Cecil Essentials of Medicine

Introduction to Molecular Medicine p. 1
The Molecular Basis of Human Disease p. 3
Decision Making in Medical Practice p. 15
Evidence-Based Medicine, Quality of Life, and the Cost of Medicine p. 17
Cardiovascular Disease p. 21
Structure and Function of the Normal Heart and Blood Vessels p. 23
Evaluation of the Patient with Cardiovascular Disease p. 33
Diagnostic Tests and Procedures in the Patient with Cardiovascular Disease p. 47
Heart Failure and Cardiomyopathy p. 63
Congenital Heart Disease p. 71
Acquired Valvular Heart Disease p. 77
Coronary Heart Disease p. 87
Cardiac Arrhythmias p. 109
Myocardial and Pericardial Disease p. 137
Other Cardiac Topics p. 147
Vascular Diseases and Hypertension p. 155
Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine p. 175
Approach to the Patient with Respiratory Disease p. 177
Anatomic and Physiologic Considerations p. 181
Diagnostic Techniques and their Indications p. 189
Obstructive Lung Disease p. 193
Interstitial and Infiltrative Lung Disease p. 201
Disorders of the Pleural Space, Mediastinum, and Chest Wall p. 209
Neoplastic Diseases of the Lung p. 213
Disordered Breathing p. 217
Environmental and Occupational Injury p. 219
Essentials of Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine p. 223
Renal Disease p. 227
Elements of Renal Structure and Function p. 229
Approach to the Patient with Renal Disease p. 237
Fluid and Electrolyte Disorders p. 243
Glomerular Diseases p. 259
Major Nonglomerular Disorders p. 273
Vascular Disorders of the Kidney p. 285
Acute Renal Failure p. 291
Chronic Renal Failure p. 301
Gastrointestinal Disease p. 311
Common Clinical Manifestations of Gastrointestinal Disease p. 313
Abdominal Pain p. 313
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage p. 317
Malabsorption p. 320
Diarrhea p. 327
Endoscopic and Imaging Procedures p. 333
Diseases of the Esophagus p. 341
Diseases of the Stomach and Duodenum p. 347
Inflammatory Bowel Disease p. 363
Neoplasms of the Gastrointestinal Tract p. 373
Diseases of the Pancreas p. 379
Diseases of the Liver and Biliary System p. 389
Laboratory Tests in Liver Disease p. 391
Jaundice p. 395
Acute and Chronic Hepatitis p. 399
Fulminant Hepatic Failure p. 409
Cirrhosis of the Liver and Its Complications p. 411
Neoplastic, Infiltrative, and Vascular Diseases of the Liver p. 419
Disorders of the Gallbladder and Biliary Tract p. 423
Hematologic Disease p. 429
Hematopoiesis and Hematopoietic Failure p. 431
Clonal Disorders of the Hematopoietic Stem Cell p. 438
Disorders of Red Blood Cells p. 449
Clinical Disorders of Neutrophils p. 461
Disorders of Lymphocytes p. 465
Normal Hemostasis p. 481
Disorders of Hemostasis: Bleeding p. 489
Disorders of Hemostasis: Thrombosis p. 505
Oncologic Disease p. 515
Cancer Etiology: Oncogenes and Environmental/Toxic Factors p. 517
Cancer Epidemiology and Cancer Prevention p. 521
Solid Tumors p. 525
Complications of Cancer p. 537
Principles of Cancer Treatment p. 541
Metabolic Disease p. 547
Eating Disorders p. 549
Principles of Nutritional Support in Adult Patients p. 557
Disorders of Lipid Metabolism p. 563
Disorders of Metals and Metalloproteins p. 571
Inherited Disorders of Connective Tissue p. 577
Endocrine Disease p. 581
Hypothalamic-Pituitary Axis p. 583
The Thyroid Gland p. 593
The Adrenal Gland p. 603
Male Reproductive Endocrinology p. 615
Diabetes Mellitus p. 621
Hypoglycemia p. 639
Women's Health p. 647
Women's Health Topics p. 649
Men's Health p. 665
Men's Health Topics p. 667
Diseases of Bone and Bone Mineral Metabolism p. 681
Normal Physiology of Bone and Mineral Homeostasis p. 683
Disorders of Serum Minerals p. 695
Metabolic Bone Diseases p. 709
Osteoporosis p. 715
Paget's Disease of Bone p. 723
Musculoskeletal and Connective Tissue Disease p. 729
Approach to the Patient with Rheumatic Disease p. 731
Rheumatoid Arthritis p. 735
Spondyloarthropathies p. 741
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus p. 745
Antiphosholipid Antibody Syndrome p. 751
Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma) p. 753
Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies p. 759
Sjogren's Syndrome p. 763
Vasculitides p. 767
Crystal Arthropathies p. 773
Osteoarthritis p. 779
Nonarticular Soft Tissue Disorders p. 783
Rheumatic Manifestations of Systemic Disorders p. 789
Infectious Disease p. 795
Organisms that Infect Humans p. 797
Host Defenses Against Infection p. 803
Laboratory Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases p. 811
Antimicrobial Therapy p. 815
Fever and Febrile Syndromes p. 821
Bacteremia and Sepsis Syndrome p. 837
Infections of the Nervous System p. 843
Infections of the Head and Neck p. 855
Infections of the Lower Respiratory Tract p. 861
Infections of the Heart and Vessels p. 871
Skin and Soft Tissue Infections p. 879
Intra-Abdominal Abscess and Peritonitis p. 885
Infectious Diarrhea p. 889
Infections Involving Bones and Joints p. 895
Infections of the Urinary Tract p. 899
Nosocomial Infections p. 903
Sexually Transmitted Diseases p. 907
HIV Infection and the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome p. 917
Infections in the Immunocompromised Host p. 937
Infectious Diseases of Travelers: Protozoal and Helminthic Infections p. 943
Bioterrorism p. 951
Bioterrorism p. 953
Neurologic Disease p. 959
Neurologic Evaluation of the Patient p. 961
Disorders of Consciousness p. 967
Disorders of Sleep p. 975
Cortical Syndromes p. 979
Dementia and Memory Disturbances p. 983
Disorders of Mood and Behavior p. 989
Disorders of Thermal Regulation p. 995
Headache, Neck Pain, and Other Painful Disorders p. 997
Disorders of Vision and Hearing p. 1007
Dizziness p. 1015
Disorders of the Motor System p. 1019
Development and Neurocutaneous Disorders p. 1031
Cerebrovascular Disease p. 1035
Trauma to Head and Spine p. 1047
Epilepsy p. 1051
Central Nervous System Tumors p. 1061
Infectious Diseases of the Nervous System p. 1065
Demyelinating and Inflammatory Disorders p. 1069
Neuromuscular Diseases: Disorders of the Motor Neuron and Plexus and Peripheral Nerve Disease p. 1075
Muscle Diseases p. 1085
Neuromuscular Junction Disease p. 1095
The Aging Patient p. 1099
The Aging Patient p. 1101
Substance Abuse p. 1109
Alcohol and Substance Abuse p. 1111
Commonly Measured Laboratory Values p. 1123
Index p. 1129