Best Hospice & Palliative Care
Maintaining dignity for patients approaching death is a core principle of palliative care. He has been lauded for his contributions to palliative care, with awards and recognitions coming from the Canadian Medical Association, the International Psycho-oncology Society, the Canadian Cancer Society, the Canadian Association of Psychosocial Oncology, the Canadian Psychiatric Association, the Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine, and the American Association of Hospice and Palliative Medicine.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"This book is a real eye opener & applicable to life whether in Hospice or not."
"Purchased for a friend who had said that this is great book and that I should buy a copy for my self."
"A thoughtful approach to end of life concerns, detailing an approach to help dying persons review their lives to prepare a "living on" document to provide insight to survivors."
"The process appears to be beneficial to the recipients who are able to participate in a lucid manner and the benefits to their survivors is also a blessing."
"This is a must-read for those who desire to leave a legacy for their loved ones."
"A book that I needed for my volunteer work."
"Good book...helpful with my work."
"Excellent and very helpful book."
In Being Mortal , bestselling author Atul Gawande tackles the hardest challenge of his profession: how medicine can not only improve life but also the process of its ending. Medicine has triumphed in modern times, transforming birth, injury, and infectious disease from harrowing to manageable. “ Being Mortal , Atul Gawande's masterful exploration of aging, death, and the medical profession's mishandling of both, is his best and most personal book yet.” ― Boston Globe. combining his years of experience as a surgeon with his gift for fluid, seemingly effortless storytelling . has provided us with a moving and clear-eyed look at aging and death in our society, and at the harms we do in turning it into a medical problem, rather than a human one.” ― The New York Review of Books. “A deeply affecting, urgently important book--one not just about dying and the limits of medicine but about living to the last with autonomy, dignity, and joy.” ―Katherine Boo. Gawande's book is not of the kind that some doctors write, reminding us how grim the fact of death can be. Rather, he shows how patients in the terminal phase of their illness can maintain important qualities of life.” ― Wall Street Journal (Best Books of 2014). “ Being Mortal left me tearful, angry, and unable to stop talking about it for a week. A surgeon himself, Gawande is eloquent about the inadequacy of medical school in preparing doctors to confront the subject of death with their patients. “We have come to medicalize aging, frailty, and death, treating them as if they were just one more clinical problem to overcome. Being Mortal is not only wise and deeply moving, it is an essential and insightful book for our times, as one would expect from Atul Gawande, one of our finest physician writers.” ―Oliver Sacks. “A great read that leaves you better equipped to face the future, and without making you feel like you just took your medicine.” ― Mother Jones (Best Books of 2014). “Gawande displays the precision of his surgical craft and the compassion of a humanist . One hopes it is the spark that ignites some revolutionary changes in a field of medicine that ultimately touches each of us.” ― Shelf Awareness (Best Books of 2014). “A needed call to action, a cautionary tale of what can go wrong, and often does, when a society fails to engage in a sustained discussion about aging and dying.” ― San Francisco Chronicle.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"People of any age want the right to lock their doors, set the temperature they want, dress how they like, eat what they want, admit visitors only when they're in the mood. Yet, nursing homes (and even assisted living communities) are geared toward making these decisions for people in order to keep them safe, gain government funds, and ensure a routine for the facility. In addition, Dr. Gawande shows how end-of-life physical conditions are most often treated as medical crises needing to be "fixed," instead of managed for quality of life when treatment has become futile. He tells a great story of a doctor who convinced a nursing home to bring in two dogs, four cats and one hundred birds!"
"In reading many of his previous books I found he always asked questions: Why do we do things; for what purpose; is this working to achieve the best results for the patient in his physical and cultural circumstance? In speaking of elder care he sadly points out that "Our reluctance to honestly examine the experience of aging and dying has increased the harm and suffering we inflict on people and has denied them the basic comforts they need most". He looks at the "Dying Role" as the end approaches describing it as the patient's ability to "share memories, pass on wisdom and keepsakes, settle relationships, establish legacies and make peace with their God. Gawande shares his deep seated feelings in this book by revealing personal vignettes of how friends and family coped with these powerful and challenging issues."
With topics presented in an introductory fashion, this book covers all the important aspects of aging and instills an appreciation for the multidimensional aspects of aging for those who are working with and caring for elderly patients or clients. Chapter on dental issues: An Oral Perspective on Healthy Aging and Prevention for the Older Adult. More Case Studies. New Test Bank. New Epilogue. More information on policy and legislative issues, patient advocacy, ethics, elder abuse, cultural issues, communication issues, and social theories of aging. Updated information, statistics, and census data. Expand dementia section to include comparing and contrasting delirium and dementia, and including more about different types of dementia such as Lewy Body Dementia, and Parkinsonian Dementia. Expanded information on sleep disorders and continence. Expanded medication therapy management services section including Beers list, new drugs, and links to up-to-date medication information. Latest information on obesity. More information on sexuality for institutionalized adults, universal design in the community (elder friendly cities), technology to promote independence, and international data including examples of old age care from around the world.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Some pages were falling out when it arrived."
