Lippincott's Illustrated Q&A Review of Neuroscience offers up-to-date, clinically relevant board-style questions-perfect for course review and board prep! Approximately 500 multiple-choice questions with detailed answer explanations cover frequently tested topics in neuroscience. Readers will find questions related to clinical topics, USMLE-style clinical vignettes, and content review questions. The book is heavily illustrated with clinical photographs and images portraying signs and symptoms and radiological images, including ultrasounds, PET scans, MRIs, CT scans, and X-rays.
Online access to the questions and answers on a companion website provides flexible study options.
Lippincott Illustrated Reviews: Pharmacology, Sixth Edition, is the updated, enhanced version of the student-favorite resource for essentials of medical pharmacology. The first-and-best resource, the Lippincott Illustrated Reviews series features clear, effective writing and hundreds of illustrations for ideal rapid review and the assimilation of complex information. Clear, sequential images present mechanisms of action and focus on showing rather than telling students how drugs work.
Updated with dozens of newly approved drugs and indications, "2006 Lippincott's Nursing Drug Guide" contains over 800 complete drug monographs, organized alphabetically. Each monograph covers: generic name; US and Canadian trade names; pregnancy risk category; controlled substance schedule if appropriate; drug class; therapeutic actions; indications, including off-label indications; contraindications and cautions; available forms; dosages; pharmacokinetics; I.V. facts; adverse effects; interactions; nursing considerations; assessment; interventions; and, teaching points. This book includes a full-color photoguide to pills and capsules, details on preventing and reporting medication errors, a quick-reference chart of normal laboratory test values, and over 20
Lippincott's Pocket Neuroanatomy is a go-to reference, review, and study tool for neuroanatomy and neuroscience with a strong focus on high-yield topics and presentation. It presents the essential information needed for course and board exam review in a concise, quick-reference format with tables, full-color images, and bullet-point text. The book contains multiple features identifying the clinical significance of concepts, as well as mnemonics to aid in the retention of facts. An index of terms provides easy access to facts on all neuroanatomical structures and pathways. This pocket-sized reference intuits how students typically study for exams and provides highly distilled content in one easily portable source. It is ideal for medical, dental, allied health, and
This is the most popular question-and-answer review for the NCLEX-PN[registered] is now in its Seventh Edition. To assist in the preparation for the exam, this study guide contains a total of 2,200 questions in various review tests and two comprehensive examinations. Questions and rationales have been revised and coded, and the exam introduction updated according to the latest version of the NCLEX-PN[registered] test plan. A CD-ROM included with the text contains all of the book's questions in interactive format, designed with features for both functions of test-taking mode and study mode.
Mastering essential microbiology concepts is easier with this vividly illustrated review resource. Part of the popular Lippincott® Illustrated Reviews series, this proven approach uses clear, concise writing and hundreds of dynamic illustrations to take students inside various microorganisms and ensure success on board exams.
Author:Barry Feig
David Berger
George Fuhrman
M D Andreson
Md Anderson Cancer Center Department of Surgical Oncology
Publishing date:2002
Written by current and former surgical oncology fellows of the world-renowned M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, this portable handbook is a practical guide to established surgical oncology principles for each organ system. This new Third Edition features extensive updates, especially on breast cancer (axillary node dissection), new chemotherapeutic regimens, and sentinel node biopsy. Concise chapters illustrated with algorithms and line drawings outline the essential elements of diagnosis, staging, and clinical management of solid tumors treated in surgical practice. The authors emphasize multidisciplinary treatment planning, including therapy sequencing and biologic therapies.
This handbook covers the top 32 dermatologic diseases and situations encountered in out-patient, primary care settings. It emphasizes the absolute imporatnce of collaboration between primary care practitioners and specialists prior to approaching patients in the clinical setting.
