Category: Clinical Skills

John Murtagh’s Patient Education

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John Murtagh’s “Patient Education” is the essential aid for doctors in practice, general practice nurses, medical students, pharmacists and consumers needing accurate information in an age of internet selfishness. First published in 1992 and now in its sixth edition, it is the proven international standard for patient education material. Written in simple, non-technical language, information on each condition is presented in a concise and friendly single-page format so it can be easily photocopied and distributed to patients to help them understand and manage their medical condition. This edition includes 40 new information sheets, bringing the total number of subjects covered in the book close to 350, and existing sheets and illustrations have been updated with the latest information. Topics covered include, Depression in teenagers, Diabetes type 1 and type 2, Breastfeeding, Postnatal depression, Meningococcal meningitis, Prostrate problems, Osteoarthritis, Hypertension and Anxiety.

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Clinical Pathways in Emergency Medicine: Volume II 1st ed. 2016 Edition

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This book aims to provide condensed and crystallised knowledge, providing the rationale for investigations and interventions. Emergency medicine is a specialty where time and knowledge are critical factors in deciding appropriate management which could otherwise result in loss of life or limb. The challenge often is to have lucid management plans, whilst standing at the bedside of the patient. In order to address this challenge, a manuscript is needed which aims to enhance the clinical skills of the emergency physician. The objective of this book is to compile a road map for practitioners of emergency medicine, which would guide them through algorithm-based pathways. This format is distinctive by nature for its concise presentation, which facilitates easy reading and early application. Written by global experts, this book aims to be a truly international representation of emergency physicians who have come together to deliver contemporary concepts in emergency patient care.

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AJCC Cancer Staging Manual (Edge, Ajcc Cancer Staging Manual) 7th Edition Edition

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Organized by disease site into 57 comprehensive chapters, the fully revised and updated Seventh Edition of the AJCC Cancer Staging Manual brings together all currently available information on staging of cancer at various anatomic sites and incorporates newly acquired knowledge on the etiology and pathology of cancer. Numerous new line drawings illustrate key anatomic sites throughout the text.

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Non-Surgical Control of Periodontal Diseases: A Comprehensive Handbook 1st ed. 2016 Edition

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This handbook has been designed for practicing dental clinicians and students, which includes dental hygienists, general dentists, periodontists, and students of dental hygiene and dentistry who are responsible for treating patients with a broad spectrum of periodontal diseases. The book will enable  practicing clinicians and students to successfully meet the challenge of excellent  patient care, by providing , in a concise and simplified format, both classic and contemporary practical measures that address all aspects of non-surgical periodontal disease management. Readers are carefully guided through an extensive body of accumulated knowledge in eight broad chapters which includes: the patient’s involvement in disease control and prevention, the clinician’s instrumentation for the diagnosis and basic treatment of gingivitis/periodontitis along with pharmacotherapeutics and supportive maintenance therapy to ensure long-term success. Numerous illustrations help to bring the presented ideas and suggestions to life and the succinct nature of the text will allow readers to transfer useful information quickly to their own clinical settings.

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Kumar and Clark’s Clinical Medicine, 9e 9th Edition

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The ninth edition of this best-selling textbook of clinical medicine builds even further on its formidable, prize-winning formula of excellence, comprehensiveness and accessibility.

‘This book is stunning in its breadth and ease-of-use. It still remains the “gold standard”, thorough guide to clinical medicine its forefathers were.’ BMA Medical Book Awards judges.

New to this edition:

  • 2 new chapters: Global Health and Women’s Health.
  • 25 new authors.
  • New online editor, Adam Feather, with a team of young doctors to augment the e-book which accompanies the print book with clinical tips, key learning points, drug tips, learning challenges, case studies and MCQs.
  • Full text redesign to incorporate:

New system overview diagrams for clinical chapters.

New coloured headings to help identify content relating to disease, management, investigations etc.

New icons to aid text navigation.

11 new members and a new co-editor, Senaka Rajapakse, of the International Advisory Board.

Edited by Kumar and Clark, clinicians and educators of world-renowned expertise.

Authors comprise consultants at the top of their fields, paired with younger doctors closer to the exam experience, to ensure authority and relevance.

Enhanced e-book accompanies the print book, for ease of transportation and use on the move.

International Advisory Board, led by Professor Janaka de Silva and Professor Senaka Rajapakse, providing guidance for global coverage from across the world.

Contributions to the e-book by members of the International Advisory Board to amplify areas of clinical importance in their parts of the world

2 new chapters

  • Women’s health
  • Global health

25 new young consultant authors teamed with clinicians at the top of their career, to ensure the text is accessible for students and trainees.

A new role of online Editor. Adam Feather and his team of young doctors, have created (in the e-book) a host of embedded features including: chapter summaries, key-point boxes, self-assessment, top tips, extra content (videos and images) and more… They have focused on enabling more inexperienced learners to interpret the detail, navigate the content effectively and get the most from the text.

New co-editor for the International Advisory Board, Professor Senaka Rajapakse from the University of Colombo.

11 new members of the International Advisory Board.

9 new online international articles, including:

  • Ebola
  • Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever
  • Visceral Leishmaniasis

New features

Full text re-design

  • New diagrammatic anatomy and physiology overviews at the beginning of clinical systems chapters
  • Coloured headings to help distinguish sciences, procedures, etc.
  • New icons to aid text navigation
  • Divided into three sections for greater ease of navigation:
    • Good Medical Practice
    • Clinical Sciences
    • Clinical Practice

Bigger chapters unbundled into smaller chapters for ease of access.

