Review
"Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine is eminently readable and surprisingly current and complete. One may indeed, consider it the bible of internal medicine." "...HPIM is written clearly." "Virtually every chapter in the textbook has been revised and brought up to date..."


Book Description
This is the second book in a two-volume set. Eminently readable, completely current, and dramatically revised, the new fifteenth edition of Harrison's PRINCIPLES OF INTERNAL MEDICINE raises the bar for internal medicine references. Featuring over 90 completely new chapters, HARRISON'S continues to provide the most authoritative record of internal medicine as practiced by the leading experts in the field. And it gives you the one comprehensive database that covers the full spectrum of issues you need to know NOW - basic science, pathophysiology, presenting clinical signs, diagnosis, and the latest treatment guidelines. More than 90 New Chapters

* Expanded treatment with more algorithms and diagnostic decision trees
* A new feature, Genetic Considerations, describes how new advances affect patient care
* Clinical Guidelines now added throughout, provide evidence-based treatment strategies
* Alternative Medicine...a detailed chapter covers this emerging field
* New Chapter on Late Problems in Patients with Cancer
* New guidelines on Adolescent Health Care
* The latest in Gene Therapy with a new chapter on Screening, Prevention, and Counseling for Genetic Disorders
* New chapter on Infertility and Fertility Control
* Neurobiology of Disease highlights numerous advances made during "The Disease of the Brain"
* Late-breaking treatment information on multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's and more
* A new color atlas of malaria-infected red blood cells


Book Info
Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA. Brandon/Hill Medical List minimal-core and first-purchase selection (#288). Previous edition's (c1998) first author listed as Anthony S. Fauci. Major text and reference for clinicians, residents, and medical students. Uses neuroimaging figures to illustrate the disorders discussed. Single volume also available.

ANNOTATION

This is Volume 2 only of the 2-Volume-Set. For the complete 2-Volume-Set please search on ISBN: 0079136869.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

Eminently readable, completely current, and dramatically revised, the new fifteenth edition of Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine raises the bar for internal medicine references. Featuring over 90 completely new chapters, Harrison's continues to provide the most authoritative record of internal medicine as practiced by the leading experts in the field. And it gives you the one comprehensive database that covers the full spectrum of issues you need to know now basic science, pathophysiology, presenting clinical signs, diagnosis, and the latest treatment guidelines.

Expanded treatment with more algorithms and diagnostic decision trees A new feature, Genetic Considerations, describes how new advances affect patient care Clinical Guidelines now added throughout, provide evidence-based treatment strategies Alternative Medicine...a detailed chapter covers this emerging field New Chapter on Late Problems in Patients with Cancer New guidelines on Adolescent Health Care The latest in Gene Therapy with a new chapter on Screening, Prevention, and Counseling for Genetic Disorders New chapter on Infertility and Fertility Control Neurobiology of Disease highlights numerous advances made during "The disease of the Brain" Late-breaking treatment information on multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's and more A new color atlas of malaria-infected red blood cells

SYNOPSIS

The classic textbook and reference for medical students and professionals. This comprehensive resource continues to cover the entire field of internal medicine, with the 15th edition adding genetic considerations and a chapter on alternative medicine. One of the most popular internal medicine texts world-wide.

FROM THE CRITICS

Doody Review Services

Reviewer: Donald R. Frey, MD (Creighton University Medical Center)Description: This is the latest edition of what has become arguably the leading textbook of medicine in the United States. The book's longstanding, comprehensive coverage of the vast amount of internal medicine information continues in this edition's 2,700-plus pages. Purpose: The authors seek to provide a comprehensive, detailed overview of internal medicine, structured in a fashion that provides for ready retrieval of the latest in vital information. Once again, Harrison's sets the standard as a complete and thorough reference for the thoughtful practitioner. Audience: The book has as close to a universal audience as any text in medicine. Learners and practitioners at every level and in virtually every specialty will find it useful. Once again, the editors have assembled an impressive aray of individual chapter authors for the work. Features: Following a newly updated - -and very helpful:introduction to clinical medicine section, the book follows its now classic subspecialty approach in presenting a wealth of internal medicine information. Pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment are discussed in complete detail, with charts, tables, and illustrations used judiciously to draw together and correlate many of the more wide-ranging topics. Biographies of previous Nobel prize winners in medicine lend a human touch to this edition. Assessment: Page-for-page and dollar-for-dollar, this book continues to be the best universal reference in the field of adult medicine. This book not only upholds the standard set by previous editions, but in many ways, exceeds it.

RATING

5 Stars! from Doody

AUTHOR DESCRIPTION

Eugene Braunwald, MD, 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 Systems, Boston.

ACCREDITATION

Eugene Braunwald, MD
Harvard Medical School

Anthony S. Fauci, MD
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases National Institute of Health

Dennis L. Kasper, MD Harvard Medical School

Stephen L. Hauser, MD
University of California San Francisco

Dan L. Longo, MD
National Institute on Aging National Institutes of Heath

J. Larry Jameson, MD Northwestern University School of Medicine