. Lowe and M. Michael Wolfe 36 Diseases of the Stomach and Duodenum, Jaime A. Oviedo and M. Michael Wolfe 37 Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Christopher S. Huang, Lawrence J. Saubermann, and Francis A. Farraye 38 Neoplasms of the Gastrointestinal Tract, Paul C. Schroy III 39 Diseases of the Pancreas, David R. LichtensteinSECTION VII Diseases of the Liver and Biliary System 40 Laboratory Tests in Liver Disease, Gary A. Abrams and Michael B. Fallon 41 Jaundice, Joseph R. Bloomer and Michael B. Fallon 42 Acute and Chronic Hepatitis, Aasim M. Sheikh and Michael B. Fallon 43 Fulminant Hepatic Failure, Brendan M. McGuire and Michael B. Fallon 44 Cirrhosis of the Liver and Its Complications, Miguel R. Arguedas and Michael B. Fallon 45 Disorders of the Gallbladder and Biliary Tract, Shyam Varadarajulu, Rudolf Garcia-Gallont and Michael B. FallonSECTION VIII Hematologic Disease 46 Hematopoiesis and Hematopoietic Failure, Eunice S. Wang and Nancy Berliner 47 Clonal Disorders of the Hematopoietic Stem Cell, Eunice S. Wang and Nancy Berliner 48 Disorders of Red Blood Cells, Michal G. Rose and Nancy Berliner 49 Clinical Disorders of Neutrophils, Michal G. Rose and Nancy Berliner 50 Disorders of Lymphocytes, Jill Lacy and Stuart Seropian 51 Normal Hemostasis, Richard Torres and Henry M. Rinder 52 Disorders of Hemostasis: Bleeding, Richard Torres and Henry M. Rinder 53 Disorders of Hemostasis: Thrombosis, Richard Torres and Henry M. RinderSECTION IX Oncologic Disease 54 Cancer Biology and Etiology, Alok A. Khorana and Barbara A. Burtness 55 Cancer Epidemiology and Cancer Prevention, Jennifer J. Griggs 56 Solid Sumors, Jennifer J. Griggs and Christopher E. Desch 57 Complications of Cancer and Cancer Treatment, Jennifer J. Griggs 58 Principles of Cancer Therapy, Alok A. Khorana and Barbara A. BurtnessSECTION X Metabolic Disease 59 Eating Disorders, Reed E. Pyeritz 60 Nutritional Assessment, Malnutrition, and Nutritional Support in Adult Patients, Reed E. Pyeritz 61 Disorders of Lipid Metabolism, Reed E. Pyeritz 62 Disorders of Metals and Metalloproteins, David G. Brooks 63 Heritable Disorders of Connective Tissue, Reed E. PyeritzSECTION XI Endocrine Disease 64 Hypothalamic-Pituitary Axis, Vivien Bonert 65 The Thyroid Gland, Theodore C. Friedman and Vivien Bonert 66 The Adrenal Gland, Theodore C. Friedman 67 Male Reproductive Endocrinology, Glenn D. Braunstein 68 Diabetes Mellitus, Philip S. Barnett and Glenn D. Braunstein 69 Hypoglycemia, Philip S. BarnettSECTION XII Womens Health 70 Womens Health Topics, Anne L. Taylor, Sharon S. Allen, Nancy L. Raymond and Sally L. HodderSECTION XIII Mens Health 71 Mens Health Topics. Johnathan S. Starkman, Douglas F. Milam, andJoseph A. Smith, Jr.SECTION XIV Diseases of Bone and Bone Mineral Metabolism 72 Normal Physiology of Bone and Mineral Homeostasis, Andrew F. Stewart 73 Disorders of Serum Minerals,Andrew F. Stewart 74 Metabolic Bone Diseases, Andrew F. Stewart 75 Osteoporosis, Susan L. Greenspan 76 Pagets Disease of Bone, Mara J. Horwitz and G. David RoodmanSECTION XV Musculoskeletal and Connective Tissue Disease 77 Approach to the Patient with Rheumatic Disease, Peter A. Merkel and Robert W. Simms 78 Rheumatoid Arthritis, Peter A. Merkel and Robert W. Simms 79 Spondyloarthropathies, Peter A. Merkel 80 Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Peter A. Merkel 81 Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome, Peter A. Merkel 82 Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma), Robert W. Simms and Peter A. Merkel 83 Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies, Robert W. Simms 84 Sjogrens Syndrome, Peter A. Merkel 85 Vasculitides, Peter A. Merkel 86 Crystal Arthropathies, Robert W. Simms and Peter A. Merkel 87 Osteoarthritis, Robert W. Simms 88 Nonarticular Soft Tissue Disorders, Robert W. Simms 89 Rheumatic Manifestations of Systemic Disorders, Robert W. SimmsSECTION XVI Infectious Disease 90 Organisms That Infect Humans, Benigno Rodriguez and Michael M. Lederman 91 Host Defenses against Infection, Benigno Rodriguez and Michael M. Lederman 92 Laboratory Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases, Benigno Rodriguez and Michael M. Lederman 93 Antimicrobial Therapy, Benigno Rodriguez and Michael M. Lederman 94 Fever and Febrile Syndromes, David B. Blossom and Robert A. Salata 95 Bacteremia and Sepsis Syndrome, Gopala K. Yadavalli and Robert A. Salata 96 Infections of the Nervous System, Scott A. Fulton and Robert A. Salata 97 Infections of the Head and Neck, Christoph Lange and Michael M. Lederman 98 Infections of the Lower Respiratory Tract, Christoph Lange and Michael M. Lederman 99 Infections of the Heart and Vessels, Christoph Lange and Michael M. Lederman 100 Skin and Soft Tissue Infections, Christoph Lange and Michael M. Lederman 101 Intra-Abdominal Abscess and Peritonitis, Christoph Lange and Michael M. Lederman 102 Infectious Diarrhea, Christoph Lange and Michael M. Lederman 103 Infections Involving Bones and Joints, Christoph Lange and Michael M. Lederman 104 Infections of the Urinary Tract, Christoph Lange and Michael M. Lederman 105 Nosocomial Infections, Michelle V. Lisgaris and Robert A. Salata 106 Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Keith B. Armitage and Robert A. Salata 107 HIV Infection and the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, Charles C. J. Carpenter, Curt G. Beckwith, Benigno Rodriguez, and Michael M. Lederman 108 Infections in the Immunocompromised Host, David A. Bobak and Robert A. Salata 109 Infectious Diseases of Travelers: Protozoa and Helminthic Infections, Keith B. Armitage and Robert A. SalataSECTION XVII Bioterrorism 110 Bioterrorism, Robert W. Bradsher, Jr.SECTION XVIII Neurologic Disease 111 Neurologic Evaluation of the Patient, Frederick J. Marshall 112 Disorders of Consciousness, Roger P. Simon 113 Disorders of Sleep, Roger P. Simon and Maria J. Sunseri 114 Cortical Syndromes, Timothy J. Counihan 115 Dementia and Memory Disturbances, Frederick J. Marshall 116 Disorders of Mood and Behavior, Frederick J. Marshall 117 Disorders of Thermal Regulation, Roger P. Simon 118 Headache, Neck Pain, and Other Painful Disorders, Timothy J. Counihan 119 Disorders of Vision and Hearing, Timothy J. Counihan 120 Dizziness and Vertigo, Roger P. Simon 121 Disorders of the Motor System, Frederick J. Marshall 122 Developmental and Neurocutaneous Disorders, Robert C. Griggs 123 Cerebrovascular Disease, Timothy J. Counihan 124 Trauma to Head and Spine, Roger P. Simon 125 Epilepsy, Robert C. Griggs 126 Central Nervous System Tumors, Jennifer J. Griggs 127 Infectious Diseases of the Nervous System, Robert C. Griggs and Roger P. Simon 128 Demyelinating and Inflammatory Disorders, Robert C. Griggs 129 Neuromuscular Diseases: Disorders of the Motor Neuron and Plexus and Peripheral Nerve Disease, Robert C. Griggs 130 Muscle Diseases, Robert C. Griggs 131 Neuromuscular Junction Disease, Robert C. GriggsSECTION XIX The Aging Patient 132 The Aging Patient, Leslie E. Sutton and Hal H. AtkinsonSECTION XX Substance Abuse 133 Alcohol and Substance Abuse, Richard A. Lange and L. David HillisAPPENDIX Commonly Measured Laboratory Values