"The book was in rough shape and the code had clearly been well used, even though I didn't need it."
"There was some highlighting which I was not anticipating, but overall in good shape."
"Book arrived in excellent shape."
"Great book and easy to understand!"
Best Health Policy
Health Care USA, Ninth Edition offers students of health administration, public health, medicine, and related fields a wide-ranging overview of America's health care system.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Purchased this before it was actually published."
"Arrived fast and in great quality."
"An interesting yet easy read for a college class."
Best Parasitology
“Engrossing … [An] expedition through the hidden and sometimes horrifying microbial domain.” — Wall Street Journal “Fascinating—and full of the kind of factoids you can't wait to share.” — Scientific American Parasites can live only inside another animal and, as Kathleen McAuliffe reveals, these tiny organisms have many evolutionary motives for manipulating the behavior of their hosts. The horror and revulsion we are programmed to feel when we come in contact with people who appear diseased or dirty helped pave the way for civilization, but may also be the basis for major divisions in societies that persist to this day. "- BookForum “A fascinating account of an extraordinary suite of biological phenomena, only recently come to light and proving that given enough time and enough evolving species to work with, natural selection can accomplish almost anything.”. - Edward O. Wilson , Professor Emeritus, Harvard University, author of Consilience . In company with the best science writers, she shows us that reality can be way more interesting than fiction.”. - Valerie Curtis , Director of the Environmental Health Group of the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and author of Don’t Look, Don’t Touch, Don’t Eat “Be prepared to throw away all your preconceptions about the order of life.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"McAuliffe’s article on toxoplasmosis in the 2012 Atlantic “How Your Cat is Making You Crazy” is probably the reason for the word parasites in the title, but the subtitle, “How Tiny Creatures Manipulate Our Behavior and Shape Society,” is a more accurate portrayal of the topic of this excellent book. Here’s an overview of the chapters: 1 – The beginning of the study of parasites and microbs effecting the behavior of animals and humans. 5 – Rabies; toxocara (roundworms), and other parasites that effect “our essential sense of self – our moods, appetites, behaviors, and reasoning abilities.”. 6 – Gut microbiota. 8 – Behavioral immunity – things animals and humans instinctively do to heal our wounds and protect us from parasites. This book offers a lot to think about with far reaching impacts on our personal health and the state of the world."
"How about Hillary Clinton's extended bathroom break during a Democratic primary debate? Do you wonder about whether you have the larger anterior insula relative to total brain size? Remember the following tips: (1) eat vegetables that have been scrubbed throughly; (2) wear gloves while gardening; (3) cook meat well or, if you prefer it rare, freeze it first to kill the microbe's cysts ㅡT.gondii produces thick-walled cysts in the animal's muscle. Ectoparasites and microscopic parasites may exist anywhere around you... and jeopardize you, your partner, and your offsprings.... I bet you will totally lose track of the time while reading."
"McAuliffe surveys current cutting-edge research linking the impact of various parasites not only on the physical health and well-being of their hosts, but also on psychological functioning as well as social and cultural developments. Some of the studies she cites include ones with which I was already familiar – like the jewel wasp which turns a cockroach into a zombie as a living food source for her larva, or the molecule that can change a rat’s protective aversion to the smell of cat urine into attraction."
"Great insight into who might really be behind the wheel."
"Still reading this - as a non-scientist, I read it in small bites, then digest (ha!)."
"The world is stranger than we can ever imagine."
"Not a bad thing but seems to drag out the content form the core facts at hand."
Best Medical Home Care
We are not able to create perfectly wonderful days for people with dementia or Alzheimer's, but we can create perfectly wonderful moments, moments that put a smile on their faces and a twinkle in their eyes. (DEBORAH RICHMAN, BS, ACC, vice president of education and outreach, Alzheimer’s Association Minnesota / North Dakota 2016-09-12). Jolene shows us how to lighten up and even find humor in the most highly charged situations. (KAREN AND KIM, co-founders of In Care of Dad 2016-09-12). This book is key for anyone looking to transform a hardship into a life-affirming experience for both the care recipient and the caregiver, ultimately making you a more effective caregiver as well as a happy one!
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Good book, helped my do things with my mom that brought her joy."
"Although I was learning about the disease, and through trial and error, becoming better at comforting and caring for my wife, I wish I had read this book sooner."
"A very interesting and practical book."
"The different chapters are so informative of positive hints to help continue the path of Alzheimer's with your loved one!"
"I am very thankful for the books that people write with experience in this disease and handling family members with love and dignity."
"quick delivery and Excellent book on Dementia/Alzheimers."
"It's very helpful!"
"As a family trying to cope with a very rapid decline due to Alzheimer's, the entire family purchased and devoured this book in a few days."
