Medical Student BOOKS

Echo Made Easy, 2nd Edition by Sam Kaddoura Softcover - 240 pages Shipped in CLICK HERE (IN STOCK) Cat.# EL-MST52 $ 47.25 ADD TO CART Published:  2009   ISBN:  9780443103636

This best-selling and highly-praised book provides a practical and clinically useful introduction to echo – much of which is easy – for those who will be using, requesting and possibly interpreting it in the future. The book is aimed particularly at doctors in training and medical students. It has been proved of great use to other groups, including qualified physicians, general practitioners, cardiac technicians, nurses and paramedics.

In the book the author explains the echo techniques available, what an echo can and cannot give, and – importantly – puts echo into a clinical perspective. It is by no means intended as a complete textbook of echo and some aspects are far beyond its scope (e.g., complex congenital heart disease and paediatric echo).

The sections are ordered with the techniques most often used to diagnose a particular clinical problem explained first. The final chapter deals with special clinical situations.

“Unquestionably achieves the author’s aim … and does so with consummate ease.” British Journal of Cardiology

• Fully updated with the many recent advances in echocardiography.
• Now presented in full colour throughout with new illustrations.
• New sections on device therapy for heart failure (cardiac resynchronization therapy, CRT) and the use of echo and TOE (or TEE) in special situations.
• Expanded sections on diastolic function and tissue Doppler imaging.
• Additional material on the newer echo techniques such as 3-D echo, stress echo and contrast echo.
• Special clinical situations now include pulmonary embolism, pericardial disease, advanced age, athletic heart and obesity.

Davidson's Essentials of Medicine by J. Alastair Innes Hardcover - 880 pages Shipped in CLICK HERE (STOCK LOW) Cat.# EL-MST53 $ 51.75 ADD TO CART Published:  2009   ISBN:  9780702030017

Davidson’s Essentials presents the content of the prestigious Davidson’s Principles & Practice of Medicine textbook in an accessible and portable format, to facilitate quick revision of information.

Following the structure and style of the textbook, it allows the reader to study the key information in a format that complements the core text. This distinctive approach will be an invaluable companion book for those studying and working
in a clinical environment.

Clinical Wards Secrets by Mitesh S. Patel, and Derek K. Juang Softcover - 300 pages Shipped in CLICK HERE (IN STOCK) Cat.# EL-MST54 $ 67.30 ADD TO CART Published:  2009   ISBN:  9780323057509

Finally, a book that answers the questions you have as you begin your clinical rotations. In the popular format of the Secrets Series, this book will help ease the transition from the classroom to the clinical wards. The popular Q&A format is an easy-to-use, didactic approach and covers all of the important procedures and processes you will need to know in the hospital, in the clinic, and on the ward. Throughout you will find valuable tips and “secrets” written by students and residents. This student-to-student approach ensures you are getting the most current and accurate information.

Medical Microbiology and Immunology Flash Cards, Updated Edition: with STUDENT CONSULT Online and Print by Ken S. Rosenthal Softcover - 414 pages Shipped in CLICK HERE (IN STOCK) Cat.# EL-MST55 $ 58.20 ADD TO CART Published:  2009   ISBN:  9780323065337

Memorise essential microbiology knowledge easily thanks to these 324 full-colour flash cards. They offer today's most effective assistance in mastering the microbiology, immunology, and infectious disease information you need to know. Each card summarises an organism's special features, the diseases it can cause, and the available treatment options. With their clinical focus and exquisite illustrations, these Flash Cards are a perfect review tool for course exams, as well as for the USMLE Step 1!

• Full-colour illustrations depict microbial organisms and the clinical appearances of their related diseases
• Case studies mirror the exam emphasis on clinical applications
• Offers outstanding full-colour artwork and authoritative content derived from the 6th Edition of the best-selling Medical Microbiology text by Murray, Pfaller, and Rosenthal

Crash Course: Ophthalmology, Dermatology, ENT by Seau-Tak Cheung, Niaz Islam, David Keegan, John McGuinness, and Nicholas Strouthidis Softcover - 400 pages Shipped in CLICK HERE (IN STOCK) Cat.# EL-MST56 $ 51.80 ADD TO CART Published:  2009   ISBN:  9780723433699

Covering all aspects of the syllabus, Crash Course offers students a fast way to recap on what they need to know to get through the exams with ease. Styled in an easy-to-follow, readily accessible format, each book is prepared by senior medical students or junior doctors – under faculty supervision – to give them the correct level of information perfectly tailored to current curricula requirements. The series now includes improved pedagogic features and a fully revised self assessment section, updated to meet current examination needs.

