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    • Placement Learning in Medical Nursing

      • 1st Edition
      • September 4, 2012
      • Maggie Maxfield + 1 more
      • English
      • eBook
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      Are you unsure about your medical nursing placement? Do you need guidance on what to prepare to get the most out of your practice learning? Will you have the range of clinical skills to care for individual patients? What learning opportunities will there be to meet your competencies? How can you maximise your learning during this placement? This book will help you with all these concerns. It will advise you on what to expect from the placement, what you can learn, how to link theory and practice, and how to make the most of your learning opportunities and meet your competencies.

    • Financial Management for Nurse Managers and Executives

      • 4th Edition
      • July 18, 2012
      • Cheryl Jones + 2 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      • eBook
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      Covering the financial topics all nurse managers need to know and use, this book explains how financial management fits into the healthcare organization. Topics include accounting principles, cost analysis, planning and control management of the organization's financial resources, and the use of management tools. In addition to current issues, this edition also addresses future directions in financial management.

    • Step-by-Step Medical Coding, 2013 Edition

      • 1st Edition
      • December 11, 2012
      • Carol J. Buck
      • English
      • eBook
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      Take your first step toward a successful career in medical coding with comprehensive coverage from the most trusted source in the field! Step-by-Step Medical Coding, 2013 Edition is the practical, easy-to-use resource that shows you exactly how to code using all of today's coding systems. In-depth, step-by-step explanations of essential coding concepts are followed by practice exercises to reinforce your understanding. In addition to coverage of reimbursement, ICD-9-CM, CPT, HCPCS, and inpatient coding, the 2013 edition offers complete coverage of the ICD-10-CM diagnosis coding system in preparation for the eventual transition. No other text on the market so thoroughly prepares you for all coding sets in one source!

    • The Next Step: Advanced Medical Coding and Auditing, 2013 Edition

      • 1st Edition
      • December 11, 2012
      • Carol J. Buck
      • English
      • eBook
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      Learning advanced medical coding concepts is easy with Carol J. Buck's proven, step-by-step method! The Next Step: Advanced Medical Coding and Auditing, 2013 Edition provides an in-depth understanding of physician-based medical coding and coding services such as medical visits, diagnostic testing and interpretation, treatments, surgeries, and anesthesia. Patient cases reflect actual medical records — with personal details changed or removed — and give you real-world experience coding from physical documentation with advanced material. Enhance your clinical decision-making skills and learn to confidently pull the right information from documents, select the right codes, determine the correct sequencing of those codes, properly audit cases, and prepare for the transition to ICD-10-CM with the help of Carol J. Buck!

    • Bowel Imaging, An Issue of Radiologic Clinics of North America

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 51-1
      • December 5, 2012
      • Perry J. Pickhardt
      • English
      • Hardback
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      • eBook
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      This issue provides a completely updated review of bowel imaging across the modalities. Topics include CT enterography, CT evaluation of small bowel obstruction, CT evaluation of GI bleeding and mesentecric ischemia, CT colonography: Pitfalls in interpretation, MR enterography, MR colonography, Transabdominal ultrasound for bowel evaluation, MR for rectal cancer staging, Enteroclysis: fluoroscopic and CT techniques and Endoscopic techniques for small bowel imaging. Readers will be thoroughly up to date on bowel imaging techniques and pitfalls after reading this issue.

    • Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Physical Therapy

      • 5th Edition
      • March 29, 2012
      • Donna Frownfelter + 1 more
      • English
      • eBook
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      Providing a solid foundation in cardiovascular and pulmonary physiology and rehabilitation, Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Physical Therapy: Evidence and Practice, 5th Edition uses the latest scientific literature and research in covering anatomy and physiology, assessment, and interventions. A holistic approach addresses the full spectrum of cardiovascular and pulmonary physical therapy from acute to chronic conditions, starting with care of the stable patient and progressing to management of the more complex, unstable patient. Both primary and secondary cardiovascular and pulmonary disorders are covered. In this edition, updates include new, full-color clinical photographs and the most current coverage of techniques and trends in cardiopulmonary physical therapy. Edited by Donna Frownfelter and Elizabeth Dean, recognized leaders in cardiovascular and pulmonary rehabilitation, this resource is ideal for clinicals and for practice.

    • Thoracic Anesthesia, An Issue of Anesthesiology Clinics

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 30-4
      • October 26, 2012
      • Peter D. Slinger
      • English
      • Hardback
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      • eBook
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      This issue of Anesthesiology Clinics covers the latest updates in thoracic anesthesia written by the world-leading experts on the topic. Procedurally-focused articles cover best practices in anesthestic management of one-lung ventilation, airway stenting, esophagectomy, mediastinal biopsies, postthoracotomy atrial fibrillation, and more. Achieve the best outcomes and reduce risks and complications in your thoracic anesthesia practice.

    • The Netter Collection of Medical Illustrations: Integumentary System

      • 2nd Edition
      • February 17, 2012
      • Bryan E. Anderson
      • English
      • Hardback
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      • eBook
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      The Integumentary System, by Bryan E. Anderson, MD, takes a concise and highly visual approach to illustrate the basic sciences and clinical pathology of the skin, hair and nails. This newly added, never-before-publish... volume in The Netter Collection of Medical Illustrations (formerly the CIBA "Green Books") captures current clinical perspectives on the integumentary system - from normal anatomy and histology to pathology, dermatology, and common issues in plastic surgery and wound healing. Using classic Netter illustrations and new illustrations created in the Netter tradition, as well as a great many cutting-edge histologic micrographs and diagnostic images, it provides a vivid, illuminating, and clinically indispensable view of this body system.

    • NanoOncology, An Issue of Clinics in Laboratory Medicine

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 32-1
      • March 17, 2012
      • Kewal Jain
      • English
      • Hardback
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      • eBook
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      This issue of Clinics in Laboratory Medicine includes the following topics: Detection of cancer biomarkers by cerium oxide nanoparticles; Quantum dot-based assays for cancer biomarkers; Monoclonal antibody conjugated fluorescent magnetic nanoparticles for in vivo diagnosis of cancer; RNA quantification with gold nanoprobes for cancer diagnostics; Nanostructured silica materials for imaging in cancer; and Nanoparticle-based cancer cell sorting.

    • Technology for Diagnostic Sonography

      • 1st Edition
      • February 8, 2012
      • Wayne R. Hedrick
      • English
      • Paperback
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      • eBook
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      Gain a complete understanding of sonography physics and instrumentation related to clinical practice. Technology for Diagnostic Sonography provides clear, in-depth coverage of physics principles, ultrasound transducers, pulse echo instrumentation, Doppler instrumentation, clinical safety, and quality control. It includes the latest information on real-time imaging techniques, plus a comprehensive discussion of image artifacts. With wide-ranging online review questions, it also offers ample opportunities to assess your learning progress. Written by sonography and testing expert Wayne Hedrick, Technology for Diagnostic Sonography simplifies this difficult topic and allows you to demonstrate your knowledge of physics and instrumentation on exams with the ultimate goal of preparing you for success in clinical practice.

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