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Written by experts from New York's Hospital for Special Surgery, this new resource gives you the tools you need to provide comprehensive surgical care to the increasing number of children and adolescents with knee injuries. Hundreds of step-by-step illustrations guide you through each procedure and clearly depict the surgical techniques you're most likely to perform. Highly detailed and easy to use, this reference provides authoritative, vibrantly illustrated guidance on how best to manage your younger patients throughout their years of growth. Pediatric and Adolescent Knee Surgery offers:*Comprehensive coverage of the increasing numbers of pediatric and adolescent knee injuries commonly seen by orthopaedic surgeons.*Step-by-step guidance on various methods of treating ACL injuries, patellofemoral instability, osteochondritis dessicans, discoid meniscus, epiphyseal injury and adolescent fractures, and growth plate surgery.*More than 330 full-color illustrations that clearly depict the details of each procedure*A concise and relevant review of anatomy, imaging, and epidemiology.* Authoritative coverage of the specific issues in children and adults that require a different approach from adult patientsNow 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

Designed for today's busy practitioner, Taylor's Manual of Family Medicine, 4th Edition, provides practical, expert guidance for the issues you face daily in family practice and primary care. Easy to understand and clinically useful, this trusted manual has been thoroughly updated with the latest clinical information and evidence, including electronic resources. Whether you're a physician in a clinic, extended care, or hospital setting, or a resident or practitioner looking for a high-yield board review tool, this manual addresses the real-world issues you see most, allowing you to provide optimum care for every patient. Stay up to date with all-new chapters and expanded chapters on delirium, movement disorders, dementia, pregnancy loss and stillbirth, acute musculoskeletal injuries, and more. Get the latest practical information on commonly encountered clinical problems, including OB/GYN and childbirth, pediatrics, and mental health. Find what you need quickly with templated chapters that cover diagnostic criteria, clinical presentation, differential diagnosis, and screening, including physical diagnosis, laboratory findings, and imaging studies. Understand how to make the right diagnosis and know when to order the right test, based on common presenting symptoms. Use this manual to study efficiently and effectively for the ABFP certification and recertification exams. Topics follow ACGME and AAFP program requirements for residency training. 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.

Detailed enough for use as an atlas and concise enough for efficient review, Human Gross Anatomy provides concentrated coverage of anatomy that promotes learning rather than rote memorization. Clear, high quality cadaveric photographs and explanatory diagrams are presented side by side with bulleted explanations to help students develop a true understanding of anatomical structures. Addressing current curriculum trends with a systemic approach--while maintaining the regional approach used in dissection labs--this practical, user-friendly text highlights important muscle information through "Action Boxes" and uses color-coded labels for origin, insertion, and innervation. Human Gross Anatomy is ideal for anatomy students in medical, osteopathic, dental, physical therapy, chiropractic, physician assistant, and nurse practitioner programs.* Atlas images combine with bulleted text to promote learning versus rote memorization* High quality cadaveric photographs show dissections that students can achieve, supporting visual understanding* Systems approach presented within each regional chapter to align with a range of curricula* Muscle information highlighted in "action boxes" with color coding for origin, insertion, innervation* Helpful Notes and Clinical Notes put images in context* Extensive osteology coverage enhances student understanding of this subdiscipline* Available with interactive eBook at no additional cost

When seconds count, turn to the resource that provides easy-to-find, easy-to-follow guidelines for the essential procedures you're likely to use in today's Emergency Department. Essential Emergency Procedures, 2nd Edition delivers the information you need using a consistent, bulleted, outline format, so you can find what you're looking for quickly and easily. Abundantly illustrated in full color, it guides you step by step through nearly 100 adult and pediatric procedures. Consult seven all-new chapters for current information on procedures used in today's ED: video laryngoscopy, delayed sequence intubation, NO DESAT, meconium aspirator for airway suctioning, E-FAST, retrograde urethrogram/cystogram, and soft tissue ultrasound. You can quickly locate foreign body removal and trauma procedures in new, separate sections devoted to these key areas. You can find ultrasound procedures now conveniently located with their respective body system chapters. You can locate safety and quality guidelines easily within each chapter: an all-new feature edited by Dr. Reuben Strayer that reviews common procedural and cognitive errors to avoid for each procedure. 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.

