Taber’s brings meanings to life.

Put the language of nursing, medicine, and the healthcare professions at your fingertips. In hand, online, or on your mobile device—anywhere and everywhere, Taber’s 24 is the all-in-one, go-to source in the classroom, clinical, and beyond.

Under the editorial direction of Donald Venes, MD, MSJ, a team of expert consulting editors and consultants representing nearly every health care profession ensures that the content reflects today’s most current and relevant information.

App includes a FREE, 1-year subscription to Taber’s WebView, the complete Taber’s database for quick reference when and where you need it.

Key Features

• Mobile and Web access must-have information in any setting.
• 75,000+ terms—put the language of health care at your fingertips in class, clinical, and practice.
• FREE, 1-year subscription to Taber’s WebView, powered by Skyscape—tap into all of the knowledge in Taber’s anytime, anywhere.
• Full-color illustrations—make often complex concepts easier to understand, including detailed illustrations of anatomy and physiology, and photographs of diseases and disorders that focus on their distinguishing features.
• Tools for clinical success—integrate must-have information where you need it.
• Patient Care Statements—Quick-reference summaries detail assessment, treatment, and patient teaching requirements.
• Caution/Safety Statements—An easy-to-find icon highlights information critical to safe patient care.
• Disease/Disorder Entries—Concise descriptions summarize diagnosis, signs and symptoms, etiology, treatments, and prognosis.
• 2020-21 NANDA-I.—The complete list of nursing diagnoses makes reference quick and easy.
• Over 30,000 audio pronunciations—build speaking confidence.
• Appendices—put must-know, rarely memorized information at your fingertips, including normal reference laboratory values and prefixes, suffixes, and combining forms, as well as abbreviations, symbols, and units of measurement, documentation system definitions, and translations of common healthcare terms and phrases in English, French, and Spanish.

See what students and practitioners are saying about the previous edition…

• Five Stars “What every medical student, student nurse, paramedic student, and medical professional should have.”—Kelly, Online Reviewer
• EVERYTHING A NURSING STUDENT NEEDS. “My school did not recommend this book, but I remembered this book from LPN school and how much it helped with care planning. It’s much easier to carry than all the textbooks to clinicals too! LOVE this newest version too!!”—Melissa A. B., Online Reviewer
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Everything you need to know about caring for patients—in a succinct easy-to-understand "must-have" guide! Put information on more than 240 diseases and disorders at your fingertips. Clear, comprehensive discussions of pathophysiology—with rationales in the test and intervention sections—help you deliver effective care with confidence.

KEY FEATURES

• Diagnosis Related Groups (DRGs) for each disorder
• The primary nursing diagnosis for each disease and disorder
• Diagnostic tables that make test results easy to reference
• The genetic basis of the diseases and disorders
• The physiology of the disorders and how it relates to risks and complications
• Collaborative and independent interventions
• Pharmacological tables that outline the dosages, mechanisms of action, and rationales for the drugs most commonly used for a disorder
• Separate headings for psychosocial issues
• Outlines for required documentation
• Home care and discharge guidelines and patient teaching checklists
• Evidence-based practice section
• Global health considerations that reflect issues that transcend national borders

NEW TO THIS EDITION

• REVISED & UPDATED! Up-to-date, must-know information on nearly 240 disorders that reflects advances in science and practice
• REVISED & UPDATED! Thoroughly reviewed coverage for each disorder, including causes • pertinent physical and psychosocial findings • primary nursing diagnoses • and collaborative and independent nursing interventions
• UPDATED! Diagnosis Related Groups (DRG) for each disorder, plus documentation information on average length of stay and home healthcare guidelines
• NEW! How to handle COVID/infectious diseases and pandemics in the sections on ‘Global Health Considerations’ and ‘Evidence-Based Practice and Health Policy’.
• NEW! ‘Health Disparities and Sexual and Gender Minority Health’ section with new considerations for LGBTQ+ community

REVIEWS See what students and practitioners are saying

• Nursing students must have. “If you’re in a nursing program, this book will help you tremendously! Some books are lengthy but this one will get right to the point and the info you need to be successful!”—Chris G.
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• This is an awesome book for referencing diseases that are unknown and you... “just need some concise, organized and to-the-point information! Used it for nursing school and it is fantastic!”—Guy L.

Based on 4th Edition of Diagnosaurus, this authoritative, quick reference tool helps you make accurate, informed and confident differential diagnoses at point of care.

With MobileDDx™ you can choose to explore topics by organ system, symptoms or diseases only, or search across all topics. For example, if you wish to review the causes of a patient's chief complaint, simply select the symptom or sign from the main index. If you have made a diagnosis and wonder what other disorders to consider, select your diagnosis from the list to see its differential diagnoses.

Includes over 1,000 medicine and surgery differential diagnoses derived from the most trusted Current Lange series.

And only with Skyscape, any MobileDDx™ differential diagnoses topic can be quickly and easily cross-indexed to related drug, disease or diagnostic topics across your entire mobile reference library!

Perform today’s important lab tests safely and accurately! With test entries organized the way you’ll use them, Mosby's® Diagnostic & Laboratory Test Reference makes it fast and easy to look up current testing information. Concise monographs are arranged alphabetically and include vital information such as the type of test, alternate or abbreviated test names, test explanation, normal and abnormal findings, possible critical values, contraindications, potential complications, interfering factors, and guidelines to patient care before, during, and after the test. From the experienced author team of Kathleen Deska Pagana, Timothy J. Pagana, and Theresa Noel Pagana, this bestselling handbook as a mobile app for quick reference while on the job.

Key Features

• Alphabetically organized tests offer quick reference with A-to-Z index, plus easily perform a global search in the content using Smartsearch.
• User’s Guide to Test Preparation and Procedures provides an overview and guidelines for each type of laboratory test and diagnostic procedure to ensure that each is performed accurately and safely, and to prevent having to repeat a test due to an error.
• Normal findings for adult, elderly, and pediatric patients are included where applicable.
• Abnormal findings are highlighted with directional arrows, and are now alphabetized for fast reference.
• Possible critical values are highlighted to alert you to situations requiring immediate intervention.
• Icons for drug-related interfering factors alert you to the effects of pharmacologic agents on tests.
• Icons for patient teaching-related care indicate information that should be shared with patients and their families.
• Abbreviations for diagnostic and laboratory tests are provided inside the back cover, and appendices list blood tests used for disease and organ panels as well as symbols and units of measurement.
• Appendix with lists of tests by body system and by type allow you to quickly locate related studies.
• Easy-to-find information on common reference ranges for healthy adults, routine blood testing, and routine urine testing.
• Mobile app is ideal for use in the practice setting.

