Page 1 of 2: Compare: 14th Vs 15th Vs 16th Edition of Harrison's Medicine

solo · Credits: 518 My Scrapbook

16TH Edition coming in August 2004

Hi,
i am reading harrison 14th ed.but i don't want to miss out on the improvements in the 15th ed.
I will be very thankful,if anybody who has read both the books can tell me the topics/chapters that have to be read only from 15th ed.
waiting for a reply
solo

RxPG_Team · Credits: 19656091 My Scrapbook My Reading List 5 Books

important highlights in the NEW 16th edition:

Brilliant NEW full-color photographs are now integrated throughout the text
Revitalized, full-color art enhances usefulness of line illustrations, tables, and charts
Over 4,700 diseases and disorders - more than any other internal medicine text
Pioneering NEW section on Microbial, Chemical, and Radiation bioterrorism
Entirely NEW section covers Critical Care Medicine
Fully integrated section on HIV and other retroviruses and the diseases they cause
Continued focus on therapy
Additional clinical guidelines and tables
Expanded sections on treatment
Substantially revised Genetics chapters reflecting rapid advances in this field

Every chapter is NEW, or extensively revised and updated:

NEW chapter on Screening and Prevention of Disease
NEW chapter on Medical Evaluation of the Surgical Patient
NEW Chapter on End-of-life care
NEW chapter on Stem Cell and Gene Transfer in Clinical Medicine
Entirely re-written chapter on Women's Health
NEW, state-of-the-art chapter covers The Perimenopause Transition and Hormone Replacement Therapy
NEW chapter on Unstable Angina and Non-ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction
Latest on classification, diagnosis, and treatment of disorders of cholesterol and triglyceride metabolism
NEW chapter on Acute Respiratory Failure
NEW Chapter on Cardiogenic Shock and Pulmonary Edema
NEW coverage of SARS
Completely revised and updated coverage of HIV/AIDS including therapeutic strategies
Breakthrough advances in the treatment of viral hepatitis
NEW chapter on Fibromyalgia, Arthritis Associated with Systemic Disease and Other Arthritides
Completely revised chapter on Alzheimer's disease and related dementias
Late-breaking treatment information on multiple sclerosis
An evidence-based approach to treatment and prevention of stroke
NEW chapter reviews new interventions in anticoagulation therapy
NEW chapter on familial Mediterranean fever
NEW chapter on Diverticular and Vascular Disease of the Bowel
Revised chapter on Late Complications of Cancer and its Treatment
NEW chapter on Principles of Radiation Therapy

nadu · Credits: 17278 My Scrapbook

hi rxteam, is 16th edition of harrison is in the market?
from where u got new topics of this?
we have read 15th ed. of harrison, now it is very difficult to read 16th.
what do u think about this???.........

RxPG_Team · Credits: 19656091 My Scrapbook My Reading List 5 Books

16TH Edition coming in August 2004

nadu · Credits: 17278 My Scrapbook

then what i can do is read the mentioned topics by u above from 16th.
rt rxteam.

Bruno · Credits: 44624 My Scrapbook My Reading List 50 Books

anuj · Credits: 4672 My Scrapbook

three cheers for rx pg...keep it up guys

rosy · Credits: 2961 My Scrapbook

Has the 16th ed harrison come out in the market?

eschricia · Credits: 1071 My Scrapbook

hi can u tel me d differences 4 d new ghai . do i need 2 buy d new edition

surr_amc · Credits: 2515 My Scrapbook

can anyone list out the topics wehave to read from harrison book . i think reading thewhole harrisonis really hard how much time does it usually take for reading harrison

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