Toxicological Testing Handbook: Principles, Applications and Data Interpretation, Second Edition

Publisher: Informa Healthcare
Number Of Pages: 499
Publication Date: 2006-07-11
Sales Rank: 532537
ISBN / ASIN: 0849338581
EAN: 9780849338588
Binding: Hardcove

Book Description:
Furnishing essential data on all areas of toxicity testing, this Second Edition provides guidance on the design and evaluation of product safety studies to help ensure regulatory acceptance. Every chapter highlights regulatory requirements specific to the United States, Europe, and Japan, and in addition to expanded information on data interpretation, hazard assessment, carcinogenicity studies, and Good Laboratory Practices, new chapters regarding safety pharmacology, juvenile studies, the health safety assessment of pharmaceuticals, and health assessment strategies in the food and cosmetic industry have been added to reflect changes to regulatory requirements. Toxicological Testing Handbook, Second Edition is a must-have reference for individuals responsible for assuring the safety of new pharmaceutical, biotechnical, and chemical products and materials.
| Tags: Toxicology, Laboratory |

Protein-Coupled Receptors as Drug Targets: Analysis of Activation and Constitutive Activity

Publisher: Wiley-VCH
Number Of Pages: 304
Publication Date: 2006-01-09
Sales Rank: 488335
ISBN / ASIN: 3527308199
EAN: 9783527308194
Binding: Hardcover
Book Description:

With its particular emphasis on the constitutive activity of G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs)s, this book comprehensively discusses an important biological process that has not yet been covered in such depth in any other existing books on GPCRs. The international team of highly distinguished authors addresses in detail current models and concepts, to introduce medicinal chemists, physiologists, pharmacologists, and medical researchers into the advances in the understanding of GPCR activation and constitutive activity. In addition, the book provides an overview on methods of investigating constitutive GPCR activity. The text is well illustrated by selected experimental data and schemes._The chaptes are all cross-referenced with each other and cover general mechnisms, methodological approaches and cover selected important GPCR sysstems, the consequences for drug action, including, side effects, and rational drug design for GPCR targets. A highly recommended reference for researchers in academia and industry. authors addresses in detail current models and concepts, so as to introduce pharmaceutical chemists, physiologists and medical researchers to the advances in the understanding of GPCR activation and constitutive activity, and provides an overview of the methods of investigating GPCR activity. The text is backed by abundant case studies and methodological advice for analyzing GPCRs, covering selected pharmacologically relevant GPCR systems, the consequences for drug action, including unwanted side effects, and rational drug design for GPCR targets.
A highly practical reference for researchers in academia and industry.
| Tags: Pharmacology, Laboratory |

Obstetric and Gynecologic Emergencies: Diagnosis and Management, 2003

By Mark D. Pearlman, Judith E. Tintinalli, Pamela L Dyne,
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional
Number Of Pages: 590
Publication Date: 2003-09-24
ISBN / ASIN: 0071379371

Book Description:
A well-illustrated quick-reference guide to the complete management of emergent medical problems occurring in women. Formatted to lead the clinician from signs and symptoms to differential diagnosis. Includes a bulleted list of high-yield key facts at the start of each chapter and highlighted diagnostic and treatment guidelines.
| Tags: Gynecology, Obstetrics, Emergency |

Obstetric Medicine: A Problem-Based Approach

By Catherine Nelson-Piercy, Joanna Girling,
Publisher: Springer
Number Of Pages: 192
Publication Date: 2007-02-02
Sales Rank: 1543124
ISBN / ASIN: 1846285631
EAN: 9781846285639
| Tags: Obstetrics |

Benson & Pernoll’s Handbook of Obstetrics & Gynecology

Product Details
Book Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional (11 January, 2001)
ISBN: 0071356088
Book author: Martin L. Pernoll

Book Description:
* A compact, quick reference revised and expanded with practical, clear illustrations
* Provides classification, clinical findings, pathophysiology, lab findings, differential diagnosis, complications, prevention, treatment and prognosis for many ob-gyn problems
* Explains drug therapy, anesthesia and surgical procedures
| Tags: Gynecology, Obstetrics |

Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation

Publisher: Springer
Number Of Pages: 430
Publication Date: 2007-03-06
Sales Rank:
ISBN / ASIN: 1846284627
EAN: 9781846284625
Binding: Hardcover
Book Description:

The aim of the Textbook of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation is to provide practical guidance for all cardiologists and other health personnel engaged in the management of cardiac patients. The book will follow the concept of "seamless care service", i.e. a streamlined combination of preventive and rehabilitative methods in order both to add years to life and life to years. It will consist of eight sections.
Commencing with an introductory section it will focus on guidelines, prevention, risk stratification and the evidence base of cardiac rehabilitation. In the following three sections different models for exercise testing and training, nutritional counselling and smoking cessation will be presented. The behavioral section contains health-related quality of life and psychological issues, patient education, compliance and adherence to the treatment program. In the social section the return to work, the role of relatives, heart foundations etc. will be discussed.
Groups with special needs will be highlighted in the seventh section, which will address children with cardiac disease, elderly, women, heart failure and cardiac transplantation patients, patients with ICD or after valve surgery. The final section comprises evaluation options. quality assurance and organisational matters i.e. program design, staff training, safety, documentation and a health-economic cost review; even national program differences will be debated.
Each section will contain a short summary and tables with practical guidance statements. Furthermore, all sections will be formatted as to follow the natural course of cardiovascular disease, starting off with focus on primary preventive care and finishing with the demands on rehabilitation of the patient with advanced disease, thus following the "seamless care" concept.
| Tags: Cardiology, Patient Education, Family Medicine, Nursing, Preventive Medicine |

