BRS Gross Anatomy, 5 Ed

BRS Gross Anatomy, 5 Ed
Harold M Chung | 2004-01-01 00:00:00 | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins | 512 | Medicine
Now in its updated Fifth Edition, BRS Gross Anatomy is the first of the books in the Board Review Series to assume a primary role as a course review and textbook for medical students in first-year anatomy courses. Written in a concise, bulleted outline format, this well-illustrated text offers 500 USMLE-style review questions, answers, and explanations and features comprehensive content and upgraded USMLE Step 1 information.

Summary: Helpful!
Rating: 5

This product is helpful for studying for Gross Anatomy. There are a lot of questions to practice and it's short and to the point. Not as many questions as in the 4th or 5th ed, but for the price, it's perfect

Summary: BRS Gross Anatomy
Rating: 5

This book is excellent! It's great if you're taking a gross anatomy class for the first time or if you're reviewing for Boards. It is complete with tables and pictures breaking down each group of muscles in a particular region of the body into their various actions, innervations, etc. THIS BOOK IS AN EASY READ! I use this book now as a supplemental text for a gross anatiomy class that I currently take and it is by far the most helpful piece of text one can read for that class. BUY IT! YOU WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED!

Summary: Must have
Rating: 5

This book is a must have for anyone in 1st year taking anatomy.

-Abundant Test Questions(Like the ones that will appear on your exam and the boards)
-Good chapter summaries at the end to glance over before the exam starts
-Excellent clinical correlations
-Online access to the book lets you do practice questions anywhere and anytime

This book and a netters atlas will get you an A in anatomy. KNOW EVERY WORD!!
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The Handbook of Memory Disorders

The Handbook of Memory Disorders
Alan D. Baddeley (Editor) | 2002-01-01 00:00:00 | Wiley | 882 | Medicine
This new edition of The Handbook of Memory Disorders has been completely rewritten to reflect the huge amount of new research in recent years on both the understanding of memory disorders and the assessment and treatment of patients. Written by a truly international team of experts, it offers an authoritative review of the key areas of research and development in this field.

Highlights of the second edition include:

* a new section on developmental memory disorders

* new chapters on frontal lobe deficits, confabulation and the neuropsychological basis of false memory

* discussion of research on animals and computational modelling

* a new chapter that overviews structural and functional imaging techniques.
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Color Atlas of Dental Implant Surgery

Color Atlas of Dental Implant Surgery
Michael S. Block DMD | 2007-01-01 00:00:00 | Saunders | 384 | Medicine
Color Atlas of Dental Implant Surgery serves as a surgical guide for placing dental implants to help practitioners achieve successful prosthetic rehabilitation. An abundance of clear, full-color clinical photos and practical content cover every implant challenge, with each chapter presenting a different area of the mouth or a specific surgical technique. This text addresses treatment planning, presurgical guidelines for surgical success, detailed surgical techniques, and postoperative follow-up.

Conveniently organized by anatomy and procedure, with each chapter presenting a different area of the mouth or a specific surgical technique.
Indications and contraindications for each procedure provide details of why a procedure is performed.
Clear case illustrations combined with text provide an excellent guide to procedures - a textbook in atlas format.
A discussion of the result of prosthodontic treatment is provided for each case, explaining how implant placement factors into successful therapy.


New Methods for Immediate Provisionalization chapter covers single-tooth implant restorations and multi-unit restorations.
Adds coverage of immediate placement of implants at the time of tooth extraction.
Discusses critical factors for esthetic central incisor implant restorations.
Covers immediate loading of the edentulous mandible with provisional and final restorations, and discusses augmentation of the thin ridge using particulate materials, providing the patient with complete restoration of function within minutes of implant placement.
Covers the use of distraction osteogenesis for severely atrophic anterior maxillary sites and treatment of anterior maxillary atrophy with onlay grafts for fixed prosthetics, to restore the patient with severe maxillary defects and create the soft tissue needed for bone graft and later implant placement.
Discusses new technique for bone morphogenetic protein for sinus augmentation, so patients may have recombinant BMP placed with bone formation allowing implant placement, without the need for morbid autogenous bone harvesting or the use of allografts or xenografts.
Covers extraction site protocols to reconstruct and preserve bone bulk in anticipation of implant placement, offering methods for grafting the extraction socket to allow for ideal implant placement at a later time.
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Acupuncture in Pregnancy and Childbirth

Acupuncture in Pregnancy and Childbirth
Zita West | 2008-01-01 00:00:00 | Churchill Livingstone | 272 | Medicine
Acupuncture in Pregnancy and Childbirth is a concise highly illustrated and practical guide to using acupuncture to treat women throughout their pregnancy and labour. Drawing on an unparalleled wealth of experience as a midwife and an acupuncturist, the author has produced a book accessible to both acupuncture students and practitioners covering physiology related to pregnancy and childbirth, illuminating links between Western knowledge and acupuncture approaches and suggesting points and point combinations for particular stages and actions during pregnancy and labour.

