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The 35th 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) and numerous appendices. Text is complemented by free Toolkit containing hundreds of online resources. You can also count on Nursing2015 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 ...* 24 NEW FDA-approved drugs * NEW! Safety information: Preventing and treating extravasation, Preventing exposure to hazardous drugs * NEW! Indication & Dosage Appendices--Nutritional supplements, Antacids, Laxatives * NEW coverage of pharmacogenomics. With the safeguards you'll find only in the Nursing2015 Drug Handbook, it's easier than ever to stay current on the 2,821 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! * Increased coverage of adverse reactions! Includes those that occur with 1% & 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 * Robust Web Toolkit with hundreds of tools and resources, including monthly drug updates, warnings, and news capsules * Safe Drug Administration chapter 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.

Easily manage the care, assessments and complications of your pregnant patients, in addition to the newly classified individual fetal patients. The updated and revised eighth edition of the popular Manual of Obstetrics skillfully addresses the care, assessment, and complications, as well as other emerging issues handled daily by obstetric providers. Top-rated among obstetrics manuals, this practical, authoritative text is both an excellent desk reference and on-the-spot guide. Essential data and commentary are provided on all the major areas of obstetric care, obstetric complications, maternal complications, fetal assessment, fetal complications, and neonatal care. This edition also includes new information on fetal intervention issues and on endocrine disorders. A new chapter on Fetal Therapy addresses the rising consensus that the fetus should be considered an individual patient. Features: bulleted formatted text to aid quick-reference; chapter sections address background, evaluation, differential diagnosis, lab tests, diagnosis and treatment; numerous tables, algorithms and line drawings illuminate complex concepts and new chapter on Fetal 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 tool 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.

It's time to grab a copy of Master Techniques in Surgery: Esophageal Surgery. Fully illustrated and comprising the clearest, most procedural approaches to esophageal surgery in any textbook available today, this surgical atlas distills vast stores of knowledge from the field's most renowned surgeons into one definitive book. Covering the full spectrum of surgical techniques, and enhanced by illustrations and tables, each chapter presents a deconstructed, sequential breakdown of every procedure, mimicking real-life experience in the operating room. Don't leave anything to chance; ensure the utmost in accuracy by sinking your teeth into this authoritative text. Key Features: formatted chapters briefly assesses indications, contraindications, and preoperative planning before fully explaining and illustrating the procedure in step-by-step detail. Outcomes, complications, and follow-up are also discussed. Topics include gastroesophageal reflux disease, paraesophageal hernia, swallowing disorders, esophageal cancer, and endoscopic ablative therapies and resection. It offers procedures that are presented as both open and minimally invasive. It includes color illustrations that visually describe each surgical technique and highlight key anatomic structures; and end-of-chapter further reading facilitates comprehension and complete understanding. 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.

As a pediatric subspecialty, neonatology poses a special challenge for residents: rotations are short, but care for preterm and critically ill patients is complex. Despite residents brief exposure to neonatology, they're expected to have a good understanding of key concepts, diagnoses and therapies when they sit for the boards. Attendings often struggle with how best to teach these concepts, because residents don't always have exposure to the range of babies they need to see to have a good foundation in this area. Neonatology Case-Based Review addresses this information gap by presenting 112 case-based multiple-choice questions in neonatology. Cases are mapped to the American Board of Pediatrics Content Specifications for pediatric residents; the Review is appropriate for residents entering their neonatology rotation, as an introduction to the subspecialty, and again as they study for their boards. Answers include rationales so that the Review is a comprehensive teaching guide for attendings as well.

