A 27-year-old Ghanaian woman presents in the emergency department with a three-day history of headache, nausea, and vague lower abdominal pain. She has no significant past medical history, but is eight-weeks pregnant with her first child. She lives in London and returned from a trip to Ghana two weeks ago. You have been assigned her initial assessment…

100 Cases in Clinical Pathology presents 100 clinical scenarios commonly seen by medical students and junior doctors in the emergency department, outpatient clinic, or in general practice in which an understanding of the underlying clinical pathology is central to arriving at the correct diagnosis. A succinct summary of the patient’s history, examination, and initial investigations-histopathology, chemical pathology, haematology, microbiology, and clinical immunology as appropriate-is followed by questions on each case, with particular emphasis on the interpretation of the results and the arrival at a clinicopathologic diagnosis. The answer includes a detailed discussion on each topic, providing an essential revision aid as well as a practical guide for students and junior doctors.

Making speedy and appropriate clinical decisions, and choosing the best course of action to take as a result, is one of the most important and challenging parts of training to become a doctor. These true-to-life cases will teach students and junior doctors to recognize important clinical conditions, to request the appropriate pathological investigation and correctly interpret those results, and, as a result, to develop their diagnostic and management skills.

Revised and updated with a new two-color interior design, this third edition of thebest-selling book continues to make anatomy and physiology accessible to the reader without slighting the content. Accompanied by the completely revised ANIMA 4.0 CD-ROM, which offers interactive learning materials, self-study tests, diagrams, animations, and more, this book provides the user with everything needed to master the content. Clinical information is integrated with everyday experiences to underscore the relevance of anatomy and physiology to communication sciences. Within each chapter there are numerous summary lists to reiterate key information and facilitate comprehension, and end of chapter study questions and answers encourage users to self-test for comprehension. This exciting new edition is a must-have comprehensive book on the anatomy and physiology critical to understanding speech, language, swallowing, and hearing systems.

“Basic Concepts in Biology” supplies a 650 page, introductory issues-oriented approach with enormous instructional power. This title has content identical to Starr’s longer “Biology, Concepts and Applications, Sixth Edition” except for the omission of plant and animal physiology. The “Impacts, Issues” and “How Would You Vote?” features new to this edition make biology come alive. An “Impacts, Issues” case study opens each chapter focusing on a biology-related societal issue. Short films that expand on the issue are on the free Student CD. Each chapter’s “How Would You Vote?” asks students to consider biology-related news, apply knowledge, cast a vote on the web and see voting tallies.The access codes that accompany all new copies provide online access to: BiologyNow, a learning tool that helps students assess their unique study needs through pretests, post-test and personalized learning plans; InfoTrac, a library of full text articles; vMentor, a live tutoring service; and “How Do I Prepare,” a feature that allows students to review basic math, chemistry, and other skills that will help them more easily master introductory biology.
And now with an MP3 download of this title, you don’t have to lose prep time during a long commute – any MP3 player lets you or your students listen and review the text at the gym, in the library, at the office – anywhere! Starr is the most successful author in non-majors biology because of her clear and engaging writing, trend-setting art, and unparalleled student and instructor media.

This revised fifth edition is an excellent pathology review for students preparing for the USMLE Step 1 and course examinations. Written in the popular Board Review Series outline format, this text covers general and basic pathology, major concepts of disease processes, and systemic pathology that surveys the principal disorders of each organ system through concise descriptions and full-color illustrations. USMLE-style questions at the end of each chapter emphasize board-relevant information and allow for self-testing to confirm strengths and uncover areas of weakness. Plus, the comprehensive exam at the end of the book is a great prep tool for the actual exam!

This pocket atlas includes unmatched state-of-the-art CT and MRI images of 110 common pathologies organised by body system and type of pathology. The easy-reference format provides a concise overview of pathology, etiology, epidemiology, signs and symptoms, imaging characteristics, treatment and prognosis. It features a separate pediatric section with a detailed index.

“Kyle/2E” promotes confidence in pediatric nursing by growing and developing students’ understanding of child and family care. Building on foundational concepts of adult nursing, students learn techniques of atraumatic care and patient teaching, and methods of communicating with children and their families. An emphasis is placed on defining the differences between adult care and pediatric care to increase the student’s level of comfort with this specific patient type.
Many features to enhance student understanding of pediatric nursing including: clear organization to encourage students to build on foundational nursing knowledge; unique design to appeal to multiple learning styles; new Atraumatic Care Highlights throughout and a complete chapter on atraumatic care assist students in reducing patient and family stress in the healthcare setting; new Evidence-Based Practice boxes show current research to support pediatric nursing topics, giving students real-world evidence to assist in understanding; new Thinking About Development features that encourage students to think critically about special developmental concerns relating to the topic being discussed; and, new Healthy People 2020 objectives that have been included to provide current industry information. Integrated Case Studies are threaded throughout chapters with real-life scenarios that present relevant child and family information that is intended to perfect the student’s caregiving skills. Comparison Charts compare two or more disorders or other easily confused concepts, to provide explanations and clarification for students.
Nursing Care Plans provide concrete examples of each step of the nursing process. Step-by-Step Procedures provide a clear explanation of pediatric variations to facilitate competent performance.

Since 1940, when Dr. J.C. Boileau Grant created the first lab manual based on Grant’s method of dissection, Grant’s Dissector has clearly established its authority and preeminence as the “gold standard” of gross anatomy dissection manuals. In the last edition, the material was streamlined to focus on more accurate, specific and clear steps, based on market conditions and feedback. This edition continues to focus on the trend of reduced lab hours yet maintains the quality and reliability of Grant’s original manual. Grant’s Dissector, Fourteenth Edition features over 40 new figures to provide consistent appearance and include additional details, and is cross-referenced to the leading anatomy atlases, including Grant’s, Netter’s, Rohen, and Clemente.