Andreoli and Carpenter's Cecil Essentials of Medicine

SECTION I Medicine and Molecular Biology 1 The Molecular Basis of Human Disease, Ivor J. Benjamin SECTION II Evidence-Based Medicine 2Evidence-Based Medicine, Quality of Life, and the Cost of Medicine, Sara G. Tariq and Susan S. Beland SECTION III Cardiovascular Disease 3 Structure and Function of the Normal Heart and Blood Vessels, Dean Y. Li and Ivor J. Benjamin 4 Evaluation of the Patient with Cardiovascular Disease, Sheldon Litwin and Ivor Benjamin 5 Diagnostic Tests and Procedures in the Patient with Cardiovascular Disease, Sheldon Litwin 6 Heart Failure and Cardiomyopathy, Sheldon Litwin and Ivor Benjamin 7 Congenital Heart Disease, Kevin J. Whitehead and Dean Y. Li 8 Acquired Valvular Heart Disease, Sheldon Litwin 9 Coronary Heart Disease, Richard A. Lange and L. David Hillis 10 Cardiac Arrhythmias, Mohamed H. Hamdan 11 Pericardial and Myocardial Disease, Christopher J. McGann, Saurabh Gupta, and Ivor Benjamin 12 Other Cardiac Topics, David Bull and Ivor J. Benjamin 13 Vascular Diseases and Hypertension, Wanpen Vongpatanasin and Ronald G. Victor SECTION IV Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine 14The Lung in Health and Disease, Jesse Roman and Kenneth L. Brigham 15General Approach to Patients with Respiratory Disorders, Bonnie Slovis, Jesse Roman, and Kenneth L. Brigham 16Evaluating Lung Structure and Function, Bonnie S. Slovis, Jesse Roman, and Kenneth L. Brigham 17Obstructive Lung Diseases, Jesse Roman and Kenneth L. Brigham 18Interstitial Lung Diseases, Jesse Roman and Kenneth L. Brigham 19Pulmonary Vascular Disease, Jesse Roman and Kenneth L. Brigham 20Disorders of Respiratory Control, Jesse Roman and Kenneth L. Brigham 21Disorders of the Pleura, Chest Wall, and Mediastinum, Jesse Roman and Kenneth L. Brigham 22Infectious Diseases of the Lung, Jesse Roman and Kenneth L. Brigham 23Essentials in Critical Care Medicine, Jesse Roman and Kenneth L. Brigham 24Neoplastic Disorders of the Lung, Jesse Roman and Kenneth L. Brigham SECTION V Renal Disease 25Elements of Renal Structure and Function, Robert L. Safirstein 26Approach to the Patient with Renal Disease, Michelle W. Krause and Sudhir V. Shah 27Fluid and Electrolyte Disorders, Thomas E. Andreoli and Robert L. Safirstein 28Glomerular Diseases, Michelle W. Krause and Patrick D. Walker 29Major Nonglomerular Disorders, Jayant Kumar and Patrick D. Walker 30Vascular Disorders of the Kidney, Muhammad G. Alam and Sameh R. Abul-Ezz 31Acute Renal Failure, Didier Portilla and Sudhir V. Shah 32Chronic Renal Failure, Jayant Kumar and Sameh R. Abul-Ezz SECTION VI Gastrointestinal Disease 33Common Clinical Manifestations of Gastrointestinal Disease A. Abdominal Pain, Charles M. Bliss, Jr. and M. Michael Wolfe B. Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage, Chi-Chuan Tseng and M. Michael Wolfe C. Malabsorption, Elihu M. Schimmel, D. Diarrhea, and Satish K. Singh 34Endoscopic and Imaging Procedures, Brian C. Jacobson and Daniel S. Mishkin 35Esophageal Disorders, Robert C. Lowe and M. Michael Wolfe 36Diseases of the Stomach and Duodenum, Jaime A. Oviedo and M. Michael Wolfe 37Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Christopher S. Huang, Lawrence J. Saubermann, and Francis A. Farraye 38Neoplasms of the Gastrointestinal Tract, Paul C. Schroy III 39Diseases of the Pancreas, David R. Lichtenstein