Best Nursing Home Care
Known for its visual approach and comprehensive, easy-to-read coverage, this market-leading text emphasizes the importance of the patient or resident as a person, communication, safety, comfort, effective delegation, and teamwork and time management. The updated companion CD includes three new procedures, an updated audio glossary, and more. Focus on Long-Term Care and Home Care boxes highlight information vital to providing competent care in these settings. Video icons indicate skills included in the Mosby’s Nursing Assistant Video Skills 3.0 DVDs (sold separately). NEW Focus on PRIDE boxes highlight personal and professional responsibility, rights and respect, independence and social interaction, delegation and teamwork, and ethics and laws to help you promote pride in the person, family, and yourself. Updated companion CD contains interactive procedures, including three new procedures, learning exercises, an updated audio glossary, and a new Spanish audio glossary with phrases and terms.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"If youre going for your CNA this has everything!"
"With over 800 pages, a glossary section and a CD-ROM, The MOSBY'S TEXTBOOK FOR NURSING ASSISTANTS is indeed an excellent guidance system for the CNA and the regular person taking care of another."
"Ten classes, three hours each, with eight other students to learn all the 22. skills was just not enough time to get the practice necessary and while my test is still more. than 3 weeks away I feel shaky on the Skills."
"Content is very clear and not confusing."
"So when you go to turn in a chapter for instance chapter 1..the first page of chapter two will be in the back of chapter 1s last page."
"This book covers all aspects of nursing assistants duties."
"Very good condition!"
"This package doesn't come with the skills DVD."
Best Physician & Patient Clinical Medicine
Format Paperback 2010.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Great for referencing as a health care provider and even better for providing tools for patients to help recover."
"Very basic, and easy to read."
"I love this book and give out handouts from it all the time."
"Provides great exercises for patients and easy-to-read explanations of the injuries."
"I have used this in the past, was an office copy, then got this for personal use to have when I am at another office."
"This is an amazing book, Full of super helpful advice needed for any primary care office."
"I needed the newer version."
Best Critical Care Medicine
The text addresses both the medical and surgical aspects of critical care, delivering the guidance needed to ensure sound, safe, and effective treatment for patients in intensive care—regardless of the specialty focus of the unit. Problem-based approach teaches critical thinking and mirrors the decision-making process of the intensive care unit Expert perspectives from Dr. Marino help sharpen technique, minimize error, and improve outcomes Reader-friendly format makes essential information easy to locate and apply "Final Word" summaries at the conclusion of each chapter highlight salient points and improve retention of key concepts. 'a worthy update of its predecessors'. 'appropriate for any critical care population'. Numerical Score: 92 - Four Stars!
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Find Best Price at Amazon"When I started reading this book I thought how basic it was but again I really liked it, it doesn’t give you pathophysiology but gives you explanation of principles of ICU practice."
"Very informative!"
"Excellent book with excellent information."
"a must have for ICU rotations."
"A fast read."
"I have used this everyday since I bought it a few months ago."
Best Tropical Medicine
John E. Bennett and Raphael Dolin along with new editorial team member Dr. Martin Blaser have meticulously updated this latest edition to save you time and to ensure you have the latest clinical and scientific knowledge at your fingertips. Put the latest knowledge to work in your practice with new or completely revised chapters on influenza (new pandemic strains); new Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) virus; probiotics; antibiotics for resistant bacteria; antifungal drugs; new antivirals for hepatitis B and C; Clostridium difficile treatment; sepsis; advances in HIV prevention and treatment; viral gastroenteritis; Lyme disease; Helicobacter pylori; malaria; infections in immunocompromised hosts; immunization (new vaccines and new recommendations); and microbiome. "This is what an in depth textbook should be, a superb and vast, yet highly readable review of its topic... without doubt this will appeal to a global audience whose primary interest is the clinical aspects of infectious diseases."
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Find Best Price at Amazon"The book is great and have new chapters but I have received only 1 volume."
"The gold standard reference book for all infectious disease doctors."
"This is the gold standard, or the Bible of infectious disease books."
"The books arrived in very good used quality, and much more quickly than expected."
"This is the best text book of ID and best reference for any ID physician."
"everything arrived fine as expected."
"Awesome book!"
Best Family & General Practice
Dr. Thaler’s ability to simplify complex concepts makes this an ideal tool for students, teachers, and practitioners at all levels who need to be competent in understanding how to read an EKG. Now with the print edition, enjoy the bundled interactive eBook edition, offering tablet, smartphone, or online access to: Complete content with enhanced navigation Powerful search tools and smart navigation cross-links that pull results from content in the book, your notes, and even the web Cross-linked pages, references, and more for easy navigation Highlighting tool for easier reference of key content throughout the text Ability to take and share notes with friends and colleagues Quick reference tabbing to save your favorite content for future use.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Wonderful information, striaght and to the point."
"So helpful and laid out in a way that a child could understand it."
"Great product & fast delivery!"
"Working on my exam, I expect to pass it!"
"One of the two most didactic books on the subject !!"
"This book helped our class out a lot only because our paramedic books only went over the minimal requirements and most of us wanted to learn more and advance our knowledge and this book did in fact help."
Best Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Other features include a new section on post-polio syndrome, additional case studies comparing Guillain-Barré to polio muscle tests, a new full-color design, and a first-of-its-kind chart of upper extremity articulations.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"This is one of my favorite books about muscles!"
