Medical eBooks

Contemporary Targeted Therapies in Rheumatology

2008-09-10T01:13:00.000-07:00

Publisher: Informa Healthcare
Number Of Pages: 636
Publication Date: 2007-10-24
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 1841844845
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9781841844848
Binding: Hardcover

Product Description:
Targeted Therapies in Rheumatology established itself as an excellent reference for all those needing to know about the clinical implications of new drugs and developments for patients suffering from rheumatoid arthritis. This volume takes up the further developments that have occurred in several of the drug therapies covered in the first volume, as well as looking at the latest areas of promising research. Targeted therapies of rheumatic diseases have become a reality and have completely changed patient care as well as patient expectations.
| Tags: Rheumatology |

Advanced Therapy of Otitis Media

2008-09-10T01:12:00.000-07:00

Publisher: BC Decker Inc.
Number Of Pages: 554
Publication Date: 2003-11-01
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 1550092014
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9781550092011
Binding: Hardcover

Product Description:
Advanced Therapy of Otitis Media provides answers to clinical care questions from the most common problems to rare complications and sequelae of otitis media. The book targets clinicians who take care of patients with a variety of otolaryngological presentations every day. Each chapter in the book focuses on an approach to a specific clinical topic; diagnostic technique; therapeutic method; complication related question; or controversy. The chapters describe the subject, incidence, importance, etiology/pathogenesis, and management options.
| Tags: ENT |

Current Pediatric Diagnosis & Treatment

2008-09-08T06:39:00.001-07:00

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Medical
Number Of Pages: 1420
Publication Date: 2004-09-12
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0071429603
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780071429603
Binding: Paperback

Product Description:
“A well-written, up-to-date general pediatric text…a very useful reference.” Emergency & Office Pediatrics(of the 13th edition) “Designed by experts, with care. The frequency with which its information is updated ensures that only the most current advances in pediatrics are included.” Online review (of the 16th edition) “Up-to-date, accurate information in a clear and concise form…A great value and a solid buy for both in the office and in the hospital.” Online review (of the 15th edition) “All you want and need to know in your pediatrics rotation…a must-have for good medical students with lots to learn and too little time.” Online review (of the 15th edition)
| Tags: Pediatric |

Handbook of Complications during Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions

2008-09-08T04:39:00.001-07:00

Publisher: Informa HealthCare
Number Of Pages: 336
Publication Date: 2006-12-13
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 1841843806
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9781841843803
Binding: Hardcover

Product Description:
Percutaneous interventions may be very demanding, challenging and complicated. Even in apparently simple cases, this is true. This superb handbook is the first to focus solely on complications during percutaneous cardiovascular interventions. Handbook of Complications during Percutaneous Coronary Interventions provides both the neophyte and the experienced interventional cardiologist with guidance on how to prevent and to treat complications in the cath lab.
| Tags: Cardiology, Thoracic Surgery |

The SAGE Dictionary of Health and Society

2008-09-06T03:56:00.001-07:00

Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
Number Of Pages: 256
Publication Date: 2006-01-26
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0761941169
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780761941163
Binding: Paperback

Product Description:
`The inter-relationships of health, illness and society are matters of intense and growing research and debate. Kevin White has performed an extraordinary service to anyone who would wish to understand or contribute to such debates. His dictionary is authoritative and comprehensive. It provides clear, confident and succinct summaries of key terms, concepts,debates and influential figures in the field of social aspects of health' - Ray Fitzpatrick, Professor of Public Health, University of Oxford.
| Tags: Dictionary |

Pain Management: Evidence-Based Tools and Techniques for Nursing Professionals

2008-09-06T03:56:00.000-07:00

Publisher: HCPro, Inc.
Number Of Pages: 164
Publication Date: 2007-02-20
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 1578399645
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9781578399642
Binding: Paperback

