The 18th Edition features a wealth of new content and greater ease of use.

• New clinical approach chapters
• New disease summaries
• 34 new chapters and 69 new illustrations
• New cross-referencing to specific pages
• New two-color printing
• Written by more than 300 medical experts in various fields of medicine
• All text has been peer reviewed
  

In addition to updated information in all subject areas, new chapters have been added to keep up with the changing face of medicine. New topics include:

• Critical Care Medicine
• Metabolic Syndrome
• Acute lung injury
• Biological Warfare and Terrorism
• SARS
• Smallpox
• Autonomic Nervous System
• Male Reproductive Endocrinology
• Fractures, Dislocations and Sprains
• Complementary and Alternative Medicine
• Care of the Surgical Patient
  
  and much more!