Tuesday, July 10, 2012

How to get a Specialty Training post: the insider’s guide (Success in Medicine) – 1st Edition (July 2011)

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The Color Atlas of Family Medicine

 
“The Color Atlas of Family Medicine is a wonderful compendium of 1500 clinical images supported by comprehensive, evidence-based information useful to any clinician. It is the kind of book that many of us who practice clinical medicine had hoped to find, but never succeeded; that is, until now. Whereas this book will definitely appeal to those who love to examine clinical photographs, it is also an excellent resource for almost every topic encountered in a standard primary practice….In this day and age when new products must compete with the convenience of computer-generated information, this atlas has a unique competitive edge. This entertaining and useful 1095-page resource is available 24/7, regardless of whether or not the electricity is running. I have a very rural practice and this atlas has become an invaluable adjunct to my database of information at hand. In my opinion, it is underpriced and well worth the investment. It makes a wonderful gift to any student of medicine or clinician and will entertain and educate for years. I am truly grateful for its creation.”–The Permanente Journal.

Features
Complete coverage of relevant visual presentations that clinicians see and often struggle with in their day-to-day practice
Organized and indexed by organ system, disease, morphology, and region–ideal for quickly finding the images and text you need at the point-of-care
Evidence-graded, quick access treatment recommendations in an user-friendly format to help you provide up-to-date care for your patients
Insightful legends with each photograph provide diagnostic pearls to increase your clinical observational skills
Color pictures of skin conditions, eye problems, women’s health issues, oral diseases, infectious diseases, endoscopies, dermoscopies, orthopedic and rheumatologic conditions fill the book with images that enhance your clinical experience and skills



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Essentials of Family Medicine (Sloane) 6th Edition (2011)

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Manual of Common Bedside Surgical Procedures

 
The Second Edition of this sought-after manual offers peace of mind to the medical student or intern during his or her surgical rotation. Devoted to teaching the invasive monitoring, diagnostic and therapeutic procedures performed at the bedside by general surgeons, Manual of Common Bedside Surgical Procedures complements the bedside lessons taught by attending physicians. Written by surgical residents and faculty from Johns Hopkins University Hospital, this manual gives residents and interns the confidence they’ll need to perform under the supervision of senior colleagues. Spiral-bound, pocket-sized and complete with illustrations and detailed text, this manual covers indications, contraindications, anesthesia, equipment, positioning, technique and the possible complications associated with each procedure.


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Introduction to Clinical Skills: A Patient centered Textbook

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General Practice: An Illustrated Colour Text

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This highly visual and concise textbook presents topics in clinical medicine and related areas that will likely be encountered in general practice. Taking an evidence –based approach, this atlas style resource discusses the differences between general practice and hospital-based care.
Featuring an accessible presentation of material with a double-page spread for each topic, it also makes use of dynamic color for both clinical photographs and graphics.
  • Familiarizes readers with the context ofgeneral practice and how it differs from hospital-based care.
  • Provides a simple overview of clinical workcarried out in the primary care/general practice setting.
  • Offers a framework for learning.
  • Fills in the gaps of clinical knowledge thatare often not adequately covered in other textbooks.
  • Features easy-to-access, double-page spreads.
  • Uses an attractive, highly visual layout withfull-color photos and graphics.
  • Includes summary boxes for examination preparation.
Layout is neat, containing plenty of “key point
tables” and diagrams, and is overall extremely easy to read.


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Practical General Practice: Guidelines for Effective Clinical Management, 4th Edition


Clinical guidelines are moving fast and in cardiology alone, major new guidelines hae been issued in the past 18 months for hypertension, angine, myocardial infarction and heart failure. All these have altered the recommendations which GPs now give. Now in its fourth edition, this book continues to be a popular text book for trainee and established GPs.
Instant access to over 500 topics
Guidelines on immediate management as well as criteria for referral
An evidence-based, problem-centred approach
Text boxes and tables for easy reference
Recommendations that reflect UK and international guidelines
Enclosed CD which expands on material in the book with 29 appendices, allowing questionnaires and other material to be printed off.
An essential purchase for all GPs in practice and in training.
Guidelines and evidence have been updated since the last edition
The addition of 27 new contributors has increased the breadth of the book.


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Atlas of Diabetes (2012)

Diabetes mellitus is increasing in incidence, prevalence, and importance as a chronic disease throughout the world. The International Diabetes Federation projects that by 2030 there will be 438 million people with diabetes on a global scale. In the United States, the Centers for Disease Control calculates that 25.8 million people (or 8.3% of the population) have diabetes and nearly 2 million Americans develop diabetes each year. Thus, the burden of diabetes is enormous in terms of the magnitude of the population affected.  There has been an exciting explosion of knowledge about fundamental mechanisms related to diabetes. We have gained insights into the pathogenesis both of type 1 and type 2 diabetes, and with that, the prospect of implementing prevention strategies to delay or interdict the disease processes. Great progress has been made in islet transplantation, which offers the potential of reversing diabetes, while approaches to islet replacement by regeneration or stem cell therapy are in their infancy. Whether diabetes prevention will come from advances in understanding the processes of islet neogenesis and proliferation, from genetic engineering, or from protecting xenoislets or stem cells from immunologic attack remains unclear. All are potential avenues of pursuit. This newly revised, comprehensive, four-color Atlas of Diabetes, 4th Edition, is extensively updated with references to the current literature.  Developed by leading authorities in the field, this Atlas offers an indispensable collection of images, including algorithms, tables, charts, and schematic drawings.  It continues its role as a leading reference work and an invaluable contribution to the field.
This handbook is an invaluable resource for improving the management of diabetes. Chapters cover the fundamentals, including epidemiology, history and physical examination, and functional evaluations


