This portable quick-reference handbook gives residents, medical students, and practitioners a bedside refresher on the key components of 86 procedures used in emergency medicine. Procedures are grouped by organ system, with additional sections on nerve blocks and pediatric procedures. Unique to this handbook is a section on limited, goal-directed bedside ultrasonography and echocardiography—procedures that are an integral part of emergency medicine care and trauma assessment and are not described in detail in any other handbook.

Each procedure is presented in a similar format: indications, contraindications, risks/consent issues, anatomic landmarks, technique, precautions, and pearls. More than 300 illustrations complement the text.

Now you can study for the USMLE Step 3 on the run any time and anywhere with this audio version of USMLE Step 3 Recall. With rapid-fire questions and answers in downloadable MP3 files, you can have this review tool available wherever you go to help you memorize the most crucial facts. Files can be used on any digital audio playback device. Over 35 MD contributors and a team of 13 MD editors developed the content, pulling together questions based on key points stressed in over 2,000 review questions and interviews with high scoring residents.

Revised to reflect the current cardiothoracic radiology curriculum for diagnostic radiology residency, this concise text provides the essential knowledge needed to interpret chest radiographs and CT scans. This edition includes nearly 800 new images obtained with state-of-the-art technology and a new chapter on cardiac imaging.

A new patterns of lung disease section provides a one-stop guide to recognizing and understanding findings seen on thin-section CT. This edition also includes the new classification of idiopathic interstitial pneumonias, current techniques for evaluating solitary pulmonary nodules, an algorithm for managing incidental nodules seen on chest CT, the new World Health Organization classification of lung tumors, and numerous new cases in the self-assessment chapter.

This comprehensive textbook lets readers develop the strong theoretical and practical foundation needed for effective decision-making in occupational therapy. Emphasis on both clinical and professional reasoning gives readers the skills needed to make informed decisions as practitioners, managers, and educators. This textbook offers easy-to-follow explanations of current theories of clinical and professional reasoning, demonstrating their relevance to occupational therapy work.

/"Thinking about Thinking/" quotes offer thought-provoking perspectives on reasoning. Case examples and learning activities demonstrate how reasoning is applied in various clinical and professional scenarios. Each chapter includes learning objectives and a key word list. Photographs, figures, and tables support reader understanding.

Written by physicians from Toronto's internationally renowned Hospital for Sick Children, this manual presents practical, evidence-based guidelines on the evaluation and management of a wide range of traumatic injuries in children. The authors' recommendations are based on their extensive clinical experience and reviews of the most recent literature, and presented in a concise, accessible format.

Chapters are written in bulleted outline format and include boxed and highlighted /"Trauma Pearls,/" as well as detailed and up-to-date algorithms and flow charts. Numerous illustrations and tables help the reader understand key points. Extensive reading lists appear at the end of each chapter.

Thoroughly updated for 2008, Drug Identifier is the most complete drug identification tool ever created. With this handy electronic reference you can quickly locate the drug you need. Search and identify more than 5,000 drugs by color images, shape, generic or brand name, manufacturer, color, imprint, NDC code, coatings, and scoring.

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This chart is an excellent tool to help physicians, nurse practitioners, and nurses explain common gynecological diseases to patients. Organized by main presenting symptom, such as abnormal vaginal bleeding, abnormal vaginal discharge, and regional pain, the chart covers the most common gynecological disorders. Each topic has a simple, brief textual explanation and an image.

The chart defines normal and abnormal menstrual cycles and illustrates female reproductive anatomy. Grouped by main symptom, the disorders covered include:

• Fibroids
• Polyps
• Cervical lesions
• Endometrial hyperplasia
• Von Willebrand's Disease
• Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)
• Vaginal and uterine atrophy
• Eating disorders and extreme exercise
• Medications
• Hormonal imbalances
• Asherman's syndrome
• Prolactinoma
• Ovarian cysts
• Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID) and pelvic adhesions
• Endometriosis
• Adenomyosis
• Candidiasis (yeast infection)
• Bacterial vaginitis
• Trichomoniasis vaginitis
• Chlamydia and gonorrhea

Now in its Second Edition, this folding study guide takes the Anatomical Chart Company's most popular anatomical images and puts them in a durable, portable format that is perfect for the on-the-go student. Printed on a write-on, wipe-off laminated surface, this quick-reference guide shows numbered anatomical structures and contains answers that can be concealed for easy self-testing and memorization. This edition features a fresh, clean design and new cover imagery that gives users a view inside the study guide. Topics covered include respiratory passages overview and intrapulmonary structures, bronchopulmonary segments, ventilation, pulmonary arteries and veins, paranasal sinuses, larynx, emphysema, chronic bronchitis, asthma, and lung cancer.

