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Develop the patient assessment and clinical skills you need with the Third Edition of Patient Assessment in Pharmacy Practice. The only patient assessment text in the field written specifically for pharmacy students, this practical book relates patient assessment and clinical skills to pharmacy practice. To help readers correlate signs and symptoms of possible diseases, the book includes vital information on basic anatomy and physiology, pathology, and system assessment through interview, communication, and physical exams. Now a "one-stop shop" for assessment and clinical skills development, the companion eBook features 23 patient assessment video clips. Unlike other assessment videos that depict assessments in a doctor's office, these videos depict assessments in pharmacist-specific practice settings.

This new volume in the Master Techniques in Otolaryngology series offers both the specialist and generalist a tightly focused, practical, and authoritative approach to more than 40 common and advanced procedures in rhinology. Following the successful format of other books in the series, Head and Neck Surgery: Rhinology provides step-by-step instructions and hundreds of superb illustrations covering not only endoscopic sinus surgery, but also open sinus surgery techniques, techniques for the removal of neoplasms, transnasal orbital techniques, and more. Key Features:*Focus on "how to do it," and benefit from the expertise of masters in the field of otolaryngology.*Master 40+ common and advanced procedures - from septoplasty to transantral balloon dilation to osteoplastic frontal sinusotomy, DCR and orbital surgery, and from anterior cranial fossa surgery to the cervical spine.*Visualize each technique step by step thanks to more than 1,000 full-color illustrations and photographs.* Apply recent advances in your surgical practice, including new imaging techniques and endoscopic instruments, current research on mechanisms of sinusitis, new understanding of sinus disorders, and innovative surgical techniques.*Access more than 20 videos online that demonstrate how experts in otolaryngology perform common and complex procedures.Now with the print edition, enjoy the bundled interactive eBook edition, which can be downloaded to your tablet and smartphone or accessed online and includes features like:*Complete content with enhanced navigation*Powerful search tools and smart navigation cross-links that pull results from content in the book, your notes, and even the web*Cross-linked pages, references, and more for easy navigation*Highlighting tool for easier reference of key content throughout the text* Ability to take and share notes with friends and colleagues*Quick reference tabbing to save your favorite content for future use

Lavishly illustrated, comprehensive in scope, and easy to use, the second edition of Operative Techniques in Orthopaedic Surgery guides you to mastery of every surgical procedure you're likely to perform - while also providing a thorough understanding of how to select the best procedure, how to avoid complications, and what outcomes to expect. More than 800 global experts take you step by step through each procedure, and 13,000 full-color intraoperative photographs and drawings clearly demonstrate how to perform the techniques. Extensive use of bulleted points and a highly templated format allow for quick and easy reference across each of the four volumes. Key Features*Find highly illustrated, expert guidance for virtually any orthopaedic procedure you're likely to perform.*Stay up to date with the most current procedures - more than 50 procedures are new to this edition!*Quickly review the relevant trauma or pathophysiology before viewing step-by-step coverage of the procedure.*Easily locate and remember information thanks to bullet points, a highly templated format, and a graphic-rich presentation.* Get easy-to-follow details on orthopaedic procedures involving all joints, as well as sports medicine, pediatrics, the spine, and orthopaedic oncology.*Benefit from a consistent approach to each procedure that makes reference quick and easy: definition, anatomy, physical exams, pathogenesis, natural history, physical findings, imaging and diagnostic studies, differential diagnosis, non-operative management, surgical management, perils and pitfalls, postoperative care, outcomes, and complications.*Access an updated web-based version, now featuring easier navigation and search capabilities.Now with the print edition, enjoy the bundled interactive eBook edition, which can be downloaded to your tablet and smartphone or accessed online and includes features like:*Complete content with enhanced navigation*Powerful search tools and smart navigation cross-links that pull results from content in the book, your notes, and even the web*Cross-linked pages, references, and more for easy navigation*Highlighting tool for easier reference of key content throughout the text* Ability to take and share notes with friends and colleagues*Quick reference tabbing to save your favorite content for future use

