An encyclopedic reference text for students, residents, and practicing physicians, previously published in 1983, 1987, and 1990 by Little, Brown (the 1987 edition is cited in Brandon-Hill). While the basic format remains the same, the text has changed dramatically, with new chapters on molecular biology of the cardiovascular system, cardiac transplantation, gastrointestinal manifestations of HIV infection and AIDS, faintness and syncope, principles of neurorehabilitation, spinal cord injury, multiple organ dysfunction syndrome in the context of ARDS, pulmonary transplantation, sleep-related respiratory disorders, fever in the hospitalized patient, infections caused by the Candida, Actinomyces , and Nocardia species, periarticular rheumatic complaints, and Raynaud's phenomenon. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or. Read Less