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Alzheimer Disease and Other Dementias
A Practical Guide
Marc E. Agronin
editore: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
pagine: 336
Now in its Second Edition, this practical guide focuses on assessment, diagnosis, and management of the complex array of dementia disorders seen in older patients. Using the conversational style and clinical vignettes found in all Practical Guides in Psychiatry titles, Dr. Agronin addresses all the subtypes of dementia and associated psychiatric conditions such as agitation, psychosis, and depression. This edition features a new chapter on mild cognitive impairment and expanded coverage of Alzheimer disease and risk factors. Chapters offer advice on caregiver support and legal and ethical concerns. Handy pocket-card appendices include tests used in the dementia workup and treatment guides for agitation, psychosis, and depression. The Practical Guides in Psychiatry series provides quick, concise information for professionals on the front lines of mental health care. Written in an easy-to-read, conversational style, these invaluable resources take you through each step of the psychiatric care process, delivering fast facts and helpful strategies that help you provide effective and compassionate care to your patients.
Textbook of Pediatric Emergency Procedures
Brent R. King
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Christopher King
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editore: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
pagine: 1344
Widely acclaimed for its outstanding step-by-step illustrations, comprehensive coverage, and reader-friendly format, Textbook of Pediatric Emergency Procedures is now in its thoroughly updated Second Edition. In 137 chapters, the book provides clear, complete instructions on every emergency medicine procedure performed on infants, children, and adolescents. More than 1,000 detailed drawings, most in two-color, show how to perform each procedure. This edition includes a new chapter on new technologies and techniques for managing the difficult airway. Other new topics include use of tissue adhesives in laceration repair, focused abdominal sonography for trauma (FAST), management of priapism, reimplanting an avulsed permanent tooth, use of automatic external defibrillators, and procedures related to bioterrorism.
Blueprints Q and A for Step 3
Michael S. Clement
editore: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
pagine: 352
"Blueprints Q&A for Step 3" is the perfect study aid for USMLE Step 3. The book contains 1,000 board-formatted questions - 200 for each core clerkship subject - that have been reviewed by students who recently passed the boards. Full answers with explanations for correct and incorrect answer choices are provided for each question. An appendix of normal lab values and a list of abbreviations are also included. A companion Website on thePoint will offer the questions electronically to simulate the actual Step 3 exam.
Psychotic Disorders
A Practical Guide
Oliver Freudenreich
editore: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
pagine: 272
This new addition to the "Practical Guides in Psychiatry" series is a clinically oriented pocket guide to diagnosis and treatment of schizophrenia and other psychoses. Using the conversational style and case vignettes found in all "Practical Guides in Psychiatry" titles, Dr. Freudenreich shows how to recognize psychotic signs and symptoms, arrive at a clinical diagnosis that explains the psychosis, and treat the disorder. Close attention is given to management of medical comorbidity, antipsychotic-induced side effects, and drug interactions. Coverage also includes prognostic considerations and forensic and social aspects of schizophrenia. Appendices contain pocket cards covering emergencies, rating scales, and wellness. "The Practical Guides in Psychiatry" series provides quick, concise information for professionals on the front lines of mental health care.Written in an easy-to-read, conversational style, these invaluable resources take you through each step of the psychiatric care process, delivering fast facts and helpful strategies that help you provide effective and compassionate care to your patients.
The Interface of Neurology and Internal Medicine
editore: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
pagine: 1021
This book is the first comprehensive reference on the interface between neurology and internal medicine. In 171 chapters organized by organ system, the book examines the neurologic manifestations of dozens of medical conditions, the neurologic effects of drugs, organ transplantation, and other treatments, and the medical comorbidities or complications-iatrogenic or otherwise-that neurologists must diagnose and treat in patients with neurologic disease. Most chapters are co-authored by a neurologist and a non-neurologic specialist. Each chapter presents information in an accessible format and includes a case vignette and the authors' recommendations for the case. A companion Website provides a multiple-choice question for each chapter and the fully searchable text, with case vignettes and recommendations linked.
The Hospital for Sick Children Manual of Pediatric Trauma
Adam Cheng
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Angelo Mikrogianakis
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editore: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
pagine: 304
Written by physicians from Toronto's internationally renowned Hospital for Sick Children, this manual presents practical, evidence-based guidelines on the evaluation and management of a wide range of traumatic injuries in children. The authors' recommendations are based on their extensive clinical experience and reviews of the most recent literature, and presented in a concise, accessible format. Chapters are written in bulleted outline format and include boxed and highlighted "Trauma Pearls," as well as detailed and up-to-date algorithms and flow charts. Numerous illustrations and tables help the reader understand key points. Extensive reading lists appear at the end of each chapter.
