Gale Directory of Databases

Gale Directory of Databases
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Publisher:
Total Pages: 1756
Release: 2007
Genre: Database industry
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This is a guide to computer-readable databases available online, in CD-ROM format, or in other magnetic formats. Details include database descriptions, costs, and whom to contact for purchase. The material is indexed alphabetically, and by subject, vendor, and producer.

Pediatric Advanced Life Support Study Guide

Pediatric Advanced Life Support Study Guide
Author: Barbara Aehlert
Publisher: Mosby/JEMS
Total Pages: 532
Release: 2005
Genre: CPR (First aid)
ISBN:

The second edition of this study guide by popular author, Barbara Aehlert, incorporates both prehospital and hospital management of pediatric emergencies. In a concise, easy-to-read outline format, Pediatric Advanced Life Support Study Guide, 2nd Edition, provides the most essential information a provider needs. Pediatric Advanced Life Support Study Guide, 2nd Edition, reflects the 2000 emergency cardiovascular care guidelines. It is also the approved text for the American Safety & Health Institute's (ASHI)pediatric advanced life support course. For more information on ASHI courses, call 800-246-5101 or visit www.ashinstitute.org. Instructor resources available; contact your sales representative for details. An outline format featuring bulleted lists, concise tables, and a user-friendly writing style makes this comprehensive text incredibly easy to read and understand. A Pretest and a Posttest consisting of multiple choice, true/false, fill in the blank, and essay questions tests readers' overall comprehension of the material. PALS Pearl Boxes help readers apply information covered in the text to real-life clinical situations. Sidebars contain additional information relevant to the topics covered in the chapter, giving readers an opportunity for further learning. A laminated quick reference card gives practitioners easy access to critical information in the field or hospital. This convenient card includes essential information regarding respiratory and heart rates, blood pressure, basic life support interventions, Glasgow Coma Scale, airway size and equipment selection for intubation corresponding to the Broselow Resuscitation Tape, several pediatric algorithms, and pain assessment tools. FREE quick-reference card included!

Library Journal

Library Journal
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Publisher:
Total Pages: 948
Release: 2006
Genre: Libraries
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Includes, beginning Sept. 15, 1954 (and on the 15th of each month, Sept.-May) a special section: School library journal, ISSN 0000-0035, (called Junior libraries, 1954-May 1961). Also issued separately.

Mosby's Comprehensive Pediatric Emergency Care

Mosby's Comprehensive Pediatric Emergency Care
Author: Barbara Aehlert
Publisher: Mosby/JEMS
Total Pages: 788
Release: 2005
Genre: Medical
ISBN:

Mosby's Comprehensive Pediatric Emergency Care is the first text to incorporate both prehospital and hospital management of pediatric emergencies. This unique text provides in-depth coverage of every area of pediatric emergency care - making it ideal for prehospital providers, physicians, nurses, and other health care professionals who treat pediatric patients. This new text reflects the 2000 American Heart Association Emergency Cardiovascular Care guidelines and includes pediatric advanced life support. This is the approved textbook for the American Safety & Health Institute's (ASHI) pediatric emergency care course. For more information on ASHI courses, call 800-246-5101 or visit www.ashinstitute.org. Instructor resources available; contact your sales representative for details. Includes pediatric advanced life support. An outline format featuring bulleted lists, concise tables, and a user-friendly writing style makes this comprehensive text incredibly easy to read and understand. A laminated quick-reference card gives practitioners easy access to critical information in the field or hospital. This convenient card includes essential information regarding respiratory and heart rates, blood pressure, basic life support interventions, Glasgow Coma Scale, airway size and equipment selection for intubation corresponding to the Broselow Resuscitation Tape, several pediatric algorithms, and pain assessment tools. PEDS Pearl boxes help readers apply information covered in the text to real-life clinical situations. A Medication Chart in Chapter 8 features an alphabetical listing of medications commonly used in pediatric emergency care, helping readers learn the basics of common medications at a glance. Sidebars contain additional information relevant to the topics covered in the chapter, giving readers an opportunity for further learning. Chapter quizzes help readers gauge their comprehension of the chapter. Glossary at the end of the book allows readers to look up words quickly and easily. A Pretest and a Posttest consisting of multiple-choice, true/false, fill-in-the-blank, and essay questions test readers' overall comprehension of the material. Contains a FREE laminated quick-reference card!

Textbook of Paediatric Emergency Medicine E-Book

Textbook of Paediatric Emergency Medicine E-Book
Author: George Jelinek
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
Total Pages: 628
Release: 2011-12-02
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0702049328

A comprehensive textbook of paediatric emergency medicine for trainee doctors - covers all the problems likely to present to a trainee in the emergency department. Short concise chapters, with key point boxes at the beginning - easy to use for the hard-pressed trainee. Aims to give a consensus approach to assessment and treatment, based on the latest evidence. Highlights areas of controversy.

Symptom-Based Diagnosis in Pediatrics (CHOP Morning Report)

Symptom-Based Diagnosis in Pediatrics (CHOP Morning Report)
Author: Samir S. Shah
Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional
Total Pages: 544
Release: 2014-01-03
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0071601759

A CASE-BASED GUIDE TO PEDIATRIC DIAGNOSIS, CONVENIENTLY ORGANIZED BY PRESENTING SYMPTOMS Symptom-Based Diagnosis in Pediatrics features 19 chapters, each devoted to a common pediatric complaint. Within each chapter, five to eight case presentations teach the diagnostic approach to the symptom. The case presentations follow a consistent outline of History, Physical Examination, and Course of Illness, and are followed by discussion of the Differential Diagnosis, Diagnosis Incidence and Epidemiology, Clinical Manifestations, Diagnostic Approach, and Treatment. Cases are illustrated with vibrant full-color photographs and include numerous tables comparing potential diagnoses. Organized by symptoms--the way patients actually present More than 100 cases teach the diagnostic approach to a symptom Cases illustrate how the same complaint can have a variety of causes Full-color clinical photos and illustrations sharpen your visual diagnosis skills Valuable tables detail the most frequent causes of common symptoms CASE-BASED COVERAGE OF THE SYMPTOMS YOU'RE MOST LIKELY TO ENCOUNTER IN PEDIATRIC PRACTICE Wheezing * Decreased Activity Level * Vomiting * Coughing * Back, Joint, and Extremity Pain * Poor Weight Gain * Abdominal Pain * Altered Mental Status * Rash * Pallor * Fever * Constipation * Neck Swelling * Chest Pain * Jaundice * Abnormal Gait * Diarrhea * Syncope * Seizures Editors Samir S. Shah, MD, MSCE is Director, Division of Hospital Medicine, James M. Ewell Endowed Chair, and Attending Physician in Hospital Medicine & Infectious Diseases at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center; and Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. Stephen Ludwig, MD is Chairman of the Graduate Medical Education Committee and Continuing Medical Education Committee and an attending physician in general pediatrics at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia; and Emeritus Professor of Pediatrics at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.