Advanced Paediatric Life Support: A Practical Approach to Emergencies is the internationally renowned manual on emergency paediatric care. Written to support the course run by the Advanced Life Support Group, uses their structured approach: a tried and tested practical method of treating children during the crucial first few hours of a life-threatening illness or injury. Advanced Paediatric Life Support is used by doctors, nurses and allied health professionals dealing with emergencies in children. Its clear layout and straightforward style make it a highly practical tool both for training and in the event of an emergency.

In the seventh edition you will find descriptions of both common and uncommon paediatric emergencies which you may encounter in clinical practice, their causes, and how to best treat them during the first hours after presentation.

This App offers a thoroughly evidence-based approach to its subject, which includes:

• The latest International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR) 2021 guidelines
• A thorough introduction to the structured approach to paediatric emergencies, including important non-technical skills and communication
• Comprehensive explorations of the seriously ill child, including airway and breathing, circulation, decreased consciousness, seizures and exposure
• Practical discussions of the seriously injured child, including examinations of chest, abdominal, brain and spinal injuries
• Evidence-based life support treatment and the practical application of the Advanced Paediatric Life Support structured management
• Perfect for emergency care physicians, nurses and other allied health professionals, Advanced Paediatric Life Support: A Practical Approach to Emergencies will also benefit paediatric clinicians, doctors-in-training and anyone else with an interest in the team management and treatment of paediatric emergencies.

With concise, full-color coverage of this rapidly enlarging field, Critical Care Handbook of the Massachusetts General Hospital, Seventh Edition, is your go-to guide for practical, complete, and current information on medical and surgical critical care. Edited by Drs. Edward A. Bittner, Lorenzo Berra, Peter J. Fagenholz, Jean Kwo, Jarone Lee, and Abraham Sonny, this user-friendly handbook is designed for rapid reference, providing reliable, hospital-tested protocols that reflect today's most advanced critical care practices. An at-a-glance outline format and portable app makes it an essential manual for medical students, residents with rotations in ICUs, and physicians and nurses who work in critical care.

Key Features :

• Reflects a multidisciplinary approach throughout, in a convenient size for on-the-go reference
• Contains well-written, comprehensive coverage of general principles, specific considerations such as ARDS, and health care services such as ICU handoffs and transitions
• Uses an efficient outline format with bolded key words and concepts
• Includes new chapters on critical care management of COVID-19, heart failure, and pulmonary hypertension
• Written by MGH attendings, fellows in critical care, nurses, and residents in anesthesia, critical care, and pain medicine, with input from surgery, pulmonary care, pediatrics, neurology, and pharmacy

App Features :

• Complete content with enhanced navigation
• Powerful search tools and smart navigation cross-links
• Cross-linking with Smartlink, references, and more for easy navigation
• History & Bookmarking feature to save your favorite content for future use

Written by a team of experts from a renowned emergency department and Level 1 Trauma Center, the Detroit Receiving Hospital, this reference provides the clinical information most frequently used in emergency care.

Key Features

• Easy access to critical information
• Covers:
  • Critical care
  • Trauma
  • Cardiology
  • Toxicology
• Primary care issues, such as hypertension, gastroenteritis, and pharyngitis
• Authoritative drug-dosing and disease treatment tables
• Treatment regimens for scores of common diseases
• TIMI Risk Score, Nexus Low-Risk Criteria, and CT Grading of Solid Organ Injuries
• ACLS and PALS algorithms

This invaluable resource will teach you the basics of interpreting ECG rhythms and will prepare you for taking the next step toward fluency.

This is the resource you need to understand the basic concepts of ECG, to develop your ability to identify rhythms (especially life-threatening ones), and to learn the appropriate response to patients with life-threatening rhythms.

Key Features

• Discusses the basics of electrophysiology
• Covers 1 to 12 leads
• Reviews ECG wave form characteristics to facilitate identification
• Contains numerous "perfect" ECG strips integrated in the didactic sections as examples
• Provides a workbook component of 30 "real world" ECG strips at the end of each rhythm chapter
• Presents all 675 ECG strips in standardized 6-second format to facilitate analysis and measurement
• Includes a 200-strip, self-administered comprehensive test.

A Davis’s Notes title!

The pocket guide that covers it all—basics, 12-lead, ACLS, meds, and CPR for adults and children! A quick look-up reference for ECG interpretation and management! This indispensable pocket guide presents the basics (anatomy and physiology of the cardiovascular system, electrical conduction system of the heart, basic ECG concepts and components,) ACLS and CPR algorithms, emergency medications, and comprehensive information on monitoring leads and interpretation of over 100 ECG strips, including 12-lead and pacemaker rhythms.

