Referenced to Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, the world's leading internal medicine textbook, this ultra-handy, portable reference delivers on-the-spot answers to the clinical problems you face in everyday practice. Turn to any page, and you'll find essential point-of-care guidance on all the major conditions seen in clinical medicine. Completely updated to reflect all the major advances and new clinical developments, the new edition of the Manual is the most indispensable yet. It continues to focus on diagnosis and therapy with an emphasis on patient care and offers authoritative, high-yield coverage of: Etiology and epidemiology; Clinically relevant pathophysiology; Signs And Symptoms; Differential Diagnosis; Physical and Laboratory Findings; Therapeutics; and Practice Guidelines. New Features: Full-color presentation for the first time! Full-color images of clinical conditions encountered in dermatology, cardiology, and eye diseases. New chapters on end-of-life care, congenital heart disease in the adult patient, non-invasive cardiac examination, and metabolic syndrome.
Section 1: Care of the Hospitalized Patient
1 Initial Patient Evaluation and Admission to the Hospital
2 Electrolytes/Acid-Base Balance
3 Diagnositic Imaging in Internal Medicine
4 Procedures Commonly Performed by Internists
5 Principles of Critical Care Medicine
6 Pain and Its Management
7 Medical Evaluation of the Surgical Patient
8 Assessment of Nutritional Status
9 Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition
10 Transfusion and Pheresis Therapy
11 End of Life Care
Section 2: Medical Emergencies
12 Cardiovascular Collapse and Sudden Death13 Shock
14 Sepsis and Septic Shock
15 Acute Pulmonary Edema
16 Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)
17 Respiratory Failure
18 Confusion, Stupor, and Coma
19 Stroke
20 Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
21 Increased Intracranial Pressure and Head Trauma
22 Spinal Cord Compression
23 Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy
24 Status Epilepticus
25 Diabetic Ketoacidosis and Hyperosmolar Coma
26 Hypoglycemia
27 Infectious Disease Emergencies
28 Oncologic Emergencies
29 Anaphylaxis
30 Bites, Venoms, Stings, and Marine Poisonings
31 Hypothermia and Frostbite
32 Poisoning and Drug Overdose
33 Bioterrorism
Section 3: Common Patient Presentations
34 Chest Pain
35 Abdominal Pain
36 Headache
37 Back and Neck Pain
38 Fever, Hyperthermia, Chills, and Rash
39 Pain and Swelling of Joints
40 Syncope
41 Dizziness and Vertigo
42 Acute Visual Loss and Double Vision
43 Paralysis
44 Tremor and Movement Disorders
45 Aphasia and Related Disorders
46 Sleep Disorders
47 Dyspnea
48 Cough and Hemoptysis
49 Hypoxia and Cyanosis
50 Edema
51 Nausea, Vomiting, and Indigestion
52 Weight Loss
53 Dysphagia
54 Diarrhea, Constipation and Malabsorption
55 Gastrointestinal Bleeding
56 Jaundice and Evaluation of Liver Function
57 Ascites
58 Azotemia and Urinary Abnormalities
59 Anemia and Polycythemia
60 Lymphadenopathy and Splenomegaly
61 Generalized Weakness and Fatigue
Section 4: Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology
62 Common Disorders of Vision and Hearing
63 Sinusitis, Pharyngitis, Otitis and Other Upper Respiratory Infections
Section 5: Dermatology64 General Examination of the Skin65 Common Skin Disorders
Section 6: Hematology and Oncology
66 Examination of Blood Smears and Bone Marrow
67 Red Blood Cell Disorders
68 Leukocytosis and Leukopenia
69 Bleeding and Thrombotic Disorders
70 Cancer Chemotherapy
71 Myeloid Leukemias, Myelodysplasia, and Myeloproliferative Syndrome
72 Lymphoid Malignancies
73 Skin Cancer
74 Head and Neck Cancer
75 Lung Cancer
76 Breast Cancer
77 Tumors of the Gastrointestinal Tract
78 Genitourinary Tract Cancer
79 Gynecologic Cancer
80 Prostate Hyperplasia and Carcinoma
81 Cancer of Unknown Primary Site
82 Paraneoplastic Endocrine Syndromes
83 Neurologic Paraneoplastic Syndromes
Section 7: Infectious Diseases
84 Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases
85 Antibacterial Therapy
86 Hospital-Acquired Infections
87 Infections in the Immunocompromised Host
88 Infective Endocarditis
89 Intraabdominal Infections
90 Infectious Diarrheas
91 Sexually Transmitted Diseases and Reproductive Tract
92 Infections of the Skin, Soft Tissue, Joints and Bones
93 Pneumococcal Infections
94 Staphylococcal Infections
95 Streptococcal/Enterococcal Infections, Diphtheria, and Other Corynebacterial Infections
96 Meningococcal and Listerial Infections
97 Infections Caused by Haemophilus, Bordetella, Moraxella and HACEK Group Organisms