• Fully updated self-assessment section - ideal for current examination practice!
• Includes useful ‘Learning Objectives' at the start of each chapter
• Pharmacological and disease management information updated in line with current best practice guidelines
• Includes recent research finding
• Discusses key aspects of patient communication - presented in easy ‘Communication' boxes
• Fully updated to include feedback from hundreds of students!

Textbook of Orthopaedics, Trauma and Rheumatology: With STUDENT CONSULT Access by Raashid Luqmani, James Robb, Daniel Porter, and John F. Keating Softcover - 496 pages Shipped in CLICK HERE (IN STOCK) Cat.# EL-MST57 $ 80.00 ADD TO CART Published:  2009   ISBN:  9780723433897

This is a textbook for medical students covering orthopaedics, trauma and rheumatology, offering both core information regarding what the student needs to know about these subject areas and an extensive series of cases with questions and answers that illustrate the thinking behind common everyday practice.

The package also offers online access to the text and images, plus an additional 80 interactive MCQs and answers (on www.studentconsult.com).

Pathology Secrets, 3rd Edition by Ivan Damjanov Softcover - 528 pages Shipped in CLICK HERE (IN STOCK) Cat.# EL-MST58 $ 67.30 ADD TO CART Published:  2009   ISBN:  9780323055949

A two-colour page layout, portable size, and a list of the “Top 100 Secrets” in pathology help students and residents to better meet the challenges they face today. They will find all of the features they rely on the Secret Series® for - a question-and-answer format, lists, mnemonics, and tables and an informal tone that make reference fast and easy. No matter what questions arise in practice or while preparing for boards, this 3rd Edition has the answers - in print and online.

Abernathy's Surgical Secrets, 6th Edition by Alden H. Harken Softcover - 534 pages Shipped in CLICK HERE (IN STOCK) Cat.# EL-MST59 $ 83.20 ADD TO CART Published:  2009   ISBN:  9780323057110

The new edition of this leading volume in the Secrets Series® offers the very latest overview of surgical practice. A two-colour page layout, question-and-answer approach, and a list of the “Top 100 Secrets” in surgery gives you the perfect concise board review or handy clinical reference, while updated coverage throughout equips you with all of the most current and essential knowledge in the field. Valuable pearls, tips, and memory aids make this the perfect resource for a fast surgical review or reference.

• Features revisions throughout to provide you with an up-to-date overview of today’s surgical care and practice.
• Includes new chapters on mechanical ventilation, bariatric surgery, adrenal incidentaloma, mechanical circulatory support, and professionalism, to keep you current.

Gray's Anatomy for Students, with STUDENT CONSULT Access by Richard Drake, Wayne Vogl, and Adam Mitchell Textbook - 1,163 pages Shipped in CLICK HERE (3 WEEKS+) Cat.# EL-MST14 $114.55 ADD TO CART Published:  2009   ISBN:  9780443069529

It didn’t take long for students around the world to realize that anatomy texts just don’t get any better than Gray’s Anatomy for Students. Only in its 2nd edition, this already popular, clinically focused reference has moved far ahead of the competition and is highly recommended by anyone who uses it. A team of authors with a wealth of diverse teaching and clinical experience has updated and revised this new edition to efficiently cover what you’re learning in contemporary anatomy classes. An improved format, updated clinical material, and remarkable artwork by renowned illustrators Richard Tibbitts and Paul Richardson make anatomy easier than ever for you to master. Unique coverage of surface anatomy, correlative diagnostic images, and clinical case studies demonstrate practical applications of anatomical concepts. And, an international advisory board, comprised of more than 100 instructors, ensures that the material is accurate, up to date, and easy to use. To further enhance your learning experience, you’ll have access to the entire book online, with additional content, interactive exercises, and more.

