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Mayes' Midwifery - E-Book
by Sue Macdonald Gail JohnsonMayes' Midwifery is a core text for students in the UK, known and loved for its in-depth approach and its close alignment with curricula and practice in this country. The sixteenth edition has been fully updated by leading midwifery educators Sue Macdonald and Gail Johnson, and input from several new expert contributors ensures this book remains at the cutting edge. The text covers all the main aspects of midwifery in detail, including the various stages of pregnancy, possible complexities around childbirth, and psychological and social considerations related to women's health. It provides the most recent evidence along with detailed anatomy and physiology information, and how these translate into practice. Packed full of case studies, reflective activities and images, and accompanied by an ancillary website with 600 multiple choice questions and downloadable images, Mayes' Midwifery makes learning easy for nursing students entering the profession as well as midwives returning to practice and qualified midwives working in different settings in the UK and overseas. - Expert contributors include midwifery academics and clinicians, researchers, physiotherapists, neonatal nurse specialists, social scientists and legal experts - Learning outcomes and key points to support structured study - Reflective activities to apply theory to practice - Figures, tables and breakout boxes help navigation and revision - Associated online resources with over 600 MCQs, reflective activities, case studies, downloadable image bank to help with essay and assignment preparation - Further reading to deepen knowledge and understanding - New chapters addressing the issues around being a student midwife and entering the profession - More detail about FGM and its legal implications, as well as transgender/binary individuals in pregnancy and childbirth - New information on infection and control following from the COVID-19 pandemic - Enhanced artwork program
Braunwald's Heart Disease Review and Assessment E-Book: A Companion to Braunwald's Heart Disease (Companion to Braunwald's Heart Disease)
by Leonard S. LillyThe perfect tool for review and self-assessment of the complex practice of cardiology, Braunwald's Heart Disease Review and Assessment: A Companion to Braunwald's Heart Disease, 12th Edition, is an ideal resource for fellows, residents, and practitioners to prepare for board exams in cardiovascular medicine. Noted Harvard educator Dr. Leonard S. Lilly, with assistance from faculty and fellows at Brigham & Women's Hospital, provides a thorough, clear, and concise overview of cardiology, helping ensure your mastery of all key aspects of the field. More than 700 questions and answers, derived from and keyed to the 12th Edition of Braunwald's Heart Disease, provide a quick yet thorough review of essential content for contemporary cardiology practice. - More than 700 updated multiple-choice questions with detailed rationales and explanations for review and self-assessment. - Detailed answers comprise "mini-reviews" of the material, and cross references to the main text make it easy to find definitive explanations for any question. - The latest coverage of new cardiology drugs, new guidelines, new imaging applications, and emerging precision-medicine advances. - New content on structural heart including transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI), use of global longitudinal strain, spontaneous coronary artery dissection, reversal agents for direct oral anticoagulants, therapy for cardiac amyloidosis, new lipid-lowering therapies, antithrombotic therapies, and topics related to COVID-19 and the cardiovascular system. - Full-color images and illustrations throughout, and numerous case studies that enhance your study and improve retention of complex material.
Kinesiology - E-Book: Kinesiology - E-Book (Net Developers Ser.)
by Joseph E. MuscolinoGain the knowledge and skills you need to provide soft-tissue therapy! Kinesiology: The Skeletal System and Muscle Function, 4th Edition provides a complete guide to the art and science of musculoskeletal anatomy, movement, and dysfunction treatment. With more than 1,200 full-color illustrations, the book shows the body's bones and joints, and how muscles function as movers, antagonists, and stabilizers. Part I covers the fundamentals of structure and motion. Part II covers the skeletal system, including skeletal and fascial tissues. Part III contains a detailed study of the joints of the body. And finally, Part IV examines how muscles function. Written by noted lecturer and educator Joseph Muscolino, this text includes access to an Evolve website with 150 video clips demonstrating major joint actions of the body as well as muscle palpation. - Complete atlas of bones, bony landmarks, and joints includes hundreds of full-color illustrations, providing comprehensive coverage of bones not found in other kinesiology books. - Clear, straightforward explanations of kinesiology concepts cover muscle contraction(s), coordination of muscles with movement, core stabilization, posture, exercise, reflexes, and how the nervous system controls and directs the muscular system. - Coverage of strengthening exercises and stretching emphasizes the purposes and benefits of stretching and how to perform various stretching techniques. - Information on posture and the gait cycle includes illustrations of all of the muscles of the human body organized by function. - Clinical applications challenge students to apply kinesiology concepts to clinical practice. - Light-bulb and Spotlight boxes discuss applications of the content, including pathologic conditions and clinical scenarios. - Learning objectives at the start of each chapter include a chapter outline, overview, key terms and pronunciations, and word origins. - NEW! Expanded coverage of fascia includes new perspectives from all-new contributors, including the role of fascia in movement, stability, and posture.
