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ACLS Study Guide

Barbara Aehlert

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Total reviews: 14 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Editorial Review:

Written in a conversational style, the 3rd edition of the ACLS Study Guide features unique, user-friendly, and easy to remember treatment algorithms - totally revised to reflect the 2005 emergency cardiac care guidelines. Full-color throughout, it offers a complete, concise overview of advanced cardiovascular life support (ACLS), acute coronary syndromes, and acute stroke. It also features easy-to-access information with Stop and Review quizzes in each chapter and a comprehensive pretest and posttest. New to this edition are a handy ACLS quick-reference fold-out card, a heart rate ruler, and more! In addition to being an outstanding study tool, the ACLS Study Guide, 3rd Edition is the official text for the American Safety and Health Institute ACLS certification course. For more information on ASHI courses, call 800-246-5101 or visit www.ashinstitute.com.

• A pretest and posttest, each containing 50 questions with answers and rationales, provide readers with opportunities to check comprehension prior to and after study.
• Chapter Objectives allow readers to preview the main points in each chapter.
• Quick Review boxes throughout the chapters and Stop and Review sections at the end of the chapters test reader comprehension of the material.
• Chapters 1-8 comprise a Preparatory section to provide the foundation for the case presentations in the second section. Ten case studies present real-life clinical situations enabling the reader to make decisions based on information in the Preparatory section.
• Consistent organization of case studies include Objective, Skills to Master, Rhythms to Master, Medications to Master, Related Text Chapters, Questions, Answers, Essential Actions, and Unacceptable Actions to aide in the study and mastery of material.

• Unique treatment algorithms - totally revised to reflect the 2005 emergency cardiac care guidelines - simplify the new treatment guidelines, making them easier to use and remember.
• Chapter on Stroke has now been expanded to include Special Resuscitation Situations.
• ACLS Pearl boxes contain key points and useful tips for clinical practice.
• Keeping it Simple boxes contain essential information in a clear and concise manner.
• A heart rate ruler is included to help determine heart rate while practicing ECG recognition.
• A 4 x 6 pocket-size quick-reference card with key ACLS algorithms is included for field-use.
• Vascular Access and Medications combined into one chapter to present venous circulation information with all relevant common medications used during a cardiac-related emergency.

Acute and Chronic Wounds: Nursing Management

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Total reviews: 6 Average rating: 5.0 of 5

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Using a multidisciplinary approach, this all-inclusive resource provides clinicians with a strong knowledge base for understanding the complete spectrum of wound care, including the structure of the skin, its functions, types of skin damage, physiology of wound healing, and general principles of wound management. Seven new chapters cover Principles of Practice Development; Skin Care Needs of the Obese Patient; Foot and Nail Care; Facilitating Adaptation; Support Surfaces; Devices and Technology in Wound Care; and Reimbursement and Billing. Recent advances in disease etiology, diagnosis, and treatment are discussed in appropriate chapters and each chapter opens with a list of learning objectives and closes with review questions.

• Authored and contributed by respected experts in wound care management - members of Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society (WOCN) and Wound Healing Society (WHS).
• Risk assessment scales are included to assist with determining a patient's risk for developing a wound.
• Assessment tools are provided to assist the clinician with wound evaluation, care, and treatment.
• Patient compliance and guidance on how to identify and resolve issues of non-compliance are discussed in the new Facilitating Adaptation chapter.
• The multidisciplinary approach to wound care management is discussed in a single chapter and applied throughout the text to demonstrate how this approach works and why it is critical to successful patient outcomes.
• A wound care product formulary lists wound care products by category, usage guidelines (indications and precautions), and helpful hints is included to facilitate outcomes measurement and quality improvement.
• Algorithms demonstrate the critical steps for topical wound care management.
• Key information is highlighted in box or table format to enable the user to quickly focus on selected information.
• Clearly defined chapter objectives provide a focused guide to key elements within each chapter.
• A self-assessment exercise is included at the end of each chapter to provide a review of critical chapter concepts.

• Seven new chapters: The Multidisciplinary Team Approach to Wound Management; Skin Care Needs of the Obese Patient; Foot and Nail Care; Facilitating Adaptation; Support Surfaces; Devices and Technology in Wound Care; and Reimbursement and Billing.
• Revisions to every chapter reflect the most recent advances in disease etiology, diagnosis, and treatment.
• Updated content reflects the latest technologic advances and therapies to strengthen the clinician's knowledge base in available treatment options.
• Assessment tools to assist the clinician with evaluation, care, and treatment.
• Explanation of how to set up a practice and the principles of practice development.

Reversing Hypertension: A Vital New Program to Prevent, Treat, and Reduce High Blood Pressure (Healthtext Audio)

Julian Whitaker

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Total reviews: 13 Average rating: 4.0 of 5

Good advice, Bad heart (greedy) 1 out of 5 stars.
46 of 55 people found this review helpful.