New to This Edition

• NEW! Thirteen new monographs cover the latest tests and procedures; 11 outdated monographs are removed.
• NEW! Updated content reflects the latest research relating to accuracy of testing, diagnostic values of results, and patient care and education for each test.

With its unique focus on clinical judgment, Davis's Comprehensive Manual of Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests With Nursing Implications, 10th Edition provides interpretive guidance on the reasons for the studies and explains why they are important, and what it means for nurses and the care they provide to their patients. Tests and procedures are listed in alphabetical order by their complete name for quick reference. The integrated index allows fast searches by abbreviation, synonym, disease/disorder, specimen type, or test classification.

NEW TO THIS EDITION

• Updated! The most current information, terminology, and changes in health care and how the content relates to nurses
• New! “Core Lab Study” labels identifying 35 need-to-know, clinically significant laboratory studies that you will see frequently in practice
• New! “Clinical Judgment” statement at the end of every entry to help you recognize the value of nursing wisdom in relieving physical pain and the emotional distress associated with diagnoses and their related studies
• New! Current Trends in Health Care appendix with examples of approved and developing applications of technology specific to health

KEY FEATURES

• A focus on Clinical Judgment with “Nursing Implications, Nursing Process, Clinical Judgement” sections to draw attention to the clinical judgment aspect of care, plus a clinical judgment icon in each “Nursing Implications” section
• “Student Decision Making Model” to help learners visualize critical thinking and clinical judgment
• “Potential Nursing Problems” tables within many studies that present problems, signs and symptoms, and interventions related to the study ‘Common Use’ for each monograph to provide an at-a-glance description of what the test is for, presented in everyday language that patients will understand
• Monographs that focus on what you need to do before, during, and after each laboratory and diagnostic test, including…
  • *Patient teaching
  • *Detailed coverage of patient safety
  • *“Sensitivity to Social and Cultural Issues” and “Nutritional Considerations,” where appropriate Diagnostic imaging monographs with explanations of the reasons for the test results
• Pathophysiology information that explains why a lab test result is increased or decreased
• Reference Ranges that are expressed in both conventional and SI units (with the SI unit conversion factor) and include age- and gender-specific variations when indicated and normal variations due to cultural considerations
• Interfering Factors, including food, natural products, timing of test, handling of specimens, underlying patient conditions, and drugs that may interfere with the results of the test
• Unique coverage of laboratory and diagnostic tests for subspecialties, such as maternity, therapeutic drug monitoring, nutrition and sensory
• Cross referencing of related lab and diagnostic tests in every monograph

A Davis’s Notes Title, Perfect wherever you are…in class, in clinical, and in any practice setting! This handy guide delivers quick access to need-to-know information on DSM-5 disorders and treatments, psychotropic drugs, documentation, and patient education. No other resource delivers as much information in a format that’s as easy to read, easy to access, carry all the content on your mobile device.

KEY FEATURES

• Coverage of documentation • psychiatric medications, restraints and seclusion • DSM-5 disorders and treatments • and patient education and care
• Basic behavioral theories at a glance
• Key aspects of psychiatric and crisis interventions
• General mental status assessments and exams, with focused assessments for adult and geriatric populations, including mini-cognitive assessment instrument for dementia and rating scale for Lewy Body diseases
• Essential information on psychotropic drugs
• Client/family education tables, tips, and strategies
• Cultural considerations and assessment tool

NEW TO THIS EDITION

• Addresses important topics such as Telepsychiatry and Teletherapy and more importantly Covid-19 and its effect on mental health, both on individuals as well as health care providers.
• Several new psychotropics — for tardive dyskinesia, PTSD, treatment-resistant depression, and also a new medication for schizophrenia.
• Crises that deal with Covid and PTSD as well as the military, and geriatrics in a clinical pocket companion.
• Multiaxial assessment, CAGE, self-administered patient health questionnaires 2 and 9, and many other assessment tools
• Clinical pearls throughout to provide practical on-the-spot advice
• UPDATED & REVISED! All content thoroughly reviewed, revised, and updated to incorporate the newest knowledge in the field, including new drugs and drug updates.

The sixth edition of this comprehensive yet concise Rosen & Barkin’s 5 Minute Emergency Medicine Consult pulls together up-to-date and evidence-based practice guidelines for easy use in a busy emergency department. Brief layout with bullet-friendly, clutter-free topics, you can quickly decipher the information you need to confirm your diagnosis, order tests, manage treatment and more!

KEY FEATURES

• Features new information—based on the latest practice guidelines and theoretical developments—and new approaches to diagnosis and management.
• Designed for integrating into your practice—in an urgent care setting with patients or during downtime between patients or meetings.
• Covers over 600 disease and condition topics, such as bleeding, orthopedic injuries, gastric conditions, domestic violence and more.
• Suitable for all practitioners, nurses and residents in an emergency room setting.

The popular Medical Eponyms is thoroughly updated with more than 1700 common and obscure medical eponyms with descriptions, featuring more of the medical terminology used in over 20 of today's fastest growing health profession areas.

You'll also find more comprehensive inclusion of geographic eponyms, syndromes and anatomy eponyms. This product consists of additional features, enhanced functionality and ongoing updates!

Key Features

• More than 1700 common and obscure medical eponyms with descriptions used in various health profession areas.
• Aims to provide medical students, nursing students, primary healthcare providers with concise and accurate descriptions.
• Contains eponyms useful in the field of Biochemistry, Neurology, Infectious Disease, Rheumatology, Radiology and many more.
• Included are eponyms used in various procedures like Ambesh Maneuver, Girdlestone Procedure, Queckenstedt's Maneuver, Trendelenburg Position, etc.

Only Inside Skyscape's Eponyms

• Signs & Symptoms index allows you to select from a checklist of comprehensive healthcare profession areas to quickly see a list of matching eponyms.

Skyscape Clinical Consult ® is downloaded on device with FREE Skyscape Medical Library APP on iOS/Android platform.

Skyscape Clinical Consult® (SCC®) consists of over 850 separate succinct summaries of topics encountered in General Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine Subspecialties, Emergency Medicine and Family Practice. Topics in geriatrics, pediatrics, ophthalmology, gynecology, obstetrics, psychiatry, and neurology are also covered in some detail. In addition, over 500 Internal Medicine Board's-type review questions (linked to appropriate text) are included to aide in reviewing topics and in preparation for licensing examinations.

SCC® is updated throughout the year with information from more than seven major medical journal publications including the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), Lancet, New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) and The Medical Letter, in addition to seminars, review articles, patient care, drug development conferences, and teaching experience.

Key Features

• New topics: Drugs of Abuse, Insulin, Oral Hypoglycemic Agents, Pediatric Asthma, Schistosomiasis, Epidural Abscess, Smallpox, Pheochromocytoma and Neck Pain

Skyscape's App is based on the best selling print edition Lippincott Q&A Review for NCLEX-RN®

The 12th Edition provides everything you need to prepare for the NCLEX exam with 4,000+ NCLEX examination-style questions.