Pathologists and pathology residents, look no further: Biopsy Interpretation: Pediatric Lesions is your practical, essential guide to pediatric biopsies. This how-to guide is the perfect bench reference for both the pediatric pathologist tasked with interpreting pediatric biopsies and the general surgical pathologist. Authored by a panel of top experts, the topics covered include a wide spectrum of diseases that afflict children, laying a comprehensive framework for diagnosing both the common and not-so-common diseases that can be identified by biopsy. If you're a medical professional faced with the challenge of interpreting pediatric biopsies, this reference will prove indispensable to your day-to-day life. Features: high quality color photomicrographs to highlight key diagnostic features; detailed illustrations complement text; special diagnostic techniques specific to small patients; chapters organized by organ system and include congenital, inflammatory, infectious and neoplastic lesions; techniques include histochemical and immunohistochemical stains, electron microscopic examinations, and molecular tests. Your book purchase includes an eBook version, created for iPad, iPhone, iPod touch, PC & Mac. This eBook features: 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. It includes a 50 question test to reinforce key concepts. It offers over 140 bonus figures integrated throughout the content.

Total ankle replacement surgeries are often complex and difficult. Don't leave it to trial and error. Learn from the experts: Total Ankle Replacement: An Operative Manual is the definitive how-to manual on the surgical techniques used in ankle arthroplasty. Edited by Drs. James DeOrio and Selene Parekh and written by masters in the field, this is an irreplaceable guide to providing your patients with improved, pain-free ankle function and mobility. Features: chapters provide step-by-step description of procedures; figures and illustrations that illuminate the text. Your book purchase includes an eBook version, created for iPad, iPhone, iPod touch, PC & Mac. This eBook features: complete content with enhanced navigation; includes 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; offers quick reference tabbing to save your favorite content for future use and includes seven interactive videos throughout the ebook.

Stay on top of the latest advances in the ambulatory care of women with Glass' Office Gynecology, 7e, today's most up-to-date and practical guide to the common issues seen every day by women's health providers in an office setting. Chapters mirror the common issues seen by practitioners and include epidemiology of gynecologic disease, examination tips, laboratory testing, diagnostic procedures, treatment and appropriate follow up, as well as referral for specialty treatment and counseling. Clinical notes make this book a handy resource for the busy practitioner. New to the Seventh Edition...Brand new chapters on: ambulatory office procedures; early pregnancy loss and ectopic pregnancy; medical-legal issues in office gynecology; office evaluation of women with disabilities; easily accessible expert information you need with easy-to-read bulleted text; tables and algorithms to provide precise guidance for decision-making; over 200 tables; and more than 135 diagrams for quick reference.

Interpretation of Pulmonary Function Tests, 4th edition provides practical, clinically relevant coverage of all types of pulmonary function testing as it applies to a host of disease conditions. It is aimed at any reader with a basic knowledge of pulmonary physiology and provides a solid basis for administering and interpreting these tests. The authors provide valuable guidance for day-to-day clinical work, e.g., in chapters entitled "When to Test and What to Order" and "Approaches to Interpreting Pulmonary Function Tests." The book also features over 40 illustrative cases that readers can use for self-testing and for reinforcing the principles discussed elsewhere in the book. Features: a new focus on interpretation of complex disorders; coverage of impulse oscillometry; solution site to contain text as well as test generator to house cases "Pearls" regarding performance or interpretation of key tests; carefully selected authoritative references; clear illustrations demonstrating dozens of PFT patterns; and, illustrative cases.

Stay current with the latest information on the diagnosis and management of pulmonary disorders with Manual of Clinical Problems in Pulmonary Medicine, 7e. Drawing on the expertise of a stellar team of renowned experts in the field, this updated pocket reference provides concise coverage of all aspects of pulmonary disorders, including pathophysiology, differential diagnoses, and the latest evidence-based treatments for pulmonary illness. Featuring a spiral binding, compact size, and concise entries, this reference is ideal for bedside use and is portable enough to take along as you move between home, clinic, and hospital. Key features of the Manual of Clinical Problems in Pulmonary Medicine, 7e include: NEW sections on Presentation of Respiratory Disorders and Pulmonary Resources and Procedures help you clearly identify and treat your patients. Updated chapters throughout help you refresh your knowledge. Uniform chapters highlight key characteristics, including definition, etiology, incidence, diagnostic work up, management and outcomes. Annotated bibliography presents the best evidence for you to apply in practice Whether you are a busy practitioner in pulmonary medicine or a resident in pulmonary medicine, internal medicine, or general surgery, you'll find this authoritative reference a "must-have" for your practice.

