From basic concepts to state-of-the-art techniques, Perioperative Transesophageal Echocardiography: A Companion to Kaplan's Cardiac Anesthesia helps you master everything you need to know to effectively diagnose and monitor your cardiothoracic surgery patients. Comprehensive coverage and unsurpassed visual guidance make this companion to...
Arch Mainous III, PhD, Claire Pomeroy, MD, and a panel of experienced physicians offer an eminently practical summary of the most effective evidence-based antimicrobial treatments encountered in both hospital and outpatient settings. Focusing on the clinical impact of appropriate diagnosis and treatment, the book emphasizes those newer...
The CliffsTestPrep series offers full-length practice exams that simulate the real tests; proven test-taking strategies to increase your chances at doing well; and thorough review exercises to help fill in any knowledge gaps.
CliffsTestPrep NCLEX-PN is a complete study guide to help you prepare...
This book is designed to consolidate the relevant literature as well as the thoughts of professionals currently working in the field into a practical and accessible reference for the emergency medical technician, student, nurse, resident, and attending emergency physician. Each chapter is divided into four sections: case presentation,...
Based on a recently completed project of cultural consultation in Montreal, Cultural Consultation presents a model of multicultural and applicable health care. This model used clinicians and consultants to provide in-depth assessment, treatment planning, and limited interventions in consultation with frontline primary care...
This book-DVD presents a picture and video atlas of organ transplantation that provides a unique and complete presentation of procedures performed by transplant surgeons today. The emphasis is on contemporary procedures, as the field has undergone significant surgical innovation in the last five to ten years. Detailed schematic diagrams and...
Manual of Outpatient Gynecology, Fourth Edition, is a practical text designed to aid in the treatment of outpatient gynecologic problems. It is meant to emphasize office diagnosis and treatment for the most frequently encountered problems and various sensitive subjects encountered in office...
Entirely updated to reflect modern thinking and protocols, the Manual of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology provides concise information needed for the day-to-day management of children with pediatric hematologic and oncologic diseases. The clear style allows readers to make an accurate diagnosis and permits him/her to treat patients...
Male Sexual Function: A Guide to Clinical Management, Second Edition, completely updates and reviews newer developments, including linking erectile dysfunction (ED) with lower urinary tract systems, advances in erectile physiology, and the appreciation of ED as a form of endothelial dysfunction and a harbinger of other potentially lethal...
After more than a quarter century as a primary care educator, I am
convinced that our graduates enter practice inadequately trained in
the diagnosis and management of musculoskeletal problems and
injuries. One reason for this perceived deficiency is the relatively
short duration of primary care training—typically three...
For many years there has been a very positive link between podiatry and clinical dermatology, but unfortunately they largely
remain apart in most medical cultures, both in training and in practice. Where they have begun to overlap in the clinical
treatment of foot dermatological problems the benefits rapidly become obvious to those...
Preserving the personal histories of civilians and soldiers who united to defend America during the Second World War, this oral history tells the stories of ordinary citizens who left jobs and families behind to contribute to the war effort. Chronicling the sacrifices made by otherwise average people, this...