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."
The Inflammation Mastery & Functional Inflammology series of books and videos translates important concepts and nutritional/biomedical science into easy and practical clinical applications for the prevention and treatment of disorders of sustained inflammation, which Dr Vasquez describes as "patterns of metabolic disturbance and inflammatory dysfunction" existing in three sequential and overlapping categories: 1) metabolic inflammation, 2) allergic inflammation, 3) autoimmune inflammation. Doctorate Student under Dr Vasquez, 2016 "I appreciate the lecture yesterday and I am truly fascinated by your topic and your vast knowledge. University Faculty and Doctorate Student under Dr Vasquez, 2016 "Thank you most kindly for your incredible dedication and kindness in sharing your knowledge with us. Premedical/Medical student 2015 "Dr Vasquez, I have followed your work extensively and admire your intellect and passion. I think Dr. Vasquez is one of the most prolific functional medicine contributors and books such as this should cement his reputation as such."
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Simply put, this is the most comprehensive book on Functional Medicine out there."
The essential health behavior text, updated with the latest theories, research, and issues Health Behavior: Theory, Research and Practice provides a thorough introduction to understanding and changing health behavior, core tenets of the public health role. Advancing the science of health behavior through the informed application of health behavior theories, the new Fifth Edition of Health Behavior: Theory, Research, and Practice serves as the definitive text for students, practitioners, and scientists in these areas. Written and edited by leading health and social behavior theorists and researchers, Health Behavior: Theory, Research, and Practice provides real-world perspective with a solid approach for the analysis and improvement of health behaviors and health.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Comprehensive coverage of the theories of behavior change, with a social ecological framework."
"It was easy to follow and the authors had a knack for getting straight to the point."
"Easy to understand and use."
"Could be written at a different reading level, though."
"If your doing your MPH at a National University perfect book for your course."
"The paragraph structure showing evidence-based research and then trails off without explaining how the example relates to the theory construct."
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 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 Emergency Medicine
Based on the National EMS Education Standards and the 2015 CPR/ECC Guidelines, the Eleventh Edition offers complete coverage of every competency statement with clarity and precision in a concise format that ensures students' comprehension and encourages critical thinking. Application to Real-World EMS. Through evolving patient case studies in each chapter, the Eleventh Edition gives students real-world context to apply the knowledge gained in the chapter, clarifying how the information is used to care for patients in the field, and pushing students to engage in critical thinking and discussion.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"The book itself is fine however, the title explicitly states that the Kindle version comes with an access code to the Navigate 2 Essentials site."
"Questions straight out of the book, useful as a study guide or a benchmark of where you are at the end of a chapter."
"The book was for my grandson for his course to become an EMT."
"Most textbooks are dry and boring but this one brings emergency care to life as much as CPR would."
"Expensive but a very thick text book."
"these were also for my kids."
"Work thesis without isbn code to use online for emt class."
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Orthopedics
Useful to students and clinicians, this text covers the process of physical examination of the spine and extremities.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"They don't make this book anymore, but there's still enough in print to sell them until they're gone."
"As student this was more helpful in developing my exam skills than a giant book of multiple conditions and tests and related anatomy like my required text."
"Book for school."
"I am an NP who recently started at an outpatient chiropractic rehab practice and it was recommended to me by the physiatrist I work with to learn specific orthopedic examinations and to review anatomy."
"Bought for college course."
"The structure is good."
"It is an older book, which mean some of the terminology is a bit out of date, but the information is presented very well and in an easily assimilable way."
"Beautiful book, helped me pass my exam!!"
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 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 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."
