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 »

Within these pages is the promise of a long-awaited good night's rest. For decades, millions of people have experienced the irresistible urge to move their legs without understanding why. These disagreeable leg sensations get worse with inactivity, making sitting still and sleep painful and sometimes ... more »

This course book gives guidance on life-threatening emergencies in children. It incorporates subjects such as recognition of the seriously ill child, basic life support, shock, and the structured approach to the seriously injured child. Contents: Introduction Life Support The Seriously Ill Child The ... more »

Concentrating on the management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) through various different forms of treatment, this concise and practical handbook also covers causes and pathology of COPD, investigations and prevention. more »

This comprehensive book gives a systematic approach to managing acute patients, from basic procedures to the specific treatments for different conditions. Based on the Advanced Life Support Group course MedicALS, it is a tried and tested guide appropriate for all emergency staff, as well as those likely ... more »

A portable companion to Tintinalli's Emergency Medicine, this handbook packs a remarkable amount of information in a compact format. The handbook uses an outline format to summarize the key points of pathophysiology, diagnosis and management of conditions encountered in the Emergency Department. It features ... more »

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Product Info This handbook bridges the gap between the colorectal surgeon, the stoma nurse and the dermatologist more »

The Most Comprehensive Resource Available on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Hypothyroidism For millions of Americans, hypothyroidism often goes untreated ... or is treated improperly. This book, thoroughly researched by the nation's top thyroid patient advocate -- a hypothyroidism patient herself -- ... more »

Product Info This second edition contains new material on podiatry and its input for management of nail disorders. more »

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 »

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 »