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Autores

Hagop S. Akiskal, M.D.
Professor of Psychiatry,
University of California at San Diego
Depresión y manía

James K. Alexander, M.D.
Professor of Medicine,
Baylor University
Embolismo pulmonar

Chloe G. Alexson, M.D.
Professor of Pediatrics,
University of Rochester
Anomalías congénitas
(insuficiencia cardíaca)

Roy D. Altman, M.D.
Professor of Medicine and Chief (Acting), Arthritis, University of Miami;
Director of Clinical Research,
Geriatric Research, Education,
and Clinical Center,
Miami VA Medical Center
Enfermedad de Paget del hueso

Karl E. Anderson, M.D.
Professor of Preventive Medicine
and Community Health, Internal Medicine and Pharmacology and Toxicology, The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Porfiria

Brian R. Apatoff, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Neurology,
Cornell University; Director, Multiple Sclerosis Clinical Care and Research Center, Department of Neurology
and Neuroscience, The New York Hospital—Cornell Medical Center
Esclerosis múltiple y trastornos afines

Noel A. Armenakas, M.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor,
Cornell University; Attending
Physician, The New York
Hospital-Cornell Medical Center
and Lenox Hill Hospital
Lesiones de las vías urinarias

Hervy E. Averette, M.D.
American Cancer Society Professor
of Clinical Oncology and Sylvester Professor and Director,
Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer
Center, University of Miami
Neoplasias ginecológicas

Zuhair K. Ballas, M.D.
Professor of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa
Biología del sistema inmunitario

John G. Bartlett, M.D.
Professor of Medicine and Chief, Division of Infectious Diseases,
Johns Hopkins University
Neumonía; Absceso pulmonar

John K. Crane, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine, State University of New York at Buffalo
Enfermedades bacterianas (gramnegativos)

Ralph E. Cutler, M.D.
Professor of Medicine and
Pharmacology, Loma Linda University; Chief of Nephrology, Pettis Memorial VA Medical Center
Aparato reproductor masculino;
Biología del riñón; Vías urinarias, Insuficiencia renal, nefritis;
Trastornos vasculares del riñón; Infecciones de las vías urinarias

David C. Dale, M.D.
Professor of Medicine,
University of Washington
Infecciones en el paciente inmunodeprimido

Patricia A. Daly, M.D.
Instructor in Medicine, Harvard University
Síndromes de neoplasia endocrina múltiple

Anne L. Davis, M.D.
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine, New York University; Attending
Physician, Bellevue Hospital
Bronquiectasias, Atelectasia

Norman L. Dean, M.D.
Geriatrician-Pulmonologist, Health Services Division, North Carolina Department of Corrections
Asfixia por sumersión

Ronald Dee, M.D.
Associate Clinical Professor of Surgery, Albert Einstein College of Medicine; Associate Attending Surgeon, St. Joseph's Hospital, Stamford
Trastornos venosos y linfáticos

Richard D. Diamond, M.D.
Professor of Medicine and Research Professor of Biochemistry,
Boston University
Infecciones micóticas

Preston V. Dilts, Jr., M.D.
Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Emeritus), University of Missouri
at Kansas City
Consulta ginecológica y enfoque de la paciente; Embarazo, trabajo de parto, complicaciones del trabajo de parto
y del parto: cuidados en el postparto.

Eugene P. DiMagno, M.D.
Professor of Medicine, Mayo Medical School; Director, Gastroenterology Research Unit, Mayo Clinic
Cáncer de páncreas

George E. Downs, Pharm.D.
Professor of Clinical Pharmacy
and Dean of Pharmacy, Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science
Algunos nombres comerciales
de fármacos genéricos

Teresa Graedon, Ph.D.
Graedon Enterprises, Inc., Durham,
North Carolina
Fármacos de venta sin prescripción médica

John H. Greist, M.D.
Clinical Professor of Psychiatry,
University of Wisconsin; Distinguished
Senior Scientist, Dean Foundation
for Health, Research and Education
Trastornos de la ansiedad

Richard L. Guerrant, M.D.
Thomas H. Hunter Professor of
International Medicine, University
of Virginia
Enfermedades bacterianas (gramnegativos)

