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Mosby's Respiratory Care Equipment

10th Edition
August 24, 2017
J. M. Cairo
English
eBook
9 7 8 0 3 2 3 5 2 8 9 9 3

The most clinically relevant respiratory care equipment textbook on the market, Mosby’s Respiratory Care Equipment, 10th Edition employs a "how-to" approach that moves beyond technical descriptions of machinery. Learn to identify equipment, understand how it works, and apply your knowledge to clinical practice with this comprehensive overview of the equipment and techniques used by respiratory therapists to treat cardiopulmonary dysfunction. The 10th edition includes updated information on the latest devices and equipment, which are divided into clearly defined sections including: ventilators, transport, home-care, neonatal and pediatric ventilators, and alternative ventilators. In addition, there’s a focus on specific ventilator characteristics such as mode, monitors and displays, alarms and indicators, graphics, special features, and troubleshooting for lesser-used ventilators.

Imaging in Pediatrics

1st Edition
August 31, 2017
A. Carlson Merrow Jr. + 1 more
English
Hardback
9 7 8 0 3 2 3 4 7 7 7 8 9

Every page crafted by a collaborative team of pediatricians and pediatric radiologists, this unique title by Drs. A. Carlson Merrow, Jr. and Selena Hariharan is a practical, superbly illustrated reference designed specifically for today’s pediatrician. An ideal roadmap to the fast-changing landscape of diagnostic imaging tests, Imaging in Pediatrics not only guides you through the radiologic work-up of common pediatric disorders, but also translates the appearance and language of the work-up results for more effective communication between the pediatrician and the radiologist, resulting in enhanced understanding and better patient care.

Workbook for Step-by-Step Medical Coding, 2018 Edition

1st Edition
November 4, 2017
Carol J. Buck
English
eBook
9 7 8 0 3 2 3 5 6 7 5 8 9

Practice your coding skills with this practical workbook! Corresponding to the chapters in Carol J. Buck's bestselling Step-by-Step Medical Coding, this workbook offers coding review and practice with more than 1,200 theory, practical, and reporting questions (odd-numbered answers provided in appendix), including 100 original source documents to familiarize you with reports similar to those you will encounter on the job. It’s a complete review of all the code sets covered in the text!

Respiratory Care Anatomy and Physiology

4th Edition
March 22, 2017
Will Beachey
English
eBook
9 7 8 0 3 2 3 5 1 1 0 6 3

Prepare to think critically, take a more clinical perspective, and connect theory with practice! Written specifically for respiratory care students in an easy-to-understand format, Respiratory Care Anatomy and Physiology: Foundations for Clinical Practice, 4th Edition details applied respiratory and cardiovascular physiology and how anatomy relates to physiological functions. Content spans the areas of detailed anatomy and physiology of the pulmonary, cardiovascular, and renal systems, and covers the physiological principles underlying common therapeutic, diagnostic, and monitoring therapies and procedures. Thoroughly updated to reflect changes in the NBRC exam, this comprehensive, clinically relevant text features open-ended concept questions that help you learn how to think like the expert you aim to become.

Hoffman and Abeloff's Hematology-Oncology Review

1st Edition
November 16, 2017
Claudine Isaacs
English
Paperback
9 7 8 0 3 2 3 4 2 9 7 5 7

For those preparing for certification or recertification in hematology or oncology, Hoffman and Abeloff's Hematology-Oncology Review is a single-volume source of authoritative, up-to-date exam preparation. This unique question and answer review helps you succeed on today’s board exams with more than 1,000 board-style questions, answers, and rationales; comprehensive coverage of essential exam topics, and online practice tests.

Student Workbook for Modern Dental Assisting

12th Edition
March 11, 2017
Doni L. Bird + 1 more
English
eBook
9 7 8 0 3 2 3 4 8 5 3 1 9

Get the hands-on practice and reinforcement you need to master the concepts and skills covered in Modern Dental Assisting, 12th Edition. With chapters corresponding to the chapters in Bird & Robinson’s bestselling textbook, this workbook features ample review questions and exercises, competency skills evaluation sheets for practice with dental assisting procedures, and case applications with questions. Applicable chapters also contain a review of video procedures located on the text’s companion website, as well as original practice management exercises designed to be used with the Dentrix software that’s included with the workbook. In all, it’s the essential practice and review you need to succeed in clinical practice!

Heart Failure

1st Edition
September 14, 2017
Longjian Liu
English
Hardback
9 7 8 0 3 2 3 4 8 5 5 8 6
eBook
9 7 8 0 3 2 3 4 9 5 9 9 8

Get a quick, expert overview of the many key facets of heart failure research with this concise, practical resource by Dr. Longjian Liu. This easy-to-read reference focuses on the incidence, distribution, and possible control of this significant clinical and public health problem which is often associated with higher mortality and morbidity, as well as increased healthcare expenditures. This practical resource brings you up to date with what’s new in the field and how it can benefit your patients.

Neuroscience

5th Edition
October 30, 2017
Laurie Lundy-Ekman
English
eBook
9 7 8 0 3 2 3 4 7 8 4 0 3

Boost your skills in planning and managing physical rehabilitation! Neuroscience: Fundamentals for Rehabilitation, 5th Edition provides a practical guide to the nervous system and how it affects the practice of physical and occupational therapy. Case studies and first-person stories from people with neurologic disorders make it easier to apply your knowledge to the clinical setting. New to this edition are new chapters on neuroanatomy imaging and neurologic examination techniques. Written by noted PT educator Laurie Lundy-Ekman, this book uses evidence-based research to help you understand neurologic disorders and treat clients who have physical limitations due to nervous system damage or disease.

Music Therapy: Research and Evidence-Based Practice

1st Edition
August 27, 2017
Olivia Swedberg Yinger
English
Hardback
9 7 8 0 3 2 3 4 8 5 6 0 9
eBook
9 7 8 0 3 2 3 4 9 6 0 1 8

Get a quick, expert overview of the clinical and evidence-based use of music interventions in health care. This practical resource compiled by Dr. Olivia Swedberg Yinger provides a concise, useful overview of the profession of music therapy, including a description of each of the research-support practices that occur in the settings where music therapists most commonly work.

Clinical Cases and OSCEs in Surgery

3rd Edition
March 17, 2017
Manoj Ramachandran + 1 more
English
Paperback
9 7 8 0 7 0 2 0 6 6 2 9 0

Surgical diagnoses are often made on the basis of clinical assessment alone and thus achieving competence in clinical skills remains imperative to good practice in surgery. This book of over 140 cases is designed for candidates preparing for all surgical examinations, whether at undergraduate, postgraduate or exit examination level. It will demystify and simplify the clinical assessment of surgical cases and provides invaluable advice on how to achieve success. The text includes top tips, acronyms and up-to-date summaries of current practice based on the authors’ personal experience of surgical examinations.

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