Main description:

Essential Clinical Information drawn from Harrison's. Harrison's Manual of Medicine is a concise, bedside resource derived from content found in Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, Nineteenth Edition. Perfect for use at the point of care, the Manual presents clinical information covering key aspects of the diagnosis, clinical manifestations, and treatment of the major diseases that are likely to be encountered in medical practice. Presented in full color and incorporating an efficient blend of succinct text, bullet points, algorithms, and tables Harrison's Manual of Medicine, Nineteenth Edition covers every area of clinical medicine, including: etiology and epidemiology; clinically relevant pathophysiology; signs and symptoms; differential diagnosis; physical and laboratory findings; therapeutics; and, practice guidelines.

Contents:

Harrison's Manual of Medicine 19e Section 1: Care of the Hospitalized Patient 1 Electrolytes/Acid-Base Balance 2 Diagnostic Imaging in Internal Medicine 3 Procedures Commonly Performed by Internists 4 Principles of Critical Care Medicine 5 Pain and Its Management 6 Assessment of Nutritional Status 7 Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition 8 Transfusion and Pheresis Therapy 9 Palliative and End-of-Life Care Section 2: Medical Emergencies 10 Cardiovascular Collapse and Sudden Death 11 Shock 12 Sepsis and Septic Shock 13 Acute Pulmonary Edema 14 Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome 15 Respiratory Failure 16 Confusion, Stupor, and Coma 17 Stroke 18 Subarachnoid Hemorrhage 19 Increased Intracranial Pressure and Head Trauma 20 Spinal Cord Compression 21 Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy 22 Status Epilepticus 23 Diabetic Ketoacidosis and Hyperosmolar Coma 24 Hypoglycemia 25 Oncologic Emergencies 26 Anaphylaxis 27 Bites, Venoms, Stings, and Marine Poisonings Section 3: Common Patient Presentations 28 Fever, Hyperthermia, and Rash 29 Generalized Fatigue 30 Weight Loss 31 Chest Pain 32 Palpitations 33 Dyspnea 34 Cyanosis 35 Cough and Hemoptysis 36 Edema 37 Abdominal Pain 38 Nausea, Vomiting, and Indigestion 39 Dysphagia 40 Diarrhea, Malabsorption, and Constipation 41 Gastrointestinal Bleeding 42 Jaundice and Evaluation of Liver Function 43 Ascites 44 Lymphadenopathy and Splenomegaly 45 Anemia and Polycythemia 46 Azotemia and Urinary Abnormalities 47 Pain and Swelling of Joints 48 Back and Neck Pain 49 Headache 50 Syncope 51 Dizziness and Vertigo 52 Acute Visual Loss and Double Vision 53 Weakness and Paralysis 54 Tremor and Movement Disorders 55 Aphasia 56 Sleep Disorders 57 Dysuria and Bladder Pain Section 4: Otolaryngology 58 Sinusitis, Pharyngitis, Otitis, and Other Upper Respiratory Tract Infections Section 5: Dermatology 59 General Examination of the Skin 60 Common Skin Conditions Section 6: Hematology and Oncology 61 Examination of Blood Smears and Bone Marrow 62 Red Blood Cell Disorders 63 Leukocytosis and Leukopenia 64 Bleeding and Thrombotic Disorders 65 Myeloid Leukemias, Myelodysplasia, and Myeloproliferative Syndromes 66 Lymphoid Malignancies 67 Skin Cancer 68 Head and Neck Cancer 69 Lung Cancer 70 Breast Cancer 71 Tumors of the Gastrointestinal Tract 72 Genitourinary Tract Cancer 73 Gynecologic Cancer 74 Prostate Hyperplasia and Carcinoma 75 Cancer of Unknown Primary Site 76 Paraneoplastic Endocrine Syndromes 77 Neurologic Paraneoplastic Syndromes Section 7: Infectious Diseases 78 Infections Acquired in Health Care Facilities 79 Infections in the Immunocompromised Host 80 Infective Endocarditis 81 Intraabdominal Infections 82 Infectious Diarrheas 83 Sexually Transmitted and Reproductive Tract Infections 84 Infections of the Skin, Soft Tissues, Joints, and Bones 85 Pneumococcal Infections 86 Staphylococcal Infections 87 Streptococcal/Enterococcal Infections, Diphtheria, and Infections Caused by Other Corynebacteria and Related Species 88 Meningococcal and Listerial Infections 89 Infections Caused by Haemophilus, Bordetella, Moraxella, and HACEK Group Organisms 90 Diseases Caused by Gram-Negative Enteric Bacteria and Pseudomonas 91 Infections Caused by Miscellaneous Gram-Negative Bacilli 92 Anaerobic Infections 93 Nocardiosis, Actinomycosis, and