John Gunderson, M.D.
Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard University; Director, Outpatient
Personality Disorder Services,
McLean Hospital
Trastornos de personalidad

John W. Hallett, Jr., M.D.
Professor of Surgery, Mayo Clinic
Disección y aneurismas aórticos

Joan K. Harrold, M.D.
Instructor in Health Care Sciences
and Medicine, The George Washington University; Research Scientist, The Center to Improve Care of the Dying
Muerte y agonía

I. Craig Henderson, M.D.
Adjunct Professor of Medicine,
University of California at San Francisco; CEO, Sequus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Enfermedades de los pulmones

Susan L. Hendrix,D.O.
Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wayne State University
at Detroit
Menopausia; Problemas ginecológicos comunes

Robert A. Hoekelman, M.D.
Professor of Pediatrics, University
of Rochester
Infecciones por nematodos

Paul D. Hoeprich, M.D.
Professor of Medicine (Emeritus), University of California at Davis
Infecciones por cocos; Infecciones bacterianas (grampositivos)

Charles S. Houston, M.D.
Professor of Medicine (Emeritus), University of Vermont
Alteraciones debidas al calor;
Lesiones por frío; Mal de altura

Daniel A. Hussar, Ph.D.
Remington Professor of Pharmacy, Philadelphia College of Pharmacy
and Science
Factores que afectan la respuesta a los medicamentos

Daniel Levinson, M.D.
Associate Professor of Family and Community Medicine, University of Arizona
Viajes por avión y problemas médicos

Robert I. Levy, M.D.
President, Wyeth-Ayerst Research
Trastornos del colesterol y otros lípidos

James L. Lewis, III, M.D.
Assistant Professsor of Medicine and Director, Nephrology Fellowship Training Program, University of Alabama
at Birmingham
Equilibrio de líquidos; Equilibrio
de las sales; Equilibrio acidobásico

Lawrence M. Lichtenstein, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University; Director, Johns Hopkins
Asthma and Allergy Center
Reacciones alérgicas

Harold I. Lief, M.D.
Professor of Psychiatry (Emeritus), University of Pennsylvania;
Clinical Professor of Psychiatry,
Thomas Jefferson University
Trastornos de la función sexual

James H. Liu, M.D.
Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Cincinnati
Endometriosis; Esterilidad;
trastornos de la glándula hipófisis

Elliot M. Livstone, M.D.
Attending Physician, Sarasota Memorial Hospital
Cáncer y otros tumores
del aparato digestivo

Robert G. Loudon, M.B., Ch.B.
Professor of Medicine (Emeritus), University of Cincinnati
Biologia de los pulmones
y de las vias aéreas

Frank E. Lucente, M.D.
Professor and Chairman, Department of Otolaryngology, State University of New York Health Science Center at Brooklyn
Trastornos de los oídos, nariz y garganta

Joanne Lynn, M.D., M.A.
Professor of Health Care Sciences
and Medicine, The George Washington University; Director, The Center
to Improve Care of the Dying
Muerte y agonía

Gerald L. Mandell, M.D.
Professor of Medicine, Owen R. Cheatham Professor of the Sciences, University of Virginia; Chief, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Virginia Health Sciences Center
Biologia de las enfermedades
infecciosas; Infecciones de la piel
y de los tejidos subyacentes; Abscesos; Infecciones de los huesos y de las articulaciones; Infecciones alérgicas
y parasitarias

Douglas J. Pritchard, M.D.
Professor of Orthopedics
and Oncology, Mayo Clinic
Cáncer de huesos

Lawrence G. Raisz, M.D.
Professor of Medicine and Head,
Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism; Program Director,
General Clinical Research Center, University of Connecticut
Osteoporosis

Robert W. Rebar, M.D.
Professor and Chair, Department
of Obstetrics and Gynecology,
University of Cincinnati
Hormonas y reproduccion; Ausencia
o anormalidad del sangrado uterino; Síndrome del ovario poliquístico; Endometriosis; Esterilidad; Trastornos
de la glándula hipófisis

Hal B. Richerson, M.D.
Professor of Internal Medicine,
University of Iowa
Enfermedades alérgicas de los pulmones

