Goldman-Cecil Medicine E-Book

by Lee Goldman MD, Andrew I. Schafer MD

Overview

To be the best doctor you can be, you need the best information. For more than 90 years, what is now called Goldman-Cecil Medicine has been the authoritative source for internal medicine and the care of adult patients. Every chapter is written by acclaimed experts who, with the oversight of our editors, provide definitive, unbiased advice on the diagnosis and treatment of thousands of common and uncommon conditions, always guided by an understanding of the epidemiology and pathobiology, as well as the latest medical literature. But Goldman-Cecil Medicine is not just a textbook. Throughout the lifetime of each edition, periodic updates continually include the newest information from a wide range of journals. Furthermore, Goldman-Cecil Medicine is available for all users of ClinicalKey, Elsevier's full library of subspecialty textbooks that can be accessed by readers who may want even more in-depth information. - More than 400 chapters authored by a veritable "Who's Who" of modern medicine - A practical, templated organization with an emphasis on evidence-based references - Thousands of algorithms, figures, and tables that make its information readily accessible - Supplemented by over 1500 board-style questions and answers to help you prepare for certification and recertification examinations

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780323550871
Publisher:	Elsevier Science
Publication date:	08/16/2019
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	2972
File size:	197 MB
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About the Author

Executive Vice President for Health and Biomedical Sciences and Dean of the Faculties of Health Sciences and of Medicine, Harold and Margaret Hatch Professor of the University, Professor of Medicine and of Epidemiology, Columbia University, New York, NY

Table of Contents

SECTION 1: SOCIAL AND ETHICAL ISSUES IN MEDICINE1. Approach to Medicine, the Patient, and the Medical Profession: Medicine as a Learned and Humane Profession2. Bioethics in the Practice of Medicine3. Care of Dying Patients and Their Families4. Cultural and Social Disparities in Health Care5. Global HealthSECTION 2: PRINCIPLES OF EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT6. Approach to the Patient: History and Physical Examination7. Approach to the Patient with Abnormal Vital Signs8. Statistical Interpretation of Data and Using Data for Clinical Decisions9. Measuring Health and Health Care10. Quality of Care and Patient Safety11. Comprehensive Chronic Disease ManagementSECTION 3: PREVENTIVE AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES12. The Periodic Health Examination13. Physical Activity 14. Adolescent Medicine15. Immunization16. Principles of Occupational and Environmental Medicine17. Radiation Injury18. Bioterrorism19. Chronic Poisoning: Trace Metals and OthersSECTION 4: AGING AND GERIATRIC MEDICINE20. Epidemiology of Aging: Implications of the Aging of Society21. Geriatric Assessment22. Common Clinical Sequelae of Aging23. Urinary Incontinence24. Neuropsychiatric Aspects of Aging25. Delirium in the Older PatientSECTION 5: CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY26. Principles of Drug Therapy27. Pain28. Biology of Addiction29. Nicotine and Tobacco30. Alcohol Use Disorders31. Drugs of Abuse32. Synthetic Immunomodulatory Drug Including Glucocorticoids33. Biologic Agents and Signaling Inhibitors34. Complementary, Alternative, and Integrative MedicineSECTION 6: GENETICS35. Principles of Genetics36. Clinical Genomics – Genome Structure and Variation37. Applications of Molecular Technologies to Clinical Medicine38. Regenerative Medicine, Cell, and Gene TherapiesSECTION 7: PRINCIPLES OF IMMUNOLOGY AND INFLAMMATION39. The Innate Immune System40. The Adaptive Immunse System41. Mechanisms of Immune-Mediated Tissue Injury42. Mechanisms of Inflammation and Tissue Repair43. Transplantation Immunology44. Complement System in DiseaseSECTION 8: CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE45. Approach to the Patient with Possible Cardiovascular Disease46. Epidemiology of Cardiovascular Disease47. Cardiac and Circulatory Function48. Electrocardiography49. Echocardiography50. Noninvasive Cardiac Imaging51. Catheterization and Angiography52. Heart Failure: Pathophysiology and Diagnosis53. Heart Failure: Management and Prognosis54. Diseases of the Myocardium and Endocardium55. Principles of Electrophysiology56. Approach to the Patient with Suspected Arrhythmia57. Approach to Cardiac Arrest and Life-Threatening Arrhythmias58. Cardiac Arrhythmias with Supraventricular Origin59. Ventricular Arrhythmias60. Electrophysiologic Interventional Procedures and Surgery61. Congenital Heart Disease in Adults62. Angina Pectoris and Stable Ischemic Heart Disease63. Acute Coronary Syndrome: Unstable Angina and Non-ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction64. ST Elevation Acute Myocardial Infarction and Complications of Myocardial Infarction65. Interventional and Surgical Treatment of Coronary Artery Disease66. Valvular Heart Disease67. Infective Endocarditis68. Pericardial Diseases69. Diseases of the AortaSECTION 9: VASCULAR MEDICINE70. Arterial Hypertension71. Atherosclerotic Peripheral Arterial Disease72. Other Peripheral Arterial Diseases73. Thrombotic Disorders: Hypercoagulable States74. Venous Thrombosis and Embolism75. Pulmonary Hypertension76. Antithrombotic and Antiplatelet TherapySECTION 10: RESPIRATORY DISEASES77. Approach to the Patient with Respiratory Disease78. Imaging in Pulmonary Disease79. Respiratory Function and Testing80. Disorders of Ventilatory Control81. Asthma82. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease83. Cystic Fibrosis84. Bronchiectasis, Atelectasis, Cysts, and Localized Lung Disorders85. Alveolar Filling Disorders86. Interstitial Lung Disease87. Occupational Lung Disease88. Physical and Chemical Injuries of the Lung89. Sarcoidosis90. Acute Bronchitis and Tracheitis91. Overview of Pneumonia92.