Harrison's principles of internal medicine
Contributors: Kasper, Dennis L., editor; Fauci, Anthony S., 1940- editor; Hauser, Stephen L., editor; Longo, Dan L. (Dan Louis), 1949- editor; Loscalzo, Joseph, editor; Harrison, Tinsley Randolph, 1900-1978
Edition: Twentieth edition / editors, J. Larry Jameson, Anthony S. Fauci, Dennis 1. Kasper, Stephen L. Hauser, Dan L. Longo, Joseph Loscalzo.
Series: McGraw-Hill's AccessMedicine; McGraw-Hill's AccessMedicine
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 3528
ISBN-13: 9781259644047; 9781259644009; 9781259644030; 9781259644016
Copyright date: 2018
Subjects: Internal medicine; Internal Medicine; MEDICAL
Other titles: Principles of internal medicine; Harrison's online
Description: "Harrison's is intended for learners throughout their careers. For students, Part 1, Chapter 1 begins with an overview of "The Practice of Medicine". In this introductory chapter, the editors continue the tradition of orienting clinicians to the science and the art of medicine, emphasizing the values of our profession while incorporating new advances in technology, science, and clinical care. Part 2, "Cardinal Manifestations and Presentation of Diseases" is a signature feature of Harrison's. These chapters eloquently describe how patients present with common clinical conditions, such as headache, fever, cough, palpitations, or anemia, and provide an overview of typical symptoms, physical findings, and differential diagnosis. Mastery of these topics prepares students for subsequent chapters on specific diseases they will encounter in courses on pathophysiology and in clinical clerkships"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

Online resource (AccessMedicine, viewed March 23, 2018).
Table of contents: title: Part 1: The Profession of Medicine; title: Chapter 1: The Practice of Medicine; title: Part 2: Cardinal Manifestations and Presentation of Diseases; title: Section 8: Alterations in the Skin; title: Chapter 56: Cutaneous Drug Reactions; title: Part 3: Pharmacology; title: Chapter 63: Principles of Clinical Pharmacology; title: Chapter 64: Pharmacogenomics; title: Part 5: Infectious Diseases; title: Section 1: Basic Considerations in Infectious Diseases; title: Chapter 116: Molecular Mechanisms of Microbial Pathogenesis; title: Chapter 117: Approach to the Acutely Ill Infected Febrile Patient; title: Chapter 118: Immunization Principles and Vaccine Use; title: Section 2: Clinical Syndromes: Community-Acquired Infections; title: Chapter 121: Pneumonia; title: Chapter 122: Lung Abscess; title: Chapter 124: Infections of the Skin, Muscles, and Soft Tissues; title: Chapter 125: Infectious Arthritis; title: Chapter 126: Osteomyelitis; title: Chapter 127: Intraabdominal Infections and Abscesses; title: Chapter 129: Clostridium difficile Infection, Including Pseudomembranous Colitis; title: Chapter 130: Urinary Tract Infections, Pyelonephritis, and Prostatitis; title: Part 6: Disorders of the Cardiovascular System; title: Section 1: Introduction to Cardiovascular Disorders; title: Chapter 231: Approach to the Patient with Possible Cardiovascular Disease; title: Chapter 232: Basic Biology of the Cardiovascular System; title: Chapter 233: Epidemiology of Cardiovascular Disease; title: Section 2: Diagnosis of Cardiovascular Disorders; title: Chapter 234: Physical Examination of the Cardiovascular System; title: Chapter 235: Electrocardiography; title: Chapter 237: Diagnostic Cardiac Catheterization and Coronary Angiography; title: Section 3: Disorders of Rhythm; title: Chapter 238: Principles of Electrophysiology; title: Chapter 239: The Bradyarrhythmias: Disorders of the Sinoatrial Node; title: Chapter 240: The Bradyarrhythmias: Disorders of the Atrioventricular Node; title: Chapter 241: Approach to Supraventricular Tachyarrhythmias; title: Chapter 242: Physiologic and Non-Physiologic Sinus Tachycardia; title: Chapter 243: Focal Atrial Tachycardia; title: Section 4: Disorders of the Heart; title: Chapter 263: Multiple and Mixed Valvular Heart Disease; title: Chapter 264: Congenital Heart Disease in the Adult; title: Part 7: Disorders of the Respiratory System; title: Section 1: Diagnosis of Respiratory Disorders; title: Chapter 278: Approach to the Patient with Disease of the Respiratory System; title: Chapter 279: Disturbances of Respiratory Function; title: Chapter 280: Diagnostic Procedures in Respiratory Disease; title: Section 2: Diseases of the Respiratory System; title: Chapter 281: Asthma; title: Chapter 282: Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis and Pulmonary Infiltrates with Eosinophilia.; title: 880-01; title: Chapter 291: Sleep Apnea; title: Part 8: Critical Care Medicine; title: Section 1: Respiratory Critical Care; title: Chapter 293: Approach to the Patient with Critical Illness; title: Part 9: Disorders of the Kidney and Urinary Tract; title: Chapter 303: Cellular and Molecular Biology of the Kidney; title: Chapter 304: Acute Kidney Injury; title: Chapter 305: Chronic Kidney Disease; title: Chapter 306: Dialysis in the Treatment of Renal Failure; title: Part 10: Disorders of the Gastrointestinal System; title: Section 3: Liver and Biliary Tract Disease; title: Chapter 332: Acute Viral Hepatitis; title: Chapter 334: Chronic Hepatitis; title: Part 11: Immune-Mediated, Inflammatory, and Rheumatologic Disorders; title: Section 1: The Immune System in Health and Disease; title: Chapter 343: The Major Histocompatibility Complex; title: Chapter 344: Primary Immune Deficiency Diseases; title: Section 2: Disorders of Immune-Mediated Injury; title: Chapter 345: Urticaria, Angioedema, and Allergic Rhinitis; title: Chapter 346: Anaphylaxis; title: Chapter 347: Mastocytosis; title: Chapter 348: Autoimmunity and Autoimmune Diseases; title: Chapter 353: Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma) and Related Disorders; title: Part 12: Endocrinology and Metabolism; title: Section 1: Endocrinology; title: Chapter 369: Approach to the Patient with Endocrine Disorders; title: Chapter 370: Mechanisms of Hormone Action; title: Chapter 371: Physiology of Anterior Pituitary Hormones; title: Chapter 372: Hypopituitarism; title: Chapter 373: Pituitary Tumor Syndromes; title: Chapter 374: Disorders of the Neurohypophysis; title: Chapter 375: Thyroid Gland Physiology and Testing; title: Chapter 376: Hypothyroidism; title: Chapter 377: Hyperthyroidism; title: Chapter 378: Thyroid Nodular Disease and Thyroid Cancer; title: Part 14: Poisoning, Drug Overdose, and Envenomation; title: Chapter 449: Heavy Metal Poisoning; title: Chapter 450: Poisoning and Drug Overdose; title: Part 23: Atlases; title: Chapter A1: Atlas of Rashes Associated with Fever; title: Chapter A2: Atlas of Oral Manifestations of Disease; title: Chapter A3: Atlas of Urinary Sediments and Renal Biopsies; title: Chapter A4: Atlas of Skin Manifestations of Internal Disease; title: Chapter A5: Atlas of Hematology; title: Chapter A7: Atlas of Electrocardiography; title: Chapter A9: Atlas of Cardiac Arrhythmias; title: Chapter A13: Atlas of Liver Biopsies; title: Chapter A14: Atlas of the Vasculitic Syndromes.