KEY FEATURES

• Compact rhythm analysis guide with 125 ECG rhythm strips
• Complete coverage—basics, ECG (including 3- and 12-lead) ACLS, PALS, meds, and CPR
• CPR algorithms in tabular format
• Test Yourself ECG strips feature over 30 real-life arrhythmias
• Clinical Tips throughout
• PALS tab (Pediatric Advanced Life Support)
• Peds coverage throughout…
• Meds—Doses where applicable
• Skills—Defibrillation, automated defibrillation (AED), and cardioversion
• Basics—Normal vital signs values

NEW TO THIS EDITION

• Updated & Expanded! Incorporating advances in science and clinical practice, including the American Heart Association’s 2020 CPR, ACLS, and PALS guidelines
• Expanded! “Clinical Tips” and coverage of rhythm analysis
• New! Summary table, “Identifying Features of Arrhythmias”
• New sections! Six Easy Steps in Analyzing ECG Strips and ECG Monitoring
• Expanded! The 12-Lead tab with more in-depth information about analyzing a 12-lead ECG

See what practitioners and students are saying about the previous edition…

• Worth every penny!! “Bought this to keep in my lab coat to help me interpret ECGs. It is absolutely perfect. Has several different rhythms and 50 practice questions. Wish I bought it sooner.”—Online Reviewer
• If you are trying to learn EKG, this is a must have!! “Really convenient tool to learn from. Easy to navigate.”—Emily, L., Online Reviewer
• Great for nursing students and RNs. “As a nurse educator (and earlier a staff RN) I made these required reading for my students, plus it's useful well beyond graduation.”—Barbara R., Online Reviewer
• Perfect Pocket reference. “For those of us that don't always remember every detail of EKGs, and need some help on the fly, this is perfect. I can carry it with me for reference whenever I need. I have already recommended it to many of my colleagues.”—Online Reviewer

This user-friendly reference assists in the initial evaluation and treatment of the most frequently encountered problems in emergency medicine, both common and potentially life-threatening. Get instant access to 97 of the most common or important emergency medicine problems experienced by adult, pediatric, and geriatric populations. Each section includes the presenting problem, immediate questions, differential diagnosis, laboratory and diagnostic data, and treatment plan. Additional sections such as toxicologic emergencies, laboratory diagnosis, procedures, blood component therapy, and commonly used medications are also included and enhance the reference value as a single-source reference.

Key Features:

• Logically organized, quick-access reference to the evaluation and management of problems encountered in the emergency department setting - essential information is located immediately and provides a complete picture of the initial evaluation and treatment of specific problems
• Problem-oriented approach to the information is uniquely suited to the way in which emergency medicine is taught and practiced
• Differential diagnosis, key laboratoy and diagnostic tests, and treatment plans for 97 of the most common problems that present in the emergency department
• Information on laboratory and diagnostic tests, procedures, and commonly used medications - highlight important information in the management of the medical patient

The Manchester Triage System (MTS) is the most widely used triage system in the UK, Europe and Australia, with tens of millions of patients being processed through hospital emergency departments. It is also used in hospitals throughout Brazil.
Emergency Triage,3rd Edition contains all the information necessary for an MTS user: as such, it is an essential text for all emergency department staff, in particular triage nurses. The book is both a training tool and a reference for daily use in the Emergency Department and prehospital settings.

Key Features

• Well-organized and well-written
• Updated evidence-based concepts of triage for modern emergency departments
• New charts for abuse and neglect in childhood, unwell newborn, unwell baby
• A new approach to fever in childhood
• An introduction to telephone triage and advice

This edition features revised protocols that reflect new approaches to prioritisation, with accompanying revised flowcharts - the core part of the book.

Outstanding Value for Emergency Medical Services personnel of all provider levels, from First Responder to EMT-Paramedic.

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Skyscape EMS Constellation is a dynamic, customizable solution that seamlessly integrates the most popular, trusted resources and tools into one comprehensive suite for your mobile device.

Make EMS Constellation your gateway to a universe of medical information.

Key Benefits

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• All resources link together using Skyscape’s SmartLink™ to form one comprehensive knowledge base and support your natural thought process
• You can tailor the information to your needs, by choosing additional resources from Skyscape's growing portfolio
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• English & Spanish Medical Words & Phrases
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• Emergency Medicine Manual

EMS Notes: EMT & Paramedic Field Guide delivers all of the essential facts and clinical information EMTs and paramedics need in the field and in the ED. This latest update, created in partnership with F. A. Davis Company, comes with additional features, enhanced functionality and ongoing updates.

From common medications and the interpretation of 12-lead ECGs to current algorithms and procedures, you'll find the answers to the questions that arise everyday, organized in 8 convenient sections.