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Your #1 source of pediatric point-of-care clinical information.

Every three years, The Harriet Lane Handbook is carefully updated by residents, edited by chief residents, and reviewed by expert faculty at The Johns Hopkins Hospital. Easy to use, concise, and complete, this essential manual keeps you current with new guidelines, practice parameters, pharmacology, and more. The 23rd Edition of this portable reference continues to be the most widely used and most recognized pediatric reference worldwide—an indispensable resource for pediatric residents, students, nurses, and all healthcare professionals who treat young patients.

Key Features

• Trusted for 70 years for fast, accurate information on pediatric diagnosis and treatment.
• New audio case files: Listen to residents and faculty at The Johns Hopkins Hospital discuss case studies and healthcare disparities based on topics from this bestselling book.
• The popular and comprehensive Pediatric Drug Formulary, updated by Carlton K. K. Lee, PharmD, MPH, provides the latest in pharmacologic treatment of pediatric patients.
• Outline format ensures you’ll find information quickly and easily, even in the most demanding circumstances.

Practical and concise, go-to reference for up-to-date clinical material on today's diagnostic testing and laboratory tests. Three convenient sections provide quick access to key information on clinical laboratory testing, diagnostic imaging, and diagnostic algorithms. Experienced author Dr. Fred Ferri uses a unique, easy-to-follow format to simplify complex information and help you choose the best test to supplement your clinical diagnostic skills.

New to this Edition

• Features a new appendix on when to use contrast agents in ordering CT and MRI scans.
• Discusses new modalities including transient elastography (Fibroscan), CT enterography and CT enteroclysis.
• Provides new comparison tables to easily evaluate the best test; new algorithms for evaluation of immunodeficiency and hematochezia; and new tables and illustrations throughout to improve your test selection.

Key Features

• Includes both lab and imaging tests for concise, convenient access to all diagnostic test options for more than 200 common diseases and disorders.
• Includes essential information on indications, advantages, disadvantages, approximate costs, normal ranges, typical abnormalities, likeliest causes, and more.

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Using Skyscape Clinical Calculator is simply a matter of selecting the tool you need, entering or choosing input from your specific clinical situation and seeing the answer immediately.

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• Integration with all Skyscape resources

English & Spanish Medical Words & Phrases, covers thousands of key terms and phrases used in clinician-patient interactions. This latest update is based on the 4th edition and it includes additional features and enhanced functionality. It's the perfect resource for nurses and other health care professionals who care for Spanish-speaking patients or whose primary language is Spanish.

Coverage includes patient teaching, hospital admission and discharge planning, diagnostic tests, therapeutic procedures, history and physical examination, body systems assessment, medical equipment and supplies, nutrition and diet therapy, medication teaching, home care, and complementary and alternative therapies. Whether you are a doctor, nurse, or other health care professional, you will be able to communicate with confidence when caring for your patients.

Key Features

• New Pronunciation guide for common medical terms.
• It presents English and Spanish translations of all medical terms and phrases used in clinician-patient interactions.
• A must-have for any health care professional who cares for Spanish-speaking patients.
• Covers important terms related to every aspect of patient care, including systems assessment, patient teaching, discharge, medical equipment and supplies, diagnostic tests, treatments, nutrition and diet therapy, and complementary and alternative therapies.
• Anatomical illustrations are included to facilitate communication. This Fourth Edition includes an English-Spanish picture dictionary and Spanish pain-rating scales.

Concise descriptions of diseases and conditions relevant to docs in "doc talk" language, with up-to-date as well as classic references. This latest update is based on the 6th edition and 2011 print edition with additional features, enhanced functionality and ongoing updates.

Little Black Book of Primary Care is intended as a very portable manual with heavily referenced, concise, practical, clinically relevant information. It contains usual clinical approaches, personal "pearls", as well as and most importantly, literature-debated issues.

Clinical information in the resource is organized generally by medical specialty and can be accessed either by perusal down through the hierarchies of the table of contents, or by finding the disease or clinical word of interest in the Main Index. Main Index entries will generally take the reader to the relevant disease page or, if a medication, to a related medications list.

Key Features

• Over 6000 very specific references for virtually every aspect of clinical primary care make the reference unique among similar medical manuals
• Disease processes about which there is little current controversy, or new information are treated briefly
• Disease information is presented under the standard nine categories:
  • Cause
  • Pathophysiology
  • Epidemiology
  • Symptoms and Signs
  • Course
  • Complications
  • Lab
  • X-ray
  • Rx

The #1 annually updated general medical text—presents the most important diagnostic and treatment recommendations as well as the most useful new clinical developments in every field of adult medicine.

For more than six decades, CURRENT Medical Diagnosis & Treatment has been delivering the authoritative information students, residents, and clinicians need to build their medical knowledge, expertise, and confidence. Written by top experts in their fields, this unmatched guide is formatted in a way that enables readers to find the answers they need quickly and easily.

CURRENT Medical Diagnosis & Treatment 2024 reflects the latest developments in medicine, guidelines, references, and more. You’ll find authoritative, evidence-based coverage of more than 1,000 diseases and disorders along with a concise, yet thorough synopsis of diagnosis and treatment. This trusted classic covers all aspects of outpatient and inpatient care and includes discussion of new developments and breakthroughs in medicine.

CURRENT Medical Diagnosis & Treatment 2024 features:

• A comprehensive approach to patient care, focusing on the diagnostic tools relevant to daily practice
• Coverage of more than 1,000 diseases and disorders
• Hundreds of drug treatment tables for quick access to indexed trade names
• Annual updates to topics in all chapters in a consistent format, drugs, tables, and images
• Year in Review highlighting the many topics with significant clinical changes over the last year
• Essentials of Diagnosis for most diseases/disorders
• Diagnostic and treatment algorithms present complex information in an at-a-glance style
• Hundreds of full-color photos and illustrations

New to this edition:

• Latest USPSFT recommendations for cardiovascular risk prevention
• Significant new opioid prescribing guidelines from the CDC
• Clarification on the distinction between uncontrolled hypertensive and hypertension emergency
• Latest classification of lymphomas released by the WHO
• Recommendations for the initiation and titration of treatment for chronic hypertension in pregnancy
• Current treatment guidelines and medications for H pylori infection
• Classification of the role, dosing, and potential risks of JAK inhibitors and anti-23 antibody (Risankizumab) in the treatment of IBD
• Updates that underscore the growing utility of combination treatments for high LDL levels, especially among high and very high-risk patients
• The WHO revision of the pathological classification of renal cell carcinoma to assist with prognosis prediction and treatment decisions

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AHFS Drug Information® 2024 contains the most dependable drug information available?all in one place. It is the most comprehensive evidence-based source of drug information complete with therapeutic guidelines and off-label uses.