Now in its Second Edition, this folding study guide takes the Anatomical Chart Company's most popular anatomical images and puts them in a durable, portable format that is perfect for the on-the-go student. Printed on a write-on, wipe-off laminated surface, this quick-reference guide shows numbered anatomical structures and contains answers that can be concealed for easy self-testing and memorization. This edition features a fresh, clean design and new cover imagery that gives users a view inside the study guide. The guide covers normal anatomy and disorders including ulcers, gastritis, gallstones, GERD, hernia, hepatitis, IBS, IBD, hemorrhoids, diverticulosis, appendicitis, and cancers.

Now in its Second Edition, this folding study guide takes the Anatomical Chart Company's most popular anatomical images and puts them in a durable, portable format that is perfect for the on-the-go student. Printed on a write-on, wipe-off laminated surface, this quick-reference guide shows numbered anatomical structures and contains answers that can be concealed for easy self-testing and memorization. This edition features a fresh, clean design, updated images, and new cover imagery that gives users a view inside the study guide. Topics covered include arterial and venous system, visceral arteries and venous portal system, capillary/artery/vein cross sections, coronary and pulmonary arteries and veins, vascular circulation, venous muscle pump, and cardiac cycle.

Now in its Second Edition, this folding study guide takes the Anatomical Chart Company's most popular anatomical images and puts them in a durable, portable format that is perfect for the on-the-go student. Printed on a write-on, wipe-off laminated surface, this quick-reference guide shows numbered anatomical structures and contains answers that can be concealed for easy self-testing and memorization. This edition features a fresh, clean design and new cover imagery that gives users a view inside the study guide. Topics covered include spinal and cranial nerves, spinal cord segments, nerve plexuses, cutaneous distribution of spinal nerves and dermatomes, thoracic spinal cord, and autonomic nervous system.

Now in its Second Edition, this folding study guide takes the Anatomical Chart Company's most popular anatomical images and puts them in a durable, portable format that is perfect for the on-the-go student. Printed on a write-on, wipe-off laminated surface, this quick-reference guide shows numbered anatomical structures and contains answers that can be concealed for easy self-testing and memorization. This edition features a fresh, clean design and new cover imagery that gives users a view inside the study guide. Topics covered include vertebral column and curvature, vertebrae types, vertebral column muscles, structural features and function of intervertebral discs, spinal nerve irritation due to exostosis, herniated disc, kyphosis, scoliosis, lordosis, and osteoporosis.

This volume of the landmark Diagnostic and Surgical Imaging Anatomy series combines a rich pictorial database of high-resolution images and lavish, 3-D color illustrations to help you interpret multiplanar scans with confidence. The book brings you close up to see key structures with meticulously labeled anatomic landmarks from axial, coronal, and sagittal planes. Contents include over 150 detail-revealing 3-D color illustrations, over 950 high-resolution digital scans, and at-a-glance imaging summaries for the knee, ankle, and foot.

Now in its Second Edition, this folding study guide takes the Anatomical Chart Company's most popular anatomical images and puts them in a durable, portable format that is perfect for the on-the-go student. Printed on a write-on, wipe-off laminated surface, this quick-reference guide shows numbered anatomical structures and contains answers that can be concealed for easy self-testing and memorization. This edition features a fresh, clean design and new cover imagery that gives users a view inside the study guide. Topics covered include nerves, arteries, vessels, ventricles, limbic system, coronal section, midbrain, medulla oblongata, spinal cord, meninges, venous sinuses, lobes of the brain, Circle of Willis, somatotopic organization of the cerebrum, and circulation of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF).

Now in its Second Edition, this folding study guide takes the Anatomical Chart Company's most popular anatomical images and puts them in a durable, portable format that is perfect for the on-the-go student. Printed on a write-on, wipe-off laminated surface, this quick-reference guide shows numbered anatomical structures and contains answers that can be concealed for easy self-testing and memorization. This edition features a fresh, clean design and new cover imagery that gives users a view inside the study guide. Coverage includes the heart in various views, coronary arteries and veins, thorax and heart wall anatomy, circulation, the cardiac cycle, blood pressure, cardiac conduction, valves, and electrocardiogram (ECG).

Now in its Second Edition, this folding study guide takes the Anatomical Chart Company's most popular anatomical images and puts them in a durable, portable format that is perfect for the on-the-go student. Printed on a write-on, wipe-off laminated surface, this quick-reference guide shows numbered anatomical structures and contains answers that can be concealed for easy self-testing and memorization. This edition features a fresh, clean design and new cover imagery that gives users a view inside the study guide. Coverage includes anterior and posterior views of the skeletal and muscular systems, as well as basic bone structure and muscle anatomy.

