PDQ Hematology

PDQ Hematology
Author: William F. Kern
Publisher: PMPH-USA
Total Pages: 452
Release: 2002
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9781550091762

Description PDQ Hematology is a concise and focused introduction to clinical hematology. It succinctly covers the most important aspects of the field with an emphasis on clinical features, diagnosis, and treatment. PDQ Hematology thoroughly examines those conditions frequently encountered by physicians and includes general principles for more unusual or complicated diseases. The text also incorporates a discussion of malignant lymphomas as well as the usual clinical hematology topics (such as anemia and leukemia). The extensive use of tables and diagrams make this portable book an accessible and practical companion. Key Features Comes with a dual-platform mini CD-ROM with entire text and illustrations, in fully searchable PDF files Two extra chapters on Bone Marrow Biopsy Interpretation and Flow Cytometry and Immunophenotyping as well as additional color photographs not found in the text are included on the CD-ROM Bonus self-assessment question and answer section included on the CD-ROM

PDQ Endodontics

PDQ Endodontics
Author: John I. Ingle, DDS, MSD
Publisher: PMPH USA
Total Pages: 566
Release: 2009-12-01
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1607951320

PDQ Endodontics is an abridged version of Endodontics, 6th edition. The concise text covers diagnosis and treatment procedures.

PDQ Histology

PDQ Histology
Author: David H. Cormack
Publisher: PMPH-USA
Total Pages: 236
Release: 2003
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9781550091878

PDQ Histology is a concise laboratory guide and handy study aid for Histology students. The text deals with the basics of the subject, presented in a clear, rational manner. The content covers the fundamentals and important features of microscopic recognition. It focuses the reader's attention on the main structural features found in standard sections taken from the student's slide box and emphasizes the particular combination of histological criteria that characterizes each section. It represents a mini-review of the distinctive microscope features that permit histological preparations of the various tissues and organs of the body to be correctly identified. PDQ Histology is the only introductory book on the subject that presents short selections of reliable tissue recognition criteria suitable for revision purposes.

PDQ Public Health

PDQ Public Health
Author: David L. Streiner
Publisher: PMPH-USA
Total Pages: 284
Release: 2011
Genre: Medical policy
ISBN: 9781607950448

Clearly - and often humorously - written, PDQ Public Health defines public health and covers the basic concepts of public health policy, including its history, local to international structure, and role in protecting human health. Concise, yet comprehensive, PDQ Public Health educates the reader in the history and evolution of the concepts and practices of public health on local, national, and international scales. Key concepts, such as communicable diseases, vectors, hosts, and environments, are defined; and how they and other factors interact to influence public health issues is described. The statistical tools that are used to determine risk and describe the interactions contributing to community health are presented. The authors also address the impact of population mobility, economic factors, government (law), and ethics, on the practice of public health. This is all done in an engaging style that aids the reader's comprehension of this complex subject.

PDQ Statistics

PDQ Statistics
Author: Geoffrey R. Norman
Publisher: PMPH USA
Total Pages: 329
Release: 2003-01-01
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1607950774

The third edition of PDQ Statistics provides an overview of all major statistical methods, giving the reader a good understanding of statistics and how they are used in research articles. It covers the major categories – variable and descriptive statistics, parametric statistics, non-parametric statistics, and multivariate statistics. The explanations are clear, succinct, and loaded with practical examples.

PDQ Physiology

PDQ Physiology
Author: Uwe Ackermann
Publisher: PMPH-USA
Total Pages: 532
Release: 2002
Genre: Human physiology
ISBN: 9781550091489

PDQ Physiology offers a concise, up-to-date summary of human physiology. It is an ideal resource for the more advanced physiology specialist and health professional requiring a quick view or review. Its perspective is one of integration while incorporating the current understanding in molecular and cellular physiology and offering up-to-date explanations of physiological phenomena. The reader will greatly benefit from the coverage of topics not found in most comprehensive physiology books. PDQ Physiology is more focused on significant points; more current in cardiac, renal, and muscle functions; and is more descriptive in sexuality, reproduction and birth.

PDQ Pharmacology

PDQ Pharmacology
Author: Gordon E. Johnson
Publisher: PMPH-USA
Total Pages: 324
Release: 2002
Genre: Pharmacology
ISBN: 9781550091090

There's no better way to achieve a quick overview of all areas of pharmacology than with this new PDQ edition. Filled with figures and illustrations selected to illustrate important principles of drug action, PDQ Pharmacology, Second Edition, will assist students to grasp the concepts that underlie groups of drugs. It will help students take a global view of complex topics and understand how individual drugs, or groups of drugs, fit into the big picture of drug therapy. The text outlines the dramatic changes in drug therapy and their impact on the treatment of such conditions as hypertension, depression and infectious diseases, among others. PDQ Pharmacology Second Edition, will prove to be a valuable learning aid in pharmacology education and an ideal resource for review before sitting for exams.

PDQ Endodontics

PDQ Endodontics
Author: John Ide Ingle
Publisher: PMPH USA
Total Pages: 316
Release: 2005
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9781550092738

Accompanying small-format CD-ROM includes the entire text of the book and illustrations in searchable PDF format.

PDQ Travelers' Malaria

PDQ Travelers' Malaria
Author: Patricia Schlagenhauf-Lawlor
Publisher: PMPH-USA
Total Pages: 356
Release: 2005
Genre: Malaria
ISBN: 9781550093247

This handy reference guide answers essential questions about malaria taken from the authors’ extensive experience in the research laboratory and in the clinic setting. The book covers a wide range of topics including a brief historical outline of malaria epidemiology, detailed information on anti-malarial drugs, the strategies of chemoprophylaxis and stand-by emergency treatment, discussion of the Anopheles vector and measures against mosquito bites. The second half of the manual is a colour atlas of known endemic countries showing risk areas and malaria-free zones. Designed as a pre-travel reference text, the manual will prove useful for travel agents, members of the World Tourism Organisation, and health professionals giving travel medicine advice.

Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Author: Ajay Vora
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 345
Release: 2017-04-21
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 3319397087

This book provides a comprehensive and up-to-date review of all aspects of childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, from basic biology to supportive care. It offers new insights into the genetic pre-disposition to the condition and discusses how response to early therapy and its basic biology are utilized to develop new prognostic stratification systems and target therapy. Readers will learn about current treatment and outcomes, such as immunotherapy and targeted therapy approaches. Supportive care and management of the condition in resource poor countries are also discussed in detail. This is an indispensable guide for research and laboratory scientists, pediatric hematologists as well as specialist nurses involved in the care of childhood leukemia.