Perform today's essential office procedures with confidence! Packed with more than 1,500 full-color illustrations, The Essential Guide to Primary Care Procedures, 2nd Edition, is your go-to guide to more than 125 of the key medical procedures commonly performed in an office setting. This hands-on manual provides step-by-step, illustrated instructions for each procedure, as well as indications, contraindications, CPT codes, average U.S. charges for each procedure, and more. From the basic (cerumen removal and simple interrupted sutures) to the complex (colonoscopy and chest tube placement), this atlas covers the vast majority of skills you'll use in your day-to-day practice. *Stay up to date with new procedures and equipment, including dorsal penile block, peripheral nerve blocks, topical anesthesia, hand-held ultrasound, electrodessication and curettage, dermoscopy, aesthetic procedures, Wood's slide examination, and more.*Perform procedures more effectively and avoid common mistakes with popular "pearls and pitfalls" sections.*Go beyond the basics with coverage of complications, post-procedures and pediatric considerations, and evidence-based references in each chapter.* Get complete, practical coverage in every chapter, including background information on each procedure; indications and contraindications; sequential instructions, pictures and illustrations of the procedure; bulleted pitfalls and pearls; suggested CPT codes and average charges; and references.*More evidence based medicine, with referencing throughout the chapters and appendices.*View handy compilations of information applicable to many procedures, recommendations, and other practical information in the appendices.*A great reference for the novice proceduralist who is learning procedures, or for the establish clinician who wishes to update or brush up on their knowledge.Now with the print edition, enjoy the bundled interactive eBook edition, offering tablet, smartphone, or online access to:* More than 100 patient education handouts*Videos of common procedures 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

Apply a state-of-the-art, integrated approach to brain cancer diagnosis and staging with Advances in Surgical Pathology: Brain Cancer. Distinguished experts provide you with concise, current, and well-rounded guidance on all 130 brain tumor entities listed in the most recent WHO classification, with an emphasis on practical issues and new developments. This cutting-edge surgical pathology reference is an ideal tool to help you update your knowledge and skills and solve difficult diagnostic dilemmas, as well as a valuable resource for certification and recertification preparation. Key Features: effectively interpret the most challenging histopathology findings with in-depth coverage of basic diagnostic features, differential diagnoses, and diagnostic pitfalls. It recognizes key diagnostic characteristics with the aid of hundreds of high-quality color illustrations. It makes optimal use of immuno histochemistry and molecular testing as they apply to diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment. It gains a holistic view of the field with a clinicopathologic overview of brain tumors...correlations between imaging and pathology...and a look at the current state of therapeutics.

The Washington Manual of Outpatient Internal Medicine is designed as a companion to the Manual of Medical Therapeutics, addressing the most common encounters in outpatient internal medicine - for example, hypertension and diabetes. Disorders treated in the ambulatory setting fall outside traditional internal medicine; therefore, chapters also cover dermatology, otolaryngology, neurology and psychiatry and ophthalmology. The 2nd edition includes a complete update of all chapters. Color-enhanced, templated chapters for easy lookup and enhanced readability Evidence-based chapters Tables and figures guide readers through evaluation and management of the most common medical problems encountered in outpatient internal medicine

