Thoracic Surgery Secrets

Thoracic Surgery Secrets
Author: Hratch L. Karamanoukian
Publisher:
Total Pages: 308
Release: 2001
Genre: Medical
ISBN:

A concise, yet complete clinical reference on thoracic surgeryin the highly practical question-and-answer format of The Secrets Series. Each chapter covers an important thoracic surgery topic by asking key questions and providing helpful answers relating to that topic. Covers all aspects of thoracic surgery, from evaluation and diagnosis of surgical conditions through standard and minimally invasive techniques. Includes helpful answers, tips, and secrets of 50 contributing authors, all working in the field of thoracic surgery Excellent complement to LWWs strong list in cardiothoracic surgery Covers all the hot minimally invasive procedures

Cardiac Surgery Secrets

Cardiac Surgery Secrets
Author: Paulo R. Soltoski
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2004
Genre: Heart
ISBN: 9781560535874

The basics of cardiac surgery are combined with the latest invasive and noninvasive surgical techniques to create this one comprehensive yet easy-to-use book. With 68 succinct chapters written by international experts in cardiac surgery, this book should benefit cardiothoracic surgeons, general surgeons, residents, and students alike.

Abernathy's Surgical Secrets E-Book

Abernathy's Surgical Secrets E-Book
Author: Alden H. Harken
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
Total Pages: 547
Release: 2017-08-15
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0323497438

For more than 30 years, the highly regarded Secrets Series® has provided students and practitioners in all areas of health care with concise, focused, and engaging resources for quick reference and exam review. Abernathy's Surgical Secrets, 7th Edition, features the Secrets' popular question-and-answer format that also includes lists, tables, and an easy-to-read style – making reference and review quick, easy, and enjoyable. - The proven Secrets® format gives you the most return for your time – concise, easy to read, engaging, and highly effective. - Covers the full range of essential topics in general surgery for in-training or practicing professionals. - Written by global experts and thought leaders in surgery. - Top 100 Secrets and Key Points boxes provide a fast overview of the secrets you must know for success in practice and on exams. - Portable size makes it easy to carry with you for quick reference or review anywhere, anytime. - Fully updated throughout, with clear illustrations, figures, and flow diagrams that expedite study and review. - Expert ConsultTM eBook version included with purchase. This enhanced eBook experience allows you to search all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.

Small Animal Surgery Secrets

Small Animal Surgery Secrets
Author: Joseph Harari
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
Total Pages: 449
Release: 2004
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1560535792

Focused and concise, yet comprehensive in scope, this text provides essential, practical information for solving surgical problems commonly encountered on rounds, in clinical situations, and in surgery. In more than 100 chapters, the expert contributors propose key questions and provide answers to solve these situations that confront practicing small animal veterinarians every day. The text begins with general concepts of surgery, including anesthesia, minimally invasive surgery, and wound management, followed by sections devoted to soft tissue, orthopedic, neurologic, oncologic, and oral surgery written by a diverse group of expert contributors from academic, private, and industrial practice.

Abernathy's Surgical Secrets: First South Asia Edition - E-Book

Abernathy's Surgical Secrets: First South Asia Edition - E-Book
Author: Alden H. Harken
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
Total Pages: 541
Release: 2017-11-30
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 8131249883

For more than 30 years, the highly regarded Secrets Series® has provided students and practitioners in all areas of health care with concise, focused, and engaging resources for quick reference and exam review. Abernathy's Surgical Secrets, First South Asia Edition, features the Secrets' popular question-and-answer format that also includes lists, tables, and an easy-to-read style, making reference and review quick, easy, and enjoyable.• The proven Secrets® format gives you the most return on your time – concise, easy to read, engaging, and highly effective.• Covers the full range of essential topics in general surgery for in-training or practicing professionals.• Fully updated throughout with clear illustrations, figures, and flow diagrams that expedite study and review.• Written by global experts and thought leaders in surgery.• Top 100 Secrets and Key Points boxes provide a fast overview of the secrets you must know for success in practice and on exams.• Portable size makes it easy to carry with you for quick reference or review anywhere, anytime.

Abernathy's Surgical Secrets E-Book

Abernathy's Surgical Secrets E-Book
Author: Alden H. Harken
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
Total Pages: 542
Release: 2008-12-22
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0323074758

The new edition of this leading volume in the Secrets Series® offers the very latest overview of surgical practice. A two-color page layout, question-and-answer approach, and a list of the “Top 100 Secrets in surgery gives you the perfect concise board review or handy clinical reference, while updated coverage throughout equips you with all of the most current and essential knowledge in the field. Valuable pearls, tips, and memory aids make this the perfect resource for a fast surgical review or reference. Uses bulleted lists, tables, short answers, and a highly detailed index to expedite reference. Includes pearls, tips, and memory aids, making it perfect as a handy surgical review for board exams or clinical reference. Covers all of today’s most common surgical procedures and techniques. Presents a “Controversies section in many chapters that highlights the pros and cons of selected procedures and approaches. Features a compact trim size for enhanced portability. Features revisions throughout to provide you with an up-to-date overview of today’s surgical care and practice. Includes new chapters on mechanical ventilation, bariatric surgery, adrenal incidentaloma, mechanical circulatory support, and professionalism, to keep you current.