"exactly as described and depicted."
"The go to resource for muscle testing!"
"Exactly as advertised and what we wanted."
"Quite comprehensive book for the layman and professional alike."
Best Psychiatry
This new edition of the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5), used by clinicians and researchers to diagnose and classify mental disorders, is the product of more than 10 years of effort by hundreds of international experts in all aspects of mental health.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"I’m not reviewing the book."
"The DSM 5 is a required reading for my mental health and psychopathology."
"The only thing wrong with mine was that the cultural formulation section was upside down!"
"Is perpetually going through changes as we learn more and more about mental disorders."
"It's the DSM."
"This manual will be very helpful for many years to come."
"Yes so happy I was able to get this book really needed it for my abnormal behavior class I'm taking 🙏🏾."
Best Preventive Medicine
Key Features: • New chapter on Adolescent Health--an important but largely uncovered topic in the existing Global Health literature. • Expanded chapter on Child Health with special attention given to immunizations. • Expanded coverage throughout on the topic of health disparities. • The latest information on nutrition including the Global Nutrition Report of November 2014 and the Lancet Series on Maternal and Child Nutrition of 2013. • New section on Pharmaceuticals. • More than 25 additional "Policy and Program" briefs that cover a range of key topics. Richard Skolnik has spent more than 40 years working on international development and global health and was formerly a lecturer in the Yale School of Public Health, the Yale School of Management, and the George Washington University School of Public Health.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"The Pros: -easy to read. -very informative. -excellent, up-to-date statistics. -summary section at the end of each chapter. The Cons: -the online resource wasn't available when I took the class."
"well, it was a requirement for the class."
"The reading is intense but I guess that is to be expected from a textbook for a grad level class."
"I bought this book for my global health class."
"Actually I have just started reading but I want to know why I can't read this book on my Kindle or the Cloud reader."
"I teach an MPH-level Global Health course and this book has proven to be an extraordinary tool."
Best Reproductive Medicine & Technology
Going beyond scientific theory and a technological orientation, this landmark guide is written for the real world of clinical practice, as it expertly examines all mechanisms of human labor and delivery. The book begins with a valuable review of clinical anatomy, then thoroughly examines the three stages of labor, with a focus on proper management and birthing techniques. Black, MD, MPH, FRCSC Assistant Professor, University of Ottawa. Staff, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Newborn Care. The Ottawa Hospital. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"This is my favorite OB book."
"Great information and so useful as a reference and studying!"
"Its one of the most enjoyable reads as far as textbooks go."
"This is a required resource for my college degree."
"After just purchasing the older edition for midwifery school earlier this year, I was frustrated to find out a newer edition was just released; HOWEVER, wow - what a beautiful revision of a classic reference!"
"I bought it in America, though the us amazon.com, and I received the Indian version of this book."
Best Radiology & Nuclear Medicine
RVT, RPVI, and RVS candidates and DMS students can combine this Step 1 review text with Davies Step 2 mock exam Vascular Technology Review and Step 3 ScoreCards for Vascular Technology for powerful 1-2-3 Step Ultrasound Education & Test Preparation. Like Claudia, she is a recipient of the Society for Vascular Ultrasound Distinguished Service Award and has been honored with the status of SVU Fellow.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"This one has more color pictures and made a great book even greater, which I didn't think was possible."
"A great text from which to study."
"Bought it for my daughter because she says it is the best book for review for test and great reference book."
"Great book."
"I highly recommend that anyone trying to take the ARDMS RVT exam buys this book!"
"Seems to be a thorough book for the registry review."
"I really like this book I think the pictures are great I love the way the information is laid out."
"One of the best vascular texts I've ever seen as far as information. If the binding was as good as the information, this book would be virtually indistructable!"
Best Occupational & Industrial Medicine
Peppered with first-person narratives, which offer a unique perspective on the lives of those living with disease, this new edition has been fully updated with a visually enticing full color design, and even more photos and illustrations.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"School text needed for school."
"This book has the best definitions of Occupational Therapy out of all my other text books."
"Next time I'll just get the good old fashioned text book."
"This makes it very difficult when trying to navigate the book during class."
Best Pain Medicine
Jean-Louis Vincent, Edward Abraham, Frederick A. Moore, Patrick Kochanek, and Mitchell P. Fink are joined by other international experts who offer a multidisciplinary approach to critical care , sharing expertise in anesthesia, surgery, pulmonary medicine, and pediatrics. Features a wealth of tables, boxes, algorithms, diagnostic images, and key points that. clarify important concepts and streamline complex information for quick reference. "This book remains a worldwide standard for English-speaking critical care providers.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"An amazing book!"
Best Pediatrics
Text updated to reflect the 2015 AAP/AHA Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care of the Neonate Two new chapters added covering post-resuscitation care and preparing for resuscitation 140+ new full-color photographs replacing most line drawings. Associate editor: Jeanette Zaichkin, RN, MN, NNP-BC Jeanette Zaichkin has been a neonatal nurse for more than 30 years.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"I especially liked how pertinent tables, graphs, pictures all appeared next to the relevant text."