Features:

• Offers the complete contents of the book online as well as additional material, interactive exercises, and much more, at www.studentconsult.com, giving you anywhere, anytime access to the information you need.
• Uses more than 1,000 innovative original illustrations- by renowned illustrators Richard Tibbitts and Paul Richardson-to capture anatomical features with unrivalled clarity, and makes body structures easy to locate and remember from one illustration to another through consistent use of color.
• Includes over 300 clinical photographs, including radiological images depicting surface anatomy and common clinical applications of anatomic knowledge.
• Presents an organization by body region that parallels the approach used in most of today's anatomy courses.
• Features conceptual overviews summarizing each body region's component parts, functions, and relationship to other bodily organs.
• Uses clinical cases to underscore the real-life relevance of the material.
• Promotes further learning with other fine ancillaries from Gray's, including Gray's Atlas of Anatomy, Dorland's/Gray's Pocket Atlas of Anatomy, Gray's Dissection Guide for Human Anatomy, and Gray's Anatomy for Students Flash Cards.

Completely revised and updated, this new edition of The Medical Student Career Handbook provides totally up-to-date information on the vast number of changes occurring in medical training. It is ideal for all medical students, especially those in their clinical years, and junior doctors. Medical student careers advisors will also find the information invaluable.

Pocket Clinical Examination by Nicholas Talley, and Simon O'Connor Textbook Shipped in CLICK HERE (NYP) Cat.# EL-MST39 $ 60.85 ADD TO CART Published:  2009   ISBN:  9780729538725

Undergraduate medical students performing examinations and taking histories in clinical settings

Acute Medicine - Clinical Cases Uncovered by Chris Roseveare Softcover - 256 pages Shipped in CLICK HERE (IN STOCK) Cat.# JW-MST28 $ 44.50 ADD TO CART Published:  2009   ISBN:  9781405168830

Acute Medicine is the central part of foundation and specialist general medical training and is one of the most rapidly expanding UK hospital specialties.

Acute Medicine: Clinical Cases Uncovered combines patient cases and outcomes, drawn from real-life experiences, with reference to the curriculum for Training in General (Acute) Medicine. It provides self-assessment MCQs, EMQs and SAQs to give medical students, junior doctors, nurses and allied healthcare professionals the perfect preparation for life on the wards.

Table of Contents:

Part 1: Basics

Introduction and speciality overview
Approach to the patient

Part 2: Cases

1. A 45-year-old man with ‘cardiac type’ chest pain
2. A 35-year-old woman with ‘pleuritic’ chest pain
3. A 50-year-old man presenting with palpitations
4. A 60-year-old man with a broad complex tachycardia
5. A 25-year-old acutely wheezy woman
6. A 60-year-old woman with an ‘exacerbation’ of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
7. An 86-year-old breathless woman
8. A shocked 68-year-old man
9. A 55-year-old man with suspected upper gastrointestinal bleeding
10. A 60-year-old man with diarrhoea
11. A 37-year-old woman with sudden severe headache
12. A young man presenting following a seizure
13. An unconscious 22-year-old man
14. A 64-year-old man presenting with unilateral weakness
15. A 60-year-old man presenting following a ‘blackout’
16. An acutely confused alcoholic man
17. An acutely confused elderly woman
18. An acutely hyperglycaemic young woman
19. A 73-year-old man with abnormal renal function
20. A 55-year-old man with pyrexia of unknown origin
21. A 25-year-old woman admitted following an overdose
22. A 35-year-old woman with an acutely swollen leg


Part 3: Self assessment

MCQs
EMQs
SAQs

Answers
Index of cases by diagnosis.
Index

Immunology at a Glance 9E by J. H. L Playfair Softcover - 112 pages Shipped in CLICK HERE  (IN STOCK) Cat.# JW-MST29 $ 49.05 ADD TO CART Published:  2009   ISBN:  9781405180528

The at a Glance series is popular among medical students and junior doctors for its concise and simple approach and excellent illustrations.

