Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine Self-Assessment and Board Review, 20th Edition

by Anthony S. Fauci M.D., Charles Wiener, Stephen L. Hauser, Joseph Loscalzo, Dennis L. Kasper

Overview

The book that serves as the basis for the popular “Harrison’s Podclass” podcast series!

This outstanding collection of internal medicine Q&A is perfect for prepping for board or shelf exams, getting in multiple “reps” of self directed learning, and increasing your understanding of clinical reasoning. It’s packed with 1,000+ high-quality clinical vignettes, with expert, on-point explanations for correct and incorrect answers.

Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine Self-Assessment and Board Review reflects all the specialties of internal medicine, and has been exhaustively revised and updated to reflect hundreds of never-before published Q&A in board-style format. This great resource will bolster your understanding of pathophysiology, epidemiology, differential diagnosis, clinical decision making, and therapeutics. Illustrations, radiographs, and pathology slides are included throughout. Each question is accompanied by a complete answer and explanation, and cross-referenced to Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine for deeper-dive understanding.

• 325 full-color photos and illustrations
• Clinical vignettes and Q&A presented in board-style format
• Content consistent with board exam blueprint in internal medicine
• Aligned with Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine, the global authority in medicine
• Explanations for correct and incorrect answer choices
  
  
  

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781260463040
Publisher:	McGraw Hill LLC
Publication date:	08/13/2021
Edition description:	20th ed.
Pages:	736
Sales rank:	261,689
Product dimensions:	8.40(w) x 10.90(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Anthony S. Fauci, MDChief, Laboratory of ImmunoregulationDirector, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious DiseasesNational Institutes of Health. In 2008, Dr. Fauci was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the Nation's highest civil award.

Charles Wiener, MD
Professor of Medicine and Physiology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; President of Johns Hopkins International, Baltimore, Maryland

Anthony S. Fauci, MD
Chief, Laboratory of Immunoregulation; Director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland

Stephen L. Hauser, MD
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
Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Senior Physician, Brigham and Women’s Hospital; Deputy Editor, New England Journal of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts

J. Larry Jameson, MD, PhD
Robert G. Dunlop Professor of Medicine; Dean, Raymond and Ruth Perelman School of Medicine; Executive Vice President, University of Pennsylvania for the Health System, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania


Dennis L. Kasper, MD
William Ellery Channing Professor of Medicine and Professor of Microbiology and Immunobiology, Division of Immunology, Department of Microbiology and Immunobiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts

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, Massachusetts





Stephen L. Hauser, MDChairman and Betty Anker Fife ProfessorDepartment of NeurologyUniversity of California, San Francisco

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, Massachusetts

Dennis L. Kasper, MD, MA (Hon)William Ellery Channing Professor of MedicineProfessor of Microbiology and Molecular GeneticsExecutive Dean for Academic ProgramsHarvard Medical SchoolDirector, Channing LaboratoryDepartment of MedicineBrigham and Women’s Hospital

Dan L. Longo, MDScientific DirectorNational Institute on AgingNational Institutes of HealthBethesda, Maryland

Table of Contents

SECTION I Cardinal Manifestations of Disease
   Questions
   Answers
SECTION II Oncology and Hematology
   Questions
   Answers
SECTION III Infectious Diseases
   Questions
   Answers
SECTION IV Disorders of the Cardiovascular System
   Questions
   Answers
SECTION V Disorders of the Respiratory System and Critical Care Illness
   Questions
   Answers
SECTION VI Disorders of the Kidney and Urinary Tract
   Questions
   Answers
SECTION VII Disorders of the Gastrointestinal System
   Questions
   Answers
SECTION VIII Rheumatology and Immunology
   Questions
   Answers
SECTION IX Endocrinology and Metabolism
   Questions
   Answers
SECTION X Neurologic Disorders
   Questions
   Answers

Editorial Reviews

Reviewer: Vincent F Carr, DO, MSA, FACC, FACP (Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences)
Description: This is a companion text to the Harrison's textbook of the same name. Both the text and self-assessment book are based on the 20th edition. The book reflects all the specialties of internal medicine and presents hundreds of questions and answers in board-style format.
Purpose: The purpose is to assist in preparation for board or shelf exams.
Audience: This book is primarily targeted to internal medicine specialists in training, but is an excellent reference for all specialties because of the overlap of the clinician situations.
Features: The book is divided into 10 sections covering the traditional organ systems. Each section provides 100 questions representing typical questions one may find on the board examination. Each question has a clinical stem followed by multiple choice potential answers based on material found in the Harrison's textbook. After the questions, there is a section where the correct answer is discussed and the textbook chapter where the clinical information can be found.
Assessment: This is an outstanding companion book to the 20th edition of Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine textbook and a worthwhile investment for every internal medicine resident preparing for the board examination.

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