DNA Repair in Cancer Therapy

Publisher: Humana Press
Number Of Pages: 376
Publication Date: 2004-03-19
Sales Rank: 104544
ISBN / ASIN: 1588292983
EAN: 9781588292988
Binding: Hardcover

Book Description:
A comprehensive review of the recent developments in DNA repair that have potential for translational and clinical applications. The authors explain in detail the various mechanisms by which cancer cells can circumvent anticancer therapy and limits its usefulness in patients. They also review the clinical impact of such novel inhibitors of DNA repair mechanisms as methylguanine-DNA-methyltransferase. Also examined are inhibitors of other DNA repair enzymes such as PARP and DNA-PK, now under development and close to clinical trials. The book captures-for both cancer researchers and practicing oncologists dealing with hallmark "relapse" or "drug resistance" phenomena on a daily basis-the many exciting new uses of DNA repair inhibitors, either alone or in combination with anticancer therapies.
| Tags: Genetic, Biology, Oncology |

Cancer Prevention

Publisher: Springer
Number Of Pages: 250
Publication Date: 2007-02
Sales Rank:
ISBN / ASIN: 354037695X
EAN: 9783540376958
Binding: Hardcover

Book Description:
This volume contains the main proceedings of the fourth international conference on "Cancer Prevention 2006," which was held during February 16–18, 2006, in St. Gallen, Switzerland. Written by international experts in the field, the book comprises a comprehensive update on the most recent developments in the upsurging fields of molecular biology and cancer genetics and their interactions with clinical epidemiology and cancer prevention at various levels: genetic/biologic predisposition and definition of high-risk groups; preclinical models and tumor prevention; prospects of surrogate endpoints and biomarkers; progress in imaging and detection of neoplastic precursor lesions; problems with Cox-2 inhibitors in tumor chemoprevention; primary and secondary prevention of gynecological, breast, gastrointestinal and genitourinary cancers. In addition, the future prospects of cancer chemoprevention are discussed.
| Tags: Oncology, Preventive Medicine |

Autoantibodies and Autoimmunity: Molecular Mechanisms in Health and Disease

Publisher: Wiley-VCH
Number Of Pages: 633
Publication Date: 2006-03-10
Sales Rank: 1731765
ISBN / ASIN: 3527311416
EAN: 9783527311415
Binding: Hardcover Book Description:

This is the first book to address all aspects of the biology of autoantibodies in a single volume, including a discussion of immunology, experimental models, clinical aspects, and the use of autoantibodies as probes in molecular and cellular biology.
The editor, currently professor at the W.M. Keck Autoimmune Disease Center of The Scripps Research Institute, has assembled an all-star team of authors to report on the latest research, technologies, and applications. Following an introductory chapter, the book goes on to cover such topics as cellular mechanisms of autoantibody production, clinical and diagnostic usefulness in human disease, and animal models used to study the elicitation of autoantibodies. The whole is rounded off with a look at future perspectives.
With its comprehensive coverage, this volume will appeal not only to immunologists and clinicians but also to cell and molecular biologists.
| Tags: Immunology |

Maingot's Abdominal Operations, 11/e 2006

By Michael J. Zinner, Jr, Stanley W. Ashley,
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional
Number Of Pages: 1488
Publication Date: 2006-12-08
Sales Rank: 339306
ISBN / ASIN: 007144176X
EAN: 9780071441766
Binding: Hardcover

Book Description:
The acclaimed abdominal operations classic- now in one completely up-to-date volume!
Through ten successful editions, Maingot's Abdominal Operations has built a well-deserved reputation as the most complete, current, and sought-after resource among general, colorectal, and gastrointestinal surgeons. This unsurpassed abdominal surgery companion covers benign and malignant conditions-along with both common and esoteric diseases-in 53 focused chapters written by preeminent scholars.
Previously available in two volumes, Maingot's Abdominal Operations, Eleventh Edition, now delivers all of the book's trusted content in a single streamlined source for the first time. From cover to cover, you'll find skill-sharpening perspectives-many new to this edition-on all clinically relevant areas of abdominal surgery, from abdominal abscess and enteric fistula to endocrine tumors of the pancreas.

Features
The crucial details of every abdominal surgery procedure, including a new section on minimally invasive procedures
Solid background chapters that provide essential guidance on all pre- and postoperative strategies and endoscopic intervention
Commanding coverage of the full spectrum of diseases by region, filled with insights into congenital, acquired, and neoplastic conditions
An indispensable, authoritative overview of all GI surgery operations, including every open, endoscopic, and interventional procedure
A practical look at preoperative and postoperative management, with an incisive examination of issues related to the monitoring of postoperative complications
Helpful step-by-step guidance on incisions, closures, and management of the abdominal wound
Extensive, detailed art program featuring hundreds of new technique-clarifying illustrations-including over 400 new complex anatomical drawings
Prominent new authorship: the book is edited by highly respected surgeons at Harvard Medical School, along with an international team of expert contributors

Oxford Handbook of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation

Book Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (23 January, 2003)
ISBN: 0192632833
Book author: Drew Provan, Andrew Krentz
Amazon Rating: 5.0

Book Description:
Another successful addition to the Oxford Handbook series this clearly written pocket guide covers important clinical investigations and their interpretation in all aspects of internal medicine. The book includes a synopsis of most of the investigative techniques used in modern practice and brings together different specialties - haematology, biochemistry, microbiology, other branches of pathology as well as cardiology, respiratory medicine, and endocrinology. The Handbook provides relevant investigations with guidance on the clinical interpretation of the results. General medical trainees in internal medicine, junior hospital doctors and senior medical students as well as family doctors will find this Handbook to be an invaluable source of information.

