- Pages: 4499
- ISBN-10: 0071802150
Through six decades, no resource has matched the authority, esteemed
scholarship, and scientific rigor of Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine.
Capturing the countless advances and developments across the full span of
medicine, the new 19th edition of Harrison’s provides a complete update of
essential content related to disease pathogenesis, clinical trials, current
diagnostic methods and imaging approaches, evidence-based practice guidelines,
and established and newly approved treatment methods. 2015 Here are just a few
of the outstanding features of the new Nineteenth Edition: Presented in two
volumes: Volume 1 is devoted to foundational principles, cardinal manifestations
of disease and approach to differential diagnosis; Volume 2 covers disease
pathogenesis and treatment NEW chapters on important topics such as Men’s
Health, The Impact of Global Warming on Infectious Diseases, Fatigue, and many
more Critical updates in management and therapeutics in Hepatitis, Coronary
Artery Disease, Ebola Virus Disease, Multiple Sclerosis, Diabetes, Hypertension,
Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism, Acute and Chronic Kidney Disease,
Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Lipoprotein Disorders, HIV and AIDS, and more.
Increased number of the popular Harrison’s clinical algorithms; clinically
relevant radiographic examples spanning hundreds of diseases;
clinical-pathological images in full color; crystal clear, full color drawings
and illustrations and helpful tables and summary lists that make clinical
application of the content faster than ever Access to outstanding multi-media
resources including practical videos demonstrating essential bedside procedures,
physical examination techniques, endoscopic findings, cardiovascular findings,
and more Supporting the renowned coverage are supplemental resources that
reflect and assist modern medical practice: more than 1,000 full-color
photographs to aid visual recognition skills, hundreds of state-of-the-art
radiographs, from plain film to 3D CT to PET Scans; beautiful illustrations that
bring applied anatomy and processes to life; the renowned Harrison’s
patient-care algorithms, essential summary tables, and practical demonstrative
videos. In addition, the book’s several digital atlases highlight noninvasive
imaging, percutaneous revascularization, gastrointestinal endoscopy, diagnosis
and management of vasculitis, and numerous other issues commonly encountered in
clinical practice.