The Muscular System Manual - E-Book: The Muscular System Manual - E-Book
by Joseph E. MuscolinoAn approachable, yet detailed atlas of the muscles of the human body, The Muscular System Manual: The Skeletal Muscles of the Human Body, 5th Edition provides you with a thorough understanding of skeletal muscles in a compartmentalized, customizable layout. The most comprehensive atlas of muscle actions available, this is the only text that lists and describes all open-chain standard mover actions and all closed-chain reverse mover actions, as well as eccentric contraction and isometric stabilization functions! All actions are fully referenced in one convenient table. Complex muscle anatomy relationships are easy to understand with robust resources on the Evolve companion website, including a unique Electronic Muscle and Bone Review Program to help you prepare for practice. - UNIQUE! Electronic muscle and bone review program features a base photograph with a skeleton drawn in and a list of every muscle for each major region of the body so that you can choose any combination of muscles and place them onto the illustration — allowing you to see not only the muscle attachments, but also the relationship among the muscles of the region. - Overlay art, consisting of more than 380 full-color anatomical illustrations of muscles, bones, and ligaments drawn over photographs, helps identify the positions of muscles and bones in the human body. - Content is organized by body region and includes information on how muscles in that region function together with large drawings of the muscles of that region so that you can go directly to the topic you are studying. - Complete muscle coverage in an easy-to-understand layout makes this text appropriate for novices to anatomy, as well as intermediate and advanced users. - Coverage of the methodology for each muscle provides information for learning muscle actions to explain the reasoning behind each action — and encourage you to learn and not just memorize. - Robust online resources on the companion Evolve website feature more than 100 video clips and an interactive muscle program, among other resources. - NEW! Instructional videos on Evolve simulate the classroom experience and reinforce book content.
Study Guide for Foundations of Maternal-Newborn and Women's Health Nursing - E-Book
by Sharon Smith Murray Emily Slone McKinney- NEW! Updated content reflects the new edition of the textbook. - NEW! Clinical judgment content and questions for the Next Generation NCLEX® prepare students for the exam.
Foundations of Maternal-Newborn and Women's Health Nursing - E-Book: Foundations of Maternal-Newborn and Women's Health Nursing - E-Book
by Sharon Murray Emily McKinney Karen S. Holub Reneé Jones Kristin L. SchefferMake sure you fully understand how to care for women and newborns! Foundations of Maternal-Newborn and Women's Health Nursing, 8th Edition integrates essential maternity information into the overall continuum of nursing care to show you how to provide safe care in the clinical setting. With easy-to-understand language, this updated text uses evidence-based guidelines and step-by-step instructions for assessments and interventions to help you quickly master key skills and techniques. Also emphasized is the importance of understanding family, communication, culture, patient teaching, and clinical decision making. Questions for the Next Generation NCLEX© in the text help you prepare for the exam. - Contributing content from known experts in the field of maternal and women's health. - Unfolding case studies help you apply what you've learned to practice. - Safety checks integrated into the content help you develop competencies related to safe nursing practice. - Chapter summaries appear at the end of each chapter and help you review core content in each chapter while on the go. - Patient teaching boxes provide teaching guidelines, including communication guides, directed at patients and families. - Critical to Remember boxes highlight and summarize need-to-know information. - Application of Nursing Process sections help you apply the nursing process to clinical situations. - Updated! Drug guides list important indications, adverse reactions, and nursing considerations for the most commonly used medications. - Procedure boxes provide clear instructions for performing common maternity skills with rationales for each step. - UNIQUE! Therapeutic Communications boxes present realistic nurse-patient dialogues, identifying communication techniques and showing ways to respond when encountering communication blocks. - Knowledge Check helps you assess your mastery of key content. - Glossary provides definitions of all key terms. - NEW! Critical Care Obstetrics chapter features the latest information on this vital topic. - NEW! Clinical judgment content and questions for the Next Generation NCLEX® help you prepare for the exam and clinical practice.
