Showing posts with label medicine. Show all posts
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Monday, April 23, 2012

Essential Clinical Anatomy, 4th Edition

Essential Clinical
Essential Clinical Anatomy, 4th Edition
by Keith L. Moore MSc PhD FIAC FRSM FAAA, Anne M.R. Agur B.Sc. (OT) M.Sc. PH.D, Arthur F. Dalley PhD
4.1 out of 5 stars(10)

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Essential Clinical Anatomy, Fourth Edition presents the core anatomical concepts found in Clinically Oriented Anatomy, Sixth Edition in a concise, easy-to-read, and student-friendly format. The text includes clinical Blue Boxes, surface anatomy and medical imaging and is an ideal primary text for shorter medical courses and/or health professions courses with condensed coverage of anatomy.

The Fourth Edition features a modified layout with new and improved artwork. The clinical Blue Boxes are now grouped to reduce interruption of text and are categorized with icons to promote easier comprehension of clinical information.

A companion website includes fully searchable online text, interactive cases, USMLE-style questions, and clinical Blue Box video podcasts. Online faculty resources include an Image Bank and a Question Bank.

Product Details

  • Amazon Sales Rank: #6337 in Books
  • Published on: 2010-05-04
  • Original language: English
  • Number of items: 1
  • Dimensions: 1.10" h x 8.30" w x 10.80" l, 3.40 pounds
  • Binding: Paperback
  • 736 pages

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Sunday, April 22, 2012

Pierson and Fairchild's Principles & Techniques of Patient Care, 5e (Principles and Techniques of Patient Care)

Pierson and
Pierson and Fairchild's Principles & Techniques of Patient Care, 5e (Principles and Techniques of Patient Care)
by Sheryl Fairchild
Publication Date: May 1, 2012

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Build your physical and occupational therapy patient care skills on a foundation of the proven practices found in this must-read text. In addition to clear "how-to" information on everything from positioning and draping, to patient transfer and ambulation activities, the book's easy-to-understand rationales will give you the "why" behind these proven techniques. This fifth edition also comes with new student resources on the companion Evolve site complete with videos, case studies, skills checklists, and more.

  • Clearly written instructions and full-color illustrations on patient care techniques and procedures cover topics such as proper lifting, patient transfers, basic wound care, and assessment of vital signs.
  • Insight into rationales and physiological principles explain why specific techniques and procedures are used.
  • More than 700 full-color photographs vividly demonstrate proper performance of techniques and procedures used in the assessment and management of patients in the rehabilitation setting.
  • Procedure boxes throughout the text offer additional tips for optimal assessment and management of patients in the rehabilitation setting.
  • Self-study and problem solving activities promote decision-making and problem solving skills.
  • NEW! Video clips and skills activities on companion Evolve site illustrate the techniques and procedures described in the text.
  • NEW! Content based on the ICF model, the model currently endorsed by the APTA and AOTA, reflects the current theories and practice guidelines of physical and occupational therapy.
  • NEW! Information on professionalism teaches about the guidelines that currently exist and how to apply those guidelines to patient interactions.

Product Details

  • Amazon Sales Rank: #489885 in Books
  • Published on: 2012-05-01
  • Original language: English
  • Number of items: 1
  • Binding: Spiral-bound
  • 416 pages

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Thursday, April 19, 2012

Neuroscience: Exploring the Brain

Neuroscience
Neuroscience: Exploring the Brain
by Mark F. Bear, Barry W. Connors, Michael A. Paradiso
4.5 out of 5 stars(35)

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Widely praised for its student-friendly style and exceptional artwork and pedagogy, Neuroscience: Exploring the Brain is a leading undergraduate textbook on the biology of the brain and the systems that underlie behavior. This edition provides increased coverage of taste and smell, circadian rhythms, brain development, and developmental disorders and includes new information on molecular mechanisms and functional brain imaging. Path of Discovery boxes, written by leading researchers, highlight major current discoveries. In addition, readers will be able to assess their knowledge of neuroanatomy with the Illustrated Guide to Human Neuroanatomy, which includes a perforated self-testing workbook.

