Author: Nadeem Ali
Publisher: BMJ Books
Keywords: medicine, clinical, specialties, surgery, danger, bells, alarm, symptoms
Number of Pages: 192
Published: 2005-10-07
List price: $39.95
ISBN-10: 0727918192
ISBN-13: 9780727918192

What s your worst nightmare as a doctor? Missing a life-threatening condition must be among the biggest fears for health professionals. But sometimes the clue to the diagnosis lies in just a single symptom. So what if a patient comes to your clinic with an ear which hurts when they swallow, and you don t think of a tumour ? Or a numb chin, and you don t suspect metastases? Or an itch, and you miss a leukaemia? Alarm Bells in Medicine brings you up to speed on recognising the symptoms of serious illnesses. Internationally renowned authors list the most crucial presenting symptoms in the

Authors:M. Elena Garralda, Caroline Hyde,
Publisher: BMJ Books
Keywords: problems, psychiatric, children, managing
Number of Pages: 238
Published: 2002-08-15
List price: $73.95
ISBN-10: 0727915673
ISBN-13: 9780727915672

A clear, jargon-free description of therapies used by child and adolescent psychiatrists in practice, helping to demystify child and adolescent psychiatry work. The use of examples and vignettes brings these often ingenious techniques to life. Authors simplify what are often complex treatment techniques in a way that will help referrers understand and explain to potential users what is involved in the work of child and adolescent psychiatric or mental health clinics.

Authors:Banks, Baer, Pines, Brady,
Publisher: BMJ Books
Keywords: care, medicine, critical, emergency, diagnosis, visual
Number of Pages: 176
Published: 2006-11-20
List price: $79.95
ISBN-10: 1405134917
ISBN-13: 9781405134910

Containing high quality images, this book presents the common visual diagnoses that are either pathognomonic or suggestive of specific illnesses. Organized randomly as a patient would present their ’chief complaint’ rather than neatly into topics, this book is an invaluable aid for all health care personnel who manage patients in acute care settings. This book is also ideal for national examination review. This title, Powered by Skyscape, is now available for PDA. To buy your copy go to:http://www.skyscape.com/p.asp?I=33394-01-1p2421Containing high quality images, this book present

Authors:Simon Stewart, Lynda Blue,
Publisher: BMJ Books
Keywords: guide, specialist, nurse, intervention, practical, failure, outcomes, chronic, heart, improving
Number of Pages: 264
Published: 2004-06-25
List price: $49.95
ISBN-10: 0727917234
ISBN-13: 9780727917232

Heart failure is a condition that often results in chronic tiredness and shortness of breath. It also requires complex nursing and medical treatment especially after a hospital admission, which is all too frequent for persons with heart failure.This book describes and discusses the latest research concerning the benefits of having specially trained nurses manage the care of patients with heart failure after they have been discharged from hospital to their own home. Leading nurses and doctors from around the world discuss their experiences with this type of innovative and effective care progra

Authors:Tim Eden, Ronald Barr, Archie Bleyer, Myrna Whiteson,
Publisher: BMJ Books
Keywords: adolescent, cancer
Number of Pages: 304
Published: 2005-09-23
List price: $87.95
ISBN-10: 0727918109
ISBN-13: 9780727918109

Young people with cancer have suffered from not being recognized as either children or adult patients. The lack of an adequate number of centres, properly equipped for teenage cancer care, is acknowledged worldwide. Yet their needs, both physically and psychologically, are perhaps the most acute of all. Now, this book, based on an international conference hosted by the Teenage Cancer Trust, addresses the issues surrounding care of the adolescent with cancer more completely than ever before. Some chapters provide practical information from leading specialists on managing and treating th

Authors:Nicola Cooper, Kirsty Forrest,
Publisher: BMJ Books
Keywords: medical, education, postgraduate, supervision, guide, educational, essential
Number of Pages: 184
Published: 2009-05-04
List price: $54.95
ISBN-10: 1405170719
ISBN-13: 9781405170710

The world of postgraduate medical education is changing, and educational supervisors need the knowledge and skills to be able to do their job effectively. Many of those who want to do this job well feel unprepared for the task.Essential Guide to Educational Supervision is a handbook for educational supervisors everywhere. The topics covered are generic to medical education, whatever the specialty. Although the focus is on postgraduate medical education, many of the topics in this book are also applicable to undergraduates.Essential Guide to Educational Supervision is written for:Consultants an

Author: A. Stewart Truswell
Publisher: BMJ Books
Keywords: abc, series, nutrition
Number of Pages: 152
Published: 2003-09-19
List price: $46.95
ISBN-10: 0727916645
ISBN-13: 9780727916648

This well established ABC contains the most current nutritional recommendations for children and adults young and old as well as advice on pregnancy and infant feeding. With chapters covering nutritional deficiencies in both developing and affluent countries as well as eating disorders and obesity, this latest edition has worldwide relevance.