Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Number Of Pages: 1344
Publication Date: 2008-06-01
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0781771943
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780781771948
Binding: Paperback
Product Description:
Now in its Eighth Edition, this leading comprehensive manual helps nurses deliver safe, effective, and informed care for patients undergoing diagnostic tests and procedures. The book covers a broad range of laboratory and diagnostic tests and studies that are delivered to varied patient populations in varied settings. Tests are grouped according to specimen and function/test type (e.g. blood, urine, stool, cerebrospinal fluid, etc.). Each test is described in detail, with step-by-step guidance on correct procedure, tips for accurate interpretation, and instructions for patient preparation and aftercare. Clinical Alerts highlight critical safety information.
| Tags: Laboratory |
Publisher: Informa Healthcare
Number Of Pages: 760
Publication Date: 2001-11-21
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0824705858
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780824705855
Binding: Hardcover
Product Description:
This book sums up the mechanistic basis, current status, and future prospects of steroid inhalation as the cornerstone of prophylactic asthma therapy, identifying its kinetic basis-especially the essential airway selectivity-and including a historical account of inhaled glucocorticoid development. Makes connections among the underlying pharmacology, impact of new simulation models, newly recognized molecular targets, and therapeutic outcomes of short- and long-term steroid inhalation therapy.
| Tags: Allergy |
Publisher: Informa Healthcare
Number Of Pages: 668
Publication Date: 2001-08-24
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0824705505
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780824705503
Binding: Hardcover
Product Description:
Maintaining the high standard of quality that made previous editions so successful, this totally revised and updated text incorporates the most recent advances in basic and clinical immunology-emphasizing diagnostic and clinical applications as well as state-of-the-art discussions of the principles and strategies for modulation of the immune response and treatment of hypersensitivity, autoimmune, and immune deficiency diseases. Includes clinical case studies as well as end-of-chapter questions-in the USML multiple choice format-for self-evaluation and preparation for licensure and specialty boards! Continuing as the only textbook providing a balanced discussion of basic and clinical immunology, the Fifth Edition of Medical Immunology offers · a current review of the basic principles that govern the immune response · an updated review of phagocytic cell physiology and functional deficiencies · a new comprehensive section on diagnostic immunology · extensively revised and updated discussions on tolerance, autoimmunity, and hypersensitivity diseases · state-of-the-art discussion of immunosuppression and immunomodulation · a modern overview of cancer immunology · current discussions on the diagnosis, pathogenesis, and management of primary and secondary immune deficiency diseases · and more! Written by seasoned experts in the field, the Fifth Edition of Medical Immunology is an exceptional text for advanced undergraduate and graduate students taking courses in immunology in departments of medicine, dentistry, and veterinary science; medical fellows, residents, and interns; and practicing physicians taking seminars in clinical immunology.
| Tags: Immunology |
Publisher: F. A. Davis Company
Number Of Pages: 244
Publication Date: 2007-05-23
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0803614675
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780803614673
Binding: Spiral-bound
Book Description:
A Davis's Notes book. This innovative guide keeps confidence and professional success within reach of a scrub pocket! Respiratory Notes provides quick-reference information to student and practicing RTs in a procedure-based format that includes supporting illustrations, fill-in-the-blank forms, and algorithms to guide practice. KEY FEATURES * Pages are waterproof and reusable Write patient specific information and then wipe away with rubbing alcohol at the end of the day * Quick bullet-point reviews, organized as a guide to a procedure * Quick scan illustrations and tables summarize data * Algorithms based on AARC Clinical Practice Guidelines * Key forms allow the student or clinician to gather data at the bedside, which can then be transcribed to conventional charts * HIPPA-supportive * Fits in a scrub pocket!
| Tags: Pulmonology |
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