Prepare your students for physical therapy practice with this up-to-date and accessible introduction to the major diseases and disabilities common to children who require physical therapy and the examination techniques and interventions commonly used in their rehabilitation. This is the fifth edition of Tecklin's Pediatric Physical Therapy. Pediatric Physical Therapy provides basic medical information regarding common clinical diagnostic categories, followed by coverage of physical therapy evaluation, treatment, and special issues within each diagnostic group. In addition, case studies accessible online at thePoint support the book's strong focus on clinical decision-making. Featuring new chapters on autism and obesity, new authors, the latest research, and much more, this fifth edition continues to provide just the right amount of information needed to prepare students for practice without overwhelming them with unnecessary detail. The fifth edition enables you to: extend your students' learning online with robust learning resources, including: a wide range of Case Studies that help students build their clinical decision-making skills; and anywhere, anytime access to the full book online. You can save time planning and spend more time with your students with online Instructors' Resources including: PowerPoint slides Image Bank.

For nearly 44 years, Plumer's Principles & Practice of Infusion Therapy has retained its position as the most reliable, complete source of information addressing intravenous therapy for practicing clinicians, educators, and students. The Ninth Edition of Plumer's Principles and Practice of Infusion Therapy provides clear, concise coverage of basic and advanced infusion procedures, as well as current Infusion Nurses' Society standards of practice. You'll enhance your understanding and hone your skills with this new edition featuring the most current coverage of infusion therapy, procedures, standards, and equipment, along with practical new features and an emphasis on safety considerations, as well as evidence-based practice. Plumer's Principles and Practice of Infusion Therapy begins with an overview of IV therapy, including how to minimize risk and enhance performance, and then addresses assessment and monitoring; clinical decision making; patient specific therapies, and infusion therapy for children, the elderly, and across the continuum of care. Updated information on INS Standards of Practice insure that your skills keep pace with current requirements and revised clinical and patient education content will help you prepare for certification. Nurses will also find step-by-step application features that address interventions and procedures while offering guidelines, equipment checklists, actions, and rationales for each procedure. And, end-of-chapter review questions allow you to assess your knowledge and reinforce the vital concepts you'll apply in daily practice.

Succeed on the NBME shelf exam and your pediatrics rotation with Shelf-Life Pediatrics, a brand new pocket-sized question book packed with 500 high-quality questions and answers that align with current NBME content outlines. You can increase your understanding with each question you answer as you go over the detailed rationales that include explanations for not only the correct answer choice, but all distractors. Maximize your prep time with answers following each question-no page flipping! You can prepare for boards with confidence-the book's 500 questions and answers align directly with current NBME content outlines. You can increase your visual understanding of key content with the four color design and approximately 100 clinical images, such as clinical photos, x-rays, CTs, and EEG strips. Extend your learning beyond the book with the online question bank that contains all the book questions in digital format for study on the go.

Succeed on internal medicine board certification and recertification exams with Cleveland Clinic Intensive Board Review of Internal Medicine, 6e! The new edition contains ancillary and online exclusive content, drawing from the expertise of the distinguished Cleveland Clinic faculty. Taking a more clinical approach than other review texts, this practical resource includes a unique and well-structured set of exercises that offer a challenge at the end of each chapter. You can master essential concepts of the major subspecialty areas in internal medicine with expert information, clinical vignettes, and coverage of crucial clinical points in each chapter. You can streamline your study with the book's emphasis on the facts and scenarios most likely to be encountered in internal medicine boards. You can build your confidence, competence, and test-taking skills through online board exam simulations that integrate relevant clinical cases, pathology, and imaging studies. You can assess your areas of personal strength and fill in any gaps in knowledge with concise, focused guidance from distinguished Cleveland Clinic faculty. You can test your knowledge and skills using the book's more than 700 board-review style questions and answers in print. You can quickly access the facts you need through the book's combination of prose and bulleted lists. You can focus your review time on specific clinical areas using the fully searchable text online, organized by topic and packed with clinical pearls and vignettes.

