The perfect quick reference on the wards and in the clinic!The famous "one disease per page" design!CURRENT Essentials of Medicineis a practical, point-of-care pocket handbook that offers "nutshell" information on the diagnosis and treatment of more than 500 medical disorders seen in both primary care and hospital settings. Perfect as a quick reference on the wards or in a busy clinic, this is THE ONLY pocket guide to offer disease essentials in a one-disease-per-page bulleted format. Practical pearls, for which the authors are well known, are offered for almost all conditions.Features To-the-point information on the diagnosis and treatment of more than 500 of the most common diseases seen in clinical practice Convenient one-disease-per page presentation Bulleted data for each disease covering Essentials of Diagnosis, Differential Diagnosis, Treatment, Pearl, and Reference Encompasses both ambulatory and inpatient medicine Includes internal medicine, plus specialties such as obstetrics/gynecology, surgery, and pediatrics Updated clinical manifestations, diagnostic tests, and treatment considerations throughout

In this memoir aimed at physicians, nurses, and healthcare professionals, Atkins (law and society, U. of Calgary, Canada) relates how at the age of 21, she began suffering from a mysterious illness which left her paralyzed for months at a time and required intubation and life support. She eventually became a quadriplegic and since diagnostic tests returned inconclusive results, her doctors decided that her symptoms were psychosomatic, while both she and her physicians thought she was dying, yet she suffered for 20 years without diagnosis or effective treatment. She was finally diagnosed with myasthenia gravis and details her healing process and how she was able to walk again. In the process, she challenges evidence-based practice and other medical norms. The book concludes with a clinical commentary by a clinician who reflects on the meanings and lessons of knowing how patients think, the goal of the series. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Wolrich (pediatrics, U. of Oklahoma) and Dupaul (school psychology, Lehigh U.) describe ADHD screening procedures implemented in clinic and school settings, the diagnosis process, psychotropic and psychosocial treatments, and possible areas of academic and social impairments accompanying the disorder. To encourage coordination among healthcare providers, educators, and families, the book uses language accessible to both clinicians and educators and recommends a collaborative consultation approach for working with teachers to develop effective interventions. Annotation ©2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

A Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist delivers a hilarious and heartrending account of her journey to understand and reconnect with her high-spirited preteen son--a story bound to beguile parents grappling with their children's bewildering behavior or simply seeking more peace at home.

Margaret Hawkins spent her girlhood dazzled by her vivacious, high-achieving sister, Barb. Younger than Barb by eleven years, Margaret saw her sister as the star of her family. And no wonder. Barb's high school years were filled with achievement inside and outside of the classroom. After college, Barb married a charming young professor, Karim Shallal, and embraced living abroad with him, when he was offered a full professorship at Basra University in Iraq. That was in 1971. In three years, everything changed. As Margaret Hawkins writes in her new book,How We Got Barb Back: The Story of My Sister's Reawakening after 30 Years of Schizophrenia, "On a promising day in 1974, my family's life blew up. That was the day my beautiful, bright, and very American older sister returned from Iraq. Something had changed during those years she was gone, and the Barb we knew never really returned. That Barb had vanished, and though her husband tried to bring her home, she was already gone." Unimaginable as it might seem, for the next 32 years Barb went undiagnosed and untreated.How We Got Barb Backrecounts the story of those years and the steps Margaret Hawkins took to bring her sister back from the depths of crippling mental illness. This story of sisterly love is both full of surprises and profoundly inspiring.

The painless way for nurses to learn laboratory and diagnostic testing! Nursing Laboratory & Diagnostic Tests Demystified offers a clear, step-by-step blueprint to understanding the laboratory and diagnostic tests most often performed by nurses. You will learn what each test is, why it is ordered, how it is performed, how patients should prepare, how long it takes to get the results, how to interpret the results, and what the nursing implications are. Topics are presented in a logical learn-as-you-go sequence, building on what you've learned, and you'll be able to test your knowledge with chapter-ending questions and a final exam. Confidently perform: Hematology Tests Electrolytes Liver Tests Glucose Tests Maternity Tests Pregnancy and Genetic Tests Skin Tests Renal Function Tests Ultrasound Scans MRIs Diagnostic Radiologic Tests Cardiovascular Tests and many more Nursing Laboratory & Diagnostic Tests Demystified is the fastest, easiest, and most enjoyable way to get up to speed on the medical tests nurses must be proficient at.

Subtitled "a guide for patients and caregivers", this 4-volume work presents clearly written and well-organized entries on the process of medical testing and surgery. Diseases and conditions, their tests and treatments, the specialists involved, and general information about health care are described in 535 alphabetically arranged articles. Each article is written for the non-specialist and includes a wealth of accessible information, not only in the text itself, but in drawings, lists of key terms and their definitions, lists of questions to ask the doctor, and the frequent bulleted lists about preparation, diagnosis, aftercare, precautions, and other details. Bold type is used in the text for terms found in the glossary, and each entry includes lists of bibliography and organizations, and cross references. A sampling of topics includes analgesics, aseptic technique, bloodless surgery, HIDA scan, managed care plans, rotator cuff repair, and ventricular shunt. Each of the 4 volumes contains a list of entries and a list of entries by body type, making the volumes easy to navigate. Vol.4 contains the glossary, a list of medical organizations, and a thorough index. Annotation c2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)