Each bite-sized chapter is covered in a double-page spread with colour summary diagrams on the left page and explanatory text on the right. Covering a wide range of topics, books in the at a Glance series are ideal as introductory subject texts or for revision purposes, and are useful throughout medical school and beyond.

Everything you need to know about Immunology...at a Glance!

Following the familiar, easy-to-use at a Glance format, and now in full-colour, Immunology at a Glance, the first in the series, is an accessible introduction and revision text for medical students. Fully revised and updated to reflect changes to the content and assessment methods used by medical schools, this at a Glance provides a user-friendly overview of immunology to encapsulate all that the student needs to know.

This new edition of Immunology at a Glance:

• Contains full-colour artwork throughout, making the subject even easier to understand
• Presents schematic diagrams on the left page and concise explanations on the right
• Shows the essential relationships between cells, molecules, and processes of immunity, with a complete checklist of definitions and details
• Includes new self-assessment tutorials suitable for medical and biomedical science courses
• Includes new chapters on ‘Innate Immune Recognition’, ‘Investigating Immunity’, and ‘Immunity and the Genome’

This book is a concise and accessible introduction and revision aid for all students of bioscience and medicine/paramedicine, and the busy clinician or specialist, who want a quick, yet thorough, grasp of immunology.

Table of Contents:

Preface
Acknowledgements
Note on the ninth edition
How to use this book
Further reading

Immunity

1. The scope of immunology
2. Innate and adaptive immune mechanisms
3. Recognition and receptors: the keys to immunity
4. Evolution of immune mechanisms
5. Cells involved in immunity: the haemopoietic system

Innate immunity

6. Receptors of the innate immune system
7. Complement
8. Acute inflammation
9. Phagocytic cells and the reticuloendothelial system
10. Phagocytosis

Adaptive immunity

(i) The molecular basis

11. Evolution of recognition mechanisms: the immunoglobulin superfamily
12. The major histocompatibility complex
13. The T-cell receptor
14. Antibody diversification and synthesis
15. Antibody structure and function

(ii) The cellular basis

16. Lymphocytes
17. Primary lymphoid organs and lymphopoiesis
18. Secondary lymphoid organs and lymphocyte traffic

(iii) The adaptive immune response

19. Antigen processing and presentation
20. The antibody response
21. Antigen-antibody interaction and immune complexes
22. Cell-mediated immune responses

(iv) Regulation

23. Tolerance
24. Idiotypes, anti-idiotypes and networks
25. The cytokine network
26. Immunity, hormones and the brain

Potentially useful immunity

27. Anti-microbial immunity: a general scheme
28. Immunity to viruses
29. Immunity to bacteria
30. Immunity to fungi and ectoparasites
31. Immunity to protozoa
32. Immunity to worms
33. Immunity to tumours

Undesirable effects of immunity

34. Harmful immunity: a general scheme
35. Allergy and anaphylaxis
36. Immune complexes, complement and disease
37. Chronic and cell-mediated inflammation
38. Autoimmunity
39. Transplant rejection

Altered immunity

40. Immunosuppression
41. Immunodeficiency
42. HIV and AIDS
43. Immunostimulation and vaccination

Immunity in health and disease

44. Immunity and clinical medicine
45. Investigating immunity
46. Into the future: immunology in the age of genomics

Self-assessment
Self-assessment questions
Answers
Appendices
Appendix I: Comparative sizes and molecular weights
Appendix II: Landmarks in the history of immunology: some unsolved problems
Appendix III: CD classification

Endocrinology and Diabetes - Clinical Cases Uncovered by Ramzi Ajjan Softcover - 208 pages Shipped in CLICK HERE (IN STOCK) Cat.# JW-MST30 $ 44.50 ADD TO CART Published:  2009   ISBN:  9781405157261

Covering cases from Addison's disease to osteoporosis and diabetic foot ulcer, and an introductory section explaining the molecular and physiological aspects of endocrinology, Endocrinology and Diabetes: Clinical Cases Uncovered has it all. Reflecting the varied nature of the specialty, the cases cover various endocrine conditions and address the clinical presentation, diagnostic workup and potential complications, while the self-assessment section, comprising 30 MCQ, 10 SAQs and 10 EMQs, will help medical students, junior doctors, and nurses practise clinical reasoning and prepare for life on the wards.