Meyler’s Side Effects of Drugs, Fifteenth Edition: The International Encyclopedia of Adverse Drug Reactions and Interactions

Product Details
Book Publisher: Elsevier Science (21 August, 2006)
ISBN: 0444509984
Book author: Jeffrey K. Aronson

Book Description:
Building on the success of the 14 previous editions, this remarkable reference has been extensively reorganized and expanded and now comprises almost 1,500 individual drug articles providing the most complete coverage of adverse reactions and interactions found anywhere. Each article contains detailed and authoritative information about the adverse effects of each drug, with comprehensive references to the primary literature making this a must have for any academic or medical library, pharmacologist, regulatory organization, hospital dispensary or pharmaceutical company.

Now available online for all academic, corporate or government institution as well as individuals via
Science Direct! The online version provides an unparalleled depth of coverage and functionality by offering convenient desktop access and enhanced features such as increased searchability, extensive internal cross-linking and fully downloadable and printable full-text, HTML or PDF articles.

* Enhanced encyclopedic format with drug monographs now organised alphabetically
* Completely expanded coverage of each drug - thalidomide warranted three sentences in Meylers 14th edition, but is now a 13 page extensive monograph
* Clearer, systematic organization of information for easier reading including case histories to provide perspective on each listing
* Extensive bibliography with over 40,000 references - Meylers 15th edition incorporates all relevant citations from Meylers 14th, but also includes relevant citations from previous editions of Meylers and Side Effects of Drugs Annuals to give a historical perspective on the use and safety of drugs
| Tags: Pharmacology |

Lab Notes: Guide to Lab and Diagnostic Tests

Product Details
Book Publisher: F. A. Davis Company (April, 2005)
ISBN: 0803612656
Book author: Tracey B. Hopkins
Amazon Rating: 4.0
| Tags: Laboratory |

Griffith’s 5-Minute Clinical Consult, 2006

Product Details
Book Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (01 December, 2005)
ISBN: 0781777917
Book author: Mark R Dambro
Amazon Rating: 3.5

Book Description:
Written by more than 330 expert clinicians, Griffith’s 5-Minute Clinical Consult, 2006 is a quick reference for current medical diagnosis and treatment. It covers more than 1,000 medical/surgical conditions in the famous two-page format that includes basics, diagnosis, treatment, medications, follow-up, and miscellaneous considerations. New topics covered in the 2006 edition include antithrombin deficiency; ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS); protein C. deficiency; protein S. deficiency; and prothrombin 20210 (mutation). The book includes more than 200 algorithms for diagnosis and treatment based on presenting signs and symptoms, plus 77 U.S. Preventive Services Task Force guidelines on screening, counseling, immunizations, and chemoprophylaxis. Evidence-based medicine references are cited in each entry. A free bound-in CD-ROM contains the full text plus a collection of dermatology images. Griffith’s 5-Minute Clinical Consult, 2006 is also available electronically for PDAs.
| Tags: CDs & Softwares, Family Medicine, Laboratory, Pharmacology, Differential Diagnosis, Atlas |

British Pharmacopoiea 2007

| Tags: Pharmacology |

Sabiston Textbook of Surgery

Product Details
Book Publisher: Saunders (11 June, 2004)
ISBN: 0721604099
Book author: Courtney M. Townsend, R. Daniel Beauchamp, B. Mark Evers, Kenneth Mattox
Amazon Rating: 3.5

Book Description:
First published in 1936, the Sabiston Textbook has served generations of surgeons athe defining text in the field. The 17th Edition carries on this distinguished legacy, presenting the world’s most thorough, useful, readable, and understandable coverage of the principles and techniques of surgery. Sweeping changes include comprehensive updates to reflect the latest knowledge and techniques…a new, full-color page layout for enhanced ease of reference… a new image bank CD-ROM containing over 1,300 illustrations, intraoperative photographs, tables, diagnostic images, graphs, pie charts, algorithms, and anatomical drawings all downloadable to Powerpoint presentations.

Joslin’s Diabetes Mellitus

Product Details
Book Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (17 December, 2004)
ISBN: 0781727960
Book author: C. Ronald Kahn, Gordon C Weir, George L. King, Alan C. Moses, Robert J. Smith, Alan M. Jacobson

Book Description:
The “bible” on diabetes mellitus is now in its Fourteenth Edition—thoroughly revised and updated by more than 80 noted experts from the Joslin Diabetes Center and other leading institutions worldwide. This edition includes a new eleven-chapter section on hormone action and the regulation of metabolism. The section on definition and pathogenesis now includes chapters on genetics, diabetes in Asia and Africa, and diabetes in U.S. minority groups. Other new chapters cover retinopathy, cardiovascular disease, wound healing, and treatment of women with diabetes. All of the Fourteenth Edition’s figures have been completely updated.
| Tags: Endocrinology |

Food, Drink and Identity: Cooking, Eating and Drinking in Europe since the Middle Ages

Product Details
Book Publisher: Berg Publishers (01 January, 2001)
ISBN: 1859734561
Book author: Peter Scholliers

