Harrison's Manual of Medicine, 17th Edition

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Harrison's Manual of Medicine, 17th Edition

Harrison's Manual of Medicine, 17th Edition

Authors: Anthony Fauci, Eugene Braunwald, Dennis Kasper, Stephen Hauser, Dan Longo, J. Jameson and Joseph Loscalzo

Published: March 2009

eISBN: 9780071702003 0071702008 | ISBN: 9780071477437

Contents

Contributors

Preface

Acknowledgments

Section 1 Care of the Hospitalized Patient

1 Initial Evaluation and Admission Orders for the General Medicine Patient

2 Electrolytes/Acid-Base Balance

3 Diagnostic Imaging in Internal Medicine

4 Procedures Commonly Performed by Internists

5 Principles of Critical Care Medicine

6 Pain and Its Management

7 Assessment of Nutritional Status

8 Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition

9 Transfusion and Pheresis Therapy

10 Palliative and End-of-Life Care

Section 2 Medical Emergencies

11 Cardiovascular Collapse and Sudden Death

12 Shock

13 Sepsis and Septic Shock

14 Acute Pulmonary Edema

15 Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

16 Respiratory Failure

17 Confusion, Stupor, and Coma

18 Stroke

19 Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

20 Increased Intracranial Pressure and Head Trauma

21 Spinal Cord Compression

22 Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy

23 Status Epilepticus

24 Diabetic Ketoacidosis and Hyperosmolar Coma

25 Hypoglycemia

26 Infectious Disease Emergencies

27 Oncologic Emergencies

28 Anaphylaxis

29 Bites, Venoms, Stings, and Marine Poisonings

30 Hypothermia and Frostbite

31 Poisoning and Drug Overdose

32 Bioterrorism

Section 3 Common Patient Presentations

33 Chest Pain

34 Abdominal Pain

35 Headache

36 Back and Neck Pain

37 Fever, Hyperthermia, Chills, and Rash

38 Pain and Swelling of Joints

39 Syncope

40 Dizziness and Vertigo

41 Acute Visual Loss and Double Vision

42 Weakness and Paralysis

43 Tremor and Movement Disorders

44 Aphasias and Related Disorders

45 Sleep Disorders

46 Dyspnea

47 Cough and Hemoptysis

48 Cyanosis

49 Edema

50 Nausea, Vomiting, and Indigestion

51 Weight Loss

52 Dysphagia

53 Diarrhea, Constipation, and Malabsorption

54 Gastrointestinal Bleeding

55 Jaundice and Evaluation of Liver Function

56 Ascites

57 Azotemia and Urinary Abnormalities

58 Anemia and Polycythemia

59 Lymphadenopathy and Splenomegaly

60 Generalized Fatigue

Section 4 Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology

61 Common Disorders of Vision and Hearing

62 Sinusitis, Pharyngitis, Otitis, and Other Upper Respiratory Infections

Section 5 Dermatology

63 General Examination of the Skin

64 Common Skin Conditions

Section 6 Hematology and Oncology

65 Examination of Blood Smears and Bone Marrow

66 Red Blood Cell Disorders

67 Leukocytosis and Leukopenia

68 Bleeding and Thrombotic Disorders

69 Cancer Chemotherapy

70 Myeloid Leukemias, Myelodysplasia, and Myeloproliferative Syndromes

71 Lymphoid Malignancies

72 Skin Cancer

73 Head and Neck Cancer

74 Lung Cancer

75 Breast Cancer

76 Tumors of the Gastrointestinal Tract

77 Genitourinary Tract Cancer

78 Gynecologic Cancer

79 Prostate Hyperplasia and Carcinoma

80 Cancer of Unknown Primary Site

81 Paraneoplastic Endocrine Syndromes

82 Neurologic Paraneoplastic Syndromes

Section 7 Infectious Diseases

83 Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases

84 Antibacterial Therapy

85 Health Care–Associated Infections

86 Infections in the Immunocompromised Host

87 Infective Endocarditis

88 Intraabdominal Infections

89 Infectious Diarrheas

90 Sexually Transmitted Diseases and Reproductive Tract Infections

91 Infections of the Skin, Soft Tissues, Joints, and Bones

92 Pneumococcal Infections

93 Staphylococcal Infections

94 Streptococcal/Enterococcal Infections, Diphtheria, and Other Infections Caused by Corynebacteria and Related Species

95 Meningococcal and Listerial Infections

96 Infections Caused by Haemophilus, Bordetella, Moraxella, and HACEK Group Organisms

97 Diseases Caused by Gram-Negative Enteric Bacteria, Pseudomonas, and Legionella

98 Infections Caused by Miscellaneous Gram-Negative Bacilli

99 Anaerobic Infections

100 Nocardiosis and Actinomycosis

101 Tuberculosis and Other Mycobacterial Infections

102 Lyme Disease and Other Nonsyphilitic Spirochetal Infections

