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October 12, 2007

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BASICS
Title: Straight A's in Maternal-Neonatal Nursing
Edition: Second
Author(s):  Springhouse
ISBN: 978-1-58255-693-2
Price: $37.95

 
DIAGNOSIS

This easy-to-read outline review follows the unique two-column Straight A's format that lets students choose how they study to improve test scores and final grades. The interior column outlines key facts for in-depth review; the exterior column lists only the most crucial points for quickest review. Other features include pretest questions at the beginning of each chapter; end-of-chapter NCLEX®-style questions; lists of top items to study before a test; Time-Out for Teaching patient-teaching points; Go with the Flow algorithms; and alerts highlighted in a second color.

A bound-in CD-ROM contains hundreds of NCLEX®-style questions—including alternate-item format questions—with answers and rationales.

TREATMENT (Specialty)
Nursing: Obstetric / Women's Health

FOLLOW UP (Related Titles)
Maternal-Neonatal Nursing Made Incredibly Easy!, Book
Lippincott's Review Series: Maternal-Newborn Nursing, Book


BASICS
Title: Straight A's in Nursing Pharmacology
Edition: Second
Author(s):  Springhouse
ISBN: 978-1-58255-696-3
Price: $37.95

 
DIAGNOSIS

This easy-to-read outline review follows the unique two-column Straight A's format that lets students choose how they study for NCLEX® and course exams. The interior column outlines key facts for in-depth review; the exterior column lists only the most crucial points for quickest review. Other features include pretest questions at the beginning of each chapter; end-of-chapter NCLEX®-style questions; lists of top items to study before a test; Time-Out for Teaching patient-teaching points; Go with the Flow algorithms; and alerts highlighted in a second color.

A bound-in CD-ROM contains hundreds of NCLEX®-style questions—including alternate-format questions—with answers and rationales.

TREATMENT (Specialty)
Nursing: Pharmacology

FOLLOW UP (Related Titles)
Nursing Pharmacology Made Incredibly Easy!, Book
Clinical Pharmacology Made Incredibly Easy!, Book


BASICS
Title: BRS Neuroanatomy
Edition: Fourth
Author(s): James D Fix PhD
ISBN: 978-0-7817-7245-7
Price: $36.95

 
DIAGNOSIS

Designed primarily for medical and dental students preparing for the USMLE Step 1 and other examinations, this book presents the essentials of human neuroanatomy in a succinct outline format with abundant illustrations. Over 600 USMLE-style questions with complete answers and explanations are included, some at the end of each chapter and some in an end-of-book Comprehensive Examination.

This edition uses color to delineate neuroanatomical pathways and highlight clinical correlations. New clinical MRI and MRA images have been added. Questions follow the clinical vignette-based format of the current USMLE.

A companion Website on thePoint offers instant access to the complete, fully searchable text and all questions from the book.

TREATMENT (Specialty)
Anatomy
Embryology
Histology
Medical Review
Neuroanatomy
Neuroscience
Nursing: Anatomy / Physiology / Microbiology
Physician Assistant

FOLLOW UP (Related Titles)
Sidman's Neuroanatomy, Book
Neuroanatomy, Book
Clinical Neuroanatomy, Book
High-Yield™ Neuroanatomy, Book


BASICS
Title: Laboratory Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases Essentials of Diagnostic Microbiology
Author(s): Paul G Engelkirk  PhD, MT(ASCP), SM(AAM); Janet  Duben-Engelkirk EdD, MT(ASCP), CLS(NCA)
ISBN: 978-0-7817-9701-6
Price: $82.95

 
DIAGNOSIS

Designed for associate-degree MLT/CLT programs and baccalaureate MT/CLS programs, this textbook presents the essentials of clinical microbiology. It provides balanced coverage of specific groups of microorganisms and the work-up of clinical specimens by organ system, and also discusses the role of the microbiology laboratory in regard to emerging infections, healthcare epidemiology, and bioterrorism. Clinical case studies and self-assessment questions show how to incorporate the information into everyday practice.

More than 400 illustrations and visual information displays enhance the text. Essentials boxes, chapter outlines, key terms, summaries, and other study aids help students retain information.

A bound-in CD-ROM includes additional review questions, case studies, and Web links.

TREATMENT (Specialty)
Clinical Laboratory Science
Medical Assisting
Medical Technology

FOLLOW UP (Related Titles)
Koneman's Color Atlas and Textbook of Diagnostic Microbiology, Book


BASICS
Title: Virtual Colonoscopy
Author(s): Judy  Yee MD
ISBN: 978-0-7817-5770-6
Price: $159.00

 
DIAGNOSIS

This text is a complete and practical guide to performing virtual colonoscopy examinations and interpreting the results. The book provides precise instructions on how to prepare the patient and specific protocols for the various CT scanners currently in use. Detailed chapters on interpretation demonstrate normal anatomy, anatomic variants, CT appearances of polyps and cancer, and pitfalls of interpretation on two-dimensional and three-dimensional views. Additional chapters cover extracolonic findings, reporting, and fecal and fluid tagging. More than 700 illustrations show examination techniques and normal and pathologic findings.

A companion Website will offer teaching cases to further refine the reader's interpretive skills.