With expanded and revised content supported by more than 97,000 references and incorporating the advice of numerous subject matter experts, AHFS DI helps you protect your patients and your practice.

Updates in the new edition:

• Clinical perspective sections that include place of therapy discussions and recommendations from therapeutic guidelines
• Expanded coverage of specialty medications used to treat a variety of complex, chronic conditions that often require special handling and administration and may require careful oversight to manage severe adverse effects and dosage adjustments
• Contemporary topics such as new RSV treatments and vaccines, safety issues associated with the glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) agonists, novel orphan drugs, biosimilars, and more
• Expanded content on new and emerging gene therapies
• Updates to a variety of vaccine monographs including the pneumococcal, rabies, and respiratory syncytial virus vaccines Expanded content on off-label uses and long-term clinical data
• MedWatch alerts, Standardize4Safety information, REMS data, and focused FDA updates for various medications
• New content on over 175 new molecular entities (NMEs) or new therapeutic biological products and substantive revisions on approximately 190 medications
• Searchable and scalable database where you can search the index or perform a full-text search
• Ability to create user-specific favorites and add notes
• AHFS class for each drug based on the AHFS® Pharmacologic-Therapeutic Classification

For more than 25 years, Ferri’s Clinical Advisor has provided immediate answers on the myriad medical diseases and disorders you’re likely to encounter in a unique, easy-to-use format. A bestselling title year after year, this popular "5 books in 1" reference delivers vast amounts of information in a user-friendly manner. It is updated annually to provide current and clinically relevant answers on over 1,000 common medical conditions, including diseases and disorders, differential diagnoses, clinical algorithms, laboratory tests, and clinical practice guidelines?all carefully reviewed by experts in key clinical fields. Extensive algorithms, along with hundreds of high-quality photographs, illustrations, diagrams, and tables, ensure that you stay current with today's medical practice.

Key Features

• Contains significant updates throughout all 5 sections, covering all aspects of diagnosis and treatment.
• Features 26 all-new topics including monkeypox, occupational asthma, care of the transgender patient, infantile hypotonia, long-COVID, medical marijuana, cannabinoid use disorder, and abuse of performance enhancing hormones, among others.
• Includes useful appendices covering palliative care, preoperative evaluation, nutrition, poison management, commonly used herbal products in integrated medicine, and much more.
• Offers access to Patient Teaching Guides in both English and Spanish. App allows you to access all of the text, figures and references, with the ability to search, bookmark, etc..

Confidently provide best practices in patient care, with the newly updated Lippincott® Nursing Procedures, 9th Edition.

More than 400 entries offer detailed, evidence-based guidance on procedures ranging from the most basic patient care to assisting with intricate surgeries. The alphabetical organization allows you to quickly look up any procedure by name, and benefit from the clear, concise, step-by-step direction of nursing experts. Whether you’re a nursing student, are new to nursing, or are a seasoned practitioner, this is your go-to guide to the latest in expert care and positive outcomes.

Ensure a high level of nursing expertise with this practical, quick-reference guide. This edition offers:

• NEW entries with evidence-based direction on:
  • Ankle-brachial index calculation
  • Biohazardous waste handling
  • Cultural assessment
  • Elastomeric pump use
  • Hazardous drug preparation and handling
  • Hazardous drug spill management
  • Nasal decolonization
  • Opioid withdrawal management
  • Post-traumatic stress disorder assessment
  • Prone positioning for the awake patient
  • Sepsis emergency patient care
  • Wound photography
• Colored letter tabs at the top of each page that allow quick-and-easy locating of any entry
• Full-color photos and diagrams that illustrate procedure steps with a quick-read, bulleted format that walks you through each procedure
• Practices based on clinical evidence—recent studies supporting best practices are cited
• Colorful, eye-catching special alerts:
  • Nursing Alerts – Potentially dangerous actions or clinically significant findings related to a procedure
  • Pediatric Alerts – Special precautions to take while treating infants, young children, and adolescents
  • Elder Alerts – Elder patient special needs
  • Hospital-Acquired Condition Alerts – Conditions the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services have identified as events that may occur during hospitalization
• Procedures presented in a structured how-to format:
  • Equipment – Types of equipment needed for procedure
  • Preparation of equipment – Guidance on preparing any needed equipment for procedure
  • Implementation – Step-by-step guidance for performing procedure
  • Special considerations – Factors to keep in mind that can affect the procedure
  • Troubleshooting – Methods for troubleshooting equipment issues, with step-by-step interventions
  • Patient teaching – Helpful tips, reminders, and follow-up instructions before patient discharge
  • Complications – Procedure-related complications to watch for
  • Documentation – Everything needed to document the procedure fully

All the authority of the most trusted brand in medical content in a convenient, portable guide

Derived from most clinically salient content featured in Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 20th Edition, this full color, portable guide covers all diseases and conditions commonly seen in general medical practice. This edition has been updated to reflect the latest clinical developments in medicine.

Designed for quick access and employing an effective blend of concise text, bulleted key points, decision trees, and summary tables, the Manual makes it easy to find what you need at the point of care. The easy-to-navigate chapters use a standard repeating template:

KEY FEATURES

• Etiology and Epidemiology
• Clinically Relevant Pathophysiology
• Signs and Symptoms
• Differential Diagnosis
• Physical and Laboratory Findings
• Therapeutics
• Practice Guidelines, and more

The Washington Manual® of Medical Therapeutics, 37th Edition, provides essential information you need for successful patient care, with concise, high-yield content that reflects today’s fast-changing advances in medical technology and therapeutics. Written by faculty, residents, and fellows and edited by chief residents of the distinguished Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, the Washington Manual presents brief, logical approaches to diagnosis and management of commonly encountered medical conditions, including new therapies that improve patient outcomes. Discover why housestaff and faculty around the world depend on this best-selling resource for day-to-day clinical practice in internal medicine.

KEY FEATURES

• Provides comprehensive coverage of many areas of medicine and the core subspecialties—all at your fingertips for quick review and reference
• Features a new, colorful presentation with easy-to-follow guidelines, tables, diagrams, and dosing and treatment information
• Includes easy-to-use algorithms for fast visual guidance
• Addresses challenges that residents, interns, medical students, and other practitioners confront every day
• Features content carefully edited by Internal Medicine Chief Residents from the Washington University School of Medicine and Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis
• The Washington Manual® is a registered mark belonging to Washington University in St. Louis to which international legal protection applies. The mark is used in this publication by Wolters Kluwer Health under license from Washington University.