SECTION VII Diseases of the Liver and Biliary System 40Laboratory Tests in Liver Disease, Gary A. Abrams and Michael B. Fallon 41Jaundice, Joseph R. Bloomer and Michael B. Fallon 42Acute and Chronic Hepatitis, Aasim M. Sheikh and Michael B. Fallon 43Fulminant Hepatic Failure, Brendan M. McGuire and Michael B. Fallon 44Cirrhosis of the Liver and Its Complications, Miguel R. Arguedas and Michael B. Fallon 45Disorders of the Gallbladder and Biliary Tract, Shyam Varadarajulu, Rudolf Garcia-Gallont and Michael B. Fallon SECTION VIII Hematologic Disease 46Hematopoiesis and Hematopoietic Failure, Eunice S. Wang and Nancy Berliner 47Clonal Disorders of the Hematopoietic Stem Cell, Eunice S. Wang and Nancy Berliner 48Disorders of Red Blood Cells, Michal G. Rose and Nancy Berliner 49Clinical Disorders of Neutrophils, Michal G. Rose and Nancy Berliner 50Disorders of Lymphocytes, Jill Lacy and Stuart Seropian 51Normal Hemostasis, Richard Torres and Henry M. Rinder 52Disorders of Hemostasis: Bleeding, Richard Torres and Henry M. Rinder 53Disorders of Hemostasis: Thrombosis, Richard Torres and Henry M. Rinder SECTION IX Oncologic Disease 54Cancer Biology and Etiology, Alok A. Khorana and Barbara A. Burtness 55Cancer Epidemiology and Cancer Prevention, Jennifer J. Griggs 56Solid Sumors, Jennifer J. Griggs and Christopher E. Desch 57Complications of Cancer and Cancer Treatment, Jennifer J. Griggs 58Principles of Cancer Therapy, Alok A. Khorana and Barbara A. Burtness SECTION X Metabolic Disease 59Eating Disorders, Reed E. Pyeritz 60Nutritional Assessment, Malnutrition, and Nutritional Support in Adult Patients, Reed E. Pyeritz 61Disorders of Lipid Metabolism, Reed E. Pyeritz 62Disorders of Metals and Metalloproteins, David G. Brooks 63Heritable Disorders of Connective Tissue, Reed E. Pyeritz SECTION XI Endocrine Disease 64Hypothalamic-Pituitary Axis, Vivien Bonert 65The Thyroid Gland, Theodore C. Friedman and Vivien Bonert 66The Adrenal Gland, Theodore C. Friedman 67Male Reproductive Endocrinology, Glenn D. Braunstein 68Diabetes Mellitus, Philip S. Barnett and Glenn D. Braunstein 69Hypoglycemia, Philip S. Barnett SECTION XII Women's Health 70Women's Health Topics, Anne L. Taylor, Sharon S. Allen, Nancy L. Raymond and Sally L. Hodder SECTION XIII Men's Health 71Men's Health Topics. Johnathan S. Starkman, Douglas F. Milam, andJoseph A. Smith, Jr. SECTION XIV Diseases of Bone and Bone Mineral Metabolism 72Normal Physiology of Bone and Mineral Homeostasis, Andrew F. Stewart 73Disorders of Serum Minerals,Andrew F. Stewart 74Metabolic Bone Diseases, Andrew F. Stewart 75Osteoporosis, Susan L. Greenspan 76Paget's Disease of Bone, Mara J. Horwitz and G. David Roodman SECTION XV Musculoskeletal and Connective Tissue Disease 77Approach to the Patient with Rheumatic Disease, Peter A. Merkel and Robert W. Simms 78Rheumatoid Arthritis, Peter A. Merkel and Robert W. Simms 79Spondyloarthropathies, Peter A. Merkel 80Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Peter A. Merkel 81Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome, Peter A. Merkel 82Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma), Robert W. Simms and Peter A. Merkel 83Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies, Robert W. Simms 84Sjogren's Syndrome, Peter A. Merkel 85Vasculitides, Peter A. Merkel 86Crystal Arthropathies, Robert W. Simms and Peter A. Merkel 