Table of Contents:

Preface, vii
Acknowledgements, viii
How to use this book, ix

Part 1 Basics, 1

1 The pituitary gland
2 The thyroid gland
3 Bone and calcium metabolism
4 The adrenal glands
5 The reproductive system
6 The pancreas and diabetes
7 Lipid abnormalities and obesity
8 The neuroendocrine system

Part 2 Cases

Case 1-A 19 year old with abdominal pain and vomiting
Case 2-A 35 year old lady with palpitation and irritability
Case 3-A 61 year old man with polyuria, polydipsia, cough and weight loss
Case 4-A 44 year old lady with visual problems
Case 5-A 20 year old man with recent diagnosis of diabetes
Case 6-Tiredness and weight gain in a 30 year old individual with diabetes
Case 7-Acute confusion in a 82 year old with known type 2 diabetes
Case 8-A 42 year old man with headaches, sweating and sexual dysfunction
Case 9-Amenorrhoea in an 18 year old
Case 10-A 28 year old with tiredness and abnormal thyroid function post partum
Case 11-A 33 year old man with polyuria and polydipsia
Case 12-A 62 year old man with tiredness and hyponatraemia
Case 13-Excess hair in a 29 year old lady , 00
Case 14-A 52 year old lady with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation and abnormal thyroid function
Case 15-A 22 year old man with hypertension
Case 16-A 20 year old lady with polyuria and polydipsia
Case 17-A 78 year old man with pain in the leg and knee
Case 18-A 32 year old lady with a lump in the neck
Case 19-A 26 year old with headaches and hypertension
Case 20-Sweating, nausea and hand tremor in a 24 year old lady
Case 21-A 19 year old man with sexual dysfunction
Case 22-A 38 year old lady with muscular aches and weakness
Case 23-A wrist fracture in a 56 year old lady
Case 24-A 37 year old lady with recurrent flushing
Case 25-A 46 year old man with an abnormal lipid profile

Part 3 Self-assessment

MCQs
EMQs
SAQs
Answers
Index of cases by diagnosis
Index

ABC of Geriatric Medicine Edited by Nicola Cooper, Kirsty Forrest, and Graham Mulley Softcover - 88 pages Shipped in CLICK HERE (IN STOCK) Cat.# JW-MST31 $ 44.50 ADD TO CART Published:  2009   ISBN:  9781405169424

Demographic trends confirm what clinicians already know - they are spending increasing amounts of time dealing with older people. This new ABC provides an introduction to the new and increasing challenges of treating older patients in a variety of settings.

ABC of Geriatric Medicine provides an overview of geriatric medicine in practice. Chapters are written by experts, and are based on the specialty geriatric medicine curriculum in the UK.

ABC of Geriatric Medicine is a highly illustrated, informative, and practical source of knowledge, with links to further information and resources. It is an essential guide where management of the ageing population is a major health issue - for hospital and family doctors, students, nurses and other members of the multi-disciplinary team.

Table of Contents:

Developmental Disability and Ageing Edited by Gregory O'Brien, and Lewis Rosenbloom Softcover - 128 pages Shipped in CLICK HERE (3 WEEKS) Cat.# JW-MST32 $ 44.50 ADD TO CART Published:  2009   ISBN:  9781898683612

This handbook is aimed at clinicians and others who are engaged in caring for ageing adults with developmental disabilities. It is intended to inform understanding, promote assessment, assist in care planning, and especially to improve everyday living for this needy but sadly often neglected group of vulnerable individuals. The authors base their guidance on evidence, focusing on important insights that are likely to be valuable to the clinician interested in the care of the individuals on whose behalf the book has been prepared.

A brief general overview of the area is followed by a detailed consideration of dementia in the context of developmental disability, including cause, diagnosis, assessment and natural history, with case examples. The next chapters concentrate on two of the most high-profile of all the major groups of developmental disabilities, with their own unique patterns of ageing: Down syndrome and cerebral palsy. Other less common causal syndromes, and their characteristics with ageing, are then reviewed. This is followed by a detailed guide to drug treatment issues in this group. The final chapter considers wider issues of psychosocial intervention and life planning for the ageing individual with developmental disability.

