Description
Students, residents, and instructors swear by Andreoli and Carpenter's Cecil Essentials of Medicine because it presents just the right amount of information, just the right way. This updated edition has been revised to provide the most current, easy-to-digest review of internal medicine. Comprehensive yet concise, it focuses on the high-yield core knowledge important to those established in or just entering the field.- Excellent images and photographs vividly illustrate the appearance and clinical features of disease.- Full-color design makes absorbing and retaining information as effortless as possible.- Highlights the core principles of medicine and how they apply to patient care.- Focused revision reduces the number of pages from the previous edition, providing more high-yield core information in an accessible format.- Clear, concise writing style facilitates comprehension, while new figures, tables, and end-of-chapter references enhance readability and retention.- Consistent format provides clarity. Each section describes key physiology and biochemistry, followed by comprehensive accounts of the diseases of the organ system or field covered in the chapters.- Brand-new chapters on Thrombosis and Head and Neck Infections ensure coverage of the topics most relevant to each reader's needs.- Student Consult eBook version included with purchase. This enhanced eBook experience includes web-only extras, additional figures and tables, clinical photos, radiologic images, video procedures, imaging studies, and audio recordings, in addition to the fully searchable text and all of the images from the book.
Table of Contents
Section I: Introduction to Molecular Medicine1. Molecular Basis of Human Disease Ivor J. BenjaminSection II: Cardiovascular Disease2. Structure and Function of the Normal Heart and Blood Vessels Nicole L. Lohr and Ivor J. Benjamin3. Evaluation of the Patient with Cardiovascular Disease James Kleczka and Ivor J. Benjamin4. Diagnostic Tests and Procedures in the Patient with Cardiovascular Disease Ivor J. Benjamin5. Heart Failure and Cardiomyopathy Nunzio A. Gaglianello, Claudius Mahr, and Ivor J. Benjamin6. Congenital Heart Disease Scott Cohen and Michael G. Earing7. Valvular Heart Disease Timothy D. Woods8. Coronary Heart Disease Michael P. Cinquegrani9. Cardiac Arrhythmias Marci G. Berger, Jason C. Rubenstein, and James A. Roth 10. Pericardial and Myocardial Disease Jennifer L. Strande, Panayotis Fasseas, and Ivor J. Benjamin11. Other Cardiac Topics Mohamed F. Algahim, Robert B. Love, and Ivor J. Benjamin12. Vascular Diseases and Hypertension Wanpen Vongpatanasin and Ronald G. VictorSection III: Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine13. Lung in Health and Disease Sharon Rounds and Matthew D. Jankowich14. General Approach to Patients with Respiratory Disorders Rizwan Aziz and Brian Casserly15. Evaluating Lung Structure and Function Jigme M. Sethi and F. Dennis McCool16. Obstructive Lung Diseases Matthew D. Jankowich17. Interstitial Lung Diseases Matthew D. Jankowich18. Pulmonary Vascular Diseases Sharon Rounds and Matthew D. Jankowich19. Disorders of Respiratory Control Sharon Rounds and Matthew D. Jankowich20. Disorders of the Pleura, Mediastinum, and Chest Wall Eric J. Gartman and F. Dennis McCool21. Infectious Diseases of the Lung Narendran Selvakumar, Brian Casserly, and Sharon Rounds22. Essentials in Critical Care Medicine Narendran Selvakumar, Brian Casserly and Sharon Rounds23. Neoplastic Disorders of the Lung Lauren M. Catalano and Jason M. AliottaSection IV: Preoperative and Postoperative Care24. Preoperative and Postoperative Care Prashant Vaishnava and Kim A. EagleSection V: Renal Disease25. Renal Structure and Function Orson W. Moe and Javier A. Neyra 26. Approach to the Patient with Renal Disease Rajiv Agarwal27. Fluid and Electrolyte Disorders Biff F. Palmer28. Glomerular Diseases Sanjeev Sethi, An De Vriese, and Fernando C. Fervenza29. Major Nonglomerular Disorders of the Kidney Nilum Rajora, Shani Shastri, and Ramesh Saxena30. Vascular Disorders of the Kidney Jeffrey S. Berns31. Acute Kidney Injury Mark A. Perazella and Jeffrey M. Turner32. Chronic Kidney Disease Kerri L. Cavanaugh and T. Alp IkizlerSection VI: Gastrointestinal Disease33. Common Clinical Manifestations of Gastrointestinal Disease M. Michael WolfeA. Abdominal Pain Charles M. Bliss Jr. and M. Michael WolfeB. Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage D. Roy Ferguson and M. Michael WolfeC. Malabsorption Sharmeel K. Wasan, Elihu Schimmel, and M. Michael WolfeD. Diarrhea John S. Maxwell and M. Michael Wolfe34. Endoscopic and Imaging Procedures Christopher S. Huang and M. Michael Wolfe35. Esophageal Disorders Carla Maradey-Romero, Ronnie Fass, and M. Michael Wolfe36. Diseases of the Stomach and Duodenum Robert C. Lowe and M. Michael Wolfe37. Inflammatory Bowel Disease Hannah L. Miller and Francis A. Farraye38. Diseases of the Pancreas David R. LichtensteinSection VII: Diseases of the Liver and Biliary System39. Laboratory Tests in Liver Disease Shaheryar A. Siddiqui and Michael B. Fallon40. Jaundice Klaus E. Mönkemüller, Helmut Neumann, and Michael B. Fallon41. Acute and Chronic Hepatitis Jen-Jung Pan and Michael B. Fallon42. Acute Liver Failure Brendan M. McGuire and Michael B. Fallon43. Cirrhosis of the Liver and its Complications Shaheryar A. Siddiqui and Michael B. Fallon44.
