Gifted Hands dose not just shed light on a ghetto youth with failing grades who became director of pediatric neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins Univesity Hospital at age 33. It takes readers into the operating room to watch incredibly complex, delicate, life-saving surgeries. "He is a model to all the youth of today".--Jesse Jackson.
A "New Yorker" staff writer, bestselling author, and professor at Harvard Medical School unravels the mystery of how doctors figure out the best treatments--or fail to do so. This book describes the warning signs of flawed medical thinking and offers intelligent questions patients can ask.
Inspirational and moving, KITCHEN TABLE WISDOM is a thought-provoking collection of stories and personal anecdotes. Dr. Rachel Naomi Remen wants her readers to appreciate the healing life force they all possess and to look at life as the gift it is. Dr. Remen conveys her wonder of life's mysteries in a profound way that never lowers itself to ...
Thoroughly updated for its Fourth Edition, "BRS Physiology" is an excellent aid for students preparing for the USMLE Step 1. The book concisely reviews key physiological principles and includes clinical correlations throughout to emphasize connections between basic physiology and clinical medicine. Numerous illustrations, tables, and flow charts ...
This book is a primary review tool to prepare students for both the internal medicine clerkship and the end-rotation NBME shelf examination. This logical alternative to several limited-focus books blends a bullet-outline format students prefer in a review book with comprehensive paragraphs, as needed, for optimal preparation. It features ...
In this memoir of success, three men tell how, by hanging together, they got themselves out of Newark, into a program for minority youth, and through medical school. They supported each other and eventually realized their dreams of careers in medicine.
Written by physicians and a diverse selection of great authors--such as John Donne, John Keats, William Carlos Williams, and Alice Walker--this compilation of stories, poems, and essays eloquently captures what it is like to be sick, to be cured, to succumb to illness, or to overcome it.
Completely updated and revised with a greatly expanded administrative content, this comprehensive text reflects the knowledge, responsibilities and procedures most often required of the medical assistant today. Covering both the administrative and clinical aspects of the medical assisting profession, the text presents the most current concepts, ...
Nestled in the Smoky Mountains of eastern Tennessee, the town of Johnson City saw its first AIDS patient in August 1985. Working in Johnson City was Abraham Verghese, a young Indian doctor specializing in infectious diseases who became, by necessity, the local AIDS expert. Out of his experience comes a startling, ultimately uplifting portrait of ...
This text describes the clinical skills and laboratory procedures used in the medical office. It presents step-by-step directions, with rationales, of various procedures, including: the checking of vital signs; the administration of medication; collection of specimens; emergency procedures; and tests for allergies, pregnancy and mononucleosis. The ...
Drawn to the South Pole by both her spirit of adventure and her altruism as a medical doctor, Dr. Nielson thought an expedition would be the perfect therapy after a painful divorce. However, once isolated in the pole, and unreachable for months because the temperature made it impossible to land a plane there, she discovered cancer in her own ...
A core text or self-study guide on Professionalism for people preparing for careers in health care (whether as allied health professionals, nurses, or clerical or support staff), as well as for new and current health care workers who could benefit from additional professionalism training. Unique in approach, this handbook/workbook is the first ...
This medical assisting certification exam review book was primarily designed to prepare the medical assisting candidate to successfully pass a national medical assisting certification examination. The authors who have years of experience working in health care education struggled to find a product that was up to date, comprehensive yet concise and ...
Jauhar recounts his days and nights in residency at a busy hospital in New York City, a trial that led him to question the quality of medical care today. His beautifully written memoir explains that modern medicine can be a humane science after all.
With this powerful resource, you will master the intricacies of applied medical terminology through the real-world context of the medical record, which will teach you exactly how terms are used in clinical practice settings. Below mentioned is a preview of what you'll find in this edition: four-color design that features rich diagrams and ...
Women have always been healers, and medicine has always been an arena of struggle between female lay practitioners and male professionals. This book explores two important phases in the male takeover of health care: the suppression of witches in medieval Europe and the rise of the male medical profession in the United States.
The leading provider of test preparation for medical licensure offers updatedsecond editions of their expert preparation for each of the three USMLE exams(United States Medical Licensing Examination).
Developed and endorsed by the American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) and the Physician Assistant Education Association (PAEA), this comprehensive review book offers the most thorough preparation for the NCCPA examinations. The book features review material, test questions, and detailed explanations covering the critical content areas on ...
This well-rounded text offers medical assisting students information on current practices, procedures, medications and drugs that are used today. It prepares them to function effectively in the physician's office, to understand the PDR, and to transmit appropriate and accurate information to patients. Students are guided through a basic math ...
The former host of the popular show LOVELINE tells of his experiences as a director of a Southern California rehab center. He describes the people who come in, their range of addictions, and the great challenges faced in trying to help them recover and start new lives.
This knowledge-packed resource provides a comprehensive yet concise review of primary-care information for students and clinicians preparing for the Certification (PANCE) and Recertification (PANRE) examinations. Readers can test their knowledge with over 1,100 Board-type questions. Written by leaders in PA education and clinical practice, this ...
This new "Step-Up" series volume is a high-yield, systems-based, outline-format review of commonly tested USMLE Step 2 material, including internal medicine subspecialties, required clerkship specialties, and important topics in medical practice. The user-friendly format, with numerous tables, illustrations, and flow charts, allows quick review of ...
This user-friendly guide to research for physician assistants (PAs) and PA students offers practical advice on the value of research in practice, how to go about engaging in research while in a practice, and how to evaluate it. It also covers how and where to get published, and includes worksheets.
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