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.
This is the best-selling review in pharmacology! This high-yield text continues to include the most up-to-date information on all current drugs and covers retrovirals, immunologic agents, and chemotherapies. It includes more than 1000 USMLE-type questions - almost 3 times the number of questions than any other pharmacology review.
The number 1 Step 2 CS review book on the market just got even better! The second edition has been updated based on feedback from CS veterans. This student-to-student guide highlights likely to be tested cases - including telephone exams - for CS success. Its unique extended case and mini-case format appeals to students studying alone or acting ...
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, ...
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 ...
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 ...
A story about male friendship and drug addiction, told by a doctor who watched his young friend and student, a brilliant tennis player, destroy his life with cocaine.
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 ...
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 ...
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.
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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).
"First Aid for the Family Medicine Boards" is a high-yield, resident-to-resident "insider guide" for success on the family medicine boards and in-service exams. Readers will find mnemomics, visual aids, and mini-cases for board prep.
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.
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 ...
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