This book is a primary review tool to prepare students for both the internal medicine clerkship and the end-rotation NBME shelf examination. This logical alternative to several limited-focus books blends a bullet-outline format students prefer in a review book with comprehensive paragraphs, as needed, for optimal preparation. Illustrations, charts, tables, graphs, mnemonics, and /"Quick Hits/" pearls for the clerkship speed and supplement learning. Ample content without superfluous detail enables students to readily evaluate and expand their knowledge of cardiology, pulmonary medicine, gastroenterology, hematology, neurology, endocrinology, rheumatology, nephrology, genitourinary disorders, fluids and electrolytes, dermatology, and musculoskeletal problems.

A new section in this Second Edition presents 100 USMLE-style clinical vignette-based questions with answers. A color insert contains over thirty full-color images.

A companion Website will offer the fully searchable text and color photographs.

Drug Therapy in Nursing, Third Edition presents a totally nursing-focused framework for teaching and learning nursing pharmacology, and /"places the patient/" at the center of all drug and drug administration decisions and considerations. The book presents core drug knowledge using prototypes of different drug classes and emphasizes core patient variables that influence the patient's response to therapy. Features include abundant review questions, concept maps, drug summary tables, drug interaction tables, and critical thinking scenarios that teach students how to apply pharmacology knowledge to patient care.

This thoroughly updated Third Edition covers newly approved drugs, has separate chapters on drugs affecting fungal and viral infections, and includes more pathophysiology information. Black Box warnings from the FDA labels have been added to the discussion of each prototype when applicable, and safety alerts have been added to emphasize prevention of common medication errors.

A companion Website offers student and instructor ancillaries including NCLEX®-style chapter review questions, pathophysiology animations, medication administration videos, and dosage calculation quizzes.

Springhouse Nurse's Drug Guide 2008 provides comprehensive, student-friendly information on over 750 generic and over 3,500 trade-name drugs, including nearly 20 recently-approved drugs and dozens of recently-approved indications. This edition highlights rapid-onset interactions and has more Alert logos to highlight potential drug errors. New appendices cover dietary teaching for drug therapy and avoiding miscommunication in drug orders. Other features include a full-color photoguide to over 200 tablets and capsules; coverage of 40 pharmacologic and therapeutic classifications with prototype drugs highlighted; nursing process sections in every drug entry; and updates on eDrugInfo.com.

A free bound-in CD-ROM contains over 300 NCLEX®-style questions, including alternate-format questions.

Drug Therapy in Nursing, Third Edition presents a totally nursing-focused framework for teaching and learning nursing pharmacology, and /"places the patient/" at the center of all drug and drug administration decisions and considerations. The book presents core drug knowledge using prototypes of different drug classes and emphasizes core patient variables that influence the patient's response to therapy. Features include abundant review questions, concept maps, drug summary tables, drug interaction tables, and critical thinking scenarios that teach students how to apply pharmacology knowledge to patient care.

This thoroughly updated Third Edition covers newly approved drugs, has separate chapters on drugs affecting fungal and viral infections, and includes more pathophysiology information. Black Box warnings from the FDA labels have been added to the discussion of each prototype when applicable, and safety alerts have been added to emphasize prevention of common medication errors.

A companion Website offers student and instructor ancillaries including NCLEX®-style chapter review questions, pathophysiology animations, medication administration videos, and dosage calculation quizzes.

Updated with dozens of newly approved drugs and indications, 2008 Lippincott's Nursing Drug Guide provides quick access to current, comprehensive, vital drug information. It contains over 800 complete drug monographs, organized alphabetically, plus a full-color photoguide to pills and capsules and 25 rapid-reference appendices appropriate for practicing nurses.

This edition includes over twenty recently approved drugs. To further ensure safe drug administration, FDA black box warnings and dangerous abbreviations to avoid are included.

A bound-in CD-ROM contains 200 drug monographs and patient-teaching aids. Updates and continuing education tests are available on NursingDrugGuide.com.

