This new text outlines a practical framework for treating both common and uncommon emergencies in the dental office. It also promotes an understanding of the many underlying disease states that can precipitate such emergencies. A wide variety of medical emergencies, ranging from treating a child with an epileptic seizure to treating a schizophrenic patient, are discussed and illustrated with real-life case scenarios. This logical approach to diagnosis and treatment of medical emergencies presents a concise review of pathophysiology to support clinical correlations. Medical Emergencies in Dentistry provides a solid foundation in assessment, problem-based decision making, and disease that helps clinicians react quickly and decisively when time is of the essence.

This book is a must for everyone involved in the rehabilitation of stroke patients. Certainly all those already familiar with Pat Davies' best selling guide to the treatment of adult hemiplegia STEPS TO FOLLOW will want to learn more about the treatment advances presented here. The new book focuses on a subject that has been almost completely ignored until now in the rehabilitation of hemiplegicn patients: selective trunk activity. The author once again shares her vast experience in treating patients with hemiplegia and points to the impressive results that can be achieved when specific therapy to retrain and regain selective trunk activity is integrated into the treatment program. The key to successful treatment lies in regaining adaptive stabilisation of the trunk, and the ability to move parts of it in isolation. The book explains how the loss of trunk control causes difficulties with breathing, speaking, balance and walking, as well as functional use of the arm and hand. Activi

This is an original and successful text which provides a series of tutorials in the problem-based approach to clinical medicine, as against the more common disease-based emphasis of most textbooks. It covers a full range of signs and symptoms as they are encountered in clinical practice and discusses them with the emphasis on those which are crucial in the differential diagnosis of the patient. Each chapter ends with an illustrated case history. Diagnostic algorithms help to summarise many of the cases and give an overview of the diagnostic pathway that has been set out in the text.

Here's concise, yet comprehensive coverage of the core radiology knowledge required to competently pass exams and for everyday practice. The text covers three key areas: knowledge of normality; the ability to formulate a differential diagnosis given a finding or a group of findings; and knowledge of disease and the pattern of manifestations relevant to imaging that a particular disease may produce. Organized by body system, each chapter has three sections. The "normal" sections examine normal structure, normal values, and normal findings. The "gamuts" sections contain lists of differential diagnosis for an imaging finding. The "overview" sections describe conditions by pathology and imaging. Emphasizes fundamental principles and understanding...making it perfect for review. Uses a logical, body system organization and a consistent chapter structure. Provides checklists of common and important radiologic conditions...for quick access to information.

Illustrated Textbook of Pediatrics 2/e covers the core curriculum for undergraduate teaching of clinical paediatrics. The second edition retains the innovative, full-color design of the first, incorporating numerous color photographs, diagrams, illustrated case histories and clinical hints & tips highlighted by a 'smiley face' icon. The writing style is succinct, with bullet-point lists used to facilitate reading and learning, and the content is pared down to cover what students really need to know . There is one new chapter on The Child in Society covering general issues in child health in developed and developing countries. All the system-based chapters have been thoroughly revised and coverage of ethics, evidence-based medicine and developmental pediatrics has been expanded.

Colour Atlas of Ophthalmology, 4th edition, is an up-to-date compendium of high quality colour illustrations of common eye conditions,with well-organised and concise text. This will be an excellent book for general practitioners, medical students, optometrists,nurses, residents starting ophthalmology training and all paramedical personnel who have to deal with common eye diseases.

Written in atlas format that allows for quick reference Massachusetts Eye provides direction for the ophthalmolgists on diagnosis and treatment of a variety of the most prevalent eye disorders. The simple design encourages this book to be used in the office by the physician in the course of patient care - a reference text for daily use that won't rot away in obscurity on the shelf. The Electric Review Expands treatment information for all diagnoses. Provides more illustrations, many in full color, and expands the figure legends. Features color-coded chapters and an improved index for quick reference. Includes two new appendices: a history and examination primer and a drug guide.

Brandon/Hill Nursing List first-purchase selection (#341). Review text for students preparing for the NCLEX-RN. Features core nursing concepts, 3,500 questions and answers, tips for test taking, critical thinking questions, expanded pharmacology information, and professional decision making questions. Softcover. DNLM: Nursing--Examination Questions.

PNF (Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation) is an approach to therapeutic exercise which therapists all over the world have found effective for treating patients with a wide range of diagnoses. The approach presented here is based on the concepts set out by Dr. Herman Kabat and taught by Margaret Knott. The authors, experienced PNF teachers, show how they use the PNF method for effective evaluation, planning and treatment, and the readers will gain a clear understanding of why, how and when to apply PNF techniques in patient treatment. The book's special feature is the detailed photographic documentation of PNF patterns, mat and gait activities and their functional application. The combination of photographs and accompanying text guides students learning PNF and stimulates therapists familiar with the method to review and improve their skills.

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

A major part of the FRCA examination are multiple choice questions. QBase Anaesthesia 4 is much more than just a book giving five sets examination papers, in groups of sixty questions, mirroring the format of the new Primary Examination. It also comes with a free CD-ROM (see QBase Anaesthesia 1, 2 or 3 for details).

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).