Calculate correct dosages with safety and confidence, with the easy-to-follow nursing expertise of Dosage Calculations Made Incredibly Easy! 5th edition. This fully illustrated guide offers the complete how-to on calculating dosages for all drug forms and administration routes, with numerous practice exercises and seasoned guidance on interpreting drug orders accurately. Understand class materials more fully, get ready for the NCLEX or certification exam, or refresh your calculation skills with this enjoyable, colorful text.

Your Incredible Easy editors know from experience that learning the basics isn't always easy so you'll find full coverage of topics including:

• math basics such as fractions, decimals, and percentages
• measurement systems and conversions
• calculating oral, topical, liquid, and rectal drug dosages
• calculating parenteral injections and IV infusions
• calculating pediatric, obstetric, and critical care dosages
• recording drug administration

An easy-reference format with clearly worded, bulleted content demonstrated with numerous photos, illustrations, and diagrams will give you step-by-step direction on:

• calculating dosages of all kinds o starting an infusion, including IV guidelines
• choosing administration equipment
• dealing with poor handwriting
• understanding medication labels and drug abbreviations
• avoiding common drug errors

Plus, you'll get all of the learning aids, tips, and tricks that nurses have come to expect from the books in the Incredibly Easy series:

• Full-color inserts include: improving patient safety by using infusion devices; the anatomy of a medication label
• Appendices include: multiple choice Q&A; drug therapy conversions chart; dosage calculation formulas table; glossary with key terms and definitions
• Before you give that drug! – Crucial advice on avoiding medication errors
• Advice from the experts – Tips on ensuring accurate dosages
• For math phobics only – Hints, tips, and drawings to help you dissolve math obstacles
• Dosage drill - Real-life clinical dosage situations to practice your calculation skills on
• Memory jogger - Fortifies content with easy-to-remember tips and formulas
• Quick quiz - Questions with answers/explanations at end of every chapter to help you remember vital points

The new edition of the world-renowned reference guide on the use of medications for patients presenting with mental health problems?

The Maudsley Prescribing Guidelines in Psychiatry is the essential evidence-based handbook on the safe and effective prescribing of psychotropic agents. Covering both common and complex prescribing situations encountered in day-to-day clinical practice, this comprehensive resource provides expert guidance on drug choice, minimum and maximum doses, adverse effects, switching medications, prescribing for special patient groups, and more. Each clear and concise chapter includes an up-to-date reference list providing easy access to the evidence on which the guidance is based.

The fourteenth edition has been fully updated to incorporate the latest available research, the most recent psychotropic drug introductions, and all psychotropic drugs currently used in the UK, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Japan. Several new sections cover topics such as deprescribing of major psychiatric drugs, prescribing psychotropics at the end of life, the treatment of agitated delirium, the genetics of clozapine prescribing, the use of weekly penfluridol, and the treatment of psychotropic withdrawal. Featuring contributions by an experienced team of psychiatrists and specialist pharmacists, the new edition of The Maudsley Prescribing Guidelines in Psychiatry:

• Provides succinct coverage of drug treatment of psychiatric conditions and formulating prescribing policy in mental health
• Covers a wide range of psychiatric conditions including schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression and anxiety, borderline personality, eating disorders, and many others
• Provides advice on prescribing for children and adolescents, older people, pregnant women, and other special patient groups
• Offers new sections on genetic prescribing, long-acting injectable formulations, ketamine administration and uses, and dopamine super-sensitivity
• Includes referenced information on off-label prescribing, potential interactions with other substances such as alcohol, tobacco, and caffeine, and treating patients with comorbid physical conditions
• Whether in the doctor's office, in the clinic, or on the ward, The Maudsley Prescribing Guidelines in Psychiatry, Fourteenth Edition is a must-have for psychiatrists, pharmacists, neuropharmacologists, clinical psychologists, nurses, and other healthcare professionals working in mental health, as well as trainees and students in medicine, pharmacy, and nursing.

Atlas of Primary Care Procedures is a convenient how-to guide to more than 70 medical procedures most commonly performed in an office setting. Easy-to-navigate screens present step-by-step instructions for performing each procedure, plus essential information on indications, contraindications, common pitfalls, and strategies for avoiding these pitfalls. More than 295 images thoroughly demonstrate the procedures. Each entry also includes CPT code information and average fees.

Written by experts at the Johns Hopkins Hospital, this reference covers all of the essential topics encountered in daily practice. It concisely discusses all diseases and disorders in an easy-to-follow, standardized outline format. Each section includes sections on pearls and pitfalls, differential diagnoses, algorithms, and reviews of the most current literature. And, comparative pharmacology tables provide instant access to essential information.

Key Features

• Presents a wealth of algorithms that aid in diagnosis and management.
• Integrates evidence-based medicine and rationales throughout, with conclusions based on current, key references
• Discusses co-morbidities in each section as well as at-risk populations
• Offers a "Fast Facts" section that provides appendices on lab values, pregnancy and medical therapeutics, drug interactions, IV preparation and administration, drugs in renal failure, immunization therapies, infection control and critical care formulas
• Presents 29 new sections, including Gastrointestinal Disorders in HIV-Positive Patients, Bioterrorism, Acid-Base Disorders, Stroke, Sarcoidosis, Vasculitis, and many more
• Offers a handy, quick-reference summary of ID isolation guidelines

A best-selling source of compact, authoritative guidance on the treatment of ocular disorders in a variety of settings, The Wills Eye Manual, 8th Edition, is the comprehensive, high-yield reference of choice for both trainees and seasoned practitioners. It provides highly illustrated information on more than 200 ophthalmic conditions along with proven clinical recommendations from initial diagnosis through extended treatment. The consistent, bulleted outline format makes it ideal for portability and quick reference.

KEY FEATURES
The consistent Wills Eye Manual features you can count on:

• Proven clinical recommendations from initial diagnosis through extended treatment
• The consistent, bulleted outline format that is designed for quick reference in an everyday clinical setting
• A breakdown of conditions and diseases with sections on symptoms, signs, predisposing conditions, differential diagnosis, etiology, workup, treatment, and follow-up
• Concise descriptions of the most prevalent symptoms, clinical signs categorized as either critical or otherwise
• Full-color illustrations and images to enhance and guide evaluations, including OCT scans and ultrasound images

New to this edition:

• Up-to-date information and clinical recommendations regarding the office, emergency room evaluation, diagnosis, management, and treatment of ophthalmic disease New results of major clinical trials, changing trends in the workup, categorization, and treatment of various ophthalmic specialties

CURRENT Practice Guidelines in Primary Care 2024

The authoritative guidelines primary care clinicians need to diagnose and treat the most common outpatient conditions—compiled, distilled, and updated for easy referencing

Striking the perfect balance between brevity and clinical necessity, this acclaimed annual resource presents all the latest evidence-based guidelines clinicians need to treat the most common outpatient conditions. The most thorough print compendium of guidelines for primary care practice, the book features content drawn from government agencies, expert panels, medical specialty organizations, and other professional and scientific authorities.

