本书是首都医科大学的高年级学生临床学习阶段专业英语课教材。

本书主要选自一些比较著名的医学教科书，也有一部分选自医学杂志和网络上的文章，内容涉及临床各科，以常见病、多发病为主；从专业上来说，也不是非常深奥，作为一名医学生，不管将来从事哪个专业，都是应该懂得的知识，而且书中所出现的医学词汇对于学生未来的工作也都会有很大的益处。

1. Internal Medicine and Today's Internist

2. Principles of Disease Prevention

3. Hypotension and Shock

4. Approach to the Patient with Cardiovascular Disease

5. Epidemiology of Cardiovascular Disease

6. Chronic Hepatitis

7. Chronic Renal Disease

8. Diabetic Nephropathy

9. Management of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

10. Diet Therapy

11. Introduction to Oncology

12. Epidemiology of Cancer

13. Tobacco and Health

14. Aging and Geriatric Medicine

15. Hypertension in Pregnancy

16. Women's Health

17. Adolescent Health Problems

18. Ethical Considerations in the Care of the Chronically III Adolescent

19. Nutrition and Oral Health Guidelines for Pregnant Women, Infants and Children

20. Care of Dying Patients and Their Families

21. Scope and Limitations of Gene Therapy

22. A Case Symposium

Vocabulary

Appendix : Key to the Exercises for Lesson 1 - Lesson 22