'I can enthusiastically recommend the Manual of Clinical Paramedic Procedures as the book that I wish had been available to me when I was studying to become a paramedic.'From the foreword by Professor Malcolm Woollard, Chair, College of Paramedics; Professor in Pre-hospital and Emergency Care & Director, Pre-hospital, Emergency & Cardiovascular Care Applied Research Group, Coventry UniversityClinical procedures are a fundamental aspect of c...

This  new ePub version of our 5th Edition greatly enhances the content of our hard copy ACLS-2013-PB (Pocket Brain) book. Not limited by space constraints of the Pocket Brain - We have added and expanded numerous sections. In addition to actively incorporating current ACLS Guidelines - We venture “Beyond-the-Textbook” with commentary on each of the major algorithms that contains pra...

Medical Decision Making provides clinicians with a powerful framework for helping patients make decisions that increase the likelihood that they will have the outcomes that are most consistent with their preferences.This new edition provides a thorough understanding of the key decision making infrastructure of clinical practice and explains the principles of medical decision making both for individual patients and the wider health care arena. It shows how to make the best ...

The author, professor emeritus of medicine at Tel Aviv University Medical School, shares his experiences as a prostate cancer patient, including the various modalities and treatments which he underwent. He describes his reactions and thoughts, in the hope that he might shed light on various approaches to management as well as provide some comfort to others suffering from the same illness.

A compilation of mnemonic sketches covering cardiac infections, congestive heart failure, cardiac tumors, and valvular heart disease. A real must-have for medical students! Be sure to look for the other books in the 'Medical Mnemonic Comix' series!

The recent development of new classes of psychoactive drugs has led to advances in the treatment of schizophrenia. This handy prescribing guide also discusses the complexities in diagnosing this debilitating mental disorder.

Every student knows this is THE test to take before they take the test!Market: US and Canadian Medical Students preparing for USMLE Step 1 (17,000); International Medical Graduates (IMG)(15,672); Osteopathic medical students (1500)322 multiple-choice clinical vignette questions broken into 7 blocks of 46Detailed explanations for correct and incorrect answersThe McGraw-Hill Medical Editorial Team (Ne...

More than 1,000 board-style questions build confidence, knowledge, and test-taking skills for the USMLE Step 2 CK and the pediatrics shelf examThere's no better way to prepare for the USMLE Step 2 CK and the pediatrics clerkship exam than LANGE: Q&A: Pediatrics. This board-format review offers outstanding coverage of high-yield topics in pediatrics and provides detailed explanations of both correct and incorrect answer choices.Everything yo...

An ultra-concise, evidence-based guide to the initial patient encounterPoint of Care Medicine delivers the most patient-care information in the least amount of words possible. Within its pages you will find the evidence-based information necessary to immediately manage the most common problems occurring in hospitalized adult patients--ranging from chest pain and renal failure to anemia and complications of pregnancy.

A unique tool for teaching and learning the top 100 most teachable topics in internal medicineThere are many challenges for residents when training students who are making the big "jump" from preclinical to clinical. Most notably, they need to find time to pick and prepare topics to teach in meaningful ways without the availability of a blackboard in the learning hospital. Students also need to quickly be able to grasp these concepts quickly and with the a...

The classic surgical atlas, more comprehensive than ever!A Doody’s Core Title for 2019!For more than half-a-century, Zollinger’s Atlas of Surgical Operations has been the gold-standard reference for learning howto perform the most common surgical procedures using safe, well-established techniques. The tenth edition continues this tradition of excellence. The atlas covers gastrointestinal, hepatobiliary, pancreatic, vascula...

The purpose of this book is to provide a general overview of the translation and cultural adaptation process of clinical research survey instruments with a focus on the linguistic aspects of the process. Survey instruments here refer to any text, printed or electronic, prepared in order to collect information in a clinical research setting. This broad definition covers patient-reported, clinician-reported, and caregiver-reported outcomes measures, as well as patient diaries, indexes, scale...