Simonson, MT (July 2000). "Product review. Harrison's Online". National Network (Dallas, Tex.). 25 (1): 28–29. PMID 11184336. Description: This 21st edition arrives four years after the last edition, a time during which there have been significant advances in the understanding of health, along with the existence, prevention, and therapy of disease. The tome is divided into five sections, the first being an introduction to the profession of medicine along with current issues affecting the provision of health care. The second portion includes a valuable symptom and sign orientation to diagnosis, while the third and largest portion orients focus on the organ system and disease groups and the conditions in each. Each of these begins with an "approach" to (organ) diagnosis and treatment. The final portion of the book covers many issues not covered in the previous portion, such as poisoning and drug overdose, environmental illness, and a very impressive chapter on the approach to aging and care of geriatric patients. Updated and time-saving curation and synthesis of established and new medical literature and studies

The 19th edition of the book was edited by Dennis Kasper, Anthony Fauci, Stephen Hauser, Dan Longo, J. Larry Jameson and Joseph Loscalzo.Clear, concise schemas that facilitate the generation of differential diagnoses to reason efficiently through complex real world clinical cases More than 1000 clinical, pathological, and radiographic photographs, diagnostic and therapeutic decision trees, and clear schematics and diagrams describing pathophysiologic processes.

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Superb and comprehensive visual aids, such as radiography, clinical images, schematics, and line drawings 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. Audience: The audience for this book, according to the authors, is "learners throughout their careers." The book meets the needs of those in training, as it has for generations of physicians. For practicing physicians in adult medicine, the book is an excellent, authoritative, up-to-date source of medical knowledge. I like the balance between comprehensiveness and accessibility, which is useful for primary care clinicians without time for more complex, scientific tomes. The authors, many of whom wrote sections of previous editions, are recognized as experts in healthcare education and clinical application. It was published in 1950 by Blakiston. [3] Creator and editor Tinsley Harrison's quotation appeared on the first edition of this book in 1950: 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

The 17th edition of the textbook is dedicated to George W. Thorn, who was editor of the first seven editions of the book and editor in chief of the eighth edition. He died in 2004. The most widely read textbook in the history of medicine – made more essential to practice and education by an unmatched array of multi-media contentImportant and timely new chapters such as Promoting Good Health, LGBT Health, Systems of Healthcare, Approach to Medical Consultation, Pharmacogenomics, Antimicrobial Resistance, Worldwide Changes in Patterns of Infectious Diseases, Neuromyelitis Optica, and more offer the very latest, definitive perspectives on must-know topics in medical education and practice. Updated clinical guidelines, expert opinions, and treatment approaches from world-renowned editors and authors contribute to the accuracy and immediacy of the text material and present a clear blueprint for optimizing patient outcomes. Chief, Laboratory of Immunoregulation; Director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland J. Larry Jameson, MD, PhD, is Robert G. Dunlop Professor of Medicine; Dean of Raymond and Ruth Perelman School of Medicine; and Executive Vice President of the University of Pennsylvania for the Health System.

Chapter 268: Non-ST-Segment Elevation Acute Coronary Syndrome ( Non-ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction and Unstable Angina) Anthony S. Fauci, MD, is Chief of the Laboratory of Immunoregulation and Director of the National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases for the National Institutes of Health. State-of-the-art coverage of disease mechanisms: Harrison’s focuses on pathophysiology with rigor, and with the goal of linking disease mechanisms to treatments. Improved understanding of how diseases develop and progress not only promotes better decision-making and higher value care, but also makes for fascinating reading and improved retention. Harrison’s summarizes important new basic science developments, such as the role of mitochondria in programmed and necrotic cell death, the immune system’s role in cancer development and treatment, the impact of telomere shortening in the aging and disease processes, and the role of the microbiome in health and disease. Understanding the role of inflammation in cardiovascular disease, the precise mechanisms of immune deficiency in HIV/AIDS, prions and misfolded proteins in neurodegenerative diseases, and obesity as a predisposition to diabetes are just a few examples of how this edition provides essential pathophysiology information for health professionals. Updated content with new therapies that have been approved as well as updated evidence summaries and guidelines. Director, UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences; Robert A. Fishman Distinguished Professor, Department of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CaliforniaAudienceThis is a book for all students of medicine no matter their level of experience. The authors have brought together the most knowledgeable and experienced experts to review the latest updates from the journal literature to provide a foundation for the practice of medicine. DescriptionFor internal medicine specialists, Harrison's has been the go-to reference on the current understanding of pathophysiology for decades. This 20th edition updates the 19th edition published in 2012. Spanish: (17e, 18e): McGraw-Hill Interamericana Editores, SA de C.V., Mexico City, Mexico; (19e): McGraw-Hill Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico DescriptionFor internal medicine specialists, Harrison’s has been the go-to reference on the current understanding of pathophysiology for decades. This 20th edition updates the 19th edition published in 2012. The most widely read textbook in the history of medicine - made more essential to practice and education by an unmatched array of multi-media content.