Focus on the most important clinical knowledge in neuro-ophthalmology! Walsh & Hoyt's Clinical Neuro-Ophthalmology: The Essentials distills the most vital content from the esteemed three-volume parent text, Walsh & Hoyt's Clinical Neuro-Ophthalmology, widely acknowledged as the definitive reference in the field, to bring you just the practical, hands-on information you need to effectively evaluate and manage the majority of neuro-ophthalmic conditions. A concise, intuitive organization speeds your access to today's best know-how, so you can efficiently provide optimal care to your patients. Features:* Make the best use of the newest imaging techniques, including OCT, high-resolution CT/MRI, and multifocal ERG.* Manage the full gamut of neuro-ophthalmological disorders with the aid of five sections that thoroughly cover the afferent visual system, the pupil, the efferent (oculomotor) system, the eyelid, and non-organic disorders.* Glean information at a glance through a highly visual presentation that includes clear diagrams, tables, and images, many now in color.* Evaluate complex eye movement disorders by viewing helpful videos online.Now with the print edition, enjoy the bundled interactive eBook edition, which can be downloaded to your tablet and smartphone or accessed online and includes features like:* Complete content with enhanced navigation* A powerful search that pulls results from content in the book, your notes, and even the web* Cross-linked pages, references, and more for easy navigation* Highlighting tool for easier reference of key content throughout the text* Ability to take and share notes with friends and colleagues* Quick reference tabbing to save your favorite content for future use

Ideal for anyone involved in the care of children with musculoskeletal problems, this best-selling resource has been completely updated to be even more relevant to your everyday practice. Comprehensive and user-friendly, it covers the diagnosis and management of pediatric orthopedic issues with an emphasis on the welfare of the whole child. More than 1,700 color illustrations make it easy to visualize everything from normal variations to treatment plans to potential pitfalls, for virtually any pediatric orthopedic challenge you may encounter. Features:* Thoroughly up-to-date and evidence-based, including expanded material on sports medicine.* Lavishly illustrated with over 1,700 color drawings and photographs - a uniquely visual approach you'll appreciate for rapid reference and quick understanding.* Parent education guides make it easy to provide important information to caregivers and increase compliance.* Comprehensive coverage includes growth, evaluation, management, trauma, sports, infections, and tumors, as well as each anatomical area: lower limb, foot, knee, hip, spine, and upper limb.* Designed to meet the everyday needs of health care practitioners who are involved with pediatric musculoskeletal problems, including primary care physicians, pediatricians, and orthopedists.Now with the print edition, enjoy the bundled interactive eBook edition, which can be downloaded to your tablet and smartphone or accessed online and includes features like:* Complete content with enhanced navigation * Powerful search tools and smart navigation cross-links that pull results from content in the book, your notes, and even the web* Cross-linked pages, references, and more for easy navigation* Highlighting tool for easier reference of key content throughout the text* Ability to take and share notes with friends and colleagues* Quick reference tabbing to save your favorite content for future use

Telephone Triage Protocols for Nurses, fifth Edition Performing telephone triage requires the ability to make quick and effective decisions based on limited information. Telephone Triage Protocols for Nurses, 5th Edition is your rapid-access resource, delivering more than 200 triage protocols for evaluating patients' symptoms over the telephone. Each symptom entry lists questions, grouped by urgency level, to determine whether the patient should seek emergency care immediately, seek medical care the same day, call back for appointment, or follow home care instructions. Detailed home care instructions are provided. Simple, direct, and useful, this is the most comprehensive and user-friendly telephone triage book available. Evaluate patients quickly and accurately, with this indispensable guide ...* NEW: Protocols for altered mental status; rectal bleeding; and shingles * NEW: Content on phone triage program development and quality improvement * Flow chart format leads you from yes or no answers about symptoms to development of assessment, and specific care recommendations * Quick-read format helps you provide fast and effective evaluations, even with limited patient information * Easy-to-follow A to Z organization-by body system and by disease-helps you find topics quickly * Detailed home care instructions help you advise callers fully * Questions about symptoms are grouped by urgency level to aid you in making quick, accurate assessments * Icons indicate maternity and pediatric considerations * Helps you avoid pitfalls such as accepting patients' inaccurate self-diagnosis or not assessing patients fully * Best practice recommendations guide instructors on telephone triage safety; roles and responsibilities; training guidelines; and medical- legal safeguards * Essential for all clinical nurses and practitioners charged with performing triage

