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With a simple approach to essential information, Rubin's Pathology: Mechanisms of Human Disease? establishes the foundation for medical training and practice and delivers the perfect balance of basic pathology and bedside perspective to confidently and efficiently equip students for clinical success.   More accessible than ever, this eighth edition emphasizes the coverage students need most--disease mechanisms, integration of mechanisms into organ system pathology, and application of pathobiology to diagnostic medicine--in an approachable format with systems-based instruction techniques in mind. Comprehensively revised and updated content reflects the latest approaches to pathology from global leaders in the field and ensures a clinically relevant understanding of key pathology competencies. * Comprehensively revised coverage simplifies the essentials of pathology and ensures a clinically relevant understanding of key competencies and techniques. * Updated content reflects the international expertise of some of the most innovative authorities on pathology. * New systems-based instruction approach ensures a practical understanding of essential techniques.  * Approachable format makes learning engaging and efficient. * More than 1700 images--line drawings, micrographs, and gross pathology images--clarify concepts in stunning detail. * Bolded key terms and bulleted lists reinforce important information at a glance. * Online resources provide instant access to 29 virtual microscopy videos narrated by Dr. Emanuel Rubin, cases, and suggested readings.

NEW and updated content, including charting in electronic health/medical records, abbreviations to avoid, common charting mistakes and moreNEW and updated resources - the CAGE questionnaire for alcohol abuse, the Tinetti Gait and Balance Scale, the Caregiver Role Strain Index, the Mini-Cog Assessment, the Depression Scale, Burn Assessment Scale and PAIN ScaleNEW chapter on the S-B-A-R (Situation, Background, Assessment, Recommendation) techniqueNEW list of current nursing diagnoses from the North American Nursing Diagnostic Association (NANDA-I)300 alphabetically arranged entries that address diseases, emergencies, procedures, legal and ethical issues and challenging nursing scenariosQuick-find explanations on numerous conditions, with the easily searchable index that offers the definition of each condition and explains nursing assessment and actions, followed by examples of nursing documentationLegal casebook sidebars that provide real-world examples of court cases and demonstrate how to document to protect yourself against lawsuitsAccuChart boxes that offer guidelines and sample documentation, including admission assessments, patient medical records, flow sheets, progress notes and moreDetailed nurses' notes that depict real-life scenariosGuidance on safe medication administration from the Institute of Safe Medication Practices (ISMP)Quick-find alphabetized topics that include areas such as allergy testing, arrhythmias, initial assessment, bone marrow aspiration and biopsy, blood transfusion, burns assessment and care, cardiac monitoring, chest pain, death of patient, dementia, dyspnea, emergency treatment, end-of-life care, infection control, IV catheter care, language difficulties, lumbar puncture, mechanical ventilation, misuse of equipment, pneumothorax, pre- and post-operative care, parenteral nutrition, patient transfers, stroke, tracheostomy care, acute renal failure, restraints, seizure management, shock, violent patient, wound care, and moreYour book purchase includes a complimentary download of the enhanced eBook for iOS™, Android™, PC and Mac. Take advantage of these practical features that will improve your eBook experience: * The ability to download the eBook on multiple devices at one time -- providing a seamless reading experience online or offline * Easily convert to audiobook, powering your content with natural language text-to-speech * Powerful search tools and smart navigation cross-links that allow you to search within this book, or across your entire library of VitalSource eBooks  About the Clinical Editor Teri Capriotti, DO, MSN, CRNP, RN, is Clinical Professor at the M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing, Villanova University, Villanova, Pennsylvania.      Feeling unsure about documenting patient care? Learn to document with skill and ease, with the freshly updated Document Smart, 4th Edition. This unique, easy-to-use resource is a must-have for every student and new nurse, offering more than 300 alpha-organized topics that demonstrate the latest nursing, medical and government best practices for documenting a wide variety of patient conditions and scenarios.   Whether you are assessing data, creating effective patient goals, choosing optimal interventions or evaluating treatment, this is your road map to documentation confidence and clarity. Provide safe, high-quality patient care and documentation with this at-your-fingertips resource:

Worried about handling the challenges of emergency nursing? Skillfully handle the daily demands of the emergency room, with the fully updated Emergency Nursing Made Incredibly Easy!®, 3rd Edition. Full of colorful illustrations, humor and friendly expert advice, this go-to reference offers solid, step-by-step guidance on the assessments, exams, tests and treatments involved in emergency, trauma and critical care -- all in the enjoyable Incredibly Easy® style.   Boost your confidence and know-how with this easy-to-read guide to emergency nursing: * NEW chapter on psychiatric emergencies, which are first seen in the emergency room * NEW chapter on obstetric emergencies that includes guidance on emergency delivery and the Apgar score method * NEW chapter on disaster responses that offers concise guidelines on nursing triage, mobilization and management during mass casualty events * Updated best practices on assessments, physical exams, diagnostic tests, treatment options and common disorders * "Practice Makes Perfect" end-of-book practice test that addresses all topics in the book -- ideal for students preparing for NCLEX® or nurses preparing for the CEN exam * Up-to-date direction on care management in all areas of emergency nursing, including: * Emergency department basics * Holistic care * Emergencies by body systems - cardiac; respiratory; gastrointestinal; musculoskeletal; renal, genitourinary and gynecologic; obstetrical; and maxillofacial and ocular emergencies * Wound management * Environmental emergencies * Shock and multisystem trauma emergencies * Helpful chapter features include: * Just the facts - quick summary of content at the start of each chapter *  Ages and stages - age-related changes and how they affect a patient's health * "Nurse Joy" and "Nurse Jake" - expert insights that explain key concepts, provide important care reminders and offer reassurance * Stay on the ball - critical areas to watch for -- possible dangers, risks, complications or contraindications *  Education edge - helpful patient-teaching tips *  Quick quiz - end-of-chapter, multiple-choice questions that help you retain knowledge  About the Clinical Editors ?Nicole Heimgartner, DNP, RN, COI, is Vice President for Business and Finance at Connect: RN2ED, Beavercreek, Ohio and American Sentinel University, Aurora, Colorado Cherie R. Rebar, PhD, MBA, RN, COI, is Vice President for Communication and Marketing at Connect: RN2ED, Beavercreek, Ohio and Wittenberg University, Springfield, Ohio. Carolyn Gersch, PhD, RN, CNE, is Vice President for Operations and Procedures at Connect: RN2ED, Beavercreek, Ohio and Ohio Institute of Allied Health, Dayton, Ohio.

Face the demands of the emergency nursing certification exam (CEN) with the self-assurance that only the right kind of preparation can bring, with the newly updated Lippincott® Q&A Certification Review, 3rd Edition.   This ideal study guide offers 175 multiple-choice questions, divided evenly among body systems and written in the same style and similar content as those created by the Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing (BCEN). Offering end-of-chapter answers and rationales plus two end-of-book practice exams, this is the optimal study guide for all RNs preparing for the CEN exam.   Prepare for CEN exam success with: ?NEW and updated exam questions and rationales?Ideal CEN study guide - includes questions from every aspect of the CEN, following the BCEN's suggested study format?Clinical pearls and margin notes - offer further explanations for a more complete review of vital concepts, plus test-taking tips and strategies?Quick-reference answers - ideal for ongoing exam practice?Part I addresses clinical practice, with these individual entries:?Professional issues - questions on legal and ethical issues, stabilization and transfer of patients, cultural diversity, safety and other emergency nursing situations, such as disaster preparedness and domestic violence?Shock?Environmental emergencies?Toxicology and substance abuse?Neurological emergencies?Medical and communicable diseases - 25 questions on psychosocial and medical emergencies and 14 questions on environmental/toxicology emergencies and communicable diseases?Respiratory emergencies?Orthopedic emergencies?Maxillofacial and ocular emergencies?Psycho-social emergencies?Cardiovascular emergencies - 75 questions on anatomy and physiology of the heart, flow of blood through the heart, ECG lead placement, rhythm strips and emergency medications?Gastrointestinal emergencies?Genitourinary, gynecological and obstetrical emergencies?Part II includes Sample Tests I and II:?Multiple-choice questions followed by answers and rationales that include explanations for both correct and incorrect answers - follows the blueprint CEN exam presented on the BCEN website?Additional information on cardiac arrhythmias, common life-support drugs and triage assessment principles?Your book purchase includesa complimentary download of the enhanced eBook for iOS™, Android™, PC and Mac.Take advantage of these practical features that will improve your eBook experience:?The ability to download the eBook on multiple devices at one time ? providing a seamless reading experience online or offline?Easily convert to audiobook, powering your content with natural language text-to-speech?Powerful search tools and smart navigation cross-links that allow you to search within this book, or across your entire library of VitalSource eBooks About the Clinical Editor Patricia L. Clutter, RN, MEd, CEN, FAEN, lectures nationwide on the Certified Emergency Nurse review course and currently works as an ED staff nurse at Mercy Hospital Lebanon in Lebanon, Missouri.