Book Description:
Food and drink have provided fascinating insights into cultural patterns in consumer societies. There is an intimate relationship between food and identity but processes of identity formation through food are far from clear. This book adds a new perspective to the existing body of scholarship by addressing pivotal questions: is food central or marginal to identity construction? Does food equally matter for all group(ing)s? Why would, in people’s experience, food become especially important at one moment, or, on the contrary, lose its significance?The origin of food habits is also interrogated. Contributors investigate how, when, why and by whom cooking, eating and drinking were used as a means of distinction. Leading historians and sociologists look at concepts of authenticity, adjustment, invention and import, as well as food signs and codes, and why they have been accepted or rejected. They examine a wide range of periods and topics: the elderly, alcohol and identity in Early Modern Europe; food riots and national identity; noble families, eating and drinking in eighteenth-century Spain; consumption and the working class in the nineteenth century; commensality; the meaning of Champagne in Belle-Epoque France; the narrative of food in Norway; wine and bread in French Algeria; food and identity in post-war Germany.This intriguing book brings together new, comparative insights and research that allow a better understanding of processes of integration and segregation, the role of food in the construction of identity, and the relationship between old and new food habits.
| Tags: Nutrition |

First Aid for the USMLE Step 1: 2006

Product Details
Book Publisher: McGraw-Hill Medical (19 December, 2005)
ISBN: 0071461159
Book author: Vikas Bhushan, Tao Le
Amazon Rating: 5.0

Book Description:
The Annual “Bible” of USMLE Step 1 Preparation!
This newest compendium of the latest questions, most frequently tested facts, and mnemonics pertaining to the USMLE Step 1 test is based on information gleaned from students who have just taken the exam.
More than 900 must-know facts and mnemonics
24-page color insert that includes x-rays, clinical photographs, pathology slides assists in image recognition and analysis
100+ Clinical Vignettes
Includes the famous First Aid Book Ratings which features hundreds of medical test prep resources rated by students
Valuable test-taking strategies

Spiking Neuron Models

Product Details
Book Publisher: Cambridge University Press (15 August, 2002)
ISBN: 0521890799
Book author: Wulfram Gerstner, Werner M. Kistler
Amazon Rating: 5.0

Book Description:
This introduction to spiking neurons can be used in advanced-level courses in computational neuroscience, theoretical biology, neural modeling, biophysics, or neural networks. It focuses on phenomenological approaches rather than detailed models in order to provide the reader with a conceptual framework. The authors formulate the theoretical concepts clearly without many mathematical details. While the book contains standard material for courses in computational neuroscience, neural modeling, or neural networks, it also provides an entry to current research. No prior knowledge beyond undergraduate mathematics is required.
| Tags: Neuroscience, Biology |

Post Mortem Technique Handbook

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Book Publisher: Springer (16 December, 2004)
ISBN: 185233813X
Book author: Michael T. Sheaff, Deborah J. Hopster, J.H. Sinard, C. Sir Berry
Amazon Rating:

Book Description:
Post Mortem Technique Handbook 2nd edition is a comprehensive practical guide to performing the modern post mortem. The text is well illustrated and presented by system. The book covers both the standard evisceration techniques and the many different dissection techniques that may be necessary in a variety of circumstances likely to be encountered by a practicing pathologist.

The recent debates regarding organ retention have lead to major changes in the legal groundings of post mortems, and yet recent studies confirm the continued need for autopsy information, given the inaccuracies of pre-mortem diagnosis. This new and thoroughly revised edition includes the most recent guidance from the Royal College of Pathologists and from the College of American Pathologists.

A must-have for all those who conduct post mortems, this book is essential for pathologists in training, medical students, and mortuary technicians, but will also be useful to experienced practitioner requiring information on the less common techniques.

Both authors are Consultant Histopathologists and Honorary Senior Lecturers at the University of London, and are closely involved in both undergraduate and postgraduate education and examination.
| Tags: Pathology, Forensic Medicine |

Learning Surgery: The Surgery Clerkship Manual

Product Details
Book Publisher: Springer (28 June, 2005)
ISBN: 0387225838
Book author: Stephen F. Lowry, Rocco G. Ciocca, Candice S. Rettie

Book Description:
A symptom-based version of the critically-acclaimed Norton/Surgery: Basic Science and Clinical Evidence, Learning Surgery provides a ready reference to those in third and fourth year residencies. Essential algorithms and case presentations meet with clerkship learning objectives as outlined by the Association of Surgical Education in their ASE Manual. Two sections include Introduction to Clinical Surgery in the Surgical Clerkship Setting and Management of Surgical Diseases During the Clerkship. Chapters include: Stroke, Hypertension, Abdominal Masses, Head Injuries, and Burns. Written by leading clinicians and educators, both surgery residents and medical students will find LEARNING SURGERY indispensible in their rotations and clerkships. Surgeons who train residents will also find the text a valuable ajunct to their teaching.

Gene Therapy: Treating Disease by Repairing Genes

Product Details
Book Publisher: Facts on File (October, 2004)
ISBN: 0816049483
Book author: Joseph, Ph.D. Panno
| Tags: Genetic |

Complete Idiot’s Guide to Fitness

Product Details
Book Publisher: Alpha (21 January, 2000)
ISBN: 0028636589
Book author: Claire Walter, Annette Bank Tannander
Amazon Rating: 4.5
| Tags: Nutrition |

Integration/Interaction of Oncologic Growth

Product Details
Book Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 140203413X
Book author: Gary G. Meadows