The 36th edition of the best-selling, original drug handbook for nurses provides complete monographs for more than 900 generic and thousands of brand-name drugs. Monographs are consistently formatted for ease of use and focus on the practical information that nurses need. Each monograph consists of generic and trade names, pronunciation key, pregnancy risk category, pharmacologic class, controlled substance schedule (if applicable), available forms, indications and dosages, administration (with drug incompatibities for I.V. drugs), action (including tables showing route, onset, peak, duration, and half-life), adverse reactions, interactions, effects on lab test results, contraindications, nursing considerations, and patient teaching. Also includes chapters on general drug information (pharmacology/pharmacotherapeutics, pharmacogenomics, safe drug administration, therapeutic classifications), numerous appendices, and new easy-to-spot symbols for Canadian drugs (maple leaf) and Do Not Crush (DNC) drugs. Text is complemented by free Toolkit containing hundreds of online resources. You can also count on Nursing2016 Drug Handbook to tell you unapproved, off-label drug uses so you'll always know why a drug is prescribed. And, this year, be a more confident nurse with fingertip access to...It includes 32 new FDA- approved drugs. New! Appendices on Serotonin syndrome, Tumor lysis syndrome, and the Nursing Process and Drug Therapy. New! Appendices on Canadian drugs and safety concerns: Do Not Use chart (ISMP Canada), Decision Tree, Canadian National Drug Schedules. With the safeguards you'll find only in the Nursing2016 Drug Handbook, it's easier than ever to stay current on the more than 4,500 latest changes to drug information and to avoid even the most common medication errors: adjust-a-dose feature for dosage adjustments needed by special populations; administration guidelines for all appropriate routes; expanded full-color pill guide containing more drug images than in any previous edition! It includes the increased coverage of adverse reactions! It includes those that occur with 1 per cent & greater frequency, with special emphasis on life-threatening adverse reactions; chapters on drug classes, drug safety, drug interactions, and drug therapy across the lifespan; combination drug section; elder care medication tips and pediatric drug-error information in appendices; evidence-based off-label indications and dosages; FDA Black Box Warnings in appropriate drug monographs; interactions by Drug-drug, Drug-food, Drug-lab tests, Drug-alternative therapy clearly identified; less commonly used drugs appendix provides essential information, including indications and dosages for very infrequently used drugs; overdose signs & symptoms, where appropriate; and robust web toolkit with hundreds of tools and resources, including monthly drug updates, warnings, and news capsules. It also features safe drug administration chapter that focuses on the most current guidelines, ISMP initiatives, and contemporary patient safety issues (such as REMS), preventing and treating extravasation, and preventing exposure to hazardous drugs; safety alert icon for potentially toxic drugs, I.V. drug incompatibility, dialyzable drugs, toxic drug-drug interactions, and much more.

Now greatly expanded to include all common open surgical and endovascular interventions for both arterial and venous diseases, Clinical Scenarios in Vascular Surgery, 2nd Edition, is ideal both for general surgery residents and surgeons in practice. You'll explore 124 case scenarios, each presented in an easy-to-digest format, designed to be read in one sitting. After each case, there are two multiple choice questions that allow for a self-assessment of the case material. With nearly twice the number of chapters as the first edition, this updated text reflects the tremendous advancements that have been made in the diagnosis and treatment of vascular disease, including the new terminology, tests, and procedures that every contemporary surgeon needs to know. Key Features*Study efficiently and effectively for oral board review, or use the cases for quick clinical reference or self-assessment.* Progress logically through each case: patient presentation, differential diagnosis, workup (including diagnostic imaging), diagnosis and treatment, surgical approach, special intraoperative considerations, postoperative management, case conclusion, take-home points, and a short list of suggested readings.* Test your comprehension and prepare for exams with NEW multiple-choice questions following each case.*Expand your knowledge of venous disease and dialysis access with greater coverage of these timely topics.*Clearly visualize every case thanks to a full-color design and hundreds of clear, high-quality illustrations throughout.*Learn to anticipate important elements of each case with tables that summarize key technical steps and potential pitfalls.* Benefit from the knowledge and experience of nearly 200 expert contributors who are on the cutting edge of clinical vascular surgery.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

