Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy, 18th ed.

New edition of the most popular student text available. Completely revised to include the following new subjects: Sports Medicine - Hospice Medicine - HIV Infection in Children - Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation of Infants and Children - Genetic Evaluation and Counselling - Anabolic Steroid Abuse - Cross Cultural Issues on Medicine - Cocaine Withdrawals in Newborns. Major updated sections include: HIV Infection - Tuberculosis - Breast Cancer - Infectious Mononucleosis - Biology of the Immune System - Endometriosis - Cardiac Arrhythmias. Plus: 154 figures - 47 of them new to this edition. 382 tables - 128 new to this edition (including Normal Laboratory Values from the Massachusetts General Hospital and 7 pages of information on resuscitation procedures for children of all ages).