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Interventional Pain Management: Image-Guided Procedures with DVD

P. Prithvi Raj, Leland Lou, Serdar Erdine, Peter S. Staats, Steven D. Waldman, Gabor Racz, Michael Hammer, David Niv, Ricardo Ruiz-Lopez, James E. Heavner

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Thoroughly revised and reorganized, this 2nd edition offers you meticulous how-to-do-it guidance on performing today's top radiographically guided regional anesthesia and pain management techniques. Renowned experts explain how to make optimal use of fluoroscopy, MRI, and CT to pinpoint the exact anatomic site for each procedure.and a DVD of video clips shows you how to perform it most effectively.

• Provides fluoroscopic, MR, and CT images coupled with distinct line drawings for each procedure to ensure proper positioning and easy application of techniques.
  
• Offers easy-to-follow step-by-step descriptions addressing every aspect of patient positioning, the use of radiographic solutions for tissue-specific enhancement, and correct techniques for anesthesia/analgesia administration so you can be sure your patient will be pain free throughout the procedure.
  
• Discusses possible complications to help you avoid mistakes.
  
• Includes descriptions of procedures for each image guided technique as well as the approaches available for such imaging so you can choose the correct procedure for every patient.

• Features two new sections Advanced Techniques and Emerging Techniques, incorporates new procedures into the upper and lower extremity and head and neck chapters, and revises all other chapters substantially to put you on the cusp of the latest advances in the field.
  
• Includes a DVD of video clips demonstrating proper patient positioning and difficult procedures showing you exactly how to proceed.
  
• Uses nearly 1,600 crisp illustrations, 50% new to this edition, to illuminate every concept.
  
• Presents a complete reorganization by body region and focused content to help you get to the information you need quickly.

Clinical Handbook of Psychotropic Drugs for Children and Adolescents

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Quick and Precise 5 out of 5 stars.
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Once Kalyna et. al bring us a great quick reference book. This is the second edition of the Clinical handbook of psychotropic drugs for children and adolescents and it keeps the same up to date information on all the psychotropics used in this population.
This handbook is a "must have" book for every one that treats children and adolescent swho are on psychotropics. Nowadays there many of these drugs and their benefits are manytimes life-saving.
This is a great book!
I'm already looking forward for the next edition!

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This book is designed to fill a need for a comprehensive but compact and easy-to-use reference for all mental health professionals dealing with children and adolescents. The new edition of the widely praised handbook summarizes the latest information from the published literature (sci ntific data, controlled clinical trials, case reports) and clinical exp rience in compact and easy-to-use charts and bulleted lists for each cl ss of psychotropic drug used in children and adolescents.

The Biochemical Basis of Neuropharmacology

Jack R. Cooper, Floyd E. Bloom, Robert H. Roth

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Excellent introductory glimpse of neuropharmacology 4 out of 5 stars.
51 of 53 people found this review helpful.

This book is an excellent introductory text, suitable for undergraduates or "outsiders", outlining the basic principles of neuropharmacology. Reviews of the major concepts involved in neurotransmission are included in the first half of the book, such as cellular and molecular (read DNA) biological basics as well as descriptions of amino acid based neurotransmission. The second half of the book is organized with each chapter devoted to a single molecule. My major criticism is that although the title is "The BIOCHEMICAL Basis of Neuropharmacology", the chemistry in the text is rather simple and incomplete, and the lack of quantitative discussion of pharmacokinetics is a major disappointment. All beginning students of neuropharmacology should purchase this book - in paperback it is truly a bargain. END

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For the Sixth Edition of this widely used text, the authors have added a new chapter on memory and learning and have reorganized the material on catecholamines into separate chapters on norepinephrine and epinephrine, and dopamine. In addition, they have included much new information on G proteins and second messengers, excitatory amino acid receptors, and other timely issues. As in the past, this book will be extremely valuable to students and professionals at many different levels: undergraduates studying psychopharmacology or neurobiology, medical students, graduate students in pharmacology and neuroscience, neuroscientists and residents and practitioners in neurology and psychiatry.

Chronic Illness: Impact and Interventions (Jones and Bartlett Series in Nursing)

Ilene Morof Lubkin, Llene Morof Lubkin, Pamala D. Larsen

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An up-to-date, serious, and effective overview and study 5 out of 5 stars.
9 of 9 people found this review helpful.