One of the most rewarding and helpful areas of primary care medicine is the opportunity to relieve the suffering of a patient in pain.  Using a hands-on intervention can provide pain relief to the patient and professional satisfaction to the clinician.Manual Medicineoffers primary care physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants the practical, hands-on guidance needed to accurately diagnose and provide initial management of commonly seen musculoskeletal problems. Dr. Frank Domino, along with physical therapists Steve Messineo and Mark Powicki, walk you step by step through the approach to a clinical problem (such as back pain or knee pain) and treatment. These easy-to-use maneuvers provide initial treatment that reduces suffering.   * Starts with a patient's complaint (for example, low back pain), guiding you through the process of obtaining patient history, a brief functional physical exam, and diagnosing the problem. * Equips you to use a set of physical maneuvers to provide immediate relief while a more detailed treatment plan can be developed - all clearly demonstrated both in print and in accompanying videos. * Helps you learn ideally suited techniques (such as muscle energy techniques, myofascial release, and positional release (strain-counterstrain) that are extremely low risk and are far safer than other care options such as opioids or NSAIDs. * Identifies specific dysfunctions based upon patterns of patient complains and physical exam findings, covering head and neck, upper back, upper extremities, lower back, hips, lower extremities, and non-musculoskeletal complaints with muscular etiologies. * Includes patient resources and sample billing and coding notes in each treatment chapter.Enrich Your eBook Reading Experience with Enhanced Video, Audio and Interactive Capabilities! * Read directly on your preferred device(s), such as computer, tablet, or smartphone * Easily convert to audiobook, powering your content with natural language text-to-speech

Originating from the Ernest E. Moore Shock Trauma Center at Denver Health, this new volume in the Illustrated Tips and Tricks series, Ernest E. Moore Shock Trauma Center at Denver Health Illustrated Tips and Tricks in Trauma Surgery, provides succinct, precise information from Dr. Ernest E. Moore, Charles J. Fox, Fredric M. Pieracci, and a wide range of experts on tackling technical problems in trauma surgery. Practical, hands-on content conveys knowledge gained from years of surgical experience, including nuggets of wisdom unique to this particular institution. Illustrations and operative photos are used liberally throughout the book to demonstrate surgical techniques and provide a handy visual complement to the text.

Engaging, accessible, and filled with practical communication advice, Let's Talk Vaccines helps you educate patients on the importance of life-saving vaccines using a patient-centered and empathetic approach. Covering everything from the science of vaccine safety to the psychology of risk communication, this essential guide includes real-life examples and thoughtful, evidence-based techniques that will help patients understand vaccines and make informed decisions. Ideal for primary care providers, pediatricians, family physicians, nurse practitioners, and public health advocates, it provides an excellent framework for how to approach difficult discussions, with the goal of improving the health of each patient as well as the community at large.   * Directly addresses the increasing trend of parents choosing not to vaccinate their children, including the history and psychology of the anti-vaccine movement. * Examines the issues underlying vaccine hesitancy, answering the common questions and concerns that vaccine-hesitant patients may raise during office visits. * Helps you dispel myths and fears that many patients have, with particular attention paid to misinformation and skepticism on social media. * Covers the anti-vaccine movement's assertions about autism, autoimmune illnesses and allergies, toxic ingredients, overwhelming the immune system, conspiracies, and more - bringing you up to date with the most common issues and effective approaches to the vaccine discussion. * Provides practical tips on approaching the vaccine-hesitant parent and how anti-vaccine patients change their minds, with a focus on remaining a positive partner in your patients' care and finding greater success in your vaccination efforts.Enrich Your eBook Reading Experience * Read directly on your preferred device(s), such as computer, tablet, or smartphone. * Easily convert to audiobook, powering your content with natural language text-to-speech.