"The updates in the new book are good, and the text prepares you for the online portion of the test."
"Glad the illustrations were updated."
"Perfect for recertifying and nice to have the reference on hand rather than borrowing from the hospital."
"I did not like the Sim events because I had difficulty understanding the way to initiate the event and how to move through the content correctly."
"Just what we needed to study for the NRP class we had to take."
"A must for any NRP provider."
"The book was purchased new as always with every new edition."
Best Geriatrics
• devices to make life simpler and safer for people who have dementia. • strategies for delaying behavioral and neuropsychiatric symptoms. • changes in Medicare and other health care insurance laws. • palliative care, hospice care, durable power of attorney, and guardianship. • dementia due to traumatic brain injury. • choosing a residential care facility. • support groups for caregivers, friends, and family members. (Jeffrey Cummings, MD, ScD, Director, Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health). "Having lived the chapter and verse of The 36-Hour Day for twenty years, I know how this book empowers families with constructive and compassionate advice. (Meryl Comer, author of Slow Dancing with a Stranger: Lost and Found in the Age of Alzheimer’s ). "Thorough and compassionate, offering accessible information and practical advice, The 36-Hour Day is a necessary resource for families living with dementia.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"This was recommended to me by a person whom we met at a wedding who's mother had dementia and who lived a long ways away from her."
"This book is wonderful."
"I'd had an older version which I gave away, so updated to this most recent version and am glad I did."
"This book is a necessity if you are caring for someone with Dementia/Alzheimer Disease, or just to understand this awful disease."
"I purchased it for a friend and have decided to give one to my two children as an insurance policy for my own future."
"Very detailed and spot on."
"This book should be required reading for anyone who cares for, or even knows someone with any type of dimentia."
"if have someone with dementia this is the book for you."
Best Hematology
“I just finished reading your chapter about the normocytic anemias caused by hemoglobinopathies, and it was so fascinating that I forgot that I was actually studying!
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Find Best Price at Amazon"If you are truly serious about learning hematology for practical application, get a real textbook and leave this starter one for others."
"Great from a CLS perspective."
"Good price and recieved it on time."
"perfect for my mlt class."
"Receive this rental and due to the writing of the last person using it, you can barely see the text in the book."
"This text is not well written."
Best Forensic Medicine
In this fascinating account, Mary Roach visits the good deeds of cadavers over the centuries and tells the engrossing story of our bodies when we are no longer with them. “This quirky, funny read offers perspective and insight about life, death and the medical profession.... You can close this book with an appreciation of the miracle that the human body really is.”. - Tara Parker-Pope, Wall Street Journal. “A laugh-out-loud funny book... one of those wonderful books that offers up enlightenment in the guise of entertainment.”. - Michael Little, Washington City Paper.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Very interesting examination of death and what happens, or should happen, to our 'mortal coil' once we shuffle it off."
"Death is very much a part of life as this book will show you and also give you a good laugh along the way!"
"I liked the different takes on handling the dead."
"Love all her works, fascinating and written so that it is palatable to anyone."
"I bought this book after having been given the Mary Roach book - 'Packing for Mars'."
"An interesting read."
"Gave this as a gift, haven't gotten any complaints."
"STIFF: The Curious Life of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach. For anyone interested in the "messy" part of human science, this is the book for you. STIFF tells what happens to the human body after death whether that death is natural or not."
Best Cardiology
A caption explains the concept illustrated on each page, and a few simple sentences reinforce the concept with interactive (programmed) learning, which links to the following page.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"I had this before and somehow replaced it."
"Will make you a master at reading and interpreting EKGs."
"Excellent book!"
"Explained simply and the practice of writing answers in this workbook helps to put the principles to memory."
"It has blanks on each page for you to write answers in to just make sure you're understanding as you're reading. lol The book has like 300-something pages, so it's not exactly a "rapid" process to read, but once you do, you're set!"
"I'm a pre med student and every doctor, resident, med student, PA, and EMT I've talked to says this is the number 1 book to learn interpretation of EKG."
"Dr Dubin takes you by the hand and spoon feeds you information at the perfect pace so that when you start learning the actual interpretation methods, it makes sense."
"Will help you not just read EKGs but also give you a fundamental understanding of WHY the readings present the way they do.Most of the Paramedics and paramedic students I know make a point of reading this book at some point."
Best Medical Diagnosis
A caption explains the concept illustrated on each page, and a few simple sentences reinforce the concept with interactive (programmed) learning, which links to the following page.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Although he will break everything down (quickly) in the start, I think you have to have a solid knowledge of the autonomic nervous system and some other concepts to really utilize this book to its full potential- but you could definitely improve your knowledge regardless but will miss some major eggs. I would think mostly pharmacological treatment algorithms would be changed the most but I haven’t reached that part (if it’s even in the book), but that’s not why I got this book- I will master those after getting this awesome base!"
