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Case Studies to Accompany Bates' Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking

Lynn S Bickley, Fiona R Prabhu

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Total reviews: 2 Average rating: 3.5 of 5

Bates case studies 5 out of 5 stars.
2 of 3 people found this review helpful.

Teaching graduate nursing students is always a challenge. Case studies are a good way to challenge them. This set of case studies works well when using the Bates textbook.

Not all that great. 2 out of 5 stars.
0 of 1 people found this review helpful.

For me, the book worked because our instructors used many of the vignettes and questions on our exam.

However, for the general student of medicine, this book is ridiculous. For example, after presenting a short patient vignette, it asks for a differential. Working with friends, I tried to come up with three reasonable diagnoses given the symptoms. The book would give three, but two of the three would be completely UNreasonable. It would say something like, "Diagnosis #1 relies on findings of A, B, C, and D. However, our patient does not report A, C, or D, so this diagnosis is unlikely."

I didn't find that to be at all helpful.

Additionally, the multiple choice and matching questions are quite easy, probably too easy to be useful for anyone more than a few months into your training, regardless of field (RN, PA, MD, etc...).

All in all, I think this book is a waste of money for most people. Just read the margin notes in Bates, and review the tables at the end of each chapter, and you'll get a much better review than this will provide.

Editorial Review:

Using actual case vignettes, this resource will help students apply their skills in history taking and physical examination and test their knowledge by answering case-based questions. This edition includes additional cases on the older adult and other new topics covered in the Ninth Edition of Bates' Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking.

Current Diagnosis & Treatment in Orthopedics (Current Diagnosis and Treatment in Orthopedics)

Harry Skinner

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Total reviews: 7 Average rating: 3.5 of 5

Nice book! 5 out of 5 stars.
2 of 3 people found this review helpful.

This is the best orthopedic book for the medical student or intern, it has the basics of every common orthopedic pathologies and it serves it's purpose well, but i must recommend for the health professional to encourage reading more deeply to get true knowledge for practice, this book it's just a brush off! a quick reminder! a guideline!. Anyway, i'm happy with my purchase and would continue to buy from lange. Thank you.

Forget about it. 2 out of 5 stars.
2 of 3 people found this review helpful.

This isn't the book I thought it would be. Too detailed when details weren't needed...and too basic when details would have been helpful. There are better books out there.

it makes you feel up-date in the vast field of orthopaedics 5 out of 5 stars.
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This book makes you feel so comfortable in the "up-date" orthopaedics literature, with no need to buy an expensive text-book, this manuable book gives us a chance to review very well any topic in this very vast field of orthopaedics. I think that in some moment the author is going to need a yearly edition of this practical work.This book seems to be the "musculoskeletal current" option...some changes are predictable, but they will come in next years, thak you Dr. Skinner, its a good job, junior and senior surgeons will apreciate your effort to give us this good and easy to use information data bank.

Editorial Review:

Concise, comprehensive, and logically organized, this find-it-now resource offers fingertip access to the diagnostic tools necessary for the definitive diagnosis and treatment of the most common musculo-skeletal disorders found in adults and children.

Arrhythmia Recognition: The Art of Interpretation

Tomas B. Garcia

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Look no further to master arrhythmia recognition 5 out of 5 stars.
24 of 25 people found this review helpful.

Arrhythmia recognition is the toughest part of EKG interpretation. Most books that teach it do so by illustrating each arrhythmia with a strip or two, usually using ideal examples. This approach leaves the reader ill prepared to recognize the variations that crop up in practice. The philosophy of this book is "you can't really know an arrhythmia unless you see it over and over".
This book covers all the atrial and ventricular arrhythmias. Each brief but thorough chapter concisely explains the electrophysiology of the abnormal rhythm, well illustrated by copious full color graphics, and ends with a series of analyzed strips and EKGs that show the arrythmia in all its possible presentations. As an example, I've always had a problem with recognizing atrial flutter at 2:1 conduction (anybody can recognize the 'saw tooth' pattern at higher ratios). After reading the chapter on the subject, I had it down cold.
There are also quizzes and practice EKGs to drive home the skill, and the book has a corresponding Web site with further resources. Highly recommended.

Editorial Review:

This text is a graphics intensive training manual on arrhythmia recognition. There are hundreds of individual rhythyem strips contained within the book, each with a small descriptive table outlining the various abnormalities in a logical, easy-to-follow sequence.

