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Clinical Periodontology and Implant Dentistry eBook by

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 53:11:53 GMT

The fifth edition of Clinical Periodontology and Implant Dentistry brings to its readers another iteration of the unrivalled, unparalleled work on the specialty of periodontics. The editors have brought together contributions from experts all over the world to provide the reader with a comprehensive, cohesive text that fuses scholarship and science with clinical instruction and pragmatism. With an increase in length of approximately 25% and 15 new chapters, the new edition of Clinical Periodontology and Implant Dentistry runs the gamut of sub-disciplines and topics within periodontics and implant dentistry, supporting an intellectually and internationally inclusive approach.

Basic and Clinical Pharmacology, 11th Edition eBook by G. Katzung, Bertram / Masters, Susan B. / Trevor, Anthony J.

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 53:11:53 GMT

The most trusted and up-to-date pharmacology text in medicine -- completely redesigned to make the learning process even more interesting and efficient

Organized to reflect the syllabi in Pharmacology courses, Basic & Clinical Pharmacology covers all the important concepts students need to know about the science of pharmacology and its application to clinical practice. It is acknowledged worldwide as the field’s most current, authoritative, and comprehensive textbook. To be as clinically-relevant as possible, the book features a strong focus on the choice and use of drugs in patients and the monitoring of their effects.

Coverage that spans every important aspect of medical pharmacology:

Basic Principles
Autonomic Drugs
Cardiovascular-Renal Drugs
Drugs with Important Actions on Smooth Muscle
Drugs that Act in the Central Nervous System
Drugs Used to Treat Diseases of the Blood, Inflammation, and Gout
Endocrine Drugs
Chemotherapeutic Drugs
Toxicology

NEW to this edition:

Full-color presentation, including 300+ illustrations
Case studies open many chapters
Summary tables at the end of most chapters
Descriptions of important newly released drugs, including new immunopharmacologic agents
Expanded coverage of general concepts relating to newly discovered receptors, receptor mechanisms, and drug transporters

Case Files Obstetrics and Gynecology, Third Edition eBook by Toy, Eugene C. / Baker, Benton III / Ross, Patti Jayne

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 53:11:53 GMT

60 high-yield cases in Obstetrics and Gynecology help you to excel in the clerkship and improve your shelf-exam score

You need exposure to high-yield cases to excel on the Obstetrics and Gynecology clerkship and the shelf-exam. Case Files: Obstetrics and Gynecology presents 60 real-life cases that illustrate essential concepts in Obstetrics and Gynecology. Each case includes a complete discussion, clinical pearls, references, definitions of key terms, and USMLE-style review questions. With this system, you'll learn in the context of real patients, rather than merely memorize facts.

60 clinical cases, each with USMLE-style questions
Clinical pearls highlight key concepts
Primer on how to approach clinical problems and think like a doctor
Proven learning system improves your shelf-exam scores

Applied Biopharmaceuticals & Pharmacokinetics eBook by Wu-Pong, Susanna, Yu, Andrew B. C., Shargel, Leon

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 53:11:53 GMT

Applied Biopharmaceutics and Pharmacokinetics provides the reader with a basic understanding of the principles of biopharmaceutics and pharmacokinetics as applied to drug product development and drug therapy. The revised and updated fifth edition of this

Biostatistics: The Bare Essentials eBook by Norman, Geoffrey R. / Streiner, David L.

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 53:11:53 GMT

This new edition of the book will be produced in two versions. The text book will include a CD-Rom with two video taped lectures by the authors. The second version of the book will include the SPSS (Statistical Package for Social Science) software. The

Anesthesia for Cardiac Surgery eBook by DiNardo, . . James Dr. A. / Zvara, . . David Dr. A.

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 53:11:53 GMT

This comprehensive, state of the art overview of pediatric and adult cardiac anesthesia brings together all the latest developments in this rapidly developing field. This text is intended both as a reference and for daily use by practicing and prospective anesthesiologists.