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 Gastroenterology
Dr. Chutkan has helped thousands of patients suffering from a disordered microbiome with her comprehensive Live Dirty, Eat Clean Plan, designed to remove damaging medications and foods, replace important bacteria that have been lost, and restore health. Read this important book and discover the small changes that can make a huge impact.”. – Frank Lipman, M.D., founder of Eleven-Eleven Wellness Center and author of the New York Times bestseller The New Health Rules “The exciting research on the microbiome has the promise to help many take charge of their health and reverse chronic ailments But what is so groundbreaking about this book is that it shows you how to put these scientific breakthroughs into practice, step-by-step. “ The Microbiome Solution is the medicine we all need to truly flourish.”. –Christiane Northrup, M.D., author of the New York Times bestsellers Goddesses Never Age, Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom, and The Wisdom of Menopause “We live in symbiosis with trillions of bacteria that play a crucial role in determining our health and vitality. Her plan may be worth trying—even if it means giving up some bubbly.”. – The Wall Street Journal “Packed with no-nonsense explanations, real- life patient stories, and remedies, this guide will empower women to recognize their particular digestive health issues and work proactively with their medical professionals to prevent, treat, and solve them.”. – Publishers Weekly “ Gutbliss is loaded with helpful, leading edge information that all women need to know for optimal bowel health. Dr. Robynne Chutkan maps out a clear strategy for gut health and restoring optimal health. If you have digestive problems, look no further, and buy this book!”. –Mark Hyman, M.D., author of THE BLOOD SUGAR SOLUTION. “If you’re tired of dreaded bloat or muffintop, Dr. Chutkan offers a novel prescription for making your gut work for you, not against you—and her 10-day plan is scientifically robust yet transformative.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"People by the droves go to their primary care doctors and complain of stomach and digestive ailments (bloating, food allergies, abdominal pain), light-headedness, fatigue, skin rashes, eczema, rosacea, and worse. Now doc is beginning to wonder if he has a hypochondriac on his hands, and the patients either persist or resign themselves to pain and misery, becoming depressed as symptoms continue to plague them. She talks about "dysbiosis," a widely prevalent but seldom diagnosed condition where the microbial community in your body is way out of whack -- low on good bacteria and high on pathogens (bad bacteria) due to a host of modern-day causes: the accumulated ravages of antibiotic treatments, alcohol consumption, stress, diet (specifically lack of enough fiber, vegetables, fruits, fermented foods and too much sugar, carbs, processed "food," genetically-modified food), antacid use, NSAID use, birth-control pill regimes, chemotherapy, and artificial sweeteners. That means we do ourselves no favors by constantly cleaning our hands with hand sanitizers, applying skin products and soaps with anti-bacterial elements and good-bacteria killing chemicals (go ahead, read the ingredients, see if you have the slightest idea about what you are slathering to your skin and scalp on a daily basis... didn't think so). Certain bacteria (bad) thrive on sugar and artificial sweeteners and will hijack your body's eating preferences. What we call a "sweet tooth" is actually a type of bad bacteria clamoring from your gut for more of what they need to survive (that it makes you sick means little to them, they are out for themselves and haven't a clue that they will die with you). Here she discusses fecal transplants, the latest frontier for people who cannot turn around their severe conditions through diet and lifestyle changes alone. It's been a life-changer for people with relentless conditions like irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, pouchitis, infectious diarrhea, etc. Finally, and not least importantly, the book ends with 95 pages of "microbiome solution" recipes, mostly for dishes that will feed the good and suppress the bad bacteria that live within you -- food for stomach, skin, and soul."
"The Microbiome Solution by Robynne Chutkan is a blockbuster that opened my eyes to the infancy of an amazing discovery that is likely to change the way doctors practice medicine. It makes me think back in history to the era when doctors probably believed they were on the cutting edge (no pun intended) when "bleeding" patients was thought to be a sound medical treatment. Pesticides, antibiotics, processed and genetically altered foods, antibacterial soaps, shampoos, and our assumption of what constitutes the practice of healthy hygiene negatively impact on our health. The final section provides recipes for replacement foods for unhealthy eating practices to alter the balance and variety of health microbiome healing."
"If you have fatigue, bloating, constipation, brain fog, depression, weight gain and many more, it may be an imbalance in your intestinal flora. I hope to get off some medications and start the Live Dirty Eat Clean plan soon. Most likely since I am in such poor health it will be a long journey but I have found hope in this book that even very severe cases can at least make some improvement. This is an important book and I plan on recommending it to all my friends and family."
"Found a few recipes that I tried and enjoyed."
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 Nutrition
As a parent of a child diagnosed with learning disabilities, she is acutely aware of the difficulties facing other parents like her, and she has devoted much of her time to helping these families. She specializes in nutritional treatments, and has become recognized as one of the world’s leading experts in treating children and adults with learning disabilities and other mental disorders, as well as children and adults with digestive and immune disorders.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"So I quit my job and school and took time off, expecting to recuperate within a few months. I suffered severe chemical and mold sensitivities and began to develop hives. I'm not a dramatic person by nature, but I assure you, some days I wasn't sure how much sicker one could get before the body just gave up altogether. Finally, a few months ago I happened upon some website extolling the GAPS diet. I looked into it but figured I was already eating a clean (mostly) paleo diet, so I didn't need to buy this book. When I had to stay home on Christmas day because I felt so toxic and crummy, I decided to purchase the book. I had been toxic for so long that I was used to feeling lousy, but the die-off this diet produced was intense. The diet alone, even without the introduction of probiotics, sauerkraut, and kefir was enough to produce rapid die-off. However, since starting GAPS I have stopped taking the majority of my supplements, simply because I no longer need them. At long last, my diet is providing the nutrients my body has been needing all along for repair (particularly cholesterol and saturated fats, which are sadly demonized in our