Jean E. Rinaldo, M.D.
Professor of Medicine,
Vanderbilt University
Síndrome de distrés respiratorio
del adulto

Melvin I. Roat, M.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor
of Ophthalmology, University of Maryland
Trastornos oftalmológicos en la infancia

William O. Robertson, M.D.
Professor of Pediatrics, University
of Washington; Medical Director, Washington Poison Center
Intoxicaciones

Beryl J. Rosenstein, M.D.
Professor of Pediatrics,
Johns Hopkins University
Fibrosis quística

G. Victor Rossi, Ph.D.
Leonard and Madlyn Abramson
Professor of Pharmacology, Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science
Fármacos; Farmacodinamia; Reacciones adversas a los farmacos

Fred H. Rubin, M.D.
Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh; Chairman, Department of Medicine, Shadyside Hospital
Procedimientos de inmunización

Michael Rubin, M.D.
Associate Professor of Clinical
Neurology, Cornell University; Director
of Neuromuscular Service, The New York Hospital—Cornell Medical Center
Distrofias musculares y trastornos afines;
Trastornos de la médula espinal;
Trastornos de los nervios periféricos; Trastornos de los nervios craneales

Marvin J. Stone, M.D.
Chief of Oncology and Director,
Baylor-Sammons Cancer Center,
Baylor University
Discrasias de células plasmáticas

Albert J. Stunkard, M.D.
Professor of Psychiatry,
University of Pennsylvania
Obesidad; Anorexia nerviosa;
Bulimia nervosia
David A. Swanson, M.D.
Professor and Deputy Chairman, Department of Urology, The University
of Texas, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Tumores y cáncer de riñon
y de las vías urinarias

Jan Peter Szidon, M.D.
Professor of Medicine, Section of Pulmonary Medicine, Rush University
Neumopatías infiltrativas

Paul H. Tanser, M.D., F.R.C.P.(C)
Professor of Medicine, McMaster University; Senior Cardiologist,
St. Joseph's Hospital, Hamilton,
Ontario, Canada
Biologia del corazón y de los vasos sanguíneos; Diagnóstico de las cardiopatias; Insuficiencia cardíaca; Miocardiopatía;
Trastornos de las válvulas

Mary Territo, M.D.
Professor of Medicine, Division
of Hematology/Oncology,
University of California at Los Angeles
Trastornos de los glóbulos blancos

Ronald G. Tompkins, M.D., Sc.D.
Professor of Surgery, Harvard University; Surgeon, Massachusetts
General Hospital
Enfermedad diverticular;
Urgencias gastrointestinales

Courtney M. Townsend, Jr., M.D.
Professor and John Woods Harris Distinguished Chairman, Department
of Surgery, The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Síndrome carcinoide

 

Mark H. Beers, M.D.
Associate Editor, The Merck Manuals; Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, Allegheny University of the Health
Sciences
Anatomía; Envejecimiento

Robert Berkow, M.D.
Editor-in-Chief, The Merck Manuals; Clinical Professor of Medicine
and Psychiatry, Allegheny University
of the Health Sciences
Placebos; Trastornos psicosomáticos; Trastornos somatoformes

Richard W. Besdine, M.D.
Professor of Medicine and Director, Travelers Center on Aging,
University of Connecticut;
Director of Health Standards
and Quality Bureau and Chief Medical Officer,Health Care Financing Administration
Medicamentos y vejez

John H. Bland, M.D.
Professor of Medicine-Rheumatology (Emeritus), University of Vermont
Artrosis

M. Donald Blaufox, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor and Chairman of Nuclear Medicine, Albert Einstein College
of Medicine
Lesiones por irradiación

Philip K. Bondy, M.D.
Professor of Medicine (Retired), Yale University
Sistema endocrino y hormonal;
Trastornos de las glándulas
suprarrenales;
Síndrome de deficiencia
poliglandular

Roger C. Bone, M.D.
Professor of Medicine,
Rush University; President and CEO, Medical College of Ohio
Bacteriemia y Shock séptico

Sallyann M. Bowman, M.D.
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine, Allegheny University of the Health
Sciences
Trastornos del estómago y duodeno