Part of the best-selling Operative Techniques series, Operative Techniques in Plastic Surgery provides superbly illustrated, authoritative guidance on operative techniques along with a thorough understanding of how to select the best procedure, how to avoid complications and what outcomes to expect. This stand-alone book offers focused, easy-to-follow coverage of flaps for all anatomic regions, taken directly from the larger text. It covers nearly all flap techniques that are in current use, and is ideal for residents and physicians in daily practice. Comprehensively covers craniofacial and frontal sinus flaps; head and neck flaps; flaps for breast reconstruction; trunk reconstruction and body contouring flaps; flaps in hand surgery; flaps used in lower limb reconstruction and amputation; and flaps used in pediatric facial reanimation.Succinct text, bulleted points, and quick-reference tables allow you to review information quickly and understand best practices and potential problems for each procedure.Hundreds of full-color intraoperative photographs and illustrations, as well as numerous high-quality videos, capture procedures step by step and help you immediately apply your knowledge.Each clinical problem is discussed in the same templated format: definition, anatomy, patient history and physical findings, imaging, differential diagnosis, nonoperative management where applicable, surgical management including preoperative planning and approach, step-by-step surgical techniques, pearls and pitfalls, postoperative care, outcomes, complications and references.Perfect for a quick preoperative review of the steps of a procedure.Editors and contributors are globally renowned authorities in their respective subspecialties and are known for their surgical expertise.Enrich Your eBook Reading Experience with Enhanced Video, Audio and Interactive Capabilities!Read directly on your preferred device(s), such as computer, tablet, or smartphoneEasily convert to audiobook, powering your content with natural language text-to-speech

Part of the best-selling Operative Techniques series, Operative Techniques in Plastic Surgery provides superbly illustrated, authoritative guidance on operative techniques along with a thorough understanding of how to select the best procedure, how to avoid complications and what outcomes to expect. This stand-alone book offers focused, easy-to-follow coverage of lower limb reconstruction and amputation, all taken directly from the larger text. It covers nearly all plastic surgery operations for these specific areas that are in current use, and is ideal for residents and physicians in daily practice. Comprehensively covers anesthesia and emergency procedures; foot, ankle, and lower leg; knee; thigh; amputation and replantation; lymphedema; and burns.Succinct text, bulleted points, and quick-reference tables allow you to review information quickly and understand best practices and potential problems for each procedure.Hundreds of full-color intraoperative photographs and illustrations, as well as numerous high-quality videos, capture procedures step by step and help you immediately apply your knowledge.Each clinical problem is discussed in the same templated format: definition, anatomy, patient history and physical findings, imaging, differential diagnosis, nonoperative management where applicable, surgical management including preoperative planning and approach, step-by-step surgical techniques, pearls and pitfalls, postoperative care, outcomes, complications and references.Perfect for a quick preoperative review of the steps of a procedure.Editors and contributors are globally renowned authorities in their respective subspecialties and are known for their surgical expertise.Enrich Your eBook Reading Experience with Enhanced Video, Audio and Interactive Capabilities!Read directly on your preferred device(s), such as computer, tablet, or smartphoneEasily convert to audiobook, powering your content with natural language text-to-speech