This edition's robust ancillary package includes a bound-in student CD-ROM, an Instructor's Resource CD-ROM, and resources online.

Product Details

  • Amazon Sales Rank: #5868 in Books
  • Published on: 2006-02-07
  • Original language: English
  • Number of items: 1
  • Dimensions: 11.00" h x 8.50" w x 1.50" l, 4.99 pounds
  • Binding: Hardcover
  • 928 pages

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Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Clinically Oriented Anatomy

Clinically Oriented
Clinically Oriented Anatomy
by Keith L. Moore MSc PhD FIAC FRSM FAAA, Arthur F. Dalley PhD, Anne M.R. Agur B.Sc. (OT) M.Sc. PH.D
4.0 out of 5 stars(22)

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Clinically Oriented Anatomy, Sixth Edition, provides first-year medical and allied health students with the clinically oriented anatomical information that they need in study and practice. This best-selling textbook is renowned for its comprehensive coverage of anatomy, presented as it relates to the practice of medicine, dentistry, and physical therapy.

The Sixth Edition features a modified interior design with new and improved artwork that further enhances the user-friendliness of the text. The clinical Blue Boxes—with topical coverage of health, clinical procedures, physical examination, and development— are now grouped to reduce interruption of text and are categorized with icons to promote easier comprehension of clinical information. The Bottom Line summaries have been refined to clearly call out key points for quick study.

A companion Website offers the fully searchable text, interactive USMLE-style questions, and video animations. Online faculty resources include an Image Bank, Test Generator, and Course Outlines.

Product Details

  • Amazon Sales Rank: #4611 in Books
  • Published on: 2009-02-09
  • Original language: English
  • Number of items: 1
  • Dimensions: 1.60" h x 8.60" w x 10.40" l, 5.06 pounds
  • Binding: Paperback
  • 1168 pages

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Gray's Anatomy for Students: With STUDENT CONSULT Online Access, 2e

Gray's Anatomy for Students
Gray's Anatomy for Students: With STUDENT CONSULT Online Access, 2e
by Richard L. Drake, A. Wayne Vogl, Adam W. M. Mitchell
4.4 out of 5 stars(15)

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It didn't take long for students around the world to realize that anatomy texts just don't get any better than Gray's Anatomy for Students. Only in its 2nd edition, this already popular, clinically focused reference has moved far ahead of the competition and is highly recommended by anyone who uses it. A team of authors with a wealth of diverse teaching and clinical experience has updated and revised this new edition to efficiently cover what you're learning in contemporary anatomy classes. An improved format, updated clinical material, and remarkable artwork by renowned illustrators Richard Tibbitts and Paul Richardson make anatomy easier than ever for you to master. Unique coverage of surface anatomy, correlative diagnostic images, and clinical case studies demonstrate practical applications of anatomical concepts. And, an international advisory board, comprised of more than 100 instructors, ensures that the material is accurate, up to date, and easy to use. To further enhance your learning experience, you'll have access to the entire book online, with additional content, interactive exercises, and more.

  • Offers the complete contents of the book online as well as additional material, interactive exercises, and much more, at www.studentconsult.com, giving you anywhere, anytime access to the information you need.
  • Uses more than 1,000 innovative original illustrations- by renowned illustrators Richard Tibbitts and Paul Richardson-to capture anatomical features with unrivalled clarity, and makes body structures easy to locate and remember from one illustration to another through consistent use of color.
  • Includes over 300 clinical photographs, including radiological images depicting surface anatomy and common clinical applications of anatomic knowledge.
  • Presents an organization by body region that parallels the approach used in most of today's anatomy courses.
  • Features conceptual overviews summarizing each body region's component parts, functions, and relationship to other bodily organs.
  • Uses clinical cases to underscore the real-life relevance of the material.
  • Promotes further learning with other fine ancillaries from Gray's, including Gray's Atlas of Anatomy, Dorland's/Gray's Pocket Atlas of Anatomy, Gray's Dissection Guide for Human Anatomy, and Gray's Anatomy for Students Flash Cards.
  • Features a rewritten abdomen section for greater clarity.
  • Provides updates and revisions to clinical material to provide you with the absolute latest knowledge in the field.
  • Includes expanded discussions of cranial nerves for added clinical relevancy.
  • Uses a new internal design and presents an improved index for easier retrieval of information.
  • Provides more information on the general aspects of anatomy via introduction chapter.


