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Allergy essentials
eBook
A strong emphasis on disease diagnosis and management. In one concise, convenient volume, it covers all common allergies in children and adults, offering authoritative content from the world's leading allergy experts in conjunction with primary care/family practitioners for a practical, balanced approach.
Andrews' diseases of the skin : clinical atlas
eBook
resource for superb visual guidance in this challenging area. Designed as both a superior standalone atlas and a pictorial companion to Andrews' Disease of the Skin, the Clinical Atlas clearly depicts a wide spectrum of skin diseases in all skin types across adults, children, and newborns. Concise introductory text for each chapter offers a quick overview and understanding to aid diagnosis.
Approach to Internal Medicine
eBook
For each topic, carefully organized sections on different diagnoses, investigations, and treatments are designed to facilitate patient care and examination preparation. Numerous clinical pearls and comparison tables are provided to help enhance learning.
Aspiration pneumonia
eBook
Focuses on four major aspects: epidemiology, relevant for neurologists and geriatric physicians. Further, many surgeons also face this type of pneumonia in association with postoperative complications and cancer therapy related complications.
Brain Injury Medicine
eBook
Brain Injury Medicine: Board Review focuses on the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and management of individuals with varying severity levels of brain injury. Focused, high-yield content prepares you for success on exams and in practice, with up-to-date coverage of traumatic brain injury (TBI), stroke, CNS neoplasms, anoxic brain injury, and other brain disorders.
Hazzard's geriatric medicine and gerontology
eBook
This textbook has become a mainstay of the rapidly developing field of geriatric medicine.
Holistic pain management in pregnancy : what RNs, APRNs, midwives and mental health professionals need to know
eBook
It develops on the preparation before pregnancy, as nutrition or exercise, on behavioural management of pain with the impact of anxiety and different therapies. The book examines the musculoskeletal pain, the headache and fibromyalgia occurring during pregnancy. It also informs on the nutraceuticals in pregnancy, the use of opioids and of nerve blocks.
Keratoconus : diagnosis and management
eBook
From early diagnosis and intervention through the most up-to-date treatment and surgical approaches, this consolidated reference covers the essential information needed by cornea fellows and specialists, general ophthalmologists, residents, and optometrists
Lippincott nursing procedures
eBook
Evidence-based guidance on procedures ranging from the most basic patient care to assisting with intricate surgeries. The alphabetical organization allows you to quickly look up any procedure by name, and benefit from the clear, concise, step-by-step direction of nursing experts. Whether you're a nursing student, are new to nursing, or are a seasoned practitioner, this is your go-to guide to the latest in expert care and positive outcomes.
The Mental Status Examination Handbook
eBook
The ability to effectively assess cognitive and other behavioral functions is an essential skill for neurologists, psychiatrists, geriatricians, nurses, and other clinicians who perform clinic and bedside examinations. Unique in the field,
Microcirculation in cardiovascular diseases
eBook
Provides valuable, clinically relevant information for specialists (cardiology, internal medicine, and endocrinology) and general practitioners, and also offers novel and stimulating data to basic and clinical researchers.
Molecular and Cellular Advances in Endometriosis Research
eBook
This book aims to summarize some of the most recent advancements in basic and translational science (immunology, cell biology, genetics, and epigenetics) in the field of endometriosis that may create new scenarios and change our perspective of the topic.
Nurses and COVID-19 : ethical considerations in pandemic care
eBook
Addresses ethical concerns that nurses are facing in their day-to-day clinical practice; experiences shared with patients, families, and colleagues.
Pocket oncology
eBook
"It is with great enthusiasm that we introduce the third edition of Pocket Oncology. Since the release of the second edition, both the field of oncology and the world at large have changed dramatically, with a cascade of new drug approvals, expansion of precision medicine and immuno-oncology, and of course, the COVID-19 pandemic"
Principles and practice of surgery
eBook
resource for superb visual guidance in this challenging area. Designed as both a superior standalone atlas and a pictorial companion to Andrews' Disease of the Skin, the Clinical Atlas clearly depicts a wide spectrum of skin diseases in all skin types across adults, children, and newborns. Concise introductory text for each chapter offers a quick overview and understanding to aid diagnosis.
Rapid response situations : management in adult and geriatric hospitalist medicine
eBook
This portable resource is ideal for hospitalists and other members of the RRT, offering step-by-step coverage of the assessment and stabilization information most needed at the time of emergency

Abdominal ultrasound : how, why and when
eBook
Covers everything from basic principles through to discussion of complex features and ultrasound findings for a large range of conditions. It includes basic related anatomy, technique and ultrasound appearances together with the most common pathologies.