CURRENT Practice Guidelines in Primary Care 2024 converts lengthy and cumbersome text into a practical, relevant collection of available options for busy clinicians. This go-to guide converts the tremendous amount of information on the web into a practical, relevant collection of usable data for busy clinicians. Each topic is carefully selected for relevance to the office practice of ambulatory medicine and the text is presented in a convenient, easy-to-navigate outline and tabular format.

• Content is drawn from a wide array of recommendations from government agencies, expert panels, medical specialty organizations, and other professional and scientific authorities
• NEW: Updates reflecting the review of more than 150 guidelines
• NEW: Updates to guidelines for screening/prevention of ASCVD; anxiety disorders in children, pediatric obesity, chronic pain, neonatal hyperbilirubinemia; and osteoarthritis
• NEW: Numerous topics have been added, including screening and prevention of eating disorders, COVID vaccination in pregnancy, prevention of pelvic floor dysfunction, management of chest pain, left ventricular thrombus, delirium
• Guideline Discordance tables highlight when major guidelines do not mirror each other
• Topics are carefully selected for relevance to the office practice of ambulatory medicine, and the text is enhanced by a convenient outline and tabular format
• Screening and prevention of conditions have been combined to enhance clinician use

A Davis’s Notes title!

The pocket guide that covers it all—basics, 12-lead, ACLS, meds, and CPR for adults and children! A quick look-up reference for ECG interpretation and management! This indispensable pocket guide presents the basics (anatomy and physiology of the cardiovascular system, electrical conduction system of the heart, basic ECG concepts and components,) ACLS and CPR algorithms, emergency medications, and comprehensive information on monitoring leads and interpretation of over 100 ECG strips, including 12-lead and pacemaker rhythms.

KEY FEATURES

• Compact rhythm analysis guide with 125 ECG rhythm strips
• Complete coverage—basics, ECG (including 3- and 12-lead) ACLS, PALS, meds, and CPR
• CPR algorithms in tabular format
• Test Yourself ECG strips feature over 30 real-life arrhythmias
• Clinical Tips throughout
• PALS tab (Pediatric Advanced Life Support)
• Peds coverage throughout…
• Meds—Doses where applicable
• Skills—Defibrillation, automated defibrillation (AED), and cardioversion
• Basics—Normal vital signs values

NEW TO THIS EDITION

• Updated & Expanded! Incorporating advances in science and clinical practice, including the American Heart Association’s 2020 CPR, ACLS, and PALS guidelines
• Expanded! “Clinical Tips” and coverage of rhythm analysis
• New! Summary table, “Identifying Features of Arrhythmias”
• New sections! Six Easy Steps in Analyzing ECG Strips and ECG Monitoring
• Expanded! The 12-Lead tab with more in-depth information about analyzing a 12-lead ECG

See what practitioners and students are saying about the previous edition…

• Worth every penny!! “Bought this to keep in my lab coat to help me interpret ECGs. It is absolutely perfect. Has several different rhythms and 50 practice questions. Wish I bought it sooner.”—Online Reviewer
• If you are trying to learn EKG, this is a must have!! “Really convenient tool to learn from. Easy to navigate.”—Emily, L., Online Reviewer
• Great for nursing students and RNs. “As a nurse educator (and earlier a staff RN) I made these required reading for my students, plus it's useful well beyond graduation.”—Barbara R., Online Reviewer
• Perfect Pocket reference. “For those of us that don't always remember every detail of EKGs, and need some help on the fly, this is perfect. I can carry it with me for reference whenever I need. I have already recommended it to many of my colleagues.”—Online Reviewer

Concise and easy to use, USMLE Step 2 Secrets, by prolific author Theodore X. O’Connell, MD, is an effective, high-yield review for achieving success on this high-stakes exam. Presented in the popular, time-tested Secrets® Q&A format, this bestselling USMLE review book prepares you for the broad-based diagnosis, treatment, and management questions you’ll face on the vignette-style USMLE exam.

Key Features

• The proven Secrets® format gives you the most return for your time – concise, easy to read, engaging, and highly effective.
• Essential questions and answers cover the key conditions you will be expected to recognize, all specialty and subspecialty topics, and necessary clinical concepts.

5-Star Rating from Doody's Review Service and Doody's Core Titles List Selection (2021, 2022, 2023)

For more than 50 years ASHP has published the most trusted resource for injectable drug information. Our new ASHP® Injectable Drug Information™ now delivers the same high-quality content that you can expect from ASHP with even MORE of the information you need to make decisive patient care decisions.

ASHP® Injectable Drug Information™ 2024 content is interactive, mobile, and updated quarterly. Includes monographs to Extended Stability for Parenteral Drugs, forming a single, comprehensive resource on injectable drug information.

Backed by quality, peer-reviewed published literature and authored under the editorial authority of ASHP, it is a must-have resource for every pharmacy.

Key Features

• Quick data search for 358 drugs
• 417 monographs on parenteral drugs available in the United States and in other countries
• Monographs cross-referenced with American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (AHFS) Drug Information through AHFS classification numbers
• More than 500 revisions to existing monographs (affecting nearly 60% of the existing monographs) have been accomplished to update information on stability, compatibility, and safety (e.g., Food and Drug Administration [FDA] MedWatch alerts) and to provide more specific referencing of manufacturer information and other enhancements to the more than 24,100 compatibility pairs contained in ASHP® Injectable Drug Information™ 2024.
• How to prepare, store and administer drugs
• Information accumulated from 3,603 references
• Quick identification of drug compatibility with easy to understand icons
• Drugs listed alphabetically by generic name for efficient searching, with brand names also listed
• Tabulated results from primary research on the compatibility of the listed drug with infusion solutions and other drugs
• Four compatibility tables are provided for each drug: solution, additive, syringe, and Y-site
• Storage requirements and general stability information, including pH, freezing, exposure to light, sorption and filtration characteristics, and repackaging information
• Key product data including common sizes, strengths, volumes, and forms in which the drug is supplied. Also includes pH, osmotic value, and other important product information
• Parenteral Drugs by Caryn Bing and Anna Nowobilski-Vasilios. This extended stability information is specifically designed for use in home and other infusion practices

WHAT'S NEW
ASHP® Injectable Drug Information™ 2024 includes

• 18 new monographs, bringing the total in this edition to 417 monographs on parenteral drugs available in the United States and in other countries.
• More than 500 revisions to existing monographs (affecting nearly 60% of the existing monographs) have been accomplished to update information on stability, compatibility, and safety (e.g., Food and Drug Administration [FDA] MedWatch alerts) and to provide more specific referencing of manufacturer information and other enhancements to the more than 24,100 compatibility pairs
• The information cited throughout the text has been compiled from 3603 references, including 195 new to this edition. Because information from pharmaceutical manufacturers had not been uniquely cited until the 18th edition, the number of unique references supporting ASHP® Injectable Drug Information™ 2024 information actually greatly exceeds this number.
• While primary, peer-reviewed literature remains a major source of compatibility and stability information, ongoing efforts are underway to provide increased specificity of references to the pharmaceutics research of drug manufacturers. Other relevant information and pertinent study details supplied by corresponding authors of the published literature also have been incorporated when available.