Thomas G. Boyce, M.D.
Medical Epidemiologist,
Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention
Gastroenteritis

Lewis E. Braverman, M.D.
Professor of Medicine and Physiology
and Director, Division of Endocrinology, University of Massachusetts Medical
Center
Trastornos de la glándula tiroides

Jeffrey M. Drazen, M.D.
Parker B. Francis Professor
of Medicine, Harvard University;
Chief, Pulmonary Critical Care
Division, Brigham & Women's Hospital
Enfermedades obstructivas
de las vías aéreas (asma)

Douglas A. Drossman, M.D.
Professor of Medicine and Psychiatry, University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill
Técnicas diagnósticas y terapéuticas gastrointestinales

Carolyn P. Dukarm, M.D.
Instructor and Fellow in Pediatrics, University of Rochester
Pubertad y problemas
de la adolesciencia

Felton J. Earls, M.D.
Professor of Child Psychiatry,
Harvard University
Psicosis infantil

David Eidelberg, M.D.
Director, Movement Disorders Center, North Shore University
Trastornos del movimiento

Sherman Elias, M.D.
Henry and Emma Meyer Chair
in Obstetrics and Gynecology,
Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Professor of Molecular
and Human Genetics,
Baylor University
Consejo y evaluación genéticos

Stefan S. Fajans, M.D.
Professor Emeritus (Active) of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan
Diabetes Mellitus; Hipoglucemia

Wayne S. Fenton, M.D.
Medical Director, Chestnut Lodge Hospital; Director,
Chestnut Lodge Research Institute
Trastornos esquizofrénicos;
Trastornos delirantes (paranoides)

Michael R. Foley, M.D.
Director, Obstetric Intensive Care
and Associate Director, Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center; Associate Director, Phoenix Perinatal Associates
Fármacos durante el embarazo

Noble O. Fowler, M.D.
Professor of Medicine (Emeritus), University of Cincinnati
Enfermedades del pericardio

Howard R. Foye, Jr., M.D.
Clinical Associate Professor
of Pediatrics, University of Rochester
Problemas del desarrollo en el niño pequeño (problemas de conducta, problemas de la alimentación, problemas de sueño, problemas de la enseñanza
de la higiene, fobias, hiperactividad)

Michael Jacewicz, M.D.
Associate Professor of Neurology, University of Tennessee
Vértigo; Debilidad muscular; Trastornos del gusto; Trastornos del olfato; Infecciones del cerebro
y de la médula espinal

George Gee Jackson, M.D.
Professor of Medicine (Emeritus), University of Illinois at Chicago;
Clinical Professor of Medicine,
University of Utah
Infecciones víricas

Harry S. Jacob, M.D.
Clark Professor of Medicine
and Vice Chairman, Department
of Internal Medicine, and Head,
Division of Hematology,
University of Minnesota
Trastornos del bazo

James W. Jefferson, M.D.
Clinical Professor of Psychiatry,
University of Wisconsin; Distinguished Senior Scientist, Dean Foundation
for Health, Research and Education
Ansiedad

Nicholas Jospe, M.D.
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Rochester
Trastornos metabólicos y hormonales

Fran E. Kaiser, M.D.
Professor of Medicine and Associate Director, Division of Geriatric Medicine,
St. Louis University
Impotencia

Harold S. Kaplan, M.D.
Professor and Director, Transfusion Medicine, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Transfusión sanguínea

Stephen I. Katz, M.D., Ph.D.
Director, National Institute of Arthritis
and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health
Dermatología

Donald Kaye, M.D.
Professor of Medicine, Allegheny University of the Health Sciences; President and CEO, Allegheny
University Hospitals
Fármacos antiinfecciosos

B. J. Kennedy,M.D., M.Sc., M.A.C.P.
Regents' Professor of Medicine
(Emeritus) and Masonic
Professor of Oncology (Emeritus), University of Minnesota
Causas y riesgo de cáncer

Thomas Killip, M.D.
Professor of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine; Executive
Vice President for Medical Affairs,
Beth Israel Medical Center
Trastornos de las arterias coronarias