Concept-Based Clinical Nursing Skills - E-Book: Fundamental to Advanced Competencies
by Loren Nell Melton Stein Connie J Hollen**Selected for Doody's Core Titles® 2024 in Fundamentals** Concept-Based Clinical Nursing Skills: Fundamental to Advanced Competencies, 2nd Edition covers more than 250 nursing skills in an innovative concept-based format. Unlike any other text, Stein and Hollen incorporate an overarching framework of seven critical concepts — accuracy, person-centered care, infection control, safety, communication, evaluation, and health maintenance — to drive home the importance of these key themes in performing nursing skills and developing nursing competencies. Every chapter includes a detailed case study with a concept map to help you apply your knowledge to clinical situations involving nursing skills. The nursing process is seamlessly integrated within the skills, and Next-Generation NCLEX® question types strengthen your critical thinking and clinical judgment skills. This fully referenced text identifies and applies credible researched-based knowledge that comprises the knowledge for nursing practice.
Current Therapy of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care - E-Book
by Juan A. Asensio J. Wayne MeredithDrawing on the experience and knowledge of master world-renowned trauma surgeons, Current Therapy of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care, 3rd Edition, offers a comprehensive summary of optimal treatment and post-operative management of traumatic injuries. Ideally suited for everyday use, this practical, concise reference highlights the most important aspects of urgent surgical care, from damage control to noninvasive techniques to chemical and biological injuries. A focus on the surgical techniques required to manage even the most complex injuries makes it both an excellent resource for quick review before entering the operating room and a valuable review tool for board certification or recertification. - Covers the entire spectrum of Trauma Surgery and Surgical Critical Care—from initial evaluation, military and civilian field and trauma center evaluation and resuscitation, to diagnosis, operative, and postoperative critical care and outcomes—in nearly 100 print and 39 online-exclusive chapters, all newly streamlined to emphasize frontline procedural treatment. - Features extensive new data and updates to Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular, and Military Surgery chapters, plus numerous new intraoperative photographs and high-quality line drawings that highlight the most important aspects of urgent surgical care. - Contains 14 new chapters, including Innovations in Trauma Surgery Simulation; Air Evacuation and Critical Care in Military Casualties; REBOA: Indications and Controversies; Penetrating Extracranial Vertebral Artery; Penetrating Arterio-Venous Fistulas; The Genomics of Profound Shock and Trauma; ECMO; and newer strategies, such as nerve blocks for pain management to combat the opioid epidemic. - Incorporates a wealth of military knowledge from both recent and past military conflicts, as well as from asymmetric warfare; many of the authors and co-authors have extensive past and present military experience. - Uses a consistent, easy-to-follow chapter format throughout, for quick and easy reference and review. - Reviews the essential principles of diagnosis and treatment, as well as the specifics of surgical therapy, making it useful for surgeons across all specialties. - Integrates evidence-based practice guidelines into the text whenever possible, as well as comprehensive utilization of the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma – Organ Injury Scales (AAST-OIS). - Contains such a wealth of operative photographs and line drawings, both in the printed version and many more in the electronic version, that it could be considered an Atlas of Trauma Surgery. - An eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures and references, with the ability to search, customize your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud.
Study Guide for Pathophysiology - E-Book
by Jacquelyn L. Banasik- Thoroughly updated content matches the 7th edition of the textbook.
Health Informatics - E-Book: Health Informatics - E-Book
by Lynda R. Hardy**American Journal of Nursing (AJN) Book of the Year Awards, 1st Place in Informatics, 2023** **Selected for Doody's Core Titles® 2024 in Informatics** Learn how information technology intersects with today's health care! Health Informatics: An Interprofessional Approach, 3rd Edition, follows the tradition of expert informatics educators Ramona Nelson and Nancy Staggers with new lead author, Lynda R. Hardy, to prepare you for success in today's technology-filled healthcare practice. Concise coverage includes information systems and applications, such as electronic health records, clinical decision support, telehealth, mHealth, ePatients, and social media tools, as well as system implementation. New to this edition are topics that include analytical approaches to health informatics, increased information on FHIR and SMART on FHIR, and the use of health informatics in pandemics. - Chapters written by experts in the field provide the most current and accurate information on continually evolving subjects like evidence-based practice, EHRs, PHRs, mobile health, disaster recovery, and simulation. - Objectives, key terms, and an abstract at the beginning of each chapter provide an overview of what each chapter will cover. - Case studies and discussion questions at the end of each chapter encourage higher-level thinking that can be applied to real world experiences. - Conclusion and Future Directions discussion at the end of each chapter reinforces topics and expands on how the topic will continue to evolve. - Open-ended discussion questions at the end of each chapter enhance students' understanding of the subject covered. - mHealth chapter discusses all relevant aspects of mobile health, including global growth, new opportunities in underserved areas, governmental regulations on issues such as data leaking and mining, implications of patient-generated data, legal aspects of provider monitoring of patient-generated data, and increased responsibility by patients. - Important content, including FDA- and state-based regulations, project management, big data, and governance models, prepares students for one of nursing's key specialty areas. - UPDATED! Chapters reflect the current and evolving practice of health informatics, using real-life healthcare examples to show how informatics applies to a wide range of topics and issues. - NEW! Strategies to promote healthcare equality by freeing algorithms and decision-making from implicit and explicit bias are integrated where applicable. - NEW! The latest AACN domains are incorporated throughout to support BSN, Master's, and DNP programs. - NEW! Greater emphasis on the digital patient and the partnerships involved, including decision-making.