  • Clinical Pharmacy now separate from Poisoning
  • STIs and HIV now separate from Infectious Disease
  • Biliary Tract and Pancreatic Disease now separate from Liver
  • Rheumatic Disease now separate from Bone Disease
  • Lipid and Metabolic Disease now separate from Diabetes Mellitus

Coming soon: Semantic zoom – an online text summarising tool which will provide stages of the book’s content in decreasing levels of detail according to your need: from the full text to the bare essentials. Keep checking your registered e-book for updates!

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Color Atlas of Clinical Hematology: Expert Consult – Online and Print, 4e 4th Edition

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The completely revised fourth edition of the Color Atlas of Clinical Hematology gives you the most comprehensive, authoritative, up-to-date visual assistance you’ll find in any hematology atlas. It vividly depicts the pathogenesis, clinical, morphologic, and investigational aspects of the full range of blood disorders you’ll see in everyday practice to help you diagnose virtually anything.

  • Helps you solve difficult diagnostic challenges using highly illustrated, full-color guidance to the recognition of signs in blood cells.
  • Shows complex principles more clearly with explanatory illustrations and tables.
  • Explores the pathogenesis, clinical, morphologic, and investigational aspects of blood disease with extensive coverage of the pathologic anatomy of common clinical entities.
  • Provides quick and easy reference of key diagnostic issues in a comprehensive yet concise format.
  • Illustrates diagnosis for even the most difficult blood disorders with over 2700 images―2100 in full color.
  • Includes comprehensive coverage of all hematologic disorders including those newly recognized and the latest molecular techniques.
  • Demonstrates how the science impacts prognosis and therapy through new illustrations that highlight the pathologic and clinical features.
  • Includes and illustrates WHO (2008) Classification of Hematologic Malignancies.
  • Provides Expert Consult functionality so you can access the Image Bank online from any internet connection.

Your purchase entitles you to access the web site until the next edition is published, or until the current edition is no longer offered for sale by Elsevier, whichever occurs first. If the next edition is published less than one year after your purchase, you will be entitled to online access for one year from your date of purchase. Elsevier reserves the right to offer a suitable replacement product (such as a downloadable or CD-ROM-based electronic version) should access to the web site be discontinued.

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Clinical Hematology Atlas, 5e 5th Edition

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Ensure you are accurately identifying cells at the microscope with Clinical Hematology Atlas, 5th Edition. An excellent companion to Rodak’s Hematology: Clinical Principles & Applications, this award-winning atlas offers complete coverage of the basics of hematologic morphology, including examination of the peripheral blood smear, basic maturation of the blood cell lines, and information on a variety of clinical disorders. Nearly 500 photomicrographs, schematic diagrams, and electron micrographs vividly illustrate hematology from normal cell maturation to the development of various pathologies so you can be sure you’re making accurate conclusions in the lab.

Schematic diagrams, photomicrographs, and electron micrographs are found in every chapter to visually enhance understanding of hematologic cellular morphology.

Smaller trim size, concise text, and spiral binding make it easy to reference the atlas in the laboratory.

Chapter on normal newborn peripheral blood morphology covers the normal cells found in neonatal blood.

Chapter on body fluids illustrates the other fluids found in the body besides blood, using images from cytocentrifuged specimens.

The most common cytochemical stains, along with a summary chart for interpretation, are featured in the leukemia chapters to help classify both malignant and benign leukoproliferative disorders.

Chapter featuring morphologic changes after myeloid hematopoietic growth factors is included in the text.

Morphologic abnormalities are covered in the chapters on erythrocytes and leukocytes, along with a description of each cell, in a schematic fashion.

User resources on the Evolve companion site feature review questions and summary tables to further enhance their learning experience.

NEW! Appendix with comparison tables of commonly confused cells includes lymphocytes versus neutrophilic myelocytes and monocytes versus reactive lymphoctyes to help users see the subtle differences between them.

NEW! Glossary of hematologic terms at the end of the book provides a quick reference to easily look up definitions.

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Virus: An Illustrated Guide to 101 Incredible Microbes Ill Edition

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This stunningly illustrated book provides a rare window into the amazing, varied, and often beautiful world of viruses. Contrary to popular belief, not all viruses are bad for you. In fact, several are beneficial to their hosts, and many are crucial to the health of our planet. Virus offers an unprecedented look at 101 incredible microbes that infect all branches of life on Earth–from humans and other animals to insects, plants, fungi, and bacteria.

Featuring hundreds of breathtaking color images throughout, this guide begins with a lively and informative introduction to virology. Here readers can learn about the history of this unique science, how viruses are named, how their genes work, how they copy and package themselves, how they interact with their hosts, how immune systems counteract viruses, and how viruses travel from host to host. The concise entries that follow highlight important or interesting facts about each virus. Learn about the geographic origins of dengue and why old tires and unused pots help the virus to spread. Read about Ebola, Zika, West Nile, Frog virus 3, the Tulip breaking virus, and many others–how they were discovered, what their hosts are, how they are transmitted, whether or not there is a vaccine, and much more. Each entry is easy to read and includes a graphic of the virus, and nearly every entry features a colorized image of the virus as seen through the microscope.

Written by a leading authority, this handsomely illustrated guide reveals the unseen wonders of the microbial world. It will give you an entirely new appreciation for viruses.

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Jones’ Clinical Paediatric Surgery 7th Edition

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Jones’ Clinical Paediatric Surgery provides clear-sighted advice on the surgical options available for young patients.

Building on the popular and successful style of previous editions, this fully revised seventh edition employs a systematic approach to the childhood diseases that need surgical treatment. It includes more case vignettes and colour photographs, expanded coverage on the use of imaging, and updated approaches to management including laparoscopic operations. Key subject areas are supported by case vignettes in a familiar format similar to what might appear in an OSCE viva.

Jones’ Clinical Paediatric Surgery is the ideal guide for paeditricians, surgeons and trainees, as well as primary care physicians, junior doctors and medical students.

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