Alfonse T. Masi, M.D., Dr.P.H.
Professor of Medicine
and Epidemiology, University of Illinois
Enfermedades de los músculos,
los tendones y las bolsas

Richard G. Masson, M.D.
Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Massachusetts;
Co-Chief, Pulmonary Medicine
and Critical Care, Columbia
Metrowest Medical Center
Exploración funcional respiratoria

Alvin M. Mauer, M.D.
Professor of Medicine, University
of Tennessee
Leucemias

Elizabeth R. McAnarney, M.D.
Professor and Chair, Department of Pediatrics, University
of Rochester Medical Center
Pubertad y problemas
en los adolescentes

Daniel J. McCarty, M.D.
Will and Cava Ross Professor
of Medicine and Director,
Arthritis Institute, Medical
College of Wisconsin
Gota y seudogota

J. Allen McCutchan, M.D.
Professor of Medicine, Division
of Infectious Disease,
University of California
at San Diego
Infección por el virus de la inmunodeficiencia humana; Enfermedades de transmisión sexual

Geralyn M. Meny, M.D.
Assistant Professor and Associate Director, Transfusion Medicine,
The University of Texas
Southwestern Medical Center
Transfusión sanguínea

Gabe Mirkin, M.D.
Associate Clinical Professor
of Pediatrics, Georgetown University
Medicina del deporte

Daniel R. Mishell, Jr., M.D.
Lyle G. McNeile Professor and
Chairman, Department of Obstetrics
and Gynecology, University
of Southern California
Planificación familiar

W.K.C. Morgan, M.D.
Professor of Medicine,The University
of Western Ontario; Chest Diseases Service, London Health Sciences
Centre, University Campus, London, Ontario, Canada
Neumopatías profesionales

Gary J. Myers, M.D.
Professor of Pediatrics and Neurology, University of Rochester
Defectos congénitos

Paul S. Russell, M.D.
John Homans Professor of Surgery,
Harvard University; Visiting Surgeon, Massachusetts General Hospital
Trasplantes

David B. Sachar, M.D.
Director, Division of Gastroenterology,
The Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York
Enfermedades inflamatorias del intestino; Colitis asociada a antibióticos

Olle Jane Z. Sahler, M.D.
Adjunct Professor of Pediatrics,
University of Rochester
Problemas en el recién nacido
(retraso del crecimiento); Trastornos gastrointestinales en los niños

Jay P. Sanford, M.D. (Deceased)
Professor of Medicine, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Infecciones causadas por espiroquetas

James W. Sayre, M.D.
Clinical Professor of Pediatrics,
University of Rochester; Attending Pediatrician, St. Mary's Hospital
Malos tratos y abandono de niños

Kurt Schapira, M.D., F.R.C.P., F.R.C.Psych.
Honorary Senior Research Associate, Department of Psychiatry, University
of Newcastle upon Tyne, England; Consultant Psychiatrist (Emeritus),
Royal Victoria Infirmary
Conducta suicida

Albert P. Scheiner, M.D.
Professor of Pediatrics (Emeritus), University of Massachusetts
Retraso mental

H. Ralph Schumacher, Jr., M.D.
Professor of Medicine,
University of Pennsylvania;
Director, Arthritis-Immunology Center,
VA Medical Center, Philadelphia
Huesos, articulaciones y musculos; Trastornos de las articulaciones
y del tejido conjuntivo; Enfermedades musculosqueléticas en los niños

Ronald W. Schworm, Ph.D.
Educational Consultant, The Reading and Learning Disorders Center, Rochester
Problemas del desarolloen los niños (déficit de la atención, alteraciones
del aprendizaje, dislexia)

Charles H. Scoggin, M.D.
Chairman and CEO, Rodeer Systems
Tumores de los pulmones

Eldon A. Shaffer, M.D., F.R.C.P.(C), F.A.C.P.

