本书的编写遵循标准医学教科书的规范，根据教学需要选取了我国和亚洲的内科常见病和重点病。全书共有十一篇，分别为心血管、呼吸、胃肠病、肝病、肾病、血液、内分泌、风湿病、神经病、传染病、危重病与中毒。为便于母语为非英语的学生掌握，在编写中不但要求文字简洁、准确，而且要重点突出，于每章前以“KEY POINTS”形式指出重点，尽量配以诊疗流程图。

本书不仅可供大陆、港澳台及亚洲其他国家医学生使用，也适合研究生及临床医师参考。

PART 1: CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES

1. Introduction (Xiao-wei YAN)

2. Heart Failure (Gabriel WK YIP; Cheuk-man Y-U)

3. Cardiac Arrhythmia (Jeffrey WH FUNG; Cheuk-man YU)

4. Hypertension (Xiao-wei YAN)

5. Coronary Heart Disease (Jun-bo GE; Xue-bo LIU)

6. Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatic Heart Diseases (Jun-bo GE; Xue-bo LIU)

7. Valvular Heart Disease and Adult Congenital Heart Disease

   (Anna KY CHAN; Yat-yin LAM; Cheuk-man YU)

8. Infective Endocarditis (Yong-tai LIU ; Xiao-wei YAN)

9. Myocardial Diseases (Jun-bo GE; Xue-bo LIU)

10. Pericardial Disease (Li-gang FANG; Xiao-wei YAN)

PART 2: RESPIRATORY DISEASES

1. Introduction (David SC HUI; Jie-ming QU; Kai-feng XU)

2. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (Fanny WS KO; David SC HUI)

3. Sleep- Related Breathing Disorders (David SC HUI)

4. Asthma (Fanny WS KO; David SC HUI)

5. Pneumonia and Lung Abscess (Jie-ming QU)

6. Tuberculosis (Wing-wai YEW; Cheuk-ming TAM; Chi-chiu LEUNG)

7. Bronchogenic Carcinoma (Tony SK MOK; Kwok-chi LAM)

8. Pleural Effusion (Kai-feng XU)

9. Respiratory Failure (Jie-ming QU)

10. Diffuse Parenchymal Lung Disease (Kai-feng XU)

PART 3: GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES

1. Introduction (Joseph JY SUNG)

2. Gastritis and Peptic Ulcer Disease (Francis KL CHAN)

3. Gastrointestinal Bleeding (Joseph JY SUNG)

4. Cancer of Esophagus and Stomach (Justin CY WU)

5. Motility Disorders of Digestive Tract and Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders

   (Xiu-cai FANG)

6. Inflammatory Bowel Disease (Feng ZHU; Yue LI)

7. Tumor of Large and Small Intestine (Joseph JY SUNG)

8. Intestinal Tuberculosis and Common Gastrointestinal Infections(Shi-yao CHEN)

9. Malabsorption Syndrome (Shi-yao CHEN)

PART 4: HEPATOBILIARY AND PANCREATIC DISEASES

1. Introduction (Ji-yao WANG)

2. Alcoholic and Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

   (Vincent WS WONG; Henry LY CHAN)

