Paediatrics at a Glance

Author: Lawrence Miall
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1118947800
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 453

Book Description
Paediatrics at a Glance provides an introduction to paediatrics and the problems encountered in child health as they present in primary, community and secondary care, from birth through to adolescence. Thoroughly updated to reflect changes in understanding of childhood illness over the last 5 years, the 4th edition of this best-selling textbook diagrammatically summarises the main differential diagnoses for each presenting symptom, while accompanying text covers important disorders and conditions as well as management information. Paediatrics at a Glance: • Is an accessible, user-friendly guide to the entire paediatric curriculum • Features expanded coverage of psychological issues and ethics in child health • Includes more on advances in genetics, screening and therapy of childhood illness • Contains new videos of procedures and concepts on the companion website • Includes a brand new chapter on Palliative Care - an emerging area in the specialty • Features full colour artwork throughout • Includes a companion website at www.ataglanceseries.com/paediatrics featuring interactive self-assessment case studies, MCQs, videos of the procedures and concepts covered in the book, and links to online resources Paediatrics at a Glance is the ideal companion for anyone about to start a paediatric attachment or module and will appeal to medical students, junior doctors and GP trainees as well as nursing students and other health professionals.

Medicine at a Glance: Core Cases

Author: Patrick Davey
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1444335111
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 230

Book Description
Designed to support the best-selling third edition of Medicine at a Glance (9781405186162), Medicine at a Glance: Core Cases contains over 200 cases with self-assessment exercises and answers to aid understanding and test student knowledge. Following the structure of the main textbook, each chapter presents a number of clinical cases based on the textbook chapter’s content. This clinical knowledge is tested by a number of multiple choice self-assessment exercises which can then be applied to practical situations on the ward. Ideal for medical students and junior doctors, Medicine at a Glance: Core Cases: Features over 200 case studies and self-assessment exercises based on the best-selling Medicine at a Glance (9781405186162) Follows the structure of the main textbook - each chapter presents a number of clinical cases based on the textbook chapter’s content Includes free access to the online, interactive version featuring feedback and scoring at www.ataglanceseries.com/medicine This title is also available as a mobile App from MedHand Mobile Libraries. Buy it now from Google Play or the MedHand Store. For more information on the complete range of at a Glance titles, please visit: www.ataglanceseries.com

Neonatology at a Glance

Author: Tom Lissauer
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1118767438
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 217

Book Description
Neonatology at a Glance provides a concise, illustrated overview of neonatal medicine. Written by leading international experts, it provides essential information on perinatal medicine, delivery, the normal newborn infant and neonatal problems encountered in neonatal intensive care units and their management. Each topic is supported by excellent illustrations, diagrams, and, for the first time, video clips to show neonatal resuscitation and stabilizing the sick newborn, normal examination, the baby with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy, recognition of seizures and practical procedures. Neonatology at a Glance: • Provides up to date coverage of the important conditions you will encounter • Covers challenging topics including pain, ethical issues, quality improvement, evidence based medicine and palliative care • Features new sections on fetal medicine, respiratory support, therapeutic hypothermia, amplified EEG and perinatal neuroimaging • Integrates invaluable details about practical procedures including neonatal resuscitation and transport • Supplemented by video materials and artwork which can be viewed via the companion website at www.ataglanceseries.com/neonatology Neonatology at a Glance is the perfect guide for all health professionals looking after newborn infants, including pediatric trainees, medical students, neonatal nurse practitioners and neonatal nurses, therapists and midwives. For neonatologists, pediatricians and nurse tutors it is a valuable resource to assist with teaching.

Medical Statistics at a Glance

Author: Aviva Petrie
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1119167817
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 211

Book Description
Now in its fourth edition, Medical Statistics at a Glance is a concise and accessible introduction to this complex subject. It provides clear instruction on how to apply commonly used statistical procedures in an easy-to-read, comprehensive and relevant volume. This new edition continues to be the ideal introductory manual and reference guide to medical statistics, an invaluable companion for statistics lectures and a very useful revision aid. This new edition of Medical Statistics at a Glance: Offers guidance on the practical application of statistical methods in conducting research and presenting results Explains the underlying concepts of medical statistics and presents the key facts without being unduly mathematical Contains succinct self-contained chapters, each with one or more examples, many of them new, to illustrate the use of the methodology described in the chapter. Now provides templates for critical appraisal, checklists for the reporting of randomized controlled trials and observational studies and references to the EQUATOR guidelines for the presentation of study results for many other types of study Includes extensive cross-referencing, flowcharts to aid the choice of appropriate tests, learning objectives for each chapter, a glossary of terms and a glossary of annotated full computer output relevant to the examples in the text Provides cross-referencing to the multiple choice and structured questions in the companion Medical Statistics at a Glance Workbook Medical Statistics at a Glance is a must-have text for undergraduate and post-graduate medical students, medical researchers and biomedical and pharmaceutical professionals.