87Osteoarthritis, Robert W. Simms 88Nonarticular Soft Tissue Disorders, Robert W. Simms 89Rheumatic Manifestations of Systemic Disorders, Robert W. Simms SECTION XVI Infectious Disease 90Organisms That Infect Humans, Benigno Rodriguez and Michael M. Lederman 91Host Defenses against Infection, Benigno Rodriguez and Michael M. Lederman 92Laboratory Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases, Benigno Rodriguez and Michael M. Lederman 93Antimicrobial Therapy, Benigno Rodriguez and Michael M. Lederman 94Fever and Febrile Syndromes, David B. Blossom and Robert A. Salata 95Bacteremia and Sepsis Syndrome, Gopala K. Yadavalli and Robert A. Salata 96Infections of the Nervous System, Scott A. Fulton and Robert A. Salata 97Infections of the Head and Neck, Christoph Lange and Michael M. Lederman 98Infections of the Lower Respiratory Tract, Christoph Lange and Michael M. Lederman 99Infections of the Heart and Vessels, Christoph Lange and Michael M. Lederman 100Skin and Soft Tissue Infections, Christoph Lange and Michael M. Lederman 101Intra-Abdominal Abscess and Peritonitis, Christoph Lange and Michael M. Lederman 102Infectious Diarrhea, Christoph Lange and Michael M. Lederman 103Infections Involving Bones and Joints, Christoph Lange and Michael M. Lederman 104Infections of the Urinary Tract, Christoph Lange and Michael M. Lederman 105Nosocomial Infections, Michelle V. Lisgaris and Robert A. Salata 106Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Keith B. Armitage and Robert A. Salata 107HIV Infection and the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, Charles C. J. Carpenter, Curt G. Beckwith, Benigno Rodriguez, and Michael M. Lederman 108Infections in the Immunocompromised Host, David A. Bobak and Robert A. Salata 109Infectious Diseases of Travelers: Protozoa and Helminthic Infections, Keith B. Armitage and Robert A. Salata SECTION XVII Bioterrorism 110Bioterrorism, Robert W. Bradsher, Jr. SECTION XVIII Neurologic Disease 111Neurologic Evaluation of the Patient, Frederick J. Marshall 112Disorders of Consciousness, Roger P. Simon 113Disorders of Sleep, Roger P. Simon and Maria J. Sunseri 114Cortical Syndromes, Timothy J. Counihan 115Dementia and Memory Disturbances, Frederick J. Marshall 116Disorders of Mood and Behavior, Frederick J. Marshall 117Disorders of Thermal Regulation, Roger P. Simon 118Headache, Neck Pain, and Other Painful Disorders, Timothy J. Counihan 119Disorders of Vision and Hearing, Timothy J. Counihan 120Dizziness and Vertigo, Roger P. Simon 121Disorders of the Motor System, Frederick J. Marshall 122Developmental and Neurocutaneous Disorders, Robert C. Griggs 123Cerebrovascular Disease, Timothy J. Counihan 124Trauma to Head and Spine, Roger P. Simon 125Epilepsy, Robert C. Griggs 126Central Nervous System Tumors, Jennifer J. Griggs 127Infectious Diseases of the Nervous System, Robert C. Griggs and Roger P. Simon 128Demyelinating and Inflammatory Disorders, Robert C. Griggs 129Neuromuscular Diseases: Disorders of the Motor Neuron and Plexus and Peripheral Nerve Disease, Robert C. Griggs 130Muscle Diseases, Robert C. Griggs 131Neuromuscular Junction Disease, Robert C. Griggs SECTION XIX The Aging Patient 132The Aging Patient, Leslie E. Sutton and Hal H. Atkinson SECTION XX Substance Abuse 133Alcohol and Substance Abuse, Richard A. Lange and L. David Hillis APPENDIX Commonly Measured Laboratory Values