Thomas N. Tozer, Ph.D.
Professor of Biopharmaceutical
Sciences and Pharmaceutical Chemistry (Emeritus), University of California
at San Francisco
Administración, distribución
y eliminación de fármacos
Stephen K. Urice, Ph.D., J.D.
Philadelphia, PA
Asuntos jurídicos

Elise W. van der Jagt, M.D.
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
and Critical Care,
University of Rochester
Accidentes

Jack A. Vennes, M.D.
Professor of Medicine (Retired),
University of Minnesota
Enfermedades de las vías biliares

Elliot S. Vesell, M.D., Sc.D.
Evan Pugh Professor
and Chair, Department
of Pharmacology, Pennsylvania
State University
Factores que afectan la respuesta farmacológica (genética)

Jacob Walfish, M.D.
Assistant Clinical Professor
of Medicine, The Mount Sinai
School of Medicine
Enfermedades inflamatorias
crónicas del intestino;
Colitis asociada a los antibióticos

William C. Watson, M.D., Ph.D.,
F.R.C.P.
Professor (Emeritus), University
of Western Ontario, London,
Ontario, Canada
Síndrome de malabsorción

John M. Weiler, M.D.
Professor,

Wendy Watson, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Rochester
Infecciones víricas en los niños; Infecciones víricas
en los recien nacidos

Peter C. Brazy, M.D.
Professor of Medicine, University of Wisconsin at Madison
Trastornos metabólicos
y congénitos del riñón

George R. Brown, M.D.
Associate Chairman of Psychiatry, East Tennessee State University; Chief of Psychiatry, Mountain Home VA Medical Center
Sexualidad y trastornos psicosexuales

John F. Burke, M.D.
Helen Andrus Benedict Professor of Surgery, Harvard University; Jefe de traumatología Services (Emeritus), Massachusetts General Hospital
Quemaduras

Ronald W. F. Campbell, M.B., Ch.B., F.R.C.P., F.E.S.C.
British Heart Foundation Professor of Cardiology, University of Newcastle upon Tyne; Honorary Consultant Cardiologist, Freeman Hospital
Arritmias cardíacas

John Caronna, M.D.
Professor of Clinical Neurology, Cornell University; Attending Neurologist,
The New York Hospital---Cornell
Medical Center
Enfermedad vascular cerebral
y trastornos afines

C. Thomas Caskey, M.D.
Senior Vice President,
Merck Research Laboratories
Genética

Alan S. Cohen, M.D.
Distinguished Professor
of Medicine, Boston University
Amiloidosis

Robert B. Cohen,D.M.D.
Senior Tutor, Harvard University;
Director, General Dentistry Residency, Keesler Medical Center (USAF)
Trastornos de la boca y los dientes

Sidney Cohen, M.D.
Richard Laylord Evans Professor of Medicine and Assistant Vice President, Health Sciences Center, Temple University
Trastornos del esófago

Eugene L. Coodley, M.D.
Professor of Medicine, University
of California at Irvine; Chief, Internal Medicine, VA Medical Center,
Long Beach
Pruebas de laboratorio

Mary Ann Cooper, M.D.
Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago
Lesiones producidas por la elctricidad

Eugene P. Frenkel, M.D.
Professor of Internal Medicine
and Radiology, Patsy R. and Raymond
D. Nasher Distinguished Chair
in Cancer Research, and A. Kenneth
Pye Professorship in Cancer Research, Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Medicine, The University
of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
Biologia de la sangre; anemias; Cáncer
y el sistema inmunitario; Diagnóstico
del cáncer; Complicaciones del cáncer; Tratamiento del cáncer

Mitchell H. Friedlaender, M.D.
Director, Cornea and Refractive Surgery, Scripps Clinic and Research Foundation
Enfermedades de los ojos

Steven M. Fruchtman, M.D.
Director, Stem Cell Transplant Program, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York
Trastornos mieloproliferativos

Glen O. Gabbard, M.D.
Callaway Distinguished Professor,
The Menninger Clinic
Visión general de la asistencia
de salud mental

Marc Galanter, M.D.
Professor of Psychiatry and Director
of the Division of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse, The New York University-Cornell Medical Center
Drogodependencias y adicción
a fármacos

Robert H. Gelber, M.D.
Clinical Professor of Medicine
and Dermatology, University
of California at San Francisco
Lepra

Ray W. Gifford, Jr., M.D.
Professor of Internal Medicine,
Ohio State University; Consultant, Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Hipertensión

Robert Ginsburg, M.D.
Professor of Medicine,
University of Colorado
Enfermedades vasculares periféricas