Thoroughly updated for its third edition, Anesthesia for Cardiac Surgery fills the gap between encyclopaedic references and brief outlines, presenting just the right amount of information to guide trainees and practitioners who care for cardiac surgical patients.

This edition features:

* The introduction of Dr Zvara as co-editor

* A new chapter on Special Considerations

* Practical clinical information coupled with comprehensive descriptions of physiology

* Key facts and tables summarized for convenient access.

This essential resource will prove invaluable for residents, fellows, and practicing anesthesiologists.

Title of Related Interest

Principles and Practice of Pharmacology for Anaesthetists
Fifth Edition
Norman Calvey & Norton Williams
9781405157278

Critical Care Obstetrics eBook by

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 53:11:53 GMT

The fourth edition of Critical Care Obstetrics has been extensively revised to reflect the advances that have been made in maternal-fetal medicine. This edition contains 14 brand new chapters written by the field's leading physicians.

Critical Care Obstetrics, 4/e, offers expanded coverage in areas vital to intensive care management, including Neonatal Resuscitation, The Organ Transplant Obstetrical Patient, and Ethical Considerations

This practical guide and reference will be of invaluable assistance to obstetricians, and primary care physicians, in both the treatment and referral of high-risk patients.

Comparative Reproductive Biology eBook by Schatten, Heide / Constantinescu, Gheorghe

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 53:11:53 GMT

When considering the physiological systems of the body, the degree of species variation within the reproductive system compared to other systems is remarkable. Furthermore, it is essential that researchers, educators, and students alike remain aware of the fundamental comparative differences in the reproductive biology of domestic species.

Written by renowned scientists in their respective fields, Comparative Reproductive Biology is a comprehensive reference on the reproductive systems of domestic species. The book offers both broad and specific knowledge in areas that have advanced the field in recent years, including advances in cell and molecular biology applied to reproduction, transgenic animal production, gender selection, artificial insemination, embryo transfer, cryobiology, animal cloning and many others. This seminal text includes topics in animal reproduction that are usually only found as part of other books in animal science such as anatomy, histology, physiology, radiology, ultrasonogrophy, and others.

Comprehensive reference of the reproductive systems of domestic species
Written by a team of top researchers
Richly illustrated throughout, including 12 pages of color images

Applied Clinical Pharmacokinetics eBook by Bauer, Larry A.

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 53:11:53 GMT

>The easiest and most trusted way to learn the clinical application of pharmacokinetics

The most current, hands-on book in the field, Applied Clinical Pharmacokinetics gives you clear and useful coverage of drug dosing and drug monitoring that no other text can match. It offers the latest standardized techniques and approaches to patient-specific dosing plus new information on more recently monitored drugs.

Written by a nationally recognized authority in pharmacokinetics, Applied Clinical Pharmacokinetics is full of essential topics for pharmaceutics, pharmacokinetics, therapeutics, and clinical pharmacy courses. Alternatively, it can be used as a clinical refresher to brush up on key concepts and procedures.

FEATURES

NEW! High-yield sections on dosing strategies in all chapters
NEW! Up-to-date, ready-to-use information on monitored drugs
Valuable coverage of drug dosing in special populations, including patients with renal and hepatic disease, obesity, and congestive heart failure and patients on dialysis
All the information that practitioners need regarding drug categories such as antibiotics, cardiovascular agents, anticonvulsants, and immunosuppressants
Tools to simplify learning throughout, such as an introductory chapter on clinical pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic concepts, examples of calculations, and problems with answers and explanations at the end of each chapter

Case Files Pediatrics, Third Edition eBook by Toy, Eugene C. / Yetman, Robert J.

