Goldman-Cecil Medicine

Since 1927, Goldman-Cecil Medicine has been the world's most influential internal medicine resource, and its 25th edition continues to set the standard for all other references of its kind. Edited by Drs. Lee Goldman and Andrew I. Schafer, this dynamic reference, with its practical, straight-forward style, templated organization, evidence-based references, and robust interactive content, is quite simply the fastest and best place to find all of the authoritative, state-of-the-art clinical answers you need. Unlike other texts, its focused coverage of the latest developments in biology with the specifics of current diagnosis and therapy-including medication doses-helps you understand, diagnose, or treat essentially anything you encounter. Inside, you'll find definitive, unbiased, evidence-based guidance on the evaluation and management of every medical condition from a veritable "Who's Who" of modern medicine as well as over 1,000 board-style questions and answers for certification or recertification review. Regular updates personally selected by Dr. Goldman are directly integrated into each eBook chapter to ensure the content is as current as the day the book was published! Cecil - the best internal medicine resource available since 1927 - far exceeds the competition in versatility, ease-of-use and up-to-datedness.

Cecil medicine, 24th edition Edited by Lee Goldman and Andrew I. Schafer Part 1: Social and Ethical Issues in Medicine 1: Approach to Medicine, the Patient, and the Medical Profession: Medicine as a Learned and Humane Profession Lee Goldman Editor: Goldman, Lee 2: Bioethics in the Practice of Medicine Ezekiel Emanuel Editor: Goldman, Lee 3: Care of Dying Patients and Their Families Robert Arnold Editor: Goldman, Lee 4: Cultural Context of Medicine Victoria M. Taylor Editor: Goldman, Lee 5: Socioeconomic Issues in Medicine Steven Schroeder Editor: Goldman, Lee Part 2: Principles of Evaluation and Management 6: Approach to the Patient: History and Physical Examination David Simel Editor: Goldman, Lee 7: Approach to the Patient with Abnormal Vital Signs David L. Schriger Editor: Goldman, Lee 8: Statistical Interpretation of Data Thomas Newman;Charles McCulloch Editor: Goldman, Lee 9: Using Data for Clinical Decisions Thomas Lee Editor: Goldman, Lee 10: Measuring Health and Health Care Stephan D. Fihn Editor: Goldman, Lee 11: Quality of Care and Safety of Patients Robert Wachter Editor: Goldman, Lee 12: Comprehensive Chronic Disease Management Edward H. Wagner Editor: Goldman, Lee Part 3: Preventive and Environmental Issues 13: Counseling and Advising for Behavior Changes F. Daniel Duffy Editor: Goldman, Lee 14: The Periodic Health Examination David Atkins Editor: Goldman, Lee 15: Physical Activity David M. Buchner Editor: Goldman, Lee 16: Adolescent Medicine Debra Katzman;Lawrence Neinstein Editor: Goldman, Lee 17: Immunization Walter Orenstein;William Atkinson Editor: Goldman, Lee 18: Principles of Occupational and Environmental Medicine Mark R. Cullen Editor: Goldman, Lee 19: Radiation Injury Arthur Upton Editor: Goldman, Lee 20: Bioterrorism John G. Bartlett Editor: Goldman, Lee 21: Chronic Poisoning: Trace Metals and Others Michael A McGuigan Editor: Goldman, Lee Part 4: Aging and Geriatric Medicine 22: Epidemiology of Aging: Implications of the Aging Society Linda Fried Editor: Goldman, Lee 23: Geriatric Assessment David