Part of the best-selling Operative Techniques series, Operative Techniques in Plastic Surgery provides superbly illustrated, authoritative guidance on operative techniques along with a thorough understanding of how to select the best procedure, how to avoid complications and what outcomes to expect. This stand-alone book offers focused, easy-to-follow coverage of pediatricplastic and reconstructive surgery, all taken directly from the larger text. It covers nearly all plastic surgery operations for children that are in current use, and is ideal for residents and physicians in daily practice. Comprehensively covers cleft lip and palate repair; secondary cleft rhinoplasty; atypical clefts; burns and wounds; ear and eyelid reconstruction; facial reanimation; breast, thorax, and abdomen; craniofacial prosthetics; conjoined twins; and much more.Succinct text, bulleted points, and quick-reference tables allow you to review information quickly and understand best practices and potential problems for each procedure.Hundreds of full-color intraoperative photographs and illustrations, as well as numerous high-quality videos, capture procedures step by step and help you immediately apply your knowledge.Each clinical problem is discussed in the same templated format: definition, anatomy, patient history and physical findings, imaging, differential diagnosis, nonoperative management where applicable, surgical management including preoperative planning and approach, step-by-step surgical techniques, pearls and pitfalls, postoperative care, outcomes, complications and references.Perfect for a quick preoperative review of the steps of a procedure.Editors and contributors are globally renowned authorities in their respective subspecialties and are known for their surgical expertise.Enrich Your eBook Reading Experience with Enhanced Video, Audio and Interactive Capabilities!Read directly on your preferred device(s), such as computer, tablet, or smartphoneEasily convert to audiobook, powering your content with natural language text-to-speech

Part of the best-selling Operative Techniques series, Operative Techniques in Plastic Surgery provides superbly illustrated, authoritative guidance on operative techniques along with a thorough understanding of how to select the best procedure, how to avoid complications and what outcomes to expect. This stand-alone book offers focused, easy-to-follow coverage of head and neck reconstructive surgery, all taken directly from the larger text. It covers nearly all plastic surgery operations for these specific areas that are in current use, and is ideal for residents and physicians in daily practice. Comprehensively covers anesthesia, facial lacerations, scalp and calvarium, mandible, lip, eyelid, nose, facial nerves, and much more.Succinct text, bulleted points, and quick-reference tables allow you to review information quickly and understand best practices and potential problems for each procedure.Hundreds of full-color intraoperative photographs and illustrations, as well as numerous high-quality videos, capture procedures step by step and help you immediately apply your knowledge.Each clinical problem is discussed in the same templated format: definition, anatomy, patient history and physical findings, imaging, differential diagnosis, nonoperative management where applicable, surgical management including preoperative planning and approach, step-by-step surgical techniques, pearls and pitfalls, postoperative care, outcomes, complications and references.Perfect for a quick preoperative review of the steps of a procedure.Editors and contributors are globally renowned authorities in their respective subspecialties and are known for their surgical expertise.Enrich Your eBook Reading Experience with Enhanced Video, Audio and Interactive Capabilities!Read directly on your preferred device(s), such as computer, tablet, or smartphoneEasily convert to audiobook, powering your content with natural language text-to-speech

75th Anniversary Edition Established for more than 75 years, The Washington Manual of Medical Therapeutics, 36th Edition,provides concise, high-yield content that reflects today’s fast-changing advances in medical technology and therapeutics. In one convenient, portable resource, you’ll find complete coverage of every area of medicine and the core subspecialties—all at your fingertips for quick review and reference. Discover why housestaff and faculty worldwide depend on this best-selling resource for day-to-day clinical practice in internal medicine.

Concise, portable, and user-friendly, The Washington Manual™ Infectious Diseases Subspecialty Consult, Third Edition, provides essential information needed to evaluate patients on a subspecialty consult service. This edition offers state-of-the-art content on the diagnosis, investigation, and treatment of a wide variety of infectious diseases, including coverage of new and emerging pathogens, rapid molecular diagnostics for infectious diseases, and new therapeutic and preventive strategies. Ideal for trainees and practicing physicians who need quick access to current scientific and clinical information in this rapidly changing area, the manual is also useful as a first-line resource for internists and other primary care providers. Content has been thoroughly revised from cover to cover, including two new chapters: Antimicrobial Stewardship and Arboviruses and Hemorrhagic Fevers.A highly templated, bulleted format ensures you can find what you need quickly and easily.Comprehensive coverage includes fever of unknown origin, sexually transmitted infections, opportunistic infections associated with HIV, zoonotic and tickborne infections, protozoal infections, infection prevention, and much more.Text has been organized by organ system to facilitate generating a useful differential diagnosis based on a patient’s presentation.Chapter have been written by faculty and fellows from the Infectious Diseases Division of Internal Medicine at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Enrich Your eBook Reading ExperienceRead directly on your preferred device(s), such as computer, tablet, or smartphone.Easily convert to audiobook, powering your content with natural language text-to-speech.