Internal Medicine

Author: edited by Lü Zhuoren
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Publish Date: 2004-01-01
Features: This textbook is specifically designed for adult education. It pays particular attention to covering the content required by the "Basic Requirements of Internal Medicine Courses" and the "Outline for the Assistant Physician Qualification Examination," focusing on respiratory, circulatory, digestive, hematological and hematopoietic, endocrine and metabolic, neurological, and psychiatric specialties. It emphasizes common and frequently occurring diseases, while also introducing recent advancements, new diseases (such as AIDS), and some new drugs with proven efficacy in the field of internal medicine. The compilation process emphasizes the organic integration and overall optimization of all the textbooks. After thorough discussions by the textbook review committee and the editor-in-chief, coordination and division of labor were carried out between internal medicine and other disciplines such as surgery, obstetrics and gynecology, pediatrics, and diagnostics. This ensures that unnecessary repetition is avoided while preventing the omission of important content. For example, in the section on "Communicable Diseases," "Sexually Transmitted Diseases" has been added, with detailed coverage of female STIs in obstetrics and gynecology. Additionally, the content of this textbook is designed to align with secondary and undergraduate textbooks, emphasizing the connection between theory and clinical practice. It also considers the impact of the shift in medical models on treatment, reflecting the requirements of quality education and adapting to knowledge updates, thereby showcasing the unique features of this textbook.