Comprehensive, detailed, and up to date, Roberts and & Hedges' Clinical Procedures in Emergency Medicine and Acute Care, 7th Edition, provides highly visual coverage of both common and uncommon procedures encountered in emergency medicine and acute care practice. It clearly describes the ins and outs of every procedure you're likely to consider, such as how, why, when to, and when not to perform them, and recommends other emergency or acute care procedures that may be an option. Thoroughly re...

The sixth edition of the foundational reference on cognitive neuroscience, with entirely new material that covers the latest research, experimental approaches, and measurement methodologies. Each edition of this classic reference has proved to be a benchmark in the developing field of cognitive neuroscience. The sixth edition of The Cognitive Neurosciences continues to chart new directions in the study of the biological underpinnings of complex cognition-the relationship between the structura...

Treat the diseases affecting large animals! Veterinary Medicine, 11th Edition provides up-to-date information on the diseases of horses, cattle, sheep, goats, and pigs. Comprehensive coverage includes the principles of clinical examination and making a diagnosis, along with specific therapy recommendations. For easier use, this edition has been divided into two volumes and restructured into a logical, anatomically based approach to disease.

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Acclaimed for its clear, friendly style, excellent illustrations, leading author team, and compelling theme of exploration, Neuroscience: Exploring the Brain, 4e takes a fresh, contemporary approach to the study of neuroscience, emphasizing the biological basis of behavior. The authors' passion for the dynamic field of neuroscience is evident on every page, engaging students and helping them master the material. In just a few years, the field of neuroscience has been transformed by exciting n...

This book will provide a welcome critical analysis of Quality Improvement during a period of rapid growth in its usage. The author’s insights and experience will help shape how people apply QI tools and encourage deeper thinking about the ideologies and practices that need to be understood before effective change can happen.

This comprehensive textbook for undergraduate-level anatomy and physiology courses in communication sciences and disorders programs is neither oversimplified nor excessively detailed. The book is written with clinical endpoints in mind, and only those topics that are ultimately important to understanding, evaluating, and managing clients with speech, hearing, and swallowing disorders are covered. Drawing on material from the best-selling Preclinical Speech Science: Anatomy, Physiology, Acoust...

This leather-bound version of the original 1858 first edition ofGray's Anatomyis ideal for students and those with a keen interest in medicine.

Now in four convenient volumes, Field's Virology remains the most authoritative reference in this fast-changing field, providing definitive coverage of virology, including virus biology as well as replication and medical aspects of specific virus families. This volume of Field's Virology: RNA Viruses, Seventh Edition covers the latest information on RNA viruses, how they cause disease, how they can cause epidemics and pandemics, new therapeutics and vaccine approaches, as provided in new or e...

Dit boek is geschreven als hulpmiddel om kennis op te doen over en/of te verdiepen in Eerste Hulp. In het boek zijn de onderwerpen opgenomen waarvan wij, als Nederlands Rode Kruis, vinden dat iedereen hier kennis van moet kunnen nemen. De beschreven Eerste Hulptechnieken zijn wetenschappelijk onderbouwd volgens de meest recente Europese eerste hulprichtlijnen die door het Rode Kruis met steun van de Europese Commissie zijn ontwikkeld. Het boek bevat bovendien een stappenplan om op de juiste m...

‘Het verhaal van de oncologie is een boeiend verhaal, maar ook een van dwaalwegen, toevalligheden, illusies, vergissingen en van veel teleurstellingen en soms van succes.’Dit citaat is afkomstig uit de inleiding van De geschiedenis van de oncologie. De auteur, emeritus hoogleraar medische oncologie, beschrijft in deze uitgave alle aspecten van het probleem kanker vanuit een geschiedkundig perspectief, van de oudheid tot de laatste ontwikkelingen in onze tijd.Voor allen die zich met de beh...