Students' Favorite Lippincott Series for the Basic Sciences-Now Integrated! Lippincott Illustrated Reviews: Integrated Systems integrates topics in the core basic sciences to promote understanding of human body systems. Additionally, the most clinically relevant disorders are covered to give a thorough grounding in the pathophysiology of each system. The Lippincott Illustrated Review series features clear, effective writing in outline format and hundreds of eye-catching illustrations ideal for review and the assimilation of essential information for course and board exams. Dynamic illustrations walk students step by step through complex processes to teach rather than simply show. Lippincott Illustrated Reviews capture the vitality and interactive nature of the classroom experience in book format. Features: * Outline format breaks down topics in easy-to-absorb segments, ideal for concise review and foundational learning of biochemistry, anatomy, pathology, and more. * Coverage of clinical topics shows what happens when systems malfunction. * More than 500 full-color illustrations visually explain complex processes.* Overviews and Chapter Summaries set clear goals for topic mastery and reinforce essential concepts in a coherent framework. * More than 100 study questions with answers and explanations test understanding of fundamental concepts as well as the ability to draw connections among multiple organ systems. * Printed bookmark with the Table of Contents and a Fast Find mini-index help locate information for key topics. * Online resources for students, including a question bank and animations, provide interactive learning and review.

Now in full color, NMS Surgery, 6th Edition, has been significantly updated to reflect the current practice of surgery. Even more readable and user-friendly than before, the practical outline format makes study more efficient and offers a thorough review for students, residents, and practitioners. In addition, this title is packaged with access to the interactive eBook version at no additional cost! Concise coverage, an online interactive student quiz bank, new text features, and USMLE-format questions enable students to successfully complete their clerkship, prepare for the shelf/end-of-rotation exam, and study for the boards. A fresh new format features "Chapter Cuts and Caveats" that call attention to important principles, and "Quick Cuts" that highlight key information in every chapter. With updates, revisions, and full-color illustrations throughout, NMS Surgery, 6th Edition, is an ideal guide for effective study and review, while retaining the elements that have made it a dependable, go-to resource for a generation of medical students. *New, full-color design, with updated illustrations throughout.* New text feature: "Chapter Cuts and Caveats" calls out each chapter's most important principles.*New text feature: "Quick Cuts" highlights key information in a highly visual format.*Study questions facilitate self-assessment and improve retention.*Interactive eBook provided with the text includes student quiz bank for self-assessment.*The perfect study tool for surgical shelf or end-of-rotation exams, and board certification and recertification.

Presented by the American College of Surgeons and the Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology, the first comprehensive, evidence-based examination of cancer surgery techniques as standards distills the well-defined protocols and techniques that are critical to achieve optimal outcomes in a cancer operation. This unique, one of a kind collaboration between the American College of Surgeons and the Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology focuses on best practices and state-of-the-art methodologies. Operative Standards for Cancer Surgery clearly describes the surgical activities that occur between skin incision and skin closure that directly affect cancer outcomes. Key Features *Quickly grasp the proper technical elements of a cancer operation through clear, practical text and more than 120 illustrations.*Benefit from careful analysis of the best evidence available in the literature, gathered here to create the highest quality standards in four key disease sites: breast, colon, lung, and pancreas.* Learn from experts drawn from diverse groups including the American College of Surgeons, the Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology, the National Cancer Institute Cooperative Groups, and the Commission on Cancer, as well as national societies and organizations with an interest in these four cancer types.Now with the print edition, enjoy the bundled interactive eBook edition, offering tablet, smartphone, or online access to:*Complete content with enhanced navigation.*Powerful search tools and smart navigation cross-links that pull results from content in the book, your notes, and even the web.*Cross-linked pages, references, and more for easy navigation.*Highlighting tool for easier reference of key content throughout the text.* Ability to take and share notes with friends and colleagues.*Quick reference tabbing to save your favorite content for future use.

