Offering concise, highly visual overviews of the basic science and mechanisms of disease most relevant to evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment, Netter’s Integrated Review of Medicine, 2nd Edition, clearly explains why best practices, evidence, and guidelines make sense in the context of clinical decision making. Short, to-the-point chapters focus on common clinical situations and bridge basic sciences to the clinical thought process, all highlighted by more than 400 outstanding Netter illustrations.
Reviews foundational science in the context of frequently encountered point-of-care situations, helping you understand underlying principles behind a clinical etiology, presentation, or treatment
Contains hundreds of illustrations by Frank H. Netter, MD and others in the Netter tradition alongside diagnostic images, providing a memorable, highly visual approach
Offers readable, practical content organized by clinical topic, covering the basic sciences that are most relevant to each disease or condition
Fully revised second edition features updates to all chapters, as well as new topics including care of patients with COVID-19, care of specialized populations, precision medicine, dermatology for the internist, and expanded solid tumor oncology
Provides you with a detailed, logically organized framework for approaching patient care
An eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all of the text and figures, with the ability to search, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud
Evolve Instructor site with image bank is available to instructors through their Elsevier sales rep or via request at https://evolve.elsevier.com
SECTION 3 COMMON ABNORMALITIES IN BLOOD TESTS 27 Hyponatremia and Hypernatremia 28 Hyperkalemia and Hypokalemia 29 Hypercalcemia and Hypocalcemia 30 Acute Kidney Injury 31 Acid-Base Disturbances 32 Anemia 33 Thrombocytopenia 34 Abnormal Coagulation Studies 35 Abnormal Liver Function Tests 36 Elevated Troponin
SECTION 4 PERFORMANCE AND INTERPRETATION OF COMMON TESTS AND PROCEDURES 37 Urinalysis 38 Electrocardiogram (ECG) 39 Chest Radiography 40 Peripheral Blood Smear 41 CT Scan of the Head 42 CT Scan of the Chest 43 CT Scan of the Abdomen and Pelvis 44 Abdominal Ultrasound 45 Endoscopy and Colonoscopy 46 Pulmonary Function Tests (PFTs) 47 Mechanical Ventilation 48 Echocardiography 49 Arterial Blood Gas 50 Central Venous Catheterization 51 Lumbar Puncture 52 Thoracentesis 53 Paracentesis 54 Renal Replacement Therapy
SECTION 13 SOLID ORGAN TUMORS 155 Breast Cancer 156 Thyroid Cancer and Thyroid Nodules 157 Lung Cancer 158 Esophageal Cancer 159 Gastric Cancer 160 Colorectal Cancer (CRC) 161 Pancreatic Cancer 162 Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) 163 Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC) 164 Bladder Cancer 165 Melanoma 166 Prostate Cancer
Bryan Leppert, MD, Assistant Attending Physician NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital; Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University
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