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Applied Therapeutics
The Clinical Use of Drugs
B Joseph Guglielmo
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Bradley R. Williams
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editore: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
pagine: 3040
Using a case-based approach, the Ninth Edition of Applied Therapeutics: The Clinical Use of Drugs enables students to master the fundamentals of drug therapeutics. All the contributors are leading clinicians with many years of evidence-based care. As students progress through the text, they will learn the basics of common diseases and disorders and develop practical problem-solving skills for devising and implementing successful drug treatment regimens.
Lippincott's Primary Care Orthopaedics
Jack Ende
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Joseph A. Abboud
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editore: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
pagine: 512
The first volume in our new Primary Care series, this book will help family practitioners, internists, nurse practitioners, and osteopathic and chiropractic physicians diagnose and treat musculoskeletal problems seen in the primary care office setting. This full-color book contains quick hit information for the practitioner on the go, as well as in-depth text, more than 500 illustrations, and patient education handouts. Chapters are consistently formatted with headings of Case, Clinical Presentation, Physical Findings, Studies, Treatment, Clinical Course, When to Refer, and ICD-9 Codes. Each chapter contains boxed elements: "Clinical Points," "Patient Assessment," "Not to Be Missed," and "Treatment." A companion Website includes the fully searchable text, an image bank, patient education handouts, and videos of examination and injection procedures. (www.orthopedicsforpcp.com)
Orthopedic and Neurological Examination in a Flash
K. Jeffrey Miller
editore: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
pagine: 450
These 241 quick-reference flash cards cover all the standard orthopedic and neurological tests that all chiropractors, physical therapists, physicians, and nurses need to know. The card for each test includes confirmatory tests and the confirmatory tests also have cards. Consistent headings on each card include other names of the test; purpose; equipment; recommended patient position; traditional position; alternate patient position; performance; time considerations; normal response; abnormal response; possible pathologies; confirmatory tests; test replicated; useful combinations; and differential diagnosis. Each card also includes a photograph of how to perform the test.
Emergency Psychiatry
Principles and Practice
Avrim Fishkind
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Jon S. Berlin
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editore: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
pagine: 448
Written and edited by leading emergency psychiatrists, this is the first comprehensive text devoted to emergency psychiatry. The book blends the authors' clinical experience with evidence-based information, expert opinions, and American Psychiatric Association guidelines for emergency psychiatry. Case studies are used throughout to reinforce key clinical points. This text brings together relevant principles from many psychiatric subspecialties-community, consultation/liaison, psychotherapy, substance abuse, psychopharmacology, disaster, child, geriatric, administrative, forensic-as well as from emergency medicine, psychology, law, medical ethics, and public health policy. The emerging field of disaster psychiatry is also addressed. A companion Website offers instant access to the fully searchable text.
Advances in Cardiovascular Pharmacology
A Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists Monograph
Philippe R. Housmans
editore: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
pagine: 280
Pharmacology plays a pivotal role in the practice of cardiovascular anesthesiology. The perioperative management of cardiovascular surgical patients involves the regulation of the cardiovascular, endocrine, coagulation, fluid and ionic homeostasis and other systems. This new addition to the "Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists Monograph" series is a collection of carefully selected reviews of recent advances in pharmacology. The coverage includes inotropic therapy, beta-adrenoreceptor antagonists, myocardial preconditioning, modulators of vascular tone, cardiac electrophysiology, coagulation management, diuretics, statins, and glucose management in cardiovascular surgery. Each of these topics has broad implications for cardiology, cardiac and vascular surgery, cardiac anesthesiology, and intensive care medicine.