Whipple's Disease 94 Tuberculosis and Other Mycobacterial Infections 95 Lyme Disease and Other Nonsyphilitic Spirochetal Infections 96 Rickettsial Diseases 97 Mycoplasma pneumoniae, Legionella Species, and Chlamydia pneumoniae 98 Chlamydia trachomatis and C. psittaci 99 Herpesvirus Infections 100 Cytomegalovirus and Epstein-Barr Virus Infections 101 Influenza and Other Viral Respiratory Diseases 102 Rubeola, Rubella, Mumps, and Parvovirus Infections 103 Enteroviral Infections 104 Insect- and Animal-Borne Viral Infections 105 HIV Infection and AIDS 106 Fungal Infections 107 Pneumocystis Infections 108 Protozoal Infections 109 Helminthic Infections and Ectoparasite Infestations Section 8: Cardiology 110 Physical Examination of the Heart 111 Electrocardiography 112 Noninvasive Examination of the Heart 113 Congenital Heart Disease in the Adult 114 Valvular Heart Disease 115 Cardiomyopathies and Myocarditis 116 Pericardial Disease 117 Hypertension 118 Metabolic Syndrome 119 ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) 120 Unstable Angina and Non-ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction 121 Chronic Stable Angina 122 Bradyarrhythmias 123 Tachyarrhythmias 124 Heart Failure and Cor Pulmonale 125 Diseases of the Aorta 126 Peripheral Vascular Disease 127 Pulmonary Hypertension Section 9: Pulmonology 128 Respiratory Function and Pulmonary Diagnostic Procedures 129 Asthma 130 Environmental Lung Diseases 131 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 132 Pneumonia, Bronchiectasis, and Lung Abscess 133 Pulmonary Thromboembolism and Deep-Vein Thrombosis 134 Interstitial Lung Disease 135 Diseases of the Pleura and Mediastinum 136 Disorders of Ventilation 137 Sleep Apnea Section 10: Nephrology 138 Acute Renal Failure 139 Chronic Kidney Disease and Uremia 140 Dialysis 141 Renal Transplantation 142 Glomerular Diseases 143 Renal Tubular Disease 144 Urinary Tract Infections and Interstitial Cystitis 145 Nephrolithiasis 146 Urinary Tract Obstruction Section 11: Gastroenterology 147 Peptic Ulcer and Related Disorders 148 Inflammatory Bowel Diseases 149 Colonic and Anorectal Diseases 150 Cholelithiasis, Cholecystitis, and Cholangitis 151 Pancreatitis 152 Acute Hepatitis 153 Chronic Hepatitis 154 Cirrhosis and Alcoholic Liver Disease 155 Portal Hypertension Section 12: Allergy, Clinical Immunology, and Rheumatology 156 Diseases of Immediate-Type Hypersensitivity 157 Primary Immune Deficiency Diseases 158 SLE, RA, and Other Connective Tissue Diseases 159 Vasculitis 160 Ankylosing Spondylitis 161 Psoriatic Arthritis 162 Reactive Arthritis 163 Osteoarthritis 164 Gout, Pseudogout, and Related Diseases 165 Other Musculoskeletal Disorders 166 Sarcoidosis 167 Amyloidosis Section 13: Endocrinology and Metabolism 168 Disorders of the Anterior Pituitary and Hypothalamus 169 Diabetes Insipidus and SIADH 170 Thyroid Gland Disorders 171 Adrenal Gland Disorders 172 Obesity 173 Diabetes Mellitus 174 Disorders of the Male Reproductive System 175 Disorders of the Female Reproductive System 176 Hypercalcemia and Hypocalcemia 177 Osteoporosis and Osteomalacia 178 Hypercholesterolemia and Hypertriglyceridemia 179 Hemochromatosis, Porphyrias, and Wilson's Disease Section 14: Neurology 180 The Neurologic Examination 181 Seizures and Epilepsy 182 Dementia 183 Parkinson's Disease 184 Ataxic Disorders 185 ALS and Other Motor Neuron Diseases 186 Autonomic Nervous System Disorders 187 Trigeminal Neuralgia, Bell's Palsy, and Other Cranial Nerve Disorders 188 Spinal Cord Diseases 189 Tumors of the Nervous System 190 Multiple Sclerosis (MS) 191 Acute Meningitis and Encephalitis 192 Chronic and Recurrent Meningitis 193 Peripheral Neuropathies Including Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) 194 Myasthenia Gravis (MG) 195 Muscle Diseases Section 15 Psychiatry and Substance Abuse 196 Psychiatric Disorders 197 Psychiatric Medications 198 Eating Disorders 199 Alcohol Use Disorder 200 Narcotic Abuse Section 16: Disease Prevention and Health Maintenance 201 Routine Disease Screening 202 Cardiovascular Disease Prevention 203 Prevention and Early Detection of Cancer 204 Smoking Cessation 205 Women's Health Section 17: Adverse Drug Reactions 206 Adverse Drug Reactions