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    • Current Surgical Therapy

      • 14th Edition
      • November 16, 2022
      • John L. Cameron + 1 more
      • English
      • Hardback
        9 7 8 0 3 2 3 7 9 6 8 3 5
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 3 2 3 7 9 6 8 4 2
      **Selected for Doody’s Core Titles® 2024 in General Surgery**An essential resource for written, oral, and recertifying board study, as well as an excellent reference for everyday clinical practice, Current Surgical Therapy, 14th Edition, provides trusted, authoritative advice on today's best treatment and management options for general surgery. Residents and practitioners alike appreciate the concise, highly formatted approach to each topic, as well as the practical, hands-on advice on selecting and implementing current surgical approaches from today’s preeminent general surgeons. This highly regarded text remains the only surgical reference of its kind, offering a complete array of topics and delivering just the key facts.

    • Abdominal Ultrasound

      • 4th Edition
      • June 25, 2022
      • Nicola Davidson
      • English
      • Hardback
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      • eBook
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      Abdominal Ultrasound has become the core text in the UK for trainee sonographers learning to scan the abdominal area. Now fully updated to reflect the latest evidence and technology, the fourth edition provides a solid foundation to abdominal ultrasound for practitioners of all levels.This highly illustrated book covers everything from basic principles through to discussion of complex features and ultrasound findings for a large range of conditions. It includes basic related anatomy, technique and ultrasound appearances together with the most common pathologies.This edition has been written and edited by a collaborative team of influential sonographers, consultant sonographers and consultant radiologists, and continues to provide clear explanations along with excellent use of images that make learning easy for all those who use ultrasound as part of their healthcare role.

    • Textbook of Medical Biochemistry

      • 5th Edition
      • November 13, 2022
      • Dinesh Puri
      • English
      • Paperback
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      • eBook
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      The fifth edition of this book is thoroughly revised and updated as per guidelines of NMC in accordance with the competency-based curriculum of Biochemistry. It focuses primarily on clarity of the fundamental concepts with a logical sequence of events that aids learning. The organization of content in this profusely illustrated book provides the essential knowledge of biochemistry without extraneous details.Authentic resource material for undergraduate medical students, NEXT, USMLE, PLAB, etc.New to this Edition• Addition of new chapter on Processing and Targeting of Proteins.• Systematically modified chapters on Cancer; Recombinant DNA Technology and Genetic Engineering; Molecular Biology: Eukaryotic Gene Expression; Immunology; Organ Function Tests; Carbohydrates and Lipid Metabolism; and Energy Metabolism and Nutrition to cater to various competencies recommended by new curriculum.• Inclusion of clinical boxes in each chapter highlighting horizontal- and vertical integration of topics to foster solid understanding.• Enriched text with additional new line diagrams, clinical photographs, tables and boxes for easy understanding and reproducibility.• Multiple-choice questions have been given chapterwise to evaluate the level of understanding and memory recall of the students.Salient Features• Extensively revised and updated all chapters, in line with recommendations of CBME and subject requirement.• Important points have been threaded throughout the text in yellow boxes, reemphasizing the core concepts.• Selected advanced learning concepts are highlighted in blue boxes or enclosed in numbered boxes for postgraduate students and inquisitive undergraduates.• Nearly all figures have been modified or redrawn to make reading soothing for better retention.• Inclusion of new questions at the end of book for self-assessment of the topics studied.• Clinical cases along with case discussions – important pillar of the CBME are presented for problem-based learning and knowledge.Online resources at www.medenact.com• Complementary access to full e-book• Whiteboard Lectures• Question Bank

    • Basic Medical Language with Flash Cards

      • 7th Edition
      • November 16, 2022
      • Danielle LaFleur Brooks + 2 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Build the foundation you need to confidently communicate with your healthcare team! Basic Medical Language, 7th Edition makes it easy to master the medical terminology needed for success in the health professions. This concise text helps you learn and recognize hundreds of medical terms by introducing the suffixes, prefixes, and combining forms used in building words. Brief, illustrated lessons present terms by body system, and include exercises that ask you to build, define, and read commonly used medical terms. From an expert writing team led by Danielle LaFleur Brooks, this book includes realistic case studies and an Evolve website that simplifies learning with animations, activities, games, quizzes, and more.

    • Nursing Research and Statistics

      • 4th Edition
      • November 16, 2022
      • Suresh Sharma
      • English
      • Paperback
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      • eBook
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      Nursing Research and Statistics, fourth edition, is precisely written as per the Indian Nursing Council revised syllabus for BSc nursing students. It may also serve as an introductory text for the postgraduate students and can also be helpful for general nursing and midwifery students and other health care professionals. The book is an excellent attempt towards introducing the students to the various research methodologies adopted in the field of nursing.