Ioachim's Lymph Node Pathology
Harry L. Ioachim , L. Jeffrey Medeiros
editore: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
pagine: 694
Now in its Fourth Edition, this comprehensive, practical, and thoroughly illustrated reference offers valuable guidance in the diagnostic interpretation of lymph node biopsies. It provides encyclopedic coverage of all the various nonmalignant lesions, lymphomas, other neoplasms, and metastatic tumors in lymph nodes. The discussion of each pathologic entity includes definition, clinical syndrome, histopathology, and differential diagnosis. This edition has more than 700 illustrations, including over 600 in full color. Dr. Ioachim is joined by a new co-editor, L. Jeffrey Medeiros, MD, from the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. All chapters have been extensively revised and a new chapter on genetics has been added. A companion Website will offer the fully searchable online text and an image bank.
A Practical Approach to Regional Anesthesia
Christopher M. Bernards
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Francis V. Salinas
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editore: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
pagine: 448
Completely updated and now in full color throughout with many new illustrations, the Fourth Edition of this practical manual is a step-by-step guide to performing regional anesthesia procedures. This edition's improved and expanded program of illustrations includes detailed full-color anatomical drawings and clinical photographs correlated to drawings of needle placements. The state-of-the-art coverage includes the latest advances in ultrasound-guided procedures and continuous catheterization. A consistent outline format throughout this edition makes the text accessible and easy to use. Chapters cover all areas of regional anesthesia, including peripheral, central, obstetric, pediatric, ophthalmic, head and face, ambulatory anesthesia, and postoperative pain management.
In A Page Signs & Symptoms
Ellen G. Smith
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Redonda Miller
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editore: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
pagine: 384
Featuring a uniquely visual two-page-spread design that is great for rapid reference or review, "In a Page Signs & Symptoms", Second Edition provides a quick overview of the 100 disorders and medical issues most commonly encountered on the wards or in the clinic. Each problem is presented on a two-page spread in boxes with consistent headings including introduction; etiology, pathophysiology and risk factors; patient presentation; differential diagnosis; diagnostic evaluation; treatment and management; and prognosis and complications. Bulleted key points appear under each heading. This edition is reorganized by organ system and features expanded differential diagnosis and treatment sections. This pocket-sized book is ideal for interns, medical students in clerkships, or USMLE review. It will also appeal to physician assistant and nurse practitioner students.
Fundamentals of Aerospace Medicine
Jan Stepanek
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Jeffrey R. Davis
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editore: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
pagine: 754
Now in its Fourth Edition with a new editorial team, this comprehensive text addresses all medical and public health issues involved in the care of crews, passengers, and support personnel of aircraft and space vehicles. Coverage includes human physiology under flight conditions, clinical medicine in the aerospace environment, and the impact of the aviation industry on global public health. This edition features new chapters on radiation, toxicology and microbiology, dental considerations in aerospace medicine, women's health issues, commercial human space flight, space exploration, and unique aircraft including parachuting. Other highlights include significant new information on respiratory diseases, cardiovascular medicine, infectious disease transmission, and human response to acceleration.
Danforth's Obstetrics and Gynecology
Arthur F. Haney
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Beth Y. Karlan
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editore: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
pagine: 1088
A core reference for residents and practitioners for over 40 years, Danforth's Obstetrics and Gynecology is now in its Tenth Edition--thoroughly revised and reorganized to provide complete, authoritative coverage of the modern clinical practice of obstetrics and gynecology. This edition has a new co-editor, Ingrid Nygaard, MD, a urogynecologist. A new urogynecology section includes chapters on urinary and fecal incontinence and overactive bladder. Other new chapters cover stillbirth and psychological disorders of pregnancy and the postpartum. This edition also features a modern two-color design, problem cases, boxed pearls and pitfalls, key points at the beginning of each chapter, and more algorithms, tables, and bulleted lists. A companion Website offers the fully searchable text and an image bank which now allows any clinician, either in training or practice, to have in one place what they need to know. (www.danforthsobgyn.com)
Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
Techniques and Interpretations
Mark E. Josephson
editore: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
pagine: 912
Fully revised and updated for its Fourth Edition, Dr. Josephson's classic text provides a thorough understanding of the mechanisms of cardiac arrhythmias and the therapeutic interventions used to treat arrhythmias. The book details the electrophysiologic methodology required to define the mechanism and site of origin of arrhythmias so that safe and effective therapy can be chosen. Close attention is given to the mechanisms, clinical implications, and limitations of current therapeutic interventions, including drugs, implantable devices, and catheter and surgical ablation. More than 1,100 illustrations clarify the concepts and techniques presented in the text. This edition has a new full-color design. A companion Website offers the fully searchable text with all illustrations.