"Not just because I love cardiology-related things, but because this book is SO helpful and easy to understand."
"Excellent book!"
"Dr Dubin takes you by the hand and spoon feeds you information at the perfect pace so that when you start learning the actual interpretation methods, it makes sense."
"Will help you not just read EKGs but also give you a fundamental understanding of WHY the readings present the way they do.Most of the Paramedics and paramedic students I know make a point of reading this book at some point."
"Without a doubt the most easily explained, concise, and enjoyable EKG book!"
"Explained simply and the practice of writing answers in this workbook helps to put the principles to memory."
"Pretty great explanations!"
Best Pulmonary & Thoracic Medicine
The Eleven Commandments of Mechanical Ventilation The Owner’s Manual--this is a more in-depth discussion of different modes, PEEP, trigger, flow, and liberation from mechanical ventilation. There are also chapters on high frequency oscillatory ventilation and airway pressure release ventilation, as well as a chapter on taking care of the patient with prolonged respiratory failure. He is also the Division Chief for Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine in the Palmetto Health-USC Medical Group and an Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine with the University of South Carolina. He is board-certified in Emergency Medicine, Critical Care Medicine, and Neurocritical Care Medicine.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Great teaching aid for critical care fellows."
"Residency is a learning experience, the more you man up justifying your reasoning with conceptual thinking, everyone considers it, more than belting out facts."
"Arrived earlier than I expected :) Good book easy to understand."
"I like this book."
"Awesome book that I recommend for learning the basics."
"It's a great book."
"Every resident should read this when going into the ICU."
"Every medical student and resident should own/read this book."
Best Sports Medicine
Written by internationally recognized Harvard Medical School faculty and select medical students, Pathophysiology of Heart Disease, Sixth Edition provides a solid foundation of knowledge regarding diseases of the heart and circulation. Now with the print edition, enjoy the bundled interactive eBook edition , offering tablet, smartphone or accessed online to: Complete content with enhanced navigation A powerful search tool that pulls results from content in the book, your notes, and even the web Cross-linked pages, references, and more for easy navigation A highlighting tool for easier reference of key content throughout the text Ability to take and share notes with friends and colleagues Quick-reference tabbing to save your favorite content for future use.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Wow this book has been my saving grace for the cardiovascular unit in med school, it does an excellent job explaining the pathophysiology of the heart in a very simple and straightforward manner."
"This book was the best."
"This is a great textbook, well-written and easy to read."
"Very complete and easy to read."
"excellent product and service."
"This was my favorite educational book of all time - best resource in medical school so far."
"All the information is clinically relevant and clearly presented with helpful diagrams/tables including a section of sample EKGs and real chest x-rays."
Best Diseases
THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER. A New York Times Notable Book. A Washington Post and Seattle Times Best Book of the Year From the Pulitzer Prize-winning, bestselling author of The Emperor of All Maladies —a magnificent history of the gene and a response to the defining question of the future: What becomes of being human when we learn to “read” and “write” our own genetic information? "This is perhaps the greatest detective story ever told—a millennia-long search, led by a thousand explorers, from Aristotle to Mendel to Francis Collins, for the question marks at the center of every living cell. “Sobering, humbling, and extraordinarily rich reading from a wise and gifted writer who sees how far we have come—but how much farther far we have to go to understand our human nature and destiny.” ( Kirkus, starred review ). "Mukherjee deftly relates the basic scientific facts about the way genes are believed to function, while making clear the aspects of genetics that remain unknown. He offers insight into both the scientific process and the sociology of science... By relating familial information, Mukherjee grounds the abstract in the personal to add power and poignancy to his excellent narrative." Mukherjee punctuates his encyclopedic investigations of collective and individual heritability, and our closing in on the genetic technologies that will transform how we will shape our own genome, with evocative personal anecdotes, deft literary allusions, wonderfully apt metaphors, and an irrepressible intellectual brio.” ( Ben Dickinson, Elle ). The story [of the gene] has been told, piecemeal, in different ways, but never before with the scope and grandeur that Siddhartha Mukherjee brings to his new history… he views his subject panoptically, from a great and clarifying height, yet also intimately.” ( James Gleick, New York Times Book Review ).
