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  • Ciottone's Disaster Medicine

    • 3rd Edition
    • Gregory R. Ciottone
    • English
    **Selected for Doody’s Core Titles® 2024 in Emergency Medicine**While medical specialists in disaster mitigation, preparedness, and response are needed worldwide, the initial phase of disaster response is almost entirely dependent upon local resources—making it essential that all healthcare personnel have a working knowledge of the field and stand ready to integrate into the response system. Ciottone's Disaster Medicine, 3rd Edition, is the most comprehensive reference available to help accomplish these goals in every community. It thoroughly covers isolated domestic events as well as global disasters and humanitarian crises. Dr. Gregory Ciottone and more than 200 worldwide authorities share their knowledge and expertise on the preparation, assessment, and management of both natural and man-made disasters, including lessons learned by the responders to contemporary disasters such as the COVID-19 pandemic, Australian and western U.S. wildfires, European heatwaves, the Beirut explosion, recent hurricanes and typhoons, and the global refugee crisis.

  • Mosby's Pocket Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing & Health Professions

    • 9th Edition
    • Mosby
    • English
    What does that term mean? How is it even pronounced? Make sense of the complex world of health care with Mosby's® Pocket Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing & Health Professions, 9th Edition. This comprehensive, portable dictionary offers a unique, strong focus on nursing and health science terminology. Featuring over 37,000 authoritative definitions of diseases, procedures, equipment, drugs, and more, it ensures you have the most reliable health science information right at your fingertips in an intuitive A-to-Z format — no struggling to find sub-definitions! Word roots and pronunciations help you learn and correctly use medical terminology, and alphabetized, screened thumb tabs make finding definitions quick and easy.

  • Current Topics in Critical Care for the Anesthesiologist, An Issue of Anesthesiology Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 41-1
    • Athanasios Chalkias + 2 more
    • English
    In this issue of Anesthesiology Clinics, guest editors Drs. Athanasios Chalkias, Mary Jarzebowski, and Kathryn Rosenblatt bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Current Topics in Critical Care for the Anesthesiologist. Top experts in the field cover key topics such as perioperative management of the acute stroke patient; traumatic brain injury: intraoperative management and ICU multimodality monitoring; update on mechanical circulatory devices; management of intraoperative cardiac arrest; intraoperative ventilator management of the critically ill patient; and more.

  • Study Guide for Understanding Pharmacology

    Essentials for Medication Safety
    • 3rd Edition
    • M. Linda Workman
    • English
    This study guide for Understanding Pharmacology: Essentials for Medication Safety, 3rd Edition offers content review and a wide range of engaging activities and medication safety practice questions to help you master pharmacology concepts, learn drug safety, and practice dosage calculation.

  • Penn Clinical Manual of Urology

    • 3rd Edition
    • Thomas J. Guzzo + 4 more
    • English
    **Selected for 2025 Doody’s Core Titles® in Urology**Brief, well-illustrated chapters, an easy-to-read format, and a convenient, portable size make Penn Clinical Manual of Urology, 3rd Edition, your go-to resource for fast reference on the effective diagnosis and treatment of urologic disorders. Concise and practical, this manual is indispensable for both residents and practitioners as a daily clinical guide as well as an outstanding review tool for board exam preparation.

  • Clinical Immuno-Oncology

    • 1st Edition
    • John E. Niederhuber
    • English
    Offering focused, practical, and up-to-date content on immunotherapies used to treat a wide variety of cancer types, Clinical Immuno-Oncology covers the basic cellular and molecular mechanisms involved in cancer initiation and progression. The text reviews the development of tumor specific antigens and the challenges of developing cancer immunotherapies. Every effort is made to relate the fundamental aspects of host immunity to the efficacy of current immunotherapies and how they work in conjunction with the immune system to combat cancer. This foundational resource explains the basics of cancer immunotherapy, discusses best practices, and provides recommendations from experienced clinicians in the field. Dr. John E. Niederhuber and a team of expert contributing authors provide clinically focused information essential for integrating these new therapies into practice—making this an ideal resource for fellows, practitioners, and other cancer team members in medical oncology, radiation oncology, cancer surgery, immunology, and cancer research.

