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  • Bioethics

    A Nursing Perspective
    • 7th Edition
    • Megan-Jane Johnstone
    • English
    Written by Australia’s foremost nursing ethics scholar, Bioethics: A Nursing Perspective comprehensibly addresses the ethical challenges, obligations and responsibilities nurses will encounter in practice. With a strong emphasis on the principles and standards of human rights and social justice, the 7th edition examines the spectrum of bioethical issues in health care with a focus on patients’ rights, cross-cultural ethics, vulnerability ethics, mental health ethics, professional conduct, patient safety and end-of-life ethics.
  • Fundamentals of Body CT

    • 5th Edition
    • W Richard Webb + 2 more
    • English
    From recent advances in helical CT techniques to new developments in lung cancer screening to optimized CT techniques in musculoskeletal diagnosis, Fundamentals of Body CT, 5th Edition, covers the essential information you need to know to effectively perform and interpret CT scans. Step-by-step instructions for all current CT techniques help you quickly understand each procedure and review key steps. Comprehensive and easy to digest, this introduction to body CT is an essential resource for radiology residents, practicing radiologists, and medical students.
  • Jatin Shah's Head and Neck Surgery and Oncology

    • 5th Edition
    • Jatin P. Shah + 3 more
    • English
    Providing practical, multidisciplinary coverage of the latest diagnostic and multidisciplinary therapeutic approaches for head and neck cancer, the 5th Edition of this award-winning text helps you achieve the best possible surgical outcomes and preserve and restore form and function. Internationally renowned surgeon Dr. Jatin P. Shah, joined by colleagues Snehal G. Patel, Bhuvanesh Singh, and Richard Wong, guides you step by step through every aspect of this challenging field, helping you take advantage of every multidisciplinary management approach available for your patients.
  • Atlas of Gynecologic Surgical Pathology

    • 4th Edition
    • Philip B. Clement + 2 more
    • English
    Comprehensive in scope and easy to use, Atlas of Gynecologic Surgical Pathology, 4th Edition, provides the current, authoritative information you need to effectively sign out cases in female genital pathology. In this 4th Edition, internationally renowned authors Drs. Philip B. Clement and Robert H. Young are joined by new co-author Dr. Jennifer Stall to continue this bestselling atlas’s tradition of excellence. Hundreds of superb pathologic images, diagnostic pearls, and fully updated content make this practical, bench-side resource ideal for minimizing risks in reporting both routine and difficult cases.
  • Falls Prevention, An Issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 35-2
    • Steven Castle
    • English
    This issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine, Guest Edited by Dr. Steven Castle, is devoted to Falls Prevention. Articles in this important issue include: Key components of exercise programs in community to prevent falls; Potential reasons deaths from falls in older adults have doubled in the past decade; Link between Primary care and community-based balance exercise programs; Role of foot orthoses and shoe insoles at improving mobility and balance; Blood Pressure control and falls risk; Optimizing function and physical activity in hospitalized older adults to prevent functional decline and falls; Delirium as it relates to falls; Virtual sitters; Redesigning a Fall Prevention Program in Acute Care: Building on Evidence; and Nursing Unit Design and Hospital Falls.
  • Essential Orthopaedics