* Highly illustrated with summary boxes and guidelines
* Covers nutritional aspects of pregnancy
* Gives practical advice and instruction on the use of acupuncture through the four trimesters of pregnancy and labour
* Uses case examples to further illustrate the text
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Differential Diagnosis in Surgical Pathology

Differential Diagnosis in Surgical Pathology
Paolo Gattuso MD, Vijaya B. Reddy MD | 2009-01-01 00:00:00 | Saunders | 1128 | Medicine
Differential Diagnosis in Surgical Pathology, 2nd Edition, by Paolo Gattuso, MD, Vijaya B. Reddy, MD, Odile David, MD, and Daniel J. Spitz, MD, is skillfully designed to help you confidently sign out your most complex and challenging cases. Covering a complete range of tumors and tumor-like conditions in all organ systems, it provides a user-friendly road map to the main criteria you should consider in order to differentiate between a variety of potential diagnoses that all have a very similar appearance.


Over 1,350 new full-color macro- and microphotographs provide a realistic basis for comparison to what you see under the microscope. Quick checklists cover all diagnostic possibilities to make sure nothing falls through the cracks. Full-text online access at expertconsult.com allows you to reference the book from any computer and download all of its images.
- A concise, bulleted textual format facilitates quick retrieval of essential facts.
- A consistent approach to diagnosis and interpretation expedites reference.
- Coverage of all relevant ancillary diagnostic techniques addresses all of the investigative contexts needed to formulate an accurate diagnosis.
- Expert "pearls" offer practical tips on what diagnostic criteria to consider or exclude.
- A comprehensive, yet manageable size allows for quick consultation.
- Online access at expertconsult.com allows you to quickly consult the book from any computer and download all of its images.
- Over 1,350 new full-color macro- and microphotographs provide a realistic basis for comparison to what you see under the microscope.
- Immunohistochemical and molecular techniques throughout enable you to review all of the latest diagnostic considerations in one place.
- Expanded coverage of non-neoplastic entities assists you in recognizing benign lesions that may mimic the appearance and characteristics of malignant ones.
- Extensive updates include the latest classification schemes and relevant diagnostic techniques.
- A brand-new, color-coded layout highlights key points more clearly and helps you turn to the sections you need more speedily.
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Paediatric Forensic Medicine and Pathology

Paediatric Forensic Medicine and Pathology
Jean Keeling, Anthony Busuttil | 2008-01-01 00:00:00 | A Hodder Arnold Publication | 752 | Medicine
Child abuse and suspicious child deaths continue to be very complicated problems for the clinicians and pathologist to investigate. This book examines the growing evidence base for forensic pathology in pediatric cases in order to present an objective reference for all those working in the field. The internationally acclaimed editors and contributors deliver an up-to-date, comprehensive, and thorough work, which provides everything the reader could possibly need whether in a clinical, laboratory, or legal setting.
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Scientific Basis for Ayurvedic Therapies

Scientific Basis for Ayurvedic Therapies
Lakshmi C. Mishra | 2003-01-01 00:00:00 | CRC Press | 656 | Medicine
Arguably the oldest form of health care, Ayurveda is often referred to as the "Mother of All Healing." Although there has been considerable scientific research done in this area during the last 50 years, the results of that research have not been adequately disseminated. Meeting the need for an authoritative, evidence-based reference, Scientific Basis for Ayurvedic Therapies is the first book to analyze and synthesize current research supporting Ayurvedic medicine. This book reviews the latest scientific information, evaluates the research data, and presents it in an easy to use format. The editor has carefully selected topics based on the availability of scientific studies and the prevalence of a disease. With contributions from experts in their respective fields, topics include Ayurvedic disease management, panchkarma, Ayurvedic bhasmas, the current status of Ayurveda in India, clinical research design, and evaluation of typical clinical trials of certain diseases, to name just a few. While there are many books devoted to Ayurveda, very few have any in-depth basis in scientific studies. This book provides a critical evaluation of literature, clinical trials, and biochemical and pharmacological studies on major Ayurvedic therapies that demonstrates how they are supported by scientific data. Providing a natural bridge from Ayurveda to Western medicine, Scientific Basis for Ayurvedic Therapies facilitates the integration of these therapies by health care providers.
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Strategies for Managing Multisystem Disorders

