Sunday, March 8, 2009

BRS Physiology Cases and Problems (Board Review Series)


This collection of 60 cases covers the clinically relevant physiology topics that first- and second-year medical students need to know for a first-year physiology course and for USMLE Step 1. Organized by body system, the book presents case studies with questions and problems, followed by complete explanations and solutions including diagrams, graphs, and charts. This edition includes four new cases and more illustrations and flowcharts. A companion Website will offer the fully searchable online text.

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http://rapidshare.com/files/206871566/Physiology_Cases_and_Problems-Board_Review_Series.pdf

Illustrated Textbook of Paediatrics: With STUDENT CONSULT Online Access

A concise, colourfully illustrated and highly informative textbook of paediatrics. Written primarily for medical students for their course in clinical paediatrics (6-10 weeks in duration in the UK and worldwide), the book has found a wider audience among nurses, trainee paediatricians preparing for the MRCPCH, and general practitioners preparing for the DCH. Throughout, there is an emphasis on the core fundamentals of paediatrics practice throughout the world, which has contributed to its success in Europe, Asia, Australia and the Middle East.

  • In the book:
    • Summary boxes to help learning/revision
    • Additional diagrams and photographs to assist learning
    • Bringing book up to date and expanding topical items such as immunisations, obesity, child protection, ethics, medicines in children
    • New chapters on Allergy and Adolescent Medicine
    • Improved navigation by means of: Chapter summaries at the beginning of chapters using main headings and page numbers
    • Colour-coding of chapters
    • Differentiation of types of boxes by colour and numbering
  • On www.studentconsult.com:
    • Full text
    • Self-assessment questions and answers using different formats: multiple choice questions; best of five and best of many; extended matching
    • Photographs/illustrations
    • Selected additional background information e.g. relevant embryology, basic science
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http://hotfile.com/dl/98790032/ced6322/Textbook_of_Paediatrics.chm.html

Basic and Advances Endoscopic Sinus Surgery Techniques: A Laboratory Dissection Manual

This dissection manual has been written with the objectives of describing the gross and endoscopic sinus anatomy, and to act as a step-by-step guide for those who are learning endoscopic sinus surgery. The manual describes sequential steps in performing sinus dissection and offers tips on instrument handling techniques that will help surgeons avoid complications.

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First Aid Radiology for the Wards (First Aid Series)


The Student-to-Student, Step-by-Step Guide to Radiology Clerkship Success

This survival guide for the radiology wards teaches you how to read and present normal and abnormal x-rays, CTs, and MRIs for the most commonly seen diseases and disorders. You'll find 150 radiologic images divided by modality, clear guidelines on when to order a specific modality and how to read the results, and illustrations of classic results of important conditions.

Detailed advice from radiology clerkship veterans help you:

  • Prepare for and take the test.
  • Perform a basic study.
  • Determine if a film is adequate.
  • Present each study on the ward.
  • Spot the strengths and weaknesses of studies.
  • Recognize basic anatomical structures.
  • Identify abnormal conditions

INSIDER'S GUIDE TO HONING RADIOLOGY SKILLS FOR EVERY CLERKSHIP.

  • The only student-to-student, step-by-step guide to interpreting and presenting radiology studies.
  • Detailed how-to-succeed and what-to-study guidance from clerkship vets.
  • 75 radiology images of the most commonly seen disorders illustrate each modality and detail .
  • Illustrates normal as well as abnormal results.
  • Classic results of important conditions often seen on the wards and tested on the USMLE Step 2CK.
  • Clear guidelines on when to order a specific modality and how to read the results.
  • Classifieds feature high-yield websites, top extracurricular opportunities, and scholarships.
  • Tear-out cards with essential radiology concepts in pocket-ready format

A STUDENT-TO-STUDENT GUIDE

  • Discover med students secret weapon .
  • Impress on the wards and succeed in the clerkships.
  • Save time with high-yield topics, important radiology images, and pocket-ready reminders.
  • The first book to describe how to read radiographic films for the most commonly seen disorders.
  • Apply the First Aid formula for clerkship success!
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http://rapidshare.com/files/206757540/FARadiology.pdf

Endoscopic Sinus Surgery Dissection Manual: A Stepwise: Anatomically Based Approach to Endoscopic Sinus Surgery


Manual/atlas illustrates an anatomically based, stepwise approach for learning to perform endoscopic sinus surgery. This technique is used at the University of Miami, Florida and combines all the best attributes of prior methodologies. Abundant half-tone illustrations are included. CD-ROM contains text and illustrations.

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http://rapidshare.com/files/206731005/Endoscopic_Sinus_Surgery_Dissection_Manual.pdf

Saturday, March 7, 2009

Gastrointestinal Emergencies


The definitive reference guide for the management of gastrointestinal emergencies and endoscopic complications

When you are caring for a patient with a gastrointestinal emergency – during a procedure or after emergency stabilization – you can count on this updated reference to supply the specific how-to guidance you need.

Written and edited by leading international experts in the field, the second edition of Gastrointestinal Emergencies:

  • now reflects the many diagnostic and therapeutic advances since publication of the first edition
  • covers the full range of gastrointestinal emergencies encountered in daily clinical practice
  • gives evidence-based approaches to the presentation, diagnosis, investigation, and management of patients
  • features the important contributions of new editor Roy Soetikno, Associate Professor of Medicine at the VA Health Care System, Palo Alto, California
All practitioners involved in gastrointestinal emergency care will find clear and succinct advice in this concise reference. Every Emergency Department and every endoscopy unit should keep a copy close at hand for quick reference.

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http://www.mediafire.com/?jvzylkm31jz

Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease (Contemporary Cardiology)


This extensively updated and expanded second edition reflects new research, advances in clinical care, and the growing recognition that diabetes mellitus is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Written for the practicing clinician as a comprehensive review of diabetic vascular disease, the book both explains the basic pathophysiology of the disease and details the latest diagnostic and therapeutic approaches. The authors have added new chapters on percutaneous interventional therapy in cardiac and peripheral vascular disease, cardiovascular surgery in diabetes, therapeutic interventions to improve endothelial function in diabetes, PARP activation and nitrosative stress in the development of the cardiovascular system, and PPARs and their emerging role in vascular biology, inflammation, and atherosclerosis.

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http://rapidshare.com/files/206523696/Diabetes_and_Cardiovascular_Disease.pdf