B. Reuben Editor: Goldman, Lee 24: Common Clinical Sequelae of Aging Kenneth Minaker Editor: Goldman, Lee 25: Incontinence Neil Resnick Editor: Goldman, Lee 26: Neuropsychiatric Aspects of Aging Sharon Inouye Editor: Goldman, Lee 27: Delirium and Other Mental Status Problems in the Older Patient Sharon Inouye Editor: Goldman, Lee Part 5: Clinical Pharmacology 28: Principles of Drug Therapy Robert Diasio Editor: Schafer, Andrew 29: Pain Srinivasa N Raja;Steven P Cohen Editor: Schafer, Andrew 30: Biology of Addiction Steven E. Hyman Editor: Schafer, Andrew 31: Nicotine and Tobacco Tony P. George Editor: Schafer, Andrew 32: Alcohol Abuse and Dependence Patrick O'Connor Editor: Schafer, Andrew 33: Drug Abuse and Dependence Roger Weiss Editor: Schafer, Andrew 34: Immunosuppressive Drugs, Including Corticosteroids Grant Cannon Editor: Schafer, Andrew 35: Biologic Agents Cem Gabay Editor: Schafer, Andrew 36: Prostaglandins, Aspirin, and Related Compounds Carlo Patrono Editor: Schafer, Andrew 37: Antithrombotic Therapy Sam Schulman Editor: Schafer, Andrew 38: Complementary and Alternative Medicine Mary Charlson Editor: Schafer, Andrew Part 6: Genetics 39: Principles of Genetics Bruce Korf Editor: Schafer, Andrew 40: Single-Gene and Chromosome Disorders James R. Lupski Editor: Schafer, Andrew 41: The Inherited Basis of Common Diseases David Altshuler Editor: Schafer, Andrew 42: Applications of Molecular Technologies to Clinical Medicine Geoffrey Ginsburg;Geoffrey Ginsburg Editor: Schafer, Andrew 43: Gene and Cell Therapy Karl Skorecki Editor: Schafer, Andrew Part 7: Principles of Immunology and Inflammation 44: The Innate and Adaptive Immune Systems Cornelia Weyand;Jorg Goronzy Editor: Schafer, Andrew 45: The Major Histocompatibility Complex Peter K. Gregersen Editor: Schafer, Andrew 46: Mechanisms of Immune-Mediated Tissue Injury Jane Salmon Editor: Schafer, Andrew 47: Mechanisms of Inflammation and Tissue Repair Gary S. Firestein Editor: Schafer, Andrew 48: Organ Transplantation Megan Sykes Editor: Schafer, Andrew 49: Complement in Health and Disease David, R. Karp;V. Michael Holers Editor: Schafer, Andrew Part 8: Cardiovascular Disease 50: Approach to the Patient with Possible Cardiovascular Disease Lee Goldman Editor: Goldman, Lee 51: Epidemiology of Cardiovascular Disease Michael Klag Editor: Goldman, Lee 52: Cardiac Function and Circulatory Control Andrew Marks Editor: Goldman, Lee 53: Radiology of the Heart Murray G. Baron;Arthur E. Stillman Editor: Goldman, Lee 54: Electrocardiography Leonard I Ganz Editor: Goldman, Lee 55: Echocardiography Catherine Otto Editor: Goldman, Lee 56: Non-invasive Cardiac Imaging Christopher Kramer Editor: Goldman, Lee 57: Catheterization and Angiography Morton Kern Editor: Goldman, Lee 58: Heart Failure: Pathophysiology and Diagnosis Barry Massie Editor: Goldman, Lee 59: Heart Failure: Management and Prognosis John JV McMurray;Marc A. Pfeffer Editor: Goldman, Lee 60: Diseases of the Myocardium and Endocardium William McKenna;Perry Elliott Editor: Goldman, Lee 61: Principles of Electrophysiology Hugh Calkins Editor: Goldman, Lee 62: Approach to the Patient with Suspected Arrhythmia Jeffrey Olgin Editor: Goldman, Lee 63: Approach to Cardiac Arrest and Life-Threatening Arrhythmias Robert Myerburg Editor: Goldman, Lee 64: Cardiac Arrhythmias with Supraventricular Origin Peter Zimetbaum Editor: Goldman, Lee 65: Ventricular Arrhythmias