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Atlas of Anatomy
Patrick W. Tank , Thomas R. Gest
editore: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
pagine: 592
Featuring more than 750 new, modern images, including clinical images, the "Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Atlas of Anatomy, Latin Edition" is a vibrantly colored, Latin-labeled regional atlas of human anatomy offering an unprecedented combination of visual aesthetic appeal and anatomical accuracy. Many student-friendly features set this atlas apart from others on the market, including a unique art style featuring bright colors, color coding of anatomical elements, judicious use of labeling, and no extraneous text. Each plate teaches specific structures and relationships-displayed using artistic techniques such as "ghosting," layering, and color selectivity-providing immediate focus and resulting in easier and faster comprehension. This unique pedagogy, in combination with the atlas' beautiful art style, will make this new anatomy atlas the preferred choice of teachers and students alike. Packaged with the atlas is an online interactive atlas with all of the images, including fully searchable legends and labels and "zoom and compare" features. Also included are electronic flash cards that permit students to test their knowledge of newly learned concepts and structures.
Also available is an interactive atlas for faculty, which contains all of the images and the figures with slideshow and JPG export features. The image bank provides figures with labels and leaders on, labels off and leaders on, labels and leaders off, and JPG and PDF options. Faculty also have access to Moore: "Clinically Oriented Anatomy's" question test bank, which contains approximately 500 review questions with answers.
A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis
Debra Adler-Klein
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Dianne B. Gasbarra
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editore: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
pagine: 432
The revised, updated Fifth Edition of this pocket book is a handy reference to consult when making bedside interpretations of clinical data. Remarkably complete for its small size, the book lists nearly 200 symptoms, physical signs, laboratory test results, and radiologic findings and their differential diagnoses. This edition has a new, more user-friendly two-color design, tabs indicating sections, and shortened lists of the most common diagnoses. An expanded section on HIV infection covers new manifestations, including immune reconstitution syndrome. The infectious disease chapter has been revised to reflect its increasing importance in clinical medicine, the emergence of multi-drug resistant bacteria, and the threat of bioterrorism.
Avoiding Common Pediatric Errors
Anthony D. Slonim , Lisa Marcucci
editore: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
pagine: 704
This pocket book succinctly describes 250 errors commonly made by physicians caring for children in all clinical settings and gives practical, easy-to-remember tips for avoiding these errors. Easy to read during a short rotation, the book identifies all the key pitfalls in data gathering, interpretation, and clinical decision making. Each error is described in a short, clinically relevant vignette, followed by a list of things that should always or never be done in that context and tips on how to avoid or ameliorate problems. Coverage includes all areas tested on the American Board of Pediatrics certification and recertification exams.
The Crucial Principles in Care of the Knee
J. Richard Steadman , John A. Feagin
editore: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
pagine: 278
Written by internationally eminent authorities in sports medicine and knee surgery, this book thoroughly describes and illustrates the key principles in the diagnosis, surgical treatment, and rehabilitation of knee disorders. The information on surgical procedures, outcomes, and complications is evidence-based and documented from a database of over 15,000 cases. Coverage includes detailed descriptions and illustrations of three new surgical procedures--microfracture for chondral injuries, stimulation of the healing response in ligamentous injuries, and arthroscopic treatment of the degenerative knee. Specific postoperative rehabilitation protocols are included for many surgical procedures. Other topics covered include injury prevention, imaging, functional evaluation, and biomechanics. More than 300 outstanding illustrations complement the text.