Overcome the toughest airway challenges with Master Techniques in Upper and Lower Airway Management! Under the preeminent editorial guidance of William Rosenblatt, MD and Wanda Popescu, MD, a multitude of expert anesthesiologists guide you through all the ins and outs of managing difficult airways. This anesthesiology reference's case-based approach demonstrates the clinical applications of important principles and a large collection of online videos shows you how to perform key techniques successfully. "Two master clinician educators, Drs. William Rosenblatt and Wanda Popescu, calling on their expertise in airway management and thoracic anesthesia, respectively, have developed a unique book which explores the pathway of the airway from lips (nares) to the terminal bronchi to develop a highly focused volume with accompanying e-media to highlight clinical management. Although the organization of the book may seem obvious or intuitive, this is the first time a textbook has been developed in this manner. For the reader, these individuals have assembled the 'go to faculty' for both pre-operative consultation, as well as, intra-operative airway related events in their specialties." (from the Foreword by Paul G. Barash MD Key). Features: be prepared to tackle a complete range of upper airway problems with comprehensive coverage of everything from evaluation and basic management of the difficult upper airway patient, through pre-existing conditions; otolaryngology and maxillofacial procedures; nasal intubation, tracheostomy, and foreign bodies; pediatric patients; the at-risk cervical spine; extubation, and more, as well as lower airway issues including interventional pulmonology; lung isolation devices and techniques; airway surgery; surgeries requiring lung isolation; congenital abnormalities of the lower airway; lung transplantation; lower airway emergencies; and more. Apply principles in practice by reviewing case histories that show concrete applications in the context of managing real patients. Then challenge your decision making with case-based questions and answers that delve into the details that lead to optimal outcomes. Master vital nuances of technique by watching a large collection of online videos derived from more than 700 actual patients. Now with the print edition, enjoy the bundled interactive eBook edition, offering tablet, smartphone, or online access to: 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.

Easy to read and designed for on-the-spot reference, Handbook for Principles and Practice of Gynecologic Oncology, 2nd Edition is a comprehensive yet concise guide for fellows, residents, and specialist trainees in the diagnosis and management of gynecologic cancers. You'll find authoritative coverage of the latest developments in the field, streamlined data that support treatment recommendations, and helpful algorithms and tables included throughout. You can learn from two new co-editors, Drs. Dizon and Yashar, who share their expertise in gynecologic medical oncology and gynecologic radiation oncology. You can progress logically through each chapter from incidence and etiology to diagnosis and treatment. It is an ideal companion to Barakat, Markman, and Randall's Principles and Practice of Gynecologic Oncology, 6th Edition. 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.

Optimize your patients' nutrition! Coauthored by three physicians and a dietitian, this quick-reference manual provides practical, state-of-the-art, evidence-based nutrition recommendations for healthy adults, hospitalized patients, and people with a full range of health conditions. It's an ideal source to help you meet the nutrition needs of every patient. *Effectively counsel healthy patients with nutrition recommendations for both young and older adults, and provide specific guidance for patients who are pregnant or lactating.*Find information on individual nutrients (e.g. vitamin D, iron), contained in a dedicated section covering nutrient components.*Get detailed guidance with separate chapters on Protein and Calories, Vitamins, Minerals, and Dietary Supplements.* Access advice specific for metabolic disorders (diabetes, dyslipidemia, and renal disease), for obesity, and for chronic wasting diseases (cancer, AIDS).* Make informed decisions on enteral and parenteral nutritional therapy.Now with the print edition, enjoy the bundled interactive eBook edition, offering tablet, smartphone, or online access to: *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

Get up-to-date on all of the techniques that are rapidly becoming today's standard of care with Ultrasound-Guided Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, 2nd Edition. With this extensively revised edition, you'll see how the increased use of ultrasound for diagnosis and treatment of chronic pain and other medical conditions can transform your patient care. Noted authorities discuss the techniques you need to know for upper and lower extremity blocks, truncal blocks, pain blocks, trauma and critical care, and more. Key Features: quickly grasp the salient features of each block, including indications, relevant anatomy, the transducer type, needle, local anesthetic, technique, tips, and references for further study. You can learn from global experts on topics such as recent ultrasound-guided musculoskeletal blocks and the uses of ultrasound in the treatment of shock and trauma. You can get up to speed on new techniques, thanks to 48 new chapters covering transforaminal cervical injections, cervical facet injections, insertion of peripheral nerve stimulators using ultrasound guidance, genital femoral nerve injections, suprascapular nerve injection, ultrasound guidance to fill implanted pain reservoir, sacroiliac injections, and much more. You can care for your young patients more effectively with a separate section devoted to pediatric regional anesthesia. You can see exactly how to perform the techniques with high-quality ultrasound images and depictions of relevant anatomy. Now with the print edition, enjoy the bundled interactive eBook edition, offering tablet, smartphone, or online access to: videos of selected procedures; 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.