TREATMENT (Specialty)
Gastroenterology
Hepatology
Radiology
Rehabilitation and Physical Medicine

FOLLOW UP (Related Titles)
Computed Body Tomography with MRI Correlation , Book
Practical Guide to Abdominal and Pelvic MRI, Book
Gastrointestinal Radiology, Book


BASICS
Title: Underground Clinical Vignettes Step 2: Psychiatry
Edition: Fourth
Author(s): Sandra I Kim MD, PhD; Todd A Swanson MD, PhD; Jason P Caplan MD
ISBN: 978-0-7817-6846-7
Price: $22.95

 
DIAGNOSIS

Completely revised by new authors, this Fourth Edition presents 80 patient cases designed specifically to prepare students for clinical vignettes on the USMLE Step 2. Each case proceeds from chief complaint through diagnostic workup and treatment and includes buzzwords in history taking, physical examination, laboratory tests, imaging, and pathology.

This edition's cases give greater emphasis to pathogenesis, epidemiology, differential diagnosis, management, and complications and include radiologic images, photographs, tables, and algorithms. A new two-page format encourages students to read the case presentation and formulate an initial diagnosis before turning the page for the answer. The book ends with twenty all-new board-format questions and answers.

TREATMENT (Specialty)
Medical Review
Nursing: Advanced Practice
Nursing: Nurse Practitioner
Physician Assistant

FOLLOW UP (Related Titles)
Underground Clinical Vignettes Step 2 Bundle, Package
Blueprints Clinical Cases in Psychiatry, Book
High-Yield™ Psychiatry, Book


BASICS
Title: Manual of Pediatric Therapeutics
Edition: Seventh
Author(s): John W Graef MD; Joseph I Wolfsdorf MB, BCh; David S Greenes MD
ISBN: 978-0-7817-7166-5
Price: $45.95

 
DIAGNOSIS

Thoroughly updated for its Seventh Edition, this practical quick-reference manual presents authoritative patient management guidelines based on the extensive clinical experience at The Children's Hospital in Boston. Coverage includes normal newborn, well-child, and adolescent care, acute care, disorders of each organ system, behavioral disorders, and management of the child with developmental disabilities and specialized health care needs. The text includes numerous easy-to-scan tables and a popular /"A to Z/" drug formulary.

TREATMENT (Specialty)
Family Medicine / General Practice
General Practice
Internal Medicine
Nursing: Advanced Practice
Nursing: Nurse Practitioner
Nursing: Pediatric
Pediatrics
Primary Care
Residents

FOLLOW UP (Related Titles)
The 5-Minute Pediatric Consult, Book
Pediatric Hospital Medicine, Book
Manual of Neonatal Care, Book
Atlas of Procedures in Neonatology, Book
Oski's Solution, Book
The Cleveland Clinic Intensive Review of Pediatrics , Book
The 5-Minute Pediatric Consult, Fourth Edition, for PDA, CD-ROM
The 5-Minute Pediatric Consult, Book
Avery's Neonatology, Book


BASICS
Title: Manual of Ocular Diagnosis and Therapy
Edition: Sixth
Author(s): Deborah  Pavan-Langston MD, FACS
ISBN: 978-0-7817-6512-1
Price: $49.95

 
DIAGNOSIS

Thoroughly updated for its Sixth Edition, this manual is a highly practical guide to the diagnosis and management of eye disorders and injuries. Experts from Harvard Medical School and the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary present authoritative, state-of-the-art recommendations in a rapid-access outline format. Appendices include up-to-date ophthalmic drug and systemic antimicrobial formularies with dosages.

All chapters have been updated to include the latest information on new disease entities, diagnostic techniques, drugs, and treatments, including LASIK and LASEK surgery, cataract extractions, intraocular lenses, use of botulinum for blepharospasm, and medical treatment of glaucoma. Thirty new full-color images have been added.

TREATMENT (Specialty)
Family Medicine / General Practice
General Practice
Internal Medicine
Medical Review
Nursing: Advanced Practice
Nursing: Nurse Practitioner
Ophthalmology
Optometry
Physician Assistant
Primary Care
Residents

FOLLOW UP (Related Titles)
The Wills Eye Manual, Book
Walsh & Hoyt's Clinical Neuro-Ophthalmology: The Essentials, Book
Clinical Applications of Antibiotics and Anti-Inflammatory Drugs in Ophthalmology, Book
Clinical Management of Binocular Vision, Book


BASICS
Title: Straight A's in Pediatric Nursing
Edition: Second
Author(s):  Springhouse
ISBN: 978-1-58255-697-0
Price: $37.95

 
DIAGNOSIS

This easy-to-read outline review follows the unique two-column Straight A's format that lets students choose how they study to improve test scores and final grades. The interior column outlines key facts for in-depth review; the exterior column lists only the most crucial points for quickest review. Other features include pretest questions at the beginning of each chapter; end-of-chapter NCLEX®-style questions; lists of top items to study before a test; Time-Out for Teaching patient-teaching points; Go with the Flow algorithms; and alerts highlighted in a second color.

A bound-in CD-ROM contains hundreds of NCLEX®-style questions—including alternate-item format questions—with answers and rationales.

TREATMENT (Specialty)
Nursing: Pediatric
Pediatrics

FOLLOW UP (Related Titles)
Essentials of Pediatric Nursing, Book
Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice Pocket Guide: Pediatric Nursing, Book


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