  • Mémo-fiches DEAES - Diplôme d'Etat d'Accompagnant Educatif et Social

    L'essentiel pour réviser - DF 1 à DF 5
    • 3rd Edition
    • Guillaume Demont + 2 more
    • French
    Cet ouvrage de fiches de révision détaille le programme officiel du nouveau diplôme DEAES (Diplôme d’Etat d’Accompagnant Educatif et Social) entré en vigueur en septembre 2021 et organisé sur la base de 5 domaines de formation : • accompagnement de la personne dans les actes essentiels de la vie quotidienne ;• accompagnement de la personne dans les actes de la vie quotidienne dans le respect de cette personne et des règles d’hygiène et de sécurité ;• accompagnement à la vie sociale et relationnelle de la personne ;• positionnement en tant que travailleur social dans son contexte d’intervention ;• AFGSU2.Ce mémo-fiches permet au futur AES de s’approprier les connaissances de la formation grâce :• à un cours synthétique très didactique ;• aux cas pratiques des encadrés « Situation » ;• aux compétences à maîtriser développées dans le « Rôle de l’AES ».C’est l’outil indispensable pour accompagner les futurs AES dans leur formation et les aider à préparer efficacement les épreuves de certification de fin d’étude. Les professionnels pourront également s’y référer pour réviser leurs compétences et leurs connaissances.

  • Covid-19, An Issue of Heart Failure Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 19-2
    • Timothy D. Henry + 1 more
    • English
    In this issue, guest editors bring their considerable expertise to this important topic.

  • Kurzlehrbuch Physik

    im Medizinstudium (mit Videotutorials)
    • 6th Edition
    • Thomas Wenisch
    • German
    Lernen, verstehen, wissen – top vorbereitet durch das Semester und die Prüfung. Inkl. 10 QR-Codes zu Lernvideos des bekannten Physikers und Online-Dozenten ''Physikcoachs“ Robert Naumann. Physik gehört neben Biologie und Chemie zu den Basisnaturwissenscha... in der Medizin. Unsere Kurzlehrbücher machen Lernen effizient! Die vorklinischen Kurzlehrbücher vermitteln schnell und kompakt ein solides Verständnis der Fächer. Für alle Situationen geeignet: zum semesterbegleitenden Einsatz und zur gezielten Vorbereitung auf die 1. Ärztliche Prüfung (Physikum). Verlässliche Orientierung durch ein gut strukturiertes Layout: Was ist wirklich wichtig? -> Sinnvoll gesetzte Schwerpunkte dank IMPP-Hits Wie merken sich das andere Studierende? -> Wir haben die besten Lerntipps! Was wird im Physikum gefragt? -> Farbige Kennzeichnung der Prüfungsrelevanz Was hat das mit Medizin zu tun? -> Klinikkästen erklären den klinischen Zusammenhang! Das Beste: Der berühmte Youtuber und erfolgreiche Online-Dozent Robert Naumann, besser bekannt als der ''Physikcoach'', hat für dieses Werk 10 seiner bekannten Lernvideos bereitgestellt. Diese können an thematisch passender Stelle per QR-Code einfach abgerufen werden.

  • Vaccine Hesitancy, An Issue of Pediatric Clinics of North America

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 70-2
    • Peter G. Szilagyi + 2 more
    • English
    In this issue of Pediatric Clinics of North America, guest editors Drs. Peter G. Szilagyi, Sharon G. Humiston, and Tamera Coyne-Beasley bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Vaccine Hesitancy. A growing problem even before the COVID-19 pandemic, vaccine hesitancy encompasses various factors involving both researchers and practitioners: transparency in research, scientific findings, and governmental programs; effective communication strategies; addressing and understanding cultural, psychosocial, spiritual, political, and cognitive factors; and a willingness to learn the root causes and concerns about vaccine hesitancy. In this issue, top experts address these topics to help you improve vaccine confidence with your patients.

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