Clinical Assessment In Respiratory Care (5th Edition)

Robert Wilkins, Richard Sheldon

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Editorial Review:

Featuring a comprehensive, well-organized approach, this resource teaches assessment techniques from the most basic skills to more advanced methods for assessing patients in any clinical setting - from the office to the ICU. The new edition provides even more information on key topics, additional case studies and review materials, and a new glossary. Certain topic areas have been streamlined and reorganized for the most effective presentation of material.

• Comprehensive approach presents all of the most important aspects and topics of assessment that readers need to effectively assess patients.
• Each chapter begins with consistent learning features - Learning Objectives, Chapter Outline, Chapter Overview, and new Key Terms - to prepare readers for the content that will be discussed in that chapter.
• Simply Stated boxes contain brief, direct, concise statements about important concepts in the text, highlighting key information to aid in reader comprehension.
• Questions to Ask About... boxes contain a list of questions practitioners should ask patients about their symptoms or ask themselves when confronted with a certain clinical situation.
• Case studies in several chapters provide an opportunity for readers to apply chapter content to realistic clinical scenarios.
• Chapter review questions at the end of each chapter help readers review and remember chapter content.

• Key Terms lists at the beginning of each chapter highlight important terminology and concepts that will be explained in that chapter.
• Glossary of key terms at the back of the book defines important terms identified in each chapter's Key Terms list.
• Additional case studies in the EKG and hemodynamic monitoring chapters provide further opportunities to apply chapter content in real-life scenarios.
• Additional chapter review questions at the end of each chapter enhance student review and retention of chapter material.

Special Tests for Orthopedic Examination

Jeff G. Konin, Denise L. Wiksten, Jr., Jerome A. Isear, Holly Brader

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Total reviews: 6 Average rating: 3.5 of 5

Editorial Review:

Special Tests for Orthopedic Examination is now available in a completely updated and refined new edition. This concise manual is a valuable reference for identifying and performing special tests used during an orthopedic examination. Now available in a spiral-bound format-perfect for the reader to lay-flat and refer to as they are practicing the tests. Students, clinicians, and rehabilitation professionals will enhance their ability to interpret and evaluate their findings.
This new edition takes a simplistic approach to visualizing and explaining over 150 commonly used orthopedic special tests. Readers benefit from the user-friendly, spiral-bound format, as clear and concise text is coupled with excellent photographs to illustrate the subject and clinician positioning. The tests are organized by regions of the body so the reader can easily reference a particular test. Comments found at the end of most of the tests provide valuable clinical insight and detailed implications.
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Features
Over 150 special tests for sports-related and non-athletic orthopedic injuries. Detailed description of each special test component: test positioning, action, and positive findings. Photographs illustrating the proper subject and clinician positioning. New spiral bound cover makes this second edition more user-friendly and practical.

Nursing Care Plans & Documentation: Nursing Diagnoses and Collaborative Problems

Lynda Juall Carpenito

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Waste-O-Money 1 out of 5 stars.
20 of 20 people found this review helpful.

Bought this book as it was 'required' for nursing courses. I suspect this is the only reason this book is ever even purchased, because it IS NOT HELPFUL! Never seen such a convoluted resource, this was the WORST. IMO, Carpenito is obviously riding on her laurels from past publications. If you are a beginning nursing student that is attempting to make heads or tails of care planning, save yourself the agony now. THUMBS DOWN!

Editorial Review:

This unique text is the definitive reference for the formulation of nursing care plans for independent nursing care. It contains care plans for all ill adults as well as those with specific clinical problems. It also includes research validated identification of frequently encountered nursing diagnoses and collaborative problems. This easy-to-read text has a strong documentation focus providing guidelines and complete coverage of nursing care. This edition contains nine new care plans including Acute Alcohol Withdrawal, Sexual Assault, and Dying and Death. A new appendix includes a case study that illustrates how to use this text as a guide to creating care plans for clients with multiple medical diagnoses.

Primer of Diagnostic Imaging with CD-ROM

Ralph Weissleder, Jack Wittenberg, Mukesh G. Harisinghani, John W. Chen, Stephen E. Jones, Jay W. Patti

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Editorial Review:

The 4th Edition of this text - popularly known as the "purple book" - returns with a comprehensive, up-to-date look at diagnostic imaging, presenting essential facts in an easy-to-read, bulleted format. More than 1,800 images highlight key diagnostic details and encompass the full range of modalities and specialties. A differential diagnosis section is found at the end of each chapter, and a differential index facilitates rapid reference. The 4th Edition includes coverage of new technologies, emphasizes clinical technical advances in CT and MRI, and examines the emergence of PET. A CD-ROM - new to this edition - features animations that depict the spatial and temporal complexities of MRI.