This newly updated Handbook of Signs & Symptoms, 5e proves it is still the must-have clinical nursing tool for improving patient safety, by increasing assessment accuracy. Quick-scan entries from A to Z offer the on-the-spot answers you need for more than 500 signs and symptoms, covering definitions, causes, patient history, exams, diagnostics, and interventions. Save time and increase your assessment confidence: Reach for this crucial guide! You can improve patient safety with...NEW signs and symptoms related to emerging diseases and disorders, including avian influenza, respiratory syncytial virus, Kawasaki disease, and the currently epidemic metabolic syndrome; NEW appendix provides definitions and common causes of 250 less-familiar or nonspecific signs and symptoms; NEW techniques for evoking patient responses; NEW pediatric, psychiatric, and nail and tongue signs; and, NEW focus on obtaining health history needed for comprehensive, reliable documentation. It features: Quick-reference A to Z format that arms you with assessment guidance for 530 signs and symptoms; Convenient carry-it-with-you [or keep-it-handy] size; Up-to-date methods for determining each sign or symptom's identity, cause, and nursing implications; description of sign or symptom is followed by: History and physical examination - Guidelines for detailed history and exam: what to ask, what to examine, and how; Emergency interventions - Life-, limb-, and organ-threatening signs and symptoms, with recommended nursing interventions; Medical causes - Differential diagnosis: common causative diseases and disorders related to each sign and symptom, and subtle indicators that keep assessments on track; and, other causes - Medications and herbal remedies associated with each complaint. It also includes: Special considerations - Patient positioning to ease comfort; preparation for diagnostic testing; reducing anxiety; signs of complications; Patient counseling - Patient teaching for comfort and safety; explaining causes, treatment, and possible outcomes; providing support referrals; Pediatric pointers, Geriatric pointers, and Gender cues - Age and gender issues affecting sign and symptom's presentation, detection, and interpretation; Charts that help differentiate among a sign or symptom's multiple causes, and differences among similar signs and symptoms; and, Tables on signs and symptoms relating to bioterrorism agents and herbal remedies.

Clinically oriented and student-friendly, Basic Clinical Neuroscience provides the anatomic and pathophysiologic basis necessary to understand neurologic abnormalities. This concise but comprehensive text emphasizes the localization of specific medically important anatomic structures and clinically important pathways, using anatomy-enhancing illustrations. Updated throughout to reflect recent advances in the field, the Third Edition features new clinical boxes, over 100 additional review questions, and striking full color artwork. Features Include:* Clinical Connection boxes* Review questions at the end of each chapter and detailed answers in the back of the book* An entire chapter on locating lesions* An atlas of myelin-stained sections* Unique, hand-drawn, full color artwork* A glossary of key terms

Get trusted anesthesiology guidance in a compact, high-yield source with Stoelting's Handbook of Pharmacology and Physiology in Anesthetic Practice. Updated from the Fifth Edition of Stoelting's Pharmacology and Physiology in Anesthetic Practice, this handbook provides succinct, current, and accurate information on the pharmacology and physiology that are relevant to anesthesiology, equipping you to deliver safe and effective perioperative patient management. Key features: apply the latest knowledge with coverage of all new drugs, as well as new findings on the actions and interactions of established drugs; focus on the information you need thanks to a quick-reference tabular format; easily turn to the parent textbook for more in-depth information thanks to an organization that mirrors Stoelting's Pharmacology and Physiology in Anesthetic Practice. Now with the print edition, enjoy the bundled interactive eBook edition, offering tablet, smartphone, or online access to: 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; and, quick reference tabbing to save your favorite content for future use.