Download or read book Field Guide to Global Health Disaster Medicine written by James A. Chambers and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2021-04-14 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While serving as a physician overseas in resource-poor countries, Dr. James Chambers recognized the need for a practical, portable reference for non-specialist healthcare providers to orient them to common issues when serving in new situations, whether due to geography, austere environments, or complex humanitarian disasters. Field Guide to Global Health and Disaster Medicine draws on the experience, training, and perspectives of committed healthcare providers from diverse nations and backgrounds to provide the most essential information for maximum utility in the field—whether in a refugee camp, operating room, disaster response scene, or other demanding environment. Helps providers prepare for service overseas, organize data to develop differential diagnoses, assimilate information on infectious and environmental diseases, and effectively serve the patients they will encounter. Provides concise, easy-to-read coverage of how to approach a differential diagnosis for infectious diseases overseas; nutritional, sexual, and environmental conditions; surgical and anesthesia care; long-term and short-term systems-based challenges, and more. Covers key topics such as Approach to Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons, Medical Response to Disasters, Mental Health in War and Crisis Regions, and Considerations for Pandemic Preparedness and Response. Acknowledges the wide variance of different cultures, motives, resources, and limitations in the global health arena, and helps readers understand the factors which impact the efficacy and sustainability of care strategies.
Download or read book Field Guide to Large Animal Internal Medicine written by Bradford P. Smith and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on the authoritative book by the same author, Large Animal Internal Medicine, this condensed field guide is a handy reference that provides the most essential information students and practitioners need to know about common diseases in large animal species. The first section focuses primarily on what has come to be known as a hallmark of the larger text: discussion of clinical signs. This emphasis guides the reader toward accurate diagnosis and treatment based on presenting manifestations. The second section features brief, monograph-like discussions on a variety of common problems. Each specific disorder includes a discussion of assessment, diagnosis, and medical management. Helpful summary tables and an invaluable section on poisoning that includes monographs of toxic plants, animals, metals, and pesticides, industrial toxicants, drug overdose, and feed additives. Provides a practical, user-friendly pocket manual format Emphasizes clinical signs to guide readers toward diagnosis and treatment Presents a systematic, easy-to-understand, monograph-style discussion of disorders Allows readers to access more in-depth discussions by cross-referencing page numbers to the parent text
Download or read book Field Guide to Internal Medicine written by David Scott Smith and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume in the popular Field Guide Series offers a comprehensive yet concise overview of internal medicine. Yale Internal Medicine senior residents and physicians provide current, accurate information on the pathophysiology, clinical presentation, diagnosis, and management of more than 120 of the most important problems encountered by internists. Coverage includes medical emergencies and the most common diseases seen in hospitalized patients. Chapters are organized by medical specialty and written in a concise, accessible style that is ideal for students on a time-limited rotation. A color atlas section contains over 200 illustrations, including x-rays, scans, and clinical findings to guide diagnosis.
Download or read book Field Guide to Internal Medicine written by David S. Smith and published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. This book was released on 2015-04-24 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume in the popular Field Guide Series offers a comprehensive yet concise overview of internal medicine. Yale Internal Medicine senior residents and physicians provide current, accurate information on the pathophysiology, clinical presentation, diagnosis, and management of more than 120 of the most important problems encountered by internists. Coverage includes medical emergencies and the most common diseases seen in hospitalized patients. Chapters are organized by medical specialty and written in a concise, accessible style that is ideal for students on a time-limited rotation. A color atlas section contains over 200 illustrations, including x-rays, scans, and clinical findings to guide diagnosis.
Download or read book Internal Medicine written by Elbert S. Huang and published by Scrub Hill Press, Inc.. This book was released on 2000 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A reference for internal medicine and family practice residents, students, and clinicians. It contains over 150 tables, flowcharts, and figures.
Download or read book Frameworks for Internal Medicine written by Andre Mansoor and published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. This book was released on 2018-10-16 with total page 1149 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Publisher's Note: Products purchased from 3rd Party sellers are not guaranteed by the Publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product. Introducing an innovative, systematic approach to understanding differential diagnosis, Frameworks for Internal Medicine helps students learn to think like physicians and master the methodology behind diagnosing the most commonly encountered conditions in internal medicine.