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Find Best Price at Amazon"The volume benefits from Mukherjee’s elegant literary style, novelist’s eye for character sketches and expansive feel for human history. Mendel was an abbot in a little known town in Central Europe whose pioneering experiments on pea plants provided the first window into the gene and evolution. Eugenics has now acquired a bad reputation, but Galton was a polymath who made important contributions to science by introducing statistics and measurements in the study of genetic differences. Many of the early eugenicists subscribed to the racial theories that were common in those days; many of them were well intended if patronizing, seeking to ‘improve the weak’, but they did not see the ominous slippery slope which they were on. Eugenics was enthusiastically supported in the United States; Mukherjee discusses the infamous Supreme Court case in which Oliver Wendell Holmes sanctioned the forced sterilization of an unfortunate woman named Carrie Buck by proclaiming, “Three generations of imbeciles are enough”. Another misuse of genetics was by Trofim Lysenko who tried to use Lamarck’s theories of acquired characteristics in doomed agricultural campaigns in Stalinist Russia; as an absurd example, he tried to “re educate” wheat using “shock therapy”. Mutations in specific genes (for instance ones causing changes in eye color) allowed them to track the flow of genetic material through several generations. The scientists most important for recognizing this fact were Frederick Griffiths and Oswald Avery and Mukherjee tells their story well; however I would have appreciated a fuller account of Friedrich Miescher who discovered DNA in pus bandages from soldiers. All these events set the stage for the golden age of molecular biology, the deciphering of the structure of DNA by James Watson (to whom the quote in the title is attributed), Francis Crick, Rosalind Franklin and others. Many of these pioneers were inspired by a little book by physicist Erwin Schrodinger which argued that the gene could be understood using precise principles of physics and chemistry; his arguments turned biology into a reductionist science. As a woman in a man’s establishment Franklin was in turn patronized and sidelined, but unlike Watson and Crick she was averse to building models and applying the principles of chemistry to the problem, two traits that were key to the duo’s success. The book then talks about early successes in correlating genes with illness that came with the advent of the human genome and epigenome; genetics has been very useful in finding determinants and drugs for diseases like sickle cell anemia, childhood leukemia, breast cancer and cystic fibrosis. Mukherjee especially has an excellent account of Nancy Wexler, the discoverer of the gene causing Huntington’s disease, whose search for its origins led her to families stricken with the malady in remote parts of Venezuela. The basic verdict is that while there is undoubtedly a genetic component to all these factors, the complex interplay between genes and environment means that it’s very difficult currently to tease apart influences from the two. The last part of the book focuses on some cutting edge research on genetics that’s uncovering both potent tools for precise gene engineering as well as deep insights into human evolution. There are a few minor scientific infelicities: for instance Linus Pauling’s structure of DNA was not really flawed because of a lack of magnesium ions but mainly because it sported a form of the phosphate groups that wouldn’t exist at the marginally alkaline pH of the human body. The book’s treatment of the genetic code leaves out some key exciting moments, such as when a scientific bombshell from biochemist Marshall Nirenberg disrupted a major meeting in the former Soviet Union. Nor is there much exploration of using gene sequences to illuminate the ‘tree of life’ which Darwin tantalizingly pulled the veil back on: in general I would have appreciated a bigger discussion of how DNA connects us to all living creatures. Its sweeping profile of life’s innermost secrets could not help but remind me of a Japanese proverb quoted by physicist Richard Feynman: “To every man is given the key to the gates of heaven."
"There are abundant scientific notions to satisfy any reader picking up the book to understand the real subject matter, but not in the general bland fashion of studies-and-conclusions that tend to lose many a lay people. From the notions of introns and exons to the polygenic nature of most phenotypes, the feedback from environment to gene mutation and the massive role played by non-gene factors in most our traits, the author uncovers a staggering number of interesting findings in a highly understandable manner. As professionals or parents seek to weed out certain deformities, there are genuine risks of us eliminating some important evolutionary traits mainly out of ignorance of how genes really work at this stage but also out of their possible other utilities in long future."
"Siddhartha Mukherjee writes about the history of the understanding of the gene with a clear and engaging style."
Best Internal Medicine
Prepared by residents and attending physicians at Massachusetts General Hospital, this portable, best-selling reference tackles the diagnosis and treatment of the most common disorders in cardiology, pulmonary medicine, gastroenterology, nephrology, hematology-oncology, infectious diseases, endocrinology, rheumatology, and neurology. 16-page color insert displays classic normal and abnormal radiographs, CT scans, echocardiograms, peripheral blood smears, and urinalyses commonly seen in the practice of internal medicine.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"What makes this book such an amazing reference is that they actually write down the article/journal that they are referencing to if you wish to expand your knowledge base with the original research. If you can get a copy off your colleague, I recommend taking a look first before jumping the gun and buying it without looking at how this is written. Now I will present changes/differences: New sections (not all inclusive): Cardiac Rhythm Management Devices, Toxicology, Lung Transplant, Dysmotility and Nutrition, Disorders of Colon, Intestinal Ischemia. New references: qSOFA for sepsis, cardiac risk assessment tables has been slightly simplified (although the basics are the same), JNC 8 is in the book. Dislikes: the book I bought uses a more similar flimsy paper as in the purple version. I'm thinking this may be the last one I upgrade as I probably use uptodate more often now as an attending but I can appreciate all of the information that is needed to update this little book."
"This book is obviously a must-have book for your internal medicine inpatient work whether it's as a medical student, intern, or resident. Because it gives way more tangible, practical diagnostic and management steps than the Red/Green book, all my residents would be super surprised at how much more "mature" and "relevant" my diagnostic and management plans were in my presentations. They thought I was a genius and further along than most of my classmates...(and I wasn't too keen on letting them know where most of that genius was coming from :). 2) Sanford Guide (microbio) - this is really the best book for any microbio you'll need on the wards. You'll look like you actually paid attention during microbio with this book. That alone makes this book worth it."
