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Instant Emergency Medicine expertise in an ultra-compact, easy-to-use format! This resource is a must for residents, students, physician assistants, and nurses working in the emergency department. With its carry-anywhere book/PDA format, Emergency Medicine Quick Glance puts the field's latest perspectives where you need them most: at the point of care. Concise yet comprehensive, this handy, at-a-glance resource is ideal for use in daily clinical practice or for a quick review. With FREE PDA download of the whole book Ultra-concentrated, high-yield, and loaded with "pearls" Two-part format reviews differential diagnosis and symptom management, then covers therapeutic approaches to specific diseases Practical hints and tips for recognizing and treating the wide range of problems seen in the emergency department Maximum information - minimal text Concept-clarifying charts, checklists, tables, figures, and algorithms CARDIORESPIRATORY, from acute coronary syndromes to hypertension GASTROINTENSTINAL/GENITOURINARY, from appendicitis to pancreatitis NEUROLOGY, from stroke to seizures OBSTETRICS/GYNECOLOGY, from 1st trimester bleeding to sexual assault PEDIATRICS, from fever to child abuse injuries TRAUMA, from head injury to spinal cord injury TOXICOLOGY, from acetaminophen to calcium channel blockers/beta blockers PSYCHIATRIC, including panic disorder and agitated patient ENDOCRINOLOGY ENVIRONMENTAL ORTHOPEDIC OPHTHALMOLOGY/OTOLARYNGOLOGY MISCELLANEOUS

This is an insider's guide to emergency medicine clerkship success. This title is an only student-to-student, step-by-step guide to clerkship success. It includes insider tips for outstanding performance from students who excelled. It provides hundreds of recently tested high-yield topics from shelf exams and the USMLE Step 2. New Typical Scenario and Exam Tip study boxes prepare you for questions on the exam. Ward tips arm you with answers to common pimping questions. Classifieds do the research for you, featuring high-yield websites and top extracurricular opportunities and scholarships. Tear-out cards with essential emergency medicine concepts in pocket-ready format.

The expert, up-to-date guidance you need to identify, understand, and treat neurogenetic disorders in children. Written in a readily-accessible, highly-readable style, this unique reference offers a sound starting point and clinical step-by-step approach to treating the complex and often baffling neurogenetic diseases found in children. Conveniently organized by age groups from prenatal diagnosis to neonate to childhood, each chapter begins by describing symptoms (similar to the way a patient would present), and then guides you through confirming the diagnosis and choosing the appropriate course of therapy. Completely updated to reflect the significant advances made following the discovery of the DNA sequence on the human genome, the Third Edition of Neurology of Hereditary Metabolic Diseases of Children clarifies the complicated genetics and biochemistry of these illnesses and will prove to be invaluable to the non-specialist and specialist alike. New to the third edition: coverage of newly discovered disorders - complete with differential diagnosis, diagnosis, and treatment; tables categorizing diseases by mechanisms; treatment for disorders that previously had no known treatment options; thorough discussion of new molecular, biochemical, and brain imaging tests - and how to select the one most likely to reveal a particular disease; case examples with clinical pearls; and web sites and contact information for patient support groups.

This title includes 1000 board-type question that build confidence and get you ready in the least possible time! No other book prepares you for the Ob/Gyn shelf exam and Ob/Gyn-related questions on the USMLE Step 2 as efficiently and thoroughly as this one! "LANGE Q&A[trademark]: Obstetrics & Gynecology" gives you 1000 USMLE-format questions, covering all subjects on the shelf exam and Ob/Gyn sections of the USMLE Step 2. You also get correct answers to each question, and detailed paragraph-length explanations for answers, right or wrong! This review book in the popular "LANGE Q&A[trademark] series" offers unparalleled assistance for those preparing for the USMLE Step 2 and the Obstetrics/Gynecology shelf exam. It includes comprehensive Practice Test for accurate self-assessment and simulation of the exam experience. This title is a time-effective tutor for Obstetrics & Gynecology sections on the USMLE STEP 2 AND the Shelf exam. "LANGE Q&A[trademark]: Obstetrics & Gynecology" is the most comprehensive, authoritative, and up-to-date review available. This complete, timely review helps you: build confidence with 1400+ USMLE Step 2-type questions; evaluate your areas of strength and weakness Learn more in less time; review one subject at a time, for focused attention where you need it most Use Q&As to improve your recall of female reproductive anatomy, histology and pathology, embryology, genetics, and teratology Reinforce your knowledge of physiology of reproduction, maternal physiology of pregnancy, normal labor and delivery, and abnormal labor and delivery; master material you need to know in surgical obstetrics, newborn assessment and care, and clinical endocrinology; update your understanding of contraception, infertility, gynecologic and breast oncology, and other common gynecologic problems; be ready for any Ob/Gyn topic on the actual exam; and, excel in the Ob/Gyn clerkship, using this review as a study guide!