William Stevenson Editor: Goldman, Lee 66: Electrophysiologic Interventional Procedures and Surgery Fred Morady Editor: Goldman, Lee 67: Arterial Hypertension Ronald Victor Editor: Goldman, Lee 68: Pulmonary Hypertension Valerie McLaughlin Editor: Goldman, Lee 69: Congenital Heart Disease in Adults Ariane Marelli Editor: Goldman, Lee 70: Atherosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology Goran Hansson;Anders Hamsten Editor: Goldman, Lee 71: Angina Pectoris William Boden Editor: Goldman, Lee 72: Acute Coronary Syndrome/Unstable Angina and Non-ST Elevation MI Richard A. Lange Editor: Goldman, Lee 73: ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction and Complications of MI Jeffrey Anderson Editor: Goldman, Lee 74: Interventional and Surgical Treatment of Coronary Artery Disease Paul Teirstein;Bruce Lytle Editor: Goldman, Lee 75: Valvular Heart Disease Blase Carabello Editor: Goldman, Lee 76: Infective Endocarditis Vance Fowler Jr.;Arnold Bayer Editor: Goldman, Lee 77: Pericardial Disease William Little;Jae K. Oh Editor: Goldman, Lee 78: Diseases of the Aorta Eric Isselbacher Editor: Goldman, Lee 79: Atherosclerotic Peripheral Arterial Disease Christopher White Editor: Goldman, Lee 80: Other Peripheral Arterial Diseases Jeffrey Olin Editor: Goldman, Lee 81: Peripheral Venous Disease Jeffrey Ginsberg Editor: Goldman, Lee 82: Cardiac Transplantation Mariell Jessup Editor: Goldman, Lee Part 9: Respiratory Diseases 83: Approach to the Patient with Respiratory Disease Monica Kraft Editor: Goldman, Lee 84: Imaging in Pulmonary Disease Paul Stark Editor: Goldman, Lee 85: Respiratory Structure and Function: Mechanisms and Testing Herbert Reynolds Editor: Goldman, Lee 86: Disorders of Ventilatory Control Atul Malhotra Editor: Goldman, Lee 87: Asthma Jeffrey Drazen Editor: Goldman, Lee 88: COPD Dennis Niewoehner Editor: Goldman, Lee 89: Cystic Fibrosis Frank Accurso Editor: Goldman, Lee 90: Bronchiectasis, Atelectasis, Cysts, and Localized Lung Disorders Anne O'Donnell Editor: Goldman, Lee 91: Alveolar Filling Disorders Stephanie, M. Levine Editor: Goldman, Lee 92: Interstitial Lung Disease Ganesh Raghu Editor: Goldman, Lee 93: Occupational Pulmonary Disorders Susan Tarlo Editor: Goldman, Lee 94: Physical and Chemical Injuries of the Lung David C. Christiani Editor: Goldman, Lee 95: Sarcoidosis Michael Iannuzzi Editor: Goldman, Lee 96: Acute Bronchitis and Tracheitis Richard. P. Wenzel Editor: Goldman, Lee 97: Overview of Pneumonia Andrew H. Limper Editor: Goldman, Lee 98: Pulmonary Embolism Jeffrey Weitz Editor: Goldman, Lee 99: Diseases of the Diaphragm, Chest Wall, Pleura, and Mediastinum F. Dennis McCool Editor: Goldman, Lee 100: Obstructive Sleep Apnea/Hypopnea Syndrome Robert C. Basner Editor: Goldman, Lee 101: Interventional and Surgical Approaches to Lung Disease Armin Ernst;Malcom DeCamp Editor: Goldman, Lee Part 10: Critical Care Medicine 102: Approach to the Patient in a Critical Care Setting Deborah J. Cook Editor: Goldman, Lee 103: Respiratory Monitoring in Critical Care James Stoller;Nicholas S. Hill Editor: Goldman, Lee 104: Acute Respiratory Failure Leonard Hudson;Arthur Slutsky Editor: Goldman, Lee 105: Mechanical Ventilation Leonard Hudson;Arthur Slutsky Editor: Goldman, Lee 106: Approach to the Patient with Shock Emanuel Rivers Editor: Goldman, Lee 107: Cardiogenic Shock Steven Hollenberg Editor: Goldman, Lee 108: Shock Syndromes