From the popular and highly respected Clinical Anesthesia family of titles comes a new resource that clearly and simply explains the core concepts of anesthesiology that you need to know. From physiology and pharmacology to anatomy and system-based anesthesia, it uses full-color graphics, easy-to-read tables, and clear, concise text to convey the essential principles of the field. Key Features*Find the information you need on key aspects of anesthesia for every specialty area and every body system.*Watch helpful video tutorials for each chapter, and assess your knowledge with questions and answers throughout the text.*Grasp important information quickly with "Did You Know?" boxes that highlight essential elements of each chapter.* Ideal for medical students, residents, SRNAs, CRNAs, or anyone who needs a quick overview of the essential elements of clinical anesthesia in an easily accessible format.Now with the print edition, enjoy the bundled interactive eBook edition, which can be downloaded to your tablet & smartphone or accessed online and includes features like:*Complete content with enhanced navigation*Powerful search tools and smart navigation cross-links that pull results from content in the book, your notes, and even the web*Cross-linked pages, references, and more for easy navigation*Highlighting tool for easier reference of key content throughout the text* Ability to take and share notes with friends and colleagues*Quick reference tabbing to save your favorite content for future use

Trusted as the leading text in the field, Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders, 6th Edition, brings you fully up to date with new developments in this rapidly-changing subspecialty. International experts provide thorough coverage of basic science and clear guidance for your day-to-day clinical challenges - from innovative medical and surgical treatments to new drug delivery systems and recent discoveries in genetics, plus much more. In addition, an extensive online video atlas demonstrates movement and posture abnormalities, as well as unique and unusual phenomenology. Get comprehensive, current information on every aspect (including behavioral and psychologic concomitants) of all common and uncommon movement disorders, including Parkinson's disease, other neurodegenerative diseases, tremors, dystonia, Tourette's syndrome, Huntington's disease, and ataxias. It helps you to focus on the new discoveries you need to know about: the role of ubiquitin-proteosome and autophagy systems in neurodegeneration; genetics of Parkinson's disease and other movement disorders; innovative medical and surgical treatment of Parkinson's disease and hyperkinetic movement disorders; and more. It allows you to stay up to date with new information on autoimmune disorders, novel deliveries of drugs, and new formulations of botulinum toxin. You can get the benefit from access to an outstanding online video library (with dozens of new videos) that demonstrate what you're likely to see in practice and key elements to look for. You can instantly view videos online with your tablet or smartphone, thanks to new QR codes inserted throughout the text. Now with the print edition, enjoy the bundled interactive eBook edition, offering tablet, smartphone, or online access to: dozens of videos that demonstrate the movement and posture abnormalities and other disturbances associated with Parkinson's disease and other neurologic disorders. It provides complete content with enhanced navigation. It has powerful search tools and smart navigation cross-links that pull results from content in the book, your notes, and even the web. It offers cross-linked pages, references, and more for easy navigation. It has highlighting tool for easier reference of key content throughout the text. It provides the ability to take and share notes with friends and colleagues. It also offers quick reference tabbing to save your favorite content for future use.

From the Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine comes the Fifth Edition of this outstanding resource. The Johns Hopkins Manual of Gynecology and Obstetrics is your on-the-spot reference for virtually any situation you'll face in obstetrics, high-risk obstetrics, gynecology, reproductive endocrinology, infertility, and gynecologic oncology. It's also highly effective as a review tool for certification or recertification exams. Find information quickly with an easy-to-use outline format, modeled after The Washington Manual[registered] of Medical Therapeutics. You can: stay up to date with new information on minimally invasive surgical techniques; new diagnostic tools; and recent advances in conception, infertility, genetics, and prenatal diagnosis. It provides more effective patient care with a newly revised primary care chapter that reflects current practice standards and a new chapter on patient safety. Benefit from the knowledge and expertise of residents and attending physicians in obstetrics and gynecology at The Johns Hopkins University. You can trust the manual that's been used with confidence for more than 15 years by house officers, medical students, and practitioners who deal with obstetric and gynecologic diseases and disorders. Now with the print edition, enjoy the bundled interactive eBook edition, offering tablet, smartphone, or online access to: complete content with enhanced navigation; powerful search tools and smart navigation cross-links that pull results from content in the book, your notes, and even the web; cross-linked pages, references, and more for easy navigation; highlighting tool for easier reference of key content throughout the text; ability to take and share notes with friends and colleagues; and, quick reference tabbing to save your favorite content for future use.