Download or read book Field Guide to Internal Medicine Indian Edition written by David S. Smith and published by Springhouse Publishing Company. This book was released on 2005-04-01 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Essentials of Hospital Medicine written by Andrew S. Dunn and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2013 with total page 1203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hospital Medicine is the fastest growing field of Medicine, and the importance of hospitalists in the delivery of care and success of hospitals continues to increase. The practice of hospital medicine is both rewarding and challenging: hospitalists need to provide high-quality care using the best available evidence in an efficient, cost-effective manner. In recognition of the need for rapid access to essential information, this text provides a concise yet comprehensive source for busy clinicians. The Handbook of Hospital Medicine provides detailed reviews of all clinical topics in inpatient medicine, including common diagnoses, hospital- acquired conditions, medical consultation, and palliative care, as well as key non-clinical topics, such as quality improvement tools, approach to medical errors, the business of medicine, and teaching tips. It is the single source needed for hospitalists striving to deliver outstanding care and provide value to their patients and hospitals.
Download or read book Harrison s Principles of Internal Medicine 19 E Vol 1 Vol 2 ebook written by Dennis L. Kasper and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2015-04-17 with total page 3000 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The landmark guide to internal medicine— updated and streamlined for today’s students and clinicians The only place you can get ALL the great content found in the two print volumes AND the acclaimed DVD in one convenient resource! Through six decades, no resource has matched the authority, esteemed scholarship, and scientific rigor of Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine. Capturing the countless advances and developments across the full span of medicine, the new 19th edition of Harrison’s provides a complete update of essential content related to disease pathogenesis, clinical trials, current diagnostic methods and imaging approaches, evidence-based practice guidelines, and established and newly approved treatment methods. Here are just a few of the outstanding features of the new Nineteenth Edition: Content is practically organized around two basic themes: education and clinical practice The teaching and learning sections cover foundational principles, cardinal manifestations of disease and approach to differential diagnosis; the content devoted to clinical practice focuses on disease pathogenesis and treatment NEW chapters on important topics such as Men’s Health, The Impact of Global Warming on Infectious Diseases, Fatigue, and many more Critical updates in management and therapeutics in Hepatitis, Coronary Artery Disease, Ebola Virus Disease, Multiple Sclerosis, Diabetes, Hypertension, Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism, Acute and Chronic Kidney Disease, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Lipoprotein Disorders, HIV and AIDS, and more. Increased number of the popular Harrison’s clinical algorithms; clinically relevant radiographic examples spanning hundreds of diseases; clinical-pathological images in full color; crystal clear, full color drawings and illustrations and helpful tables and summary lists that make clinical application of the content faster than ever Outstanding multi-media resources including practical videos demonstrating essential bedside procedures, physical examination techniques, endoscopic findings, cardiovascular findings, are available for easy download Supporting the renowned coverage are supplemental resources that reflect and assist modern medical practice: more than 1,000 full-color photographs to aid visual recognition skills, hundreds of state-of-the-art radiographs, from plain film to 3D CT to PET Scans; beautiful illustrations that bring applied anatomy and processes to life; the renowned Harrison’s patient-care algorithms, essential summary tables, and practical demonstrative videos. In addition, several digital atlases highlight noninvasive imaging, percutaneous revascularization, gastrointestinal endoscopy, diagnosis and management of vasculitis, and numerous other issues commonly encountered in clinical practice. Acclaim for Harrison’s: “Covering nearly every possible topic in the field of medicine, the book begins with a phenomenal overview of clinical medicine, discussing important topics such as global medicine, decision-making in clinical practice, the concepts of disease screening and prevention, as well as the importance of medical disorders in specific groups (e.g. women, surgical patients, end of life). The extensive chapters that follow focus on a symptom-based presentation of disease and then illness organized by organ system. Numerous tables, graphs, and figures add further clarity to the text." ...Written by experts in the field, this book is updated with the latest advances in pathophysiology and treatment. It is organized in a way that makes reading from beginning to end a logical journey, yet each chapter can stand alone as a quick reference on a particular topic. “ Doody’s Review Service reviewing the previous edition of Harrison’s
Download or read book Internal Medicine written by M Gabriel Khan and published by JP Medical Ltd. This book was released on 2019-08-31 with total page 757 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Internal or general medicine is the medical specialty dealing with the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of adult diseases. This second edition provides clinicians and trainees with a complete guide to internal medicine. Divided into 28 sections, the first part of the book is dedicated to the diagnosis and management of cardiac conditions. The second part covers respiratory and pulmonary disorders, gastrointestinal diseases, neurologic disorders, renal conditions and endocrine disorders. The book has been fully revised with new topics added to provide the latest advances in the field. Each chapter examines the pathophysiology and techniques for accurate diagnosis and appropriate therapy. Authored by a recognised, Ottawa-based expert in the field, the new edition features clinical photographs, illustrations and tables to enhance learning. Key points Comprehensive guide to the latest advances in internal medicine Fully revised, second edition covering numerous disorders in different systems of the body Authored by recognised Ottawa-based expert in the field Previous edition (9780812116021) published in 1994
Download or read book Guide to the Most Common Internal Medicine Workups and Diseases written by Mitchell Edwards D.O. and published by . This book was released on 2017-06-21 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guide was created to simplify, yet cover in detail, the most COMMON workups and diseases seen in the field of Internal Medicine. It is perfect for any 3rd or 4th year medical student, intern or resident, physician assistant, nurse practitioner, or even attending. It is designed to be small enough to bring with you to work to use as a reference book, but also to be used as a study tool for high yield testing points. It starts with common symptoms and their workups and management, such as shortness of breath and chest pain amongst others. The most common diagnoses seen are then explored, and the text dives into the approach to the history/physical, differential, labs/imaging, diagnostic/treatment algorithms, treatment, etiologies, risk factors, pathogenesis, complications, prevention, and general admission orders. Miscellaneous topics (chest X-ray reading, EKGs, etc.) and basic ICU topics (shock, vasopressors, DKA, etc.) are explained, as well as common medications prescribed. All the material is evidenced based (with references to clinical trials) with sources used including Uptodate, Harrisons Principals to Internal Medicine 19th Edition, Pocket Medicine 5th Edition, MKSAP 17, and Online MedEd amongst others.I hope this guide is helpful to you in your training and beyond.