In the 5th Edition of this important text, practical, concise information on intensive care is presented in a clear and accessible style. The text covers a broad spectrum of intensive care medicine with enough detail to eliminate the need to refer to a larger reference book. This thoroughly revised and updated edition reflects the best and most current practices from leading international centres. Presents completely redrawn illustrations for increased understanding, consistency and accessibility. Offers practical, concise information on all aspects of intensive care, presented in a clear and accessible style. The fully updated contents reflect best practice from leading international centers. This is a working textbook that covers the broad spectrum of intensive care medicine, providing sufficient detail on each topic, without the need to refer to large reference books. Provides a new section on Shock with 5 new chapters: Shock - an overview, Haemodynamic monitoring, Monitoring

This book gives a comprehensive collection of photographs of anatomical (gross) pathology. The majority of photographs are of unfixed specimens as seen at autopsy. For this new third edition some imaging, clinical photographs and endoscopic photographs has been introduced to set the pathology in clinical context. Comprehensive collection of superb gross pathology photographs Give access to a huge range of pathological appearances that are almost impossible to find elsewhere. For the first time endoscopic photographs and imaging included to set pathology in greater clinical context. Explanatory captions expanded to emphasise clinical learning points.

A major part of the FRCA examination is multiple choice questions. QBase Anaesthesia is much more than just a book giving five sets of examination papers, in groups of ninety questions, mirroring the format of the Primary Examination. It also comes with a free CD-ROM. This powerful electronic package can be installed in a matter of 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 question stems to set an inexhaustible number of different papers, and advise on examination strategy. It has the facility to print out and store test results for future comparison and re-analysis, and provides helpful notes on each question.

Praise for the first edition: "The book's major strength is that it allows the author, Carolyn Semple Piggot, to use a very accessible style, without a great burden of academic theory or case studies. What theory it does contain is expertly used to provide a rationale for the service she cites...The book is an excellent tool for any clinician or junior manager to prepare a business plan. Both would gain knowledge and understanding without excessive effort." Health Service Journal. The revised and updated edition of this bestselling book is both practical and topical. It addresses planning strategies that will work for healthcare organisations. The advice and practical aids are designed to help readers with easy-to-find answers to common planning questions. The careful use of theory provides a rationale for the services cited to help the reader understand the limits of the advice and when it is necessary to seek expert help. A particularly good example of this is seen in chapter five in which an a

This book is an updated English edition of the German version Uberzogene Arzneiformen. It has now been revised and completed to cover the recent developments in coating technology of the last ten years. It is a basic guideline and a reference book for everyday problems, which includes. Sugar and film coating; procedures and materials biopharmaceutical aspects and controlled release; production equipment and processes; test methods and stability. The authors are professionals from industry and university, who wish to pass on their experience to pharmacists in drug development or production and to other persons responsible in industrial candy production.

There is now a vast array of imaging modalities available for diagnostic use. Junior doctors are now faced with a range of complex and sophisticated imaging techniques – radioisotopes, ultrasound, CT and MRI are all used to demonstrate human anatomy and pathology affecting internal organs. Diagnostic Imaging is an introductory textbook that provides a balanced account of all the imaging modalities available to the practising clinician, explaining the techniques used and the indications for their use. The beautifully written text is organised by body system and covers all anatomical regions. Under each region, the authors discuss the imaging techniques available for that region and give guidelines for interpreting normal images. They then discuss the common diseases and signs that can be seen using each modality, illustrating these clinical problems with normal and abnormal images. In this new edition there is coverage of plain film, ultrasound, computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, radionuc

The 4th Edition of this comprehensive, thoroughly updated resource correlates basic pathophysiogic principles with the radiologic, pathologic, and clinical aspects of disease to provide an integrated, user-friendly approach to the study of pulmonary medicine. It introduces basic anatomic and physiologic concepts; shows how to recognize and evaluate patients presenting with respiratory disease; and helps the reader to be better prepared to choose the very latest and most effective treatments. Guides the reader through the anatomy, physiology, and pathophysiology relevant to each disease classification to develop a conceptual framework, and then focuses on the clinical aspects and treatment of specific diseases. Highlights key points in margin notes to facilitate review. Present the relevant physiology for each class of disorders, and then discusses specific diseases within the class.

"Legal Medicine" was one of the first books available to doctors in search of answers to legal questions. As the leader in medico-legal knowledge, this new, sixth edition is the source for health care practitioners' legal medicine needs. It highlights those issues in health care that constitute potential pitfalls and problems of a legal nature. Now, brought completely up to date, this unparalleled resource remains most reliable text available on the legal implications of medical practice.

Krause's Food, Nutrition, & Diet Therapy is a classic textbook in the field of nutrition and diet therapy, providing a wealth of information on nutrition basics, nutrition throughout the life cycle, nutrition care, nutrition for health and fitness, and medical nutrition therapy. Always up-to-date with the most current information available, this outstanding resource recognizes the increasing importance of nutrition in achieving and maintaining optimal health and fitness and as a component of complete and effective healthcare. It is universally recognized as an essential text for nutrition and diet therapy students and practicing registered dietitians. It features extensive appendixes, tables, illustrations, figures, and clinical insight boxes that provide practical hands-on information and clinical tools for use throughout a student's education and career.