Goldman's Cecil Medicine Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 24th Edition
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Since 1927, Goldman’s Cecil Medicine has been the world’s most influential internal medicine reference. Edited by Lee Goldman, MD and Andrew I. Schafer, MD, with associate editors and contributors who number among the most recognized and respected authorities in the field, Cecil continues to set the standard for all other resources of its kind. This dynamic, multi-media reference - with its practical, straight-forward style, accessible organization, evidence-ranked references, and robust online content - is quite simply the fastest and best place to find all of the authoritative, state-of-the-art clinical answers you need.
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- Stay on the cutting edge with updates personally selected by Dr. Lee Goldman and regularly integrated directly into each chapter online. More than 400 updates have been made since publication.
- Simplify and expedite decision making with practical, well-organized, templated chapters that include evidence-ranked references and algorithms to make clinically essential information leap right off the page.
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- Stay current with the latest knowledge and evidence-based practices. Comprehensive updates throughout include a brand-new chapter on "Applications of Molecular Technologies to Clinical Medicine," a completely revamped section on infectious diseases, and coverage of the very latest cardiovascular techniques and treatments.
- Be certain with expert, dependable, accurate answers from Dr. Goldman and an editorial team that is a veritable "who's who" of modern medicine - including Jeffrey Drazen, MD, Editor-in-Chief of the New England Journal of Medicine and new associate editor Wendy Levinson, MD, 2009-2010 Chair of the Board of Directors of the American Board of Internal Medicine. Almost all contributors currently hold positions as Chairs of Internal Medicine departments around the U.S. and Canada and all are at the forefront of their respective subspecialty areas.
- Reference information more quickly thanks to a new, streamlined print format and easily searchable online access to supplemental figures, tables, algorithms, additional references, and expanded discussions as well as procedural videos, Seldom Asked Questions, and case studies.
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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
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2: Bioethics in the Practice of Medicine
Ezekiel Emanuel
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3: Care of Dying Patients and Their Families
Robert Arnold
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4: Cultural Context of Medicine
Victoria M. Taylor
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5: Socioeconomic Issues in Medicine
Steven Schroeder
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Part 2: Principles of Evaluation and Management
6: Approach to the Patient: History and Physical Examination
David Simel
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7: Approach to the Patient with Abnormal Vital Signs
David L. Schriger
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8: Statistical Interpretation of Data
Thomas Newman;Charles McCulloch
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9: Using Data for Clinical Decisions
Thomas Lee
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10: Measuring Health and Health Care
Stephan D. Fihn
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11: Quality of Care and Safety of Patients
Robert Wachter
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12: Comprehensive Chronic Disease Management
Edward H. Wagner
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Part 3: Preventive and Environmental Issues
13: Counseling and Advising for Behavior Changes
F. Daniel Duffy
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14: The Periodic Health Examination
David Atkins
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15: Physical Activity
David M. Buchner
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16: Adolescent Medicine
Debra Katzman;Lawrence Neinstein
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17: Immunization
Walter Orenstein;William Atkinson
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18: Principles of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Mark R. Cullen
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19: Radiation Injury
Arthur Upton
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20: Bioterrorism
John G. Bartlett
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21: Chronic Poisoning: Trace Metals and Others
Michael A McGuigan
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Part 4: Aging and Geriatric Medicine
22: Epidemiology of Aging: Implications of the Aging Society
Linda Fried
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23: Geriatric Assessment
David B. Reuben
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24: Common Clinical Sequelae of Aging
Kenneth Minaker
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25: Incontinence
Neil Resnick
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26: Neuropsychiatric Aspects of Aging
Sharon Inouye
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27: Delirium and Other Mental Status Problems in the Older Patient
Sharon Inouye
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Part 5: Clinical Pharmacology
28: Principles of Drug Therapy
Robert Diasio
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29: Pain
Srinivasa N Raja;Steven P Cohen
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30: Biology of Addiction
Steven E. Hyman
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31: Nicotine and Tobacco
Tony P. George
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32: Alcohol Abuse and Dependence
Patrick O'Connor
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33: Drug Abuse and Dependence
Roger Weiss
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34: Immunosuppressive Drugs, Including Corticosteroids
Grant Cannon
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35: Biologic Agents
Cem Gabay
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36: Prostaglandins, Aspirin, and Related Compounds
Carlo Patrono
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37: Antithrombotic Therapy
Sam Schulman
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38: Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Mary Charlson
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Part 6: Genetics
39: Principles of Genetics
Bruce Korf
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40: Single-Gene and Chromosome Disorders
James R. Lupski
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41: The Inherited Basis of Common Diseases
David Altshuler
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42: Applications of Molecular Technologies to Clinical Medicine
Geoffrey Ginsburg;Geoffrey Ginsburg
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43: Gene and Cell Therapy
Karl Skorecki
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Part 7: Principles of Immunology and Inflammation
44: The Innate and Adaptive Immune Systems
Cornelia Weyand;Jorg Goronzy
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45: The Major Histocompatibility Complex
Peter K. Gregersen
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46: Mechanisms of Immune-Mediated Tissue Injury
Jane Salmon
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47: Mechanisms of Inflammation and Tissue Repair
Gary S. Firestein
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48: Organ Transplantation
Megan Sykes
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49: Complement in Health and Disease
David, R. Karp;V. Michael Holers
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Part 8: Cardiovascular Disease
50: Approach to the Patient with Possible Cardiovascular Disease
Lee Goldman
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51: Epidemiology of Cardiovascular Disease
Michael Klag
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52: Cardiac Function and Circulatory Control
Andrew Marks
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53: Radiology of the Heart
Murray G. Baron;Arthur E. Stillman
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54: Electrocardiography
Leonard I Ganz
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55: Echocardiography
Catherine Otto
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56: Non-invasive Cardiac Imaging
Christopher Kramer
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57: Catheterization and Angiography
Morton Kern
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58: Heart Failure: Pathophysiology and Diagnosis
Barry Massie
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59: Heart Failure: Management and Prognosis
John JV McMurray;Marc A. Pfeffer
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60: Diseases of the Myocardium and Endoca
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Lee Goldman, MD, Harold and Margaret Hatch Professor, Executive Vice President and Dean of the Faculties of Health Sciences and Medicine, Chief Executive, Columbia University Medical Center, Columbia University, New York, New York and Andrew I. Schafer, MD, Professor of Medicine, Director, Richard T. Silver Center for Myeloproliferative Neoplasms, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York