Mosby’s Manual of Diagnostic and Laboratory Tests
November 17, 2011 by admin
Widely used in both academic and clinical settings, this comprehensive resource provides clear, concise coverage of more than 700 of the most commonly performed diagnostic and laboratory tests – including 30 new to this edition. Chapters are organized by test type and begin with a list of the tests covered, followed by a test type overview with specimen collection techniques. Tests are presented in a consistent format with normal findings, indications, test explanation, procedure and patient care, and test results and clinical significance, as well as any applicable contraindications, potential...
Breakthrough: Elizabeth Hughes, the Discovery of Insulin, and the Making of a Medical Miracle
August 26, 2011 by admin
ISBN13: 9780312648701 Condition: New Notes: BRAND NEW FROM PUBLISHER! BUY WITH CONFIDENCE, Over one million books sold! 98% Positive feedback. Compare our books, prices and service to the competition. 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed It is 1919 and Elizabeth Hughes, the eleven-year-old daughter of America’s most-distinguished jurist and politician, Charles Evans Hughes, has been diagnosed with juvenile diabetes. It is essentially a death sentence. The only accepted form of treatment – starvation – whittles her down to forty-five pounds skin and bones. Miles away, Canadian researchers Frederick...
Case Files Internal Medicine, Third Edition (LANGE Case Files)
August 2, 2011 by admin
ISBN13: 9780071613644 Condition: NEW Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark. Real-Life Cases for the Internal Medicine Clerkship and the USMLE Step 3 You need exposure to high-yield cases to excel on the Internal Medicine clerkship and the shelf-exam. Case Files: Internal Medicine presents 60 real-life cases that illustrate essential concepts in Internal Medicine. Each case includes a complete discussion, clinical pearls, references, definitions of key terms, and USMLE-style review questions. With this system, you’ll learn in the context of real patients, rather than merely...
How Doctors Think
June 12, 2011 by admin
ISBN13: 9780547053646 Condition: New Notes: BUY WITH CONFIDENCE, Over one million books sold! 98% Positive feedback. Compare our books, prices and service to the competition. 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed How Doctors Think is a window into the mind of the physician and an insightful examination of the all-important relationship between doctors and their patients. In this myth-shattering work, Jerome Groopman explores the forces and thought processes behind the decisions doctors make. He pinpints why doctors succeed and why they err. Most important, Groopman shows when and how doctors can —...
Disease-Proof Your Child: Feeding Kids Right Reviews
April 10, 2011 by admin
A groundbreaking book that explains the connection between nutrition and disease prevention-showing parents how to keep their children healthy by feeding them right B ombarded by the media with stories about childhood obesity and dangerous hormones, pesticides and additives in foods, and told that allergies, asthma, and ear infections are on the rise, parents have never been more concerned about what to feed children. In this invaluable resource, featuring easy-toprepare, tasty recipes, Dr. Joel Fuhrman explains how cuttingedge nutritional science can be brought to the family table with amazing...
The Out-of-Sync Child: Recognizing and Coping with Sensory Processing Disorder, Revised Edition
April 8, 2011 by admin
ISBN13: 9780399531651 Condition: NEW Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark. NEWLY REVISED AND UPDATED The Out-of-Sync Child broke new ground by identifying Sensory Processing Disorder, a common but frequently misdiagnosed problem in which the central nervous system misinterprets messages from the senses. This newly revised edition features additional information from recent research on vision and hearing deficits, motor skill problems, nutrition and picky eaters, ADHA, autism, and other related disorders. Rating: (out of 73 reviews) List Price: $ 15.95 Price: $ 9.41 Man’s...
The Elements of Style, Fourth Edition
March 30, 2011 by admin
ISBN13: 9780205309023 Condition: USED – VERY GOOD Notes: Contains rules of grammar phrased as direct orders and provides the principal requirements of plain English style. Concentrates on fundamentals: the rules of usage and principles of composition most commonly violated. Softcover. DLC: English language–Style. A masterpiece in the art of clear and concise writing, and an exemplar of the principles it explains. Rating: (out of 422 reviews) List Price: $ 9.95 Price: $ 3.99 Read More →
Fitzpatrick’s Color Atlas and Synopsis of Clinical Dermatology: Sixth Edition (Fitzpatrick’s Color Atlas & Synopsis of Clinical Dermatology)
March 3, 2011 by admin
Turn to the world’s most popular dermatology atlas for the quick, comprehensive diagnosis and treatment of skin problems A Doody’s Core Title ESSENTIAL PURCHASE! “This atlas uses high quality photographs and well written, brief synopses to cover an enormous amount of information about skin diseases in one book….This atlas combines over 900 color photographs with succinct descriptions of skin diseases and systemic diseases with skin manifestations to create the most useful single reference in the field. This is the one book I would recommend to a non-dermatologist learning...
The Secret Life of the Grown-up Brain: The Surprising Talents of the Middle-aged Mind Reviews
February 17, 2011 by admin
A leading science writer examines how the brain’s capacity reaches its peak in middle age For many years, scientists thought that the human brain simply decayed over time and its dying cells led to memory slips, fuzzy logic, negative thinking, and even depression. But new research from neuroscientists and psychologists suggests that, in fact, the brain reorganizes, improves in important functions, and even helps us adopt a more optimistic outlook in middle age. Growth of white matter and brain connectors allow us to recognize patterns faster, make better judgments, and find unique solutions...
Mosby’s Diagnostic and Laboratory Test Reference
January 29, 2011 by admin
Access the clinically relevant information you need easily in any setting with Mosby’s Diagnostic and Laboratory Test Reference, Ninth Edition. This best-selling handbook provides concise coverage of tests without sacrificing important details. Each test entry includes, where relevant, alternate or abbreviated test names; type of test; normal findings; possible critical values; test explanation and related physiology; contraindications; potential complications; interfering factors; procedure and patient care (before, during, and after); and abnormal findings. Related tests are extensively...