Author:L.David Hillis
Michael Winniford
Richard Lange
Richard Page
Publishing date:2002
This Spiral[registered] Manual is a current, convenient, and practical guide to the management of more than 125 cardiac problems encountered in daily practice. Each concise chapter includes definition, etiology, epidemiology, clinical findings, investigations, treatment, and a brief discussion of pathophysiology. This Sixth Edition is thoroughly updated and includes extensively revised chapters on catheter ablation of tachyarrhythmias, myocardial infarction, new devices for coronary revascularization, and anticoagulant and antiplatelet agents.
The thoroughly updated Fifth Edition of this popular "Spiral[registered] Manual" is a practical, reliable quick-reference guide to diagnosis and treatment of infectious diseases. Organized for rapid information retrieval, the book provides concise, organ-based summaries of each disease. New chapters cover new pathogens causing pneumonia-SARS, human papillomavirus diagnosis and management, treatment of VZV and post-herpetic neuralgia, parvovirus infections, West Nile virus, agents of bioterrorism, choosing a quinolone, treatment and prevention of influenza, and the role of HIV resistance testing.
The thoroughly revised, updated Sixth Edition of this Spiral(R) Manual is a complete, convenient, practical guide to diagnosis and management of pulmonary disorders. A new chapter on terrorism and disaster medicine has been added and new contributors have rewritten the chapters on preoperative pulmonary evaluation, aspiration pneumonia, the lung in immunocompromised hosts, staphylococcal and streptococcal pneumonias, anaerobic pulmonary infections, histoplasmosis, Aspergillus lung disease, neuromuscular diseases and spinal cord injury, pulmonary complications in burn patients, sarcoidosis, and Goodpasture's syndrome. Other chapters have been revised to incorporate recent American Thoracic Society recommendations on end-of-life care, exercise testing, tobacco control,
The Eighth Edition of the best-selling Manual of Neurologic Therapeutics is a practical, accessible guide to the diagnosis and treatment of neurologic disorders. The book, geared toward primary care physicians, has been completely updated, with a special focus on such topics as treatment of neuromuscular disorders using IV immunoglobulin; enzyme replacement therapy for genetic muscle disease; new information on the interventional treatment for various cerebrovascular diseases; and updates on treatment options for conditions such as multiple sclerosis, dementia, coma, head trauma, spinal cord injury, primary brain tumors, sleep disorders, and chronic pain.
This Fifth Edition clinical manual of ophthalmology continues as a highly practical book on ocular therapy and diagnosis. This guide features a concise outline format that covers a range of topics, including ocular problems, diagnostic tests, differential diagnosis and treatments. The format provides easy access to and quick retrieval for the clinician, and the book contains an extensive subject index and an ocular drug formulary. This new edition reflects advances in the field in light of clinical and lab diagnosis, technology, and drug development, and includes new information on glaucoma, retina, cornea, uvea, and refractive surgery. Updates are provided on all of the new drugs and dosages, diagnostic and therapeutic modalities, and new clinical entities. The book
Marks’ Basic Medical Biochemistry:: A Clinical Approach, 6th Edition links biochemistry to physiology and pathophysiology, empowering students to confidently apply fundamental concepts to the practice of medicine — from diagnosing patients to recommending effective treatments. This proven, application-centered approach builds biochemical coverage around related clinical concepts to anchor students’ understanding to a clinical context from day one. Intuitively organized chapters center on hypothetical patient vignettes to emphasize clinical applications, and helpful icons, images, and review questions make complex concepts easier to grasp.
New Genetics chapter instills a foundational understanding of this essential topic without the need for a separate resource.
Marks’ Basic Medical Biochemistry links biochemistry to physiology and pathophysiology, allowing students to apply fundamental concepts to the practice of medicine – from diagnosing patients to recommending effective treatments. Intuitively organized chapters center on hypothetical patient vignettes, highlighting the material’s clinical applications; helpful icons allow for smooth navigation, making complex concepts easier to grasp.
Full-color illustrations make chemical structures and biochemical pathways easy to visualize.
Patient vignettes connect biochemistry to human health and disease.
Clinical Notes explain patient signs or symptoms, and Method Notes relate biochemistry to the laboratory tests ordered during diagnosis.
