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Book SynopsisCompassionate, accessible, and informative, Understanding Cancer will increase the reader's knowledge of medical concepts and terms so the person with cancer, the family, and the health care team can work together efficiently-and effectively.Trade ReviewCancer patients who want to be fully informed participants in their own health care will find this a valuable handbook. Publishers Weekly Well written and informative. -- Susan Walker International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics 2007 This well written, up-to-date book is concise and easy to read and understand. Written in everyday language without being overly simplistic, the book provides clear explanations, examples, and practical advice that can serve as a framework for treatment decisions... 3 stars Doody's Review Service 2007Table of ContentsForeword by Edward C. Halperin, M.D.Foreword to the First Edition by Ellen L. StovallPrefaceIntroduction1. Diagnosis and Treatment: What You Can Expect2. Cancer: Where Does It Come From?3. Diagnostic Tests and Staging Studies: Gathering Information4. Making Decisions about Treatment: How Success Is Measured5. Weighing the Long-Term Risks and Benefits of Treatment6. Conventional Treatments: An Overview7. Molecular-Target Therapy8. Clincial Research Trials: What They're All About9. Clinical Case Studies: Four Patient StoriesAfterwordAppendixesA. Cancer Molecular BiologyB. Analyzing Cost-EffectivenessC. Performance Status Scoring SystemsD. Patient's ChecklistBibligraphyIndex

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Book SynopsisMedical professionals are often viewed as a special breed of stoic figures whose tough grace allows them to stay strong as they confront human frailty and tragedy on a daily basis. Human is a new anthology that aims to dispel this unhelpful line of thought, revealing a more realistic picture of individuals shaped by forces—good and bad—just like the rest of us. Collecting writing from medical students around the world, Human aims to demystify medical education by showing the vulnerability in a group typically viewed as indestructible. It also seeks to remind medical trainees that, even though it may feel like their lives have been put on hold for the sake of their education, they are continually growing and evolving, and as worthy of love and a full life as anyone else—in short, that they are human.

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Book SynopsisWritten for anaesthesia trainees, this single, comprehensive text covers all the MCQ preparation required for both the Primary and Final FRCA exams. It features 150 questions for each of the four basic sciences (physics, pharmacology, anatomy and physiology), and a further 400 questions for clinical anaesthesia.Table of Contents1. Physiology questions, physiology answers; 2. Anatomy questions, anatomy answers; 3. Pharmacology questions, pharmacology answers; 4. Physics questions, physics answers; 5. Clinical anaesthesia questions, clinical anaesthesia answers.

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Book SynopsisClear and concise, The Only Neurology Book You'll Ever Need provides a straightforward and comprehensive overview of neurology. It covers all of the important neurologic diagnosis and management issues, along with clinically relevant anatomy and physiology. Written by Drs. Alison I. Thaler and Malcolm S. Thaler, this new title is packed with full-color illustrations, real-world clinical scenarios, and up-to-date guidelines and recommendations —giving you all the practical advice you need to master the challenging world of neurology. Features a lighthearted, lively writing style that is compelling and gets right to the heart of what you need to know. Discusses the elements of the neurologic exam and what symptoms do and don’t suggest a neurologic disorder. Covers key topics such as stroke, headache, concussion, dizziness, seizures, dementia, meningitis, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson disease, and much more. Abundant illustrations, charts, and tables, help you easily understand and retain complex material. Ideal for medical students, medicine and neurology residents, nurses, and PAs, as well as any and all practitioners who need a concise, easy-to-read review of clinically- relevant neurology. This book covers everything you need for the medical student shelf exam in neurology. Enrich Your eBook Reading Experience Read directly on your preferred device(s), including computer, tablet, or smartphone. Easily convert to audiobook, powering your content with natural language text-to-speech.

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Book SynopsisMarks’ Basic Medical Biochemistry: A Clinical Approach, 6th Edition links biochemistry to physiology and pathophysiology, empowering students to confidently apply fundamental concepts to the practice of medicine — from diagnosing patients to recommending effective treatments. This proven, application-centered approach builds biochemical coverage around related clinical concepts to anchor students’ understanding to a clinical context from day one. Intuitively organized chapters center on hypothetical patient vignettes to emphasize clinical applications, and helpful icons, images, and review questions make complex concepts easier to grasp. New Genetics chapter instills a foundational understanding of this essential topic without the need for a separate resource. More than 700-chapter review questions — including over 200 new questions — with answers and explanations prepare students for success on USMLE exams and others. The Waiting Room clinical case studies at the beginning of each chapter emphasize the clinical relevance of biochemical concepts and enable students to practice applying knowledge to real-world clinical scenarios. Clinical Notes and Method Notes in the chapter margins help students hone their critical thinking and laboratory application skills. Chapter Summaries and Key Content lists that detail essential chapter takeaways at a glance allow students to study more efficiently. Clinical Comments and Biomechanical Comments, throughout the text, allow students to make a smooth transition to practice. Additional Online Features: New End-of-Section Exams- totaling 100 questions Animations Supplemental text, tables, and figures Disease links Disease methods Full patient profiles

