Book excerpt: Gain fast, easy visual access to the problems most often encountered in practice! This resource combines hundreds of exquisite Netter images – including several new paintings created especially for this book - with concise summaries of the most current medical thinking on common diseases/conditions, diagnostics, treatments, and protocols - for a single easy-to-use quick-reference guide. Instructive and memorable Netter plates provide a rich visual understanding of every concept. The result is a superb source for ongoing clinical reference as well as patient and staff education. - Offers quick access to expert medical thinking on common diseases/conditions, diagnostics, treatments, and protocols. - Presents more than 500 exquisite illustrated plates by master illustrator Frank H. Netter and other artists working in the Netter tradition to enhance your understanding of the material. - Presents nearly 40 new chapters, many expanded chapters, and several new images to reflect the state of internal medicine today—including increasingly common issues like bariatric surgery and posttraumatic stress syndrome. - Offers more tables and algorithms for enhanced "at-a-glance guidance. - Features annotated citations for additional resources, including websites and other key sources for practice guidelines and patient education and support. - Presents annotated evidence from key studies that have shaped the current standard of care.