Now in a thoroughly updated and expanded fifth edition, Chronic Illness: Impact And Interventions is a study text especially intended for upper level undergraduate and graduate students in nursing, social work, and rehabilitation, but the information it offers is useful to all family members and survivors dealing with the psychological, ethical, organizational, and financial difficulties of ongoing illness. The collaborative effort of Ilene Morof Lubkin (Professor Emeritus, California State University - Hayward) and Pamala D. Larsen (Interim Director, School of Nursing College of Health and Human Services, University of North Carolina at Charlotte), Chronic Illness offers students new chapters on home care, long term care, and the role of the advanced practice nurse. An up-to-date, serious, and effective overview and study of this significant health issue, Chronic Illness is strongly recommended addition to Medical School library reference collections and Nursing Studies supplemental reading lists.

Editorial Review:

The fourth edition of this popular text continues to focus on the many factors that influence clients and families dealing with chronic illness, including sociological, psychological, ethical, organizational, and financial aspects. Intended for upper-level undergraduates and graduate students in nursing, social work, and rehabilitation, this book shows how the health care professional can assist the chronically ill to better manage their lives and cope with their conditions.

A Primer of Drug Action

Robert M. Julien

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Excellent text and reference support for material 4 out of 5 stars.
9 of 10 people found this review helpful.

This book is an excellent synthesis of pharmacology and research based comments on drug pharmacology. To the point, not a bunch of extra gobbeltigook text to wade through like in Uppers, Downers and Allarounders. I work in the addiction field and this book covers the topic well in terms of neurochemistry as well as effects of drugs and their effects and legitmate uses, as well as some history on them. It also covers pharmacological treatment of drug addictions, again something that I use in my field. I use this book as a reference in my work. The references cited in the book are extensive and they are noted (numerically) after each statement in the text, which I prefer. I have often looked up the references for more information, although usually this text provides the information I need without a bunch of parenthetical B.S.

The reason I did not rate this book 5 stars is because I have a paperback version and the binding fell apart. I feel a paperback should not fall apart unless I got it used at a garage sale. So I am looking to see if they have a hard bound version of this book.

Editorial Review:

From its first edition 30 years ago, Robert Julien’s A Primer of Drug Action has evolved side by side with the field it covers, capturing the current state of the science of psychopharmacology with each new edition.
Furthering that tradition, the new edition takes its place as the definitive guide to the pharmacology of drugs that affect the mind and behavior as understood today.  With over 40% new research citations, there is no clearer, more current presentation available on the mechanisms of drug action, etiologies of major psychological disorders, rationales for drug treatment, and the uses of psychopharmacology in patient care.

Atlas of Image-Guided Intervention in Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine

James P Rathmell

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Quick Read 4 out of 5 stars.
1 of 2 people found this review helpful.

My fellowship(University Hospitals of Cleveland, Case Medical Center) used this book as an overview for OR procedures in the first 3 weeks of fellowship. We read it cover to cover and presented it in conference twice a week for the first 3 weeks. There is a lot of redundancy in the chapters but it is good as an introduction to the basic bread and butter. There is not much explanation of the physiology of pain as compared to the Raj textbook. The Raj textbook does have errors in it but it covers SO much more. We are using the Raj book now in our didactics in the same manner but it will take us 5-6 weeks to finish in our bi-weekly conferences. Hope this is helpful.

Editorial Review:

Thoroughly illustrated with state-of-the-art CT and fluoroscopic scans and original drawings, this text/atlas offers step-by-step instructions for image-guided pain block techniques in regional anesthesia and pain medicine. Dr. Rathmell demonstrates how to perform all commonly used injection techniques and familiarizes pain practitioners with the radiographic anatomy encountered during these procedures. For each procedure, Dr. Rathmell provides details on patient selection, patient positioning, technique, and potential complications, with special attention to the use of radiographs to guide needle or catheter placement. Each technique is illustrated with a drawing and CT or fluoroscopic images, with legends highlighting anatomic landmarks on the images.