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"This is an excellent quality book. It is a valuable resource for cardiologists, internists interested in echocardiography, and cardiology fellows in training." -© Doody's Review Service, 2021, Ahmed Kassem Abdallah, MD (East Tennessee State University Quillen College of Medicine) Doody's Score: 92 - 4 Stars!Table of ContentsSection I Physics and Instrumentation 1. General Principles of Echocardiography 2. Three-Dimensional Echocardiography 3. Doppler Principles 4. Tissue Doppler, Myocardial Work: Physics and Techniques 5. Speckle Tracking and Strain Measurements: Principles, Techniques and Limitations 6. Clinical Utility of Global Longitudinal Strain Section II Transthoracic Echocardiography 7. Transthoracic Echocardiography: Nomenclature and Standard Views 8. Technical Quality and Tips 9. Transthoracic Echocardiography Tomographic Views 10. M-Mode Echocardiography 11. Doppler Echocardiography: Normal Antegrade Flow Patterns Section III Transesophageal Echocardiography 12. Introduction to Transesophageal Echocardiography: Indications, Risks, Complications, and Protocol 13. Transesophageal Echocardiography Tomographic Views 14. Applications of Transesophageal Echocardiography 15. Pitfalls and Artifacts in Transesophageal Echocardiography Section IV Hand-Held Echocardiography 16. Cardiac Point-of-Care Ultrasound: Background, Instrumentation and Technique 17. Echocardiography in Emergency Clinical Presentation Section V Contrast Echocardiography 18. Ultrasound Contrast Agents 19. Physical Properties of Microbubble Ultrasound Contrast Agents 20. Applications of Ultrasound Contrast Agents 21. Use of Contrast in the ICU and Emergency Department 22. Technical Aspects of Contrast Echocardiography Section VI Left Ventricular Systolic Function 23. Left Ventricular Systolic Function: Basic Principles 24. Global Left Ventricular Systolic Function: Ejection Fraction Versus Strain 25. Regional Left Ventricular Systolic Function 26. Myocardial Strain in Valvular Heart Disease Section VII Right Heart 27. Right Ventricular Anatomy 28. The Physiologic Basis of Right Ventricular Echocardiography 29. Imaging the Right Heart: Limitations and Technical Considerations 30. Assessment of Right Ventricular Systolic and Diastolic Function 31. Right Ventricular Hemodynamics 32. The Right Atrium 33. Pulmonary Embolism Section VIII Diastolic Function 34. Physiology of Diastole 35. Echo Doppler Parameters of Diastolic Function 36. Clinical Recommendations for Echocardiography Laboratories for Assessment of Left Ventricular Diastolic Function and Filling Pressures 37. Causes of Diastolic Dysfunction Section IX Left Atrium 38. Assessment of Left Atrial Size 39. Assessment of Left Atrial Function Section X Ischemic Heart Disease 40. Ischemic Heart Disease: Which Test to Use? 41. Ischemic Heart Disease: Basic Principles 42. Acute Chest Pain Syndromes: Differential Diagnosis 43. Echocardiography in Acute Myocardial Infarction 44. Echocardiography in Stable Coronary Artery Disease 45. Old Myocardial Infarction 46. End-Stage Cardiomyopathy Due to Coronary Artery Disease 47. Coronary Artery Anomalies 48. Coronary Artery Imaging Section XI Stress Echocardiography 49. Effects of Exercise, Pharmacological Stress and Pacing on the Cardiovascular System 50. Diagnostic Criteria and Accuracy 51. Stress Echocardiography: Methodology 52. Stress Echocardiography: Image Acquisition 53. Stress echocardiography: Prognosis 54. Echocardiography for the Assessment of Myocardial Viability in Ischemic Cardiomyopathy 55. Contrast-Enhanced Stress Echocardiography 56. Stress Echocardiography for Valve Disease: Aortic Regurgitation and Mitral Stenosis 57. Stress Echocardiography: Comparison with Other Techniques Section XII Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathies 58. Pathophysiology and Variants of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy 59. Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: Pathophysiology, Functional Features and Treatment of Outflow Tract Obstruction 60. Differential of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy versus Secondary Conditions That Mimic Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy 61. Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: Assessment of Therapy 62. Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: Screening of Relatives 63. Apical Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy 64. The Role of Echocardiography in the Screening and Evaluation of Athletes 65. Echocardiographic Assessment of Myocarditis Section XIII Dilated and Other Cardiomyopathies 66. Dilated Cardiomyopathy: Etiology, Pathophysiology and Echocardiographic Evaluation 67. Echocardiographic Predictors of Outcome in Patients with Dilated Cardiomyopathy 68. Right Ventricle in Dilated Cardiomyopathy 69. Restrictive Cardiomyopathy: Classification 70. Echocardiographic Diagnosis of Left Ventricular Noncompaction Cardiomyopathy 71. Hereditary and Acquired Infiltrative Cardiomyopathy 72. Endomyocardial Fibrosis 73. Restriction versus Constriction 74. Echocardiography in Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy 75. Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy 76. Familial Cardiomyopathies Grace Hsieh, Jennifer Hellawell, Frederick L. Ruberg, Omar Siddiqi and Ravin Davidoff 77. Echocardiography in Cor Pulmonale and/or Pulmonary Heart Disease Section XIV Aortic Stenosis 78. Aortic Stenosis Morphology 79. Quantification of Aortic Stenosis Severity 80. Aortic Stenosis: Risk Stratification and Timing of Surgery 81. Risk Stratification - Timing of Surgery 82. Low-Flow, Low-Gradient Aortic Stenosis with Reduced Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction 83. Low-Flow, Low-Gradient Aortic Stenosis with Preserved Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction 84. Asymptomatic Severe Aortic Stenosis 85. Subaortic Stenosis Section XV Aortic Regurgitation 86. Aortic Regurgitation: Etiologies and Left Ventricular Responses 87. Aortic Regurgitation: Pathophysiology 88. Quantitation of Aortic Regurgitation 89. Risk Stratification: Timing of Surgery and Percutaneous Interventions for Aortic Regurgitation Section XVI Mitral Stenosis 90. Rheumatic Mitral Stenosis 91. Quantification of Mitral Stenosis 92. Nonrheumatic Etiologies of Mitral Stenosis: Situations that Mimic Mitral Stenosis 93. Role of Hemodynamic Stress Testing in Mitral Stenosis 94. Consequences of Mitral Stenosis Section XVII Mitral Regurgitation 95. Etiologies and Mechanisms of Mitral Valve Dysfunction 96. Mitral Valve Prolapse 97. Secondary Mitral Regurgitation 98. Quantification of Mitral Regurgitation 99. Asymptomatic Severe Mitral Regurgitation 100. Role of Exercise Stress Testing in Mitral Regurgitation Section XVIII Tricuspid and Pulmonic Valve Disease 101. Tricuspid Valve Complex: Anatomy by 2D and 3D Echocardiography 102. Epidemiology, Etiology and Natural History of Tricuspid Regurgitation 103. Quantification of Tricuspid Regurgitation 104. Indications for Tricuspid Valve Intervention 105. Imaging for Surgical and Percutaneous Tricuspid Valve Procedures 106. Device-Lead Associated Tricuspid Regurgitation 107. Pulmonic Regurgitation, Etiology, and Quantification 108. Chapter 108. Tricuspid and Pulmonic Stenosis Section XIX Prosthetic Valves 109. Classification of Prosthetic Valve Types and Fluid Dynamics 110. Aortic Prosthetic Valves 111. Mitral Prosthetic Valves 112. Mitral Valve Repair 113. Tricuspid and Pulmonic Prosthetic Valves Section XX Infective Endocarditis 114. Infective Endocarditis: Role of Transthoracic versus Transesophageal Echocardiography 115. Echocardiography for Prediction of Cardioembolic Risk 116. Limitations and Technical Considerations in Infective Endocarditis 117. Echocardiography and Decision Making for Surgery 118. Intraoperative Echocardiography in Infective Endocarditis Section XXI Pericardial Disease 119. Normal Pericardial Anatomy 120. Pericarditis 121. Pericardial Effusion and Cardiac Tamponade 122. Constrictive Pericarditis 123. Effusive Constrictive Pericarditis 124. Pericardial Cysts and Congenital Absence of the Pericardium Section XXII Tumors and Masses 125. Primary Benign, Mailgnant and Metastatic Tumors in the Heart 126. Left Ventricular Thrombus 127. Left Atrial Appendage Thrombus 128. Right Heart Thrombi 129. Normal Anatomic Variants and Artifacts Section XXIII Diseases of the Aorta 130. Aortic Atherosclerosis and Embolic Events 131. Aortic Aneurysm 132. Sinus of Valsalva Aneurysm 133. Aortic Dissection 134. Penetrating Atherosclerotic Ulcer and Intramural Hematoma 135. Blunt Aortic Trauma 136. Intraoperative Echocardiography 137. Postoperative Echocardiography of the Aorta 138. Aortitis Section XXIV Adult Congenital Heart Diseases 139. Congenital Heart Disease: Basic Principles 140. Systematic Approach to Adult Congenital Heart Disease 141. Common Congenital Heart Defects Associated with Left-to-Right Shunts 142. Obstructive Lesions 143. The Adult with Unrepaired Complex Congenital Heart Defects 144. Adult Congenital Heart Disease with Prior Surgical Repair Section XXV Systemic Diseases 145. Hypertension 146. Diabetes Mellitus 147. End-Stage Renal Disease 148. Obesity 149. Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatic Heart Disease 150. Systemic Lupus Erythematosus 151. Antiphospholipid Syndrome 152. Carcinoid Heart Disease 153. Amyloid 154. Sarcoidosis 155. Cardiac Involvement in Hypereosinophilic Syndrome 156. Endocrine Disease 157. Chagas Cardiomyopathy 158. Sickle Cell Disease 159. Human Immunodeficiency Virus 160. Cardiotoxic Effects of Cancer Therapy 161. Pregnancy and the Heart 162. Cocaine 163. Incidental Non-cardiovascular Findings on Echocardiography Section XXVI Interventional Echocardiography 164. Evaluation of patients undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement 165. Mitral Valve Balloon Valvuloplasty 166. Percutaneous Mitral Edge-to-Edge Repair 167. Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement 168. Transcatheter Valve-in-Valve Implantation 169. Atrial and Ventricular Septal Defect Closure 170. Transcatheter Closure of Cardiac Pseudoaneurysms 171. Echocardiographic Imaging of Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion 172. Periprosthetic Leaks 173. Echo-Guided Biopsy of Intracardiac Masses 174. Vacuum Extraction of Intracardiac Masses Section XXVII Echocardiography in Heart Failure 175. Systematic Echocardiographic Approach to Left Ventricular Assist Device Therapy 176. Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation, Impella, and Other Circulatory Mechanical Support 177. Post Heart Transplant Echocardiographic Evaluation 178. Pulmonary Hypertension 179. Echocardiography in Patients with Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction

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Book SynopsisIn this book lies a key for decoding modern medical terminology, a living language that, despite some quirks, is best approached as an ordered system. Rather than presenting a mere list of word elements to be absorbed through rote memorization, The Hippocrates Code offers a thorough, linguistically-centered explanation of the rules of the terminological game, both for the language of medicine and for scientific vocabulary in general. Its careful exposition of Latin and Greek linguistic principles—along with a healthy dose of innovative exercises—empowers students to successfully employ the word elements that are the building blocks of modern medical terminology. Along the way, fascinating discussions of the practice of medicine in the ancient world provide an integral aid to the understanding of medical vocabulary. Code-breakers drawn to language, history, and medicine will be as stimulated as they are enlightened.The Hippocrates Code features: Twenty-eight chapters covering the principles behind the formation of medical vocabulary derived from Latin and Greek, complete with a rich harvest of the most useful prefixes, suffixes, and bases Detailed anatomical diagrams paired with an etymological tour of the human body Selected readings from ancient medical writers, with commentaries that compare and contrast medical practices in antiquity with those of the present day An abundant array of diverse and often ingenious exercises that require critical thinking about the application of word elements. For additional vocabulary practice, exercises, pronunciation aids, and much more The Hippocrates Code companion website: www.hippocratescode.comTrade Review"Innovative, well-conceived, and with real pedagogical, intellectual, and historical value—a very rare combination of merits in the ocean of available options for teaching medical terminology. An additional advantage of the book is the engaging, down-to-earth style of presentation. The abundance of curious facts about ancient medical practice and modern day references will appeal to the savvy and to-the-point pre-med student who does not have much time for highfalutin speech but is nevertheless hungry for new, less well-known information. Wholeheartedly recommended." —Svetla Slaveva-Griffin, Dept. of Classics, Florida State University