Fundamentals of Urine and Body Fluid Analysis - E-Book: Fundamentals of Urine and Body Fluid Analysis - E-Book
by Nancy A. BrunzelLearn how to accurately analyze urine and body fluids with Fundamentals of Urine and Body Fluid Analysis, 5th Edition. Known for its clear writing style, logical organization, and vivid full-color illustrations, this renowned text offers the perfect level and depth of information for understanding the fundamental principles of urine and body fluids frequently encountered in the clinical laboratory. This includes the collection and analysis of urine, fecal specimens, vaginal secretions, and other body fluids such as cerebrospinal, synovial, seminal, amniotic, pleural, pericardial, and peritoneal fluids. Author Nancy Brunzel also shares her extensive knowledge and expertise in the field as she highlights key information and walks you through essential techniques and procedures — showing you how to correlate data with your knowledge of basic anatomy and physiology in order to understand pathologic processes. - Study questions and case studies in each chapter reinforce comprehension and application, with an answer key located in the back of the book. - UNIQUE! Table of crystal images based on shape serves as a single, comprehensive guide to the identification of crystals in urine sediment. - UNIQUE! Image Gallery of Urine Sediment provides alternate views of sediment components to augment the numerous classic photomicrographs already present in the Microscopic Examination of Urine chapter. - UNIQUE! Quick Guides to urine and body fluid photomicrographs make it fast and easy to find a photo of a specific cell type or component of interest. - UNIQUE! Tables with high quality polarizing microscopy photomicrographs demonstrate the differences in birefringent intensity of substances with and without a red compensator. - The most complete collection of high-quality, full-color images enables optimal identification of microscopic components in urine and other body fluids. - NEW! Fully updated content provides valuable information on the latest techniques and advances in the field. - NEW! Enhanced content, new tables, and new images facilitate the microscopic differentiation of monocytes, macrophages, and mesothelial cells in pleural, peritoneal, and pericardial fluids. - NEW! More than 250 photomicrographs of cells and other components in body fluid and urine sediment serve as a visual quick reference for identification during analysis. - NEW! Thumbprint images embedded in numerous tables enhance learning and serve as an invaluable resource when performing fluid analysis at the bench.
Orthopaedic Physical Therapy Secrets - E-Book: Orthopaedic Physical Therapy Secrets - E-Book (Secrets)
by Jeffrey D. Placzek, MD, PT David A. Boyce, PT, EdD, OCS, ECSUnlock the secrets to passing the Orthopaedic Certified Specialist (OCS) exam with this comprehensive Q&A review! Offering a unique question-and-answer format, Orthopaedic Physical Therapy Secrets, 4th Edition helps you build the knowledge and skills needed to pass orthopaedic and sports certification specialty exams. The book introduces basic physical therapy concepts and then covers different healing modalities, clinical specialties, and orthopedic procedures typically prescribed for common injuries such as those to the shoulder, hand, wrist, spine, and knee. From a team of PT experts led by Jeffrey D. Placzek and David A. Boyce, this review also serves as a useful reference for practitioners who wish to provide the latest in evidence-based care. - Coverage of topics found on the orthopedic specialty exam makes this a valuable resource for study and review. - Wide scope of orthopedic coverage includes specialties ranging from anterior knee pain to X-ray imaging, featuring topics such as therapeutic dry needling plus functional movement screening and assessment. - Annotated references provide a useful tool for further reading and research. - Review questions are consistent with the level of difficulty encountered on the orthopedic or sports specialty examinations. - Evidence-based content is based on the latest orthopedic research. - Clinical tips provide guidance for a variety of physical therapy tasks and situations. - Charts, tables, and algorithms summarize information in logical, quick-reference frameworks. - NEW! Updated content reflects contemporary practice standards and provides the current information you need to pass the Orthopaedic Certified Specialist (OCS) examination. - NEW! eBook version is included with print purchase. The eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures and references, with the ability to search, customize your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud. - NEW! Updated references ensure that information is based on the latest scientific literature.