Book Description:
This book addresses the interactions and interrelationships between tumor and host that modulate progression and metastasis. A unique aspect of the book is that it highlights the tumor/host interactions as new targets for therapeutic intervention to control cancer. One promising approach is to target the host rather than the tumor itself, and several authors examine the potential for this novel tactic to oppress the manipulative cancer cell. The book examines the tumor and host relationship from multiple viewpoints: cellular and molecular events that occur during tumor-host cell interactions that control differentiation, cell proliferation, angiogenesis and vasculogenic mimicry, migration, apoptosis, invasion, metastasis. Other topics include the role of the immune response and chemokines/chemokine receptors, and the role of the brain and nutrients in tumor and host survival. Drug resistance limits cancer therapy, and the book emphasizes numerous novel and future therapeutic directions to sensitize drug resistant cells and other approaches that target the tumor and host microenvironment. This book will be of interest to cancer researchers who are interested in understanding metastasis, tumor and host interaction and interrelationships, and who have an interest in cancer control through development of novel targeting agents that impact these processes.
| Tags: Oncology |

Cecil Review of General Internal Medicine 8th edition

Paperback: 264 pages
Publisher: Saunders; 8 edition (June 25, 2004)
Language: English
ISBN: 1416000232

Through seven editions, the CECIL REVIEW OF GENERAL INTERNAL MEDICINE has helped generations of residents and practitioners prepare for their certification and recertification exams. Completely revised and updatedand thoroughly cross-referenced to the new, 22nd Edition of CECIL TEXTBOOK OF MEDICINEthe New Edition of this respected review tool continues the tradition. Its many contributorsall leaders in the fieldensure that it covers the information thats essential for success on the Internal Medicine board examination. It also provides an excellent refresher on the specialty today.
| Tags: Cardiology, Differential Diagnosis, Endocrinology, Family Medicine, Gastroenterology, Haematology, Laboratory, Neurology, Rheumatology, Toxicology |

The SAGES Manual: Fundamentals of Laparoscopy, Thoracoscopy and GI Endoscopy

Product Details
Book Publisher: Springer (11 October, 2005)
ISBN: 0387232672
Book author: Carol E.H. Scott-Conner
Amazon Rating: 5.0

Book Description:
THE SAGES MANUAL: FUNDAMENTALS OF LAPAROSCOPY AND GI ENDOSCOPY is a classic in the making–a portable, concise, beautifully illustrated manual from the world’s pioneering society of minimally invasive surgery. This book provides an authoritative synopsis of the major laparoscopic and endoscopic procedures in easy-to-use, outline form. It is an absolutely must have reference for the general surgery resident on call or as a refresher before procedures. The laparoscopic section reviews the important basics of laparoscopic surgery, including equipment set up, access to the abdomen, generating and maintaining the working space, and the principles of laparoscopic hemostasis. All the major and emerging laparoscopic general surgery procedures are included and information on indications, patient preparation and position, and the step-by-step operative technique are featured for each operation. Topics include laparoscopic cholecystectomy, laparoscopic gastric surgery, diagnostic laparoscopy and biopsy, laparoscopic common bile duct exploration, laparoscopic hernia repair, and pediatric laparoscopy. The endoscopic section reviews gastrointestinal endoscopy for the general surgeon. A review of the general principles of flexible endoscopy features attributes of flexible scopes, equipment set up, scope handling and care of scopes, conscious sedation and monitoring, and post procedure management. Indications, patient preparation, and techniques are outlined for a wide variety of procedures including upper gastrointestinal endoscopy, small bowel enteroscopy, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography, choledochoscopy, flexible sigmoidoscopy, colonoscopy, and pediatric endoscopy. Every laparoscopic and endoscopic procedure is followed by a section on the recognition and management of complications–a must-read resource for all general surgery residents and fellows. Over 175 illustrations elucidate the operative procedures, clearly indicate trocar placement, and explain the operative steps. As minimally invasive approaches join the mainstream of general surgery, The SAGES Manual is an integral component to the training of every general surgeon.

The Addiction Counselor's Desk Reference

size: approx. 2.8 MB

The Addiction Counselor's Desk Reference is a comprehensive compilation of information about the full spectrum of addictive disorders, their consequences, and treatment. This unique text includes detailed definitions and practical illustrations of addiction-related terminology, addictive disorders and behaviors, descriptions of treatment models and techniques, as well as lists of relevant websites, government resources, and treatment centers. Addiction professionals will find this information-packed guide to be an invaluable practice tool.

* The most up-to-date resource of its kind
* Contains detailed definitions, practical illustrations, relevant websites, government resources, and information about treatment centers
* Written by a leading authority on addiction research, prevention, and treatment
| Tags: Pharmacology |

Pocket Atlas Of Oral Diseases

Product Details
Book Publisher: Thieme Medical Publishers (November, 2005)
ISBN: 1588902498
Book author: George Laskaris

Book Description:
Based on the best-selling hardcover edition, the new POCKET ATLAS OF ORAL DISEASES provides complete information on the diagnosis and treatment of oral disease. Featuring more than 200 vivid color photographs, this Thieme Flexibook is the indispensable desktop reference for otolaryngologists, dentists, dermatologists and primary care dental practitioners.
| Tags: Atlas, Dental, ENT, Orthodontics |

First Aid for the USMLE Step 3

Product Details
Book Publisher: McGraw-Hill Medical (16 December, 2004)
ISBN: 0071421831
Book author: Tao Le, Vikas Bhushan, Patrick O’Connell, Murtuza Ahmed
Amazon Rating: 4.5

Book Description:
The ultimate resource for USMLE Step 3 preparation! This addition to the best-selling medical review series supplies key information about the USMLE Step 3 exam, evaluates study tools, and reviews tested patient-management information. Provides residents with essential strategies for the computer-administered test, high-yield information, and includes a section of mini-cases to prepare examinees for the CCS portion of the exam.