Related to Sepsis James Russell Editor: Goldman, Lee 109: Disorders Due to Heat and Cold William Winkenwerder, Jr;Michael N Sawka Editor: Goldman, Lee 110: Acute Poisoning Marsha D. Ford I Editor: Goldman, Lee 111: Electric Injury Basil A. Pruitt Jr. Editor: Goldman, Lee 112: Medical Aspects of Trauma and Burn Care Robert H. Demling;Jonathan Gates;Reza Askari Editor: Goldman, Lee 113: Venomous Snake Bites Steven A. Seifert;James Armitage Editor: Goldman, Lee 114: Venoms and Poisons from Marine Organisms Jay Fox Editor: Goldman, Lee 115: Rhabdomyolysis Francis O'Connor;Patricia A. Deuster Editor: Goldman, Lee Part 11: Renal and Genitourinary Diseases 116: Approach to the Patient with Renal Disease Donald Landry Editor: Goldman, Lee 117: Structure and Function of the Kidneys Qais Al-Awqati;Jonathan Barasch Editor: Goldman, Lee 118: Disorders of Sodium and Water Homeostasis Karl Skorecki;Denny Ausiello Editor: Goldman, Lee 119: Potassium Disorders Julian Seifter Editor: Goldman, Lee 120: Acid-Base Disorders Julian Seifter Editor: Goldman, Lee 121: Disorders of Magnesium and Phosphorus Alan S. L. Yu Editor: Goldman, Lee 122: Acute Kidney Injury Bruce Molitoris Editor: Goldman, Lee 123: Glomerular Disorders and Nephrotic Syndromes Gerald B. Appel;Jai Radhakrishnan Editor: Goldman, Lee 124: Tubulointerstitial Diseases Eric G Neilson Editor: Goldman, Lee 125: Obstructive Uropathy Mark Zeidel Editor: Goldman, Lee 126: Diabetes and the Kidney Raymond Harris Editor: Goldman, Lee 127: Vascular Disorders of the Kidney Thomas D. DuBose, Jr. Editor: Goldman, Lee 128: Nephrolithiasis Gary C Curhan Editor: Goldman, Lee 129: Cystic Kidney Diseases M. Amin Arnaout Editor: Goldman, Lee 130: Hereditary Nephropathies and Abnormalities of the Urinary Tract Lisa Guay-Woodford Editor: Goldman, Lee 131: Benign Prostate Disease and Prostatitis Michael Barry;Mary McNaughton-Collins Editor: Goldman, Lee 132: Chronic Kidney Disease William Mitch Editor: Goldman, Lee 133: Treatment of Irreversible Renal Failure Nina Tolkoff-Rubin Editor: Goldman, Lee Part 12:Gastrointestinal Diseases 134: Approach to the Patient with Gastrointestinal Disease Kenneth McQuaid Editor: Goldman, Lee 135: Diagnostic Imaging Procedures in Gastroenterology Perry J Pickhardt Editor: Goldman, Lee 136: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy P. Jay Pasricha Editor: Goldman, Lee 137: Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage and Occult Gastrointestinal Bleeding Dennis M. Jensen Editor: Goldman, Lee 138: Disorders of Gastrointestinal Motility Michael Camilleri Editor: Goldman, Lee 139: Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders: Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Dyspepsia, and Noncardiac Chest Pain Emeran Mayer Editor: Goldman, Lee 140: Diseases of the Esophagus David A. Katzka;Gary Falk Editor: Goldman, Lee 141: Acid Peptic Disease Ernst Kuipers;Martin Blaser Editor: Goldman, Lee 142: Approach to the Patient with Diarrhea and Malabsorption Carol E. Semrad Editor: Goldman, Lee 143: Inflammatory Bowel Disease Gary R. Lichtenstein Editor: Goldman, Lee 144: Inflammatory and Anatomic Diseases of theINtestine, Peritoneum, Mesentery, and Omentum Charlene Prather Editor: Goldman, Lee 145: Vascular Diseases of the GI Tract Stephen Hauser Editor: Goldman, Lee 146: Pancreatitis Chris E. Forsmark Editor: Goldman, Lee 147: Diseases of the Rectum and Anus Robert D. Madoff Editor: Goldman, Lee Part 13: Diseases of the Liver, Gallbladder, and Bile Ducts 148: Approach to the Patient with Liver Disease Paul Martin Editor: Goldman, Lee 149: Approach to the Patient with Jaundice or Abnormal Liver Test Results Paul Berk;Kevin Korenblat Editor: Goldman, Lee 150: Acute Viral Hepatitis Jean-Michel Pawlotsky;Heiner Wedemeyer Editor: Goldman, Lee 151: Chronic Viral Hepatitis Jean-Michel Pawlotsky;John McHutchinson Editor: Goldman, Lee 152: Toxin- and Drug-Induced Liver Disease William Lee Editor: Goldman, Lee 153: Inherited and Metabolic Hepatic Disorders Bruce R Bacon Editor: Goldman, Lee 154: Bacterial, Parasitic, Fungal, and Granulomatous Liver Diseases Karen Krok;K. Rajender Reddy Editor: Goldman, Lee 155: Alcoholic and NonAlcoholic Steatohepatitis Naga P. Chalasani Editor: Goldman, Lee 156: Cirrhosis and Its Sequelae Guadalupe Garcia-Tsao Editor: Goldman, Lee 157: Hepatic Failure and Liver Transplantation Emmet Keeffe Editor: Goldman, Lee 158: Diseases of the Gallbladder and Bile Ducts Nezam H. Afdhal Editor: Goldman, Lee Part 14: Hematologic Diseases 159: Hematopoiesis and Hematopoietic Growth Factors Kenneth Kaushansky Editor: Schafer, Andrew 160: The Peripheral blood Smear Barbara Bain Editor: Schafer, Andrew 161: Approach to the Anemias H. Franklin Bunn Editor: Schafer, Andrew 162: Microcytic and Hypochromic Anemias Gordon Ginder Editor: Schafer, Andrew 163: Autoimmune and Intravascular Hemolytic Anemias Robert Schwartz Editor: Schafer, Andrew 164: Hemolytic Anemias: Red Cell Membrane and Metabolic Defects Patrick Gallagher Editor: Schafer, Andrew 165: Hemoglobinopathies: The Thalassemias Maria Cappellini Editor: Schafer, Andrew 166: Sickle Cell Disease and Associated Hemoglobinopathies Martin Steinberg Editor: Schafer, Andrew 167: Megaloblastic Anemias Asok C. Antony Editor: Schafer, Andrew 168: Aplastic Anemia and Related Conditions Grover Bagby Editor: Schafer, Andrew 169: Polycythemias, Essential Thrombocythemia and Primary Myelobfibrosis Ayalew Tefferi Editor: Schafer, Andrew 170: Leukopenia and Leukocytosis Nancy Berliner Editor: Schafer, Andrew 171: Approach to the Patient with Lymphadenopathy and Splenomegaly James Armitage Editor: Schafer, Andrew 172: Disorders of Phagocyte Function Michael Glogauer Editor: Schafer, Andrew 173: Eosinophilic Syndromes Marc Rothenberg Editor: Schafer, Andrew 174: Approach to the Patient with Bleeding and Thrombosis Andrew Schafer Editor: Schafer, Andrew 175: Thrombocytopenia Charles Abrams Editor: Schafer, Andrew 176: Von Willebrand's Disease and Abnormalties of Vascular Function William Nichols Editor: Schafer, Andrew 177: Hemorrhagic Disorders: Coagulation Factor Deficiencies Margaret Ragni Editor: Schafer, Andrew 178: Hemorrhagic Disorders: DIC, Liver Failure, and Vitamin K Deficiency Andrew Schafer Editor: Schafer, Andrew 179: Thrombotic Disorders: Hypercoagulable States Andrew Schafer Editor: Schafer, Andrew 180: Transfusion Medicine Lawrence Goodnough Editor: Schafer, Andrew 181: Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Julie Vose Editor: Schafer, Andrew Part 15: Oncology 182: Approach to the Patient with Cancer Michael Perry Editor: Schafer, Andrew 183: The Epidemiology of Cancer Michael Thun Editor: Schafer, Andrew 184: The Genetics of Cancer Henry Lynch Editor: Schafer, Andrew 185: The Biology of Cancer Kenneth H Cowan;Jeffrey A Moscow Editor: Schafer, Andrew 186: Endocrine