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    • Comprehensive Textbook of Community Health Nursing Including Environmental Science & Epidemiology (Two Volume Set), First Edition

      • 1st Edition
      • April 7, 2025
      • Neerja Sood + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      This book has been written with student nurses’ learning needs in mind, and it fully covers the Indian Nursing Council’s new revised syllabus for nursing degree and diploma courses. Although it primarily intends to cater to the curriculum demands of BSc Nursing and GNM students, it will also be extremely valuable for students of various other streams studying community health courses, MLHP, CCH, and MPH courses. The main principles have been conveyed in clear terms from the students’ perspective. The global and national health scenario and community health nursing principles are considered while explaining the role of community health nurses.

    • 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.

    • Manuel pratique d'anesthésie

      • 5th Edition
      • September 3, 2025
      • Eric Albrecht
      • French
      • Paperback
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      Retrouvez dans cet ouvrage tout en couleurs l’essentiel de l’anesthésie (rappels anatomiques, concepts théoriques, implications pratiques, stratégies anesthésiques) en 57 chapitres, regroupés en 5 parties.Aspects fondamentauxPharmaco... cliniqueAnesthésie pratiqueSpécialitésS... paracliniquesCette cinquième édition, entièrement mise à jour d’après les nouvelles recommandations et techniques en anesthésiologie, propose également quatre nouveaux chapitres :Médecine périopératoire ;Anesthésie et environnement ;Santé mentale des anesthésistes ;Facteurs humains en anesthésie.Complet et synthétique, ce livre-outil se présente sous la forme de textes courts, complétés par une abondante illustration (plus de 250 dessins, schémas, arbres décisionnels, etc.) et de nombreux tableaux récapitulatifs. Il réunit les principes théoriques, les principes techniques et les innovations liées à la spécialité.É. Albrecht est professeur associé à la faculté de biologie et médecine de Lausanne, et médecin adjoint, service d’anesthésiologie, CHU Vaudois, Lausanne, Suisse.J.-P. Haberer est professeur honoraire des universités à la faculté de médecine Paris Cité, Paris, France.

    • Guide pratique infirmier

      • 7th Edition
      • January 3, 2025
      • Gabriel Perlemuter + 1 more
      • French
      • Paperback
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      Cette 7e édition du guide, qui a connu un grand succès, met en lien les informations médicales et pharmacologiques dont l’infirmier(e) a besoin en pratique quotidienne dans le cadre de son rôle propre comme de son rôle sur prescription : pathologie, médicaments, surveillance.Les auteurs ont procédé à l’actualisation de l’ensemble des fiches maladie, technique, infirmière et pharmacologie.Vérita... livre-outil, il offre un classement par spécialités et propose pour chaque pathologie :Une fiche maladie avec les informations nécessaires sur la maladie et le patient, le bilan (examens biologiques, d’imagerie, etc.), un rappel sur le traitement (chirurgical et médicamenteux) et le pronostic.Une fiche infirmière avec la conduite à tenir face au patient, en particulier face à son traitement : surveillance du traitement, de son efficacité et des effets secondaires, éducation-conseils au malade.Une fiche technique détaillant, quand nécessaire, les gestes indispensables correspondant à l’activité de l’infirmier(e).Une fiche pharmacologie reprenant sous forme de tableau : la classe, la DCI, le nom commercial, le mode de prescription, le prix par conditionnement et par unité, le taux de remboursement.Pour chaque classe, les propriétés, les indications et les contre-indications, les précautions d’emploi et les effets indésirables sont indiqués. Véritable « tout en un » et très pratique grâce à son format poche, cet ouvrage s’avère un guide indispensable au quotidien : en cours, en stage, en ville, en clinique ou à l’hôpital.

    • 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.

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