Brody's Human Pharmacology - E-Book: Brody's Human Pharmacology - E-Book
by Lynn Wecker Susan L. IngramBrody's Human Pharmacology is a well-established and much-loved textbook that guides students of medicine, pharmacology and other health professions through pharmacology from both basic and clinical perspectives. What can be a very difficult and complex topic is divided into easily digestible chapters, each of which is clearly structured from a therapeutic overview to mechanisms of action, relationships to clinical responses, pharmacokinetics, pharmacovigilance, new developments, and clinical relevance for all health professionals. - Contains all the essential aspects of pharmacology – suitable for exam preparation - Full color illustrations explain important processes and color-coded boxes enhance understanding - Therapeutic overviews, clinical problems and trade names – everything you need to know - Self-assessment questions and further reading to reinforce learning - Current developments for each class of drugs and how information relates to students in the healthcare professions bring learning to life - Updated content throughout - Pharmacodynamics chapter revised to include discussions of positive and negative allosteric modulators, as well as biased agonism - Pharmacogenetics chapter considers genetic variations and their relationship to drug responses - Section on cancer drugs revised to reflect major advances - New chapter on immunological and cell-based therapies
McRae's Orthopaedic Trauma and Emergency Fracture Management E-Book: McRae's Orthopaedic Trauma and Emergency Fracture Management E-Book
by Timothy O White Samuel P MackenzieMcRae's Orthopaedic Trauma and Emergency Fracture Management is the essential, best-selling 'survival guide' for the orthopaedic surgeon, trainee, resident or practitioner treating injured patients in the Emergency or Orthopaedic Department. This fourth edition has been extensively updated and rewritten, retaining the essence and underlying principles of McRae's original book, but with new text and illustrations to ensure it remains at the cutting edge. This highly regarded book is a companion to McRae's Elective Orthopaedics, and together these titles provide complete coverage of orthopaedic surgery as relevant to contemporary practice. - Comprehensive coverage of the full range of orthopaedic trauma presentations in the Emergency Department, operating theatre, and outpatient clinic - Clear step-by-step illustrations and text guide you through the relevant anatomy, examination, and investigations before you see the patient - More than 500 illustrations and 250 x-rays - Practical procedures, including fracture and joint reduction and immobilisation, explained step-by-step - Careful descriptions of the principals of trauma surgery and individual surgical procedures provide excellent preparation for the trauma meeting and operating theatre - Covers postoperative care, complications and follow-up, providing a framework for your fracture clinic - New section on theatre preparation and set-up, introducing TULIPS, and helping to manage and prepare for the trauma list - New chapter on running an efficient practice
Evidence-Based Practice of Palliative Medicine - E-Book
by Nathan E. Goldstein, MD, FAAHPM Christopher D. Woodrell, MD, MS, FAAHPM R. Sean Morrison, MD, FAAHPMUsing a practical, question-and-answer approach, Evidence-Based Practice of Palliative Medicine, 2nd Edition, helps you provide optimal care for patients and families who are dealing with serious illness. This unique reference focuses on patient and family/caregiver-centered care, highlighting the benefits of palliative care and best practices for delivery. The highly practical, user-friendly format sets it apart from other texts in the field, with concise, readable chapters organized around clinical questions that you're most likely to encounter in everyday care. - Uniquely organized using a question-and-answer approach, making it easy to find answers to common questions asked by practitioners and patients. - Up-to-date, reader-friendly chapters explore interventions, assessment techniques, treatment modalities, recommendations and guidelines, communication techniques, and available resources for palliative care. - Expanded discussions on hospice in every chapter, and a new emphasis on pediatrics, with increased material on pediatric malignancies, developmental delays, cystic fibrosis, and perinatal palliative care. - New chapters on wellness of the palliative care practitioner, patients with opioid use disorders, telehealth in palliative care, health disparities, rural palliative care, caring for people with hematologic malignancies, integrative and alternative therapies, LGBTQ+ populations, mobile health technologies, and national palliative care implementation strategies. - High-quality evidence gathered and reviewed by leading experts in palliative medicine, including clinicians, educators, and researchers across a broad range of disciplines. - Numerous algorithms throughout help you make informed decisions, and "take-home" points in every chapter provide a quick summary of key content. - Any additional digital ancillary content may publish up to 6 weeks following the publication date.