The ethical, legal and social issues of pandemics : an analysis from the EU perspective
eBook
A predominantly practice-oriented book, which will help policy makers to adopt policies that effectively combine public health needs with individual rights and freedoms. It will also help health care givers to understand better the ethical and legal issues involved in their work and citizens, in general, to participate in public decision making in an informed manner. Finally, it will help to design tools that faithfully comply with existing fundamental rights standards.
Handbook of Adolescent Digital Media Use and Mental Health
eBook
This handbook offers a comprehensive synthesis of scientific studies that explain what we know so far about digital media and its effects on youth mental health.
Handbook of retinal OCT : optical coherence tomography
eBook
Highly templated, concise, and portable, this revised edition helps you master the latest imaging methods used to evaluate retinal disease, uveitis, and optic nerve disorders
Leadership and Nursing Care Management
Print Book
Focuses on best practices to help you learn to effectively manage interdisciplinary teams, client needs, and systems of care.
A medication guide to internal medicine tests and procedures
Resource for both clinicians and pharmacists, A Medication Guide to Internal Medicine Tests and Procedures provides concise, focused answers to common medication questions before, during, and after internal medicine tests and procedures
Mosby's Dental Drug Reference
eBook
Provides guidelines for safe, accurate drug administration. More than 800 drug monographs make it easy to find the information most relevant to oral healthcare practitioners, including indications and dosages, contraindications, interactions, side effects, serious reactions, and dental-specific drug data.
Short stay management of chest pain
eBook
Focusing on the cardiology aspects of chest pain, it presents the science and methodology that has allowed the remarkable improvements in diagnostic accuracy and improved patient outcomes for the evaluation of patients presenting with suspected acute coronary syndromes. Chapters address key issues of the implementation of high sensitivity troponin and the use of contemporary non-invasive myocardial perfusion evaluation technologies .
Staying healthy with kidney disease
eBook
Offers patients information and guidance on how to stay healthy with kidney disease in a clear, comprehensive, and encouraging way. The first section explains the basics of the disease and how it interacts with other common health issues, such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and aging. The second section breaks down the changes a patient can make to their exercise, treatment, and diet to maximize their kidney function, including helpful tips and healthy recipes.
Telehealth : incorporating interprofessional practice for healthcare professionals in the 21st century
eBook
This textbook will be invaluable to all healthcare professionals who would like to incorporate telehealth into interprofessional education and practice. It discusses the role of social determinants of health, health literacy and aspects of health informatics in practice, and illustrates telehealth in different healthcare professions.

5-Minute Clinical Consult 2023
eBook
Presents brief, bulleted points in a templated format and contains more than100 diagnostic and therapeutic algorithms.
Briggs Drugs in Pregnancy and Lactation
eBook
NEW in the 12th Edition 100 new drugs, with thorough updates of all existing drugs. Subheadings with each review for faster reference. List of cross-referenced combination drugs. List of drugs contraindicated in breastfeeding women.
Cloherty and Stark's Manual of Neonatal Care
eBook
This popular manual has been fully updated to reflect recent advances in the field, providing NICU physicians, neonatal-perinatal fellows, residents, and neonatal nurse practitioners with quick access to key clinical information. Provides essential, detailed information on the evaluation and management of common and unusual neonatal conditions, with extensive updates from cover to cover.
Geriatric Consultation Liaison Psychiatry
Print Book
A key aim of the book is to provide guidelines for the appropriate treatment of psychiatric disorders in older people when medical illness complicates the picture.
Lippincott Nursing Procedures 2023
eBook
Evidence-based guidance on procedures ranging from the most basic patient care to assisting with intricate surgeries. The alphabetical organization allows you to quickly look up any procedure by name, and benefit from the clear, conci
Master Techniques in Orthopaedic Surgery: Fractures
eBook
Covering the most advanced, successful surgical techniques for fractures of the upper extremity, lower extremity, pelvis, and acetabulum--all in step-by-step detail. This fully revised edition presents the preferred techniques of surgical masters, illustrated with full-color, sequential, surgeon's-eye view intraoperative photographs, as well as superb drawings by noted medical illustrators.
Pocket Cardiology
eBook
Greatly expanded to be made even more indispensable for everyday use . Contains expanded and fully updated core clinical topics on cardiovascular evaluation tools, preventative cardiology, coronary disease, heart failure, critical care, valvular heard disease, pericardial heart disease, vascular disease, arrhythmias, and adult congenital heart disease in the familiar concise format, with bulleted lists, tables, and algorithms for quick reference.
