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  • Havard’s Nursing Guide to Drugs 12e

    • 12th Edition
    • Adriana Tiziani + 3 more
    • English
    Essential reference for students and cliniciansHavard’s Nursing Guide to Drugs is an indispensable guide for nurses and nursing students that can be used both as a quick reference for medicine information and to acquire a deeper understanding for safe and effective drug administration by nurses.The guide is accessible and user friendly. It provides all the information you need for safe administration of medication, with drugs classified by both therapeutic class and body system for easy navigation.The twelfth edition has been comprehensively reviewed and updated to ensure that usage, dose, side-effects, contraindications and precautions are consistent with current Australian pharmaceutical guidelines.

  • Kremkau's Sonography Principles and Instruments

    • 11th Edition
    • Flemming Forsberg
    • English
    Enhance your imaging skills with the latest sonographic technologies and prepare for the ARDMS SPI certification exam! Kremkau's Sonography Principles and Instruments, 11th Edition, explains how diagnostic ultrasound works and covers the essentials of ultrasound physics and instrumentation, including Doppler imaging, artifacts, safety, and quality assurance. More than 1,300 illustrations include ultrasound scans, helping to demonstrate imaging anatomy, motion, and flow. In simplifying complicated concepts, Kremkau's succeeds where other texts do not. With the right blend of imaging fundamentals, current techniques, and exam practice questions, this book is ideal for both students and experienced practitioners.

  • Maternal-Child Nursing

    • 7th Edition
    • Jacqueline Carroll + 2 more
    • English
    Build your nursing skills and make a meaningful difference in the lives of women and children! Maternal-Child Nursing, 7th Edition, makes it easy to understand the essentials of women’s health, maternity, and children’s nursing care. Content simplifies the practice of developing clinical judgment skills and providing safe, effective care in evidence-based practice. This edition adds new information on maternal mortality, human trafficking, and other topics. Best of all, active learning tools and features make it fun to master nursing concepts, offering plenty of opportunities to apply your knowledge to the practice setting.

  • Rééducation de la main et du poignet

    Anatomie fonctionnelle et techniques
    • 2nd Edition
    • de la main Société française de rééducation + 5 more
    • French
    Cet ouvrage présente les travaux des membres du GEMMSOR (Groupe d’étude de la main et dumembre supérieur en orthèse et rééducation) et retranscrit les savoir-faire et les connaissancesacquis grâce à plusieurs décennies d’expérience dans ce domaine spécialisé. Les 41 chapitresde l’ouvrage décrivent de manière méthodique, réfléchie et référencée, les domaines les plusrécents de rééducation : l’anatomie fonctionnelle, présentée de manière novatrice : architecture musculaire, continuitéanatomique ; les techniques de rééducation, issues de l’expérience : bilan, examen clinique, cicatrices,technique... actives, renforcement musculaire, orthèses… ; les rééducations spécifiques.Chaque thème exposé ouvre à des perspectives d’avenir enrichies par l’évolution constante de lachirurgie de la main. Le couple chirurgien-rééducate... est toujours valorisé dans une optique, undésir commun de se remettre en question face aux difficultés quotidiennes des patients blessés.Profondément remaniée, cette 2e édition s’enrichit de nombreux chapitres supplémentaires,nota... sur la biomécanique, l’anatomie des nerfs et des téguments, le traitement dela raideur main coude, l’oedème traumatique - pratique du taping, les outils numériquesou encore la psychologie du patient. Elle procède également à la suppression de chapitresobsolètes et à la mise à jour de l’iconographie.Cet ouvrage constitue une référence pour les rééducateurs (kinésithérapeutes, ergothérapeutes,orth... appareilleurs, physiothérapeutes), les médecins de médecine physique, les chirurgiens,les étudiants en masso-kinésithérapie... ergothérapie et ceux préparant le diplôme d’orthopédisteorthés... de 55 collaborateurs du GEMMSOR, kinésithérapeutes et physiothérapeutes,ma... aussi chirurgiens et enseignants, sont associés à la rédaction de cet ouvrage.