This book seems be based on research done by other doctors who do not own a supplement company.
I bought this book because I could not get good advice on supplements from my doctor.
The advice is very good, although copied, but the supplement advice points the reader toward the Whitaker Institute, which seem to do more research on how to sell vitamins for more moeny than research on curing heart disease
The supplements sold by Dr. Whitaker's company are much higher priced than the exact same supplements sold by other reputable supplement comapanies like Puritan's Pride, The vitamin Shoppe, Swansons vitamins etc.
I prefer other books on this subject sold by amazon, particulary one written by Dr. Houston, who runs a hospital research institute and does not own a supplement company.
I find it hard to believe the advice on supplements from a man who is charging triple prices for the supplements that he reccomends in his book.

Elwin Bagley

Editorial Review:

Dr. Julian Whitaker unleashes a new weapon in the war against hypertension: a simple yet dramatically effective plan to help you make the right healthy choices to beat the silent killer.

Manual Of Perioperative Care In Adult Cardiac Surgery Fourth Edition

Robert Bojar

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Total reviews: 6 Average rating: 5.0 of 5

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Extensively revised to cover recent advances in cardiac surgery, the fourth edition of Bojar's Manual of Perioperative Care in Adult Cardiac Surgery remains the gold standard for management of adult patients undergoing cardiac surgery.

The easily referenced outline format allows health practitioners of all levels to understand and apply basic concepts to patient care—perfect for cardiothoracic and general surgery residents, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, cardiologists, medical students, and critical care nurses involved in the care of both routine and complex cardiac surgery patients.

This comprehensive guide features:

Detailed presentation addressing all aspects of perioperative care for adult cardiac surgery patients Outline format allowing quick access to information Chronological approach to patient care starting with diagnostic tests then covering preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative care issues Additional chapters discussing bleeding, the respiratory, cardiac, and renal subsystems in depth, and aspects of care specific to recovery on the postoperative floor Completely updated references Extensive illustrations, including NEW figures depicting operative techniques 14 helpful appendices covering order and flow sheets, protocols, commonly used drug dosages, and procedures Practical and accessible, the Manual of Perioperative Care in Adult Cardiac Surgery is the essential reference guide to cardiac surgical patient care.

A A Practical Approach to Cardiac Anesthesia (Practical Approach)

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This book is a must for all anesthesiology residents. 4 out of 5 stars.
25 of 27 people found this review helpful.

Every anesthesiology resident should run, not walk, to purchase this book. It is concise, very readable, and can be used as the primary reference for the cardiac anesthesia rotations. To date I have yet to find a significant omission. Do your self a favor and buy this book!

Editorial Review:

The most widely used clinical reference in cardiac anesthesia, this large handbook provides complete information on drugs, monitoring, cardiopulmonary bypass, circulatory support, and anesthetic management of specific cardiac disorders. It incorporates clinically relevant basic science into a practical "what-to-do" approach and is written in an easy-to-read outline format. This edition has a new chapter on surgical ventricular restoration, LV aneurysm, and CHF-related surgical procedures. Chapters provide increased coverage of postoperative atrial fibrillation prevention and treatment, drugs in perioperative risk reduction, and the role of inhalational anesthetics in organ protection via anesthetic preconditioning. This edition also has a revamped art program.

Introduction to Vascular Ultrasonography(Fifth Edition)

William Zwiebel, John Pellerito

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Here's the 5th Edition of the classic textbook on vascular ultrasound-thoroughly updated to include a new, full-color format, a new co-editor, a new team of contributors, and cutting-edge diagnostic procedures. Five well-organized sections span nearly the entire spectrum of arterial and venous ultrasound, progressing from basic concepts and instrumentation, through cerebral vessels, extremity arteries, and extremity veins, to abdominal vessels, and the pelvis. This 5th Edition also features brand-new coverage of cerebrovascular arteries, peripheral arteries, intravascular techniques, and much more.

• Organizes each section by clinical rationale, anatomy, examination technique, findings, and interpretation for easy reference.
  
• Details all aspects of ultrasound vascular diagnosis, including peripheral veins and arteries, carotid and vertebral arteries,
  abdominal vessels, and transcranial Doppler.
  
• Offers chapters on physiological diagnostic techniques, such as plethysmography, segmental pressure examination,
  ankle brachial index, and more.
  
• Includes numerous tables that conveniently display examination protocols, normal values, diagnostic parameters, and
  ultrasound findings for selected conditions.
  
Illustrates important techniques with hundreds of lavish line drawings and clinical ultrasound examples.

• Covers all currently used methods of noninvasive vascular diagnosis in a concise, easy-to-read manner.
  
• Offers substantially revised chapters on the management of cerebrovascular and extremity venous disease, assessment
  of carotid stenosis, vertebral and intracranial arteries, and upper occlusive disease.
  
• Incorporates many more color Doppler pictures and anatomic diagrams.
  
• Provides brand-new chapters and discussions on ultrasound assessment.
  
• Features new contributing authors who are widely recognized experts in their fields.

With 28 additional contributors.

