Harrison's principles of internal medicine / editors, Dennis 1. Kasper [and others].

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

-- Introduction to clinical medicine -- Cardinal manifestations and presentation of diseases -- Genetics and disease -- Nutrition -- Oncology and hematology -- Infectious diseases -- Bioterrorism and clinical medicine -- Disorders of the cardiovascular system -- Disorders of the respiratory system -- Critical care medicine -- Disorders of the kidney and urinary tract -- Disorders of the gastrointestinal system -- Disorders of the immune system, connective tissue, and joints -- Endocrinology and metabolism -- Neurologic disorders -- Poisoning, drug overdose, and envenomation.

From opening presentations of hot topics in medicine such as the growth of evidence-based medicine, the prominence of managed care, and the explosion of information in fundamental areas such as the genetics of disease, to its popular 55-chapter section on the cardinal signs of illness to comprehensive coverage of all major diseases in all organ systems, Harrison's is the internal medicine reference of choice.