Neuroradiology: Key Differential Diagnoses and Clinical Questions E-Book
by Juan E. Small Pamela W. Schaefer Asha Sarma Paul M. BunchMake efficient, accurate diagnoses and prepare for imaging exams with a multitude of differential diagnoses accompanied by hundreds of high-quality, unknown cases in neuroradiology. Neuroradiology: Key Differential Diagnoses and Clinical Questions, 2nd Edition, helps you master the skills you need for interpreting imaging of the head, neck, brain and spine for adults and children. All-new cases and extensively revised content throughout bring you up to date and equip you to reach a definitive diagnosis for common, complex, and rare cases. - Applies pattern analysis techniques to distinguish similar-looking diagnostic considerations. - Shows how diagnostic ambiguities are resolved by comparing and contrasting different entities. - Includes numerous new differential diagnoses. - Provides new and extensively revised content on pediatric neuroradiology, including more complex cases such as symmetric diffusion abnormality in an infant, cortical malformations, and complex spinal dysraphism. - Helps you avoid diagnostic pitfalls by recognizing significant variations in the clinical presentation of different diseases.
Macleod's Clinical Examination - E-Book: Macleod's Clinical Examination - E-Book
by Anna R Dover J. Alastair Innes Karen FairhurstFifty years since it was first published and now fully revised, Macleod's remains the textbook of choice for medical students, junior doctors, nurses and allied health practitioners who understand that excellence in clinical examination is integral to good practice. The fifteenth edition will teach you how to take a history and carry out proficient clinical examination, in order to elicit the key clinical symptoms and signs of disease. It covers general principles, relevant history, examination and investigations for all the major body systems – and how to effectively apply these skills to specific clinical situations and prepare for assessment. Macleod's Clinical Examination is enhanced with 32 supplementary videos demonstrating key clinical examination routines described in the book, many new and revised for this edition in line with latest guidance and best practice. - Primarily focused on the practical skills required by medical students and early career stage clinicians - Explains the physical basis of clinical signs to aid understanding - Introduces the formulation of a differential diagnosis - Provides logical initial investigations for each body system - Enhanced sections on adapting skills to particular situations, including the challenges of remote consultation and infection control - Updated text and images, to ensure the content is relevant to a diverse readership and patient population - Latest clinical decision-making models to aid the learner's diagnostic reasoning - 8 brand new videos produced especially for this edition covering: - Obstetric examination - Gynaecological examination - Assessment of fluid balance - Examination of the hand and wrist - Examination of the foot and ankle - Examination of the neck - Examination of the foot in diabetes and peripheral vascular disease - The timed up and go test
Clinical Handbook of Nephrology - E-Book
by Robert S. BrownConcise and easy to navigate, Clinical Handbook of Nephrology contains vital, everyday information on renal physiology and a wide range of topics, including diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic kidney diseases, hypertension, electrolyte and acid-base disorders, dialysis, and kidney transplantation. This fully up-to-date reference (formerly Nephrology Pocket, a textbook originally published by Börm Bruckmeier) is ideal for physicians, nurses, dialysis center staff, medical students, and trainees, offering a practical roadmap for managing the renal disorders most likely to be encountered in clinical practice. - Contains dozens of diagnostic and treatment algorithms, tables, and charts that allow you to find answers quickly and easily at the point of care. - Allows you to easily find protocols, drug information and treatment guidelines, including the latest KDIGO (Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes) for the evaluation and management of chronic kidney disease, glomerulonephritis, and blood pressure management. - Provides sections on symptoms, signs, and differential diagnoses that allow you to quickly identify common differentials. - Features dedicated chapters on kidney stones, dialysis, and kidney transplantation. - Includes common labs useful for ruling out other medical causes of renal disorders.
Berne and Levy Physiology E-Book: Berne and Levy Physiology E-Book
by Bruce M. Koeppen Bruce A. StantonPairing necessary detail with concise readability, Berne & Levy Physiology, 8th Edition, provides a perfect balance of content to deliver an in-depth understanding of the body's dynamic processes. Long respected for its scientifically rigorous approach, this highly regarded, mid-size text offers essential physiology with integrated coverage of biophysics andkey experimental observations and examples—all designed to provide a solid scientific foundation in physiology for future scientists and clinicians. - Uses a logical, organ system-based approach that clearly describes all of the mechanisms that control and regulate bodily function. - Includes new clinical case examples, as well as In the Clinic and At the Molecular Level boxes that highlight practical aspects of this fundamental science. - Provides key experimental observations and examples that offer a rich understanding of the body's dynamic processes. - Discusses recent discoveries such as the role of lymphatics in the nervous system. - Begins each chapter with a bulleted list of questions and ends with key concepts covered in that chapter.