Part of the popular High-Yield™ Series, this new book features the essential concepts of human physiology presented in a concise, uncluttered fashion. High-Yield™ Physiology gives students what they need to prepare them for the physiology questions on USMLE Step 1. The information found in this text provides a comprehensive overview of physiology in a concentrated format and serves as a valuable resource for course and board review.

Pediatrics Recall, Third Edition reviews disease entities to facilitate retention and mimic verbal testing covered in a pediatric clerkship. Its unique question-and-answer format is retained. Organized by disease process and involved systems, the text includes descriptions, signs, symptoms, pathophysiology essentials, treatments, and possible outcomes. Topics include basic issues in neonatal and pediatric fluid management, blood products, nutrition, growth, emergencies, and intensive care. One chapter is solely devoted to issues relating to the adolescent patient.

This edition has more material on the well-child review and more illustrations. The smaller pocket size makes it even more convenient for use on clinical rotations.

This new addition to the Practical Guides in Psychiatry series is a clinically oriented pocket guide to diagnosis and treatment of schizophrenia and other psychoses. Using the conversational style and case vignettes found in all Practical Guides in Psychiatry titles, Dr. Freudenreich shows how to recognize psychotic signs and symptoms, arrive at a clinical diagnosis that explains the psychosis, and treat the disorder. Close attention is given to management of medical comorbidity, antipsychotic-induced side effects, and drug interactions. Coverage also includes prognostic considerations and forensic and social aspects of schizophrenia. Appendices contain pocket cards covering emergencies, rating scales, and wellness.

The Practical Guides in Psychiatry series provides quick, concise information for professionals on the front lines of mental health care. Written in an easy-to-read, conversational style, these invaluable resources take you through each step of the psychiatric care process, delivering fast facts and helpful strategies that help you provide effective and compassionate care to your patients.

NCLEX-RN® Review Made Incredibly Easy! Fourth Edition uses the well-known Incredibly Easy! approach to make NCLEX® review more interesting, enjoyable, and less difficult. It provides solid clinical information and clear, concise rationales in a light-hearted manner that encourages retention by decreasing study anxiety. Every area of nursing is completely reviewed, including adult care, pediatric care, maternal-neonatal care, psychiatric care, and professional issues. Critical thinking questions accompany each chapter. Fully revised and updated to match the April 2007 NCLEX® test plan, this edition also includes information for international students taking the NCLEX®.

The accompanying CD-ROM offers over 3,000 additional practice questions to help students continue their preparation.

This Step-Up Series volume is a high-yield, systems-based, outline-format review of commonly tested USMLE Step 2 material, including internal medicine subspecialties, required clerkship specialties, and important topics in medical practice. The user-friendly format, with numerous tables, illustrations, and flow charts, allows quick review of a vast body of facts. /"Quick Hit/" marginalia highlight facts likely to be tested. /"Next Step/" marginalia indicate what the clinician must do next after making a diagnosis. A full-color section illustrates classic presentations of dermatologic and other disorders. This edition includes additional Quick Hits, mnemonics, new illustrations, expanded coverage of ARDS, a new table on breast malignancy variants, and updated vaccination schedules.

This book is the first comprehensive reference on the interface between neurology and internal medicine. In 171 chapters organized by organ system, the book examines the neurologic manifestations of dozens of medical conditions, the neurologic effects of drugs, organ transplantation, and other treatments, and the medical comorbidities or complications—iatrogenic or otherwise—that neurologists must diagnose and treat in patients with neurologic disease.

Most chapters are co-authored by a neurologist and a non-neurologic specialist. Each chapter presents information in an accessible format and includes a case vignette and the authors' recommendations for the case.

A companion Website provides a multiple-choice question for each chapter and the fully searchable text, with case vignettes and recommendations linked.

This volume is the first comprehensive and practical clinical reference on proton and charged particle radiotherapy. The first half of the book explains the treatment delivery systems used, offers detailed guidance on treatment planning techniques, examines key clinical issues in proton radiotherapy, and reviews recent experience with heavier charged particle radiotherapy. The second half of the book offers /"how-to/" information on treatment of pediatric tumors, lymphomas, and tumors of the central nervous system, eye, skull base, cervical spine, bone and soft tissue, paranasal sinus, nasal cavity, nasopharynx, oropharynx, oral cavity, salivary glands, prostate, lung, gastrointestinal tract, female reproductive tract, and breast. More than 100 full-color illustrations complement the text.

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