Pocket Medicine: The Massachusetts General Hospital Handbook of Internal Medicine

Author(s): Marc S. Sabatine

Difference between 5th and 4th editions
Side by side comparison of table of contents helps to figure out the most significant changes.

Key differences between 5th and 4th editions

Period between current and previous publications: 3 years (2013 vs 2010).
The Handbook was originally published in 2003.
New section "Consults" in which non-internal medicine specialists provide expert guidance in terms of establishing a differential diagnosis for common presenting symptoms and initiating an evaluation in anticipation of calling a consult.
Several new topics, including:

Anaphylaxis
Bronchiectasis
Chemotherapy Side Effects
Adult Onset Still’s Disease & Relapsing Polychondritis
IgG4-Related Disease

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5th Edition of
Pocket Medicine: The Massachusetts General Hospital Handbook of Internal Medicine

Pocket Notebook
eBook, 280 pages

eBook ISBN: 9781469831411
Published by: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, August 05, 2013

Pocket Notebook
Loose Leaf, 280 pages

ISBN-10: 1451193785
ISBN-13: 9781451193787
Published by: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, October 07, 2013

4th Edition of
Pocket Medicine: The Massachusetts General Hospital Handbook of Internal Medicine

Pocket Notebook
eBook, 280 pages

eBook ISBN: 9781451170917
Published by: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, March 28, 2012

Pocket Notebook
Ring-bound, 280 pages

ISBN-10: 1608319059
ISBN-13: 9781608319053
Published by: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, September 20, 2010

3rd Edition of
Pocket Medicine: The Massachusetts General Hospital Handbook of Internal Medicine

Pocket Notebook
Ring-bound, 288 pages

ISBN-10: 0781771447
ISBN-13: 9780781771443
Published by: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, August 17, 2007