culture). I probably sound like a crazy person because I'm so, so excited about this book and this diet; but if you're sick like I was, you know all too well what it's like to live in a chronically ill body. Because I'm having such rapid success on the intro phase, I intend to stick with it for a few months. That's the nice thing about this diet; you move at your own pace and let your body be the guide. I'm also curious to see how this diet helps me with the mental health issues I've contended with since childhood (namely fits of debilitating anxiety, ocd, and depression that have become increasingly severe in the last few years). I had tried several SSRI's over the last ten years until a new doctor put me on Adderall (which is nothing more than a mixture of amphetamine salts and is very, very hard on the adrenals) after diagnosing me with ADHD. Reading success stories of people recovering from CFS is what got me through the worst moments. I hope my story does the same, and I will update again in a few months as I progress along my GAPS journey. I no longer seem to be affected by pollen, which in previous years gave me terrible allergies and sinus infections. I've lost 15 pounds and walk an hour or more just about daily in addition to my chores around the house. There has been no improvement on the mental stuff yet; in fact, the die-off seems to be temporarily making it much worse. I'm experiencing new die-off symptoms (caused by breaking up biofilm in my gut with probiotics and systemic enzymes, I believe) like visual disturbances, rosacea and other rashes, adrenaline rushes, numbness/tingling/burning in my extremities. I can't tell you how wonderful it feels to have some relief from this torment for the first time in over ten years (most of my adult life). It takes a long time to undo decades' worth of damage. In my case, after the infection is gone, I will still need to detox, fix my adrenals completely, get my metabolic hormones back in order, and perhaps chelate. Thanks to all of you who have commented or contacted me over the past year; it's been wonderful swapping stories and information. I am still quite toxic but can now tolerate an infrared sauna, which is great for detox, every other day. The little things that used to require so much effort are back to being a routine part of my life, i.e. doing my hair, wearing make-up, etc. There are still periods every few weeks of fatigue and die-off, where my IBS symptoms act up, anxiety and brain fog skyrocket, and I feel rough. I have read most of the other reviews here, and I am so happy about and moved by how much this diet is helping people with chronic, so-called "untreatable" conditions."
"I initially picked up this book because it had been getting discussion on an autism parenting group that I belong to. I started to learn about the diet by reading information online, then decided it was potentially worth pursuing further and purchased the book. However, as I read the book, I realized that I needed to try this diet for my own issues as well, extreme PMS and major digestive issues (which turned out to be ulcerative colitis, as diagnosed via colonoscopy 3 months after I had started the diet). There are a few other foods we typically don't eat much of either, based on working with a Nurse Practitioner who is also GAPS Certified. My daughter was sick with strep throat multiple times a year as well as extreme sinus issues. The doctors were urging us to have her tonsils and adenoids removed, yet could not guarantee that would solve the issue. After I got my colitis diagnosis, I held off taking the medication for 4.5 months, thinking that the diet would "cure" me. And then I recently started a high dose of prescription probiotics, which has helped even more. Just for my daughter and me, I typically have 3 loads of dishes in the dishwasher throughout the day, plus all the things that need to be hand washed. When we were on Intro Diet, I would have between 3 and 5 loads of dishwasher dishes going plus all the things that had to be hand washed. However, I know a few adults that are on this diet without the considerations of a child, and they also complain about the work it takes, and the several loads of dishes to clean each day. I wish that Dr. Natasha (author of GAPS Diet), would stress that it can be beneficial to seek out additional, more personalized medical advice. There is an additional website with more up to date information that needs to be checked fairly often for updates. How in the world do you explain to an 8 year old child who has been slowly going through Intro Diet and has been doing this for a year that you are going to have to backtrack and spend 6+ months only eating broth, boiled meats and boiled vegetables, and raw egg yolks. This diet is very emotional and I find that even being farther along on it that I tend to have low morale with all the work and being exhausted with it. When we initially started this diet, the information was to move through the stages once you no longer see "reactions" or symptoms improve. And now all of the sudden the information is that if certain things have not improved, go back and stay in Stage 2 for 6+ months. And, it is important to know that the diet also draws heavily from Traditional Dietary guidelines as put forth by the Weston A. Price Foundation (google that), along with the cookbook Nourishing Traditions (can be found on amazon). Although not specifically addressing the same issues, there are many more Paleo blogs with recipes online than GAPS. Paleo recipes sometimes require some easy modification of either leaving out an ingredient or two or substituting."
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."
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Here’s why Clinical Anesthesiology is the best anesthesiology resource: David C. Mackey, MD is Professor, Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine at MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas.
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"My favorite anesthesia text, I use this classic as my first go to reference!"
"I have relied on this text for years and will continue to do so."
"If I only have time to do one assigned text reading, this is the one I do."
"Did not arrive brand knew, some damage to the cover and the first 20 pages."
"Text is superb."
"Replaced an old text with a newer one, Always has been a great reference."
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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"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 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 Perinatology & Neonatology
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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"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."
"Well-written, clear guidelines with more details, less uncertainties and better images than previous editions."
"This is the most current version of this text book."
"Covers the subject thoroughly and approaches the subject practically."
"Up to date manual for NRP."
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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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"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."