Barry Steven Gold, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine,
Johns Hopkins University
Mordeduras y picaduras venenosas

M. Jay Goodkind, M.D.
Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania; Chief (Retired), Department of Cardiology,
Mercer Medical Center
Tumores del corazón

Joe Graedon,M.S.
Lecturer, University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill; Graedon Enterprises,
Inc., Durham, North Carolina
Fármacos de venta sin prescripción médica

Richard P. Kluft, M.D.
Clinical Professor of Psychiatry,
Temple University
Trastornos disociativos

Calvin H. Knowlton, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Pharmacy, Philadelphia College of Pharmacy
and Science
Conformidad del tratamiento
con fármacos

Arthur E. Kopelman, M.D.
Professor of Pediatrics and Head, Neonatology, East Carolina University
Recién nacidos; Niños enfermos
y sus familias

David N. Korones, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Rochester
Cáncer en niños

John N. Krieger, M.D.
Professor of Urology,
University of Washington
Trastornos del pene; Próstata y tésticulos

Douglas R. Labar, M.D., Ph.D.
Director, Comprehensive Epilepsy
Center, The New York Hospital---Cornell Medical Center
Trastornos convulsivos

Jules Y.T. Lam,
M.D., F.R.C.P.(C)
Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Montreal;
Montreal Heart Institute
Aterosclerosis

Lewis Landsberg, M.D.
Irving S. Cutter Professor
and Chairman, Northwestern University
Síndromes de neoplasia endocrina múltiple

Edward H. Lanphier, M.D.
Senior Scientist (Emeritus),
Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Wisconsin at Madison
Lesiones debidas a la sumersión

Ruth A. Lawrence, M.D.
Professor of Pediatrics,
Obstetrics and Gynecology,
University of Rochester
Niños y recién nacidos normales; Intoxicacaciones en niños

Harvey Lemont,D.P.M.
Chairman, Department of Medicine, Pennsylvania College of Podiatric Medicine
Afecciones comunes del pie

Joseph R. Lentino,
M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Medicine and Chief,
Section of Infectious Diseases,
Loyola University; Hines VA Hospital
Infecciones bacterianas
por anaerobios

John C. Nemiah, M.D.
Professor of Psychiatry, Dartmouth Medical School; Professor of Psychiatry (Emeritus), Harvard University
Trastornos de la ansiedad

John D. Norante, M.D.
Clinical Associate Professor of Otolaryngology, University of Rochester
Trastornos de los oídos, la nariz
y garganta en la infancia

Robert E. Olson, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Pediatrics,
University of South Florida
Visión general de la nutrición; Desnutrición; Vitaminas y minerales; Alteraciones de la nutrición

Joseph G. Ouslander, M.D.
Director, Division of Geriatric
Medicine and Gerontology and Chief
of Medicine, Wesley Woods Geriatric Center at Emory University; Director, Atlanta VA Rehabilitation Research
and Development Center
Incontinencia urinaria

Lawrence L. Pelletier, Jr., M.D.
Professor of Internal Medicine,
University of Kansas at Wichita
Endocarditis

Hart Peterson, M.D.
Professor of Neurology in Pediatrics (Emeritus), Cornell University
Síndrome de parálisis cerebral

Sidney F. Phillips, M.D.
Professor of Medicine, Mayo Medical School; Consultant, Mayo Clinic
Alteración del tránsito intestinal

Willy F. Piessens, M.D.
Professor of Tropical Public Health
and Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard University
Infecciones parasitarias

Fred Plum, M.D.
University Professor and Chairman of Neurology (Emeritus), Cornell University; Attending Neurologist, The New York Hospital—Cornell Medical Center
Biologia del sistema nervioso;
Exploración y pruebas neurológicas; Cefaleas; Trastornos del sueño; Traumatismo craneal; Delirio
y demencia; Estupor y coma

Russell K. Portenoy, M.D.
Associate Professor, Cornell University; Co-Chief, Pain and Palliative Care Service, Memorial Sloan-Kettering
Cancer Center
Dolor