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Book SynopsisThis book contains a Foreword by Allyson Pollock, Professor and Head, Centre for International Public Health Policy, University of Edinburgh. Healthcare students, practitioners and researchers need a sound basis for making valid statistical inferences from health data. To make the best use of statistical software, it is necessary to understand how probabilistic inference works. This book explains that, along with the various ways statistical data can be described and presented. It is designed to develop insight rather than simply the mechanical skills found in other textbooks. This book is specifically designed to underpin the concepts of statistics and epidemiology. It is practical and easy to use and is ideal for people who can feel uncomfortable with mathematics. 'Excellent. A great primer for all students and research workers engaged in learning how to use statistical ideas in public health. It sets out the core concepts and explains them clearly, using worked examples as illustration. If followed carefully, the engaged reader should be able to use the standard statistical software packages intelligently and sensitively. It will stimulate the public health student, in whatever context, and new researchers, to approach the enterprise with enhanced confidence in interpreting and coherently explaining their findings.' - Allyson Pollock, in the Foreword.Trade Review'Suitable for students and researchers in public health.' MARY JANE PLATT, PUBLIC HEALTHTable of ContentsDescribing a mass of data. A necessary glimpse of probability. Using the normal curve. An approximation to the normal curve. Poisson's solution. Testing samples. Testing small samples. A taste of epidemiology. Non-parametric statistics. For the algebraically innocent. Correlation - a measure of relatedness. The problem of prediction. Introducing ANOVA. A brief introduction to designing a research project.

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Book SynopsisPublished by Eureka Press, Tokyo, and distributed outside Japan by Routledge.From the Introduction by Setsuko KagawaThe history of women’s medical education is one of the most remarkable aspects of social change in nineteenth-century Britain. Before the modernization and professionalization of medicine, women played an important part in the familial or local medical care systems. However, they were gradually excluded from formal medical practice due to a lack of systematic medical education. Women who hoped to enter the medical profession were obliged to fight a long and painful struggle to gain opportunities for medical education. Sometimes they managed to take informal and personal instruction from sympathetic male physicians, or they had to go abroad to search for medical training and university degrees. Female pioneers had to break through the boundaries of gender and nation defined by medical and social authorities, and they made their way across frontiers; they fought to enter men’s universities and, furthermore, they endured a long journey to colonial lands to practice medicine. The whole story of women’s advance in medicine with collective life-histories of early female doctors reveals significant findings that give a new dimension in women’s and gender history as well as medical history. In this series, I collected contemporary writings relating to pioneering women who contributed in opening up a path for women to practice medicine as qualified doctors in Great Britain. Most of them were of English origin with the exception of some American doctors whose achievements had considerable influence upon English practice. Equally they embraced the earnest ambition to practice scientific medicine especially for their sex, as well as the belief that women were men’ s intellectual equals. (… )In the collected writings in this series, we can glimpse one of the most dramatic aspects of English social history from the latter half of the nineteenth to the early twentieth century. Female pioneers had fought to gain opportunities in medical education as well as access to medical practice. Most of them undertook the challenge to the unknown world; sometimes they tried to enter men’s universities, or go abroad to study at foreign universities, and, furthermore, sailed for colonial lands to practice medicine. The story of women’s medical education is valuable for many historians to explore from a variety of viewpoints, and I hope the writings in this series will be of use to future studies.Table of ContentsVol. 1 : Opening the Medical Profession to Women Introduction by Setsuko Kagawa Barbara Leigh Smith Women and Work, 1857, c. 60 pp. Elizabeth Blackwell Medicine as a Profession for Women, English Woman's Journal, Vol.V, pp.145-160, 1862, c.20 pp. Emily Davies Medicine as a Profession for Women, 1862, in Thoughts on Some Questions Relating to Women, 1860-1908, pp. 34-40, 1910, c. 10 pp. Frances Elizabeth Hoggan Women in Medicine, in Elizabeth Stanton ed., The Woman Question in Europe, pp.63-89, 1884, c. 30 pp. Sophia Jex-Blake Medical Women : A Thesis and a History, 1886, c. 360 pp. Mary Scharlieb Women in Medical Profession, Historical Review; An Address at the Women's Institute on January 25th,1898, pp.1-16. Appendix pp.17-29, 1898, c. 35 pp. Vol.2 : Life and Work of Female Pioneer Educators in Medicine, Part 1 Elizabeth Blackwell Pioneer Work in Opening the Medical Profession to Women, 1895, c. 275 pp. Louise Garrett Anderson Elizabeth Garrett Anderson 1836-1917, 1939, c. 340 pp. Vol.3 : Life and Work of Female Pioneer Educators in Medicine, Part 2 Margaret Todd The Life of Sophia Jex-Blake, 1918, c. 600 pp. Vol.4 : Founding Medical Schools for Women Pechey-Phipson, Edith Inaugural Address: London School of Medicine for Women , 1873, c. 35 pp. Elizabeth Garrett Anderson The Student's Pocket Book: Arranged for students of the London School of Medicine for Women, 1878, c. 110 pp. Mary Scharlieb Seven lamps of Medicine: Inaugural address delivered at the London School of Medicine for Women, 1882, c. 25 pp. Isabel Thone Sketch of the foundation and development of the London School of Medicine for Women, 1915, c. 65 pp. Ann Preston Introductory Lecture to the Class of the Female Medical College of Pennsylvania, 1859, c. 15 pp. Clara Marshall The Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania: An Historical Outline, 1897, c. 145 pp. Vol. 5 Female Work in Medicine in Colonial India Frances Elizabeth Hoggan Medical Work for Women in India, Englishwoman's Review, No. CXLIV, April 15th, 1885, pp.145-158 & No. CXLV, May 15th, 1885, pp. 194-200), 1882, c. 25 pp. Mary Scharlieb Reminiscences, 1924, c. 250 pp. Margaret Balfour, Ruth Young & Dame Mary Scharlieb The Work of Medical Women in India, 1929, c. 205 pp. Also available: Women’s Body, Health and Physical Education in Nineteenth to Early Twentieth- century Britain Edited and introduced by Setsuko Kagawa, Professor, Nishikyusyu University PUBLICATION DETAILS 5 volumes | £995 148 x 210 mm | c. 2,500. illus. b/w set isbn: 978-4-902454-74-1

