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The Medicine portfolio strives to advance medicine by delivering superior evidence-based education, reference information and decision support tools to clinicians, trainees, and students. Specialties covered include Anesthesiology, Internal Medicine, Surgery, Radiology & Imaging, Pathology, Orthopedics, Ophthalmology, Infectious Disease, Allergy & Immunology, Pediatrics, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Hematology & Oncology, Plastic Surgery, and many more. The Medicine portfolio includes world-renowned titles such as Gray's Anatomy and Netter Atlas of Human Anatomy, Braunwald's Heart Disease, Goldman-Cecil Medicine, Osborn's Brain, Dermatology (Bolognia), Diagnostic Ultrasound (Rumack), The Harriet Lane Handbook, Fanaroff and Martin's Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Ferri's Clinical Advisor, Conn's Current Therapy, and more.

  • The Elements of Fracture Fixation

    • 5th Edition
    • Anand J. Thakur
    • English
    Orthopaedic community’s understanding of fracture healing process changes with newer methods of scientific investigations. The new knowledge when applied to clinical practice changes the way one uses an existing implant. The fifth edition incorporates these changes and presents a lucid and contemporary account of the biomechanical and clinical aspects of the elements of fracture fixation. In this silver jubilee edition, Dr Thakur has organized the basic principles and scientific rationales involved in fracture fixation. His easy-to-understand descriptions of screws, plates, nails, wires, cables and external fixators are good resource tools and provide a thorough review of basic biomechanics. The Elements of Fracture Fixation is an exquisite compendium of fracture fixation implants for residents, fellows and masters, written by an experienced surgeon. It explains the fundamentals of fracture fixation in a format that is concise, well organized, and easy to follow, and addresses the biomechanical principles and usage techniques of a wide range of modern orthopaedic trauma implants in use today. It is a well-illustrated, concise, clear and well-written book on the various implants and concepts of fracture fixation.
  • Buck's The Next Step: Advanced Medical Coding and Auditing, 2023/2024 Edition

    • 1st Edition
    • Elsevier
    • English
    Master advanced coding skills! Buck’s The Next Step: Advanced Medical Coding and Auditing shows how to code for services such as medical visits, diagnostic testing and interpretation, treatments, surgeries, and anesthesia. Real-world cases (cleared of any patient identifiers) takes your coding proficiency a step further by providing hands-on practice with physician documentation. With this guide, you’ll learn to pull the right information from medical documents, select the right codes, determine the correct sequencing of those codes, and properly audit cases.
  • Learning Radiology

    Recognizing the Basics
    • 5th Edition
    • William Herring
    • English
    Dr. William Herring’s Learning Radiology: Recognizing the Basics, 5th Edition, remains the leading introductory radiology text for medical students and others who are required to read and interpret common radiologic images. Using an easy-to-follow pattern recognition approach, this clearly written, highly illustrated text teaches how to differentiate normal and abnormal images of all modalities. From the basics of patient safety, dose reduction, and radiation protection to the latest information on ultrasound, MRI, and CT, it provides a complete, up-to-date introduction to radiology needed by today’s students.
  • The Sepsis Codex

    • 1st Edition
    • Marcio Borges + 2 more
    • English
    Offering a global, multidisciplinary perspective on this life-threatening medical emergency, The Sepsis Codex provides a concise yet comprehensive look at a complex topic. Nearly 20% of global deaths are attributed to sepsis annually, nearly half of which are in children under the age of five, with low-resource settings being disproportionately affected. A “one size fits all” approach is not sufficient to meet individual patients’ needs, instead requiring a therapeutic approach that considers different ages, predisposing factors, genetic traits, and more. This cutting-edge resource brings you up to date with recent medical advances in this challenging area.
  • Praxishandbuch Psychische Gesundheit in der Adoleszenz

    Transition im Fokus
    • 1st Edition
    • Daniel Illy + 1 more
    • German
    Das Buch zeigt Ihnen verschiedene psychische Erkrankungen – über die Lebensspanne vom Kindes- und Jugendalter bis hin zum jungen Erwachsenenalter. Sie erfahren, wie sich psychische Erkrankungen im Verlauf verändern und erhalten eine Vielzahl von Beispielen und Tipps für den Praxisalltag. Darüber hinaus werden auch rechtliche Fragen beantwortet. Erklärt und beschrieben wird, was für einen geplanten Übergang (Transition) von einer jugendzentrierten hin zu einer erwachsenenorientier... psychiatrischen Versorgung erforderlich ist, um die Heranwachsenden bei den damit verbundenen Schwierigkeiten bestmöglich unterstützen zu können. Das Buch eignet sich für: Weiterbildungsassist... und Fachärzt*innen Kinder- und Jugendpschiatrie Fachärzt*inneen Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie Psychologische Psychotherapeut*inne...
  • Mémo-Guide de l'infirmier libéral