3. Miscellaneous Liver Diseases (Feng ZHU; Huijun SHU)

4. Cirrhosis and its Complications (Ji-yao WANG)

5. Hepatocellular Carcinoma (Xiu-cai FANG)

6. Diseases of Gallbladder, Bile Ducts and Pancreas (Yuk-tong LEE)

7. Acute Liver Failure (Henry LY CHAN, Vincent WS WONG)

PART 5: KIDNEY DISEASES

1. Introduction (Xiao-qiang DING)

2. Glomerular Disease (Jian-ling TAO; Xue-mei LI)

3. Urinary Tract Infection (Xiao-hong FAN; Xue-mei LI)

4. Tubulointerstitial Diseases (Cheuk-chun SZETO)

5. Chronic Renal Failure-Uremia (Xiao-qiang DING)

6. Acute Renal Failure (Xiao-qiang DING)

7. Disorders of Water and Electrolytes (Cheuk-chun SZETO)

8. Disorders of Acid-Base Balance (Cheuk-chun SZETO)

PART 6: HEMATOLOGICAL DISEASES

1. Introduction (Yi XIE)

2. Anemia (Ti SHEN)

3. Myelodysplastic Syndromes (Tong CHEN)

4. Leukemia (Yi XIE)

5. Lymphoma (Jian LI, Ti SHEN)

6. Multiple Myeloma and Related Disorders (Raymond SM WONG)

7. Bleeding Disorders I (Platelet Disorders) (Gregory CHENG)

8. Bleeding Disorders II (Clotting Disorders) (Gregory CHENG)

PART 7: ENDOCRINOLOGY AND METABOLIC DISEASES

1. Introduction (Ronald CW, MA; Chun-chung CHOW)

2. Thyroid Disorders (Chun-chung CHOW; Wing-yee SO)

3. Adrenal Disorders (Xin GAO)

4. Pituitary Disorders (Nai-shi LI)

5. Diabetes Mellitus and Complications (Alice PS KONG; Juliana CN CHAN)

6. Disorders of Parathyroid Glands and Bone Metabolism (Xin GAO)

7. Disorders of Sex Hormone (Nai-shi LI)

8. Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome (Peter CY TONG; Wing-yee SO)

PART 8: RHEUMATIC DISEASES

1. Introduction (Xin-ping TIAN; Xiao-feng ZENG)

2. Rheumatoid Arthritis (Xin-ping TIAN; Xiao-feng ZENG)

3. Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (Xin-ping TIAN; Xiao-feng ZENG)

4. Spondyloarthritis (Lai-shan TAM; Edmund K LI)

5. Polymyositis and Dermatomyositis (Lin-di JIANG)

PART 9: NEUROLOGICAL DISEASES

1.  Introduction (Richard LC KAY; Li-ying CUI; Chuan-zhen LV;

   Lawrence KS WONG)

2. Cerebrovascular Diseases (Thomas WH LEUNG; Shan GAO; Jian-hui FU)

3. Parkinson s Disease and Other Movement Disorders

   (Vincent CT MOK; Jian WANG; Zhen-xin ZHANG)

4. Epilepsy (Li-wen WU; Li-ri JIN; Patrick KL KWAN)

5. Neuropathies (Li-ying CUI; Yi-fu WANG; Michael YP FU)

6. Myasthenia Gravis and Myopathies (Jia-hong LU; Lin CHEN; Richard LC KAY)

7. Demyelinating Disorders of the Central Nervous System

   (Chuan-zhen LV; Yan XU)

8. Neurodegenerative Diseases and Alzheimer s Disease

    (Zhi-ying WU; Xiao-guang LI; Vincent CT MOK)

PART 10: INFECTIOUS DISEASES

1. Introduction (Guang-feng SHI)

2. Viral Hepatitis (Guang-feng SHI)

3. Travel Medicine (Kin-wing CHOI; Nelson LS LEE)

4. Common Parasitic Infection in Asia (Xiao-qing LIU)

5. Common Viral Infection in Asia (Yao ZHANG; Xiao-qing LIU)

6. Common Bacterial Infection in Asia (Nelson LS LEE; Kin-wing CHOI)

7. Common Fungal Infection in Asia (Li-Ping ZHU; Guang-feng SHI)

8. Sexually Transmitted Diseases (Kin-wing CHOI; Nelson LS LEE)

9. HIV Infection and AIDS (Shui-shan LEE)

PART 11: CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE AND TOXICOLOGY

1. Introduction (Bin DU, MD)

2. Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation (Florence HY YAP; Charles D GOMERSALL;

   Gavin M JOYNT)

3. Shock (Bin DU)

4. Poisoning (Thomas YK CHAN)

INDEX