Medicina

"Current Essentials of Emergency Medicine" by C. Keith Stone, MD and Roger L. Humphries, MD is a unique, high-compression quick reference for the wards and the clinic! It features in-a-nutshell information on the diagnosis and treatment of 500 diseases, disorders, and symptoms managed by emergency physicians. It covers common conditions, trauma, and nontrauma emergencies and features one disease per page with bulleted key points for easy access. It contains diagnosis, differential, treatment, pearl, and references for each condition. It is great for medical students, residents, nurse practitioners, physician's assistants, and general and family practitioners. It is a unique emergency medicine quick reference! It is a one-of-a-kind guide to emergency medicine at a glance. It features easy-scan, bulleted lists of diagnostics, treatments, and other basics as well as pearl per page - a memorable pearl for each disease. It includes select references - one general review for each disorder. This book covers topics including: Shock; Cardiac Emergencies; Pulmonary Emergencies; Gastrointestinal Emergencies; Neurologic Emergencies; Genitourinary Emergencies; Vascular Emergencies; Hematologic Emergencies; Infectious Disease Emergencies; Metabolic & Endocrine Emergencies; Electrolyte & Acid-Base Emergencies; Rheumatologic Emergencies; Obstetric & Gynecologic Emergencies; Eye Emergencies; ENT Emergencies; Head Trauma; Maxillofacial & Neck Trauma; Chest Trauma; Abdominal Trauma; Genitourinary Trauma; Vertebral & Spinal Injuries; Orthopedic Emergencies; Hand Emergencies; Dermatologic Emergencies; Psychiatric Emergencies; Emergencies Due to Physical & Environmental Agents; Pediatric Emergencies; and Nuclear, Biologic, & Chemical Agents of Terrorism.

Dr. Mercer Rang's classic text on children's fractures has been revised and updated by two eminent orthopedic surgeons from Children's Hospital - San Diego. Continuing Dr. Rang's tradition, Drs. Wenger and Pring provide a uniquely practical, readable overview of children's fractures, emphasizing diagnosis, treatment, common pitfalls, and communication with parents and other healthcare professionals. This edition features over 400 new illustrations. New chapters cover casts and epidemiology and prevention of fractures. Elbow injuries are covered in greater detail in two chapters. New information on imaging and new MRI scans have been added. This edition also has a more user-friendly two-color design.

Geared specifically to short courses in blood collection, this concise full-color text teaches the skills necessary to obtain blood specimens effectively and safely, in accordance with Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (formerly NCCLS) and Occupational Safety and Health Administration guidelines. The book presents step-by-step procedure instructions and explains why these procedures are important to blood specimen collections. "It Could Happen To You" case studies discuss actual phlebotomy-related injuries. "Tips From the Trenches" offer practical phlebotomy pointers. "In the Lab" describes what happens to blood in the lab and underscores the importance of key collection concepts. Each chapter ends with multiple-choice review questions.

Covers the disorders of the peripheral nervous system including their clinical, neurophysiologic, pathologic and biochemical features. Extensive illustrations and chapter outlines are provided for enhanced learning and quick reference.

"Handbook of Perioperative Care in General Thoracic Surgery" is your guide to practical preop patient assessment, surgical complications and emergencies, and overall management of the surgical patient during this sensitive time. This quick and portable reference explores the most common perioperative problems encountered in thoracic and cardiovascular surgery. Well illustrated and concise, this handbook will provide you with easy access to critical information needed to best care for your patients before, during, and after thoracic surgery.

Vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty are two new procedures introduced in the past five years to treat pain from osteoporotic compression fractures. These procedures are carried out by neurosurgeons, orthopedic surgeons, and interventional radiologists - and the popularity of these procedures is growing. Because vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty were introduced recently, there is little information available on them. This book will fill this gap in literature.

The revised and updated 2nd Edition provides a logical, practical framework for managing patients with hypertension. Today's leading experts discuss all aspects of the field from pathophysiology, pharmacological treatments, and lifestyle modifications to secondary hypertension and cardiovascular complications.

This 2nd edition focuses on the role of the public health professional in improving the oral health of people of all ages and cultures throughout the community. It covers all the topics in community dental health in a simple, concise, student-friendly way. It explores the advances made in the field and in national legislature since the first edition published, and also highlights the many rewarding career opportunities available within the public health sector.

This one-of-a-kind, pocket-sized reference provides instant access to a wide range of key information on managing commonly encountered musculoskeletal conditions, including diagnostic criteria, treatment goals, management guidelines and protocols, nutritional management protocols, home care protocols, referral protocols, and more. Organized by orthopedic disorders, the contents are formatted for easy retrieval of pertinent information.