Best Infectious Diseases
The history of that transformation involves famine, poverty, filth, lost cures, eugenicist doctrine, individual freedoms versus state might, protests and arrests over vaccine refusal, and much more.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"For example, with a masticating juicer I am researching, I've noticed that critical reviewers hadn't read the proper cleaning instructions of the device, thus the most common complaint is one specific "failing" part. Now I REALLY want the juicer, because I have deduced that even the negative reviews are mostly positive ones, so long as you are able to read instructions and apply what you've learned... which a lot of folks seem to struggle with. The critical reviewers are obviously taking to the comment postings with something to prove, or possibly dont understand literature review/what the book is intended to achieve, or are unconsciously defending their own irreversible parenting choices."
"It is good to hear the 'other side of the story' on vaccines: having had children who reacted badly to childhood immunizations, and seeing the same thing happen with grandchildren, I am understandably nervous over the current push to vaccinate against every possible thing. Anyone who listens to the news and reads current articles on advances in medicine has to be aware that there has been a great deal of 'spin' on this issue . As a critical reader, I not only read those articles but look for source documents and read those sources carefully, too. and realizing that the majority of funding for such research comes from the very pharmaceutical industry which sells these vaccines. As the family genealogist, I read a lot of historical documents and even a cursory examination of lifespan among those people doesnt show that shortened lifespan: I had a great many ancestors in the 1700-1800s who live to nearly-or more than-100 yrs old. Her numerous charts clearly show that the incidence of the original dread diseases which we are dutifully vaccinating for were already in decline-both in contagion and in strength, before vaccines against them were in use. .the usual course of such dread diseases. including the fact that many of these vaccines can actually spread a form of the very disease being vaccinated against and that past vaccination doesnt actually protect you from it. There are some things that are likely worth the risk of vaccination-such as tetanus and your dog's rabies vaccine."
Best Mental Health
This new edition features seven new compounds as well as information about several new formulations of existing drugs. Stephen M. Stahl is Adjunct Professor of Psychiatry at the University of California, San Diego and Honorary Visiting Senior Fellow in Psychiatry at the University of Cambridge, UK.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Excellent."
"This book is amazing - easy to find what you're looking for and easy to follow."
"Fantastic!"
"I am a fan of his work."
"Pretty good book."
Best Obstetrics & Gynecology
Maternity and Women's Health Care, 11th Edition provides evidence-based coverage of everything you need to know about caring for women of childbearing age. Boasting new medication alerts and updated content throughout, this edition covers the new maternal levels of care, and the revised AAP policy on breastfeeding and infant sleep. Family-Centered Care boxes highlight the needs and concerns of families that you should consider to provide family-centered care. Nursing care plans include rationales for interventions and provide you with an overview of, and specific guidelines for, delivering effective nursing care. Medication alerts highlighted and integrated within the content alert you to critical drug information that you must consider to provide safe patient care.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Originally rented this book and then later purchased it because I fell in love with maternity and this book covers so much material."
"This is a highly recommended book for maternal and child nursing because the content is helpful."
"Sadly all of the content I need to go over already has the answers filled in......in ink."
"Textbook is easy to read, would have preferred a hardcover because the soft cover get beat up easily in my backpack but other then that the book was fine."
"Book was fine."
Best Chemotherapy
Look at all that is NEW to this edition: • New focus on Personalized Medicine includes specific recommendations on the personalization of treatment and guidelines for integration of pharmacogenomic testing and implementation in practice. • New chapter on Travel Health. • Extensively revised chapter on pulmonary arterial hypertension reflect the latest drugs and guidelines. • Monthly updates on AccessPharmacy, keeps the content fresh and current. • More than 20 online-only chapters, in addition to print. • New interior design, keeps information flowing and makes chapters concise and to the point. • Companion Handbook is ranked #1 in Chemotherapy on Amazon, and includes clearly-stated goals of therapy; the new Tenth Edition Casebook, includes 150 + revised and updated cases. • All chapters have been updated to provide the most current, reliable, and relevant information possible. • Key Concepts at the beginning of each chapter. • Clinical Presentation Tables summarize disease signs and symptoms. • Clinical Controversies Boxes examine the complicated issues faced by students and clinicians in providing drug therapy. • Color coded diagnostic flow diagram, treatment algorithms, dosing recommendations, and monitoring approaches clearly distinguish treatment pathways. • Most disease-oriented chapters include updated evidence-based treatment guidelines that often include ratings of the level of evidence to support the key therapeutic approaches. Barbara G. Wells, PharmD, FASHP, FCCP, BCPP (Jackson, MI) Former. Dean and Professor, Executive Director of the Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"This book is a great resource to own and very comprehensive."
"I wish if it comes in two or three volumes."
"Needed an new edition as a refresher as it's been 14 years since graduation from pharmacy school."
"I love this book, contains a lot of good information on pharmacology."
"E-chapters are in a terrible format, especially if you want to print chapters."