This text represents a collaboration among primary care and specialist physicians in the Department of Medicine at New York University School of Medicine and the Bellevue Hospital Primary Care Clinic. It is intended for use by teachers, students and practitioners of primary care and in the hospital outpatient ... more »

Established as one of the leading texts in major incident management, this title supports the MIMMS course that is the only international standard in major incident medical management. This edition is truly international concentrating on core generic principles that cross civilian-military and international ... more »

The Bad Bug was created from the materials assembled at the FDA website of the same name. This handbook provides basic facts regarding foodborne pathogenic microorganisms and natural toxins. It brings together in one place information from the Food & Drug Administration, the Centers for Disease Control ... more »

The Pocket Guide to Diagnostic Tests is an updated, information-rich resource to facilitate the process of selecting and interpreting more than 350 commonly used diagnostic tests. Key references accompany each test to assist with the practice of evidence-based medicine. Included are chapters on laboratory ... more »

Your complete guide to diagnostic testing and interpretation. The only handbook to explain test results two ways -- by disease and by test. Key Diagnostic findings in major disorders More than 500 diseases with their telltale test results A comprehensive quick reference All test information you need ... more »

Patient transfer is becoming increasingly frequent as specialist departments are being concentrated in the larger hospitals, and in the UK owing to the lack of ICU beds. There is a growing need for information on how to handle patients in these eventualities. This book gives a systematic approach for ... more »

This eBook covers over 160 operational procedures in general and vascular surgery Powerful search functions: 2 Indexes (on name and indication) and a Table of Contents For General Surgeons, Vascular Surgeons and Residents  more »

Get answers on-the-spot for nearly everything you might encounter in the surgical clerkship or in residency using the new Schwarz Companion Handbook . Distilling the clinical highlights from the comprehensive Principles of Surgery , the Handbook provides just the facts you need to understand the pathophysiology ... more »

CVMstat® provides leading edge information on hundreds of topics involving all aspects of cardiovascular medicine, including sections on diagnosis and management of peripheral arterial and venous disease. CVMstat® reviews and summarizes important clinical trials in cardiology and vascular medicine. Created ... more »

This is a practice-oriented textbook for primary care clinicians on managing hypertension. The book summarizes all available research evidence that clinicians need to care for hypertensive patients. It also interprets the data to make it meaningful and useful and advises readers about the quality and ... more »

This text was written especially for pre-hospital staff and provides the information needed to deal with seriously ill and severely injured children before arrival at hospital. Emphasis is placed in as speedy a transportation to hospital as possible, while providing appropriate emergency care. more »

Hepatitis, the leading indication for liver transplantation, is a straight-forward disease when it comes to diagnosis: it is a disease of pathology and is diagnosed by liver biopsy, with the result being either positive or negative. There is only one effective treatment: interferons. Nonetheless, new ... more »