Table of Contents:

FOREWORD (John O’Brien)
1. AGEING AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY: OVERVIEW (Gregory O’Brien)
2. DEMENTIA IN DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY (Gregory O’Brien)
3. AGEING IN DOWN SYNDROME (Tom Berney)
4. AGEING IN CEREBRAL PALSY (Gregory O’Brien and Alf Bass)
5. AGEING IN OTHER SYNDROMES (Marc Woodbury-Smith).

Drug treatment for Common Problems among Elderly People with Developmental Disabilities (Christopher Ince).

6. LIVING WITH AGEING IN DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY (Claire Middleton and Gregory O’Brien)

The Ethics of Caring for Older People 2E by British Medical Association Softcover - 152 pages Shipped in CLICK HERE (IN STOCK) Cat.# JW-MST33 $ 37.25 ADD TO CART Published:  2009   ISBN:  9781405176279

This book is the British Medical Association’s statement on the ethics related to care of the elderly, written and reviewed by a panel of renowned medical ethicists. As such it is an authoritative and considered reference, written in an accessible, non jargon so as to be useful for anyone charged with looking after the elderly.

The book includes useful case examples so that it can be used by a range of health professionals and carers who need to know the law and ethics of looking after older people. The authors focus on practical issues such as helping older people stick to their treatment regimes, the sort of information they should be given to give valid consent, and their rights to confidentiality, as well as discussion about where they want to end their lives when it comes to that point.

Table of Contents:

Executive summary

1. Introduction
2. Importance of communication and barriers to it
3. Ethical issues regarding consent and refusal
4. Legal issues regarding consent and refusal
5. Privacy and confidentiality
6. Consent in relation to use of restraint and other protective measures
7. Helping people make decisions in advance
8. Care at the end of life and preparing for a good death

Index

Haematology - Clinical Cases Uncovered by Shaun McCann, Robin Foa, Owen Smith, and Eibhlin Conneally Softcover - 200 pages Shipped in CLICK HERE (IN STOCK) Cat.# JW-MST34 $ 50.85 ADD TO CART Published:  2009   ISBN:  9781405183222

With over 20 real patient cases and outcomes, this latest title from the Clinical Cases Uncovered series is designed to help students and junior doctors learn how to recognise and understand significant diseases in haematology. Each case covers the history taking, examination, investigations and management of a particular disease, with question and answer sections to tie in the underlying basic and clinical science and help build further knowledge and understanding. At the end of each case there is a review to consolidate learning with a self-assessment section containing MCQs, EMQs and SAQs. Including colour blood films, haematology slides and patient photos throughout to reinforce learning, understanding and investigative skills, Haematology: Clinical Cases Uncovered helps prepare for life on the wards.

Table of Contents:

Preface
Part 1: Working in Haematology

1a: Basic Science
1b: Approach to the Patient
1c: Clinical Overview of the Area

Part 2: Cases (c.25)

To include:

1. A tired woman with iron deficiency
2. A tanned man with diabetes mellitus
3. A cranky lady with jaundice
4. A young man with weight loss and diarrhoea
5. A young man with abdominal pain and jaundice
6. An elderly man unable to bring his dog for a walk
7. A young Nigerian man with shortness or breath and anaemia
8. A young girl from Sardinia with Thalassamia
9. A young boy with a sore throat and bleeding gums
10. A football player who was dropped from the team
11. A middle age man who cannot button his shirt collar
12. A man with fatigue and a sore throat
13. A farmer with a broken rib
14. A medical student who complained of bone pain following alcohol ingestion
15. A woman with discomfort under her right arm
16. A red faced man with a ‘smoker’s cough’
17. A young girl who suddenly started bruising
18. Delivery of a baby boy that went wrong
19. A young girl with chest pain following a long plane journey
20. Doctor will I get an infection from a blood transfusion?

