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

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The 18th edition of the book ( ISBN 978-0071748896) was edited by Anthony Fauci, Dennis Kasper, Stephen Hauser, J. Larry Jameson and Joseph Loscalzo. New chapters added include "Systems Biology in Health and Disease," "The Human Microbiome," "The Biology of Aging," and "Neuropsychiatric Illnesses in War Veterans."

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. Harrison’s is intended for learners throughout their careers,” commented Joseph Loscalzo MD, PhD, and editor-in-chief of the 21st edition. "This is reflected in our focus on the art and science of medicine for new students, on the approach to signs and symptoms for students and trainees, and on the latest coverage of disease mechanisms, diagnostic strategies, and clinical therapeutics for all who care for patients. The editors and contributors have rigorously curated and synthesized the vast amount of information that comprises internal medicine into a highly readable and accessible two volume book. The publication of the 21st edition of Harrison's is a true milestone – and reminds us that we are all perpetual students with a commitment to lifelong learning." Director, UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences; Robert A. Fishman Distinguished Professor, Department of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California Dan L. Longo, MD, is Professor of Medicine at Harvard University School of Medicine and Deputy Editor of Oncology for the New England Journal of Medicine. results, search; Fauci, Anthony S.; Kasper, Dennis L.; Hauser, Stephen L.; Longo, Dan L.; Loscalzo, Joseph (2018). Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, Twentieth Edition (20thed.). McGraw-Hill Education / Medical. ISBN 978-1259644030.

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The most widely read textbook in the history of medicine – made more essential to practice and education by an unmatched array of multi-media content Portuguese: (17e, 18e): McGraw-Hill Interamericana Editores, SA de C.V., Mexico City, Mexico; (19e): AMGH Editora Ltda., Porto Alegre, Brazil

Joseph Loscalzo, MD, PhD, is Hersey Professor of the Theory and Practice of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, Chairman of the Department of Medicine, and Physician-in-Chief at Brigham and Women's Hospital. Anthony S. Fauci, MD, is Chief of the Laboratory of Immunoregulation and Director of the National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases for the National Institutes of Health. Loscalzo, Joseph; Fauci, Anthony S.; Kasper, Dennis L.; Hauser, Stephen; Longo, Dan; Larry Jameson, J. (2022). Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine. ISBN 978-1264268504. Current coverage of the diagnosis and treatment of diseases, from COVID to dementia to sepsis to multiple sclerosis to lung cancer. All-new sections covering a wide range of new and emerging areas of vital interest to all healthcare professionals. New sections include: Sex and Gender-based Issues in Medicine; Obesity, Diabetes Mellitus, and Metabolic Syndrome; and Consultative Medicine? Plus, a new Part covering cutting-edge topics in research and clinical medicine includes great new chapters on the role of Epigenetics in Health and Disease, Behavioral Strategies to Improve Health, Genomics and Infectious Diseases, Emerging Neuro-Therapeutic Technologies, and Telomere Function in Health and Disease, and Network System Medicine.Chapter 236: Noninvasive Cardiac Imaging: Echocardiography, Nuclear Cardiology, and Magnetic Resonance/Computed Tomography Imaging The physiological and etiologic underpinnings of symptoms are explored through a plethora of unrivaled professional advice and connected to the subsequent chapters on individual diseases. It was published in 1950 by Blakiston. [3] Creator and editor Tinsley Harrison's quotation appeared on the first edition of this book in 1950:

Joseph Loscalzo, MD, PhD, is Hersey Professor of the Theory and Practice of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, Chairman of the Department of Medicine, and Physician-in-Chief at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Prepared by Joseph Loscalzo, Professor of Internal Medicine, Harvard Medical School and Anthony S. Fauci, Head of the National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Dennis L. Kasper, Professor of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Harvard Medical School. Through six decades, no resource has matched the encyclopedic scope, esteemed scholarship, and scientific rigor of Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine, both as a textbook and as a clinical reference. It remains the most universally respected textbook in all of medical publishing and the pinnacle of current medical knowledge.Malani, Preeti N. (7 November 2012). "Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine". JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association. 308 (17): 1813. doi: 10.1001/jama.308.17.1813-b.