Strategies for Managing Multisystem Disorders
Springhouse | 2005-01-01 00:00:00 | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins | 416 | Medicine
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Strategies for Managing Multisystem Disorders addresses disorders that require comprehensive, coordinated, integrated interventions to promote positive patient outcomes. This book is comprehensive in scope, providing information on over 80 disorders and other conditions that can impact these disorders such as trauma and pneumonia. Emphasis is on treatment and nursing interventions required when a patient is experiencing more than one disorder. Using a consistent format and highly visual approach, each disorder is described in detail, including information about incidence and risk factors, etiology, pathophysiology, and assessment findings. Each description also focuses on collaborative management that emphasizes multidisciplinary care measures.
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Imaging of Arthritis and Metabolic Bone Disease

Imaging of Arthritis and Metabolic Bone Disease
Barbara N. W. Weissman MD | 2009-01-01 00:00:00 | Mosby | 772 | Medicine
Get state-of-the-art coverage of the full range of imaging techniques available to assist in the diagnosis and therapeutic management of rheumatic diseases. Written by acknowledged experts in musculoskeletal imaging, this richly illustrated, full-color text presents the latest diagnostic and disease monitoring modalities - MRI, CT, ultrasonography, nuclear medicine, DXA - as well as interventional procedures. You'll find comprehensive coverage of specific rheumatic conditions, including osteoarticular and extraarticular findings. This superb new publication puts you at the forefront of imaging in arthritis and metabolic bone disease - a must have reference for the clinician and imaging specialist.

•Includes all imaging modalities relevant to rheumatic disease, and applications and contraindications of each, for balanced coverage.
•Incorporates a user-friendly, consistent full-color format for quick and easy reference.
•Provides osteoarticular and extra-articular features and findings to show how imaging benefits diagnosis and management of complex rheumatologic conditions.
•Creates a one-stop shop with comprehensive coverage of imaging for all rheumatic conditions, including metabolic conditions and pediatric disorders.
•Presents interventional techniques-injections, arthrography, radiofrequency ablation-to create the perfect
diagnostic and interventional clinical tool.
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Fluid Overload: Diagnosis and Management

Fluid Overload: Diagnosis and Management
Claudio Ronco | 2010-01-01 00:00:00 | S. Karger AG | 243 | Medicine
Fluid overload is often observed in patients with heart failure and secondary oliguric states. A thorough assessment of the fluid status of the patient may help guide the therapy and prevent complications induced by inappropriate therapeutic strategies. The present publication is divided into four parts: Definition and Classification, Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Therapy. In the first section, the authors present new definitions for heart failure, acute kidney injury and cardiorenal syndromes to facilitate the process of understanding the complex link between the heart and the kidney. Subsequently, different conditions leading to fluid overload are described, followed by an account of emerging diagnostic tools, therapies and technologies devoted to the treatment of patients with severe fluid-related disorders. Clearly structured and written, the present book is a practical tool for physicians and professionals involved in the management and care of patients with combined heart and kidney disorders. Moreover, it also serves as a reference textbook for medical students, residents and fellows dealing in everyday practice with fluid overloaded and oliguric patients.
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Canadian Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine

Canadian Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine
Sherry Torkos | 2009-01-01 00:00:00 | John Wiley & Sons Inc | 400 | Medicine
Health consciousness is an area of transformational and unprecedented growth in the North American public today. More and more people are seeking alternative solutions to conventional medical practices. For many, a natural approach to healing everything from common ailments to serious diseases is preferable when compared to the invasive medical procedures and prescription drugs that abound.

Sherry Torkos, one of Canada’s leading pharmacists is widely regarded for her knowledge of complementary medicine. Her latest book, The Canadian Encyclopedia of Natural Cures, is the definitive source for alternative health care for Canadians; it is totally comprehensive and easy-tofollow, providing natural cures for everyday problems such as insect bites and muscle aches, as well as for serious chronic disorders such as osteoporosis, Parkinson’s disease, and diabetes. Torkos emphasizes the role of lifestyle, nutrition, exercise and supplements in optimizing health and preventing disease. This book features a detailed A to Z reference of ailments and disease, with the latest information on the natural cures that have been proven to assist in their treatment. Detailed information will also advise readers of potential drug interactions that can occur when supplements are taken alongside prescribed medications.