98 Diseases Caused by Gram-Negative Enteric Bacteria, Pseudomonas, and Legionella
99 Infections Caused by Other Gram-Negative Bacilli
100 Anaerobic Infections
101 Nocardiosis and Actinomycosis
102 Tuberculosis and Other Mycobacterial Infections
103 Lyme Disease and Other Nonsyphilitic Spirochetal Infections
104 Rickettsial Diseases
105 Mycoplasma Infections
106 Chlamydial Infections
107 Herpesvirus Infections
108 Cytomegalovirus and Epstein-Barr Virus Infections
109 Influenza and Other Viral Respiratory Diseases
110 Rubeola, Rubella, Mumps, and Parvovirus Infections
111 Enteroviral Infections
112 Insect-and Animal-Borne Viral Infections
113 HIV Infection and AIDS
114 Fungal Infections
115 Pneumocystis Infections
116 Protozoal Infections
117 Helminthic Infections
Section 8: Cardiology
118 Physical Examination of the Heart
119 Electrocardiography
120 Non-Invasive Examination of the Heart
121 Congenital Heart Disease in the Adult
122 Valvular Heart Disease
123 Cardiomyopathies and Myocarditis
124 Pericardial Disease
125 Hypertension
126 Metabolic Syndrome
127 ST-Segment Elevation and Myocardial Infection (STEMI)
128 Unstable Angina and Non-ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction
129 Chronic Stable Angina
130 Bradyarrhythmias
131 Tachyarrythmias
132 Congestive Heart Failure
133 Diseases of the Aorta
134 Peripheral Vascular Disease
135 Pulmonary Hypertension and Cor Pulmonale
Section 9: Pulmonology
136 Respiratory Function and Pulmonary DiagnosticProcedures
137 Asthma
138 Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis
139 Environmental Lung Diseases
140 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
141 Pneumonia and Lung Abscess
142 Pulmonary Thromboembolism and Deep Vein Thrombosis
143 Interstitial Lung Disease
144 Diseases of the Pleura and Mediastinum
145 Disorders of Ventilation
146 Sleep Apnea
Section 10: Nephrology
147 Approach to the Patient with Renal Disease
148 Acute Renal Failure
149 Chronic Kidney Disease and Uremia
150 Dialysis
151 Renal Transplantation
152 Glomerular Diseases
153 Renal Tubular and Tubulointerstitial Diseases
154 Urinary Tract Infections
155 Renovascular Disease
156 Nephrolithiasis
157 Urinary Tract Obstruction
Section 11: Gastroenterology
158 Peptic Ulcer and Related Disorders
159 Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
160 Colonic and Anorectal Diseases
161 Cholelithiasis, Cholecystitis, and Cholangitis
162 Pancreatitis
163 Acute Hepatitis
164 Chronic Hepatitis
165 Cirrhosis and Alcoholic Liver Disease
166 Portal Hypertension
Section 12: Allergy, Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology
167 Diseases of Immediate Type Hypersensitivity
168 Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases
169 SLE, RA, and Other Connective Tissue Diseases
170 Vasculitis
171 Ankylosing Spondylitis
172 Psoriatic Arthritis
173 Reactive Arthritis and Reiter's Syndrome
174 Osteoarthritis
175 Gout, Pseudogout, and Related Diseases
176 Other Arthritides
177 Sarcoidosis
178 Amyloidosis
Section 13: Endocrinology and Metabolism
179 Pituitary Tumors and Hypopituitarism
180 Diabetes Insipidus and SIADH
181 Thyroid Gland Disorders
182 Adrenal Gland DisordersObesity
183 Diabetes Mellitus
184 Disorders of the Male Reproductive System
185 Disorders of the Female Reproductive System
186 Hypercalcemia and Hypocalcemia
187 Osteoporosis and Osteomalacia
189 Hypercholesterolemia and Hypertriglyceridemia
190 Hemachromatosis, Porphyria, and Wilson's Disease
Section 14: Neurology
191 The Neurological Examination
192 Neuroimaging
193 Seizures and Epilepsy
194 Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias
195 Parkinson's Disease
196 Ataxic Disorders
197 ALS and Other Motor Neuron Disorders
198 Autonomic Nervous System Disorders
199 Trigeminal Neuralgia, Bell's Palsy, and Other Cranial Nerve Disorders
200 Spinal Cord Diseases
201 Tumors of the Nervous System
202 Multiple Sclerosis
203 Acute Meningitis and Encephalitis
204 Chronic Meningitis
205 Peripheral Neuropathies, Including Guillain Barre Syndrome
207 Myasthenia Gravis
207 Muscle Diseases
Section 15: Psychiatry and Substance Abuse
208 Psychiatric Disorders
209 Psychiatric Medications
210 Eating Disorderd
211 Alcoholism
212 Narcotic Abuse
Section 16: Disease Prevention and Health Maintenance
213 Routine Disease Screening Recommendations
214 Immunization and Advice to Travelers
215 Cardiovascular Disease Prevention
216 Prevention and Early Detection of Cancer
217 Smoking Cessation
218 Women's Health
219 Disease Prevention and Health Maintenance in the Elderly
Section 17: Adverse Drug Reactions
220 Adverse Drug Reactions
Section 18: Laboratory Values