Practical Evidence-Based Physiotherapy - E-Book: Practical Evidence-Based Physiotherapy - E-Book
by Robert Herbert Gro Jamtvedt Kåre Birger Hagen Mark R. ElkinsPractical Evidence-Based Physiotherapy is designed to help physiotherapists of all levels of expertise to use high quality research evidence in their clinical decision making. Written by an international team of experts and comprehensively updated in its third edition, the book considers how different sorts of evidence can be used to guide physiotherapy practice. It covers emerging methods, the use of both quantitative and qualitative research, and how to use online resources. This book will help physiotherapy students and practitioners acquire fundamental skills of evidence-based practice and clinical reasoning, quickly find and use evidence in their work, and stay up to date with the latest evidence. - Written specifically for physiotherapists, with physiotherapy examples throughout - Clear explanations, research terminology explained - Suitable for all levels of expertise - highlighted critical points and text box summaries (basic), detailed explanations in text (intermediate) and footnotes (advanced) - Detailed strategies for searching physiotherapy-relevant databases, including the DiTA database - Extensive consideration of clinical practice guidelines - Emerging methods such as stepped-wedge trials, network meta-analysis, mixed methods reviews and process evaluations - Widely referenced throughout
Essentials of Equipment in Anaesthesia, Critical Care and Perioperative Medicine - E-Book: Essentials of Equipment in Anaesthesia, Critical Care and Perioperative Medicine - E-Book
by Baha Al-Shaikh Simon G. StaceyEasy to read and follow, Essentials of Equipment in Anaesthesia, Critical Care and Perioperative Medicine makes an otherwise dry subject digestible and easy to learn. This practical textbook comprehensively covers all the equipment used in the operating theatre and intensive care unit, including why it is used and any related safety concerns. It has been fully updated in its sixth edition to include new technologies introduced during the Covid-19 pandemic. This is ideal as the main text for all trainees undertaking the primary FRCA exams and is also suitable anyone who works with anaesthetic equipment, including anaesthetic and intensive care nurses and operating department practitioners. It features concise and consistent text and illustrations, self-assessment features, and exam tips. - Portable, concise and simply formatted – a perfect practical companion - Clear coloured images and illustrations bring the text to life - Follows the Royal College of Anaesthetists postgraduate training and exam syllabus - Summary boxes, more than 100 exam style questions, and OSCE stations and exam tips all aid the reader in exam revision - Covers new equipment and fully updated relevant to current practice - Suggested further reading fully updated - New information on: Aladin Cassettes; Glostavent machine; CONTRAfluran system; videolaryngoscopy and high definition camera use in intubation and endoscopy; use of ultrasound in epidural; Penthrox; NRFit devices; Cell saver; ECMO
The Changing Role of Medical Students - E-Book: The Changing Role of Medical Students - E-Book
by Jeni Harden Ronald M. HardenThe changing role of the student – from consumer and client to partner in the learning process – is arguably the most important development in medical education in the past two decades. The Changing Role of Medical Students takes a comprehensive look at what this means for educators, researchers, administrators, and all stakeholders across health care education. Written by Ronald M. Harden, author of Essential Skills of the Medical Teacher and Eight Roles of the Medical Teacher, and his daughter Jeni Harden, a social scientist with extensive experience teaching both medical and social science students – this book aims to inform and inspire. From the philosophical to the pragmatic, students will better understand the multifaceted roles they can and should embrace in their own education, teachers and trainers will learn how to actively engage students in this process, and administrators will gain insights for how to review and evolve the role of students in their organisations for maximum effectiveness. - Describes the seven roles of the student as an active participant in the delivery of the education programme as: a professional; a facilitator of their own learning; an information processor; a curriculum collaborator; an assessor; a teacher; and as a scholar. - Contains short reflective narratives and anecdotes from the student perspective. - Ideal for students, teachers and trainers, curriculum evaluators and developers, faculty and admissions, as well as researchers and managers throughout the health care education system. - eBook version included with purchase. Your eBook allows you to access, electronically, all of the text, figures, and references from the book.