    Réussir son installation et optimiser son activité
    • 2nd Edition
    • Nathalie PETIT + 2 more
    • French
    L’ouvrage La promesse de meilleures conditions de travail attire chaque année un nombre plus important d’IDE vers l’exercice en libéral. Autonomie, qualité relationnelle, progression possible des revenus… autant d’arguments pour s’installer, seul(e) ou à plusieurs, en cabinet. Mais cette installation a de fortes contraintes, dont beaucoup ne sont pas étudiées lors de la formation initiale. L’IDEL devient un gestionnaire d’entreprise, dans un contexte économique tendu, sur fond de polémique de surpopulation professionnelle et de « menaces » sur la prise en charge de certains actes. L’IDEL se retrouve confronté(e) à une charge administrative importante, à des problématiques juridiques et fiscales, mais aussi à l’élargissement de ses responsabilités personnelles, et surtout au manque de temps.Afin d’être efficace rapidement, cette nouvelle édition offre des réponses entièrement mises à jour selon les tout derniers changements de législation, en un coup d’œil grâce à son format clair, conçu sous forme de fiches questions/réponses où sont détaillées toutes les informations indispensables, pratiques et légales, sur l’installation en cabinet, le statut et les différentes protections, l’organisation de l’exercice au quotidien, la gestion administrative et comptable, ainsi que différents outils législatifs.Cet ouvrage s’adresse tant aux IDE qui souhaitent s’installer en libéral qu’aux IDEL déjà en activité. Il apporte des réponses claires à toutes les questions soulevées par la pratique au quotidien.
  • Textbook of Anatomy- Abdomen and Lower Limb, Volume 2

    • 4th Edition
    • Vishram Singh
    • English
    The fourth edition of this book is thoroughly revised and updated in accordance with the competency-based undergraduate medical education curriculum as per guidelines of National Medical Commission (NMC). Following recent trends in medical education, this book has been profusely illustrated and designed in simple and easy-to-understand language for better retention of learnt concepts. Considering significant developments and advances in the subject, the book provides practical application of anatomical facts through its unique feature – Clinical Correlation boxes in chapters. Primarily meant for UG medical students, but also useful for dental students; NEET, FMGE, USMLE, PLAB, etc.
  • Clinical Surgery

    • 4th Edition
    • M. Asif Chaudry + 2 more
    • English
    Clinical Surgery provides a complete overview of all surgical specialties, and is suitable for advanced undergraduates through to surgical trainees preparing for the FRCS.This comprehensive textbook is designed around the Intercollegiate Surgical Curriculum Programme (ISCP) framework, and provides information needed for passing MCQs, OSCEs and Vivas in the one book. Information is divided into three clear sections: basic science and surgical strategy; common surgical conditions and trauma; and leadership, evidence-based practice and global surgery.This fourth edition has been fully updated and restructured by a new editorial team. Older concepts have been replaced by a new focus on systems biology, omics sciences and multidisciplinary sciences, and the book presents a modern, inclusive view of the surgeon as part of a multidisciplinary team delivering high quality care.
  • Critical Role of PET in Assessing Age Related Disorders, An Issue of PET Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 18-1
    • Abass Alavi
    • English
    In this issue, guest editors bring their considerable expertise to this important topic.
  • Challenges in Pulmonary Hypertension, An Issue of Heart Failure Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 19-1
    • Alexander E. Sherman + 2 more
    • English
    In this issue of Heart Failure Clinics, guest editors Drs. Alberto M. Marra, Pietro Ameri, and Alexander E. Sherman bring their considerable expertise to Challenges in Pulmonary Hypertension. Top experts in the field cover key topics such as gender aspects in pulmonary hypertension; PAH in connective tissue diseases beyond systemic sclerosis; genetic background of high altitude pulmonary edema; oxygen therapy in pulmonary vascular disease; and more.