McGraw-Hill Education releases newly formatted Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 19th Edition

NEW YORK, Feb. 23, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- McGraw-Hill Education, the learning sciences company, announced the publication of the nineteenth edition of Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine. Globally recognized as the landmark guide to internal medicine, this new edition has been updated and streamlined for today's students and clinicians. Distinguished by its innovative presentation of content, it is logically divided into two specialized volumes, one dedicated to the instruction of medical students and the second designed to meet the needs of practicing physicians.

"For 65 years students and physicians worldwide have trusted Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine for its unmatched authority, esteemed scholarship, and scientific rigor," said Scott Grillo, Vice President and Group Publisher of the Professional Group at McGraw-Hill Education. "We are privileged to have worked with the eminent editors and authors who have done an outstanding job producing and organizing this content, expertly synthesizing vast amounts of scientific and clinical data to make it readily accessible," Grillo added.

Capturing the countless advances and developments across the full span of medicine, this edition provides a complete update of essential content related to disease pathogenesis, comprehensive clinical trials, current diagnostic methods and imaging approaches, evidence-based practice guidelines, and the most advanced treatment methods.

"While retaining the founding goals of Harrison's, this edition has been modified extensively in light of the varied needs of the book's readers and the diverse methods and formats by which information is now acquired and applied," commented the book's team of distinguished editors. "The focus of medical education worldwide is shifting from the classic structure/function/disease approach to an integrated, often case-based approach in which basic and population sciences are specifically linked to the practical diagnosis and management of disease. Many of the updates and changes have been undertaken with the modern educational and clinical environments in mind."

Readers of Harrison's nineteenth edition benefit from new features and enhancements that include:

Specialized Two Volume Set – Now designed for easier reference and speed of clinical application, the book comprises two volumes. Volume 1: Basic Principles and Cardinal Manifestations of Disease is intended primarily for students and covers essential foundational-level material on the basic principles underlying optimal patient care and assessment of signs and symptoms. Designed for clinicians, Volume 2: Disease Pathogenesis and Treatment is devoted to specific diseases and the best evidence-based approaches to their management.

Important Chapter Updates – With each new edition, Harrison's editors provide critical updates to landmark chapters on key issues in medical science and clinical medicine. Particularly noteworthy is updated coverage of the management and therapeutics of hepatitis, coronary artery disease, ebola, multiple sclerosis, diabetes, hypertension, kidney disease, HIV and AIDS.

New Coverage of Important Clinical Topics – New chapters are included on current and emerging topics such as men's health, the impact of global warming on infectious disease, fatigue, and other topics shaping the medical landscape.

Enhanced Images and Illustrations – This edition features more of the renowned Harrison's clinical algorithms that speed decision making; state-of-the-art radiographic examples spanning hundreds of diseases; full-color clinical-pathological images, drawings, and illustrations; and essential tables and summary lists. In addition, the book's several digital atlases highlight noninvasive imaging, percutaneous revascularization, gastrointestinal endoscopy, diagnosis and management of vasculitis, and numerous other issues commonly encountered in clinical practice.

Expanded Multimedia Companion DVD – The Harrison's DVD now includes 136 additional chapters, over 500 images, and more than 140 procedural videos featuring precise, step-by-step demonstrations of key clinical procedures, physical examination techniques, endoscopic findings, cardiovascular findings, other important topics.

Offering readers the accessibility and flexibility of digital media, Harrison's is also available as an eBook on multiple platforms, as an enhanced app developed especially for tablet and smartphone devices that offer high-definition resolution of multimedia content and interactive features, and as an updated online edition.

Additional resources include the Harrison's Self-Assessment and Board Review, a useful study guide based on information in the nineteenth edition, and the Harrison's Manual of Medicine, a pocket version of Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine. A new Harrison's collection of case vignettes emphasizing differential diagnostic considerations in the assessment of cardinal manifestations will also be available.

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NOTES FOR EDITORS

ABOUT THE EDITORS
Dan L. Longo, MD, Lecturer, Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Senior Physician, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Deputy Editor, New England Journal of Medicine, Boston, MA; Adjunct Investigator, National Institute of Aging, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD

Dennis L. Kasper, MD, William Ellery Channing Professor of Medicine, Professor of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Harvard Medical School, Director, Channing Laboratory, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA

J. Larry Jameson, MD, PhD, Robert G. Dunlap Professor of Medicine, Dean, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Executive Vice-President of the University of Pennsylvania for the Health System, Philadelphia, PA

Anthony S. Fauci, MD, Chief, Laboratory of Immunoregulation, Director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious, Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD

Stephen L. Hauser, MD, Robert A. Fishman Distinguished Professor and Chairman, Department of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA

Joseph Loscalzo, MD, PhD, Hersey Professor of the Theory and Practice of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Chairman, Department of Medicine, Physician-in-Chief, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA

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