Students and faculty alike have attested to the extraordinary success rate of the Lippincott's Illustrated Reviews--the unparalleled review texts that clarify the essentials students need to know for the Boards through an easy-to-use outline format and illustration program. Now, this series has been expanded to include a complete and current review of microbiology. Designed and edited by top educators, the book helps the student tie together the visual and cognitive elements of learning for superior recognition and recall. More than 600 pictures and diagrams, carefully crafted to complement and amplify the text, are completely integrated with the text. Board-type questions, with detailed explanations of the answers, are included with each chapter. A series of illustrated case studies is also included.
Stedman's GI & GU Words, Fourth Edition provides fast and easy access to gastroenterology, urology, and nephrology terminology, including new techniques in bypass and liver procedures, drugs/herbal remedies, and equipment used in treatment. This new edition features an expanded appendix section including images, sample reports, common terms by procedure, normal lab values, herbs used to treat GI/GU conditions, and drugs by indication. Medical transcription professionals, students, and other medical language professionals will need to have this edition among their reliable word resources.
This is a concise, outlined review of surgery. The USMLE format questions make it an excellent resource for exam preparation. It also helps students practice problem solving and critical thinking in surgery.
Product Description: The Renal System at a Glance provides a concise and accessible introduction and revision aid for medical students. Following the familiar, easy-to-use at a Glance format, each topic is presented as a double-page spread with key facts accompanied by diagrams encapsulating essential knowledge.
This new edition of The Renal System at a Glance:
Contains a second colour throughout to enhance the visual appeal
Provides a fascinating introduction to modern science and clinical nephrology
Has been thoroughly revised and updated to contain the latest molecular and physiological developments and includes a new chapter on pregnancy and the kidney
The Renal System at a Glance, formerly The Kidney at a Glance, will appeal to all medical students, junior doctors on Foundation Programmes and to those revising for final exams. The book is also suitable for those training in allied health professions, including specialist nurses working on dialysis wards.
Reviews of the last edition
“...this book is an ingenious hybrid of a renal physiology / pharmacology text, and a nephrology text. Definitely a worthwhile investment for first years” GKT Gazette
This Fourth Edition of Pathophysiology for the Boards and Wards offers the most tested information on the USMLE Step 1 in a systematic, outline manner. This essential guide also works well as a companion on rotations, covering the information you need to master your clerkships in a concise, handy pocket reference. Pathophysiology for the Boards and Wards is perfect for medical students. Physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and related health professionals will also find Boards and Wards valuable.
Product Description: This exciting new reference brings you information about the most controversial nephrology challenges you face in your practice. The book confidently tackles these subjects and gives seasoned advice on the latest diagnostic and treatment strategies using evidence-based medicine wherever possible. It gives you the latest information you need to keep pace with the fast-paced, dynamic environment of neonatology.
Addresses controversial topics head on, so you can decide how to handle these difficult practice issues.
Serves as the bridge between the latest cutting-edge research and its application to clinical practice.
Assembles a world-class group of neonatologists, representing the true leaders of the specialty, to ensure the most authoritative content available.
Product Description: This popular reference offers well-balanced coverage of fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base disorders. Thorough without going into extraneous detail, it synthesizes key theoretical and clinical information in a way that is easy to understand and apply. The 3rd Edition presents the most recent discoveries about molecular biology...acute and chronic hyponatremia...endogenous acid production...and much more.
Product Description: This new atlas covers all major inflammatory, infectious, pre-neoplastic, and neoplastic diseases of the kidney. Over 600 illustrations help readers to recognize the pathologic features and clinical manifestations of both common and rare renal disorders and to formulate confident and accurate diagnoses. This resource, Diagnostic Atlas of Renal Pathology, is designed as a companion book to, "The Kidney 7th Edition" by Brenner and Rector. The newest information regarding categorizing and classification of diseases is presented and how this relates to the various morphological lesions illustrated and their clinical significance.
Offers more than 600 superb illustrations-500 full color- of both surgically and percutaneously obtained renal specimens to facilitate benchside interpretation and diagnosis.
Presents interpretive line drawings to help readers recognize the most significant features of various specimens.
Includes focused discussions outlining key characteristic pathologic findings and prognostic, pathogenetic, and etiologic information.
Reflects the newest disease classifications.
Uses a consistent format to expedite reference.
Provides clinical correlations to help readers complete a diagnostic report.
Features cross-references to Brenner and Rector's The Kidney 7th Edition, making it easy to locate in-depth information on any disease's clinical course and treatment.