The Physiologic Basis of Surgery
J. Patrick O'Leary
editore: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
pagine: 768
Established as a standard basic science text for surgeons and for residents preparing for the ABSITE and the board exam, The Physiologic Basis of Surgery is now in its Fourth Edition. Chapters are written by renowned educators with experience preparing surgical residency curricula and present complex physiologic concepts clearly, with numerous illustrations. This thoroughly updated edition features completely rewritten chapters on geriatrics, the breast, the digestive system, and the liver, biliary tract, and pancreas. Purchase of this Fourth Edition includes online access to a test bank of over 1,200 multiple-choice questions with answers--a perfect tool for exam preparation.
Laparoscopy for Gynecology and Oncology
Procedures DVD and Manual
Kenneth D. Hatch
editore: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
pagine: 80
This full-color surgical manual and companion DVD demonstrate the laparoscopic operations done in gynecologic oncology. The background section describes the disease and the role of laparoscopy in treatment or staging. Over 100 full-color photographs show the dissected anatomy and the steps of the surgical procedures and provide a convenient refresher in the operating room. The DVD contains nine surgical videos: right paraaortic node dissection; left paraaortic node dissection; right pelvic node dissection; nerve sparing laparoscopic radical hysterectomy; laparoscopic resection of endometrioma; supracervical hysterectomy; laparoscopic node dissection and radical trachelectomy; retroperitoneal space; and operating on an obese patient. The videos show how the operative dissection is done to expose the anatomy.
Therapeutic Modalities
The Art and Science With Clinical Activities Manual
D. O. Draper , Kenneth L. Knight
editore: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
pagine: 399
This user-friendly text, written in a clear and friendly manner by leading experts in the field, is intended primarily for undergraduate athletic training students. It encourages students to understand both the how and the why of therapeutic modality use so readers become thinking, decision-making professionals. It provides the knowledge needed to evaluate and select the most appropriate modality. All major modalities used to treat orthopedic injury and pain are covered, from electrotherapy to therapeutic heat and cold to therapeutic massage.
Procedures, Techniques, and Minimally Invasive Monitoring in Intensive Care Medicine
James M. Rippe , Richard S. Irwin
editore: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
pagine: 400
This portable paperback bench manual contains the thoroughly updated atlas of procedures and techniques and the new section on noninvasive monitoring from Irwin and Rippe's Intensive Care Medicine, Sixth Edition. In a user-friendly format, this extremely practical "how-to" guide provides graphically illustrated, step-by-step instructions for every diagnostic, therapeutic, and noninvasive monitoring procedure used in adult critical care. Coverage of each procedure includes indications, contraindications, equipment, anatomy, technique, complications, and ongoing care. All ICU staff as well as general practitioners can depend on this manual for immediate access to reliable, easy-to-follow instructions.
Microcards
Review Cards for Medical Students
Sahar Nissim , Sanjiv Harpavat
editore: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
pagine: 300
These flashcards will help medical students organize and recall medical microbiology information for course exams and USMLE Step 1. The cards are grouped into sections on gram-positive, gram-negative, and other bacteria; RNA and DNA viruses; fungi; protozoa; and helminths. Each section begins with charts summarizing key information on the group of microorganisms, followed by cards for each individual microbe, which include clinical presentation, pathobiology, diagnosis/treatment, quick facts, and a case study. Schematic illustrations show the morphology and pathogenesis of different microorganisms. A companion Website provides 70 USMLE-style questions and answers.
The Hypomania Handbook
The Challenge of Elevated Mood
Christopher M. Doran
editore: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
pagine: 320
This practical, clinically oriented handbook provides up-to-date information on the concept, causality, diagnosis, and pharmacologic and behavioral treatment of hypomania, an increasingly recognized stage of bipolar illness often referred to as "elevated mood." The first section traces the evolution of the concept of elevated mood, including the bipolar spectrum model and the GEnES fingerprint, a new model for understanding the role of both neurocellular and environmental factors in mood disorders. Subsequent sections address diagnostic issues, provide evidence-based treatment recommendations, and discuss the management of symptoms, populations, and comorbid conditions that pose special challenges. This title features an appendix lists Internet resources for patients.
ACSM's Primary Care Sports Medicine
Douglas B. McKeag , James L. Moeller
editore: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
pagine: 672
Written and edited by internationally known experts in primary care sports medicine, this book is the most comprehensive sports medicine reference geared to primary care practitioners. It is the ideal text for physicians studying for the Certificate of Added Qualifications in Sports Medicine that is now offered in many disciplines including family practice, internal medicine, emergency medicine, pediatrics, physical medicine and rehabilitation, and osteopathic medicine. This revised and updated Second Edition is published in association with the American College of Sports Medicine, and includes more practical information. The new, more user-friendly format features numerous illustrations, charts, and tables, including full-color illustrations.
