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Provides information that answers the questions about cancer. This book features integrative and complementary therapies, including faith and prayer, and medical advice on nutritional and other health-building lifestyle changes.

This ultraconcentrated source of information is handy, practical, and compact enough to carry at all times--yet comprehensive enough to cover the field. It's speedy, at-a-glance format is ideal for use in clinical practice or for a quick review.
*Practical, easy-to-use hints and tips for recognizing and treating a wide spectrum of dermatologic problems
*Maximum information--minimal text
*Packed with tables, figures, and algorithms to aid in quickly finding critical information

A practical and concise guide to gastrointestinal, hepatic, and nutrition disorders in the pediatric patient. Featuring a large amount of tables, lists, and other summary features, this book provides practitioners and residents with a quick but substantial reference. Includes a drug formulary for common prescriptions.

The goal of every drug delivery system is to deliver the precise amount of a drug at a pre-programmed rate to the desired location in order to achieve the drug level necessary for the treatment. An essential guide for biomedical engineers and pharmaceutical designers, this resource combines physicochemical principles with physiological processes to facilitate the design of systems that will deliver medication at the time and place it is most needed.

A Unique Decision-Making Tool for Daily Practice

This evidence-based resource provides easy-to-use, expert guidance on the assessment and treatment of common perimenopausal problems seen in daily office practice. After a brief overview of physiologic and endocrinologic changes, and the staging of the perimenopause (by STRAW definition), you'll find practical, easy-to-access coverage of:

Management of specific symptoms and problems, such as hot flashes, cognitive changes, breast masses, and osteoporosis

Preventive clinical practice, featuring in-depth coverage of...

The best review available for the ECG section of the cardiology boards This exceptional resource offers 200 full-sized ECGs with accompanying patient histories in a format parallel to the cardiology certification exam. The included ECGs range from simple to complex, reflecting conditions common and rare.

A practical and authoritative manual on treating the rising numbers of cases of diabetes mellitus. Based on the most respected comprehensive textbook in the field, Ellenberg and Rifkin's Diabetes Mellitus, and written by a leading expert, this portable guide provides quick-access to on-the-spot information on diagnosis and treatment of this frequently-presented disease and its complications.

A "Must-Have" reference for every emergency department and for every emergency department physician

This is the first book on the diagnosis and management of infectious diseases, as they present to the Emergency Department, that's been written specifically for emergency physicians by emergency physicians. These expert authors, working in large urban Emergency Departments, understand the importance of having an authoritative reference at the ready for fast diagnosis and treatment of infectious diseases occurring in all body systems.

The expert authors...

The most efficient way to get practical answers on more than 200 conditions among the critically ill. Supplies key diagnostic, differential diagnostic, and treatment information for each disorder on a single page. With a clinical pearl per page, plus references, this book truly is essential in critical care.

An essential guide to clinical issues encountered during management of patients of varied cultural and economic backgrounds

This essential text assists health care students and practitioners in delivering skilled and appropriate care to all patients, no matter their ethnicity, country of origin, cultural history, or access to services. Presenting need-to-know and often hard to find information on differences in access to heath care, immunization histories, disease prevalence, attitudes about health and provision of care, and much more, this resource provides practical,...

A complete hands-on guide to today's spinal and epidural anesthesia practice

A Doody's Core Title

Keeping up with the growing application of spinal and epidural anesthesia calls for a highly practical text--one that gives you a solid footing in this increasingly dynamic specialty. Spinal and Epidural Anesthesia is just such a resource. Concise and authoritative, it puts you in touch with the latest developments in neuraxial anesthesia, encompassing physiology, pharmacology, techniques, indications, complications, and patient safety-related issues.

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Say goodbye to dry presentations, grueling formulas, and abstract theories that would put Einstein to sleep -- now there's an easier way to master the disciplines you really need to know.

McGraw-Hill's Demystified Series teaches complex subjects in a unique, easy-to-absorb manner, and is perfect for users without formal training or unlimited time. They're also the most time-efficient, interestingly written "brush-ups" you can find.

Organized as self-teaching guides, they come complete with key points, background information, questions at the end of each chapter, and...

A concise and easy-to-use guide on dermatologic therapies. Provides health care professionals with a working knowledge of the vast array of drugs available for treatment. Features an alphabetical listing of therapeutics, inclusion of over 75 diseases, and over 100 dermatologic with contraindications and side-effects all cross-referenced to generic name.

Concise, one-stop coverage of CNS Therapeutics

Written from the perspective of real-world patient care, this resource delivers expert guidance to the clinical pharmacology of modern CNS (Central Nervous System) medicines.

• Details what drug to use, when to use it, and how it metabolizes and interacts
• Organized according to both therapeutic agent and clinical disorder
• Includes Patient Safety information on common pitfalls and errors in prescribing

The authors provide synoptic information on the diagnosis and treatment of diseases and disorders managed by emergency physicians - ideal for trainees as well as residents and experienced clinicians seeking a quick refresher.

THE INSIDER'S GUIDE TO THE GENERAL SURGERY CLERKSHIP

Just what you need for your rotation in general surgery, this unique text puts mastery of the clerkship at your fingertips. Written by doctors who made general surgery their specialty, FIRST EXPOSURE TO GENERAL SURGERY CLERKSHIP is the book they wish they'd had for their GS clerking.

The ideal databank and toolset for your rotation

FIRST EXPOSURE: To GENERAL SURGERY enhances your rotation with:

A compelling profile of the practice of general surgery

Just the right amount of material for your...

The Ultimate Pediatric Clerkship Companion

The only resource that delivers a top-to-bottom overview of the most clinically relevant material-just the right amount to absorb during your clerkship

Emphasizes comprehension of key concepts rather than memorization of facts

Focuses directly on major issues and symptoms required to master the core competencies in pediatric clerkship

Prepares you to learn clinical techniques, pass written exams, and answer challenging on-the-spot questions from physician faculty on the wards

Provides an unmatched orientation to...

A Clinically-Oriented, Prescriptive Guide to Diagnosing and Treating Mood Disorders

Depression is very common in chronic medical illness, hindering recovery, increasing functional impairment, contributing to the costs of treating disease, and worsening prognosis. In addition, symptoms of depression are often indistinguishable from symptoms of co-occurring illnesses. It is imperative that clinicians acquire a more precise understanding of how depression and other chronic medical conditions impact each other, and how the treatments for each may influence the other.

This book...

You don't need to master Spanish to treat your Spanish-speaking patients with confidence and expertise

With no prior knowledge of Spanish, and this book at your fingertips, you can confidently conduct patient medical history interviews, perform physical examinations, and give medical instructions to Spanish-speaking patients.

Carefully constructed to elicit one-word "yes" or "no" answers, Medical Spanish empowers you to obtain, and give, the information you need, without struggling to understand an unfamiliar language or risking errors due to...

This one-of-a-kind guide discusses the search, evaluation, and proper use of the literature of emergency medicine, from textbooks to trials and qualitative studies to systematic reviews. It reveals how and where to find the quality information needed when seconds count. Fully exploring medical decision making using cognitive psychology, Bayesian analysis and more, it shows how to apply the knowledge they provide to achieve superior diagnosis and management of ED patients. The avoidance of medical errors is emphasized through the precepts of critical thinking and heuristics.