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Textbook round-up
Medicine
Extra listings to be appended to Medicine section of 28 May textbook round-up
Pediatrics: Clinical Cases Uncovered
Authors Jonathan J. Round, Lucy Stradling, Alice Myers
Edition First
Publisher Wiley
Pages 200
Price £19.99
ISBN 9781405159845
Each case looks at a different child, from premature infant to teenager, with acute or long-term problems. The first section covers essential paediatric basics, then looks at common disorders and useful pointers.
General Practice: Clinical Cases Uncovered
Authors Emma Storr, Gail Nicholls, Martha Leigh
Edition First
Publisher Wiley
Pages 208
Price £19.99
ISBN 9781405161404
Presented in a narrative style with questions and patient background, everything from a chest infection to panic attacks can be investigated in these real-life situations.
Haematology: Clinical Cases Uncovered
Authors Shaun McCann, Robin Foá, Owen Smith, Eibhlin Conneally
Edition Second
Publisher Wiley
Pages 200
Price £21.99
ISBN 9781405183222
Each case covers the history taking, examination, investigations and management of a particular disease, with question and answer sections to tie in the underlying basic and clinical science and help build further knowledge and understanding. It includes colour blood films, haematology slides and patient photos throughout to reinforce learning, understanding and investigative skills.
Anatomy and Physiology for Nursing and Health Professionals
Authors Bruce Colbert, Jeff Ankney, Karen Lee, Martin Steggall, Maria Dingle
Edition First
Publisher Pearson Education
Pages 600
Price £29.99
ISBN 9780132350914
The text provides a wealth of body facts to aid recollection of key points. Terminology and pronunciation guides help when using medical terms in practice, and case studies link theory with real-world clinical applications. The text is supported by a companion website with animations and various exercises.
Medicines Management: A Nursing Perspective
Authors Sandra Crouch and Carol
Chapelhow
Edition First
Publisher Pearson Education
Pages 560
Price £24.99
ISBN 9780132217347
This text uses patient scenarios to explore pharmacology and medicines management. It provides the pharmacological background and examines the other factors that enable nurses to provide care to the patient.
Clinical Skills for OSCEs
Author Neel Burton
Edition Third
Publisher Scion
Pages 350
Price £24.99
ISBN 9781904842590
This covers virtually all the skills examined at medical school. The book has been comprehensively revised and updated. Key additions include full-colour text, photographs of clinical signs, a chapter on the management of common medical emergencies, a section on data interpretation and in-depth coverage of difficult skills such as ECG reading.
Mind Maps in Surgery
Author Youssefi Pouya
Publisher Imperial College Press
Pages 128
Price £21.00
ISBN 978981283437
This uses a concise and visually stimulating method to teach the reader the main topics in surgery. Each Mind Map covers a particular topic, disease, or condition and includes the various aspects of a surgical disorder such as its pathophysiology, etiology, symptoms and signs, investigations, differential diagnosis, and management. In addition the book contains chapters on the management of acutely ill patients and surgical patients. It is aimed especially at undergraduate medical students.
Fundamentals of Orthognathic Surgery
Authors Malcolm Harris and Nigel Hunt
Edition Second
Publisher Imperial College Press
Price £76.00
Pages 504
ISBN 9781860949937
This is a concise illustrated operative manual for surgical and orthodontic consultants and trainees as well as for theatre and ward staff. It describes in detail the current state of computerised cephalometry and contains up-to-date sections on imaging and surgical planning.
Surgery: Problems and Solutions – Revision Questions in Undergraduate Surgery
Authors Andrew Goldberg and Gerard Stansby
Edition First
Publisher Imperial College Press
Price £24.00
Pages 368
ISBN 9781848161870
Sections include multiple choice questions, extended matching questions and case studies.
A Synopsis of Regional Anatomy
Author Colin Hinrichsen
Edition First
Publisher Imperial College Press
Pages 400
Price £35.00
ISBN 9789812790125
This offers concise and essential knowledge on the human anatomy, arranged in regions rather than in systems. Factual information is presented for typical areas defined by fascial compartments; muscles are described in functional groups; blood vessels, lymphatic vessels, and nerves of the area are discussed; and regional landmarks, their boundaries, and contents important in clinical examination are explained.
Dengue
Author Scott Halstead
Edition First
Publisher Imperial College Press
Pages 508
Price £75.00
ISBN 9781848162280
Thi volume presents an up-to-date review of one of the world’s major health problems. It begins with an insightful story of the origin of dengue disease outbreaks, including the emergence of severe and fatal dengue haemorrhagic fever. The nature, structure and biology of the four dengue viruses are described, and a major portion of the book is focused on the epidemiology of dengue as a mosquito-borne disease.
Essentials of Sports Nutrition and Supplements
Authors J. Antonio, D. Kalman, J. R. Stout, M. Greenwood, D. S. Willoughby
Edition First
Publisher Springer
Pages 696
ISBN 9781588296115
This book will help the consumer, student, scientist and sports nutrition professional sift through the huge volume of information and come up with scientifically based ideas and conclusions about sports nutrition.
Respiratory Medicine: Clinical Cases Uncovered
Authors Emma Baker and Dilys Lai
Edition First
Publisher Wiley
Pages 272
Price £19.99
ISBN 9781405158954
This title in the Clinical Cases Uncovered series includes many important scenarios in respiratory medicine that feature in real-life clinical practice – from respiratory arrest and asthma to environmental effects and abnormal chest X-rays. Anatomy, physiology and the relevant pathological background feature in the basic science section.
Psychiatry: Clinical Cases Uncovered
Authors Peter Byrne, Nicola Byrne
Edition First
Publisher Wiley
Pages 240
Price £19.99
ISBN 9781405159838
With presentations ranging from psychosis to memory loss and from insomnia to self-harm, students can tackle each problem as it arises in everyday settings.
Surgery: Clinical Cases Uncovered
Authors Harold Ellis, Christopher
Watson
Edition First
Publisher Wiley
Pages 312
Price £22.99
ISBN 9781405158985
Packed with over 120 cases, this comprehensive title could be a core revision text.
Acute Medicine: Clinical Cases Uncovered
Author Chris Roseveare
Edition First
Publisher Wiley
Pages 256
Price £19.00
ISBN 9781405168830
This describes patient cases and outcomes, drawn from real life, with reference to the curriculum for training in general medicine.