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Provides concise coverage of all aspects of pulmonary disorders, including pathophysiology, differential diagnoses, and the evidence-based treatments for pulmonary illness. This book highlights the pulmonary and critical care medicine processes and resources available to help you prevent, diagnose, and treat respiratory diseases.

A guide to the diagnosis and treatment of skin disorders. It outlines the pathophysiology, symptoms, clinical findings, assessment, and therapy of each disease and offers detailed guidelines for choosing among therapeutic options. It also includes instructions for operative procedures and diagnostic and therapeutic techniques.

Concise, portable, and user-friendly, The Washington Manual Hematology and Oncology Subspecialty Consult, 4th Edition, provides quick access to the essential information needed to evaluate a patient on a subspecialty consult service.  This edition offers state-of-the-art content, including coverage of new anti-cancer drugs and new biomarkers and therapeutic targets. Ideal for fellows, residents, and medical students rotating on hematology and oncology subspecialty services, the manual is also useful as a first-line resource for internists and other primary care providers.Key Features:Thoroughly revised to include new standards in the treatment of malignancies and hematologic disorders, mechanisms of action of new therapeutic agents, and the current use of molecular prognostic factors.A new chapter on immunotherapy reviews approved and potentially approved new therapies that help you improve clinical outcomes for your patients.A reorganized, consistent format throughout ensures that you can find what you need quickly and easily.Comprehensive coverage addresses all areas of hematology and oncology.Symptoms, signs, and problems encountered in daily practice are presented in a quick-reference bulleted format.Updated references are provided for readers who would like additional information on a particular topic.Written by fellows and junior faculty from the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.Now with the print edition, enjoy the bundled interactive eBook edition, which can be downloaded to your tablet and smartphone or accessed online and includes features like:Complete content with enhanced navigationPowerful search tools and smart navigation cross-links that pull results from content in the book, your notes, and even the webCross-linked pages, references, and more for easy navigationHighlighting tool for easier reference of key content throughout the textAbility to take and share notes with friends and colleaguesQuick reference tabbing to save your favorite content for future use

El Manual Washington de calidad en la atención y seguridad del paciente incluye la información básica necesaria para desarrollar y gestionar sistemas de calidad en la atención incluyendo la descripción de diferentes sistemas, los elementos que los constituyen, herramientas de control y gestión de la calidad, y variantes de los sistemas de gestión de calidad aplicada a la salud. Con un enfoque en la mejora de los sistemas y procesos, la prevención de errores y la promoción de la transparencia, esta referencia práctica proporciona una visión general de los fundamentos de la seguridad del paciente y la mejora de la calidad (SP/MC), así como su aplicación en una amplia variedad de entornos clínicos.Este nuevo título, que se suma a la ya basta colección de Manuales Washington, proporciona los conocimientos y habilidades necesarias para un enfoque eficaz y proactivo de la seguridad del paciente y la mejora de la calidad.Características principales:Directrices en SP/MC en diversos entornos clínicos y con poblaciones específicas, incluyendo radiología, sala de emergencias, intervenciones ambulatorias, pediatría y psiquiatría.Modelos, medidas y herramientas para evaluar la seguridad del paciente y la mejora de la calidad.Aborda todas las cuestiones relacionadas con los errores médicos, cómo responder a eventos adversos y las posibles soluciones.Cada capítulo se inicia con un caso clínico con preguntas y discusión para facilitar la puesta en práctica de los fundamentos sobre SP/MC.Ofrece recursos adicionales para la lectura adicional.Muestra la experiencia real de los miembros de la facultad de varios departamentos de la Universidad de Washington, algo ideal para los proveedores de cuidado de la salud en todos los niveles de experiencia.Capítulo en línea, también en español, sobre seguridad del paciente en oncología.

Provides a basic framework of many common principles in patient safety and quality improvement to a broad market of medical students and residents, nurses, patient safety officers and pharmacists. This book highlights specific issues of patient safety relevant to different specialties.

Your keys to excellence in your orthopaedic challenges... Broad scope covers the full range musculoskeletal conditions, from the commonly encountered seen in primary care medicine to the catastrophic seen in the emergency rooms and orthopaedic clinics User-friendly outline format provides quick access to essential facts on a variety of acute and chronic orthopaedic disorders Treatment algorithms provide an initial approach to all musculoskeletal problems Illustrations support the text offering visual guidance on common techniques - including placement of splints, use of casts, and injectionsNew to the Seventh Edition All chapters have been updated with the most current information New authors have been added to gain a fresh perspective and to update chapter outlines where indicated Clear distinction has been made regarding what conditions are appropriately managed by primary care and emergent/urgent care providers and which need orthopaedic subspecialist careA must have resource for students, residents, primary care providers, emergent and urgent care providers and orthopaedic providers in all practice enviornments.

The first and only pocket-sized, practical manual on plastic surgery, The Michigan Manual of Plastic Surgery is written by residents in the University of Michigan's renowned plastic surgery training program. This multidisciplinary review features contributions from senior residents in related fields including general surgery, oral and maxillofacial surgery, otolaryngology, orthopaedics, neurosurgery, and urology.