Best Laboratory Medicine
Biosafety levels are also included so that students are aware of the safety precautions necessary for each lab; Tables of Results help students organize and interpret results; Data Sheets provide students room to record their data and answer critical thinking questions; high-quality, full-color photographs, micrographs, and illustrations ensure that students have color-accurate visual representations of what they will see in the lab; photographs and Procedural Diagrams outline the steps necessary to correctly complete the lab; photographs with directional arrows help ensure students use proper technique; clearly written, informative captions help ensure students use proper technique in the lab.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"I only carried the necessary information with me and left the rest at home."
"I loved microbiology and this book helped a lot with that."
"Decent textbook."
"My book just arrived....so excited!"
"It was shipped quickly and there was no writing or highlighting so that was fantastic, and all pages were included no missing ones."
"There are some pages missing like the lab reports so I really can't do anything about it and put it in use."
Organized the way a nurse thinks—by specimen and function—this proven book describes an extensive array of tests for diverse populations, providing step-by-step guidance on correct procedure, tips for accurate interpretation, and expert information on patient preparation and aftercare.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Great book."
"Pretty decent for my needs."
"decent book for labs and dx."
"super useful and contains all the values and everything you need to know about increased or decreased values."
"I took this to work for myself and the other nurses I work with."
"A little hard to navigate, however, this is the best reference book I've found for lab tests and explaining what the results mean."
"The book is in amazing shape.. the only difference is the book cover."
With an illustrated, storyboard format for procedures, Phlebotomy: Worktext and Procedures Manual, 4 th Edition describes all aspects of phlebotomy, with current coverage of equipment, safety procedures, arterial blood gases, point-of-care testing, and practical phlebotomy skills. Written by phlebotomy expert Robin Warekois, this practical worktext also includes competency checklists, a mock certification exam, a detachable bookmark that can serve as a tube guide, and. a new video collection on the Evolve companion website. Student resources on an Evolve companion website include a pre-test, animations, a new procedural video collection, interactive exercises, a mock certification exam, and an audio glossary.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"It's a good book, but we (the Phlebotomy class) have found some of the test question have the wrong answer."
"I took the test on Wednesday and I past it with a 445 score .this book is great .i would recommend this for any one taking the Plebotomy certification good luck."
"Great book, really informative and has step by step instructions with lots of pictures illustrating each step."
"My phlebotomy certificate class use this as the text book."
"Got my book quickly."
"I bought a used version."
"Excellent book for the course."
Best Forensic Medicine
The Hot Zone tells this dramatic story, giving a hair-raising account of the appearance of rare and lethal viruses and their "crashes" into the human race. The dramatic and chilling story of an Ebola virus outbreak in a surburban Washington, D.C. laboratory, with descriptions of frightening historical epidemics of rare and lethal viruses.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"I'm writing this review now because, 1- the current (July 2014) outbreak of Ebola is "the deadliest in recorded history," and 2- I've NEVER forgotten the book. The thing that is so terrifying is the way the poor people who contract the disease die."
"I learned a lot about the virus. After reading this book, im able to read between the headlines of what is being said and more importantly, what's NOT being said. Medical researchers working with the virus give share their information."
"I bought this book in its hard-cover version when it first came out, quite a few years ago, and what with the recent Ebola crisis in Africa and now in the news here in the U.S., I wanted to re-read it. I am dismayed that the CDC is still "learning" how to contain this disease, when the knowledge has been in use by the U.S. Army, and various charitable organizations in Africa for many years."
"A scary, eye opening book about Ebola. He describes in detail the Ebola Reston outbreak in Maryland."
"A must read for anyone who wants the scientific truth about this disease, how it can be spread & how easily & quickly it can mutate."
"Although twenty years old, the information is timely and so. pertinent for our age when Ebola is devastating Africa and may be advancing thought the world."
"Because you will be terrified every time you have a tiny headache. Because you will want strangers to stay far away from you, especially if they are breathing. Because you will realise that your government, our government, the government will probably be unable to stop a proper Ebola virus. Because you will forgive the sometimes over detailed writing because you are completely absorbed in the horror. Because this is not fiction, this is real, this is here, this is now. And this is a gripping, interesting, well put together, well researched non-fiction book that reads like an adventure, a horror and a thriller all at once. Viruses are clever little buggers and best we be afraid."
Best Medical Diseases
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, and now a documentary from Ken Burns on PBS, The Emperor of All Maladies is a magnificent, profoundly humane “biography” of cancer—from its first documented appearances thousands of years ago through the epic battles in the twentieth century to cure, control, and conquer it to a radical new understanding of its essence. An exhaustive account of cancer's origins, The Emperor of All Maladies illustrates how modern treatments--multi-pronged chemotherapy, radiation, and surgery, as well as preventative care--came into existence thanks to a century's worth of research, trials, and small, essential breakthroughs around the globe.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"I asked myself was there something I had done in my past that was going to deprive me seeing my two sons grow up into happy young men and dads. You double check all your insurances are up to date and update a well to make sure my wife does not have any hassles with the tax authorities. The battle against cancer was waged by intrepid individuals, and this book explains the war so far. It outlines the causes of cancer, whether it is a virus, bacteria, induced by smoking or chemicals, or just our own body playing up and turning on itself."
"That individual may benefit from reading that is focused more upon the very hopeful progress that has been made, eve in the time since the book was completed."
"The clear history of the disease and the elucidation on the major advances shine a bright light on the courageous men and women who suffer this disease, and the bright minds that have increased our understanding and led to the realization that it may in a sense well be possible that this is just part of our nature."
"This book is also a tribute to the patients who ultimately die and the doctors, nurses,scientists and families who push to find medicines and research to prolong future cancer patients' lives and end the stigma of hopelessness that the prognosis of cancer brings."
"He is able to portray cancer as an ever-changing, impossible enemy and then as an inexorable part of our genome, physiology, and humanity that provided me an entirely new understanding of the disease and the people that treat it and suffer from it."
"Looking forward to reading more Mukherjee!"
"An excellent book that was hard to put down."
Best Pathology Clinical Chemistry
Bates’ Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking provides authoritative, step-by-step guidance on performing the patient interview and physical examination, applying clinical reasoning, shared decision-making, and other core assessment skills—all based on a firm understanding of clinical evidence. This highly regarded text includes fully illustrated, step-by-step techniques that outline the correct performance of the physical examination and an easy-to-follow two-column format featuring examination techniques on the left and abnormalities (clearly indicated in red) with differential diagnoses on the right. Text boxes help readers quickly find important summaries of clinical conditions and tips for challenging examination techniques.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"This book is required for the NP program I am in, but it is layed out nicely and is easy to follow."
"I use this book constantly for school."
"Great - exactly as described."