Medical Selections (Nicki's Picks)

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APPLICATION OF NURSING PROCESS AND NURSING DIAGNOSIS: AN INTERACTIVE TEXT FOR DIAGNOSTIC REASONING
•    AUTHOR: DOENGES, MARILYNN E., 1922-
•    PUBLISHER: F A DAVIS
•    CONTENT LEVEL: GEN-AC
•    LC CLASS: RT41.D54 2008
•    $32.95 Paper (275 P.)
•    ISBN-13: 9780803619098
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Beth-El College of Nursing and Health Science, Colorado Springs, CO. Brandon/Hill Nursing List selection (#220). Textbook/workbook provides a step-by-step approach to developing diagnostic reasoning and problem-solving skills. CD-ROM includes case studies, care plan template, and interactive learning activities. For student nurses. Previous edition: c2003. Softcover. Height 9.25, Width: 7.50

CARDIAC PACING AND ICDS
•    EDITOR: KENNETH A. ELLENBOGEN
•    PUBLISHER: WILEY BLACKWELL PUB
•    CONTENT LEVEL: PROF
•    LC CLASS: RC684.P3C29 2008
•    $54.95 Paper (558 P.)
•    ISBN-13: 9781405163507
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Virginia Commonwealth Univ. Medical Center, Richmond. Offers expanded information on ICDs and CRT devises. This edition features new authors with current perspectives on device management, updated information based on new AHA/ACC and HRS guidelines, and new tables and flow charts. For clinicians. Previous edition: c2005. Softcover. DNLM: Cardiac Pacing, Artificial. Height 9.25, Width: 6.00; 2nd Category: Nursing, Cardiovascular, 3rd Category: Surgery

CLINICAL AUTONOMIC DISORDERS
•    AUTHOR: LOW, PHILLIP A
•    PUBLISHER: WOLTERS KLUWER HEALTH
•    LC CLASS: RC
•    $229.00 Cloth
•    ISBN-13: 9780781773812
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Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN. Offers information on the neuroscientific basis for testing, normal values, and interpretation of tests. This edition features additional detail about the role of the central nervous system in autonomic disorders, and increased emphasis on clinical applications. For neurologists. Previous edition: c1997. DNLM: Autonomic Nervous System Diseases--diagnosis. Height 11.00, Width: 8.75; 2nd Category: Diagnosis

CLINICAL DELEGATION SKILLS: A HANDBOOK FOR PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE
•    AUTHOR: HANSTEN, RUTH I
•    PUBLISHER: JONES & BARTLETT
•    CONTENT LEVEL: PROF
•    LC CLASS: RT89.3.H36 2009
•    $62.95 Paper (435 P.)
•    ISBN-13: 9780763755799
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Hansten Healthcare PLLC, Port Ludlow, WA. Brandon/Hill Nursing List selection (#7). Discusses delegation skills and applying them effectively when working with others while still meeting the needs of the patient. For students and nurses. Previous edition: c2004. Softcover. DNLM: Nursing, Supervisory--organization & administration. Height 9.00, Width: 6.00

CLINICAL OCULAR TOXICOLOGY: DRUGS, CHEMICALS AND HERBS
•    AUTHOR: FRAUNFELDER, FREDERICK T
•    PUBLISHER: ELSEVIER SAUNDERS
•    LC CLASS: RE
•    $149.00 Cloth
•    ISBN-13: 9781416046738
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Oregon Health and Science Univ., Portland. Provides clinically relevant guidance on the diagnosis and management of all types of drug-related ocular problems. Topics include principles of therapy, ocular drug delivery and toxicology, herbal medicines and dietary supplements, and drug-induced ocular side effects. For ophthalmologists. Height 11.25, Width: 9.00; 2nd Category: Toxicology

CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE IN ADULTS
•    AUTHOR: PERLOFF, JOSEPH K., 1924-
•    PUBLISHER: ELSEVIER SAUNDERS
•    CONTENT LEVEL: PROF
•    LC CLASS: RC687.P39 2008
•    $165.00 Cloth (488 P.)
•    ISBN-13: 9781416058946
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Univ. of California, Los Angles. Offers broad coverage of important aspects of adult congenital heart disease (ACHD). This edition features new chapters on global scope of ACHD and cardiac transplantation, and new clinical insights into frequent clinical problems in postoperative patients. For cardiologists. Previous edition: c1998. DNLM: Heart Defects, Congenital. Height 11.00, Width: 8.50