Canadians seeking to create a more holistic and personalized health program for themselves and for their families will turn to this reference time and time again.
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Gestalt Therapy: A Guide to Contemporary Practice

Gestalt Therapy: A Guide to Contemporary Practice
Philip Brownell | 2010-01-01 00:00:00 | Springer | 288 | Medicine
This book is a practical, professional reference on the practice of Gestalt Therapy (GT) by Philip Brownell, a leading practitioner and scholar in the field. The book covers the philosophical basics of GT and contrasts it with various types of psychotherapeutic approaches. The book also provides guidelines on how to apply GT principles to therapeutic practice with clients. Lastly, the authors cover training on a post-graduate level, certification, and continuing education issues relevant for the practicing therapist.
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Clinical MR Imaging: A Practical Approach

Clinical MR Imaging: A Practical Approach
Peter Reimer, Paul M. Parizel, James F.M. Meaney | 2010-01-01 00:00:00 | Springer | 850 | Medicine
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has become the leading cross-sectional imaging method in clinical practice. Continuous technical improvements have significantly broadened the scope of applications. At present, MR imaging is not only the most important diagnostic technique in neuroradiology and musculoskeletal radiology, but has also become an invaluable diagnostic tool for abdominal, pelvic, cardiac, breast and vascular imaging. This book offers practical guidelines for performing efficient and cost-effective MRI examinations in daily practice. The underlying idea is that, by adopting a practical protocol-based approach, the work-flow in a MRI unit can be streamlined and optimized.
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An Introduction to Epidemiology for Health Professionals

An Introduction to Epidemiology for Health Professionals
Jorn Olsen, Kaare Christensen, Jeff Murray, Anders Ekbom | 2010-01-01 00:00:00 | Springer | 200 | Medicine
Who gets sick? What factors—genetic, environmental, social—contribute to their illness?Easy enough to ask, but the answers are becoming increasingly complicated. Today, as the public worries about emerging diseases and the word epidemic is part of the general discussion, epidemiology should be a basic component of medical training, yet often it is undertaught or even neglected. Concise and readable while also rigorous and thorough,An Introduction to Epidemiology for Health Professionalsgoes beyond standard textbook content to ground the reader in scientific methods most relevant to the current health landscape and the evolution of evidence-based medicine—valuable keys to better understanding of disease process, effective prevention, and targeted treatment.

This volume:•Presents material accessibly for readers who may have not studied epidemiology.•Focuses equally in descriptive and analytic branches of epidemiology.•Demonstrates applications of descriptive and analytic methods in public health, genetic epidemiology, and clinical epidemiology.•Includes a "Sources of Error" section addressing problems in inference and decision-making, selection bias, and other common pitfalls.In addition to its usefulness for graduate students in public health and medical students in clinical epidemiology,An Introduction to Epidemiology for Health Professionalsis a timely reference for practitioners needing a refresher in this important discipline.
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Neurosteroids and Brain Function

Neurosteroids and Brain Function
Giovanni Biggio | 2001-01-01 00:00:00 | Academic Press | 535 | Medicine
The number of publications focused on neurosteroids has increased exponentially since a multidisciplinary group at the National Institute of Mental Health in the United States published a study on y-aminobutyric acid-related neurosteroids in 1986. Among the multiple reasons for this increasing interest in neurosteroids are their roles in stress, alcohol dependence and withdrawal, and other physiological and pharmacological actions, including potentiation or inhibition of neurotransmitter action.
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Yen & Jaffe's Reproductive Endocrinology

Yen & Jaffe's Reproductive Endocrinology
John F. Kennedy | 2009-01-01 00:00:00 | Saunders | 944 | Medicine
Thoroughly revised and now enhanced with color artwork, the new edition of this premier reference continues to offer the latest information on the diagnosis and management of reproductive endocrine disorders. National and international leaders from the field of reproductive endocrinology-including 30 new authors-equip you with coverage that encompasses the full spectrum of reproductive pathophysiology and disorders, from pregnancy and birth to reproductive aging. Full-color illustrations and new drawings provide a real-life depiction of basic cell structures and endocrine responses for a better understanding of the material, while new chapters explore the issues shaping today's practice. As an Expert Consult title, it includes convenient online access to the complete text of the book-fully searchable-along with all of the images, and references linked to Medline at www.expertconsult.com.