  • Complications in Orthopaedics: Foot and Ankle

    • 1st Edition
    • Amiethab Aiyer + 2 more
    • English
    The difference between an average surgeon and a master surgeon is often an ability to navigate and resolve surgical complications. Complications in Orthopaedics: Foot and Ankle Surgery provides expert guidance and offers real solutions to improve patient outcomes, for both the trainee and the experienced surgeon. This brand-new volume in the Complications in Orthopaedics series from series editor Dr. Stephen R. Thompson, along with expert surgeons Drs. Amiethab Aiyer, Ettore Vulcano, and Jonathan Kaplan, focuses on how to recognize and avoid errors during foot and ankle surgery, with thorough coverage of preoperative errors, intraoperative issues, and postoperative complications.

  • Medical Office Administration

    A Worktext
    • 6th Edition
    • Brenda A. Potter
    • English
    Learn the skills you need to succeed in the modern medical office! Medical Office Administration: A Worktext, 6th Edition provides a clear, hands-on approach to help you master the role and responsibilities of the administrative medical assistant. With a focus on exceptional patient service, this easy-to-read text stresses comprehension, application, and critical thinking to ensure you are job-ready on day one. When used in conjunction with SimChart® for the Medical Office, Elsevier’s educational EHR (sold separately), you will gain realistic experience with day-to-day tasks as if you were in an actual office setting. This worktext helps you develop the knowledge and skills you need to think critically and respond confidently to the challenges you’ll encounter on the job.

  • Geriatrics, An Issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 56-2
    • Mary Gardner
    • English
    In this issue of Veterinary Clinics: Small Animal Practice, guest editor Dr. Mary Gardner brings her considerable expertise to the topic of Geriatrics. As the pet population ages—with research showing that 43% of patients are now considered senior—it is alarming that nearly 50% never see their vet before the end. In this issue, top experts cover key issues such as managing chronic pain, mobility challenges, sensory decline, and co-morbidities while also addressing the importance of client education and support for stressed caregivers. Drawing on insights from our experiences and research, this issue offers real-world strategies to ensure that every geriatric case is met with effective, compassionate care for both the pet and their families.

  • Evidence-Based Medicine

    • 6th Edition
    • Sharon E. Straus + 4 more
    • English
    A unique and valuable resource for busy clinicians at any stage of their career, Evidence-Based Medicine: How to Practice and Teach EBM, 6th Edition, is ideal for those who want to learn how to effectively practice and teach evidence-based medicine (EBM). This classic introduction to EBM has been thoroughly updated from cover to cover, while retaining its short, practical format that emphasizes the direct clinical application of EBM and provides the tactics to practice and teach EBM in real time and in various settings. Written by internationally renowned practising clinicians, methodologists, and teachers, this bestselling text offers easy-to-read, accessible coverage of all the basics of EBM for time-constrained undergraduate and postgraduate medical learners, instructors, and practitioners in all clinical areas of health care.

  • Seidel's Guide to Physical Examination

    An Interprofessional Approach
    • 11th Edition
    • Joyce E. Dains + 4 more
    • English
    **Selected for 2026 Doody's Core Titles in Diagnosis/Assessment... how to conduct a patient-centered health history and physical examination! Seidel's Guide to Physical Examination: An Interprofessional Approach, 11th Edition, takes a uniquely interprofessional collaborative approach to health assessment, with a strong emphasis on lifespan considerations and differential diagnosis of unexpected findings. Each core chapter is organized into four sections ― Anatomy and Physiology, Review of Related History, Examination and Findings, and Abnormalities ― with lifespan content integrated into each area. Written by a team of nurse practitioners and physicians, this one-of-a-kind textbook uses evidence-based guidelines to help you master hands-on exam techniques, as well as communication skills that build rapport and trust with the patient.

  • Sleep Disparities, An Issue of Sleep Medicine Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 21-1
    • Lourdes M. DelRosso
    • English
    In this issue of Sleep Medicine Clinics, guest editor Dr. Lourdes Del Rosso brings her considerable expertise to the topic of Sleep Disparities. The disparities in sleep, encompassing variations in sleep patterns, disorders, and access to sleep medicine services, are significant factors that impact overall health and well-being. In this issue, top experts assist in recognizing and mitigating sleep disparities, leading to improved diagnostic and treatment approaches and ultimately enhancing the quality of sleep and overall health outcomes for individuals.

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