Clinical and internal medicine

Current Best Practice in Interventional Cardiology addresses the questions which challenge clinicians involved with interventional procedures.

When you're considering device therapy for a patient with heart failure, be sure to consult this concise reference for the latest information on who benefits most from which device.

The 11th Hour Series of revision guides are designed for quick reference.

This book has been written for PACES candidates by a team of authors who are themselves recent PACES candidates.

The first edition of An Aid to the MRCP Short Cases rapidly estabished itself as a classic and has sold over 25,000 copies.

Preterm birth is a major challenge in perinatal health care.

Access to high quality abortion care is essential to women s health, as evidenced by the dramatic decrease in pregnancy-related morbidity and mortality since the legalization of abortion in the United States, and by high rates of maternal death and complications in those countries where abortion is still provided under unsafe conditions.

New addition to the ABC series looking at how technology can aid health care This ABC focuses on how patient data, health knowledge, and local service information are managed during the routine tasks that make up clinical work.

Obesity is a hugely expensive and increasing problem worldwide, leading to disability, reproductive problems, depression and accelerated metabolic and vascular diseases in a large proportion of men, women and children.

Health professionals and students need look no further than the seventh edition of Leitman's Manual for Eye Examination and Diagnosis for a concise introduction to eye diagnosis and treatment.

Allay your anxieties about the MRCP exams and increase your confidence with An Aid to the MRCP: Essential Lists, Facts and Mnemonics.

An ideal accompaniment to ECGs for the Emergency Physician Volume 1

The ABC of Skin Cancer is designed to boost GP confidence in the diagnosis and referral of skin cancer, focusing on differential diagnosis and common pitfalls.

Electrocardiography is an essential tool in diagnosing cardiac disorders.

Surgical patients are increasingly undergoing operative procedures that require complex post-operative care followed by prolonged rehabilitation in the community, and few leave surgery without a wound, tube, line or drain.

Can you adapt to the wide variety of learning environments in medicine?

Lung Cancer is the most common cause of cancer death and cancer symptoms.

ABC of Transfusion ABC of Transfusion Blood services and Transfusion Medicine have become more clinical, scientific, well organised and consolidated over the last 20 years.

Specialist dietitians, Isabel Skypala and Carina Venter assemble a team of expert authors to separate fact from fiction and provide the reader with an authoritative and practical guide to handling the difficult issue of food hypersensitivity.

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Nothing is more perplexing to the clinician new to device therapy than having to deal with cardiac electrocardiograms from a device patient.

Guides practicing physicians in the practical aspects of how to diagnose and treat patients with congenital heart disease Reviews the most common congenital cardiac anomalies seen in practice Focuses on both clinical evaluation and diagnostic imaging modalities as well as practical management issues, as well as when to refer patients to tertiary care centres Each chapter is preceded by a case study to exemplify the issues which may be challenging in practical management

This important revision presents the accumulated knowledge of its highly-regarded author, Dr.

When treating hypertension, physicians now have a huge range of drugs from which to choose in formulating a management strategy.

Practical ECG Interpretation draws on Dr.

This comprehensive and concise presentation of genetic factors in cardiovascular disease and their response to therapy consolidates knowledge of this high-interest and emerging topic.

Neurology: A Queen Square Textbook is a remarkable fusion of modern neuroscience with traditional neurology that will inform and intrigue trainee and experienced neurologists alike.

Achieving Cultural Competency: A Case-Based Approach to Training Health Professionals provides the necessary tools to meet the ever-growing need for culturally competent practitioners and trainees.

The world of postgraduate medical education is changing, and educational supervisors need the knowledge and skills to be able to do their job effectively.

Advanced Cardiac Life Support In the event of an adult cardiac arrest, it is essential to be able to respond rapidly, providing safe and effective care.

Acute Cardiac Care provides nurses with a comprehensive understanding of the current practice and principles underlying the care and management of acute cardiac conditions.

The Pre-hospital Obstetric Emergency Training (POET) programme provides an introduction to the obstetric patient and the anatomical and physiological changes that occur during pregnancy (including interpretation of patient-held records and rapid assessment of the obstetric patient).

Rehabilitation in Cancer Care is an essential clinical resource for all Allied Health Professionals working within or entering this specialist area.

ECGs for Nurses provides everything the nurse needs to know about the electrocardiogram.

Assessment and monitoring are fundamental aspects of the care of the acutely ill child, especially in high dependency areas and critical care units.

This comprehensive text provides a detailed overview of the molecular mechanisms underpinning the development of cancer and its treatment.

Another title in the award winning Practical Manual series from Wiley-Blackwell, following on from Edmonds, Foster and Sanders A Practical Manual of Diabetic Foot Care winner of the British Medical Association s Medical Book of the Year Award 2004.

Society-sanctioned guidelines are valuable tools, but accessing key information can be a daunting task.

The fully updated Second Edition of this case-led text provides an excellent introduction to evidence-based Clinical Practice for the major areas of infectious disease management.

Edited and authored by international experts,A Practical Manual of Thyroid and Parathyroid Diseasepresents concise, evidence-based, multi-disciplinary guidance relevant for a global audience.

Although the electrocardiogram (ECG) is accepted as a standard clinical tool, electrograms (EGMs) recorded during electrophysiology studies are considered complex and confusing.

Written to supplement standard textbooks and operative atlases, this updated reference concentrates on the issue of complication prevention and treatment.

This concise and practical guide enables the gynecologist to differentiate between benign and malignant gynecologic conditions to determine the best management options for the patient.

This book gives the reader an up-to-date, clear and logical idea of what caring for parkinsonian patients entails - a challenge that clinicians will face for many years to come.

This is the guide to tissue and cell donation that you have been waiting for.

This scenario-based text provides answers to urgent and emergent questions in acute, emergency, and critical care situations focusing on the electrocardiogram in patient care management.

Society-sanctioned guidelines on care are valuable tools, but accessing key information from the often complicated statements has been a daunting task.

This new title in the American Heart Association Clinical Series offers an up-to-date overview of the causes and damage related to dyssynchronopathy - a new pathophysiological entity related to spontaneous or pacing-induced mechanical abnormalities which causes heart failure.

Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators Step by Step: AN ILLUSTRATED GUIDE Health care professionals now have a clear and concise overview of all relevant aspects of implantable cardioverter-defibrillators.

Practical ABC style Enables doctors to prioritise treatment using risk-scoring systems and holistic recommendations for reducing cardiovascular risk Includes treatment plans for individuals with diabetes, who are at high risk of developing cardiovascular disease How to reduce cardiovascular risk in other specific patient groups Developed by expert groups in different regions of the world