SCORE HIGHER ON THE USMLE STEP 3 WITH THIS SUPER-CONCENTRATED STUDY TOOL This power-packed outline teaches you diagnosis and treatment steps for frequently tested diseases and syndromes on the USMLE Step 3-while sharpening your memory with a host of special learning tools. You get everything you need for star performance on the USMLE Step 3, including: Concentrated review of exam essentials Need-to-know diagnostic and treatment steps Review by specialty, covering most-tested diseases and disorders Emphasis on USMLE Step 3 essentials of diagnosis and treatment Memory-jogging pearls, figures, and tables Essential disease facts for the USMLE Step 3 Highly efficient exam prep methods and tips Everything you need to shine on the exam MASTER THE DIAGNOSIC AND TREATMENT ESSENTIALS YOU NEED TO ACE THE USMLE STEP 3 Study only what you need to know-this Review mines the core Learn easily with a fast-paced, reader-friendly outline format Pick up facts and concepts rapidly from pearls and highlighted material Master must-know information on diseases in every specialty, from allergy to urology Polish recall of signs, symptoms, disease management, and other important USMLE Step 3 topics Refresh your knowledge of hundreds of frequently tested diseases Get maximum yield from minimum prep time with quick-study experts Choose the tool that's ideal for last-minute review

This is a concise, authoritative reference on the diagnosis and management of cardiovascular problems, the most common problems patient present in the Emergency Department. Written by, and for, emergency medicine physicians this evidence based book features, algorithms, treatment summary boxes, and a "What's on the Horizon" section in each chapter.

This is the "Surgery On Call" fourth edition Alan T. Lefor, MD, MPH, FACS. Leonard G. Gomella, MD, FACS "Well organized and convenient for students and house officers with too much to carry and not enough pockets!" - Dr. John Brodhead, University of Southern California. Keck School of Medicine, on an earlier volume in the series. It includes on-the-spot treatment advice for more than 75 of the most common surgical on-call problems. It provides comprehensive overview of the evaluation and treatment of common problems that present on a surgical service.This is unique on call format organized for quick access to essential information you need to manage patients efficiently. It includes differential diagnosis, key laboratory and diagnostic tests, and treatment plans for 75+ common on-call problems. It also includes thoroughly updated on-call problems, procedures, and tests reflect current practice and treatment options. New on Call - problems and procedures. On Call Medications section offers a quick reference to commonly used drugs, including important new medications.

"Gastroenterology Quick Glance". Z. Colette Edwards, MD, MBA. Maximum information' minimal time! This ultraconcentrated source of information is handy, practical, and compact enough to carry at all times - yet comprehensive enough to cover the field. Its speedy, at-a-glance format is ideal for use in clinical practice, or for a quick review before exams. This book includes practical, EZ-to-use hints and tips for recognizing and treating a wide spectrum of GI and hepatic problems including: motility disorder syndromes, nutritional vitamin deficiency and toxicity syndromes, endocrine syndromes, autoimmune liver disease, polyposis and colon cancer syndromes, viral hepatitis, the porphyrias diarrhea syndromes, GI manifestations of AIDS, inflammatory bowel disease acute, fulminant hepatic failure, and ETOH hepatitis surgical considerations.This book is packed with tables, figures, and algorithms to aid in quickly finding critical information. Content reflects relevant examination content outlines for in GI and liver disease. It also features quick reviews of radiologic imaging, pathology, and current Rx recommendations for GI and liver diseases. 'Very good format and precisely what I was looking for' - Online review of another title in the "Quick Glance" series.

The classic text in critical care medicine! The 3rd Edition of this classic text is streamlined and focused on the needs of the working critical care physician and features important new treatment strategies. Organised by organ systems, this text, the only critical care source that includes evidence-based learning, guides physicians from initial patient assessment and differential diagnosis through therapeutic plan.

This is a 4 star "Doody's Review". 'This handbook was intended for pediatric emergency medicine board candidates, but it can also function as a handbook for established practitioners in the emergency setting...This is the first edition of this unique handbook and is an excellent must read study guide as well as a practical handbook for use in the pediatric emergency setting' - "Doody's Review Service".

"Clinical Pharmacokinetics Handbook" by Larry A. Bauer, Pharm.D., F.C.C.P., F.C.P. This is an ideal on-the-spot reference for clinicians who design initial pharmacokinetic drug regimens, and especially valuable for those who modify dosages based on serum concentrations and other monitoring parameters.Perfect for bedside use, this indispensable, easy-to-carry Handbook provides: ready access to a variety of user-friendly calculation methods, appropriate to differing circumstances and needs; algorithms that simplify selection of the right calculation procedure; up-to-date coverage of the latest techniques and equations for pharmacokinetically monitored drugs; patient-specific regimen and monitoring criteria for each referenced drug; essential information on drug dosing in special populations, including patients with renal and hepatic disease, obesity, and heart failure; drug-by-drug coverage; an abundance of tables, charts, and nomograms that make actual calculations often unnecessary; numerous case scenarios that aid the clinician in understanding how calculations are selected, applied, and worked; and, a concise review of basic clinical pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic principles. Reviews of Larry A. Bauer's "Applied Clinical Pharmacokinetics" 'Written by an in-the-trenches clinical pharmacist ...focuses on the practical application of pharmacokinetics in patient care' - Bethesda, Maryland pharmacist, online. 'Many pharmacokinetic residents and fellows live by this book, and it came highly recommended to me by experienced clinicians' - Online pharmacist review. 'An excellent resource of pharmacokinetic information for students and clinicians ...presented in a more student-friendly manner with extensive explanations and example problems' - Doody Review Services.

Perfect for providing expert care for disorders created or affected by pregnancy. Each disorder-focused chapter opens with a high-yield "pathway" summarizing the best course of action as determined by scientific studies. Useful illustrative case studies, tips, clinical forms, and patient education information are included. Offers the clinician a practical, clinical decision-making guide on assessment and treatment options for obstetric patients with medical problems: the effect of pregnancy on disease and the effect of disease on pregnancy.