Pocket Oncology
eBook
This unique, loose-leaf resource is designed for portability and quick reference, with information presented in a bulleted, outline format throughout. Includes new information on CAR-T cell therapy, immunotherapy, precision medicine, and other recent medical oncology treatments and therapies.
Quick Reference to Critical Care
eBook
This indispensable pocket guide addresses a broad range of critical care patient & divided by body system and organized alphabetically within each chapter for quick access.
Wound Care Essentials: Practice Principles
eBook
Offering the latest evidence, guidelines and information to assist the interprofessional skin and wound care team translate knowledge into practice.

Cardiac Imaging: a Core Review
eBook
This helpful resource contains 300 image-rich, multiple-choice questions with detailed explanations of right and wrong answers, fully revised content, high-yield tables for easy review, and additional eBook questions to ensure you're ready for the Core Exam or recertification exam. Features questions in all exam areas, including basic imaging, normal anatomy, all diseases relative to cardiac imaging, all modalities, and postoperative appearances of devices.
Cohen's comprehensive thoracic anesthesia
eBook
Compiles the many recent advances in thoracic anesthesiology into one convenient, easy-to-use reference. Concise, clinically focused chapters written by international authorities in the field cover all facets of anesthesia practice for thoracic procedures, logically organized by preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative considerations.
CURRENT Practice Guidelines in Primary Care 2021-2022
eBook
This handy reference consolidates information from nationally recognized medical associations and government agencies into concise recommendations and guidelines of virtually all ambulatory care topics. This book is organized into topics related to disease screening, disease prevention, and disease management, and further subdivided into organ systems, for quick reference to the evaluation and treatment of the most common primary care disorders.
Fields Virology: RNA Viruses
eBook
Seventh Edition covers the latest information on RNA viruses, how they cause disease, how they can cause epidemics and pandemics, new therapeutics and vaccine approaches, as provided in new or extensively revised chapters that reflect these advances in this dynamic field.
Mental Health: A Person-Centred Approach
Print Book
Taking a narrative approach, the text interweaves personal stories from consumers, carers and workers with lived experience.
Migration and Pandemics
eBook
Critical insights on the impact of the pandemic on migrant workers in different world regions including North America, Europe and Asia. The book addresses several categories of migrants including medical staff, farm labourers, construction workers, care and domestic workers and international students. It looks at border closures for non-citizens, disruption for temporary migrants as well as at special arrangements made for essential (migrant) workers
Modern Epidemiology
eBook
Featuring a new, full-color design, updated models, and a new format allowing space for margin notes, this edition continues to provide authoritative information on the methodologic issues crucial to the wide range of epidemiologic applications in public health and medicine. Reflects both the conceptual development of this evolving science and the increasing role that epidemiology plays in both public health and medicine.
Motivational Interviewing
eBook
The book elucidates the four processes of MI: engaging, focusing, evoking, and planning and vividly demonstrates what they look like in action.
Opioid use, overuse, and abuse in otolaryngology
eBook
Opioid Use, Overuse, and Abuse in Otolaryngology, edited by Dr. Ryan J. Li of Oregon Health and Sciences University, takes a comprehensive, practical look at the national opioid epidemic and provides specific otolaryngology-specific data on chronic opioid usage.
Paliative Care Perspectives
eBook
The medical advances made in recent decades are indeed so astonishing that one could almost forgive those who would hope that a cure-based medical system might eliminate scourges such as pain, chronic illness, and the debilitations of old age.
Pleural Disease : clinical cases and real-world discussionss
eBook
Describes the approach taken by experts for each case, presenting the clinical reasoning on the most appropriate approaches and the possible therapies. Offers easy-to-read, templated information for every case: onset of symptoms, the entire diagnostic-therapeutic path including clinical and laboratory findings, and discussions on the clinical choices made in accordance with evidence-based medical procedures. Includes both positive and negative outcomes for a broader experience.
Roadmap to Successful Digital Health Ecosystems
eBook
Presents evidence-based solutions found on adopting open platforms, standard information models, technology neutral data repositories, and computable clinical data and knowledge (ontologies, terminologies, content models, process models, and guidelines), resulting in improved patient, organizational, and global health outcomes.
The spine
eBook
uses an in-depth case format, preparing you to correctly analyze clinical vignettes and formulate a clinically sound, evidence-based Approach to realistic patient scenarios. This highly effective leaning and assessment tool provides practical clinical insights into the best methods for diagnosis and treatment for the successful management of patients with spine-related pain.