McGraw-Hill Education (Asia)

Critical Care Ultrasonography Authors: Levitov, Alexander; Mayo, Paul; Slonim, Anthony ISBN-13: 978-0-07-159297-0 ISBN-10: 0071592970 ©2010 | 1st Edition | 400 pages , Hardcover with DVD Pub Date: August 2009 Price: US$ 175.00

A complete, hands-on guide to successful image acquisition and interpretation at the bedside Written by top practitioners in the field, this all-in-one text/DVD package is filled with practical guidance that helps you master clinical ultrasonography in a critical care environment. Here, you’ll learn exactly how to utilize diagnostic ultrasound as part of the physical exam, as the book examines current evidence supporting its use in the critically ill adult and child. Organized by body system, Critical Care Ultrasonography features self-contained chapters that can be used as individual reference guides for a range of interventions, from trans-thoracic echocardiography to echocardiography evaluation of cardiac trauma. Through this in-depth coverage, you’ll get a sense of how this essential technology supports the cross-disciplinary nature of critical care. The book’s authoritative content is reinforced throughout by a full-color presentation and hundreds of concept-clarifying illustrations, figures, and images. Features Comprehensive coverage of the fundamentals of ultrasound use in critical care Guidance on ultrasound procedures enables practitioners to use ultrasound for vascular and axial procedures, improving safety and ensuring that nationally recognized compliance standards are upheld Cardiac ultrasound chapters help you assess and monitor the patient’s cardiopulmonary status non-invasively Chapter on Neck and Upper Respiratory Ultrasound offers an overview of little-known techniques that have not been comprehensively described in any other source Full-color presentation, with 495 illustrations that emphasize the basic skills required to visualize anatomic structures and interpret findings Companion DVD features video clips that cover pediatric critical care, goal-directed echocardiography in the ICU, echocardiography evaluation of valve function and endocarditic, and more!

Ganong’s Review of Medical Physiology, 23rd Edition

Authors: Barrett, Kim E.; Brooks, Heddwen; Boitano, Scott; Barman, Susan M.
ISBN-13: 978-0-07-160567-0
ISBN-10: 0071605673
©2009 | 23rd Edition | 732 pages , Softcover
Pub Date: August 2009
Price: US$ 64.95

The field’s most complete, up-to-date , and engagingly-written text on medical physiology – now in full-color

For more than four decades, Ganong’s Review of Medical Physiology has been the leader in helping medical students and clinicians understand the fascinating subject of human and mammalian physiology. Concisely covering every important topic without sacrificing depth or readability, Ganong’s delivers more clinically-relevant, high-yield information per page than any similar text or review. You’ll find more than 600 full-color illustrations and text that strikes the perfect balance between detailed and concise.

Thoroughly updated to reflect the latest research and developments in important areas such as the cellular basis of neurophysiology, Ganong’s Review of Medical Physiology incorporates examples from clinical medicine throughout the chapters to illustrate important physiologic concepts. Whether you’re a student who needs an outstanding review for the USMLE or a physician who wants to keep pace with the ever-changing field of medical physiology, there’s no better place to turn than Ganong’s Review of Medical Physiology.

Here’s why this is the best edition of Ganong’s ever:

• NEW full-color illustrations — the authors have worked with an outstanding team of medical illustrators, photographers, educators, and students to give you an unmatched collection of illustrations and tables
• NEW boxed clinical cases – featuring examples of diseases that illustrate important physiological principles
• NEW end-of-chapter board review questions
• iPod-compatible review – questions and illustrations from each chapter test your comprehension of the material
• Companion online learning center includes cases, illustrations, and board review questions (langemedicaltextbooks.com)

 
Pediatric Emergency Medicine: Third Edition

Authors: Strange, Gary; Ahrens, William; Schafermeyer, Robert; Wiebe, Robert
ISBN-13: 978-0-07-159737-1
ISBN-10: 0071597379
©2009 | 3rd Edition | 1216 pages , Hardcover
Status: August 2009
Price: US$ 49.95

A clinically-focused guide to evaluating and treating pediatric complaints most often encountered in an emergency setting

Endorsed by the American College of Emergency Physicians and written by a renowned team of pediatric emergency physicians, this well-illustrated practical reference delivers an unmatched review of pediatric emergency medicine. It spans the full scope of pediatric emergencies — from trauma care to psychosocial emergencies — in all the detail you need, yet still maintains a concise, find-it-now presentation ideal for use in the emergency department or pediatric clinic.

FEATURES

• Full-color presentation complete with 1000 illustrations
• Section on cardinal presentations in the pediatric emergency department that distinguishes the clinical approach to neonates from that for infants and children, and accounts for the advent of modern immunization practices
• Organized by body system
• Over 100 diagnostic and treatment algorithms offer streamlined, at-a-glance summaries of critical actions
• Expanded content on the management of neonates in chapters which cover feeding problems, jaundice, and common neonatal presentations
• Revised infectious disease section includes discussions of pivotal topics such as influenza, imported diseases, bioterrorism, and HIV
• Enhanced endocrine/metabolic section with new chapters on rickets and inborn errors of metabolism