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Skills for Communicating with Patients, Third Edition is one of two companion books on improving communication in medicine, which together provide a comprehensive approach to teaching and learning communication skills throughout all levels of medical education in both specialist and family medicine. Since their publication, the first edition of this book and its companion, Teaching and Learning Communication Skills in Medicine, have become established standard texts in communication skills teaching throughout the world. This substantially expanded third edition has been fully updated in relation to the current literature and revised to reflect the explosion of research on healthcare communication. It incorporates considerable evidence in support of the skills of the Calgary-Cambridge Guides, offering a comprehensive and now even more evidence-based delineation of the skills that make a difference when communicating with patients. The book explores the specific skills of doctor-patient communication and provides wide-ranging evidence of the improvement that those skills can make to health outcomes and everyday clinical practice.

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Book SynopsisFoundations of Health Professions Education Research Understand the principles, perspectives, and practices for researching health professions education with this accessible introduction Educating healthcare students and professionals is critical to the long-term improvement of human health. Health professions education research (HPER) is a growing field with enormous potential to enrich the education of medical, nursing, and allied health students and professionals. There is still, however, an urgent need for a textbook focusing on the foundations of HPER that will help new and existing HPE researchers ground their work in research philosophies, evidence-based methodologies, and proven best practices. Foundations of Health Professions Education Research meets this need with a broad-based and accessible introduction to the foundations of HPER. Rooted in the latest theoretical and methodological advances, this book takes a global and interdisciplinary approach, designed to provide the widest possible range of backgrounds with a working knowledge of HPER. It promises to become an indispensable contribution to this growing field of increasingly rigorous research. Foundations of Health Professions Education Research readers will also find: An authorial team with decades of combined HPER experience on multiple continentsEducational features such as learning outcomes, illustrative case studies, discussion points, and exercises to facilitate understanding and retentionDetailed discussion of different approaches to HPER including scientific, realist, interpretivist, critical, and pragmatic approaches alongside a range of topics taking you through your entire research journey Foundations of Health Professions Education Research is a useful reference for both new and experienced HPE researchers, including postgraduate students studying HPER.Trade ReviewOne of the first things that struck me before even starting to read this textbook was the inherent difficulty in successfully explaining the somewhat nebulous concepts that underpin so much of health professionals education research. However, the book is structured in such a way that it successfully takes you from the conception of a study through to its completion and application. The authors made topics that can be considered dry (theory), interesting, and included topics (ethics) that other books take for granted. What I most enjoyed about this book is its broad appeal to early and mid-career researchers, as well as more senior researchers new to educational research from diverse healthcare professions. The book manages to strike a nice (but very hard to attain) balance in focus between targeting early career researchers, who may still be struggling with many of these ideas, and the more experienced researchers, who are also probably still struggling with many of these ideas. I particularly liked the diverse case studies, and many of the pause-and-reflect boxes resonated with my experiences of doing research. This is an ambitious book; well done! There is something in here for everyone - and I will be returning to it to deepen my learning. Professor Stuart Wark, Professor of Rural Medicine, University of New England, AustraliaWhat I wouldn’t have given to have this book a decade before. This book operates around what I will describe as the spirit and soul of HPER [health professions education research]. The terms and definitions are there, but with the nuance and context typically missing from ‘how to’ books on educational research. This book excels at not assuming anything, while walking the tightrope of not oversimplifying but still guiding both the novice and the experienced researcher on their journey. The result is the room for us all to consider a wide range of diverse perspectives and views before we, the readers, select what is best for us and our research context. With each turn of the page, the reader is guided towards learning more about the journey, and exploring how the travel experiences applies to an individual’s HPER hike. It is for this reason that I add a fourth ‘p’ to the book’s support of HPER – Purpose. Principles, perspectives, practices and purpose. This book helps you find your purpose in executing your research project, and the purpose in the theory and methods you choose. This book doesn’t just focus on when things go right, but also when they can go wrong. This book will make you think. It will provide you options, it will arm you with knowledge and prompt you to reconsider what you do and why are you are doing it. One of the biggest challenges in academic life is finding the opportunity to be creative and to be reflective. So many of us recognise the value of these skills, and lack the resources to undertake this activity. This book creates the landscape, the space, the guideposts to truly and deeply engage in the HPER journey unlike any other book out there. For this reason, I encourage everyone; beginner, developing, and experienced researcher to pick up a copy of this book and give yourself the joy of seeing, naming, and understanding the subtlety, variation, intricacies, and beauty of HPER.- Associate Professor Michelle Lazarus, Director of the Centre for Human Anatomy Education, Monash University, AustraliaTable of ContentsForeword: Foundations? ix About the Editors xii Author Contributions xiv Acknowledgements xix Chapter 1 Introducing Foundations of Health Professions Education Research 1 Charlotte E. Rees, and Lynn V. Monrouxe Part I Principles 11 Chapter 2 Theory in Health Professions Education Research 13 Charlotte E. Rees, Lulu Alwazzan, and Lisi J. Gordon Chapter 3 Ethics in Health Professions Education Research 36 Lynn V. Monrouxe, Ghufran Jassim, and Bridget C. O’Brien Chapter 4 Quality in Health Professions Education Research 58 Bridget C. O’Brien, Eliot L. Rees, and Claire Palermo Part II Perspectives 83 Chapter 5 Introducing Scientific Approaches in Health Professions Education Research 85 Charlotte E. Rees, Jeffrey J.H. Cheung, Jonathan Foo, and Claire Palermo Chapter 6 Introducing Realist Approaches in Health Professions Education Research 102 Charlotte E. Rees, Paul E.S. Crampton, Van N.B. Nguyen, and Lynn V. Monrouxe Chapter 7 Introducing Interpretivist Approaches in Health Professions Education Research 122 Lynn V. Monrouxe, Megan E.L. Brown, Ella Ottrey, and Lisi J. Gordon Chapter 8 Introducing Critical Approaches in Health Professions Education Research 145 Claire Palermo, Nicole Redvers, Gabrielle Brand, and Lisi J. Gordon Chapter 9 Introducing Pragmatic Approaches in Health Professions Education Research 164 Bridget C. O’Brien, Louise Allen, Ahsan Sethi, Marieke van der Schaaf, and Claire Palermo Part III Practices 189 Chapter 10 Proposals in Health Professions Education Research 191 Maria A. Blanco, Mahbub Sarkar, and Claire Palermo Chapter 11 Publishing in Health Professions Education Research 211 Lisi J. Gordon, Anique Atherley, Anna T. Cianciolo, and Bridget C. O’Brien Chapter 12 Impact in Health Professions Education Research 233 Charlotte E. Rees, Olivia A. King, and Lynn V. Monrouxe Chapter 13 Concluding Foundations of Health Professions Education Research 254 Lynn V. Monrouxe and Charlotte E. Rees Afterword: Inspiring Early Career Researcher-led Developments in Health Professions Education Research into the Future 268 Book Glossary 271 Index 288