Download or read book Field Guide to Bedside Diagnosis written by David Scott Smith and published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. This book was released on 2007 with total page 502 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Field Guide to Bedside Diagnosis, Second Edition enables students and physicians to navigate from the patient's symptoms and presenting signs to the diagnosis. The book covers 139 chief complaints and signs and is organized to parallel the diagnostic reasoning process: a differential overview of probable causes, a diagnostic approach for each differential, and the specific clinical findings that point to diagnosis. A collection of 192 full-color illustrations show diagnostically important observable signs. This edition includes thoroughly updated diagnostic approaches and quick-access Evidence-Based Medicine Physical Diagnosis tables indicating sensitivity, specificity, and likelihood ratios for findings.
Download or read book Handbook of Differential Diagnosis in Internal Medicine written by Norton J. Greenberger and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by residents for residents and other healthcare professionals, the fifth edition of DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS IN INTERNAL MEDICINE: THE BOOK OF LISTS is a pocket-sized handbook containing over 300 lists and tables to assist physicians in differential diagnosis. The information is formatted and organized by medical discipline for easy access. Forty-five tables have been revised and 35 added in this new edition to provide the most comprehensive and up-to-date pocket resource in differential diagnosis. * Provides you with a convenient source of potential diagnoses, logically organized by medical discipline. * Features up-to-the-minute data, more than 300 quick-reference lists, new chapter headings for easier access, and expanded information on AIDS. * Helps you organize your thoughts, clarify your intended approach to a patient, and double-check your work.
Download or read book EMS Medication Field Guide written by Peter A. Dillman and published by Jones & Bartlett Publishers. This book was released on 2002-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written with EMS professionals in mind, this water-resistant reference guide provides drug and toxicology information that will speed your recognition of unfamilar drugs.
Download or read book Tarascon Internal Medicine and Critical Care Pocketbook written by James S. Whinshall and published by Tarascon Publishing. This book was released on 2006-11 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Tarascon Internal Medicine & Critical Care Pocketbook, Fourth Edition is designed as the ultimate portable reference for the busy Internal Medicine or ICU practitioner. This concise, organized pocket guide is packed with essential lists, figures, tables and algorithms providing instant reminders of hard-to-remember yet vitally important clinical information. An extensive pharmacology section gives fingertip access to critical drug prescribing information. The newly revised 4th edition contains dozens of new topics and drug listings as well as timely updates for most of the content and references. The Tarascon Internal Medicine & Critical Care Pocketbook, Fourth Edition is meticulously referenced and provides expert commentary on current academic controversies within the field. You will wonder how you ever practiced medicine without it!
Download or read book Field Guide to the Difficult Patient Interview written by Frederic W. Platt and published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. This book was released on 2004 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by physicians skilled at coaching colleagues in physician-patient communication, this pocket guide presents practical strategies for handling a wide variety of difficult patient interviews. Each chapter presents a hypothetical scenario, describes effective communication techniques for each phase of the interaction, and identifies pitfalls to avoid. The presentation includes examples of physician-patient dialogue, illustrations showing body language, and key references. This edition includes new chapters on caring for physician-patients, communicating with colleagues, disclosing unexpected outcomes and medical errors, shared decision making and informed consent, and teaching communication skills. Other new chapters describe clinical attitudes such as patience, curiosity, and hope.
