Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine: Volumes 1 and 2, 18th Edition [Hardcover]

Dan Longo (Author), Anthony Fauci (Author), Dennis Kasper (Author), Stephen Hauser (Author), J. Jameson (Author), Joseph Loscalzo (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 21, 2011 | ISBN-10: 007174889X | ISBN-13: 978-0071748896 | Edition: 18

The most trusted textbook in medicine -- featuring the acclaimed Harrison's DVD with 57 additional chapters and exclusive video and tutorials

Now presented in TWO VOLUMES

Extensively revised and expanded by the world’s leading physicians, Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine, 18e continues to set the standard as the pinnacle of current medical knowledge and practice, offering the definitive review of disease mechanisms and management.

CURRENT
All chapters have been completely updated to reflect the latest knowledge and evidence, and important new chapters have been added, including: "Systems Biology in Health and Disease," "The Human Microbiome," "The Biology of Aging," and "Neuropsychiatric Illnesses in War Veterans."

CONNECTED
Harrison's covers more global aspects of medicine than any other textbook, and features such chapters as "Global Issues in Medicine," by Jim Yong Kim, Paul Farmer, and Joseph Rhatigan, and new to the 18th edition, "Primary Care in Low and Middle Income Countries."

COMPREHENSIVE
No other resource delivers coverage of disease mechanisms and management like Harrison's, including world-renowned chapters on HIV/AIDS, STEMI and non-STEMI myocardial infarction, cancer biology, multiple sclerosis, and diabetes.

The Harrison’s Multi-Media DVD— Better Than Ever!
The Harrison’s DVD has been expanded to include an extensive video demonstration of the neurological physical examination, and video tutorials on how to perform essential clinical procedures, including:

• Thoracentesis
• Abdominal Paracentesis
• Endotracheal Intubation
• Central Venous Catheter Placement

57 additional chapters and more than 2,000 images make the companion DVD an essential part of every physician's education, practice, and lifelong learning.The DVD also features PowerPoint presentations from fifty chapters to facilitate classroom lectures, and a free trial subscription to AccessMedicine.com (including Harrison's Online).

Harrison’s 18e is proud to present a tribute to longtime editor, Eugene Braunwald, MD for his outstanding and continuing contributions to medical knowledge and practice.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

About the Editors

Dan L. Longo, MD,
Lecturer, Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Senior Physician, Brigham and Women's Hospital
Deputy Editor, New England Journal of Medicine
Boston, MA
Adjunct Investigator, National Institute of Aging
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, MD
Dennis L. Kasper, MD
William Ellery Channing Professor of Medicine
Professor of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
Harvard Medical School
Director, Channing Laboratory, Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, MA
J. Larry Jameson, MD, PhD
Robert G. Dunlap Professor of Medicine
Dean, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Executive Vice-President of the University of
Pennsylvania for the Health System
Philadelphia, PA
Anthony S. Fauci, MD
Chief, Laboratory of Immunoregulation
Director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious
Diseases, National Institute of Health
Bethesda, MD
Stephen L. Hauser, MD
Robert A. Fishman Distinguished Professor and Chairman
Department of Neurology
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, CA
Joseph Loscalzo, MD, PhD
Hersey Professor of the Theory and Practice of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Chairman,Department of Medicine
Physician-in-Chief, Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, MA

Product Details

• Hardcover: 4012 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional; 18 edition (July 21, 2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 007174889X
• ISBN-13: 978-0071748896
• Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.9 x 4.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,150 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #65 in Books > Medical Books > Medicine > Internal Medicine

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7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars E-Book Support - iPad, Nook, More, December 17, 2011

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This review is from: Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine: Volumes 1 and 2, 18th Edition (Hardcover)

Harrison's is a great line of books, and now they have partnered with other companies to provide robust ebook data. Here is information on it

"For readers who wish to continue using Harrison's in a single volume format, we are pleased to offer two new eBook versions of the 18th edition: a traditional eBook, with text and illustrations from the new edition included for reading on a portable e-reader or on a desktop, and an enhanced eBook developed especially for new tablet devices (e.g., iPad, Galaxy, Playbook, Nook) that offer high-definition resolution of multimedia content and interactive features. The Harrison's 18th edition enhanced eBook will contain extensive embedded video footage, including all of the new clinical procedural videos; the wonderful neurologic examination videos from Samuels and Lowenstein; examples of cardiovascular imaging and assessment; and high-resolution versions of more than 2000 color images from the book and the Harrison's atlases on the companion DVD. Along with other social media features, the enhanced eBook offers users the opportunity to take and share notes from lectures and their own reading. Additional resources include Harrison's Online, a continuously updated electronic resource that highlights and summarizes newly published articles on significant medical findings and advances. Harrison's Self-Assessment and Board Review, a useful study guide for board review based on information in the 18th edition, will soon be produced. Harrison's Manual of Medicine, a pocket version of Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, is available in both print and electronic formats. "

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4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wow!, October 20, 2011

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This review is from: Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine: Volumes 1 and 2, 18th Edition (Hardcover)

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This review is from: Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine: Volumes 1 and 2, 18th Edition (Hardcover)

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