Your purchase entitles you to access the web site until the next edition is published, or until the current edition is no longer offered for sale by Elsevier, whichever occurs first. If the next edition is published less than one year after your purchase, you will be entitled to online access for one year from your date of purchase. Elsevier reserves the right to offer a suitable replacement product (such as a downloadable or CD-ROM-based electronic version) should access to the web site be discontinued.

Product Details

  • Amazon Sales Rank: #4913 in Books
  • Published on: 2009-02-11
  • Original language: English
  • Number of items: 1
  • Dimensions: 5.55 pounds
  • Binding: Paperback
  • 1136 pages

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Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Atlas of Human Anatomy: with Student Consult Access, 5e (Netter Basic Science)

Atlas of Human Anatomy
Atlas of Human Anatomy: with Student Consult Access, 5e (Netter Basic Science)
by Frank H. Netter MD
4.7 out of 5 stars(58)

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Atlas of Human Anatomy uses Frank H. Netter, MD's detailed illustrations to demystify this often intimidating subject, providing a coherent, lasting visual vocabulary for understanding anatomy and how it applies to medicine. This fifth edition features a stronger clinical focus-with new diagnostic imaging examples--making it easier to correlate anatomy with practice. Student Consult online access includes supplementary learning resources, from additional illustrations to an anatomy dissection guide and more. Netter. It's how you know.

  • See anatomy from a clinical perspective with hundreds of exquisite, hand-painted illustrations created by, and in the tradition of, pre-eminent medical illustrator Frank H. Netter, MD.
  • Join the global community of healthcare professionals who've mastered anatomy the Netter way!
  • Expand your study at Student Consult online, where you'll find a suite of learning aids including selected Netter illustrations, additional clinically focused illustrations and radiologic images, videos from Netter's 3D Interactive Anatomy, dissection modules, an anatomy dissection guide, multiple-choice review questions, "drag-and-drop" exercises, clinical pearls, clinical cases, survival guides, surgical procedures, and more.
  • Correlate anatomy with practice through an increased clinical focus, many new diagnostic imaging examples, and bonus clinical illustrations and guides online.

Product Details

  • Amazon Sales Rank: #854 in Books
  • Published on: 2010-05-03
  • Original language: English
  • Number of items: 1
  • Dimensions: 1.40" h x 8.50" w x 11.20" l, 4.60 pounds
  • Binding: Paperback
  • 624 pages

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Neuroanatomy: An Atlas of Structures, Sections, and Systems (Neuroanatomy: An Atlas of Strutures, Sections, and Systems (Haines))

Neuroanatomy
Neuroanatomy: An Atlas of Structures, Sections, and Systems (Neuroanatomy: An Atlas of Strutures, Sections, and Systems (Haines))
by Duane E. Haines PhD
4.5 out of 5 stars(4)

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Neuroanatomy: An Atlas of Structures, Sections, and Systems remains one of the most dynamic forces in medical education, delivering abundantly illustrated and clinically essential content in a rapidly expanding field of practice. Now in its Eighth Edition, this atlas continues to build upon its reputation as a premiere teaching resource, combining the best of both worlds—anatomical and clinical. New features include: even more clinical imaging and relevance, with 15 new CTs/MRIs and 25 new illustrations with nerves highlighted; new features that promote the understanding of neurobiology, including circuit drawings, 2-page spread summarizing hypothalmus, 2-page spread summarizing connections, and summaries added to Anatomical Orientation images; 50 USMLE-style review questions with extensive explanations and bonus Interactive Question Bank online, for a total of 235 Q&As offering self-paced review and exam preparation; 32 stained section photographs in Chapter 6, now printed in their original, accurate color, replacing the previous black and white versions.

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  • Amazon Sales Rank: #2436 in Books
  • Published on: 2011-06-07
  • Original language: English
  • Number of items: 1
  • Dimensions: .55" h x 8.80" w x 11.86" l, 2.44 pounds
  • Binding: Paperback
  • 344 pages

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