Key Features

• Contains all the facts and field information needed by EMTs and Paramedics
• Differentiates the skills and tasks performed at the basic and intermediate levels, as well as those performed by paramedics, identifying the primary responsibility of each
• Covers over 100 emergency and nearly 2,000 common prescription drugs
• Covers primary and secondary trauma, and offers a simple approach to the rapid triage of multiple patients
• Includes the most current CPR, ACLS, PALS, and NRP algorithms from the American Heart Association and the American Academy of Pediatrics
• Features Spanish translations of common medical terms, history, assessment and pain-related questions, the phonetic pronunciations, and includes questions which require ‘yes’ or ‘no’ responses

English & Spanish Medical Words & Phrases, covers thousands of key terms and phrases used in clinician-patient interactions. This latest update is based on the 4th edition and it includes additional features and enhanced functionality. It's the perfect resource for nurses and other health care professionals who care for Spanish-speaking patients or whose primary language is Spanish.

Coverage includes patient teaching, hospital admission and discharge planning, diagnostic tests, therapeutic procedures, history and physical examination, body systems assessment, medical equipment and supplies, nutrition and diet therapy, medication teaching, home care, and complementary and alternative therapies. Whether you are a doctor, nurse, or other health care professional, you will be able to communicate with confidence when caring for your patients.

Key Features

• New Pronunciation guide for common medical terms.
• It presents English and Spanish translations of all medical terms and phrases used in clinician-patient interactions.
• A must-have for any health care professional who cares for Spanish-speaking patients.
• Covers important terms related to every aspect of patient care, including systems assessment, patient teaching, discharge, medical equipment and supplies, diagnostic tests, treatments, nutrition and diet therapy, and complementary and alternative therapies.
• Anatomical illustrations are included to facilitate communication. This Fourth Edition includes an English-Spanish picture dictionary and Spanish pain-rating scales.

What you really need to know, but no-one told you.

The best-selling Essential Guide to Acute Care contains everything you need to know about acute care that you can't find in a standard textbook. The third edition has been extensively revised and updated, presenting new oxygen guidelines, updated evidence and practice around sepsis, fluid balance and volume resuscitation, acute kidney injury, perioperative care, and much more.

The third edition retains the accessible style and comprehensive coverage that has made Essential Guide to Acute Care essential reading for those who look after acutely ill adults. Throughout the book, 'mini-tutorials' expand on the latest thinking or controversies, and there are practical case histories to reinforce learning at the end of each chapter. The chapters are designed to be read by individuals or used for teaching material in tutorials.

This new edition of Essential Guide to Acute Care:

• Provides up-to-date and practical guidance on the principles of acute care, written by experienced teachers and clinicians
• Offers a unique approach to the subject that focuses on understanding rather than lists and 'recipes'
• Explains the altered physiology that accompanies acute illness in adults Includes learning objectives, self-assessment questions, and illustrative examples related to clinical practice
• Essential Guide to Acute Care is an indispensable volume for medical students and newly graduated doctors; doctors training in medicine, surgery, anaesthesia and emergency medicine; advanced clinical practitioners; nurses and allied health professionals working in acute and critical care; and teachers.

Practical and concise, go-to reference for up-to-date clinical material on today's diagnostic testing and laboratory tests. Three convenient sections provide quick access to key information on clinical laboratory testing, diagnostic imaging, and diagnostic algorithms. Experienced author Dr. Fred Ferri uses a unique, easy-to-follow format to simplify complex information and help you choose the best test to supplement your clinical diagnostic skills.

New to this Edition

• Features a new appendix on when to use contrast agents in ordering CT and MRI scans.
• Discusses new modalities including transient elastography (Fibroscan), CT enterography and CT enteroclysis.
• Provides new comparison tables to easily evaluate the best test; new algorithms for evaluation of immunodeficiency and hematochezia; and new tables and illustrations throughout to improve your test selection.

Key Features

• Includes both lab and imaging tests for concise, convenient access to all diagnostic test options for more than 200 common diseases and disorders.
• Includes essential information on indications, advantages, disadvantages, approximate costs, normal ranges, typical abnormalities, likeliest causes, and more.

Fitzpatrick's Color Atlas and Synopsis of Clinical Dermatology, Eighth Edition, the world's #1 visual atlas of dermatology--updated to keep pace with today's practice

"...should serve as a standard against which all future atlases will be measured..." -- The New England Journal of Medicine review of an earlier edition.

More than 1,000 full-color photographs speed diagnosis of the dermatologic conditions most often encountered in primary care

One of the bestselling dermatology books in the world, this quick-reference clinical guide has virtually defined the field for thousands of physicians, dermatology residents, and medical students for more than three decades. Spanning the entire spectrum of skin problems, Fitzpatrick’s Color Atlas and Synopsis of Clinical Dermatology, Eighth Edition combines laser-precise color images of skin lesions along with an overview of epidemiology and pathophysiology, and detailed information on diagnosis and treatment.