Manifestations of Tumors: ""Ectopic"" Hormone Production Robert F. Gagel Editor: Schafer, Andrew 187: Paraneoplastic Syndromes and Other Non-Neoplastic Effects of Cancer Hope Rugo Editor: Schafer, Andrew 188: Myelodysplasia Syndrome Alan List;Rami Komrokji;Eric Padron Editor: Schafer, Andrew 189: The Acute Leukemias Frederick R Appelbaum Editor: Schafer, Andrew 190: The Chronic Leukemias Hagop Kantarjian;Susan O'Brien Editor: Schafer, Andrew 191: Non-Hodgkin's Lymphomas James Armitage Editor: Schafer, Andrew 192: Hodgkin's Lymphomas Joseph Connors Editor: Schafer, Andrew 193: Plasma Cell Disorders S. Vincent Rajkumar Editor: Schafer, Andrew 194: Amyloidosis Morrie Gertz Editor: Schafer, Andrew 195: Tumors of the CNS and Intracranial Hypertension and Hypotension Lisa DeAngelis Editor: Schafer, Andrew 196: Head and Neck Cancer Marshall R. Posner Editor: Schafer, Andrew 197: Lung Cancer and Other Pulmonary Neoplasms David S Ettinger Editor: Schafer, Andrew 198: Neoplasma of the Esophagus and Stomach Anil Rustgi Editor: Schafer, Andrew 199: Neoplasms of the Large and Small Intestine Charles Blanke;Douglas Faigel Editor: Schafer, Andrew 200: Pancreatic Cancer Margaret Tempero Editor: Schafer, Andrew 201: Pancreatic Endocrine Tumors Robert T. Jensen Editor: Schafer, Andrew 202: Liver and Biliary Tract Tumors Lewis Roberts Editor: Schafer, Andrew 203: Tumors of the Kidney, Bladder, Ureters, and Renal Pelvis Dean Bajorin Editor: Schafer, Andrew 204: Breast Cancer and Differential Diagnosis of Benign Lesions Nancy Davidson Editor: Schafer, Andrew 205: Gynecologic Cancers Maurie Markman Editor: Schafer, Andrew 206: Testicular Cancer Lawrence Einhorn Editor: Schafer, Andrew 207: Prostate Cancer Eric Small Editor: Schafer, Andrew 208: Bone Tumors: Primary and Metastatic Lesions Karen H. Antman Editor: Schafer, Andrew 209: Sarcomas of Soft Tissue George D. Demetri Editor: Schafer, Andrew 210: Melanoma and Nonmelanoma Skin Cancers Lynn Schuchter Editor: Schafer, Andrew 211: Cancer of Unknown Primary Origin John Hainsworth Editor: Schafer, Andrew Part 16: Metabolic Diseases 212: Approach to Inborn Errors of Metabolism Louis Elsas II Editor: Schafer, Andrew 213: Disorders of Lipid Metabolism Clay F. Semenkovich Editor: Schafer, Andrew 214: Glycogen Storage Diseases Joseph I. Wolfsdorf;David A. Weinstein Editor: Schafer, Andrew 215: Lysosomal Storage Diseases Ellen Sidransky;Donna Krasnewich Editor: Schafer, Andrew 216: Homocystinuria and Hyperhomocysteinemia Bruce Barshop Editor: Schafer, Andrew 217: The Porphyrias Karl Anderson Editor: Schafer, Andrew 218: Wilson's Disease Stephen Kaler Editor: Schafer, Andrew 219: Iron Overload (Hemochromatosis) Bruce R Bacon Editor: Schafer, Andrew Part 17:Nutritional Diseases 220: Nutrition's Interface with Health and Disease Douglas Heimburger Editor: Schafer, Andrew 221: Nutritional Assessment Bruce Bistrian Editor: Schafer, Andrew 222: Protein-Energy Malnutrition Samuel Klein Editor: Schafer, Andrew 223: Enteral Nutrition Stephen McClave Editor: Schafer, Andrew 224: Parenteral Nutrition Greet Van den Berghe;Alexander Wilmer Editor: Schafer, Andrew 225: Vitamins, Trace Minerals, and Other Micronutrients Joel B. Mason Editor: Schafer, Andrew 226: Eating Disorders Marsha Marcus Editor: Schafer, Andrew 227: Obesity Michael Jensen Editor: Schafer, Andrew Part 18: Endocrine Diseases 228: Approach to the Patient with Endocrine Disease David R.