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The sixth edition of this venerable reference is cited in Brandon/Hill. This CD-ROM (for Windows and Macintosh) contains the seventh edition (which is also available in print, in two volumes). Advantages of the digital format include full searchability, links to MEDLINE abstracts, and inclusion of the illustrations in PowerPoint-compatible format so they can be incorporated into presentations. Coverage includes a detailed account of the basic science of the digestive system; approaches to patients with symptoms and signs; nutrition; topics involving various organs and multiple organs; and a broad spectrum of diseases. Edited by Feldman (U. of Texas Southwestern Medical School), Lawrence S. Friedman (Massachusetts General Hospital) and Marvin H. Sleisenger (Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center).Copyright © 2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Book Description
The most complete reference work available on the subject, Sleisenger and Fordtran’s GASTROINTESTINAL AND LIVER DISEASE, 7th Edition, Single-User CD-ROM contains all of the same great information as the text. PLUS, it provides links to medline abstracts and papers, a Pathology atlas (now part of the GI Boards), and 12-15 video loops of endoscopic procedures. As with the text, the CD-ROM provides a balanced, detailed account of the basic science of the digestive system, as well as complete coverage of current diagnosis and management. Readers will find up-to-date discussions of the cell biology and molecular biology that determine the digestive system’s function, in addition to thorough descriptions of organ physiology and the pathophysiology of the signs, symptoms, and laboratory abnormalities of organ disease.

About the Author
Mark Feldman, MD, Chief, Medical Service,VA Medical Center, Dallas, TX; Lawrence S. Friedman, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Gastrointestinal Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA; and Marvin H. Sleisenger, MD, Distinguished Physician, VA Medical Center, San Francisco, CA

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