103 Rickettsial Diseases

104 Mycoplasma Infections

105 Chlamydial Infections

106 Herpesvirus Infections

107 Cytomegalovirus and Epstein-Barr Virus Infections

108 Influenza and Other Viral Respiratory Diseases

109 Rubeola, Rubella, Mumps, and Parvovirus Infections

110 Enteroviral Infections

111 Insect- and Animal-Borne Viral Infections

112 HIV Infection and AIDS

113 Fungal Infections

114 Pneumocystis Infections

115 Protozoal Infections

116 Helminthic Infections and Ectoparasite Infestations

Section 8 Cardiology

117 Physical Examination of the Heart

118 Electrocardiography

119 Noninvasive Examination of the Heart

120 Congenital Heart Disease in the Adult

121 Valvular Heart Disease

122 Cardiomyopathies and Myocarditis

123 Pericardial Disease

124 Hypertension

125 Metabolic Syndrome

126 ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI)

127 Unstable Angina and Non-ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction

128 Chronic Stable Angina

129 Bradyarrhythmias

130 Tachyarrhythmias

131 Congestive Heart Failure and Cor Pulmonale

132 Diseases of the Aorta

133 Peripheral Vascular Disease

134 Pulmonary Hypertension

Section 9 Pulmonology

135 Respiratory Function and Pulmonary Diagnostic Procedures

136 Asthma

137 Environmental Lung Diseases

138 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

139 Pneumonia and Lung Abscess

140 Pulmonary Thromboembolism and Deep-Vein Thrombosis

141 Interstitial Lung Disease

142 Diseases of the Pleura and Mediastinum

143 Disorders of Ventilation

144 Sleep Apnea

Section 10 Nephrology

145 Approach to the Patient with Renal Disease

146 Acute Renal Failure

147 Chronic Kidney Disease and Uremia

148 Dialysis

149 Renal Transplantation

150 Glomerular Diseases

151 Renal Tubular Disease

152 Urinary Tract Infections

153 Renovascular Disease

154 Nephrolithiasis

155 Urinary Tract Obstruction

Section 11 Gastroenterology

156 Peptic Ulcer and Related Disorders

157 Inflammatory Bowel Diseases

158 Colonic and Anorectal Diseases

159 Cholelithiasis, Cholecystitis, and Cholangitis

160 Pancreatitis

161 Acute Hepatitis

162 Chronic Hepatitis

163 Cirrhosis and Alcoholic Liver Disease

164 Portal Hypertension

Section 12 Allergy, Clinical Immunology, and Rheumatology

165 Diseases of Immediate Type Hypersensitivity

166 Primary Immune Deficiency Diseases

167 SLE, RA, and Other Connective Tissue Diseases

168 Vasculitis

169 Ankylosing Spondylitis

170 Psoriatic Arthritis

171 Reactive Arthritis

172 Osteoarthritis

173 Gout, Pseudogout, and Related Diseases

174 Other Musculoskeletal Disorders

175 Sarcoidosis

176 Amyloidosis

Section 13 Endocrinology and Metabolism

177 Disorders of the Anterior Pituitary and Hypothalamus

178 Diabetes Insipidus and SIADH

179 Thyroid Gland Disorders

180 Adrenal Gland Disorders

181 Obesity

182 Diabetes Mellitus

183 Disorders of the Male Reproductive System

184 Disorders of the Female Reproductive System

185 Hypercalcemia and Hypocalcemia

186 Osteoporosis and Osteomalacia

187 Hypercholesterolemia and Hypertriglyceridemia

188 Hemochromatosis, Porphyrias, and Wilson’s Disease

Section 14 Neurology

189 The Neurologic Examination

190 Neuroimaging

191 Seizures and Epilepsy

192 Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Dementias

193 Parkinson’s Disease

194 Ataxic Disorders

195 ALS and Other Motor Neuron Diseases

196 Autonomic Nervous System Disorders

197 Trigeminal Neuralgia, Bell’s Palsy, and Other Cranial Nerve Disorders

198 Spinal Cord Diseases

199 Tumors of the Nervous System

200 Multiple Sclerosis (MS)

201 Acute Meningitis and Encephalitis

202 Chronic Meningitis

203 Peripheral Neuropathies, Including Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)

204 Myasthenia Gravis (MG)

205 Muscle Diseases

Section 15 Psychiatry and Substance Abuse

206 Psychiatric Disorders

207 Psychiatric Medications

208 Eating Disorders

209 Alcoholism

210 Narcotic Abuse

Section 16 Disease Prevention and Health Maintenance

211 Routine Disease Screening

212 Immunization and Advice to Travelers

213 Cardiovascular Disease Prevention

214 Prevention and Early Detection of Cancer

215 Smoking Cessation

216 Women’s Health

Section 17 Adverse Drug Reactions

217 Adverse Drug Reactions

Section 18 Laboratory Values

218 Laboratory Values of Clinical Importance

Index