Glenn M. Preminger, M.D.
Professor of Urologic Surgery, Duke University; Director, Duke
Comprehensive Kidney Stone Center, Duke University Medical Center
Obstrucción de las vías urinarias

Professor and Head, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Pruebas diagnósticas del hígado
y de las vías biliares; Hígado graso,
cirrosis y trastornos afines;
Lesiones vasculares del hígado
William R. Shapiro, M.D.
Chairman, Division of Neurology, Barrow Neurological Institute/St. Joseph's Hospital, Phoenix
Tumores del sistema nervioso

Harold Silverman, Pharm.D.
Director, Interscience, Washington, DC
Fármacos genéricos

Jerome B. Simon, M.D., F.R.C.P.(C)
Professor of Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Biología del higado y de las vías
biliares; Manifestaciones clínicas
de las hepatopatías; Hepatitis;
Tumores hepáticos

Arthur T. Skarin, M.D.
Associate Professor of Medicine,
Harvard University; Attending Physician, Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber
Cancer Institute
Linfomas

Gordon L. Snider, M.D.
Professor of Medicine
and Vice Chairman, Department
of Medicine, Boston University;
Chief, Medical Service,
VA Medical Center, Boston
Bronquitis; Enfermedad obstructiva de las vías aéreas; Enfermadades de la pleura

Norman Sohn, M.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery, Cornell University
Trastornos anorrectales

David R. Staskin, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Urology, Harvard University; Director of Urodynamicsand Incontinence, Beth Israel Hospital
Vejiga neurógena

William W. Stead, M.D.
Professor of Medicine, University
of Arkansas; Director, Tuberculosis Program, Arkansas Department of Health
Tuberculosis

E. Richard Stiehm, M.D.
Chief, Division of Pediatric
Immunology/Allergy, University
of California at Los Angeles
Enfermedades por inmunodeficiencia

Bradford G. Stone, M.D.
Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Minnesota
Trastornos de las vías biliares

University of Iowa
Biología del sistema
inmunitario
Geoffrey A. Weinberg, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics,
University of Rochester;
Attending Physician,
Pediatric Service and Director,
Maternal/Pediatric HIV Program,
Strong Memorial Hospital
Infecciones en los niños;
Trastornos probablemente
causados por infecciones;
Virus de la inmunodeficiencia
humana

Allan B. Weingold, M.D.
Professor of Obstetrics
and Gynecology and Vice President
for Medical Affairs,
The George Washington University
Embarazo de alto riesgo;
Embarazo complicado
por enfermedades

Harvey J. Weiss, M.D.
Professor of Medicine, Columbia
University; Chief, Division
of Hematology-Oncology,
St. Luke's---Roosevelt Hospital
Trastornos de la coagulación

Claude E. Welch, M.D. (Deceased)
Clinical Professor of Surgery
(Emeritus), Harvard University;
Senior Surgeon, Massachusetts
General Hospital
Enfermedad diverticular; Urgencias
gastrointestinales

Nanette K. Wenger, M.D.
Professor of Medicine (Cardiology),
Emory University; Director,
Cardiac Clinics, Grady Memorial
Hospital; Consultant,
Emory Heart Center
Hipotensión

Theodore E. Woodward, M.D., M.A.C.P.
Professor of Medicine (Emeritus), University of Maryland
Enfermedades producidas
por rickettsias

Agradecimientos
Queremos agradecer la colaboración de Shirley Claypool, que ha revisado y coordinado la redacción inicial del libro. Así mismo, agradecemos la colaboración de Project House Inc., cuya experiencia editorial resulta inestimable. Entre las personas que merecen un reconocimiento especial figuran Stephanie Phillips, Marcye B. White, Bari Samson, Claudia Piano, Bea Dickstein, Anthony Greco, Marcia Ringel y Lynn Atkinson.
También cabe destacar a las personas que nos brindaron su ayuda en la redacción inicial, Amy Crawford-Faucher, M.D, y Cathy Glew, M.D. Agradecemos igualmente la participación de las siguientes personas que nos facilitaron una revisión crítica de capítulos específicos: Sarah Atkison, M.D, Ronald J. Brogan, Melvin Horwith, M.D, Irwin Reich y Eric A. Voth, M.D.


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