Product Description:
Pain Management: Evidence-Based Tools and Techniques for Nursing Professionals is the new resource for your staff to treat and control pain using evidence-based tools and techniques. This easy-to-read book by pain management expert Yvonne M. D Arcy, MS, CRNP, CNS, covers all aspects of pain assessment and reassessment, including pain scales for a variety of patient populations.
| Tags: Nursing |

Upper Motor Neurone Syndrome and Spasticity: Clinical Management and Neurophysiology

2008-09-05T05:14:00.001-07:00

Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Number Of Pages: 264
Publication Date: 2008-06-02
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0521689783
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780521689786
Binding: Paperback

Product Description:
Spasticity is a disabling problem for many adults and children with a variety of neurological disorders such as multiple sclerosis, stroke, cerebral palsy and traumatic brain injury. A practical guide for clinicians involved in the management of spasticity, this book covers all aspects of upper motor neurone syndrome from basic neurophysiology and measurement techniques to practical therapy and the use of orthoses. Surgical techniques are also covered, as well as the particular problems of management of spasticity in childhood.
| Tags: Neurology, Physiology |

Clinical Applications of Bones: Allografts and Substitutes

2008-09-05T05:14:00.000-07:00

Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
Number Of Pages: 196
Publication Date: 2005-07-30
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 9812563431
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9789812563439
Binding: Hardcover

Product Description:
Although bone allografts were first utilized by McEwen in orthopaedic surgery in 1881, progress since then has been sporadic. With the growth of tissue banks and the greater availability of safe and sterile bone grafts, the pace has now quickened; in 2004, more than one million such grafts were used in the USA alone.
| Tags: Orthopaedics |

Bone Grafts and Bone Substitutes: Basic Science and Clinical Applications

2008-09-05T05:11:00.000-07:00

Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
Number Of Pages: 612
Publication Date: 2005-09-01
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 9812560890
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9789812560896
Binding: Hardcover

Product Description:
This book provides the latest updates on the major challenges of bridging large bone defects, where options range from autografts, “tissue engineered bone”, biomaterials (hydroxyapatite, polycaprolactone and third generation biomaterials) to prostheses. Emphasis has been made on bone tissue engineering, the current state-of-the-art in this field, problems encountered with cell culture technology, scaffolds and bone growth factors (including genomics) and the use of gene therapy for the application of bone growth factors.
| Tags: Orthopaedics |

Blood and Blood Products: Safety and Risk

2008-09-04T04:39:00.000-07:00

Publisher: National Academies Press
Number Of Pages: 208
Publication Date: 1996-12-12
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0309055830
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780309055833
Binding: Paperback

Book Description:
This volume explores the safety and availability of the nation's supply of blood and blood components. It discusses the risks of disease transmission, methods of guarding the blood supply, new ideas on safety and monitoring, risk tolerance, risk communication, and no-fault insurance.
| Tags: Haematology |

Netter's Atlas of Human Physiology

2008-09-03T14:54:00.000-07:00

Paperback: 223 pages
Publisher: Saunders; 1st edition (May 15, 2002)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1929007019
ISBN-13: 978-1929007011

Book Description
Organ structure and function come alive with 282 of Dr. Netter's beautifully rendered color drawings and schematics. Each chapter progresses from the important overview relationships of organ system physiology down to the tissue, cellular, and subcellular levels.
| Tags: Atlas, Physiology |

Grabb and Smith's Plastic Surgery

2008-09-03T13:52:00.000-07:00

1156 pages
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 5th Bk&Cdr edition
Language: English
ISBN: 0316322555
Format: BIN/CUE
Size: 145 Mb (two rar's 70-80 Mb each)
Burn into CD

Established for over 25 years as the standard text in general plastic surgery, Grabb and Smith's Plastic Surgery is now in its thoroughly revised Fifth Edition. Like its predecessors, this edition is the only comprehensive single-volume reference on the full range of procedures and techniques in plastic surgery. And for the first time, plastic surgery's fully updated classic is now on CD-ROM. The text and the CD-ROM are available for one low price.In 92 chapters, the book explains the fundamental principles of plastic surgery and microsurgery and describes specific aesthetic and reconstructive surgical procedures for various anatomic regions. More than 1,700 superb photographs and line drawings complement the text.
| Tags: Plastic Surgery |