• Highlights key diagnostic details for all body systems and encompasses the full range of radiologic modalities and specialties with more than 1,800 images - all in one convenient source.
  
• Presents key information in an easy-to-read, bulleted format for quick reference.
  
• Describes important signs, anatomic landmarks, and common radiopathologic alterations.
  
• Provides extra space for note taking.
  
• Includes mnemonics and descriptive terminology to enhance recall of key facts, techniques, and images.

• Examines new technologies, including hybrid PET technology and new applications of MRI.
  
• Covers new techniques in interventional radiology and digital mammography.
  
• Emphasizes subspecialty clinical technical advances in CT and MR - along with their updated protocols - as well as the emergence of PET.
  
• Discusses current trends and changes in disease classification and their impact on the interpretation of radiological findings.
  
• Features the contributions of new editor John W. Chen, who shares his knowledge in MR and neuroradiology.
  
• Includes a CD-ROM featuring animations that depict the spatial and temporal complexities of MRI.

Flip and See ECG

Elizabeth Gross Cohn, Mary Gilroy-Doohan

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Excellent teaching/learning tool for ECG interpretation 5 out of 5 stars.
17 of 18 people found this review helpful.

This book is great! It's easy to understand, and reviews lessons frequently. It is both comprehensive and easy to understand. Even individuals with learning difficulties will find this a valuable tool. I am purchasing it for a reference book for the staff. I LOVED it!

Editorial Review:

This simple, innovative method for understanding and interpreting 3-lead ECG readings is now revised and updated for a 2nd edition. Complex concepts are presented in a fun, engaging format that uses humor, cartoons, and personal stories to walk the reader through the entire ECG process - from finding a heart beat, to taking an electrocardiogram, to interpreting the patient's heart rhythm, and understanding how to treat the patient. Commonly asked questions and answers are interspersed throughout the text to help clarify concepts and procedures. Building on basic concepts presented in the first part of the book, the second part teaches readers how to interpret 25 common dysrhythmias and provides the description and treatment of each.

Practical Guide to the Care of the Medical Patient: With STUDENT CONSULT Online Access (Practical Guide)

Fred F. Ferri

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Editorial Review:

If you need a practical, portable resource to get you through your internal medicine clerkship or residency, this book is the answer! It zeroes right in on the differential diagnoses, clinical findings, lab values, and treatment guidelines you need to diagnose and manage more than 225 disorders, signs, and symptoms...and makes them easy to access quickly! This 7th Edition covers 53 new differential diagnoses and 37 new topics...includes more color dermatology images...and features a more compact format for increased portability and ease of use. It also offers you access to the full text online at www.studentconsult.com.

• Presents the latest clinical information, drug therapies, and lab tests.
  
• Features a convenient spiral binding so the book lays flat for easy reference and at-a-glance searching.

• Keeps you up to date with coverage of 53 new differential diagnoses-over 225 in all-and 37 completely new topics.
• Includes more color dermatology images for improved diagnostic assistance.
  
• Offers a more concise, compact format for greater portability and ease of reference.
  
• Presents a revamped formulary that focuses on the most important IV medications used in the hospital setting.
• Comes with STUDENT CONSULT - allowing you to access the complete contents of the book online at www.studentconsult.com, perform sophisticated searches, and take personal notes · follow "Integration Links" to bonus content from other STUDENT CONSULT titles · and much more.

Nurses' Quick Reference to Common Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests

Frances Talaska Fischbach

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Just what I was looking for 4 out of 5 stars.
8 of 9 people found this review helpful.

When I recently went to work for a Hospice service, I needed a book I could take with me on the road. A friend recommended this one, and I couldn't be more happy. It includes every nearly every blood test, normal lab values, whether or not the patient needs to be NPO, and even which tube to draw the blood in. Just the right information, and in a convenient size, too.

Outdated and difficult to use 2 out of 5 stars.
4 of 4 people found this review helpful.

I was really disappointed in the usefulness of this reference. Many current tests were not included in this book. The organization of the book was very poor and even common tests were difficult to locate. I wound up buying another book.

Editorial Review:

This easy-to-use reference is a pocket-sized lifesaver. Organized, efficient and completely reliable, this succinct handbook offers the most current information available on common laboratory and diagnostic tests. Designed to be used by nursing students and practicing nurses in the clinical setting, the book offers quick and easy access to enhance confidence and eliminate potential errors. Nursing diagnoses and interventions are included for well-rounded client care.