Pain - E-Book: Pain - E-Book
by Hubert Van Griensven Jenny StrongPain: A textbook for health professionals provides a comprehensive guide to pain and pain management with a focus on interprofessional practice. Written by internationally acclaimed authors and fully updated to reflect latest evidence and understanding, this book bridges the gap between theoretical underpinning and practice for assessment and management of patients with persistent pain – all in clear and accessible language. Now in its third edition, the text emphasises personal aspects of pain and the therapeutic alliance, as well as social and cultural aspects of pain, pain education for patients, and multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary working. It will provide both students and clinicians with a new lens through which to understand a person's pain experience, as well as tools for effective management. - Comprehensive information about all aspects of pain and pain management - Relevant to a wide audience – suitable for physiotherapists, occupational therapists, social workers, nurses and GPs, as well as undergraduate students - Factual and informative for clinicians in everyday practice - Includes information on acute as well as chronic pain - New chapters on communication, the language of pain, pain education for patients, multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary working, and inequities in pain including pain in low- and middle-income countries and amongst indigenous peoples - Updated chapters with new information about the psychology of pain - Now with full colour artworks and page design
Review of Surgery for ABSITE and Boards E-Book
by Christian De Virgilio Areg GrigorianNow thoroughly up to date with new topics, new questions, and new contributors, Review of Surgery for ABSITE and Boards, 3rd Edition, fully prepares you for success on surgery exams. Ideal for surgery residents studying for their yearly in-service ABSITE exam or recent graduates preparing for the ABS qualifying exam, this comprehensive review tool contains nearly 1,000 high-quality questions that follow the new ABSITE and board style. Content has been tested for a number of years on Harbor-UCLA and UC Irvine surgical residents and has proven to significantly improve exam scores. - Covers a full range of topics aligned with the SCORE (Surgical Council on Residency Education) Curriculum Outline for General Surgery Residents. - Accurately reflects the content of standardized tests, with correct answers and detailed explanations (including why the incorrect answers are incorrect) based on information found in major reference works in the field of surgery. - Provides a new overview of key concepts with at-a-glance facts at the beginning of each chapter. - Covers newer topics such as gynecology, urology, anesthesia, oncology, and tumor biology, reflecting the format of the current exam. - Offers online testing that allows you to test yourself and quickly score your responses. - Includes new high-yield illustrations by a surgical resident and medical illustrator. - Features new assistant editors and chapter authors, including surgical educators and residents with a strong track record of outstanding ABSITE performance.
Potter and Perry's Canadian Fundamentals of Nursing - E-Book: Potter and Perry's Canadian Fundamentals of Nursing - E-Book
by Barbara J. Astle Wendy Duggleby Patricia A. Potter Anne G. Perry Patricia A. Stockert Amy HallGet the solid foundation you need to practise nursing in Canada! Potter & Perry's Canadian Fundamentals of Nursing, 7th Edition covers the nursing concepts, knowledge, research, and skills that are essential to professional nursing practice in Canada. The text’s full-colour, easy-to-use approach addresses the entire scope of nursing care, reflecting Canadian standards, culture, and the latest in evidence-informed care. New to this edition are real-life case studies and a new chapter on practical nursing in Canada. Based on Potter & Perry’s respected Fundamentals text and adapted and edited by a team of Canadian nursing experts led by Barbara J. Astle and Wendy Duggleby, this book ensures that you understand Canada’s health care system and health care issues as well as national nursing practice guidelines. More than 50 nursing skills are presented in a clear, two-column format that includes steps and rationales to help you learn how and why each skill is performed. The five-step nursing process provides a consistent framework for care, and is demonstrated in more than 20 care plans. Nursing care plans help you understand the relationship between assessment findings and nursing diagnoses, the identification of goals and outcomes, the selection of interventions, and the process for evaluating care. Planning sections help nurses plan and prioritize care by emphasizing Goals and Outcomes, Setting Priorities, and Teamwork and Collaboration. More than 20 concept maps show care planning for clients with multiple nursing diagnoses. UNIQUE! Critical Thinking Model in each clinical chapter shows you how to apply the nursing process and critical thinking to provide the best care for patients. UNIQUE! Critical Thinking Exercises help you to apply essential content. Coverage of interprofessional collaboration includes a focus on patient-centered care, Indigenous peoples’ health referencing the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) Report, the CNA Code of Ethics, and Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) legislation. Evidence-Informed Practice boxes provide examples of recent state-of-the-science guidelines for nursing practice. Research Highlight boxes provide abstracts of current nursing research studies and explain the implications for daily practice. Patient Teaching boxes highlight what and how to teach patients, and how to evaluate learning. Learning objectives, key concepts, and key terms in each chapter summarize important content for more efficient review and study. Online glossary provides quick access to definitions for all key terms.