    • Parasitologie et mycologie médicales

      • 2nd Edition
      • September 12, 2022
      • ANOFEL + 2 more
      • French
      • Paperback
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      • Paperback
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      • eBook
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      Ce guide fournit la synthèse la plus à jour et la plus exhaustive sur les techniques d’analyse et les pratiques diagnostiques en parasitologie, mycologie et entomologie médicales.Ouvrage indispensable pour le biologiste de ville ou hospitalier, il décrit les techniques d’analyse médicales pour chaque prélèvement. L’identification des pathogènes est facilitée par une riche iconographie issue du fonds ANOFEL. Un index permet d’accéder rapidement aux informations recherchées.Pédagogi... et d’utilisation aisée, ce guide fournit également la démarche diagnostique en fonction du pathogène recherché grâce à de nombreux tableaux, logigrammes et algorithmes. De nombreuses informations utiles, comme les coordonnées des centres de référence et des laboratoires spécialisés dans les pathogènes rares, enrichissent chaque chapitre.Chaque chapitre détaille les normes de qualité et les processus d’évaluation en vigueur.Sont ainsi développés :¿ Les diagnostics directs, techniques de coloration, de concentration, mises en culture ¿ Les diagnostics immunologiques (immunochromatograph... agglutination, immunofluorescence, ELISA et Western Blot, etc.) ¿ Les techniques de biologie moléculaire (PCR, séquençage, génotypage) ¿ Les parasitoses de France métropolitaine ou tropicales (amoebose, giardiose, paludisme, toxoplasmose, etc.) ¿ L’entomologie médicale liée aux ectoparasitoses (gale, poux, puces, punaises, etc.) ¿ Les mycoses superficielles et profondes, y compris les mycoses émergentes ou ré-émergentesCet ouvrage collectif, fruit du travail de spécialistes reconnus, sous l’égide de l’Association française des enseignants de parasitologie et mycologie (ANOFEL), constitue la référence la plus exhaustive et la plus rigoureuse sur le sujet.Il s’adresse aux biologistes, praticiens, techniciens en parasitologie-mycolo... et maladies tropicales ainsi qu’aux pharmaciens, étudiants et internes en biologie médicale, étudiants des 2e et 3e cycles de médecine et de pharmacie.

    • Oncologic Imaging: A Multidisciplinary Approach

      • 2nd Edition
      • March 9, 2022
      • Paul M. Silverman
      • English
      • Hardback
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      • eBook
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      Comprehensive, authoritative, and up to date, Oncologic Imaging: A Multidisciplinary Approach, 2nd Edition, covers every aspect of radiographic imaging for the diagnosis, treatment, and management of the cancer patient. Dr. Paul M. Silverman and an expert author team from MD Anderson Cancer Center provide all the current, practical information available, while incorporating their unique experience based upon extensive, daily clinical care of patients with cancer. In one convenient volume, this definitive, one-of-a-kind text discusses new diagnostic imaging and surgical approaches as well as therapeutic cutting-edge treatments from radiation and medical oncology, focusing on best practices and the newest standards for personalized medicine.

    • The Emergency Department Technician Handbook

      • 1st Edition
      • October 20, 2022
      • Robert Shesser + 2 more
      • English
      • Hardback
        9 7 8 0 3 2 3 8 3 0 0 2 7
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 3 2 3 8 3 0 0 3 4
      Emergency Department Technicians (EDTs) play a vital role in actively supporting the medical team in today’s hospitals, and the role continues to expand in light of staffing shortages and increased emergency department volumes. The Emergency Department Technician Handbook is a reliable, comprehensive resource in this increasingly important field, filling a timely need in EDT workforce development for both technicians and educators. Concise, readable text, along with high-quality clinical photos and a video library that depict procedures and patient positioning, make this new handbook a must-have resource in every emergency department.

    • Telehealth in Urology

      • 1st Edition
      • November 26, 2022
      • Dara Lundon
      • English
      • Paperback
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      • eBook
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      Offering significant benefits to both healthcare providers and patients, telehealth is a key component in the future of urology and patient care. Telehealth in Urology is a step-by-step, illustrated guide for clinicians who are beginning a telehealth offering or are interested in adopting new digital technologies—all specific and relevant to today’s urology practice. It covers the key information you need to know—from necessary equipment to the practice team—with clear explanations of how you can best use telemedicine to provide timely, effective care to every patient.

    • Échographie endovaginale Doppler - 3D

      • 7th Edition
      • June 15, 2022
      • Isabelle Frey + 1 more
      • French
      • Hardback
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      • Hardback
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      • eBook
        9 7 8 2 2 9 4 7 7 5 4 8 2
      L’échographie endovaginale est devenue une technique irremplaçable dans la pratique clinique quotidienne. Grâce au développement des sondes, elle apparaît de plus en plus comme un outil de diagnostic extrêmement précis dans le cadre des pathologies utéro-ovariennes, de l’endométriose et dans le suivi de la grossesse normale et pathologique durant le premier trimestre. Elle trouve également des applications dans l’assistance médicale à la procréation et est un véritable outil de planification du geste chirurgical.Devenu indispensable pour les radiologues et les gynécologuesobstétr... qui utilisent cette technique, cet ouvrage constitue désormais un best-seller. Pour sa 7e édition, l’ensemble de l’ouvrage est mis à jour, intégrant notamment les dernières recommandations. Une grande partie de l’iconographie a été renouvelée et enrichie. Après un rappel de la technique de l’examen échographique sont abordés les principes anatomiques physiologiques puis les pathologies gynécologiques et vésicales :• Pathologie endométriale et cavitaire • Pathologie myométriale • Pathologie ovarienne • Pathologie tubaire • Endométriose pelviennePuis sont traitées les spécificités du pelvis postopératoire, de l’assistance médicale à la procréation, de la grossesse et de la vessie.Plus de quarante vidéos viennent renforcer la pédagogie, ainsi qu’une banque d’images en ligne.

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