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    • The Unofficial Guide to Prescribing

      • 2nd Edition
      • August 7, 2025
      • Ali B.A.K. Al-Hadithi + 2 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Part of the unique and award-winning The Unofficial Guides series, a collaboration between senior students, junior doctors and specialty experts. This combination of contributors understands what is essential to excel on your course, in exams and in practice – as well as the importance of presenting information in a clear, fun and engaging way. Packed with hints and tips from those in the know, when you are in a hurry and need a study companion you can trust, reach for an Unofficial Guide.The Unofficial Guide to Prescribing provides detailed steps on patient assessment, investigation, and management, with an emphasis on prescription procedures. Through clinical scenarios, this work provides the necessary skills to excel in handling emergencies and complex prescribing.Prescrib... errors have significant health implications for patients and financial implications for healthcare systems, costing millions annually. As such, early prescribing training has become a crucial necessity in medical education and is now an integral part of teaching and assessment.Each scenario is presented as you would see it in the hospital setting and covers:Initial step-by-step assessment of the patient: how to assess, assessment findings, and immediate managementInitial investigationsInitia... managementReassessme... over the patient

    • Evaluation and Management of Hip and Knee Arthritis in Women

      • 1st Edition
      • March 28, 2025
      • Claudette M. Lajam + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Women often experience arthritis differently from men for many reasons, ranging from biological and joint anatomy differences to pain perception and psychosocial factors. Evaluation and Management of Hip and Knee Arthritis in Women is the first reference to directly address the unique needs of women in this challenging area, helping you improve diagnosis and treatment outcomes for your female patients. Offering comprehensive, up-to-date coverage of medical, surgical, and sociological considerations, this title is an essential resource for orthopaedic surgeons and primary care physicians in training and practice, rheumatologists, adult reconstruction fellows, advanced practice practitioners, and other clinicians who provide care to women with hip and knee osteoarthritis.

    • The Human Body in Health and Illness

      • 8th Edition
      • July 16, 2025
      • Barbara Herlihy
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Colorful cartoons, engaging learning aids, and an easy-to-read approach make it enjoyable to learn A&P! Herlihy’s The Human Body in Health and Illness, 8th Edition introduces you to the anatomy and physiology concepts needed for effective clinical practice. Organized by body systems, this text simplifies the often-intimidating subject of A&P with clear, step-by-step explanations, hundreds of full-color drawings, fascinating anecdotes, relevant clinical examples, and vivid online animations. It illustrates how each organ system is designed to function — and what happens when a system fails.

    • Liver Transplantation: A Decade of Progress, An Issue of Clinics in Liver Disease

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 29-2
      • April 29, 2025
      • Kalyan Ram Bhamidimarri + 1 more
      • English
      • Hardback
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      In this issue of Clinics in Liver Disease, guest editors Drs. Paul Martin and Kalyan Ram Bhamidimarri bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Liver Transplantation: A Decade of Progress. Top experts in hepatology provide important clinical updates on liver transplantation and discuss challenges surrounding liver donation and the donor pool, renal dysfunction, and immunosuppression—al... with eye to future improvements and optimal patient outcomes.

    • Demystifying and Preparing for Advanced Practice

      • 1st Edition
      • May 22, 2025
      • Jonathan Thomas + 4 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      With advanced practice set to transform health service delivery, Demystifying and Preparing for Advanced Practice is the first comprehensive resource that covers all the requirements of the advanced practice qualification, across all health professions and in all settings.Written by expert authors from across the UK, the book explores the four central pillars under which Advanced Practitioners are required to operate: clinical practice, leadership and management, education, and research. It will help the reader understand their role, prepare for and pass their assessments, and go on to practise autonomously.This book is an indispensable guide for all those undertaking their Master’s qualification, and is ideal for both aspiring and student Advanced Practitioners.The first book in a new series of titles, Demystifying Advanced Practice, which will make accessible all aspects of advanced practice for the benefit of students and aspiring students, practitioners, educators, researchers, managers and leaders.

    • Workbook in Practical Neonatology

      • 7th Edition
      • January 2, 2025
      • Richard Polin + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Now in full color for the first time, Workbook in Practical Neonatology, Seventh Edition, uses a highly effective, case-based approach to provide practical clinical guidance on evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of newborns. World-renowned neonatologist Dr. Richard Polin and new editor Dr. Thomas Hays lead a team of expert contributing authors who offer case studies followed by questions, answers, and explanations in every chapter. You’ll find authoritative guidance on the problems you’re most likely to see in practice, including issues regarding resuscitation, mechanical ventilation, anemia, fluid therapy, and bronchopulmonary dysplasia. The 7th Edition has been extensively revised, with new authors, new charts and graphs, and many new cases throughout.