    • 2nd Edition
    • Mark D. Miller + 2 more
    • English
  • On Call Surgery

    On Call Series
    • 4th Edition
    • Gregg A. Adams + 3 more
    • English
    Ideal for any on-call professional, resident, or medical student, this best-selling reference by Drs. Gregg A. Adams, Stephen D. Bresnick, Jared Forrester, and Graeme Rosenberg covers the common problems you’ll encounter while on call without direct supervision in the hospital. On Call Surgery, 4th Edition, fits perfectly in your pocket, ready to provide key information in time-sensitive, challenging situations. You’ll gain speed, skill, and knowledge with every call - from diagnosing a difficult or life-threatening situation to prescribing the right medication.
  • Implantable Auditory Devices, An Issue of Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 52-2
    • Darius Kohan + 1 more
    • English
    This issue of Otolaryngologic Clinics, Guest Edited by Drs. Darius Kohan and Sujana S. Chandrasekhar, is devoted to Implantable Auditory Devices. Articles in this outstanding issue include: Medical and Audiological Indications for Implantable Auditory Devices; Limitations of Conventional Hearing Aids; Non-implantables: Deep Canal Hearing Aids; Physiology of Osseointegration; Osseointegrated Auditory Devices: Baha and Ponto; Osseointegrated Auditory Devices: Sophono; Osseointegrated Auditory Devices: Bonebridge; Ossicle Coupling Active Implantable Auditory Devices: Magnetic Driven System; Ossicle Coupling Active IAD: Vibrant Soundbridge; Totally Implantable Auditory Devices; Electro-acoustic Stimulation; Special Populations in IADs: Pediatric; Special Populations in IADs: Geriatric; Special Populations in IADs: Developmentally Challenged; Special Populations in IADs: Musicians; Implantable Auditory Devices: Financial Considerations and Office-Based Implantation; and Future of Implantable Auditory Devices.
  • The Science of Well-Being: Integration into Clinical Child Psychiatry, An Issue of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 28-2
    • Matthew Biel + 2 more
    • English
    This issue of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics will take a deep dive into the Science of Well-Being and its integration into clinical child psychiatry. Guest edited by Drs. Matthew Biel, Jeffrey Bostic, and Dr. David Rettew, this issue will discuss a number of related topics that are important to practicing child psychiatrists. This issue is one of four selected each year by our series Consulting Editor, Dr. Todd Peters. The issue is broken down into 3 sections, Well-Being Components, Integration into Clinical Practice, and Emerging Topics in Well-Being, and will include the following articles: The Evolution of Positive Psychiatry and Well-Being, The Importance of Well-Being in Contemporary Medicine, The Neuroscience of Happiness and Well-Being, Applying Well-being into the Clinical Evaluation, Applying Physical Activity into Child Psychiatry Care, Applying Art and Music into Child Psychiatry Treatment, Applying Mindfulness into Child Psychiatry Evaluation and Treatment, Applying Sleep and Nutrition Science into Child Psychiatry Care, Incorporating Behavioral Well-Being into Primary Care, Adapting Well-Being to Child Psychiatry Outpatient Settings, Well-Being Goes to College, and Teaching Mental Health Professions about Emotional-Behavioral Health, among others.
  • Current Advances in Neonatal Care, An Issue of Pediatric Clinics of North America

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 66-2
    • Beena G. Sood + 1 more
    • English
    In collaboration with Consulting Editor, Dr. Bonita Stanton, Drs. Beena Sood and Dara Brodsky have assembled expert authors to bring current information to pediatricians on the topic of Current Advances in Neonatal Care. The focus of the issue spans the full continuum of care, including articles on prenatal care, care in the delivery room, nursery, and post-discharge. Articles are specifically devoted to the following topics: Prenatal Genetic Testing Options; Current Intrauterine Surgery Options; Recent Changes in Neonatal Resuscitation (include LMA); Current Recommendations of Sepsis Evaluation in the Newborn; Hypoglycemia in the Newborn; Maternal Thyroid Disease and Impact on Newborn; Current Approach to Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome; The Current State of State Newborn Screening; Late Preterm Infant: Known risks and monitoring recommendations; Intrauterine Growth Restriction: Postnatal Monitoring and Outcomes; Hearing Risks in Preterm Infants: Who is at risk and how to monitor?; Management Options for Hemangiomas in the Neonate; GERD in the Newborn: Who needs to be treated and what approach is beneficial?; Outpatient Management of NICU Graduate; and Neurodevelopmental Outcome of Premature Infants. Readers will come away with the most current information they need to improve patient outcomes with evidentiary support.