Part 3: Self-assessment (MCQs, EMQs, SAQs)

Index

Practical Teaching in Emergency Medicine Edited by Robert L. Rogers, Amal Mattu, Michael Winters, and Joseph Martinez Hardcover - 264 pages Shipped in CLICK HERE (IN STOCK) Cat.# JW-MST35 $ 65.40 ADD TO CART Published:  2009   ISBN:  9781405176224

Inherent to the teaching and practice of emergency medicine are specific challenges not found in other specialties - the unknowns of the emergency department, the need to identify life- and limb-threatening conditions, the pressure to solve problems and find solutions quickly, and the orchestration of clinical specialists and ancillary services.

Because of these unique demands, books written by clinicians from other disciplines, that extrapolate their information from other specialties, aren’t always suitable references for teachers of emergency medicine. This book is different – it shows how to incorporate effective teaching strategies into the unique teaching atmosphere of the emergency department, how to effectively lecture, lead small groups, give feedback, foster life-long faculty development skills, and much more – it is written by emergency medicine physicians for emergency medicine physicians.

Practical Teaching in Emergency Medicine gets to the essential core of how to best teach the art of practicing emergency medicine – and provides the blueprint to become a better teacher, providing guidance on how to accomplish skilful teaching in busy emergency departments. It provides emergency physicians and trainees with the necessary tools to effectively and efficiently transmit information to learners in the often times chaotic emergency department environment.

Table of Contents:

Editors and Contributors
Preface

Section 1 Background/Introduction

Chapter 1 Adult learners in the emergency department
Chapter 2 Obstacles to teaching in the emergency department
Chapter 3 Teaching and patient care in emergency medicine

Section 2 Teaching in the Emergency Department

Chapter 4 Bedside teaching in the emergency department
Chapter 5 Teaching procedures: beyond “see one, do one, teach one”
Chapter 6 Providing feedback in the emergency department
Chapter 7 The computer as a teaching tool
Chapter 8 Teaching the intangibles: professionalism and interpersonal skills/communication

Section 3 Teaching Specific Groups

Chapter 9 Teaching medical students
Chapter 10 Teaching trainees from other services in the emergency department
Chapter 11 The education of resident physicians in emergency medicine: a United States perspective
Chapter 12 Teaching physicians in training how to teach

Section 4 Improving as an Educator in Emergency Medicine

Chapter 13 Characteristics of great teachers
Chapter 14 Effective presentation skills
Chapter 15 Small group discussion skills
Chapter 16 Faculty development as a guide for becoming a better teacher

Section 5 Teaching Techniques and Strategies

Chapter 17 Strategies for effective clinical emergency department teaching
Chapter 18 Pearls and pitfalls in teaching: what works, what doesn’t?

Index

Paediatric Handbook 8E by Kate Thomson Hardcover - 656 pages Shipped in CLICK HERE (IN STOCK) Cat.# JW-MST36 $ 55.40 ADD TO CART Published:  2009   ISBN:  9781405174008

The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne is a leading clinical and training centre in paediatrics. This Handbook is a highly popular, succinct guide to managing common and serious disorders in childhood. It is used far beyond the hospital by medical, nursing, and allied health professionals caring for children. It emphasizes the community-based approach to the management of children's problems along with clinical management by the doctor of first contact. This new 8th edition has been updated in line with the Hospital's Clinical Practice Guidelines and features clear illustrations and diagnostic and management algorithms.

The must have management guide for all paediatric clinicians and students

With today’s busy clinician requiring an reliable, ‘one-stop-shop’ to questions on important paediatric conditions, who better to present the latest edition of a popular paediatric handbook than the team at The Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne, long-regarded as the leading clinical and training centre for Paediatric Medicine in Australia?

Some of the exciting new features of the 8th edition include:

• New chapters on sleep, continence, slow weight gain (failure to thrive) and obesity
• Extensively revised chapters on renal conditions, pain management and immigrant health
• New topics on continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion (pumps), cystic fibrosis, stroke and management of illicit drug poisoning
• Links to useful internet websites are now included, indicated by a www symbol in the text margins
• A new supplementary website at www.rchhandbook.org
• Resuscitation guide and Australian Immunisation schedule on inside covers

Besides being a clinical management guide to paediatrics, this is also an excellent supplemental handbook for students, junior medical staff and any medical practitioners needing a tool to enable fast decisions at point of care.