Achieve the best outcomes with expert, practical, highly visual guidance! Operative Techniques in Thoracic and Esophageal Surgery features just the thoracic and esophageal surgery content from Operative Techniques in Surgery, the comprehensive 2-volume set edited by Michael W. Mulholland, MD, PhD. Ideal for practitioners who wish to focus on mastering today's best thoracic and esophageal surgery procedures, it takes you step-by-step through each technique in a consistent manner, using concise, bulleted text, full-color illustrations, and full-color intraoperative photographs to clearly convey exactly what to look for and how to proceed. Key Features:*Master the full range of essential procedures with comprehensive coverage of surgery of the trachea, lungs, esophagus, diaphragm, mediastinum, paraesophageal hernias, GERD, esophageal cancer, and esophageal perforation.*Select the best open, laparoscopic, or endoscopic approach for each patient with balanced coverage of the available options.*Gain rich, complete grasp of key nuances of technique by viewing photographs and medical illustrations side by side.* Review intraoperative considerations for each procedure before making your way through the technique.Now with the print edition, enjoy the bundled interactive eBook edition, which can be downloaded to your tablet and smartphone or accessed online and includes features like:*Complete content with enhanced navigation* A powerful search that pulls results from content in the book, your notes, and even the web*Cross-linked pages, references, and more for easy navigation*Highlighting tool for easier reference of key content throughout the text* Ability to take and share notes with friends and colleagues*Quick reference tabbing to save your favorite content for future use

Achieve the best outcomes with expert, practical, highly visual guidance! Operative Techniques in Foregut Surgery features just the foregut surgery content from Operative Techniques in Surgery, the comprehensive 2-volume set edited by Michael W. Mulholland, MD, PhD. Ideal for practitioners who wish to focus on mastering today's best foregut surgery procedures, it you step-by-step through each technique in a consistent manner, using concise, bulleted text, full-color illustrations, and full-color intraoperative photographs to clearly convey exactly what to look for and how to proceed. Key Features:*Master the full range of essential procedures with comprehensive coverage of paraesophageal hernia surgery, GERD treatment of esophageal cancer and esophageal perforation, surgery of the stomach and duodenum, bariatric operations, and surgery of the gall bladder, spleen, and abdominal wall.*Select the best open or minimally invasive approach for each patient with balanced coverage of the available options.*Gain rich, complete grasp of key nuances of technique by viewing photographs and medical illustrations side by side.* Review intraoperative considerations for each procedure before making your way through the technique.Now with the print edition, enjoy the bundled interactive eBook edition, which can be downloaded to your tablet and smartphone or accessed online and includes features like:*Complete content with enhanced navigation* A powerful search that pulls results from content in the book, your notes, and even the web*Cross-linked pages, references, and more for easy navigation*Highlighting tool for easier reference of key content throughout the text* Ability to take and share notes with friends and colleagues*Quick reference tabbing to save your favorite content for future use