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Book SynopsisThe history, philosophy, ethics, and science behind the placebo and nocebo effects. Placebos are the most widely used treatments in the history of medicine. Thousands of studies show that they can be effective and make us happier and healthier. Yet confusion about what placebos are and how to measure their effects prevents some doctors from using them to help patients. Meanwhile, damage caused by the nocebo effectthe negative effect of expecting something badis not widely recognized. In The Power of Placebos, Jeremy Howick provides an interdisciplinary perspective on placebos and nocebos based on more than twenty years of research and data from over 300,000 patients. This book, the culmination of that research, offers practical ways for researchers, policymakers, and doctors to put placebo and nocebo research into practice to improve health outcomes. In addition to providing an overview of placebos and nocebos and explaining how belief systems and context can create physiological eTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsChapter 1. A Manifesto for the Next Revolution in Nocebo and Placebo StudiesPart I. The Troubled Story of Placebos and NocebosChapter 2. Please Me, Please: Placebos and Nocebos in PracticeChapter 3. Placebo Components and Meaningful Contexts: What Makes Inert Things EffectiveChapter 4. It Depends: The Relativity of Placebos and Nocebos in Clinical TrialsPart II. How Big are Placebo and Nocebo Effects?Chapter 5. How (Not) to Measure Nocebo and Placebo EffectsChapter 6. Missing the Forest for the Trees: Incomplete Stories about the Inner Workings of PlacebosChapter 7: Placebo and Nocebo Effects Don't Add UpChapter 8: Blinding: Stopping People from Peeking through MasksPart III. Why Every Doctor Needs to Be a Shaman and Why Placebo Controls Need to be ControlledChapter 9. The Ethical Requirement to Prescribe More Placebos and Avoid Nocebo Effects in PracticeChapter 10. Fewer Placebos and Nocebos in Trials: A Plea to Return to the Original Declaration of HelsinkiChapter 11. Public Health, Surgery, and Alternative Medicine: Special TopicsChapter 12. The Next Placebo Revolution: Helping DadAppendices1. Adolf Grünbaum's Model and a Reply to Its Critics2. Binary Outcomes May Underestimate Placebo Effects3. Additivity versus Interaction: A Formalization4. Balanced Placebo Design5. The Nocebo Effect as a Smokescreen in the Great Statin Debate6. The Many Faces of Blinding: Clarifying the Terminology7. An Open Letter to the World Medical Association8. More on Noninferiority TrialsReferencesIndex