Anatomy at a Glance

Author: Omar Faiz
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1118297105
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 201

Book Description
Following the familiar, easy-to-use at a Glance format, and in full-colour, this new edition provides an accessible introduction and revision aid for medical, nursing and all health sciences students. Thoroughly updated and now fully supported by a set of web-based flashcards, Anatomy at a Glance provides a user-friendly overview of anatomy to encapsulate all that the student needs to know. Anatomy at a Glance: Addresses the basic concepts of anatomy in an highly visual, easy-to-remember way Features two new chapters outlining anatomical terminology and basic embryology Includes more coverage of imaging techniques such as CT and MRI Offers free online flashcards for self-assessment and revision at www.wiley.com/go/anatomyataglance This title is also available as a mobile App from MedHand Mobile Libraries. Buy it now from Google Play or the MedHand Store. To find out more about the at a Glance series, please visit www.ataglanceseries.com

Medical Statistics at a Glance Workbook

Author: Aviva Petrie
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 0470658487
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 137

Book Description
This comprehensive workbook contains a variety of self-assessment methods that allow readers to test their statistical knowledge, put it into practice, and apply it in a medical context, while also providing guidance when critically appraising published literature. It is designed to support the best-selling third edition of Medical Statistics at a Glance, to which it is fully cross-referenced, but may be used independently of it. Ideal for medical students, junior doctors, researchers and anyone working in the biomedical and pharmaceutical disciplines who wants to feel more confident in basic medical statistics, the title includes: Over 80 MCQs, each testing knowledge of a single statistical concept or aspect of study interpretation 29 structured questions to explore in greater depth several statistical techniques or principles, including the choice of appropriate statistical analyses and the interpretation of study findings Templates for the appraisal of clinical trials and observational studies, plus full appraisals of two published papers to demonstrate the use of these templates in practice Detailed step-by-step analyses of two substantial data sets (also available at www.medstatsaag.com) to demonstrate the application of statistical procedures to real-life research Medical Statistics at a Glance Workbook is the ideal resource to test statistical knowledge and improve analytical and interpretational skills. Additional resources are available at www.medstatsaag.com, including: Excel datasets to accompany the data analysis section Downloadable PDFs of two templates for critical appraisal Links to online further reading Supplementary MCQs

Paediatrics at a Glance

Author: Lawrence Miall
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1118947827
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 206

Paediatric Dentistry at a Glance

Author: Monty Duggal
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1118440757
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 1

Book Description
Paediatric Dentistry at a Glance is the new title in the highly popular at a Glance series. It provides a concise and accessible introduction and revision aid, comprehensively covering all the constituent sub-topics that comprise paediatric dentistry. Following the familiar, easy-to-use at a Glance format, each topic is presented as a double-page spread with facts accompanied by clear diagrams and clinical photographs encapsulating essential knowledge. Structured over 7 sections, Paediatric Dentistry at a Glance covers: · Physical assessment and treatment planning · Prevention and management of dental caries · Traumatic Injuries · Management of children with special health care needs · Paediatric oral medicine and Pathology · Dental and oro-facial anomalies Paediatric Dentistry at a Glance draws together clinical and scientific elements to provide a comprehensive review of comprehensive oral health care for infants and children though adolescence. It is an ideal companion for all students of dentistry, junior clinicians and members of the dental team with an interest in paediatric dentistry.

Physiology at a Glance

Author: Jeremy P. T. Ward
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1119247314
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 168

Book Description
Extensively revised and updated, this fourth edition of Physiology at a Glance continues to provide a thorough introduction to human physiology, covering a wealth of topics in a comprehensive yet succinct manner. This concise guide breaks this often complex subject down into its core components, dealing with structures of the body from the cellular level to composite systems. New to this edition are three chapters on cell signalling, thermoregulation, and altitude and aerospace physiology, as well as a glossary of terms to aid medical, dental, health science and biomedical students at all levels of their training. Featuring clear, full-colour illustrations, memorable data tables, and easy-to-read text, Physiology at a Glance is ideal as both a revision guide and as a resource to assist basic understanding of key concepts.

Pain Medicine at a Glance

Author: Beth B. Hogans
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1118837665
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 164

Book Description
Pain Medicine at a Glance The market-leading at a Glance series is popular among healthcare students and newly qualified practitioners for its concise, simple approach and excellent illustrations. Each bite-sized chapter is covered in a double-page spread with clear, easy-to-follow diagrams, supported by succinct explanatory text. Covering a wide range of topics, books in the at a Glance series are ideal as introductory texts for teaching, learning and revision, and are useful throughout university and beyond. Everything you need to know about Pain Medicine... at a Glance! Pain Medicine at a Glance is a user-friendly, visual introduction to the impact of pain in various clinical care settings, focusing on primary care needs. Aligned with learning objectives developed by the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, this authoritative guide covers the basic forms and pathophysiology of pain, the clinical skills necessary for delivering excellent care, pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments, and a variety of special cases such as healthcare ethics, integrative care, and treatment planning for chronic pain self-management therapy and the management of pain in children and older adults. A new addition to the market-leading at a Glance series, the text offers concise and accessible chapters, full-color illustrations, self-assessment questions, and easy-to-follow diagrams. Topics include pain assessment, cognitive factors that influence pain, applying behavioral perspectives on pain, managing opioids and other pharmacological therapies, treating acute pain in patients with substance abuse issues, and more. Perfect for learning, revision, and teaching, this book: Provides a foundation of clinical and basic science knowledge about pain and its mechanisms Describes major forms of pain, including surgical, orofacial, musculoskeletal, and obstetric pain Offers advice on fostering empathy and compassionate practices in pain medicine Covers non-pharmacological treatments such as physical therapy, hydrotherapy, meditation, acupuncture, massage, and various focal treatments Includes discussion of recent advances and new discoveries in pain science Pain Medicine at a Glance is the ideal companion for medical and healthcare students, junior doctors, advanced practice providers, nurse practitioners, and others involved in diagnosing and treating pain-associated illness. For more information on the complete range of Wiley medical student and junior doctor publishing, please visit: www.wiley.com To receive automatic updates on Wiley books and journals, join our email list. Sign up today at www.wiley.com/email All content reviewed by students for students Wiley Medical Education books are designed exactly for their intended audience. All of our books are developed in collaboration with students. This means that our books are always published with you, the student, in mind. If you would like to be one of our student reviewers, go to www.reviewmedicalbooks.com to find out more. This book is also available as an e-book. For more details, please see www.wiley.com/buy/9781118837665