Ferri’s Clinical Advisor 2007: Instant Diagnosis and Treatment, Textbook, Website & PocketConsult Handheld Software

Product Details
Book Publisher: Mosby (23 June, 2006)
ISBN: 0323041361
Book author: Fred F. Ferri
Amazon Rating: 4.5

Book Description:
Ferri’s Clinical Advisor 2007 offers a fast, effective way to access important diagnostic and therapeutic information on nearly 200 conditions. Its “5 books in 1? format offers key information on diseases and disorders * differential diagnosis * clinical algorithms * laboratory evaluations * and clinical preventive services. This package also includes access to a web site where youll find all of the content from the book, with links to the latest drug information in Mosbys Drug Consult * Patient education * and handheld software featuring the content from sections I, II, and IV and point-of-care information from other sections in the text. The result is a convenient, portable source for must-have guidance essential to everyday general practice.
| Tags: Cardiology, Differential Diagnosis, Endocrinology, Family Medicine, Gastroenterology, Haematology, Laboratory, Neurology, Rheumatology, Toxicology |

Clinical Decision Support Systems: Theory and Practice

Publisher: Springer
Number Of Pages: 274
Publication Date: 2006-11-14
Sales Rank: 1161653
ISBN / ASIN: 0387339140
EAN: 9780387339146
Binding: Hardcover
Manufacturer: Springer

Book Description:
This book is designed to be 1) a resource book on clinical decision support systems for informatics specialists; 2) a textbook for teachers or students in health informatics or medical informatics training programs; and 3) a comprehensive introduction for clinicians, with or without expertise in the applications of computers in medicine, who are interested in learning about current developments in computer-based diagnostic systems. In recent years, it has become obvious that other health professionals, in addition to physicians, have needs for decision support and that the issues raised in this book apply to a broad range of clinicians. The book includes chapters by nationally and internationally recognized experts on the design, evaluation and application of these systems who examine the impact of practitioner and patient use of computer-based diagnostic tools.

Chemistry and Pharmacology of Anticancer Drugs

Publisher: CRC
Number Of Pages: 312
Publication Date: 2006-11-22
Sales Rank: 558419
ISBN / ASIN: 0849392195
EAN: 9780849392191
Binding: Hardcover

Book Description:
Following a review of cancer causes and progression, current treatments, and the philosophy of drug discovery, this comprehensive work surveys anticancer agents currently in use or in advanced stages of clinical trials, including biological agents. Ideal for those involved in anticancer drug research, the book provides molecular structures for each agent and discusses their history, chemistry, mechanisms of action, structure-function relationships, relevant pharmacology, cytotoxicity, side effects, and formulation issues. It also discusses new research tools, methodologies, tumor-targeting strategies, and the emerging areas of oncogenomics and chemoprevention.

2006 Physicians’ Desk Reference (PDR): Your Complete Print and Electronic Drug Information Solution

Product Details
Book Publisher: Thomson PDR (November, 2005)
ISBN: 1563635275
Amazon Rating: 5.0

Book Description:
The authoritative source of FDA-approved information on prescription drugs.
Physicians have turned to PDR® for the latest word on prescription drugs for 60 years! Today, PDR® is considered the standard prescription drug reference and can be found in virtually every physician’s office, hospital, and pharmacy in the U.S. In fact, nine out of ten doctors consider PDR their most important drug reference source.
For absolutely accurate information, you need the 2006 PDR!
| Tags: Pharmacology |

Kumar and clark, Clinical Medicine, 6th edition

Publisher: Saunders Ltd.
Number Of Pages: 1528
Publication Date: 2005-10-07
ISBN / ASIN: 0702027634

Book Description:
Kumar and Clark's Clinical Medicine is a comprehensive and authoritative single-volume textbook of internal medicine that is consulted by students and doctors throughout the world. Its aim is to explain the management of disease, based on an understanding of scientific principles and including the latest developments in treatment. It is written for medical students and doctors preparing for specialist exams, and is an ideal general reference text for all practising doctors. The new edition is part of Elsevier's new STUDENT CONSULT electronic community. STUDENT CONSULT titles comes with full text online, a unique image library, case studies, questions and answers, online note-taking, and integration links to content in other disciplines - ideal for problem-based learning.
| Tags: Cardiology, Differential Diagnosis, Endocrinology, Family Medicine, Gastroenterology, Haematology, Laboratory, Neurology, Rheumatology, Toxicology |

Heart Sounds Made Easy with CD-ROM

Product Details
Book Publisher: Churchill Livingstone (02 October, 2002)
ISBN: 0443071411
Book author: A. P. Salmon, E.M. Brown, W. Collis

Book Description:
A practical and simple guide to the art of cardiac auscultation which teaches the reader how to identify a pathological heart murmur. The book explains what heart sounds are and how to use a stethoscope. It covers all the standard adult and child murmurs and is organised by region. It includes all the text of the tutorials. The CD provides, in a series of tutorials, the chance to listen to and identify the range of heart sounds; while in the pathology section a listener can focus down on each individual component of the sound allowing them to discern the key features of each murmur.

