Reviewed by: Book News Inc. - SciTech Book News Publication Issue Date: June 2008
An earlier edition was cited in as both an "initial purchase" and "minimal core
list." The 17 edition is the most extensively revised, with new chapters on key clinical and
educational issues, pathophysiological drawings, decision-support algorithms, clinical photos,
radiology images, and laboratory specimens as well as an increased number of self assessment
Q&As and additional case studies. Also new is an included DVD offering 39 additional chapters
as well as atlases of key clinical, radiographic, and laboratory findings; 90 video clips of
endoscopic diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, cardiac diagnosis, and animations of the
pathophysiology of atherosclerosis; 1,500 images for use in lectures and presentations; and
content form the digital resource , in a format for use in time-restricted
clinical situations. The six current editors are affiliated, respectively, with the National Institutes of
Health, Brigham and Women's Hospital, U. of California, and Northwestern University.