    • Craig's Restorative Dental Materials

      • 15th Edition
      • March 27, 2025
      • Carmem S. Pfeifer + 2 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Master the use of dental materials with this all-in-one guide to restorative materials and procedures! Craig’s Restorative Dental Materials, Fifteenth Edition, addresses the fundamental concepts and skills needed to understand the science behind dental materials and their appropriate selection when designing and fabricating restorations. It begins with fundamentals and moves on to advanced skills in the manipulation of dental materials, providing insight on the latest advances and research along the way. From an expert author team, this comprehensive resource is considered to be the standard in the field of dental restorative materials.

    • Fachsprachprüfung - erfolgreich bestehen!

      • 2nd Edition
      • September 10, 2025
      • Stefania-Cristina Rogoveanu
      • German
      • Paperback
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      Mit diesem Buch meistern Sie die Fachsprachprüfung (FSP)!Die Autorin Stefania-Cristina Rogoveanu, selbst Absolventin der FSP, zeigt Ihnen auf leichte und humorvolle Weise, wie Sie sich gezielt auf die FSP vorbereiten.Trainier... Sie das Arzt-Patienten-Gespr... und die Kommunikation unter Kollegen.Lernen Sie, sich dem Patienten gegenüber fachlich korrekt und zugleich empathisch auszudrücken.Üben Sie die Strukturen, Muster und Formulierungen, die in der Prüfung verlangt werden (z. B. Anamnese, Arztbrief, Fallvorstellung, Patientenaufklärung)... Sie das prüfungsrelevante Fachwissen.Simuliere... Sie mithilfe diverser Übungen die Prüfungssituation.Zu... gibt die Autorin mit einem Augenzwinkern ;-) zahlreiche Tipps,wie Sie Prüfungsstress vermeiden und mit Prüfungsängsten und typischenschwierigen Situationen umgehen können.Neu in der 2. Auflage: Mit zahlreichen neuen Formulierungsbeispie... z.B. zur Umformulierung von informeller in fachsprachliche Ausdrucksweise.Die medizinischen Inhalte wurden aktualisiert und erweitert.Viel Erfolg mit dem etwas anderen Prüfungsbuch!

    • Embryologie

      • 7th Edition
      • September 10, 2025
      • T.V.N. Persaud + 1 more
      • German
      • Hardback
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      Menschliches Leben im EntstehenDieses Werk behandelt die Embryologie und Teratologie des Menschen von der Bildung der Keimzellen bis zur Geburt:Woche für Woche und Stadium für Stadium wird erläutert, wie sich Blasteme, Organe und Organsysteme entwickeln.Histologi... Mikrofotografien machen kritische Schritte der Entwicklung „erlebbar“.Molekular... Steuerungsmechanisme... der Entwicklungs- und Stammzellbiologie – punktuell an Schlüsselstellen der Entwicklung erwähnt – werden in einem eigenen Kapitel übersichtlich zusammengefasst.Klin... Normalbefunde und Krankheitsbilder von Mutter und Kind während der Schwangerschaft sind mit zahlreichen Originalaufnahmen illustriert und kritischen Entwicklungsphasen samt molekularen Ursachen zugeordnet.Schemata, Tabellen und klassische Online-Animationen erleichtern das Verständnis von komplexen, räumlich und zeitlich parallellaufenden Entwicklungssträngen... Literaturangaben verweisen auf bahnbrechende historische Originalbefunde und autoritative Übersichtsartikel neuer Erkenntnisse.Ein Fragenkatalog rundet jedes Kapitel ab und hilft, das Wissen zu überprüfen und zu vertiefen.Grundlage ist die englischsprachige Neuauflage des von Keith L. Moore begründeten Embryologie-Klassike... aus den USA, adaptiert für das Human- und Zahnmedizinstudium und für die fachübergreifende Fortbildung im deutschsprachigen Raum.Neu in der 7. deutschen Auflage:Originalfoto... neuer morphogenetischer Erkenntnisse, z.B. in der Frühentwicklung von Nervensystem, Gastrointestinaltrak... und GeschlechtsorganenAk... von über 90 AbbildungenSystemübe... Fehlbildungen als Klammer um die Morphologie der Entwicklung und ihre molekularen Steuerungsmechanisme... am Ende des Buches.Das Buch eignet sich fürStudenten der Human- und Zahnmedizin und ist Grundlage zur Fortbildung in der Fachdisziplin Embryologie.

    • Sabiston Textbook of Surgery

      • 22nd Edition
      • August 27, 2025
      • Douglas Scott Tyler
      • English
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      For generations of trainees and surgeons at all levels of experience, Sabiston Textbook of Surgery: The Biological Basis of Modern Surgical Practice has been the go-to text for definitive guidance on every aspect of general surgery. As the oldest continuously published textbook of surgery in North America, the fully revised 22nd Edition continues to provide the key information, essential teaching pearls, and updated content needed to make the most informed surgical decisions and achieve optimal outcomes for patients. Concisely written and evidence-based throughout, it covers the breadth of material required for certification and practice of general surgery, highlighted by detailed, full-color intraoperative illustrations and high-quality video clips.

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