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Clinical Skills for OSCEs, Second Edition


This Second Edition of the highly popular Clinical Skills for OSCEs is the most comprehensive guide to basic clinical skills available, covering all the pertinent skills taught at medical school, from third year to finals. With its clear and concise, yet informative style, Clinical Skills for OSCEs, Second Edition is the ideal revision tool for all exam candidates preparing for their OSCE or PLAB exams.


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DeGowin’s Diagnostic Examination, McGraw-Hill Professional; 9th Edition

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Procedures for Primary Care, Third Edition


Pfenninger and Fowler’s Procedures for Primary Care, 3rd Edition is a comprehensive, “how-to” resource offering step-by-step strategies for nearly every medical procedure that can be performed in an office, hospital, or emergency care facility by primary care clinicians. Designed for everyday practice, the outline format allows speedy reference while the detailed text and clear illustrations guide you through each procedure. The new edition of this best-selling book features full-color illustrations and easy access to the complete contents and illustrations, patient forms, and more online at www.expertconsult.com.
Understand how to proceed, step by step, thanks to detailed text and illustrations.
Locate critical information at a glance with numerous boxes and tables.
Use the book for years with minimal wear and tear thanks to its sturdy cover.
Patient education handouts to educate, save time, and reduce liability
Coding guidelines included
This best selling text now includes full-color photos and new sections on Aesthetic and Hospitalist Procedures in addition to an update of all the previous procedures discussed in prior editions!


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Oxford handbook of clinical examination and practical skills

Very few doctors and medical students know about this book. It provides clear and user-friendly guidance on all aspects of history taking, physical examination, common practical procedures, data interpretation and communication skills, it gives realistic advice on coping with common situations.
Each system chapter follows a structured format covering applied anatomy, history, examination, and the presentation of common and important disorders. The procedures section includes approximately forty practical procedures that the final year medical student and senior nurse are expected to perform, from hand-washing through cardiopulmonary resuscitation to inserting chest drains. The theory, practice and complications are outlined for each. The final section on data interpretation covers the
basics of chest x-rays, abdominal x-rays, ECGs, lung function tests and several other areas that the junior doctor is expected to carry out in their early years of training.


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Examination of the Newborn: An Evidence Based Guide – Wiley-Blackwell; 1st Edition (July 2011)

Review

“Ideal for any student or qualified midwife/nurse irrespective of branch interested in working in the neonatal field.” 3rd year child nursing student, University of Salford

Product Description

Examination of the Newborn: An Evidence Based Guideis a practical and comprehensive guide for practitioners to enable them to undertake physical examination of neonates safely and competently. Incorporating the current UK Screening Committee NIPE Standards and Competencies, this book brings into focus what ‘good practice’ should look like against current national standards.Avaluable resource for midwives, advanced neonatal nurse practitioners, and health visitors, as well as all other health professionals involved in the examination of the newborn, this text covers:
  • Neonatal examination and history taking
  • Development of the heart and lungs and transition to extrauterine life.
  • Cardiovascular and respiratory assessment of the baby
  • Assessment of the neonatal skin and jaundice
  • Examination of the eyes head and neck
  • Examination of the abdomen and genitalia
  • Abnormalities of the lower extremities including developmental dysplasia of the hip
  • The dysmorphic infant and common congenital abnormalities
  • Behavioural issues
  • Professional issues in practice
  • Safeguarding Children
Examination of the Newborn provides essential reading for all health care professionals who are continually striving to update their knowledge and contribute to the standardisation of care on a national scale.


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Sapira’s Art and Science of Bedside Diagnosis

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A Companion to Braunwald’s Heart Disease

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Cardiovascular Therapeutics – A Companion to Braunwald’s Heart Disease: Expert Consult – Online and Print, 3rd Edition

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Cardiovascular Therapeutics – A Companion to Braunwald’s Heart Disease: Expert Consult – Online and Print, 3rd Edition

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Thursday, July 5, 2012

ECG Interpretation: The Self-Assessment Approach

Book Description

ECG Interpretation: The Self-Assessment Approach
Accurate interpretation of the ECG is an essential skill for all health professionals. Using a unique self-assessment format, this book presents a comprehensive, incremental approach to ECG interpretation, progressing from basic to advanced concepts in electrocardiography. Amply illustrated with electrocardiograms both in the main text and the self-assessments, ECG Interpretation is a must-have practical guide that features:• An appealing, user-friendly format that will help with exam preparation
• Clearly defined learning objectives to guide readers efficiently through the intricacies of ECG interpretation
• Numerous practical examples of ECG strips to illustrate important concepts, including clean ECG strips to practice skills
• Multiple-choice questions to consolidate learning and emphasize pertinent facts