The ECG in Practice

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Book Publisher: Churchill Livingstone (12 March, 2003)
ISBN: 0443072507
Book author: John R. Hampton

Book Description:
The ECG in Practice is a clinically-orientated book showing how the electrocardiogram is used to help diagnosing patients with cardiovascular disease. Each chapter begins with a brief consideration of the history and examination of the patient to assist the doctor plan how to use the ECG in the most intelligent and profitable way.
| Tags: Cardiology |

The Clinician’s Guide to Liver Disease

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Book Publisher: Slack Incorporated (01 October, 2005)
ISBN: 1556426755
Book author: K. Rajender Reddy, Thomas Faust

Book Description:
The Clinician’s Guide to Liver Disease is a user-friendly quick reference for the management of acute and chronic liver disease for the gastroenterologist.
Drs. K. Rajender Reddy and Thomas Faust provide a broad overview of all clinically relevant topics in the realm of liver disease, ranging from evaluation of the liver patient to liver transplantation. Many of today’s leading gastroenterology professionals have contributed their expertise to The Clinician’s Guide to Liver Disease, allowing the reader to quickly develop an individualized care plan.
Part of The Clinician’s Guide to GI Series, this essential text perfectly compliments the standard resources on liver disease. The user-friendly outline format allows for quick access to the topic at hand.
With valuable case studies at the end of each chapter, as well as algorithms, tables, and figures, The Clinician’s Guide to Liver Disease is an up-to-date and ideal text for all gastroenterologists, hepatologists, primary care physicians, gastroenterology fellows, medical residents, and medical students.
Chapter Topics Include:
Acute and chronic viral hepatitis Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease Autoimmune hepatitis Cholestatic liver diseases (PBC and PSC) Drug hepatoxicity Metabolic liver disease Liver disorders in pregnancy Liver transplantation

The Clinician’s Guide to GI Series:
The exciting new series, the Clinician’s Guide to GI Series, is the answer for which today’s medical professionals who are managing patients with varying GI disorders have been waiting. As each patient requires a specific care plan, books that are concise, comprehensive, and reader-friendly are priceless for the office.
Each specialized book included in the Clinician’s Guide to GI Series provides the answer to establishing and managing the individualized care plan for each patient. Covering topics such as IBD, oncology, and pancreaticobiliary disorders, this essential series of books will allow the reader to quickly develop an individualized care plan based upon the recommendations of leading professionals in the field.
Written with a similar reader-friendly format and including images, tables, and algorithms, each book in the series will serve as a solid, go-to reference for the practicing gastroenterologist, fellow, medical student, internist, and family practitioner.
| Tags: Gastroenterology |

Cardiology (Cardiology (Mosby)

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Book Publisher: Mosby (01 December, 2003)
ISBN: 032302405X
Book author: Michael H. Crawford, John P. DiMarco, Walter J. Paulus
Amazon Rating: 5.0

Book Description:
A team of 250 international experts brings clinicians this thoroughly revised and updated New Edition. Its clinically oriented coverage integrates basic science, diagnostic investigations, and therapeutic management into a practical, user-friendly reference on all aspects of cardiovascular medicine. A consistent format throughout parallels the clinical decision making process to make definitive guidance easy to locate and apply. Over 2,360 illustrations, including more than 1,940 full-color photographs, tables, and diagnostic images make techniques and concepts easy to grasp. Plus, a bound-in CD-ROM features all of the book’s illustrations for use in PowerPoint® presentations.

Clinical Neuroanatomy

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Book Publisher: McGraw-Hill Medical (21 October, 2002)
ISBN: 0071392386
Book author: Stephen G. Waxman
Amazon Rating: 3.5

Book Description:
The update of this classic text links basic concepts in neuroanatomy with clinical correlations. Highly readable and extensively illustrated, the new edition reflects the state-of-the-art in pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment of neurological disorders. Discusses the latest advances in molecular and cellular biology in the context of neuroanatomy. The first edition of Correlative Neuroanatomy was the first book published in the Lange series by Dr. Jack Lange in 1945.
| Tags: Anatomy, Neurology |

Cataract Surgery

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Book Publisher: Blackwell Publishing Limited (15 August, 2002)
ISBN: 0727912011
Book author: David Gartry, Charles Claoué, Jack Dodick, Jonathan Dowler, Andrew Coombes, Susan Lightman, charles Claoue

Book Description:
This medium sized text is intended to give the reader a readable comprehensive overview of all aspects of a cataract from its numerous perspectives, eg epidemiology, medicolegal aspects and Third World issues, in addition to providing an exposition of past, present and future surgical techniques for its removal. The book is a compilation of chapters provided by experienced surgeons and anaesthetists, epidemiologists, physicists and others involved in the management of the patient with cataract.
| Tags: Ophthalmology, Surgery |

Clinical Neuroembryology: Development and Developmental Disorders of the Human Central

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Book Publisher: Springer (June, 2006)
ISBN: 3540291407
Book author: Hans J. ten Donkelaar, Martin Lammens, Akira Hori

Book Description:
The spectacular progress in developmental neurobiology, the dramatic advances in (neuro)genetics and the high resolution of the modern imaging techniques applicable to developmental disorders of the human brain and spinal cord have created a novel insight into the developmental history of the central nervous system (CNS). Clinical Neuroembryology provides a comprehensive overview of the development of the human CNS in the context of its many developmental disorders due to genetic, environmental and hypoxic causes. It is unique in the combination of data from human embryology, animal research and developmental neuropathology.
| Tags: Embryology, Neurology |

Color Atlas and Text of Clinical Medicine

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Book Publisher: Mosby-Year Book (15 January, 1997)
ISBN: 0723421986
Book author: Charles D. Forbes
Amazon Rating: 4.5

Book Description:
A concise, colorful alternative to more detailed textbooks of medicine, this latest edition incorporates a large number of color photographs to show key presenting signs and symptoms as they are seen in practice. Offering a remarkable value, it features over 1,500 illustrations including clinical photographs, endoscopic images, ultrasound scans, ECG’s, and summary tables. In addition to the illustrations, the book provides concise accompanying text, detailed legends, and Key Facts boxes to make exam revision easier.