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsPreface vii Acknowledgements viii Further reading ix List of abbreviations x Core drugs xi About the companion website xii 1 Introduction: principles of drug action 2 2 Drug–receptor interactions 4 3 Drug absorption, distribution and excretion 6 4 Drug metabolism 8 5 Local anaesthetics 10 6 Drugs acting at the neuromuscular junction 12 7 Autonomic nervous system 14 8 Autonomic drugs acting at cholinergic synapses 16 9 Drugs acting on the sympathetic system 18 10 Ocular pharmacology 20 11 Asthma, hay fever and anaphylaxis 22 12 Drugs acting on the gastrointestinal tract I: peptic ulcer 24 13 Drugs acting on the gastrointestinal tract II: motility and secretions 26 14 Drugs acting on the kidney: diuretics 28 15 Drugs used in hypertension 30 16 Drugs used in angina 32 17 Antiarrhythmic drugs 34 18 Drugs used in heart failure 36 19 Drugs used to affect blood coagulation 38 20 Lipid-lowering drugs 40 21 Agents used in anaemias 42 22 Central transmitter substances 44 23 General anaesthetics 46 24 Anxiolytics and hypnotics 48 25 Antiepileptic drugs 50 26 Drugs used in Parkinson’s disease 52 27 Antipsychotic drugs (neuroleptics) 54 28 Drugs used in affective disorders: antidepressants 56 29 Opioid analgesics 58 30 Drugs used in nausea and vertigo (antiemetics) 60 31 Drug misuse and dependence 62 32 Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) 64 33 Corticosteroids 66 34 Sex hormones and drugs 68 35 Thyroid and antithyroid drugs 70 36 Antidiabetic agents 72 37 Antibacterial drugs that inhibit nucleic acid synthesis: sulphonamides, trimethoprim, quinolones and nitroimidazoles 74 38 Antibacterial drugs that inhibit cell wall synthesis: penicillins, cephalosporins and vancomycin 76 39 Antibacterial drugs that inhibit protein synthesis: aminoglycosides, tetracyclines, macrolides and chloramphenicol 78 40 Antifungal drugs 80 41 Antiviral drugs 82 42 Drugs acting on parasites I: helminths (worms) 84 43 Drugs acting on parasites II: protozoa 86 44 Drugs used in cancer 88 45 Immunosuppressants and antirheumatoid drugs 90 46 Poisoning 92 47 Adverse drug reactions 94 Case studies and questions 96 Answers 98 Index 102

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Book SynopsisThe Inner Consultation, Second Edition sets out the author’s thoughts on how consulting skills, and methods of teaching them, have evolved in the 17 years since the book’s first publication. It also develops the theme of ‘curiosity’ as the key requirement for patient-centred consulting and provides a practical consultation model with five checkpoints to work to, advice for developing skills, and suggestions for doctors to ensure they know the cues in the consultation that require their full attention. All general practitioners, GP registrars, and medical professionals will find this book essential and thought-provoking reading.Trade Review"'The Inner Consultation has become one of the very few contemporary medical classics. This remarkable book focuses very clearly on both parties in the medical consultation. It is now well accepted that the consultation is the epicentre of general practice. Quality consulting makes us more effective, and makes our task both more interesting and more worthwhile. I was deeply humbled when I re-read the book so that I could prepare these words. I had forgotten quite what an astonishing book this is - how beautifully written, how wise and incisive and witty and fun it is. If you have neverread this book, you are in for a treat.' David Haslam, Chairman, Royal College of General Practitioners" 'This self help manual is obligatory for all trainees and trainers in general practice and those whose consultation skills have devolved to little more than wing and prayer. It will, as the author states boldly, enable you to consult more skilfully, more intuitively and more efficiently.A"' BMJTable of ContentsForewords to the first edition, About the author, Acknowledgements, Guarantee, Introduction to the second edition, Overview, Section A: Goal-setting, Section B: Skill-building, Section C: Getting it together, Appendix 1: An ‘Inner Consultation’ training programme, Appendix 2: Annotated bibliography, Index

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Book SynopsisPrepare for success on the Examination of Special Competence in Critical Care Echocardiography (CCEeXAM)! Critical Care Echocardiography Review is a first-of-its-kind, review textbook containing over 1,200 questions and answers. Helmed by Drs. Marvin G. Chang, Abraham Sonny, David Dudzinski, Christopher R. Tainter, Ryan J. Horvath, Sheri M. Berg, Edward A. Bittner as well as a team of associated editors and authors from institutions across the nation , this highly visual resource covers every aspect of the use of ultrasound for clinical diagnosis and management in the critical care setting, providing a thorough, effective review and helping you identify areas of mastery and those needing further study. Includes over 1,200 multiple-choice questions and answers with rationale and selected references. Features video-based questions, still echocardiograph images and illustrations in both questions and answer explanations to provide dynamic visual support. Covers all exam content, including the physics of ultrasound, image acquisition and optimization, artifacts, quantification and hemodynamic calculations, cardiac ultrasound, rescue echocardiography, clinical applications of diastology, lung and pleural ultrasound, trauma ultrasound and the E-FAST exam, procedures, and much more. , Enrich Your eBook Reading Experience Read directly on your preferred device(s), such as computer, tablet, or smartphone. Easily convert to audiobook, powering your content with natural language text-to-speech. ,

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Book SynopsisAre you prepared for revalidation? All nurses and midwives in the UK are required to complete the revalidation process every 3 years in order to renew their registration. This book explores key areas of revalidation such as adult learning and CPD, personal reflection and growth, and improving practice by obtaining and learning from practice-related feedback.This handy guide contains a wealth of tips and advice for all nurses and midwives to help to make the process more understandable and manageable.Key features:â Practical suggestions and examples for engaging in relevant continuing professional development (CPD)â Introduces methods to help complete the reflective accountsâ Provides support to prepare for the reflective discussion and confirmation processâ Features 'Time Out' boxes and activities throughout that can be used for reflection on practice and support personal developmentâ PracticalTable of Contents1. Introduction2. Revalidation 3. Adult Learning4. Continuing Professional Development (CPD) 5. Practice- Related Feedback6. Reflection7. Reflective Discussions8. Supportive Relationships9. Confirmation and the role of the Confirmer10. Recording Learning and Portfolio Development