Clinical Comments link
Medical Physiology: Principles for Clinical Medicine richly presents the physiology knowledge necessary for clinical practice. Along with the latest information on how the human body reacts to internal and external changes, the text provides a deep understanding of how physiologic systems coordinate to maintain optimal health. Emphasizing normal physiology, discussions of pathophysiology are also included to show how altered functions are involved in disease processes. This fifth edition focuses on the physiologic principles key to understanding human function, and places them clearly in their fundamental context in clinical medicine.
Clinical Focus essays highlight how and where physiology relates to clinical medicine and diagnosis.
New Integrated Medical Sciences
Bundled with Lippincott® Connect, Moore’s Clinically Oriented Anatomy, 9th Edition is more informative and approachable than ever. By using multimedia content and customizable assignments, this edition strengthens comprehension and prepares you for success in your course.Renowned for its comprehensive coverage and engaging, storytelling approach, the bestselling Moore’s Clinically Oriented Anatomy, 9th Edition, guides students from initial anatomy and foundational science courses through clinical training and practice. A popular resource for a variety of programs, this proven text serves as a complete reference, emphasizing anatomy that is important in physical diagnosis for primary care, interpretation of diagnostic imaging, and understanding the anatomical basis of
This volume in the distinguished "Advances in Neurology" series focuses on multiple sclerosis and related demyelinating diseases. An international group of experts examines recent developments in diagnosis, treatment, and other aspects of clinical management. The latest cutting-edge research on the causes and mechanisms of these diseases is also discussed. The coverage includes detailed discussions on new diagnostic methods and the role of neuroimaging in diagnosis. Chapters present evidence-based treatment protocols and review current clinical testing of new therapies.
This is a comprehensive, market-leading nursing care planning and documentation text for undergraduate nursing students. This one-of-a-kind resource can be used conjunctively with "Nursing Diagnosis" and "Handbook of Nursing Diagnosis", both by the same author. Content includes nursing care plans for the care of all adults regardless of their clinical situation; detailed care plans for specific clinical problems; collaborative problems and nursing diagnoses; and, a strong emphasis on documentation. It also includes research validated identification of frequently encountered nursing diagnoses and collaborative problems.
"The Nursing" series of handbooks presents core nursing information in the clear, conversational, practical style of the award-winning "Nursing" journal. Each handbook features to-the-point bulleted text, explanatory illustrations, and icons that echo familiar column names in the journal. "Deciphering Diagnostic Tests" covers over 400 laboratory tests and diagnostic procedures, organized by test type and body system. Coverage includes test purpose, normal results, abnormal results, patient preparation, and procedure and post-test care. Icons include Action Stat! For urgent interventions, Alert for important clinical facts, Do's & Don'ts for technique and intervention advice and Drug Challenge for drugs that interfere with test results.
Revised to incorporate the latest NANDA-approved nursing diagnoses, the Eleventh Edition of this classic text offers definitive guidance on key elements of nursing diagnosis and its application to clinical practice. Section 1 thoroughly explains the role of nursing diagnosis in the nursing process and in care planning. Section 2 is a comprehensive A-to-Z guide to current nursing diagnoses. Section 3 focuses on collaborative problems. This edition lists associated NIC (Nursing Interventions Classifications) and NOC (Nursing Outcomes Classifications) for every NANDA diagnosis. New diagnoses added and modified in accordance with the latest NANDA meeting are in an appendix for easy access.
Revised to incorporate the 2007/2008 NANDA-approved nursing diagnoses, the Twelfth Edition of this classic text offers definitive guidance on key elements of nursing diagnosis and its application to clinical practice. Section One thoroughly explains the role of nursing diagnosis in the nursing process and in care planning. Section Two, a comprehensive A-to-Z guide to current nursing diagnoses, has been reorganized into four parts: Individual Nursing Diagnoses, Family/Home Nursing Diagnoses, Community Nursing Diagnoses, and Health Promotion/Wellness Nursing Diagnoses. Section Three focuses on collaborative problems. Nursing Interventions Classifications (NIC) and Nursing Outcomes Classifications (NOC) are listed for every NANDA diagnosis. An appendix shows current NANDA
