This is a comprehensive, well-illustrated dictionary of key nursing terms, definitions, and abbreviations. Featuring 200 plus full-color illustrations this pocket-sized dictionary allows you to quickly and easily look up important nursing-related words and phrases. Carefully updated to include the latest terms, the content has been physician reviewed to assure the most accurate coverage possible.
Along with clear, concise definitions, the third edition also includes valuable appendices such as abbreviations used in prescriptions, food sources of vitamins, centigrade and fahrenheit scales, and more.
Map out all of the key structures of the human body with examples of real human dissections...and easily place them in a clinical context! This popular atlas incorporates an unrivalled collection of cadaveric, osteological, and clinical images with surface anatomy models, interpretive drawings, orientational diagrams, and diagnostic images – emphasising a well-rounded visual perspective of a real human body as seen by modern doctors.
This book provides in one concise volume the entire range of radiographic positioning and techniques - the fundamental concepts of radiography which all students and professionals must understand. Uniquely, it combines this essential core knowledge with a reflective approach.
Medical law is one of the fastest moving areas of law; barely a week can go by without a change to the legal provisions, or a new key case passing through the courts. Medical Law and Ethics is the most regularly updated textbook on medical law, so you can be confident that it takes into account the most recent developments in the law.
This comprehensive textbook, now fully revised, rewritten and up-dated in its fourth edition, provides an authoritative account of all aspects of perioperative care for surgical patients.
The supply and administration of medicines is an area of practice in which a number of healthcare professionals (e.g. nurses, pharmacists and allied health professionals) are involved. Prescribing is a relatively new role which many of these healthcare professionals have adopted.
Recent advances in neuroscience and genetics have greatly expanded our understanding of the brain and of the etiological factors involved in developmental delay and mental retardation. At the same time, the human genome project has yielded a wealth of information on DNA sequencing, regulation of gene expression, epigenetics, and functional aspects of the genome, which newly propels investigation into the pathogenesis of mental retardation.
All the health care information you need in one package! Merck returns! The new 18th Edition of The Merck Manual is packed with essential information on diagnosing and treating medical disorders to help deliver the best patient care. The world’s most widely used and oldest continually published medical reference now features expanded clinical focus on each disorder, as well as more specific guidance on patient examinations. This handy, compact textbook was written by more than 300 expert clinicians for everyday use. Designed for maximum clinical usefulness, the new Merck Manual makes it easy to find the right information, right when you need it.
Merenstein & Gardner's Handbook of Neonatal Intensive Care, 7th Edition provides a multidisciplinary approach and a real-world perspective. It focuses on evidenced-based practice, with clinical directions in color for easy retrieval and review. Special features help you prioritize the steps in initial care, and provide a guide to sharing information with parents.
Elsevier now offers a series of derivative works based on the acclaimed "Meyler's Side Effect of Drugs, Fifteenth Edition". These individual volumes are grouped by specialty to benefit the practicing biomedical researcher and/or clinician. Opioids and analgesics are members of a diverse group of drugs used to relieve pain.