Diagnosis category: 297 books

Take advantage of comprehensive yet concise coverage of nearly every type of cytology, including gynecologic, non-gynecologic, and FNA. Understand the clinical implications of your diagnoses and better equip yourself to make effective interpretations with clinical correlations emphasized...

Presented in a useful handbook style, Top 60 Signs for Nurses: Quick reference guide for best practice care outlines the evidence base and clinical value of each clinical sign to assist with interpretation. Each of the signs is related back to the mechanism of action along with clearly documented...

This issue begins with an overview that distinguishes evidence-based practice (EBP) and translation science, followed by a description of Hawaii’s statewide EBP program that uses active and multifaceted translation science strategies to facilitate the rate and extent of adoption of EBP changes....

Research Paper (postgraduate) from the year 2012 in the subject Medicine - Diagnostics, Atlantic International University (Atlantic International University, Honolulu, Hawaii), course: Health Sciences, language: English, abstract: A total of 256 sputum samples, were stained using Ziehl Neelsen method,...

A step-by-step guide to mastering recognition and interpretation of pediatric EKGs for pediatric nurses at all levels, physician assistants, residents, paramedics, medical students, and technicians. This time-tested publication has successfully trained numerous pediatric nurses from a leading...

"This [book] is a guide to improving writing, with a major focus on demonstrating proper English grammar and compositionÖ.This is a must have reference to be kept at the writer's side." Score:100, 5 stars --Doody's Now you can learn and apply the basic principles of writing...

The medical world creates its own culture. This culture, however, would not continue if it were not for our participation. As consumers of health care, the way in which we talk, too, maintains the medical culture as it is. This culture frequently dismisses the wisdom of parents and talks them out...

The average life expectancy of a male born on the Pine Ridge reservation in South Dakota today is 40 years old—the lowest life expectancy of all peoples not only in the U.S. but also in the entire Western Hemisphere. Written by and for nurses, this is the first text to focus exclusively on American...

Readers who suffere from low thyroid, or think they might, can find the missing answers. For the person who's been told it's not your thyroid, without then being told convincingly what the problem is. This book provides readers with the knowledge needed to communicate and work with their docteors to get the treatment they deserve.

Managing and treating patients with thyroid issues accounts for about 30% of an endocrinologist’s practice. The issue will be divided into two parts: thyroid cancer and other major disorders. Articles will cover new information on TSH and radioiodine therapy to treat thyroid cancer, as well as best practices for managing hypothyroidism, Graves disease and thyroiditis.

The author of the highly acclaimed Overdiagnosed describes seven widespread assumptions that encourage excessive, often ineffective, and sometimes harmful medical care.   You might think the biggest problem in medical care is that it costs too much. Or that health insurance is too expensive, too...

Atlas of Salivary Gland Cytopathology with Histopathologic Correlations is a comprehensive diagnostic guide for anatomic pathologists that accurately identifies salivary gland disease using fine needle aspiration (FNA). It not only illustrates the cytomorphology and histology of salivary gland specimens,...

Atlas of Exfoliative Cytopathology with Histopathologic Correlations is a comprehensive reference for interpreting body cavity fluid, respiratory, and gastrointestinal exfoliative cytopathology specimens. Generously illustrated and user-friendly, this Atlas guides the reader through common and unusual...

Management of Hemostasis and Coagulopathies for Surgical and Critically Ill Patients: An Evidence-Based Approach offers a concise guide to a sub-specialty of transfusion medicine from the clinical laboratory perspective. It focuses on the clinical tests that may be done during preoperative assessment,...