The The Echo Manual

Jae K Oh, James B Seward, A. Jamil Tajik

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Great Echo Text 5 out of 5 stars.
3 of 3 people found this review helpful.

I have recently completed fellowship and have recently taken the cardiology boards.

Over the last year I have used/borrowed the textbooks by Weyman, Feigenbaum, Otto, and have owned the most recent baby Otto.

The Echo Manual is the best single source for a new cardiology fellow and for anyone studying for the Echo boards. The clarity, depth, and breadth in such are small package are not matched by any of the other books. It has excellent diagrams and tables. It does a great job of covering complex topics such as diastology, constriction vs restriction, and congenital heart disease.
The Weyman is out of print. The big Otto is too big for board review. The baby Otto is too simple to be of help to fellows and techs. The Feigenbaum is a good book and it comes with a DVD of examples. However, the Echo Manual simply covers the topics better. It works great as a board-review book and just as great as a reference. If you only have room for one book in your budget, I would recommend this book.

Cons: No DVD. Mayo displays the R and L heart in reverse of everyone else. Text can be dense. Overall, these are minor gripes.

Editorial Review:

Thoroughly updated for its Third Edition, this best-selling manual is a practical guide to the performance, interpretation, and clinical applications of echocardiography. The Echo Manual is written by recognized authorities at the Mayo Clinic and provides a concise, user-friendly summary of techniques, diagnostic criteria, and quantitative methods for both echocardiography and Doppler echocardiography. Discussion of each clinical problem also includes transesophageal echocardiography. This edition covers the latest techniques, standards, and applications and includes new contrast agents. All references have been updated. More than 900 images--well annotated and true to gray scale and color--give readers an immediate grasp of salient points.

Nuclear Cardiac Imaging: Principles and Applications

Ami E. Iskandrian, Ernest V. Garcia

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Nuclear cardiac imaging refers to cardiac radiological diagnostic techniques performed with the aid of radiopharmaceuticals, which are perfused into the myocardium as markers. These imaging studies provide a wide range of information about the heart, including the contractility of the heart, the amount of blood supply to the heart and whether parts of the heart muscle are alive or dead. This is essential information for cardiologists, and nuclear imaging has become an increasingly important part of the cardiologist's armamentarium.
Iskandrian's text has become a leading book in the field and the fourth edition will continue the tradition. The text is completely updated to reflect the many advances in the field, and, as a new feature, each chapter concludes with a Q&A session on important and difficult clinical issues.

ECGs Made Easy - Book and Pocket Reference Package

Barbara Aehlert

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Written in a more conversational style, this popular text offers clear, straightforward explanations plus practice exercises that make it easier than ever to understand and interpret basic dysrhythmias. This edition features more practice ECG strips, expanded Stop and Review exercises, and a new companion CD-ROM with video clips and additional ECG strips. This package also includes a handy Pocket Reference and a heart rate calculator ruler.

• Description of each dysrhythmia's characteristics is presented along with causes, possible clinical significance, and recommended interventions.
• Contains chapter objectives and key terms.
• The Introduction to the 12-Lead ECG chapter provides all the basics for this advanced skill, including determining electrical axis, ECG changes associated with myocardial ischemia and infarction, bundle branch block, and miscellaneous conditions.
• A comprehensive post-test is provided at the end of the book in chapter 10.

• Rewritten in conversational style to improve readability.
• Expanded Stop and Review section at the end of each chapter includes matching, short answer, multiple choice, true/false questions, crossword puzzles, and practice ECG tracings.
• Over 100 new illustrations visually support the text.
• ECG Pearl boxes give helpful hints for interpreting ECGs.
• Drug Pearl boxes highlight various medications used to treat dysrhythmias.
• Expanded to include even more practice ECG strips.
• Expanded 12-lead ECG chapter.

Biochemistry: Board Review Series

Dawn B Marks

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Total reviews: 14 Average rating: 4.0 of 5

Decent but Rapid Review is Better 3 out of 5 stars.
2 of 2 people found this review helpful.

This book is not bad but for Board review stick with Goljan and get the Rapid Review. For class there is not enough detail so I would stick with Lippincott's Biochemistry

Great Book 5 out of 5 stars.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.

This book is a must for any medical biochemistry class. I probably could have skipped all the required texts and just bought this.

Good Book 4 out of 5 stars.
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It's a good to help review before a test. Not very good for intro biochemistry (amino acids, protein structures, post-translational modification, etc). Has good clinical applications.

Low yield, very dense book 2 out of 5 stars.
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I had the misfortune of not taking medical school biochemistry in my first year, so I attempted to cram all of biochemistry in a few days using this book. The books was incredibly dense, went into the pathways in incredible detail, and was not particularly helpful for highlighting the important concepts tested on USMLE Step I. I would definitely use another book for Step I review, but I might use this if I had to take a rigorous biochemistry course.

Editorial Review:

Temple Univ. School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA. Review in outline format for medical students preparing for USMLE Step 1 or course exams. Previous edition: c1994. Softcover.