HANDBOOK OF HOME HEALTH STANDARDS: QUALITY, DOCUMENTATION, AND REIMBURSEMENT
•    AUTHOR: MARRELLI, T.M
•    PUBLISHER: ELSEVIER MOSBY
•    CONTENT LEVEL: PROF
•    LC CLASS: RA645.35.M37 2009
•    $42.95 Spiral (668 P.)
•    ISBN-13: 9780323052245
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Brandon/Hill Nursing List, first-purchase selection (#130). Pocket-sized outline offers detailed standards and documentation guidelines. This edition includes the most recently revised Federal Register Final Rule and up-to-date coding guidelines. For nurses. Previous edition: c2001. Wire-spiral binding. DNLM: Home Care Services-- standards--United States--Handbooks. Height 8.25, Width: 5.50

HEART FAILURE
•    AUTHOR: KATZ, ARNOLD
•    PUBLISHER: WOLTERS KLUWER HEALTH
•    LC CLASS: RC
•    $99.00 Cloth
•    ISBN-13: 9780781769464
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Univ. of Connecticut, Storrs. Brandon/Hill Medical List first-purchase selection (#81). Describes pathophysiology, molecular mechanisms, clinical manifestations, and therapy of heart failure. This edition contains advances in the study and treatment of heart failure. For clinicians, residents, and researchers. Previous edition: c2000. DNLM: Heart Failure--physiopathology. Height 10.25, Width: 7.25

HEREDITARY GYNECOLOGIC CANCER: RISK, PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT
•    EDITOR: KAREN H. LU
•    PUBLISHER: INFORMA HEALTHCARE
•    CONTENT LEVEL: PROF
•    LC CLASS: RC280.G5H42 2008
•    $199.95 Cloth (285 P.)
•    ISBN-13: 9781420052879
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MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX. Addresses relevant clinical issues associated with the new field of hereditary gynecologic cancers. Topics include clinical relevance of hereditary ovarian cancer, ovarian cancer screening, and current concepts in chemoprevention of ovarian cancer. For practitioners. DNLM: Genital Neoplasms, Female--Cancer--Genetic aspects. Height 9.25, Width: 6.25; 2nd Category: Gynecology & Obstetrics, 3rd Category: Genetics

IMMUNOLOGY AND SEROLOGY IN LABORATORY MEDICINE
•    AUTHOR: TURGEON, MARY LOUISE
•    PUBLISHER: ELSEVIER MOSBY
•    CONTENT LEVEL: GEN-AC
•    LC CLASS: RB46.5.T87 2009
•    $64.95 Cloth (527 P.)
•    ISBN-13: 9780323043823
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Northeastern Univ., Boston, MA. Brandon/Hill Allied Health List first-purchase selection (#132). Textbook offers current information on immunology and serology. This edition features new chapters on quality assurance and quality control, and basic serologic laboratory techniques. For students. Previous edition: c2003. DNLM: Allergy and immunology--Laboratory Manuals. Height 11.00, Width: 8.50

LIPPINCOTT'S MANUAL OF PSYCHIATRIC NURSING CARE PLANS
•    AUTHOR: VIDEBECK, SHEILA
•    PUBLISHER: WOLTERS KLUWER HEALTH
•    LC CLASS: RC
•    $49.95 Paper
•    ISBN-13: 9780781768689
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Healthways, Inc., San Francisco, CA. Brandon/Hill Nursing List first-purchase selection (#326). Contains 52 nursing care plans addressing commonly encountered behaviors in psychiatric-mental health nursing. This edition features expanded content on evidence-based outcomes. For nurses. Previous edition: c2004. Softcover. DNLM: Mental Disorders--nursing--Handbooks. Height 10.75, Width: 8.25