Henry's Clinical Diagnosis and Management by Laboratory Methods, 21/e 2006

2008-09-03T13:44:00.000-07:00

Publisher: Saunders
Number Of Pages: 1472
Publication Date: 2006-08-18
ISBN / ASIN: 1416002871
EAN: 9781416002871

Book Description:
Required reading in clinical pathology since 1908! Comprehensive coverage gives you an in-depth understanding of lab test selection and interpretation of results. A new full-color layout makes reference much easier. What's more, new chapters on laboratory regulations, nutrition, point-of-care testing, bioterrorism, proteomics, microarray analysis, and the human genome project as well as a completely new section on cancer testing and meticulous updates from cover to cover put all the latest, most essential knowledge at your fingertips.
| Tags: Laboratory |

Pancreas and Islet Transplantation

2008-09-03T00:55:00.000-07:00

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Number Of Pages: 384
Publication Date: 2002-06-15
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0192632558
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780192632555
Binding: Hardcover

Product Description:
Diabetes Mellitus is the principle cause of kidney failure and blindness in adults and leads to more cases of amputation and impotence than any other disease. It is one of the most common chronic diseases in childhood. The aims of pancreas or islet transplantation are to improve the quality of life of patients with insulin dependent diabetes mellitus and to ameliorate secondary complications.
This book provides a comprehensive and international review of the recent advances in pancreas and islet transplantation. It covers surgical techniques, issues surrounding organ preservation, immunosuppression and the control of other complications, all of which contribute to the potential for such transplantations to evolve as the treatment of choice for insulin dependent diabetes.
| Tags: Gastroenterology |

Goldfrank's Manual of Toxicologic Emergencies

2008-09-03T00:54:00.001-07:00

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional
Number Of Pages: 800
Publication Date: 2007-03-23
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 007144310X
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780071443104
Binding: Paperback

Product Description:
Concise, "at the bedside" guidelines for toxicologic emergencies--derived from the premier reference in the field
This practical and portable bedside manual is condensed for instant application from the masterwork regarded for a quarter of a century as the "gold standard" reference in the field of emergency toxicology: Goldfrank's Toxicologic Emergencies.
Supplies trusted information on the scientific principles that explain how toxins affect vital signs, neurotransmitters, metabolic processes, and organs and systems throughout the body. And much more.
| Tags: Toxicology |

Radiation Oncology Physics: A Handbook for Teachers And Students

2008-09-03T00:54:00.000-07:00

Publisher: International Atomic Energy Agency
Number Of Pages: 657
Publication Date: 2005-09
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 9201073046
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9789201073044
Binding: Paperback

Summary: Great Reference
This is a very read-able overview of radiation oncology physics and I would recommend it.
| Tags: Oncology |

An Introduction to Clinical Emergency Medicine: Guide for Practitioners in the Emergency Department

2008-09-01T07:21:00.000-07:00

Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Number Of Pages: 818
Publication Date: 2005-07-11
ISBN / ASIN: 0521542596
EAN: 9780521542593

Book Description:
Winner of the 2006 AMWA Book Awards Physicians Category, An Introduction to Clinical Emergency Medicine is a much-needed resource for individuals practicing in this challenging field. It takes a novel approach, describing in detail the best and most current methods including initial patient evaluation, generation of differential diagnoses, problem-solving and management of challenging conditions based on presenting symptoms. Unlike other textbooks, in which the diagnosis is known, this textbook approaches clinical problems as clinicians approach patients - without full knowledge of the final diagnosis.
| Tags: Emergency |

Pharmacology: PreTest Self-Assessment and Review

2008-09-01T05:06:00.000-07:00

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Medical
Number Of Pages: 430
Publication Date: 2007-03-23
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0071471812
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780071471817
Binding: Paperback