Pocket Anatomy and Physiology offers crystal-clear, full-color illustrations with concise labels put all the need-to-know A&P information at your fingertips. Whether you’re looking for a cross section of the cardiac conducting system, a postoperative view of a total hip replacement, or any other perspective on the human body - you’ll find it here.

KEY FEATURES

• A brief description introduces each body system.
• Crystal clear presentation makes the illustrations pop from the pages.
• Precise labels accurately identify every structure.
• Unique anatomical views—like the cross section of the hand—highlight every detail in full-color.
• Every page tells you the orientation of every figure—no more guessing at what you’re viewing.
• Easy-to-reference tables summarize all of the relevant physiology.

NEW TO THIS EDITION

• Ten new original pathophysiology illustrations showing common issues encountered by health professionals.

REVIEWS

• See what students and practitioners are saying online about previous edition…
• “Must for A&P students! I am officially addicted to this pocket guide.”
• “Absolutely amazing! This thing is a lifesaver! It captures the important details and summarizes it for easy comprehension. The images are very detailed and the quality is fantastic. It is worth every penny.”

This comprehensive, evidence-based reference was created by medical residents for medical residents. Complete with diagnostic and exam findings, acute management, troubleshooting tips, and indications for emergency consultation, this reference is the only one of its kind to actually guide diagnoses and therapies of hospitalized patients only, from admission to discharge. It's the perfect companion for residents, fellows, internists, and specialists alike!

Key Features

• Easy-to-use table and outline format to allow pertinent information to be extracted quickly and efficiently
• Emphasis on evidence-based medicine with key references highlighting major clinical trials and key reviews
• Differential diagnoses in every section to assist the reader in formulating targeted differentials
• Covers inpatients to help focus attention on patients you deal with most
• Warnings to critical information

This invaluable resource will teach you the basics of interpreting ECG rhythms and will prepare you for taking the next step toward fluency.

This is the resource you need to understand the basic concepts of ECG, to develop your ability to identify rhythms (especially life-threatening ones), and to learn the appropriate response to patients with life-threatening rhythms.

Key Features

• Discusses the basics of electrophysiology
• Covers 1 to 12 leads
• Reviews ECG wave form characteristics to facilitate identification
• Contains numerous "perfect" ECG strips integrated in the didactic sections as examples
• Provides a workbook component of 30 "real world" ECG strips at the end of each rhythm chapter
• Presents all 675 ECG strips in standardized 6-second format to facilitate analysis and measurement
• Includes a 200-strip, self-administered comprehensive test.

Prepared by Washington University house staff and faculty, this electronic survival guide provides all the essential information that every intern needs from Day 1 in the outpatient clinic. This easy-to-navigate reference covers the most common diseases and situations encountered in an outpatient setting and includes key history and physical examination findings and red flags to look for. Content includes algorithms, common calls and complaints, key points on most common problems, essentials of what not to miss and when to refer/call for help, and what to tell the patient.

Stedman's Medical Dictionary, 28th Edition, is the most reliable, must-have resource available for healthcare professionals. Charts and tables enhance definitions, and powerful navigation and search tools let you find terms quickly and easily. This latest update is based on the 2005 print edition with additional features and enhanced functionality.

• One of the main highlight of 28th edition is that it provides audio pronunciations for almost 42,000 new and current terms.
• Includes more than 100,000 terms, more than 5,000 new to this edition.
• Thoroughly reviewed and updated by consultants from all the major medical and health science specialities including Endocrinology, Gastroenterology, Geriatrics, and Rheumatology.
• Quick access to thousands of medical terms, drug names, eponyms, procedures and protocols.

* Internet connection is required to access the audio file

An invaluable resource which explains the physiology and pathophysiology of major organ systems and pathogens with respect to pharmacotherapy and the mechanisms of drug action. This latest update is based on the 2nd edition with additional features, enhanced functionality and ongoing updates.

Goodman & Gilman's The Manual of Pharmacology and Therapeutics offers concise, authoritative coverage of class-specific and disease-specific drugs, organized primarily by organ/system.

Key Features

• More than a pocket drug guide, this powerful resource covers:
  • General Principles
  • Neuropharmacology
  • Modulation of Cardiovascular, Pulmonary, and Renal Function
  • Inflammation, Immunomodulation, and Hematopoiesis
  • Hormones and Hormone Antagonists
  • Drugs Affecting Gastrointestinal Function
  • Chemotherapy of Microbial Diseases
  • Chemotherapy of Neoplastic Diseases
  • Special Systems Pharmacology, including Environmental Toxicology
• Focuses on the principles of medical pharmacology and drug therapy and delivers coverage of all major drug classes
• New full color design and numerous tables, charts, and illustrations that highlight, explain, and summarize important information
• Essential for nursing, pharmacy, medical students and wherever knowledge of drug actions and interactions is required

With the rapid growth of the Spanish-speaking population globally, this comprehensive communicator has become a crucial resource for healthcare students and professionals. This latest update is based on the 4th edition with additional features, enhanced functionality and ongoing updates.

Spanish-English English-Spanish Medical Dictionary provides easy access to nearly 23,000 medical terms, technology-related medical terms, and medical abbreviations, plus definitions, translations, pronunciation, signs and symptoms, patient communication phrases, and much more.

Key Features

• Updated and enhanced terminology, appendices, and illustrations
• Alphabetical organization makes locating terms quick and easy
• Color anatomical insert with labels in both English and Spanish
• Concise definitions with usage and translations for quick and easy reference
• Grammar sections provide a grammatical overview of both the English and Spanish languages
• Illustrations highlight key terms and concepts
• Spanish and English sections: all terms and definitions appear in both languages
• Valuable appendices including many key phrases and medical scenarios to help users better communicate with patients
• Consent, Authorization, and Release forms to obtain easier communication with patients when research projects or procedures are done
• Valuable Appendices include additional phrases focusing on HIV, AIDS, neonatology and bioterrorism
• Verb tables
• The content has been fully updated by adding new phrases ranging across the specialties of cardiology, immunology, neurology, oncology, ophthalmology, and neonatology - all fields noted for their new technical and procedural developments

Download the FREE app, attempt 100+ questions and explore all the unique features (In-App purchase required to unlock the full set of 1500+ questions). Download the App**



NCLEX-RN Q & A Flash Cards makes it easy for you to study anywhere and everywhere. This latest update is based on the 1st edition and 2010 print edition with additional features, enhanced functionality and ongoing updates.