Lecture Notes on Haematology by N.C Hugh-Jones, S.N Wickramasinghe, and Chris Hatton Softcover - 216 pages Shipped in CLICK HERE  (STOCK LOW) Cat.# JW-MST37 $ 54.50 ADD TO CART Published:  2008   ISBN:  9781405180504

The Lecture Notes series is ideal for medical students, junior doctors and other allied health professionals. Lecture Notes: Haematology concentrates on providing the required core subject knowledge and has been extensively revised and updated to reflect the considerable advances in the understanding of the molecular biology and pathogenesis of haematological disorders, while continuing the tradition of successfully integrating the physiological, pathological and clinical aspects of haematology.

Each chapter begins with a list of learning objectives that identifies the key elements that students need to know, whilst also taking learning to the next level. This new edition includes brief sections on the approaches to investigation and treatment of haematological problems, the underlying mechanisms and relationships concerning lymphomas and other neoplastic diseases of the bone marrow, and the rapidly changing area of bone marrow transplantation.

Illustrated in full colour throughout, with new illustrations and photographs of important normal and abnormal blood cells, this eighth edition is a comprehensive guide to haematology and an essential aid for anyone who wants a concise introduction to the subject.

Table of Contents:

Preface to the First Edition
Preface to the Eighth Edition

1. Normal Haemoglobin, Blood Cells and Haemopoiesis
2. Anaemia and Polycythaemia: General Considerations
3. Haemolytic Anaemias
4. Iron Metabolism, Iron Deficiency Anaemia, Other Hypochromic Microcytic Anaemias and Iron Overload
5. Macrocytosis and Macrocytic Anaemia
6. Conditions Associated with White Cell Abnormalities
7. Structure and Function of Lymphoid Tissue
8. Lymphomas: General Principles
9. Classification of Lymphoma
10. Neoplastic Disorders of Lymphoid Cells
11. Myeloma and Other Paraproteinaemias
12. Neoplastic Disorders of Myeloid Cells
13. Bone Marrow Transplantation
14. Aplastic Anaemia and Pure Red Cell Aplasia
15. Haemostasis, Abnormal Bleeding and Anticoagulant Therapy
16. Blood Transfusion and Haemolytic Disease of the Newborn
17. Basic Haematological Techniques and Reference Ranges
18. Further Reading

Index

Practice OSCE's in Obstetrics and Gynaecology by Gareth Weston, Beverly Vollenhoven, Andrea Barkhall-Thomas, and Jane McNeilage Textbook Shipped in CLICK HERE (IN STOCK) Cat.# EL-MST40 $ 68.15 ADD TO CART Published:  2008   ISBN:  9780729538671

OSCE examinations are compulsory for Medical students and specialist trainees. The student is led through a clinical scenario and then assessed on examination, history taking, investigation, diagnosis and management. Some students are able to practice OSCEs with a teacher acting as the patient, however not all candidates have equal/sufficient access to teachers as such a resource. This often leads to examination candidates not being prepared for the OSCE exam format, performing poorly compared with written paper examinations. The proposed book will cover an approach to passing the OSCE as well as 60 practice questions. Each case will have a sample marking scheme. After the marking scheme there will be a discussion and key points/pitfalls section

Mastering the Medical Long Case by Rohan Jayasinghe Textbook Shipped in CLICK HERE (IN STOCK) Cat.# EL-MST41 $ 71.80 ADD TO CART Published:  2008   ISBN:  9780729538398

The book is to assist medical students and trainee doctors who are preparing to take clinical examinations that include a long case. There has been a recent review of medical school curricula and all medical schools have recognised the "Long Case" as an integral part of the learning and examination process of the medical program. The book explains the scientific and clinical basis of long case assessment and how long case mastery provides the doctor with the confidence and aptitude to practice medicine from clinical assessment to definitive treatment. The book deals with the different subspecialty sections of internal medicine.