Product Description:
This one-of-a-kind test prep guide helps you to get to know material on the pharmacology shelf exam and the USMLE Step 1; practice with 500 USMLE Step 1-style questions with referenced answers; review explanations for right and wrong answers; and build confidence, skills, and knowledge.
| Tags: Pharmacology, USMLE Step 2 |

Heal Your Aching Back (Harvard Medical School Guides)

2008-09-01T05:05:00.002-07:00

Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Number Of Pages: 272
Publication Date: 2007-01-19
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0071467653
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780071467650
Binding: Paperback

Product Description:
Take back your health, your fitness, and your life
This authoritative and comprehensive guide, written by a Harvard doctor who has struggled with back pain himself, will help you find the real cause of your problem--and the smartest way to treat it. This simple step-by-step program will show you how to:
* Get the right diagnosis for your type of back pain
* Find the most effective treatment, including complementary therapies
* Control pain through specific exercises, massage, and yoga
| Tags: Family Medicine |

Pathology: PreTest Self-Assessment and Review

2008-09-01T05:05:00.001-07:00

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Medical
Number Of Pages: 592
Publication Date: 2007-03-23
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0071471820
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780071471824
Binding: Paperback

Product Description:
Provides 500 questions, answers, and explanations to prepare medical students for the pathology section of the USMLE Step 1. This edition now includes single-best-answer multiple-choice questions, with many new questions in the two-step clinical format to simulate the USMLE Step 1.
| Tags: Pathology, USMLE Step 1 |

Heal Your Aching Back (Harvard Medical School Guides)

2008-09-01T05:05:00.000-07:00

First Exposure to Internal Medicine: Hospital Medicine

2008-08-31T13:42:00.000-07:00

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional
Number Of Pages: 384
Publication Date: 2007-02-09
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0071459014
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780071459013
Binding: Paperback

Product Description:
Just what you need for your rotation in hospital medicine, this unique text puts mastery of the clerkship at your fingertips. Written by doctors who made hospital medicine their specialty, FIRST EXPOSURE TO HOSPITAL MEDICINE is the book they wish they had for their Internal Medicine clerkship.
The ideal databank and toolset for your rotation FIRST EXPOSURE TO HOSPITAL MEDICINE.
| Tags: Cardiology, Endocrinology, Family Medicine, Neurology, Nephrology, Rheumatology, Pulmonology |

The 12 Lead ECG in ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction: A Practical Approcah for Clinicians

2008-08-30T23:03:00.001-07:00

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Number Of Pages: 99
Publication Date: 2007-10-01
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 1405157860
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9781405157865
Binding: Paperback

Product Description:
This guide to the proper use of the ECG in diagnosing acute myocardial infarction puts the combined experience of international authorities at your fingertips for immediate use. In The 12 Lead ECG in ST Elevation MI: A Practical Approach for Clinicians, Drs. Bayés de Luna, Fiol-Sala and Antman supply the practical, specific information you need to determine which patients with ACS are showing ST elevation.
| Tags: Cardiology |

Clinical Nephrology

2008-08-30T23:03:00.000-07:00

Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
Number Of Pages: 340
Publication Date: 1998-06
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 9810234848
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9789810234843
Binding: Paperback
| Tags: Nephrology |

Advances in Microbial Physiology, Volume 47

2008-08-30T23:02:00.000-07:00

Publisher: Academic Press
Number Of Pages: 338
Publication Date: 2003-09-25
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0120277476
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780120277476
Binding: Hardcover

Product Description:
The Editors of the Advances in Microbial Physiology series have always striven to provide a diverse range of top-quality papers on all aspects of microbial physiology. Coverage of 'holistic' topics or whole cell studies such as ion fluxes, stress responses and motility have gone hand-in-hand with detailed biochemical analyses of individual transport systems, electron transport pathways and many aspects of metabolism. Now edited by Professor Robert Poole, University of Sheffield, Advances in Microbial Physiology continues to publish topical and important reviews, interpreting physiology in its broadest context, to include all material that contributes to our understanding of how microorganisms and their component parts work.
| Tags: Microbiology, Physiology |