This chart provides a visual overview of normal female breast anatomy. It also includes images and text explaining breast self-examination (BSE).

Quick Look Electronic Drug Reference 2008 contains all the features of Quick Look Drug Book 2008 including thousands of trade and generic drug names in an easy-to-use electronic format—plus audio pronunciations, keyword/therapeutic category index, quick cross-referencing, and full-color images of the top 200 prescribed drugs. Versatile search functions include A-Z index browsing, searching by keyword, searching within a previous search, or Wildcard searching by entering an asterisk as the first character in the search field (ex: *mide finds all drug names ending with /"mide/"). Four-way viewing lists information by generic and trade name, generic only, /"sound-alike/" drugs, or user-added topics. Add-a-topic lets you add drug names to the A-to-Z index. Add-a-note lets you annotate a topic. You can also bookmark frequently referenced topics.

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Featuring a uniquely visual two-page-spread design that is great for rapid reference or review, In a Page Signs & Symptoms, Second Edition provides a quick overview of the 100 disorders and medical issues most commonly encountered on the wards or in the clinic. Each problem is presented on a two-page spread in boxes with consistent headings including introduction; etiology, pathophysiology and risk factors; patient presentation; differential diagnosis; diagnostic evaluation; treatment and management; and prognosis and complications. Bulleted key points appear under each heading. This edition is reorganized by organ system and features expanded differential diagnosis and treatment sections.

This pocket-sized book is ideal for interns, medical students in clerkships, or USMLE review. It will also appeal to physician assistant and nurse practitioner students.

The revised Fourth Edition of this essential text contains 19 modules that guide the reader from assessment of the pregnant woman and her fetus, through labor and delivery, to postpartum evaluation and care. Each module is carefully developed to enhance self-paced learning and skills attainment, perfect for competence validation and orientation.

The text illustrates the essentials of intrapartum care. Step-by-step /"How to's/" (Skill Units) guide the nurse from fetal monitoring to management of high risk situations. This edition has new modules on cultural competence and OB Emergencies, including hemorrhage and Caesarian delivery /"on demand/", and new content on legal accountability, maternal and newborn transport, electronic fetal monitoring, and domestic violence assessment. This revision has been guided by two new co-authors, Margaret Betsy B. Kennedy of the Vanderbilt University School of Nursing, and Donna J. Ruth of the Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

Nurse's Rapid Reference is the all-in-one portable handbook that every practicing nurse needs to expertly perform everyday nursing skills with ease and confidence. Organized and designed for quick reference, the book presents the most important information on 125 diseases, 48 treatments, 48 diagnostic tests, 42 procedures, 75 signs and symptoms, and 75 drugs.

Easy-to-use tabs help nurses in various clinical settings find what they're looking for fast. Each topic is presented on one page or two-page spread, with easy-to-see heads, concise, bulleted text, and quick-scanning charts, graphs, and illustrations. Icons highlight nursing alerts and age considerations.

Designed for quick, easy reference in the office or clinic, this atlas is a pictorial and textual guide to the diagnosis, treatment, and management of vulvar diseases. Full-color clinical photographs and relevant histopathologic photographs illustrate the clinical appearance and histopathologic characteristics of the full spectrum of vulvar diseases. Specific therapies for each disease are discussed.

Two indexes enable the reader to look up a disease entity or a clinical presentation. Drawings of the topography of the vulva aid in documenting the location of lesions. Tables on sexually transmitted diseases, vesicobullous disease, and the classification of vulvar diseases are included to assist in differential diagnosis.

Written by former Washington University residents, this small quick-reference pocket book contains all the essential information that interns need from day one on the wards, including ACLS algorithms, useful formulas, patient notes, top ten workups, common calls/complaints, and common consultative questions in all subspecialties. Content includes vital pointers on what not to miss, when to refer/call for help, triage, cross-covering, and working with difficult patients.

This edition has been thoroughly updated to be consistent with the most current medical practices. It also includes a rapid-access, detachable pocket card with step-by-step instructions and full-color illustrations of procedures.

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