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The Ultimate Guide to Choosing a Medical Specialty

Book Description

The Ultimate Guide to Choosing a Medical Specialty, Third Edition (Usmle Review Books)
You owe it to yourself to read this book before you choose a medical specialty!
The Ultimate Guide to Choosing a Medical Specialty, 3rd edition delivers a well-researched, insider’s look at the complex issues medical students face when choosing a medical specialty. Supported by first-hand knowledge, useful facts and statistics – plus the author’s personal experience and gut-level reports from current residents -- this unique guide provides everything necessary to compare specialties and make a confident decision.
The Ultimate Guide to Choosing a Medical Specialty, 3rd edition is divided into two sections: Part 1 Planning Your Medical Career delves into the main issues surrounding the choice of your medical specialty. These twelve chapters provide everything you need to begin making this major decision – from how to research each specialty to how to apply for residency. Part 2 Specialty Profiles features chapters devoted to each of the 20 major specialties. It provides important information such as the latest salary information, employment data, and match statistics.


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The 5-Minute Clinical Consult 2011

Book Description

The 5-Minute Clinical Consult 2011 (Print, Website, and Mobile) (The 5-Minute Consult Series)
The 5-Minute Clinical Consult, 2011 provides rapid-access information on the diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up of over 900 medical conditions. This best-selling clinical content is accessible online with the enhanced, quarterly-updated site or on your mobile device, to ensure instant point-of-care access to information in whichever format best suits your needs. The content has been updated to include 20 new topics, more evidence-based medicine ratings, expanded clinical pearls and patient education sections, additional complementary and alternative medicine material, and updated ICD-9 codes highlighted within the text.


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The Only EKG Book You'll Ever Need

Book Description

The Only EKG Book You'll Ever Need (Thaler, Only EKG Book You'll Ever Need)
Now in its Sixth Edition, this popular, practical text presents all the information clinicians need to use the EKG in everyday practice and interpret hypertrophy and enlargement, arrhythmias, conduction blocks, pre-excitation syndromes, and myocardial infarction. It is an ideal reference for medical students in ICM courses, house officers, or anyone directly involved in patient care, whether student, teacher, or practitioner. The book includes more than 200 facsimiles of EKG strips and numerous clinical cases. This edition features new and updated clinical cases, more clinically oriented discussions of EKG findings, and expanded coverage of important topics such as the long QT syndrome and sudden cardiac death.
A companion Website will include the fully searchable text, an image bank, an interactive question bank, and an EKG image with explanation test bank.


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Interpreting Chest X-Rays

Book Description

Interpreting Chest X-Rays: Illustrated with 100 Cases
Interpreting chest X-rays can seem baffling and intimidating for senior medical students and newly qualified doctors. This highly illustrated guide provides the ideal introduction to chest radiology. It uses 100 clinical cases to illuminate a wide range of common medical conditions, each illustrated with a chest X-ray and a clear description of the significant diagnostic features and their clinical relevance. Where appropriate CT scans and bronchoscopic imaging are also included as part of the investigation. Pulmonary medicine is largely based on a strong foundation on the plain chest radiograph. Indeed chest radiography is the single most common investigation done in hospital practice. This illustrated collection of case studies will help make the learning process easier and more enjoyable and less painful. As well as illuminating pearls of core knowledge in chest X-ray interpretation, it highlights some of the pitfalls that might wrong-foot the inexperienced practitioner.

ECG for Emergency Physician

Book Description

ECG's for the Emergency Physician 1
With over 200 traces to test your knowledge, this book is a first class learning tool for emergency physicians. Basic student-level knowledge of ECGs is assumed, so the reader can move directly to learning about the more complex traces that occur in the emergency department. The level of difficulty is stratified into two sections for specialists in training and specialist emergency physicians.A minimum amount of information is given beneath each trace, as if in the real situation. The full clinical description is printed in a separate section to avoid the temptation of “looking”.
Accompanied by learning points, and with the cases presented randomly, this book provides a rich source of information on the interpretation of ECGs – a core skill for all emergency department staff.


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Case Studies in Emergency Medicine

Book Description

A case-based book organized by the top 10 common complaints of patients presenting to emergency departments. This approach allows the reader to learn the pathophysiology of the major diseases, and analyze each case in a way that more closely approximates the clinical practice of medicine; not knowing which organ system is damaged or compromised before examining the patient. The cases are based on real patients and the diseases are either common in emergency practice, or are dangerous diagnoses not to be missed. The case descriptions include questions regarding the patient's presentation and basic information about the disease, illustrating key elements from the history, physical, and when necessary ancillary studies that help lead to a diagnosis. Each chapter ends with a flow diagram showing how diseases of different organ systems can present with similar initial complaints. This book is an ideal resource for medical students, residents and trainees in emergency medicine.

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