NEUROSURGICAL OPERATIVE ATLAS: PEDIATRIC NEUROSURGERY
•    EDITOR: JAMES TAIT GOODRICH
•    PUBLISHER: THIEME
•    CONTENT LEVEL: PROF
•    LC CLASS: RD593.P3822 2008
•    $249.95 Cloth (330 P.)
•    ISBN-13: 9781588905109
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(American Association of Neurosurgeons) **Neurosurgical Operative Atlas** Children's Hospital, Bronx, NY. Atlas presents neurosurgical approaches to frequently encountered problems in the pediatric patient. Includes malposition of the orbits and offers CME credit. For neurosurgeons and residents. Previous edition not cited. DNLM: Nervous System Diseases--surgery--Atlases. Height , Width: ; 2nd Category: Pediatrics

NEW LEADERSHIP CHALLENGE: CREATING THE FUTURE OF NURSING
•    AUTHOR: GROSSMAN, SHEILA
•    PUBLISHER: F A DAVIS
•    CONTENT LEVEL: ADV-AC
•    LC CLASS: RT89.G77 2009
•    $36.95 Paper (229 P.)
•    ISBN-13: 9780803620452
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Fairfield Univ., CT. Identifies characteristics of leaders and followers, and illustrates how and when to use qualities associated with each to achieve professional and personal success. This edition features new case studies on strategies to develop leadership potential. For nurses. Previous edition: c2005. Softcover. DNLM: Nursing, Supervisory. Height 9.00, Width: 6.00; 2nd Category: Nursing, Profession

PHARMACOTHERAPY FOR PRIMARY CARE; WILLIAM D. LINN...ET AL
•    PUBLISHER: MCGRAW-HILL
•    LC CLASS: RM
•    $59.95 Paper
•    ISBN-13: 9780071456128
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Univ. of the Incarnate Word, San Antonio, TX. Looks at drug therapies for conditions commonly seen in primary care and clinical pharmacy. Topics include hypertension, arrhythmias, asthma management, peptic ulcer disease, psychiatric disorders, erectile dysfunction, and infectious diseases. For physicians. Softcover. DNLM: Drug Therapy--methods--Handbooks. Height 11.00, Width: 8.50; 2nd Category: Family Practice

PRACTICAL GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY: THE FUNDAMENTALS
•    AUTHOR: COTTON, PETER B
•    PUBLISHER: WILEY BLACKWELL PUB
•    CONTENT LEVEL: PROF
•    LC CLASS: RC804.G3C68 2008
•    $99.95 Cloth (222 P.)
•    ISBN-13: 9781405159029
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(Wiley-Blackwell) Medical Univ. of South Carolina, Charleston. Provides guidance on the fundamentals of standard endoscopy practice. Topics include endoscopic equipment, patient education and consent, managing an adverse event, endoscope handling, and therapeutic upper endoscopy. For endoscopists. Previous edition: c2003. DNLM: Gastrointestinal Diseases--diagnosis. Height 10.00, Width: 7.00; 2nd Category: Diagnosis

SURGERY: BASIC SCIENCE AND CLINICAL EVIDENCE
•    EDITOR: JEFFREY A. NORTON
•    PUBLISHER: SPRINGER
•    CONTENT LEVEL: PROF
•    LC CLASS: RD31.S9115
•    $199.00 Cloth (2442 P.)
•    ISBN-13: 9780387308005
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Stanford Univ. Medical Center, CA. Brandon/Hill Medical List selection (#637). Discusses clinical decision-making skills, and surgical techniques to provide the best possible patient care. This edition features 28 new chapters. Topics include fundamentals of surgical care, and care of unique populations. For surgeons. Previous edition: c1999. eBook ISBN, 9780387681139. Height 11.00, Width: 8.50

UROLOGIC PATHOLOGY
•    AUTHOR: PETERSEN, ROBERT O
•    PUBLISHER: WOLTERS KLUWER HEALTH
•    CONTENT LEVEL: PROF
•    LC CLASS: RC873.9.P47 2008
•    $279.00 Cloth (636 P.)
•    ISBN-13: 9780781753432
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Thomas Jefferson Univ. Medical College, Philadelphia, PA. Provides coverage of urological surgical pathology and features more than 600 full-color illustrations. Includes current diagnostic criteria for urothelial carcinomas and TNM staging of urogenital organ malignancies. For residents and practitioners. Previous edition: c1992. DNLM: Urologic Diseases-pathology. Height 11.00, Width: 8.50; 2nd Category: Pathology