Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, Twentieth Edition (Vol.1 & Vol.2)

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Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine stands as the benchmark for authoritative, practical information on patient care and the pathogenesis and clinical management of symptoms and signs and specific diseases. The book is for anyone who has the remotest association with the practice of medicine, be they internists, surgeons, nurses, technical staff, or counselors. Improved understanding of how diseases develop and progress not only promotes better decision-making and higher value care, but also makes for fascinating reading and improved retention. The same trusted resource physicians and students have turned to for more than fifty years: Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine.

Purpose The purpose remains the same: to provide a comprehensive, up-to-date reference for learners throughout their careers, from medical students through experienced attending physicians and consultants.

The authors have brought together the most knowledgeable and experienced experts to review the latest updates from the journal literature to provide a foundation for the practice of medicine. From its unique section on signs and symptoms through to the most comprehensive coverage of most all conditions seen by physician’s,Harrison'sis the internal medicine reference of choice. The only minor gripes are that (a) the paper is probably too thin (this appears to be the trade-off for keeping the volumes thin and light enough to hold), and (b) online access is only through subscription. Chapters on acute and chronic hepatitis, management of diabetes, immune-based therapies in cancer, multiple sclerosis, cardiovascular disease, HIV, and many more, deliver the very latest information on disease mechanisms, diagnostic options, and the specific treatment guidance you need to provide optimal patient care.

Harrison's 16th Edition features new, expanded, revised and updated material on the key topics in medical practice today. The book's longstanding, comprehensive coverage of the vast amount of internal medicine information continues in this edition's 2,700-plus pages. Important and timely new chapters such as Promoting Good Health, LGBT Health, Systems of Healthcare, Approach to Medical Consultation, Pharmacogenomics, Antimicrobial Resistance, Worldwide Changes in Patterns of Infectious Diseases, Neuromyelitis Optica, and more offer the very latest, definitive perspectives on must-know topics in medical education and practice.From the first screech of his electric guitar upsetting musicians at a folk festival to his writing and paintings, Bob Dylan has risen to become a seminal force in American popular culture.

You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. Description For internal medicine specialists, Harrison's has been the go-to reference on the current understanding of pathophysiology for decades. McGraw-Hill authors represent the leading experts in their fields and are dedicated to improving the lives, careers, and interests of readers worldwide --This text refers to the hardcover edition.Now more than ever, trust Harrison's to filter and clarify the exploding knowledge base, to highlight the breakthroughs, and to deliver a clear, balanced distillation of the best and most current information on which to base clinical decisions. We read this book during undergraduate studies and think we're big deals haha and when we see MD postgrad students reading the same damn book during our contact with them in internship,we feel like fools! Discover what's inside Harrison's 20th edition with this at-a-glance look at the new features of the leading authority on applied pathophysiology and clinical medicine.