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The authority of Harrison’s at the point of care! Covering the full scope of internal medicine, the new edition of this “mini-textbook” is thoroughly revised to reflect new content areas and quicker retrieval of clinical information. The manual continues to focus on diagnosis and therapy with an emphasis on patient care. Features a new section on Care of the Hospitalized Patient, with a new chapter on Procedures in Internal Medicine as well as a section on patient admittance orders.
Table of contents
SECTION 1: CARE OF THE HOSPITALIZED PATIENT 1 Initial Evaluation and Admission Orders (NEW)2 Assessment of Nutritional Status3 Fluids and Electrolytes4 Enteral Nutrition5 Transfusion and Pheresis Therapy6 Pain and Its Management7 Diagnostic Imaging Modalities (New)8 Preoperative evaluation of the Medical Patient (NEW)SECTION 2: MEDICAL EMERGENCIES9 Care of the Patient in the Intensive Care Unit (NEW)10 Cardiovascular Collapse and Sudden Death11 Shock12 Sepsis and Septic Shock13 Acute Pulmonary Edema14 Respiratory Failure15 Confusion, Stupor, and Coma16 Stroke17 Subarachnoid Hemorrhage18 Increase Intracranial Pressure and Head Trauma19 Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy20 Status Epilepticus21 Poisoning and Drug Overdose22 Diabetic Ketoacidosis and Hyperosmolar Coma23 Hypoglycemia24 Infectious Disease Emergencies25 Oncologic Emergencies26 Anaphylactic Reactions27 Bites, Venoms, Stings, and Marine Poisonings28 Hypothermia and FrostbiteSECTION 3: COMMON PATIENT PRENSENTATIONS29 Chest Pain30 Abdominal Pain31 Headache and Facial Pain32 Back and Neck Pain33 Fever, Hyperthermia, Chills, and Rash34 Pain or Swelling of Joints35 Syncope and Faintness36 Dizziness and Vertigo37 Acute Visual Loss and Double Vision38 Paralysis and Movement Disorders39 Aphasias and Related Disorders40 Sleep Disorders41 Dyspnea42 Cough and Hemoptysis43 Cyanosis44 Edema45 Nausea, Vomiting, and Indigestion46 Weight Loss47 Dysphagia48 Diarrhea, Constipation, and Malabsorption49 Gastrointestinal Bleeding50 Jaundice51 Ascites52 Urinary Abnormalities53 Anemia and Polycythermia54 Lymphadenopathy and SplenomegalySECTION 4: DISORDERS OF THE EYE, EAR, NOSE, AND THROAT55 Common Disorders of the Eye56 Hearing Disorders57 Infections of the Upper Respiratory TractSECTION 5: DERMATOLOGY58 General Examination of the Skin59 Common Skin ConditionsSECTION 6: HEMATOLOGY AND ONCOLOGY60 Examination of Blood Smears and Bone Marrow61 Red Blood Cell Disorders62 Leukocytosis and Leukopenia63 Bleeding and Thrombotic Disorders64 Cancer Prevention in At-Risk Populations (NEW)65 Cancer Chemotherapy66 Myeloid Leukemias, Myelodysplasia, and Myeleproliferative Syndromes67 Lymphoid Malignancies68 Skin Cancer69 Head and Neck Cancer70 Lung Cancer71 Breast Cancer72 Tumors of the Gastrointestinal tract73 Genitourinary Tract Cancer74 Gynecologic Cancer75 Prostate Hyperplasia and carcinoma76 Cancer of Unknown Primary Site77 Sarcomas of Bone and Soft Tissues78 Paraneoplastic Endocrine Syndromes79 Neurologic Paraneoplastic SyndromesSECTION 7: INFECTIOUS DISEASES80 Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases81 Antimicrobial Therapy82 Immunization and Advice to Travelers83 Bioterrorism-Associated Infections (NEW)84 Infective Endocarditis85 Intraabdominal Infections86 Infectious Diarrheas87 Sexually Transmitted Diseases and Reproductive Tract Infections88 Infections of the Skin, Soft Tissues, Joints, and Bones89 Infections in the Immunocompromised Host90 HIV Infection and AIDS91 Hospital-Acquired Infections92 Pneumococcal Infections93 Staphylococcal Infections94 Streptococcal and Entercoccal Infections95 Meningococcal and Listerial Infections96 Infections Caused by Haemophilus, Bordella, Moraxella, and HACEK Group Organisms97 Diseases Caused by Gram-Negative Enteric Bacteria, Pseudomonas, and Legionella98 Diseases Caused by Other Gram-Negative Bacteria99 Anaerobic Infections100 Nocardiosis and Actinomycosis101 Tuberculosis and Other Mycobacterial Infections102 Lyme Disease and Other Spirochetal Infections103 Rickettsial Infections104 Mycoplasma Infections105 Chlamyhdial Infections106 Herpesvirus Infections107 Cytomegalovirus and Epstein-Barr Virus Infections108 Influenza and Other Viral Respiratory Diseases109 Rubeola, Rubella, Mumps, and Parvovirus Infections110 Enteroviral Infections111 Insect-and Animal-Borne Viral Infections112 Fungal Infections113 Pneumocystis carinii Infection114 Protozoal Infections115 Helminthic Infections and Ectoparasite InfestationsSECTION 8: CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES116 Physical Examination of the Heart117 Electrocardiography and Echocardiography118 Congenital Heart Disease in the Adult119 Vavular Heart Disease 120 Cardiomyopathies and Myocarditis121 Percardial Disease122 Hypertension123 Acute Myocardial Infarction124 Unstable Angina (NEW)125 Arrhythmias126 Congestive Heart Failure and CorPulmonale127 Disease of the Aorta128 Peripheral Vascular Diseases129 Pulmonary Hypertension (NEW)SECTION 9: RESPIRATORY DISEASES130 Respiratory Function and Diagnosis of Pulmonary Disease131 Asthma and Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis132 Environmental Lung Diseases133 Chronic Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Acute or Chronic Respiratory Failure134 Pneumonia and Lung Abscess135 Pulmonary Thromboembolism136 Interstitial Lung Disease137 Disease of the Pleura, Mediastinum, and Diaphragm138 Disorders of Ventilation, Including Sleep ApneaSECTION 10: RENAL DISEASES139 Approach to the Patient with Renal Disease140 Acute Renal Failure141 Chronic Renal Failure and Uremia142 Dialysis143 Renal Transplantation144 Glomerular Disease145 Renal Tubular Disease146 Urinary Tract Infections147 Renovascular Disease148 Nephrolithiasis149 Urinary Tract ObstructionSECTION 11: GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES150 Peptic Ulcer and Related Disorders151 Inflammatory Bowel Diseases152 Colonic and Anorectal Diseases153 Cholelithiasis, Cholecystitis, and Cholangitis154 Pancreatitis155 Acute Hepatitis156 Chronic Hepatitis157 Cirrhosis and Alcoholic Liver Disease158 Portal HypertensionSECTION 12: ALLERGY, CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY, AND RHEUMATOLOGY159 Diseases of Immediate Type Hypersensitivity160 Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases161 Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Rhematoid Arthritis, and Other Connective Tissue Diseases162 Vaculitis163 Ankylosing Spondylitis164 Psoriatic Arthritis165 Reactive Arthritis and Reiter’s Syndrome166 Degenerative Joint Disease167 Gout, Psedogout, and Related Diseases168 Other Arthritides169 Sarcoidosis170 AmyloidosisSECTION 13: ENDOCRINOLOGY AND METABOLISM171 Disorders of the Anterior Pituitary and Hypothalmus172 Disorders of the Posterior Pituitary173 Disorders of the Thyroid174 Disorders of Adrenal Gland175 Obesity176 Diabetes Mellitus177 Disorders of the Male Reproductive System178 Disorders of Female Reproductive System179 Hypercalcemic and Hypocalcemis Disorders180 Osteoporosis and Osteomalacia181 Disorders of Lipid Metabolism182 Hemochromatosis, Porphyrias, and Wilson’s DiseaseSECTION 14: NEUROLOGY183 The Neurologic Examination184 Diagnostic Methods in Neurology185 Seizures and Epilepsy186 Tumors of the Nervous System187 Acute Meningitis and Encephalitis188 Chronic Meningitis189 Multiple Sclerosis190 Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Dementias191 Parkinson’s Disease and Other Disorder of Movement192 Ataxic Disorders193 Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Other Motor Neuron Diseases194 Cranial Nerve Disorders195 Autonomic Nervous System Disorders196 Spinal Cord Diseases197 Peripheral Neuropathies Including Guillain-Barre Syndrome198 Myasthenia Gravis199 Muscle Disease200 Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (NEW)SECTION 15: PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS AND PSYCHOACTIVE SUBSTANCE ABUSE201 Psychiatric Disorders202 Psychiatric Medications203 Eating Disorders204 Alcoholism205 Narcotic AbuseSECTION 16: ADVERSE DRUG REACTIONS206 Adverse Drug ReactionsSECTION 17: SCREENING AND DISEASE PREVENTION207 Screening and Disease Prevention (NEW)SECTION 18: LABORATORY VALUES208 Laboratory Values of Clinical Importance
Author comments
Dennis L. Kasper, MD, MA (Hon)
William Ellery Channing Professor of Medicine
Professor of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
Executive Dean for Academic Programs
Harvard Medical School
Director, Channing Laboratory
Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
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
Anthony S. Fauci, MD
Chief, Laboratory of Immunoregulation
Director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
National Institutes of Health
Stephen L. Hauser, MD
Chairman and Betty Anker Fife Professor
Department of Neurology
University of California, San Francisco
Dan L. Longo, MD
Scientific Director
National Institute of on Aging
National Institutes of Health
J. Larry Jameson, MD, PhD
Irving S. Cutter Professor and Chairman
Department of Medicine
Northwestern University Medical School
Physician-in-Chief, Northwestern Memorial Hospital
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Internal Medicine
The authority of Harrison’s, formatted for use at the point of care. When time is of the essence, and accurate answers a must, turn to Harrison’s Manual of Medicine.
Culled from the most authoritative internal medicine reference in the world, this handy manual provides on-the-spot answers to the patient management questions you face daily.
This new edition is the best ever, and presents a new, easier to use format including more handy charts, tables, and algorithms giving you quicker access to:
• Etiology and epidemiology
• Must-know, clinically relevant pathophysiology
• Signs & Symptoms
• Differential Diagnosis
• Physical and Laboratory Findings
• Therapeutics
• Concise Practice Guidelines
• The most rigorously reviewed content, by the authorities you know and trust
• Great new coverage of admitting orders, essential medical procedures, critical care medicine, radiology essentials, bioterrorism, and more
Editors:
Dennis L. Kasper, MD
Eugene Braunwald, MD
Anthony S. Fauci, MD
Stephen L. Hauser, MD
Dan L. Longo, MD
J. Larry Jameson, MD, PhD
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