Achieve the best outcomes with expert, practical, highly visual guidance! Operative Techniques in Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery features the biliary system, liver, spleen, and pancreas surgery content from Operative Techniques in Surgery, the comprehensive 2-volume set edited by Michael W. Mulholland, MD, PhD. Ideal for practitioners who wish to focus on mastering today's best biliary system, liver, spleen, and pancreas surgery procedures, it guides you step-by-step through each technique in a consistent manner, using concise, bulleted text, full-color illustrations, and full-color intraoperative photographs to clearly convey exactly what to look for and how to proceed. Key Features: *Master the full range of essential procedures with comprehensive coverage of virtually every surgical procedure of the liver, pancreas, bile ducts and spleen as well as surgical management of portal hypertension.*Select the best open, laparoscopic, or endoscopic approach for each patient with balanced coverage of the available options.*Gain rich, complete grasp of key nuances of technique by viewing photographs and medical illustrations side by side.* Review intraoperative considerations for each procedure before making your way through the technique.Now with the print edition, enjoy the bundled interactive eBook edition, which can be downloaded to your tablet and smartphone or accessed online and includes features like:*Complete content with enhanced navigation* A powerful search that pulls results from content in the book, your notes, and even the web*Cross-linked pages, references, and more for easy navigation*Highlighting tool for easier reference of key content throughout the text* Ability to take and share notes with friends and colleagues*Quick reference tabbing to save your favorite content for future use

Achieve the best outcomes with expert, practical, highly visual guidance! Operative Techniques in Colon and Rectal Surgery features just the colorectal surgery content from Operative Techniques in Surgery, the comprehensive 2-volume set edited by Michael W. Mulholland, MD, PhD. Ideal for practitioners who wish to focus on mastering today's best colorectal surgery procedures, it takes you step-by-step through each technique in a consistent manner, using concise, bulleted text, full-color illustrations, and full-color intraoperative photographs to clearly convey exactly what to look for and how to proceed. Key Features:*Global contributors known for their technical expertise share their knowledge and skills.*Comprehensive coverage keeps you up to date on small intestine procedures, surgery of the colon, appendix, rectum, and anus, as well as rectal resections.*Full-color, step-by-step explanations of operative procedures help you master each technique, avoid complications, and anticipate outcomes.* Each clinical issue is discussed in the same easy-to-follow format: definition, differential diagnosis, patient history and physical findings, imaging and other diagnostic studies, surgical management, techniques, pearls and pitfalls, postoperative care, outcomes, and complications.*Bulleted text and tables allow for quick and easy reference, while intraoperative photographs provide a surgeons-eye view of each procedure.* Ideal for anyone involved in colon and rectal surgery, colorectal fellows, practitioners, and general surgeons.Now with the print edition, enjoy the bundled interactive eBook edition, which can be downloaded to your tablet and smartphone or accessed online and includes features like:*Complete content with enhanced navigation*Powerful search tools and smart navigation cross-links that pull results from content in the book, your notes, and even the web*Cross-linked pages, references, and more for easy navigation*Highlighting tool for easier reference of key content throughout the text* Ability to take and share notes with friends and colleagues*Quick reference tabbing to save your favorite content for future use

Achieve the best outcomes with expert, practical, highly visual guidance! Operative Techniques in Vascular Surgery features just the vascular surgery content from Operative Techniques in Surgery, the comprehensive 2-volume set edited by Michael W. Mulholland, MD, PhD. Ideal for practitioners who wish to focus on mastering today's best vascular and endovascular surgery procedures, it you step-by-step through each technique in a consistent manner, using concise, bulleted text, full-color illustrations, and full-color intraoperative photographs to clearly convey exactly what to look for and how to proceed. Key Features: *Master the full range of essential procedures with comprehensive coverage of cerebrovascular arterial surgery and intervention, thoracic outlet syndrome management, surgery of the thoracoabdominal aorta, revascularization procedures, and much more.*Apply the latest advances in catheter-based, image-guided interventions, minimally invasive or "hybrid" exposures, and other important new frontiers in the specialty.*Select the best vascular or endovascular approach for each patient with balanced coverage of the available options.* Gain rich, complete grasp of key nuances of technique by viewing photographs and medical illustrations side by side.*Review intraoperative considerations for each procedure before making your way through the technique. Now with the print edition, enjoy the bundled interactive eBook edition, which can be downloaded to your tablet and smartphone or accessed online and includes features like:*Complete content with enhanced navigation* A powerful search that pulls results from content in the book, your notes, and even the web*Cross-linked pages, references, and more for easy navigation*Highlighting tool for easier reference of key content throughout the text* Ability to take and share notes with friends and colleagues*Quick reference tabbing to save your favorite content for future use