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  • Pocket Guide to Musculoskeletal Assessment

    • 2nd Edition
    • Richard E. Baxter
    • English
    The second edition of this handy reference tool includes even more special tests, treatment options and resources to help physical therapy students perform thorough and efficient musculoskeletal assessments of patients. Organized in outline format, each of the 15 chapters includes an overview of subjective and objective examination topics for a specific body region or system, followed by a quick reference table of special tests and treatment options. The expanded appendices also include a number of assessment tools and resources that will be useful to both students and professionals. The guide's small size and lay-flat spiral binding make it easy for students to refer to during actual patient treatment if they need to check on a test for a particular body region. Graduated tabs marking the location of each chapter and appendix will make it easier for students and clinicians to find information quickly.

  • Neonatal Nursing Handbook - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource

    • 1st Edition
    • Carole Kenner + 1 more
    • English

  • Miller-Keane Encyclopedia & Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing & Allied Health

    • 7th Edition
    • Miller-Keane + 1 more
    • English
    Reviewed by experts in virtually every professional specialty, this definitive dictionary is highly regarded for its readability, accuracy, clinical usefulness, and multidisciplinary approach. Revised and expanded, this seventh edition includes more than 2,000 new entries, numerous new definitions for complementary and alternative therapy terms, new encyclopedic entries, printed thumb tabs, and a companion website. A new, more compact size and soft cover allow for greater portability and ease of use.

  • Feline Behavior

    • 2nd Edition
    • Bonnie V. Beaver
    • English
    The new edition of this popular book covers all common behavior problems pertaining to the cat including the history of feline development to social and communicative behavior. The easily accessible format makes this an excellent book for both professionals and pet owners. Important areas of discussion are the cat's behavior and its changing role for humans, and the inclusion of new treatments as additional information is learned about cat behavior.

  • Emergency Medicine

    An Approach to Clinical Problem-Solving
    • 2nd Edition
    • Glenn C. Hamilton + 3 more
    • English
    Consolidated to include only the most pertinent facts, this New Edition presents up-to-date knowledge on emergency medicine from the assessment of signs and symptoms through the process of clinical problem solving. Experts in the field provide both an on-site and clinical perspective, including information ranging from data gathering, differential diagnosis, hypothesis formulation and testing; to decision guidelines, principles of management, and documentation. Additional algorithms, decision rules and case studies aid users in diagnosis of both common and catastrophic diseases. Back in an all-new edition, Emergency Medicine 2nd Edition covers the most common disorders seen in the emergency department in a handy, outline format. It explains the responsibilities of the emergency physician along with the decisions that need to be made. The 2nd Edition is perfect for on-the-go consultation - soft cover, shorter, and more focused.

  • Medical Insurance Billing and Coding

    An Essentials Worktext
    • 1st Edition
    • Marilyn Fordney + 1 more
    • English
    Winner of the Text and Academic Authors Association's 2003 Textbook Excellence Award! This completely new full-color worktext presents all aspects of submitting, tracing, appealing, and transmitting claims for today's full range of health plans. Distilled from the comprehensive textbook, Fordney's Insurance Handbook for the Medical Office, this essentials text features a streamlined approach to key topics – including documentation in a medical office, Example boxes, colorful illustrations, and an appendix that uses color-coded payer icons to teach readers how to complete the HCFA-1500 form. Self-study workbook sections and practice exercises incorporated throughout the book make it easy to learn diagnostic coding, procedural coding, office and insurance collection strategies, Medicare considerations, and more. A companion CD-ROM and website offer additional practice and interactive learning opportunities!

  • Hemodynamic Monitoring

    Invasive and Noninvasive Clinical Application
    • 3rd Edition
    • Gloria Oblouk Darovic
    • English
    Praised by nursing students for its straightforward language and readability, this interdisciplinary reference on bedside hemodynamic monitoring covers the technical aspects of clinical monitoring, including diagnostic and management principles for fluid-filled systems, intracranial hemodynamics, open-heart surgery patients, pediatric patients, and more! Well illustrated chapters detail exactly how to insert and manipulate catheters safely, read monitors properly, and interpret readings accurately. Precise illustrations deliver crucial details on delicate techniques. Content on the strengths and shortcomings of various hemodynamic monitoring modalities has been expanded significantly in the third edition, and a new chapter on intra-aortic balloon pumping has been added.TOC.

  • Self-Assessment Guide to Accompany Respiratory Care

    Principles & Practice
    • 1st Edition
    • Lucia Hess-April + 1 more
    • English

  • Critical Diagnostic Thinking in Respiratory Care

    A Case-Based Approach
    • 1st Edition
    • James K. Stoller + 2 more
    • English
    This book is organized into four logical sections. Section 1 is a thorough introduction to the processes involved in developing critical diagnostic thinking. It demonstrates how to use information from the patient's history and physical examination to develop the differential diagnosis: an ordered list of likeliest causes. The other sections of the book present cases typical of three broad clinical settings: outpatient, inpatient non-ICU, and ICU. Each of the chapters in these sections begins with a clinical vignette posing an important respiratory problem with an accompanying description of the history and physical examination. This is followed by a review of the common and uncommon causes of the patient's symptom(s). The likelihood of a specific cause of the symptom is then analyzed using the specific features of the patient's history and physical examination. Finally, each chapter closes with a section on some of the more common pitfalls in diagnosing the patient.

  • Infection Prevention in Surgical Settings

    • 1st Edition
    • Barbara Gruendemann + 1 more
    • English
    Infection Prevention in Surgical Settings is a handbook that provides easy access to guidelines for infection control in various surgical settings. It specifically addresses the needs of nurses practicing in perioperative, PACU, ambulatory surgery, endoscopy, or other surgical settings who need access to current guidelines to meet OSHA and JCAHO requirements.Infecti... Prevention contains procedure guidelines for preparation of the patient, surgical equipment, personnel, and surgical practices. Each procedure contains a brief description, followed by rationales for the principles outlines in the procedure. Each rationale is referenced to AORN standards, CDC guidelines, and other resources.

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