Evidence Based Symptom Control in Palliative Care: Systemic Reviews and Validated Clinical Practice Guidelines for 15 Common Problems in Patients With ... & Symptom Control, V. 7, No. 4-V. 8, No. 1)

Arthur G Lipman

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Make your patients’final days as comfortable as possible!

There are few situations more challenging and emotionally taxing to a medical professional than the care of the terminally ill. Much has been learned in recent years about symptom control that can profoundly improve the quality of life in a patient's final days.

Evidence Based Symptom Control in Palliative Care: Systemic Reviews and Validated Clinical Practice Guidelines for 15 Common Problems in Patients with Life Limiting Disease provides you with symptom control approaches that will help meet patients’last wishes, improve the quality of life for patients and their families, and lessen their physical and emotional pain.

Palliative care--often based on anecdotal experience--has until now been inconsistent and much of the time less than optimally effective. Evidence Based Symptom Control in Palliative Care is the result of comprehensive literature reviews and clinical validation resulting in recommendations and suggestions for therapies that will improve the lives of patients who are in pain and discomfort.

Evidence Based Symptom Control in Palliative Care presents seven sections--Algorithm, Literature Review, Evidence Tables, Drug Therapy Tables, Evaluation Instruments, Unanswered Questions, and References--on each of these problems:

• anorexia and cachexia
• anxiety
• bleeding problems
• constipation
• delirium
• depression
• diarrhea
• dyspnea (shortness of breath)
• fatigue and weakness
• mouth problems
• nausea and vomiting
• nutrition and hydration
  
  Evidence Based Symptom Control in Palliative Care is a vital guide for physicians, nurses, pharmacists, social workers, and other clinicians caring for patients with advanced irreversible diseases. This volume supplies the data you'll require to offer patients relevant care and meet their needs.

An Introduction to Craniosacral Therapy: Anatomy, Function, and Treatment

Don Cohen

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Grounded in ancient hands-on methods of diagnosis and treatment while encompassing the innovations of the early experimental osteopaths, craniosacrally-based treatment is now one of the most successful and fastest-growing approaches to mind-body healing. Providing access to the unity of structure and function in the organism, such therapy offers a simple, direct, and non-dogmatic means for tapping the body’s inherent intelligence in a fluid and spontaneous way. We should not presume that the techniques in this book deal solely with the bones of the cranium, the spine, and the lower back. The craniosacral system is no less than the structural aspect of the central nervous system. Its methods originate in neural behavior and emotional energy and include their manifestations throughout the tissues and organs of the body. Both a medical system with precise anatomical criteria and a therapeutic art requiring a practitioner to feel, interpret, and move energy, modern craniosacral therapy offers a unique way to perceive and influence the structural configuration of the brain itself in its relationship to the body’s architecture.

Psychopharmacology: Drugs, the Brain and Behavior

Jerrold S. Meyer, Linda F. Quenzer

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Useful book 4 out of 5 stars.
5 of 5 people found this review helpful.

It is relatively easy to read and very informative. Also, section summaries, in-text boxes, and figures are ample and fantastic! However, although very useful, at times there is too much extraneous information.

One of the most helpful text-book I've ever used 5 out of 5 stars.
2 of 2 people found this review helpful.

Fantastic; Clear and precise with plenty of diagrams. The best introduction to psychopharmacology I could have received.

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Encompassing recent advances in molecular pharmacology and brain imaging, Drugs, The Brain and Behavior offers a unique breadth of coverage from historical accounts of drug use, through clinical and preclinical behavioural studies, to the latest research on drug effects in transgenic mouse models. The first section of the book provides extensive foundation material, including the basic principles of pharmacology, neurophysiology and neuroanatomy, synaptic transmission, and methods in psychopharmacology. The second describes the key features of major neurotransmitter systems, while the third and fourth sections discuss theories and mechanisms of drug addiction and psychopathology. The book is richly illustrated and 'Breakout boxes' ensure the student remains engaged throughout.

20 Common Problems: End-of-Life Care

Barry M. Kinzbrunner

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This user-friendly guide offers you practical, direct answers for the difficult and little-taught questions that arise when providing care for the dying.
Features:
* Perspectives of patients, families, and other health care professionals, as well as physicians
* Solution-oriented coverage on preparing patients, managing symptoms, and handling legal/ethical issues near the end of life