All over the country, residents and attendings find themselves asking the same question: “What should we talk about today?” Sure, you can and should discuss the case—but sometimes there’s just not much meat on the bone. You’re left grasping at straws, trying to avoid looking vacuous or disinterested. That’s where this book comes in. We’ve compiled 50 questions for general cases (both basic and advanced), plus 50 more for each of the most common subspecialty rotations. Whether you’re a resi...

En 1943 Roy J. Glauber tenía 18 años. Estudiaba simultáneamente la carrera de Física y cursos de doctorado en Harvard. Un día, un emisario del gobierno pidió entrevistarlo. Poco después, siguiendo escuetas instrucciones, Roy envió sus pertenencias a una misteriosa dirección postal y tomó un tren sin saber a dónde. Así llegó a Los Álamos, un laboratorio aislado y secreto en el que las mentes más brillantes de la época trabajaban en el Proyecto Manhattan. De la noche a la mañana, el joven Ro...

This guide is designed for anesthesiology program directors, faculty educators, and clinical leaders seeking to develop or enhance a point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) curriculum within their training programs. Whether you're starting from scratch or refining an existing rotation, the content is structured to be modular, practical, and adaptable to your institution’s needs. Each chapter builds on the previous, beginning with the rationale for POCUS integration and progressing through curricu...

Most human beings don’t manage to achieve fame. Roy J. Glauber did so for two different reasons.Glauber was not only a Nobel-Prize winning physicist, but also one of the last surviving scientists who worked in Los Alamos in the Theoretical Division of the Manhattan Project. He was a witness to all the events and knew all the scientists associated with the creation and launch of the first atomic bombs.This book is the product of a series of long interviews held with Roy over...

El testimonio del último testigo del Proyecto Manhattan, el plan secreto que inauguró la era atómica y la Guerra Fría.En 1943 Roy J. Glauber tenía 18 años. Estudiaba simultáneamente la carrera de Física y cursos de doctorado en Harvard. Un día, un emisario del gobierno pidió entrevistarlo. Poco después, siguiendo escuetas instrucciones, Roy envió sus pertenencias a una misteriosa dirección postal y tomó un tren sin saber a dónde. Así llegó a Los Álamos, un laborato...

A thrilling short story collection set within the expanded universe of the New York Times bestselling video game series Halo!Delve once more into stories of legendary heroism and star-spanning conflicts—from the time of the ancient Forerunners to the perils of a twenty-sixth century clash between the United Nations Space Command and the Banished alien alliance.Halo: Waypoint Chronicles—Volume One collects over thirty short stories...

This manual is meant to guide the new and returning resident through the steps of a standard pump case for cardiac surgery. After the basic steps of a bypass case are learned, it is important to understand the details of why the anesthesia team, the surgery team, and the perfusionist are doing what they are doing, and why this is one of the most interactive specialties in anesthetic practice. Part I describes what the resident does prior to and during thecase and includes relevant details ...