Succeed on the NBME shelf exam and your obstetrics and gynecology rotation with Shelf-Life OB/GYN, a brand new pocket-sized question book packed with 500 high-quality questions and answers that align with current NBME content outlines. You can increase your understanding with each question you answer as you go over the detailed rationales that include explanations for not only the correct answer choice, but all distractors. Maximize your prep time with answers following each question-no page flipping! You can prepare for boards with confidence-the book's 500 questions and answers align directly with current NBME content outlines. You can increase your visual understanding of key content with the four color design and approximately 100 clinical images, such as clinical photos, x-rays, CTs, and EEG strips. Extend your learning beyond the book with the online question bank that contains all the book questions in digital format for study on the go.

This popular Manual is a practical, accessible guide to the diagnosis and treatment of skin disorders. The book concisely but thoroughly outlines the pathophysiology, symptoms, clinical findings, assessment, and therapy of each disease and offers detailed guidelines for choosing among therapeutic options. Also included are step-by-step instructions for operative procedures and diagnostic and therapeutic techniques. Integrated formulary provides information on medications and other products used in dermatology, including pharmacology and dosage. Features include: 180 colorful illustrations; new chapters on: Dermatofibroma, Fungal infections, Granuloma Annulare, Lentigo, Melsama, Perioral dermatitis, Perleche, Seborrheic Keratosis; new procedures: punch biopsy, shave biopsy, excisional biopsy; current therapeutic recommendations and disease management guidelines. Diagnostic procedures and surgical and photobiologic techniques are provided in both theoretical and practical terms. It is presented in a user friendly handbook format.

This practical resource, a volume in the new Differential Diagnoses in Surgical Pathology series, is arranged by differential diagnoses, filling a niche in urologic pathology resources and providing a practical guide to making the correct diagnosis between commonly confused entities. This innovative book covers over 175 differential diagnoses, ranging from the most common in surgical urologic pathology to select disorders that are less frequently seen. In every chapter, lesions are presented side by side for easy comparison, with clinical and pathological findings in short outline format followed by several full color images. In addition to illustrating and discussing the classical features of these entities, the authors emphasize atypical features that can complicate diagnoses. Key Features: side-by-side comparisons for each major differential diagnoses for quick and accurate reference; over 1,450 color photographs that depict the features of each entity and cover all major differential diagnoses in genitourinary pathology; a practical guide that directs all text and photographs toward differentiating between entities to ensure the pathologist arrives at an accurate diagnosis; and a companion website with fully-searchable text and an image bank.

Support your clinical decision making and prepare for everyday challenges in the primary care setting with Pocket Primary Care, a brand new, pocket-sized loose-leaf resource that offers the most current, evidence-based approaches to delivering quality care in the outpatient setting. Representing the efforts of a dedicated team of house staff and attending physicians at the Massachusetts General Hospital, this practical resource provides the key clinical data you need to manage your patients effectively and quickly. Features Gain insights into the most up-to-date evidence-based practices, accepted best practices, and expert opinions of house staff and attending physicians at Massachusetts General Hospital. Quickly find the information you need through tabs that make it easy to locate topics of interest. Customize the book to meet your specific needs by inserting your own notes into the 6-ring binder's front and back pockets, leaving out pages you don't need, or adding others to it. Get instant access to key clinical information on the most common issues seen in practice, including preventive medicine, cardiovascular, dermatology, endocrine, gastrointestinal, hematology, infectious disease, musculoskeletal, neurology, ophthalmology/ENT, psychiatry/social, pulmonary, renal/urology, special populations, women's health, men's health, and geriatric.

High-Yield Gross Anatomy, Fifth Edition provides a concise review of gross anatomy material tested on course and board exams. The streamlined outline format includes tables, diagrams, clinical photos, and radiographs for a concentrated, efficient review. In response to student feedback, the Fifth Edition features: a new and updated design - now in full color!; new clinical considerations, clinical photos, and radiographs; concise illustrations and diagrams to clarify important material; and eye-catching case studies to test your knowledge before course and board exams.