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Book SynopsisFor clinicians not well-versed in mathematical techniques, medical statistics can be baffling. Understanding these statistics is crucial for the interpretation of literature and the informed judgement of the use of therapies. From ''Abortion rate'' to ''Zygosity determination'', this accessible introduction to the terminology of medical statistics clearly describes, illustrates and explains over 1500 terms using non-technical language, and without any mathematical formulae! The majority of terms have been updated and revised for this new edition, and almost 150 new definitions have been added, ensuring readers are up to date with the latest practices. Entries are organised alphabetically, and related topics are clearly cross-referenced throughout, to provide fast, easy navigation. Further reading suggestions supplement most definitions, which allows readers to deepen their understanding of the subject. Enabling clinicians and medical students to grasp the meaning of any statistical terTable of ContentsPreface to the Third Edition; Preface to the Second Edition; Preface to the First Edition; References; A-Z.

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewFinally, a highly readable, practical guide for physicians that focuses on the ordering of laboratory tests based on the underlying clinical context. A valuable resource that promises to advance health care quality through promoting patient-centred, appropriate care.--Richard G. Hegele, MD, FRCPC, PhD -- Professor & Chair, Dept. of Laboratory Medicine & Pathobiology, University of Toronto; Chief, Dept. of Paediatric Laboratory Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children Appropriate utilization of clinical laboratory tests is an important part of practicing medicine in the 21st century. Dr. Naugler has done an excellent job by providing the most up-to-date information in a relatively complicated subject in an easy-to-follow format.--Hossein Sadrzadeh, PhD, DABCC, FACB -- Chief, Clinical Biochemistry Section, Calgary Laboratory Services; Clinical Professor, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Calgary "This is a great book to have handy when questioned about the most appropriate laboratory testing strategy for diagnosis or management. Your reputation as an expert consultant will dramatically increase. Get it!" -- Valerie Ng, PhD, MD (Alameda County Medical Center/Highland Hospital) Doody Review: 94/100 "This is a great book to have handy when questioned about the most appropriate laboratory testing strategy for diagnosis or management. Your reputation as an expert consultant will dramatically increase. Get it!" - Valerie Ng, PhD, MD (Alameda County Medical Center/Highland Hospital) Doody Review: 94/100 Doody Review: 94/100 This is a great book to have handy when questioned about the most appropriate laboratory testing strategy for diagnosis or management. Your reputation as an expert consultant will dramatically increase. Get it! Valerie Ng, PhD, MD (Alameda County Medical Center/Highland Hospital)" Doody Review: 4 Stars, 94/100 ?This is a great book to have handy when questioned about the most appropriate laboratory testing strategy for diagnosis or management. Your reputation as an expert consultant will dramatically increase. Get it! - Valerie Ng, PhD, MD, Alameda County Medical Center/Highland Hospital Doody Review: 4 Stars, 94/100 This is a great book to have handy when questioned about the most appropriate laboratory testing strategy for diagnosis or management. Your reputation as an expert consultant will dramatically increase. Get it! - Valerie Ng, PhD, MD, Alameda County Medical Center/Highland Hospital Doody Review: 4 Stars, 94/100 ?This is a great book to have handy when questioned about the most appropriate laboratory testing strategy for diagnosis or management. Your reputation as an expert consultant will dramatically increase. Get it! - Valerie Ng, PhD, MD, Alameda County Medical Center/Highland Hospital

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Book SynopsisPrepare with confidence for the Final FRCA with this dedicated guide featuring 300 original single best answer questions (SBAs) covering the whole breadth of the RCOA basic and intermediate curricula.SBAs correspond to the Royal College of Anaesthetist''s units of training, so candidates can focus their revision in each sub-specialty area, such as paediatrics, neuroanaesthesia, and pain management. Individuals can track their progress, identify gaps in their knowledge, and target their ongoing revision as needed, assured that chapters cover all aspects of the curriculum as required for the exam. A final mock chapter allows candidates to rehearse for real exam conditions. Written by a team of consultant anaesthetists and active educators, these original and high-quality questions have been developed over years of clinical experience and critical incidents as well as the authors'' own revision courses. Each question is accompanied by detailed answers, explanations, and further reading. This invaluable resource also includes advice on SBA technique making this the only guide you need for SBAs in the Final FRCA Written Paper.Table of Contents1: Introduction 2: Perioperative medicine 3: Trauma and orthopaedics 4: Resuscitation and transfer 5: ENT, maxillofacial and ophthalmology 6: Vascular and general 7: Day surgery, preoperative assessment, gynaecology, urology, and plastics 8: Cardiothoracics 9: Neurosurgery 10: Paediatrics 11: Obstetrics 12: Intensive care 13: Chronic pain 14: Mock exam

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Book SynopsisThe Oxford American Handbook of Clinical Medicine Second Edition provides portable and rapid guidance when assessing symptoms and medical conditions presenting in patients.Table of ContentsPreface ; Acknowledgments ; List of contributors ; Symbols and abbreviations ; 1 Thinking about medicine ; 2 Epidemiology ; 3 Clinical skills ; 4 Symptoms and signs ; 5 Cardiovascular medicine ; 6 Pulmonary medicine ; 7 Gastroenterology ; 8 Renal medicine ; 9 Endocrinology ; 10 Neurology ; 11 Rheumatology and musculoskeletal conditions ; 12 Oncology ; 13 Surgery ; 14 Infectious diseases (ID) ; 15 Hematology ; 16 Geriatric medicine ; 17 Biochemistry ; 18 Radiology ; 19 Practical procedures ; 20 Emergency Medicine ; Index 746

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewAmerican Journal of Nursing's Book of the Year in their Consumer Health category.

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