Spine Secrets Plus

Spine Secrets Plus
Author: Vincent J. Devlin
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
Total Pages: 545
Release: 2011-06-15
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0323081622

Spine Secrets Plus—a Secrets Series® title in the new PLUS format— gives you the answers you need to succeed on your rotations, your boards, and your career. Dr. Vincent J. Devlin provides the expert perspective you need to grasp the nuances of spine surgery and related specialties. This new edition offers expanded coverage, a larger format, and colorful visual elements to provide an overall enhanced learning experience. All this, along with the popular question-and answer approach, makes it a perfect concise board review tool and a handy clinical reference. - Prepare effectively with the proven question-and-answer format of the highly acclaimed Secrets Series®. - Master all common conditions and their treatments. - Identify key facts using the "Top 100 Secrets". - Review material quickly thanks to bulleted lists, tables, and short answers. - Apply memory aids and "secrets" from experts in the field. - Get an overall enhanced learning experience from the new PLUS format, with an expanded size and layout for easier review, more information, and full-color visual elements. - Stay current on the latest standards in medical care thanks to extensive updates, including new chapters on Spinal Cord Stimulation and Implantable Drug Delivery Systems, Special surgical Techniques for the Growing Spine, Pathophysiology of Degenerative Disorders of the Spine, Discogenic Low Back Pain, Treatment Options for Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fractures, and Disorders Affecting the Spinal Cord and Nerve Roots. - See a clearer picture of what you encounter in practice through larger, detailed images and illustrations. - Find information quickly and easily with additional color that enhances tables, legends, key points, and websites.

Cardiothoracic Surgical Nursing Secrets

Cardiothoracic Surgical Nursing Secrets
Author: Barbara Todd
Publisher: Mosby
Total Pages: 312
Release: 2005
Genre: Medical
ISBN:

Part of the Nursing Secrets Series(R), Cardiothoracic Surgical Nursing Secrets is a comprehensive resource for both new and experienced cardiothoracic surgical nurses. This book is the first to focus on the "pearls" or "secrets" of practice. Written in a question-and-answer format, it provides concise information in an easy-to-use layout. Content includes anatomy & physiology, then proceeds to discuss disorders, procedures, surgery, and postoperative management of the cardiovascular and thoracic systems. 50 Top Secrets are listed in the front of the book, with the 50 key points a reader should know about cardiothoracic surgical nursing. Key Points boxes in each chapter outline important information. Internet Resources boxes offer readers additional information via the web. Effective 2-color design allows readers to easily find answers. Question-and-answer format offers concise, easy-to-find information. Designed for both new and experienced nurses.

Advanced Critical Care Nursing - E-Book

Advanced Critical Care Nursing - E-Book
Author: Vicki S. Good
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
Total Pages: 914
Release: 2017-01-22
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0323481493

Awarded third place in the 2017 AJN Book of the Year Awards in the Critical Care- Emergency Nursing category. Learn to effectively address life-threatening and potentially life-threatening patient conditions, with Advanced Critical Care Nursing, 2nd Edition. Endorsed by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN), this comprehensive, nursing-focused text centers on the clinical reasoning process as it helps you comprehend, analyse, synthesize, and apply advanced critical care knowledge and concepts. The book is organized within the structure of body systems along with synthesis chapters that address patient conditions involving multiple body systems. Numerous illustrations and graphs plus unfolding case studies further aid your understanding and help you apply text content. In all, Advanced Critical Care Nursing is the must-have resource dedicated to helping you oversee or care for critical care patients in any practice setting. - Body systems organization emphasizes core systems and advanced concepts. - Consistent chapter format features numerous illustrations, charts, and graphs in each chapter to enhance understanding. - Synthesis chapters address patient conditions that involve multiple body systems — a common occurrence in critical care nursing. - Unfolding case studies with decision point questions are included at the end of all disorders chapters, providing opportunities to apply advanced critical care content to actual scenarios. - Medication tables incorporate common classifications of critical care drugs for specific disorders, including drugs, actions, and special considerations. - NEW! Updated information throughout reflects the latest evidence-based content as well as national and international treatment guidelines. - NEW! Streamlined content places a greater focus on the need-to-know information for today's high acuity, progressive, and critical care settings. - NEW! Expanded coverage of emerging and infectious diseases and multidrug-resistant infections keep readers up to date with the most topical diseases, such as the Zika virus. - NEW! Additional content on alternative settings for critical care now includes the eICU and remote monitoring. - NEW! Full-color design clarifies important concepts and improve the book's usability.

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Secrets

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Secrets
Author: A. Omar Abubaker
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
Total Pages: 557
Release: 2015-10-30
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0323294308

Written in the proven Secrets® question-and-answer format, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Secrets, 3rd Edition is an authoritative source for the effective and safe practice of oral and maxillofacial surgery (OMS) - and the ideal preparation tool for clinical rotations, exams, and board certification in OMS. Thoroughly revised and updated with the most current clinical information, this new edition provides dental students, OMS residents, and clinicians with practical tips, answers, and secrets from OMS experts. Best of all, it fits in your lab coat pocket so you can consult it wherever you go! Over 2,300 questions and answers offer valuable pearls, tips, memory aids, and secrets from oral and maxillofacial surgery experts in a concise, easy-to-read format. Popular and trusted Secrets® question-and-answer format helps you better understand the questions you are asked and provides you with perspective for the questions you ask yourself. Edited by two highly respected leaders in oral and maxillofacial surgery (OMS), with chapters written by internationally recognized experts in the field, making this an authoritative resource for the safe and effective practice of OMS. Convenient pocket size means you can consult this book wherever you go and carry it in your lab coat. NEW! 13 all-new chapters bring you the most current clinical information on recent advances in the science and practice of oral and maxillofacial surgery. NEW! Cosmetic Surgery section covers the evaluation of the aging face, forehead/belpharoplasty, facelift/neck, rhinoplasty, and non-invasive cosmetic procedures. NEW! Updated Secrets® two-color design highlights questions, tables, boxes, and bulleted lists so you can find information more easily.