Davidson’s Principles and Practice of Medicine

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Book Publisher: Churchill Livingstone (09 December, 2002)
ISBN: 0443070350
Book author: Chilvers, Colledge, Hunter, C. Haslett, Nicholas A. Boon
Amazon Rating: 4.5

Book Description:
This internationally renowned, best-selling textbook provides a rational and easily understood basis for the practice of clinical medicine. Since it was first published, this comprehensive text has met the requirements of several generations of medical students preparing for their examinations, while serving as a valuable reference for doctors in training. The publication of the 19th Edition marks the 50th anniversary of the first publication of the book.

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| Tags: Cardiology, Differential Diagnosis, Endocrinology, Family Medicine, Gastroenterology, Haematology, Laboratory, Neurology, Rheumatology, Toxicology |

Essential Surgical Skills with CD-ROM

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Book Publisher: Saunders (15 March, 2004)
ISBN: 072163950X
Book author: David A. Sherris, Eugene B. Kern
Amazon Rating: 5.0

Book Description:
This popular resource delivers a thorough overview of every basic surgical term, concept, and technique. The essentials of surgery are concisely presented and abundantly illustrated. From tissue injury, local anesthetics, and surgical instrumentsthrough obtaining hemostasis, skin flaps, scar excision and closureto postoperative wound care, the 2nd Edition presents everything readers need to know to perform all of the maneuvers essential to surgical success. Two bonus CD-ROMs complement the text, using full-color animations and live-action video to demonstrate all of the skills step by step.
| Tags: General Surgery, CDs & Softwares |

Harrison’s Manual of Medicine

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Book Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional (16 February, 2005)
ISBN: 0071444416
Book author: Dennis L. Kasper, Eugene Braunwald, Anthony S. Fauci, Stephen L. Hauser, Dan L. Longo, J. Larry Jameson
Amazon Rating: 4.0

Book Description:
The authority of Harrison’s at the point of care! Covering the full scope of internal medicine, the new edition of this “mini-textbook” is thoroughly revised to reflect new content areas and quicker retrieval of clinical information. The manual continues to focus on diagnosis and therapy with an emphasis on patient care. Features a new section on Care of the Hospitalized Patient, with a new chapter on Procedures in Internal Medicine as well as a section on patient admittance orders.
| Tags: Cardiology, Differential Diagnosis, Endocrinology, Family Medicine, Gastroenterology, Haematology, Laboratory, Neurology, Rheumatology, Toxicology |

Histology: A Text and Atlas

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Book Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (15 October, 2002)
ISBN: 0683302426
Book author: Michael H. Ross, Gordon I. Kaye, Wojciech Pawlina
Amazon Rating: 4.5

Heart Sounds Made Easy: (with CD-ROM) (Made Easy)

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Book Publisher: Churchill Livingstone (02 October, 2002)
ISBN: 0443071411
Book author: A. P. Salmon, E.M. Brown, W. Collis

Book Description:
A practical and simple guide to the art of cardiac auscultation which teaches the reader how to identify a pathological heart murmur. The book explains what heart sounds are and how to use a stethoscope. It covers all the standard adult and child murmurs and is organised by region. It includes all the text of the tutorials. The CD provides, in a series of tutorials, the chance to listen to and identify the range of heart sounds; while in the pathology section a listener can focus down on each individual component of the sound allowing them to discern the key features of each murmur.
| Tags: Cardiology, CDs & Softwares |

Human Body Dynamics: Classical Mechanics and Human Movement

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Book Publisher: Springer (29 December, 1999)
ISBN: 0387988017
Book author: Aydin Tözeren
Amazon Rating: 5.0

Book Description:
The mechanical features of human movement are of great interest in a range of endeavors, from engineers designing car seats or keyboards to physicians treating sports injuries. Human movement obeys basic laws that govern static and dynamic bodies, and this textbook takes a quantitative approach to studying human biomechanics. The book features numerous homework problems and worked examples, both of which are vital for classroom use. The book will be welcomed by teachers of engineering mechanics, statics and dynamics, and biomechanics courses that assume familiarity with calculus and vectors.

Hurst’s The Heart, 10th Edition

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Book Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing (01 November, 2000)
ISBN: 0071356959
Book author: Valentin Fuster, R. Wayne Alexander, Robert A. O’Rourke, Robert Roberts

Book Description:
This is the first book in a two-volume set.
Along with a strong focus on patient care the new Hurst’s THE HEART includes a new look and organization. Each chapter has been systematically overhauled with an emphasis on streamlining the content for a focused presentation of the LATEST THERAPEUTIC STRATEGIES and the EVIDENCE-BASED DATA that support them. CLINICAL GUIDELINES are included to equip you with the critical information for optimal patient care in an increasingly time-pressured, cost/benefit environment.

WHAT’S NEW in the Tenth Edition
* Expanded coverage of molecular biology of blood vessels and myocardium
* More information on testing modalities–especially those related to nuclear myocardial perfusion imaging, MRI and PET
* New emphasis on managing heart failure, including interventional techniques and new drug therapy strategies
* Additional chapters on the biology of coronary heart disease
* Expanded sections related to prevention, diagnosis and treatment
* More emphasis on integrating the science of cardiac care with treatment
* Easy-to-reference, evidence-based practice guidelines where appropriate
* New insight on the human genome project and its implications
* Techniques for clinical evaluation of the patient
* Late-breaking reports on clinical trials
* Heart disease in diabetics
* New sections on nonsurgical interventions in cardial and peripheral vascular disease
| Tags: Cardiology |