The Washington Manual Nephrology Subspecialty Consult
editore: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
pagine: 320
Written by residents, fellows, and attending physicians, this thoroughly updated handbook is ideal for residents called on to do an inpatient consult, for students working on an inpatient medicine service, and for specialists seeking information on nephrology and general internal medicine management. The book covers inpatient and outpatient approaches, symptoms and diseases, and acute and chronic problems with the same front-lines practicality as the world-famous Washington Manual(R) of Medical Therapeutics. Sections cover general approaches to kidney disease; electrolytes and acid-base disorders; acute kidney injury and continuous renal replacement; causes of kidney disease; pregnancy and nephrolithiasis; and chronic kidney disease. Appendices list dosing adjustments for antimicrobials and antiretrovirals for patients with renal impairment. Key points about the diagnosis and management of disorders are bulleted for easy reference. This edition also includes illustrations. The Washington Manual(R) is a registered mark belonging to Washington University in St. Louis to which international legal protection applies.
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Handbook of Epilepsy
Gregory L. Holmes , Thomas R. Browne
editore: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
pagine: 288
Thoroughly updated for its Fourth Edition, this best-selling pocket reference is a practical point-of-care guide to the diagnosis and management of epilepsy. In an easy-to-use outline format, the book provides complete, clinically focused information on seizure classification, epilepsies with different ages of onset, situation-related epilepsy, diagnosis and differential diagnosis, and all available drug treatments, including dosages, side effects, and drug interactions. This edition's updated coverage of drug therapy includes current American Academy of Neurology guidelines, new drugs, newly approved indications, new information on pharmacokinetics, and results of six registries of antiepileptic drugs in pregnancy. New information on the genetics and molecular biology of several epilepsy syndromes is also included.
Ethical Issues in Neurology
James L. Bernat
editore: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
pagine: 544
Written by an eminent authority from the American Academy of Neurology's Committee on Ethics, Law, and Humanities, this book is an excellent text for all clinicians interested in ethical decision-making. The book features outstanding presentations on dying and palliative care, physician-assisted suicide and voluntary active euthanasia, medical futility, and the relationship between ethics and the law. New chapters in this edition discuss how clinicians resolve ethical dilemmas in practice and explore ethical issues in neuroscience research. Other highlights include updated material on palliative sedation, advance directives, ICU withdrawal of life-sustaining therapy, gene therapy, the very-low-birth-weight premature infant, the developmentally disabled patient, informed consent, organizational ethics, brain death controversies, and fMRI and PET studies relating to persistent vegetative state.
Weiner and Levitt's Neurology
Alexander Rae-Grant
editore: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
pagine: 352
Thoroughly updated for its Eighth Edition, this highly praised volume of the House Officer Series is a succinct, symptom-oriented pocket guide to diagnosis, treatment, and management of common neurological disorders. Each chapter opens with a clinical case study and proceeds to classification of symptoms, history, physical examination, laboratory tests, differential diagnosis, diagnosis, treatment, and management. This edition includes a new glossary of neurological terms, a new chapter on evidence-based neurology, a revised, more thorough chapter on localization of neurological disease, updated illustrations, and current references. The author reviews the latest advances in therapeutics, particularly in movement disorders, stroke, neuroimmunology, brain tumor treatment, headache pharmacology, and epilepsy.
Clinical Neurology of the Older Adult
Joseph I. Sirven
editore: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
pagine: 653
Now in its Second Edition, this text is the most up-to-date reference on the evaluation and treatment of neurologic problems in older adults. The book is organized so that clinicians can quickly look up either a patient's symptom(s) or a disease, and includes medication charts and diagnostic algorithms. Psychosocial issues such as driving and long-term care options are also addressed. This edition has more information on EMG, evoked potentials, other clinical neurophysiologic procedures, brain imaging, PET scans for dementia screening, and functional imaging in patients with cognitive changes. Updated information on new anti-parkinsonian agents and paraneoplastic syndromes is also included.