Clinical Neurology
From the Classroom to the Exam Room
Jeffrey W. Clark
editore: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
pagine: 128
This book takes a novel approach to fundamental neurology that bridges the gap between the classroom and the patient encounter: it teaches students and residents how to arrive at a presumptive diagnosis in an efficient manner. Beginning with the initial approach to the neurologic patient, the book directs the reader in getting relevant information from the history and neurologic examination. A NeurAxis chart and a What Could the Problem Be? chapter help the reader make sense of the history and examination findings and quickly consider the diagnostic possibilities. Case studies encourage readers to apply this approach to real patients.
Underground Clinical Vignettes Step 1: Anatomy
Medina C. Kushen
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Sandra I. Kim
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editore: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
pagine: 256
Completely revised by new authors, this Fifth Edition presents 100 patient cases designed specifically to prepare students for clinical vignettes on the USMLE Step 1. Each case proceeds from chief complaint through diagnostic workup and treatment and includes buzzwords in history taking, physical examination, laboratory tests, imaging, and pathology. This edition's cases give greater emphasis to pathogenesis, epidemiology, differential diagnosis, management, and complications and include radiologic images, photographs, tables, and algorithms. A new two-page format encourages students to read the case presentation and formulate an initial diagnosis before turning the page for the answer. The book ends with twenty all-new board-format questions and answers.
Underground Clinical Vignettes Step 1: Microbiology I: Virology, Immunology, Parasitology, Mycology
Sandra Kim , Todd A. Swanson
editore: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
pagine: 256
Completely revised by new authors, this Fifth Edition presents 100 patient cases designed specifically to prepare students for clinical vignettes on the USMLE Step 1. Each case proceeds from chief complaint through diagnostic workup and treatment and includes buzzwords in history taking, physical examination, laboratory tests, imaging, and pathology. This edition's cases give greater emphasis to pathogenesis, epidemiology, differential diagnosis, management, and complications and include radiologic images, photographs, tables, and algorithms. A new two-page format encourages students to read the case presentation and formulate an initial diagnosis before turning the page for the answer. The book ends with twenty all-new board-format questions and answers.
Underground Clinical Vignettes Step 1: Microbiology II: Bacteriology
Sandra I. Kim , Todd A. Swanson
editore: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
pagine: 256
Completely revised by new authors, this Fifth Edition presents 100 patient cases designed specifically to prepare students for clinical vignettes on the USMLE Step 1. Each case proceeds from chief complaint through diagnostic workup and treatment and includes buzzwords in history taking, physical examination, laboratory tests, imaging, and pathology. This edition's cases give greater emphasis to pathogenesis, epidemiology, differential diagnosis, management, and complications and include radiologic images, photographs, tables, and algorithms. A new two-page format encourages students to read the case presentation and formulate an initial diagnosis before turning the page for the answer. The book ends with twenty all-new board-format questions and answers.
Underground Clinical Vignettes Step 1: Behavioral Science
Nadeem N. Hussain
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Sandra I. Kim
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editore: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
pagine: 256
Completely revised by new authors, this Fifth Edition presents 100 patient cases designed specifically to prepare students for clinical vignettes on the USMLE Step 1. Each case proceeds from chief complaint through diagnostic workup and treatment and includes buzzwords in history taking, physical examination, laboratory tests, imaging, and pathology. This edition's cases give greater emphasis to pathogenesis, epidemiology, differential diagnosis, management, and complications and include radiologic images, photographs, tables, and algorithms. A new two-page format encourages students to read the case presentation and formulate an initial diagnosis before turning the page for the answer. The book ends with twenty all-new board-format questions and answers.
Blueprints Q and A for Step 2
Michael S. Clement
editore: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
pagine: 448
"Blueprints Q&A for Step 2" is the perfect study aid for USMLE Step 2 and for shelf exams in the core clerkships. The book contains 1,000 board-formatted questions - 200 for each core clerkship subject - that have been reviewed by students who recently passed the boards. Full answers with explanations for correct and incorrect answer choices are provided for each question. An appendix of normal lab values and a list of common abbreviations are also included. A companion Website on thePoint will offer the questions electronically to simulate the actual Step 2 exam.
Underground Clinical Vignettes Step 1: Pharmacology
Medina C. Kushen
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Sandra I. Kim
e altri
editore: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
pagine: 256
Completely revised by new authors, this Fifth Edition presents 100 patient cases designed specifically to prepare students for clinical vignettes on the USMLE Step 1. Each case proceeds from chief complaint through diagnostic workup and treatment and includes buzzwords in history taking, physical examination, laboratory tests, imaging, and pathology. This edition's cases give greater emphasis to pathogenesis, epidemiology, differential diagnosis, management, and complications and include radiologic images, photographs, tables, and algorithms. A new two-page format encourages students to read the case presentation and formulate an initial diagnosis before turning the page for the answer. The book ends with twenty all-new board-format questions and answers.