* Covers the full spectrum of reproductive pathophysiology and disorders, from pregnancy and birth to reproductive aging.
* Includes the work of leaders in the field of reproductive endocrinology for guidance you can trust.
* Features anytime, anywhere online access to the complete text of the book-fully searchable-as well as all of the images, and references linked to Medline.
* Offers new content on preservation of fertility, endocrine disturbances affecting reproduction, imaging technologies, and adolescent reproductive endocrinology that explore the issues shaping today's practice.
* Includes full-color illustrations and new drawings which provide a real-life depiction of anatomy and cell function and dysfunction for a greater understanding.
* Provides a list of suggested readings at the end of each chapter for further reference.
* Presents fresh insights into today's field and future advances, as well as a greater international perspective.
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Pharmacology Demystified

Pharmacology Demystified
Mary Kamienski , James Keogh | 2005-01-01 00:00:00 | McGraw-Hill Professional; 1 edition | 456 | Medicine
There’s no easier, faster, or more practical way to learn the really tough subjects

Pharmacology Demystified covers the practical aspects of pharmacology that you need to master to become a healthcare or nursing professional. This self-teaching guide comes complete with key points, background information, quizzes at the end of each chapter, and even a final exam. Simple enough for beginners but challenging enough for advanced students, this is a lively and entertaining brush-up, introductory text, or classroom supplement.
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Just the prescription for mastering pharmacology!

Looking forward to locking in a great, secure job in the booming healthcare field? Well, before you can graduate and get your license, you have to pass that challenging compulsory course in pharmacology. Luckily, there's no need to be intimidated or confused. In Pharmacology Demystified, Dr. Mary Kamienski -- a top nurse practitioner trainer -- joins forces with Jim Keogh, author of over 60 best-selling self-help books, to give non-pharmacology majors a fast, easy, and practical way to get on top of this tough subject.

Pharmacology Demystified starts you off by fully explaining concepts and practices in easily understood everyday language. Then, this unique guide leads you forward—at your own pace -- to the mastery of formal medical terms and skills required on exams and on the job. Summations of key points, background information, quizzes at the end of each chapter, and a "final exam" reinforce learning every step of the way and guarantee your success.

If you want to achieve a high comfort level with pharmacology's concepts, terminology, and skills, here's the self-teaching course that will get you there. Get ready to:

* Learn the essential fundamentals of pharmacology, including definitions, standards, drug actions/interactions, the nursing process and pharmacology, prescription and medical abbreviations, and more
* Discover how drugs are selected to treat diseases that affect different organ systems
* See exactly how to prepare and administer all types of drugs
* Identify the signs of patients’ reactions to drugs
* Explore ways to properly store drugs
* Teach patients to use their medications safely and effectively
* Take a "final exam" and grade it yourself!

Simple enough for beginners but challenging enough for advanced students, Pharmacology Demystified is a lively and effective brush-up, introductory text, or classroom supplement that puts all the practical aspects of pharmacology at your fingertips.
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Principles of Manual Sports Medicine

Principles of Manual Sports Medicine
Steven J. Karageanes | 2004-01-01 00:00:00 | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins | 608 | Medicine
This thoroughly illustrated handbook is the first complete how-to guide to the use of manual medicine techniques for sports injuries. For each region of the body, the book describes anatomy, physiology, physical examination, and common sports injuries, and details the various manual medicine techniques, with step-by-step instructions for treating specific injuries. More than 400 illustrations demonstrate how to apply these techniques. Separate chapters focus on injuries in fourteen specific sports and in specific athletic populations—the differently abled, children, women, the elderly, and pregnant athletes.
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Your Body: How It Works 10. The Senses

Your Body: How It Works 10. The Senses
Douglas B. Light | 2004-01-01 00:00:00 | Chelsea House Publications; 1 edition | 160 | Medicine
Gain a better understanding of how your senses function and how sense organs act as physical links between your brain and the environment.
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Stranger in the Nest: Do Parents Really Shape Their Child's Personality, Intelligence, or Character?

Stranger in the Nest: Do Parents Really Shape Their Child's Personality, Intelligence, or Character?
David B. Cohen | 1999-01-01 00:00:00 | Wiley | 338 | Medicine
Dr. Cohen weaves together a rich tapestry of research in behavioral genetics to illustrate the degree to which biology, rather than parenting, can impact a child's personality, values, and aptitudes. Identical twins separated at birth are reunited in mid-life to discover that they both drive the same car, have held the same jobs, named their sons James, and married women with the same first name not once but twice. Yet siblings reared together in the same family environment often grow up to have very different interests, abilities, and beliefs. The nurture correlation between good parenting and child development fails to explain how, of two children raised in a loving and supportive home, one grows up to be a pillar of the community, while the other becomes a drug abuser. Parents have been blamed for problems ranging from antisocial behavior to autism to schizophrenia disorders which Dr. Cohen reveals have a strong genetic component. On the flip side, parents who weren't able to give their offspring a consistently safe and supportive home environment have happily taken the credit when their children grow up to be well-adjusted, hard-working members of society.
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