Summary

Eminently readable, completely current, and dramatically revised, the new fifteenth edition of HARRISON'S raises the bar for internal medici ne references. HARRISON'S continues to provide the most authoritative record of internal medicine as practiced by the leading experts in th e field. It serves as the one comprehensive database that covers the full spectrum of issues clinicians and students need to know NOW - bas ic science, pathophysiology, presenting clinical signs, diagnosis, and the latest treatment guidelines. Just some of the highlights in the n ew edition: 86 chapters - a record - are new or have new authors, and virtually every chapter has been completely or substantially rewritte n; even more treatment with many new algorithms and diagnostic decisio n trees; Clinical Guidelines now added throughout provide evidence-bas ed treatment strategies; a new feature, Genetic Considerations, describes how new advances affect patient care.