The contents of Cecil have remained true to the tradition of a comprehensive textbook of medicine that carefully explains the why (the underlying normal physiology and pathophysiology of disease, now at the cellular and molecular as well as the organ level) and the how (now frequently based on Grade A evidence from randomized controlled trials). Descriptions of physiology and pathophysiology include the latest genetic advances in a practical format that strives to be useful to the nonexpert. Medicine has entered an era when the acuity of illness and the limited time available to evaluate a patient have diminished the ability of physicians to satisfy their intellectual curiosity. As a result, the acquisition of information, quite easily achieved in this era, is often confused with knowledge.
Grade A evidence is specifically highlighted in the text and referenced at the end of each chapter. In addition to the information provided in the textbook, the Cecil website supplies expanded content and functionality. In many cases, the full articles referenced in each chapter can be accessed from the Cecil website. The website is also continuously updated to incorporate subsequent Grade A information, other evidence, and new discoveries.
The sections for each organ system begin with a chapter that summarizes an approach to patients with key symptoms, signs, or laboratory abnormalities associated with dysfunction of that organ system. As summarized in Table 1-1 , the text specifically provides clear, concise information regarding how a physician should approach more than 100 common symptoms, signs, and laboratory abnormalities, usually with a flow diagram or a table, or both, for easy reference. In this way, Cecil remains a comprehensive text to guide diagnosis and therapy, not only for patients with suspected or known diseases but also for patients who may have undiagnosed abnormalities that require an initial evaluation.
Just as each edition brings new authors, it also reminds us of our gratitude to past editors and authors. Previous editors of Cecil Medicine include a short but remarkably distinguished group of leaders of American medicine: Russell Cecil, Paul Beeson, Walsh McDermott, James Wyngaarden, Lloyd H. Smith, Jr., Fred Plum, and J. Claude Bennett. As we welcome two new associate editors—David Clemmons and Nicholas LaRusso—we also express our appreciation to Don W. Powell, Gordon N. Gill, and W. Michael Scheld, editors from the previous edition on whose foundation we have built. We also would like to thank Steven Calderwood and Scott Hammer, who served as consulting editors for the Infectious Diseases and HIV/AIDS sections for this edition. Our returning associate editors—William P. Arend, James O. Armitage, Jeffrey M. Drazen, and Robert C. Griggs—continue to make critical contributions to the selection of authors and the review and approval of all manuscripts. The editors, however, are fully responsible for the book as well as the integration among chapters.
Book Features
- A new chapter format makes clinically actionable information leap right off the page-including algorithms to simplify decision making.
- Access to the complete contents of this Expert Consult title online, fully searchable, permits rapid consultation from anyplace with an Internet connection.
- A wealth of brand-new chapters and comprehensive updates throughout put the latest knowledge and evidence-based practices at your fingertips.
- An exceptionally practical focus zeroes in on today's most relevant, current, essential knowledge for every condition you see-including the most pertinent bibliographical references, with annotations explaining their clinical significance.
- Each chapter indicates which management recommendations are supported by Grade A clinical evidence, so you can implement them with total confidence.
- The editorial team is a veritable "who's who" of preeminent leaders in medicine today, and noted world authorities have written each and every chapter, so you get all the accuracy, expertise, and dependability you could ask for...and then some!
- Videos View clips from many fields: Geriatrics, GI, primary care and internal medicine.
- Drugs Reference drug descriptions, indications, contraindications, and adverse reactions from our industry-leading Gold Standard drug formulary.
- Images Browse a Library of all book images. Easily select, organize, and download your images into a presentation.
- Case Studies Review 100+ interactive case studies, from chief complaint through diagnostic testing to diagnosis and detailed discussion.
- Review Questions Test yourself with 1200 Self-Assessment Questions.
- Updates Over 100 chapters have been reviewed and revised since the book originally published. Also, most chapters have new Additional Suggested Readings as well. The Updates area shows a sortable list of chapter revisions and additional suggested readings.
- Musculoskeletal Exam View both Screening (rapid) and General (comprehensive) Exams, as well as a Multimedia Gallery of images.
- Calculators Dozens of medical calculators are provide to assist you in arriving at a clinical diagnosis---fast!
Contents
Section I - Social and Ethical Issues in Medicine
Section II - Principles of Evaluation and Management
Section III - Preventive and Environmental Issues
Section IV - Aging and Geriatric Medicine
Section V - Clinical Pharmacology
Section VI - Genetics
Section VII - Principles of Immunology and Inflammation
Section VIII - Cardiovascular Disease
Section IX - Respiratory Diseases
Section X - Critical Care Medicine
Section XI - Renal and Genitourinary Diseases
Section XII - Gastrointestinal Diseases
Section XIII - Diseases of the Liver, Gallbladder, and Bile Ducts
Section XIV - Hematologic Diseases
Section XV - Oncology
Section XVI - Metabolic Diseases
Section XVII - Nutritional Diseases
Section XVIII - Endocrine Diseases
Section XIX - Women's Health
Section XX - Diseases of Bone and Mineral Metabolism
Section XXI - Diseases of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Section XXII - Rheumatic Disease
Section XXIII - Infectious Diseases
Section XXIV - Human Immunodeficiency Virus and the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
Section XXV - Neurology
Section XXVI - Eye, Ear, Nose, and Throat Diseases
Section XXVII - Medical Consultation
Section XXVIII - Skin Diseases
Appendix: REFERENCE INTERVALS AND LABORATORY VALUES
GUIDE TO THE APPROACH TO COMMON SYMPTOMS, SIGNS, AND LABORATORY ABNORMALITIES
Book Details
- Hardcover: 3120 pages
- Publisher: Saunders; 23 edition
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1416028056
- ISBN-13: 978-1416028055
- Product Dimensions: 11.4 x 9.2 x 2.9 inches