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 Sore Throat, Earache, and Upper Respiratory Symptoms
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
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
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 Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Rheumatoid Arthritis, 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 Syndrome of Inappropriate Antidiuretic Hormone
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
191 Acute Meningitis and Encephalitis
192 Chronic and Recurrent Meningitis
193 Peripheral Neuropathies, Including Guillain-Barré Syndrome
194 Myasthenia Gravis
195 Muscle Diseases
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
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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:
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