This atlas contains a brilliant collection of color pictures, augmented by appropriate discussion. Both common and unusual afflictions of the oral cavity are described. Sections on clinical manifestations, histologic findings, differential diagnosis, and treatment, complemented by significant references, have been written by selected authorities in the field. Dermatologists, dentists, and even primary care physicians will find this volume to be indispensable in their practices.

In this intriguing narrative, David Dary charts how Americanmedicine has evolved since 1492, when New World settlers firstbegan combining European remedies with the traditional practices ofthe native populations. It’s a story filled with colorfulcharacters, from quacks and con artists to heroic healers andingenious medicine men, and Dary tells it with an engaging styleand an eye for the telling detail. Dary also charts the evolutionof American medicine from these trial-and-error roots to itscontemporary high-tech, high-cost pharmaceutical and medicalindustry. Packed with fascinating facts about our medical past, FrontierMedicine is an engaging and illuminating history of how our modernmedical system came into being.

This new review tool helps readers prepare for the Fellowship of the Royal College of Anaesthetists (FRCA) and similar exams, or simply to test their mastery of current clinical anesthesia. It covers all subspecialties in anesthesia and critical care, as well as all relevant aspects of medicine, pharmacology, equipment, physics, and monitoring.

This new edition differs from the preceding one in that there has been extensive revision of most chapters. The prime purpose of this atlas is to help the pathologist to find, classify, and differentially diagnose the changes seen. The text provides a de*ion of the pathology of the diseases, summarizes and differentiates the causes, and explains the clinical importance of the condition and how to treat it, emphasising the importance of a constant mutual cooperation with the attending gynecologist.

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Thoroughly revised, the 3rd Edition of this popular resource makes it remarkably convenient to educate patients on over 200 major topics in this specialtyeverything from sexually transmitted diseases and triple screen prenatal diagnostic testing...to pregnancy and related issues and hormone replacement therapy. The loose-leaf-page format makes it easy to photocopy the pages to give to patients to reinforce oral instructions, assist in health education and disease prevention, and foster informed consent. A CD-ROM included with the text offers the book's entire contents in convenient electronic form. Allows practitioners to personalize and print out pages with additional instructions. Makes key points simple to remember by providing useful aids such as mnemonics. Uses tables and priority-based algorithms to summarize essential data. Features over 200 topics in a 3-hole punched, perforated format. Allows easy photocopying of printed teaching materials. Promotes patient compli

This text offers the student a firm grounding in normal anatomy and physiology from an ultrasound perspective. After covering anatomy and physiology in the first half of each chapter, it then presents a wealth of ultrasound images to increase the reader's comfort with normal anatomy as it appears during scanning. Most images are accompanied by labeled drawings with detailed legends that explain what the reader is supposed to notice on the ultrasound scans. Instructor resources are available; please contact your Elsevier sales representative for details. Detailed, labeled line drawings accompany most sonograms to provide reinforcement of what the student should notice on the scan. 1,200 images spread over 528 pages ensure students gain a thorough, visual understanding of the field. Introduction to Specialty Sonography section gives students an understanding of career options and an understanding of sonographers' work in those areas. Abdominal aorta, inferior vena cava and portal venous system

QBase Anaesthesia 3 is the third volume in the QBase series of book + CD-ROM packages and is aimed at the FRCA candidate. Both the book and CD contain 555 questions divided into a number of pre-set exams (with accompanying fully referenced explanatory notes) and there are also a number of pre-set short exams to attempt, utilising the questions in the book. The CD-ROM can be installed in seconds and gives the reader an incredible range of options, greatly increasing the utility and value of the book. Not only can the reader practice the set exams, but the program will mark these exams, allow the reader to customize exams to focus in on areas requiring further revision, shuffle the stems (A-E) to prevent the candidate from memorising 'patterns' and advise on examination strategy. It also has the facility to print out and store test results and provide helpful notes on each question. The CD-ROM accompanying this volume has been improved so that the exam analysis now gives a subject-based as well as an overall an

The formation of microcolonies on surfaces is an important bacterial survival strategy. These biofilms occur on both inert and living systems, making them important to a wide range of scientific disciplines. This book first provides an analysis of the chemical, ecological and physical processes involved with the development of biofilms and their interactions with surfaces. The next section deals with biofilms on non-living surfaces. Biofilms have important engineering implications, such as in mining industries, the corrosion of pipelines and pure and waste water industries. Biofilms have medical significance when associated with the mouth, urinary tract and urinogenital tract. In addition, they form in plant root systems and in animals, such as the ruminant digestive tract, and so are agriculturally important. The final section examines these interactions with living surfaces.

The Univ. of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston. Text is a companion for the text, Clinical Gynecologic Oncology, 6th edition. Reviews main ideas, identifies areas of weakness, and reinforces new information. Features more than 900 questions, true-to-life practice, and answers. Previous edition: c1997. Softcover. DNLM: Genital Neoplasms, Female--Examination Questions.

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Clinically oriented and richly illustrated, this single-volume reference provides complete guidance on the surgical management of sports related injuries of both the upper and lower extremities. Readers will find step-by-step, illustrated how-to's for each of the more than 70 surgical procedures. Discusses indications, techniques, post-operative management, rehabilitation, complications, and outcomes for each procedure. Illustrates all of the latest surgical techniques for more than 70 surgical proceduresopen as well as arthroscopic procedures, including arthroscopic synovectomy · posterolateral corner · ankle, shoulder, and elbow arthroscopy · superior labral anterior/posterior injury · and arthroscopy/triangular fibrocartilage complex (TFCC) injuries. Features over 600 illustrations, including drawings of techniques, arthroscopic views, x-rays, and MRIs. Uses an anatomic organization for easy access to information.

