The book covers many highly important, rarely discussed topics in medicine (e.g., smoking cessation, obesity, transfusion reactions, needle stick injuries, code status discussion, interpretation of gram stain, palliative care), and new chapters on end-of-life care and depression have been added. The fourth edition includes many reader-friendly improvements such as better formatting, intuitive ordering of chapters, and incorporation of the most recent guidelines for each topic. Approach to Internal Medicine continues to serve as an essential reference for every medical student, resident, fellow, practicing physician, nurse, and physician assistant.
David Hui is at the MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA.
Alexander Leung is currently in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Raj Padwal is currently at the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.