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 53:11:53 GMT

60 high-yield clinical cases in pediatrics help you to excel in the clerkship and improve your shelf-exam scoresCase Files: Pediatrics allows you to enhance your diagnostic and problem-solving skills as you work through 60 high-yield clinical cases. Each case includes a complete discussion, clinical pearls, references, and USMLE-format review questions with answers. The authors are faculty who run the University of Texas-Houston Medical School clerkship and the pediatrics residency at Hermann-Memorial Hospital in Houston, Texas.Features:60 high-yield pediatrics cases, each with USMLE-style questionsClinical pearls highlight key conceptsPrimer on how to approach clinical problems and think like a doctorProven learning system maximizes your shelf-exam scores

Case Files Psychiatry, Third Edition eBook by Toy, Eugene C. / Klamen, Debra L.

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 53:11:53 GMT

Real life cases for the psychiatry clerkship and shelf-exam

You need exposure to high-yield cases to excel on the psychiatry clerkship and the shelf-exam. Case Files: Psychiatry presents 60 real-life cases that illustrate essential concepts in psychiatry. Each case includes a complete discussion, clinical pearls, references, definitions of key terms, and USMLE-style review questions. With this system, you'll learn in the context of real patients, rather then merely memorize facts.

60 high-yield psychiatry cases, each with USMLE-style questions
Clinical pearls highlight key concepts
Primer on how to approach clinical problems and think like a doctor
Proven learning system maximizes your shelf-exam scores

Cysts of the Oral and Maxillofacial Regions eBook by Shear, Mervyn / Speight, Paul

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 53:11:53 GMT

Cysts of the Oral and Maxillofacial Regions is a seminal text for those working in oral pathology, oral medicine, oral & maxillofacial surgery and radiology. This fourth edition reflects advances in immunohistochemistry, molecular biology and human genetics, which have contributed to the understanding of the etiology, pathogenesis, pathology and treatment of these lesions.

This book is a comprehensive treatise on cysts occurring in the oral and maxillofacial regions, covering clinical features, epidemiology, radiology, pathogenesis and pathology.

Children's Speech Sound Disorders eBook by Bowen, Caroline

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 53:11:53 GMT

Caroline Bowen's Children's Speech Sound Disorders will be welcomed by experienced and novice clinicians, clinical educators, and students in the field of speech-language pathology/speech and language therapy for its practical, clinical focus. Drawing on the evidence base where possible, and making important theory to practice links overt, Bowen enhances her comprehensive account of assessment and clinical management of children with protracted or problematic speech development, with the addition of forty nine expert essays. These unique contributions are authored by fifty one internationally respected academicians, clinicians, researchers and thinkers representing a range of work settings, expertise, paradigms and theoretical orientations. In response to frequently asked questions about their work they address key theoretical, assessment, intervention, and service delivery issues.

Clinician's Pocket Drug Reference 2009 eBook by Gomella, Leonard G. / Haist, Steven A. / Adams, Aimee G.

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 53:11:53 GMT

Must-know information about 1000 of the most commonly used medictions -- at your fingertips and ready to use!

Praise for a previous edition:
"This is a very useful and up-to-date pocket reference for commonly used medications. 5 Stars!"--Doody's Review Service

Why spend time plowing through information you don't need when what you really need to know is right here in one concise guide? Small enough to fit in a lab coat or shirt pocket, Clinician's Pocket Drug Reference is just what you need to practice safer and faster medicine.

Organized alphabetically by generic drug name
Common uses, mechanisms of action, dosages (adult and pediatric), precautions/contraindications, form supplied, and notes/common side effects
Includes a list of the medications organized by drug classification
Summaries of the FDA “black box” precautions and contraindications
Updated to include coverage of more than 24 new drugs and the removal of drugs taken off the market

Computer Applications in Pharmaceutical Research and Development eBook by

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 53:11:53 GMT

Customer Review: Computer Applications in Pharmaceutical Research and Development analyzes the use of computers through the entire pharmaceutical process of discovering, developing, and marketing new medicines. It educates the reader on how computers have been used for the various stages of drug discovery and development, like bioinformatics, data mining, predicting human response to drugs, and high throughput screening.