This book provides comprehensive coverage of dosage calculations used in nursing practice, including applications not only for the general patient care areas, but also for specialty units such as pediatrics, critical care, labor and delivery, and the community. In addition, it is the only text on the market that presents all four major dosage calculation methods (ratio/proportion, formula, fractional equation, and dimensional analysis).

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QBase Anaesthesia 2 is aimed at the Final FRCA examination. Like QBase Anaesthesia 1, it includes a free CD-ROM which greatly enhances the utility of the book. The improved QBase software allows analysis of results by individual subject area, and will automatically update any previous version of QBase on installation.

The fourth edition of this leading text reflects the new direction and growth of the field of hematology as an academic and clinical discipline. Edited and written by practitioners who are the leaders of the field, the book covers both the basic scientific foundations of hematology and its clinical aspects. It provides practitioners with the most comprehensive, authoritative, up-to-date information in hematology. The table of contents has been thoroughly revised with many new chapters added, reflecting the rapidly changing nature of the molecular and cellular areas of the specialty. This definitive resource is the one comprehensive book needed by every practicing hematologist.

This clear, concise, hands-on guide provides practical, realistic advice to nurse managers who have had little or no management training. Application-oriented, it eases the transition from staff nurse to staff manager with useful tips and specific guidelines that are helpful to both new and experienced nurse managers. Updated to provide the most current health care management information available, the 3rd edition of this handbook offers a new chapter on recruitment and retention, new content on managing in community settings, and new discussions on health care legislation, including the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).

65 detailed case studies from the authors' practices challenge the reader with a patient de*ion, a figure as a clue to the problem, and a question. Subsequent pages reveal the answer and offer an in-depth discussion of the case, as well as Clinical Pearls summarizing key points and a few current references. Heavily illustrated with the highest quality photographs, radiographs, and MRI and CT scans. Applies an efficient problem-solving, self-study approach Reviews key elements of clinical evaluation and rational management not readily available in standard textbooks Each case finishes with a de*ion of the presented patient s treatment, course, and outcome. Includes several color panels 17th book in The Pearls Series of case studies Xhighly successful texts covering, e.g., infectious disease, rheumatology, urology, sleep medicine, cardiology, neurology, dermatology, and internal medicine.

Ideal for exam preparation or review, MASTER MEDICINE" PHYSIOLOGY, 2ND EDITION presents "must-know" information in a well-ordered style familiar to medical students. The MASTER MEDICINE series reflects the current trend toward a core curriculum and self-directed learning. Diagrams that support the text are presented so that the reader can remember and reproduce them in examinations. Each chapter ends with a selection of self-assessment material and full explanatory answers that summarize and expand upon the chapter contents. 作者简介： J. G. McGeown, Senior Lecturer in Physiology, Dept. of Physiology, Queen's University, Belfast, UK

An extensive revision of a best-selling classic textbook. This easy-to-read text provides many new and expanded tables for easy reference and better comprehension. Contains many new illustrations including 64 in full color. Other features include a new section on sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections, an appendix of ICD-DA and ICD-9-CM classification of disease of the oral mucosa, and a new chapter on the diagnosis and treatment of oral cancer. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

The third edition of this best-selling dictionary introduces a new author team, Dr Rhonda Hawley and Jennie King, both from the Department of Clinical Nursing at the University of Sydney. With over 5500 terms, the Australian Nurses' Dictionary has been updated to reflect the: most current guidelines, terminology, policies and procedures, while retaining its ' user-friendly style and compact size. it is suitable for students studying and practising nursing at all levels, from Certificate III through to the clinical setting.

A comprehensive study guide for students who want to score in the 90th percentile on the MCAT and get accepted to a top medical school. Featuring hundreds of the toughest practice questions with complete answer explanations and strategies for getting the right answers on test day. Synopsis: Think a 45 is out of the question? Think again. Kaplan's MCAT? 45 provides the extra tactics and advanced practice you need to help you get the absolute maximum score. Using this book with the practice test and intensive review of Kaplan's bestselling MCAT? Comprehensive Review, you can get the perfect score. TOUGHEST QUESTIONS Practice with "high-octane" questions -- the toughest you'll see on the test -- and get comprehensive explanations, plus tips and techniques for answering them quickly and accurately. HARDEST SCIENCE Target your review with specially-designed practice sets containing the hardest science concepts you'll see on the MCAT?. STRONGEST ST

This introductory textbook of pharmacoeconomics is ideal for all those working in, aspiring to work in or interested in the pharmaceutical industry. It assumes no prior knowledge of this subject but is written at a level appropriate, for example, for those studying for a postgraduate degree or diploma in pharmaceutical medicine and who already have a first degree in science or medicine. Emphasizes how pharmacoeconomics can be of assistance in "real world" decision making. Covers the development of insuring, financing and delivery of health care in the developed world and the increasing role of governments. Explains the trend towards the critical scrutiny of health service activity. All topics explained assuming no specialist knowledge.

This book, written in the popular Q and A format of the YQA series will provide sufficient information for a primary care doctor to be able to understand and treat patients who have dementia. Uses a question-and-answer format to facilitate reference. Covers both common and uncommon clinical issues. Lists useful web sites, associations, and patient resource. Answers questions frequently asked by patients and their families.