These questions are designed to assist nursing students in preparing for various courses across the curriculum and, of course, that all-important examination, the NCLEX-RN.

Key Features

• 1,535 questions in all
• All questions written at application and analysis level
• Organized according to systems and disease processes
• Rationales for correct and incorrect answers
• Approximately 200 alternate-format questions
• All questions field tested by nursing students
• Critical thinking-style questions, including
  • multiple choice
  • multiple answer
  • fill in the blank
  • graphic
• Questions cover medical-surgical content, with the remaining questions divided equally among pediatric, pharmacology, psychiatric, maternity, women's health, and management content
• Key questions on
  • major drug classes
  • medication administration
  • delegation
  • management content

Procedures Consult is the new, first-of-its-kind, online multimedia procedures training and reference tool that helps physicians, medical residents, and students prepare for, perform, and test their knowledge of top medical procedures.

Key Features

• Offers high-quality illustrations and multi-media for each procedure
• Is browsable and searchable for quick and easy access to any procedure
• Highlights when patient "informed consent" is required
• Is customizable, for institution-specific protocols and procedures
• Provides time-effective, self-directed procedures training and testing-with trackable results
• Reinforces Joint Commission patient safety concepts
• Provide Pre-, During, and Post-procedure reference
• Benefits of Procedures Consult:
  • Enhances efficiency and consistency of medical procedures education
  • Fully customizable
  • Accessible online anywhere, anytime
  • Includes testing, competency tracking and reporting

Netter's Anatomy Flash Cards, 6th Edition - Learn the essential anatomy you need to know ñ quickly and easily! Each flash card in this full-color deck features high-quality Netter art (and several new paintings by Dr. Carlos Machado), numbered labels (with hidden answers), and concise comments and clinical notes for the most commonly tested anatomy terms and concepts. Focusing on clinically relevant anatomy, this easy-to-use, portable study tool helps you learn anatomical structures with confidence!

KEY FEATURES :

• Clinical Notes help you focus on the most relevant clinical implications of anatomical concepts, helpful in preparing for the USMLE Step 1 exam
• Features a full-color illustration from Netter's Atlas of Human Anatomy, with numbered lines pointing to key structures
• Concise text identifies those structures and reviews relevant anatomical information and clinical correlations
• Offers a unique learning resource to supplement the anatomy textbook, atlas or dissection materials used in medical, dental, nursing, allied health, and undergraduate courses in human anatomy
• Separate groups of illustrations are devoted to anatomy - head and neck, back and spinal cord, thorax, abdomen, pelvis and perineum, upper and lower limb
• Within each group, information is arranged sequentially : Bones and Joints; Muscles; Nerves; Vessels; and Viscera;

The critical drug information you need for clinical practice and board preparation—in one, convenient portable guide

Pharmacotherapy Handbook delivers both the key points pharmacists needs to know in practice and the information students studying for the boards needs to pass. The Handbook delivers the essential information you need to confidently make drug therapy decisions for more than 140 diseases and disorders most commonly encountered in a clinical setting. Whether you’re a student, pharmacist, or hospital administrator, you’ll find answers quickly and easily in this reliable, carry-anywhere guide.

Featuring a convenient alphabetized presentation, the book utilizes text, tables, figures, and treatment algorithms to make important drug data readily accessible and easily understandable. This updated eleventh edition includes new chapters on the pharmacists’ patient care process, opioid use disorder, and superficial fungal infections.

Each chapter is organized in a consistent format:

• Disease state definition
• Pathophysiology
• Clinical presentation
• Diagnosis
• Treatment
• Evaluation of therapeutic outcomes
• Nine appendices include Pediatric Pharmacotherapy, Geriatric Assessment, Critical Care Patient Assessment, Drug Allergies, Drug-Induced Hematologic Disorders, Drug-Induced Liver Disease, Drug-Induced Pulmonary Disease, Drug-Induced Kidney Disease, and Drug-Induced Ophthalmic Disorders

The Harriet Lane Handbook of Pediatric Antimicrobial Therapy, 2nd edition provides evidence-based recommendations for antimicrobial therapy appropriate for infants, children and adolescents.

From the experts at Johns Hopkins University, who bring you the best-selling Harriet Lane Handbook, this easy-to-use mobile resource expands on the indispensable Harriet Lane formulary to help you effectively treat a broad spectrum of pediatric infections.

New to this Edition

• Make the best clinical decisions with up-to-date practice guidelines from the AAP, CDC, and other authoritative pediatric and infectious disease sources.
• Stay on top of the most effective treatments with leading-edge coverage of antiretroviral drugs for HIV and hepatitis; antimicrobial pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamics (PK/PD) information; the latest Vancomycin therapeutic drug-monitoring recommendations; antimicrobial desensitization; pediatric developmental effects of antimicrobials approved in adults but not children; and much more.
• Depend on the professional wisdom of an expert author team, combined with the front-line input of current pediatric infectious disease fellows.

Key Features

• Get all of the information you need to prescribe the correct drug and the appropriate dose through a detailed drug formulary, expanded from the popular Harriet Lane Handbook.
• Better manage persistent, hard-to-fight pediatric infections with a section on adverse effects and drug resistance.
• Information regarding safety, likely antimicrobial resistance, pharmacokinetics and distribution, as well as efficacy.
• Detailed discussions on antibiotic resistance and post exposure prophylaxis.
• Dedicated section on adverse effects and drug resistance.
• Essential resource for busy house officers and residents in pediatric departments.

The newly updated Handbook of Signs & Symptoms, 5e proves it is still the must-have clinical nursing tool for improving patient safety, by increasing assessment accuracy. Quick-scan entries from A to Z offer the on-the-spot answers you need for more than 500 signs and symptoms, covering definitions, causes, patient history, exams, diagnostics, and interventions. Save time and increase your assessment confidence: Reach for this crucial guide!

Improve patient safety with . . .

NEW signs and symptoms related to emerging diseases and disorders, including avian influenza, respiratory syncytial virus, Kawasaki disease, and the currently epidemic metabolic syndrome

NEW appendix provides definitions and common causes of 250 less-familiar or nonspecific signs and symptoms

NEW techniques for evoking patient responses

NEW pediatric, psychiatric, and nail and tongue signs

NEW focus on obtaining health history needed for comprehensive, reliable documentation

KEY FEATURES

• Quick-reference A to Z format arms you with assessment guidance for 530 signs and symptoms6
• Up-to-date methods for determining each sign or symptom’s identity, cause, and nursing implications
• Description of sign or symptom is followed by: