Pocket Medicine

Pocket Medicine
Author: Marc S. Sabatine
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Total Pages: 281
Release: 2013-10-06
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1451193785

Prepared by residents and attending physicians at Massachusetts General Hospital, this pocket-sized looseleaf is one of the best-selling references for medical students, interns, and residents on the wards and candidates reviewing for internal medicine board exams. In bulleted lists, tables, and algorithms, Pocket Medicine provides key clinical information about common problems in internal medicine, cardiology, pulmonary medicine, gastroenterology, nephrology, hematology-oncology, infectious diseases, endocrinology, and rheumatology. This Fifth Edition is fully updated and includes a sixteen-page color insert with key and classic abnormal images. If you purchased a copy of Sabatine: Pocket Medicine 5e, ISBN 978-1-4511-8237-8, please make note of the following important correction on page 1-36: Oral anticoagulation ( Chest 2012;141: e531S; EHJ 2012;33:2719; Circ 2013;127:1916)- All valvular AF as stroke risk very high- Nonvalv. AF: stroke risk 4.5%/y; anticoag (R) 68% ̄ stroke; use a risk score to guide Rx: CHADS2: CHF (1 point), HTN (1), A ge >= 75 y (1), DM (1), prior Stroke/TIA (2)CHA2DS2-VASc: adds 65-74 y (1) >=75 y (2), vasc dis. [MI, Ao plaque, or PAD (1)]; ? (1)score 32 (R) anticoag; score 1 (R) consider anticoag or ASA (? latter reasonable if risk factor age 65-74 y, vasc dis. or ?); antithrombotic Rx even if rhythm control [SCORE CORRECTED]- Rx options: factor Xa or direct thrombin inhib (non-valv only; no monitoring required) or warfarin (INR 2-3; w/ UFH bridge if high risk of stroke); if Pt refuses anticoag, considerASA + clopi or, even less effective, ASA alone ( NEJM 2009;360:2066)Please make note of this correction in your copy of Sabatine: Pocket Medicine 5e immediately and contact LWW's Customer Service Department at 1.800.638.3030 or 1.301.223.2300 so that you may be issued a corrected page 1-36. You may also download a PDF of page 1-36 by clicking HERE. All copies of Pocket Medicine, 5e with the ISBN: 978-1-4511-9378-7 include this correction.

Notes from a Doctor's Pocket

Notes from a Doctor's Pocket
Author: Robert D. Lesslie
Publisher: Harvest House Publishers
Total Pages: 226
Release: 2013-10-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0736954805

These Notes from a Doctor’s Pocket come from the decades of ER experience of bestselling author Dr. Robert Lesslie, whose routine faced him with times of grief or pain, relief or delight, life or death. Such everyday happenings and encounters gave rise to these vignettes—in which readers will meet up with the characters, coincidences, and complications common to the emergency room: characters like Freddy, who literally shoots himself in the foot coincidences like finally having the chance to hear what patients say to each other when doctors and nurses aren’t in the room complications such as dealing with parents who buy lottery tickets and alcohol instead of medicine for their little boy These heart-tugging, heart-lifting slices of life will prompt readers to search for opportunities to give the comfort of a touch, the grace of a kind word, or a prayer that brings hope and healing.

The Pocket Doctor

The Pocket Doctor
Author: Christine Chen
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2008-03-24
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9781405163637

Medical students are expected to gain clinical knowledge and skills across many fields in a very short period of time. They are expected to interact regularly and professionally with patients from the third year onwards (or even earlier in some schools). The Pocket Doctor provides the very basics of what students need on the ward for rapid prompting just before examining patients. It is slim line (good for shirts, trousers or handbags) and easy to navigate, with a tabbed foredge.

The Pocket Doctor: Obstetrics & Gynecology

The Pocket Doctor: Obstetrics & Gynecology
Author: Richa Saxena
Publisher: JP Medical Ltd
Total Pages: 184
Release: 2013-11-30
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9350907011

This book is a quick reference guide to obstetrics and gynaecology for trainees and physicians. Divided into two sections, the first part examines the management of key obstetrical complications during both pregnancy, and after birth. The second section describes gynaecological disorders including benign masses, infections during pregnancy and conception problems. Presented in an easy to read format, this manual includes clinical photographs, illustrations, flow charts and tables to enhance understanding. Key points Quick reference guide to obstetrics and gynaecology for trainees and physicians Covers diagnosis and treatment of numerous obstetrical and gynaecological disorders Presented in easy to read, quick reference format Includes clinical photographs, flow charts, illustrations and tables

The Pocket Doctor: Dermatology

The Pocket Doctor: Dermatology
Author: Arun C Inamadar
Publisher: JP Medical Ltd
Total Pages: 176
Release: 2013-11-30
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9350906996

Accurate diagnosis of skin conditions can be a challenge to clinicians as many disorders present similar symptoms. This book is a quick reference guide to dermatology for trainees and physicians. Beginning with basic clinical dermatology and investigations, the following chapters discuss the diagnosis and treatment of different types of skin disorder including scaling and blistering, eczema, pigmentation disorders and tumours. Presented in an easy to read format, this manual includes clinical photographs, therapeutic algorithms and tables to enhance understanding. Key learning points are summarised at the end of each algorithm. Key points Quick reference guide to dermatology for trainees and physicians Covers diagnosis and treatment of numerous skin disorders Presented in easy to read format, with clinical photographs, algorithms and tables Key learning points summarised for each algorithm

The Pocket Doctor

The Pocket Doctor
Author: Stephen Bezruchka
Publisher: The Mountaineers Books
Total Pages: 132
Release: 1999-01-01
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 9780898866148

The Pocket Doctor provides travellers with all the information they need to prepare for a trip, to stay healthy while travelling and to care for health problems that may arise during the journey. In this pocket-sized companion, Dr. Bezruchka covers a tremendous number of topics. With online resources and advice on the latest viruses and travel hazards, this is your passport to healthy travelling.

Geriatric Pocket Doc

Geriatric Pocket Doc
Author: Laura Ann Mosqueda
Publisher:
Total Pages: 132
Release: 2013-04-13
Genre:
ISBN: 9780985809218

The Pocket Doc is designed to be helpful to professionals in the fields of social work, law, and law enforcement who combat elder abuse. This sturdy spiral-bound book is a guide to common geriatric disorders and medications. It's like "having a doctor in your pocket!" Geriatricians Lisa M. Gibbs, M.D., Laura Mosqueda, M.D., and Steven Tam, M.D.; neuropsychologist Bonnie Olsen, Ph.D., and gero-pharmacist Bradley Williams, Pharm.D., CGP, collaborated with other professionals from University of California, Irvine Program in Geriatrics to give an overview of what we believe are the most common medical conditions facing the geriatric population. Groups that use the Pocket Doc include Law Enforcement, Social Workers, Lawyers, Judges, Allied Healthcare Professionals, Caregivers, Conservators/Guardians, and Family Members

Pocket Book of Hospital Care for Children

Pocket Book of Hospital Care for Children
Author: World Health Organization
Publisher: World Health Organization
Total Pages: 442
Release: 2013
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9241548371

The Pocket Book is for use by doctors nurses and other health workers who are responsible for the care of young children at the first level referral hospitals. This second edition is based on evidence from several WHO updated and published clinical guidelines. It is for use in both inpatient and outpatient care in small hospitals with basic laboratory facilities and essential medicines. In some settings these guidelines can be used in any facilities where sick children are admitted for inpatient care. The Pocket Book is one of a series of documents and tools that support the Integrated Managem.

Pocket Essential Medical Equipment

Pocket Essential Medical Equipment
Author: Norbert Banhidy
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 161
Release: 2022-01-12
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1000514552

This genuinely pocket-sized guide to essential medical equipment is ideal for medical students, newly qualified junior doctors and other healthcare professionals seeking a convenient and concise handbook to refer to in busy clinical settings including emergency departments. Clear, concise and systematic, it provides a visual guide to enable readers to identify correctly common medical equipment and use it appropriately without overwhelming or extraneous information. Key Features: Convenient – everything at your fingertips, for speedy access in the emergency department, on the ward and in the clinic Portable – actually fits in a pocket Illustrated – plentiful photographs and explanatory line diagrams support and enhance the text Tailored – written specifically with the less experienced practitioner in mind Providing guidance and answering questions when senior help is not readily available, with this book as your indispensable companion you will be equipped to identify and use equipment with confidence in order to provide safe and effective care for patients.

Practical Prescriber

Practical Prescriber
Author: Aspi F Golwalla
Publisher: Jaypee Brothers,Medical Publishers Pvt. Limited
Total Pages: 580
Release: 2020-03-31
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9789389587357