Features:

• Approximately 1083 full-color images, with more than 40% new to this edition
• A color-coded 4-part organization facilitates review at a glance and includes helpful icons denoting the incidence and morbidity of the disease
• ICD-10 codes are included for each disease
• Thoroughly updated coverage of etiology, pathogenesis, management, and therapy
• Many images highlight skin disease in different ethnic populations

If you’ve been looking for a unique combination text, clinical reference, and color atlas that spans the entire field of dermatology, and has been trusted by thousands of clinicians and students, your search ends here.

The newly updated Handbook of Signs & Symptoms, 5e proves it is still the must-have clinical nursing tool for improving patient safety, by increasing assessment accuracy. Quick-scan entries from A to Z offer the on-the-spot answers you need for more than 500 signs and symptoms, covering definitions, causes, patient history, exams, diagnostics, and interventions. Save time and increase your assessment confidence: Reach for this crucial guide!

Improve patient safety with . . .

NEW signs and symptoms related to emerging diseases and disorders, including avian influenza, respiratory syncytial virus, Kawasaki disease, and the currently epidemic metabolic syndrome

NEW appendix provides definitions and common causes of 250 less-familiar or nonspecific signs and symptoms

NEW techniques for evoking patient responses

NEW pediatric, psychiatric, and nail and tongue signs

NEW focus on obtaining health history needed for comprehensive, reliable documentation

KEY FEATURES

• Quick-reference A to Z format arms you with assessment guidance for 530 signs and symptoms6
• Up-to-date methods for determining each sign or symptom’s identity, cause, and nursing implications
• Description of sign or symptom is followed by:
  
  • History and physical examination – Guidelines for detailed history and exam: what to ask, what to examine, and how
  • Emergency interventions – Life-, limb-, and organ-threatening signs and symptoms, with recommended nursing interventions
  • Medical causes – Differential diagnosis: common causative diseases and disorders related to each sign and symptom, and subtle indicators that keep assessments on track
  • Other causes – Medications and herbal remedies associated with each complaint
  • Special considerations – Patient positioning to ease comfort; preparation for diagnostic testing; reducing anxiety; signs of complications
• Patient counseling – Patient teaching for comfort and safety; explaining causes, treatment, and possible outcomes; providing support referrals
• Pediatric pointers, Geriatric pointers, and Gender cues - Age and gender issues affecting sign and symptom’s presentation, detection, and interpretation
• Charts help differentiate among a sign or symptom's multiple causes, and differences among similar signs and symptoms
• Tables on signs and symptoms relating to bioterrorism agents and herbal remedies

Infectious disease problems are very common in the emergency department, and with international travel and bioterrorism adding new angles, the emergency physician must increasingly be aware of common and more exotic/tropical sources of infection.

Infectious Diseases: Emergency Department Diagnosis and Management is the resource for emergency physicians to offer a clinical reference on diagnosis and management of infectious diseases as they present to the Emergency Department.

Key Features

• Valuable resource for emergency physicians, house staff, medical students and other health care practioners.
• Useful as a quick reference guide as well as a source for more in depth review of many infectious diseases.
• Organized to meet the daily clinical needs of the emergency physician.
• A practical and easy to use reference that can be utilized "on the job".
• Demonstrative case presentations for each section.
• A Treatment Summary section with at-a-glance review of recommended drugs and dosages.
• Each section outlines "High Yield Facts" for quick and efficient reference.
• Precise recommendations are provided with antimicrobial dosing for both adults and pediatric patients.
• Includes sections on Infectious disease emergencies, such as bacterial meningitis, spinal epidural abscesses, and necrotizing soft tissue infections.
• Contains information on gastrointestinal infections such as hepatitis, infectious diarrhea and more.

Since 1986, Medicine for the Outdoors has been hailed as the definitive take-along manual on the subject. Packed with step-by-step instructions and how-to explanations, this updated edition tells you the best way to respond to just about any medical problem. Logically organized, simple-to-understand enhanced illustrations and an increased focus on new topics mean this medical reference book may literally save your life. Whether you’re venturing into mountains, deserts, forests, or out to sea, it belongs in your pack!

Key Features

• Examine the most diverse and comprehensive coverage of medical conditions related to the outdoors.
• Be guided through logical and complete explanations of every topic.
• Enhance your understanding with descriptive material including numerous drawings and instructions.
• Research recommendations for injury and illness prevention.
• Locate answers quickly with a helpful comprehensive index.

"A comprehensive guide to basically anything that could go wrong, or needs to medically managed whilst in out and about." Reviewed by: Dr Stevan R Bruijns, Senior Lecturer in Emergency Medicine at University of Cape Town Date: July 2015

Based on 4th Edition of Diagnosaurus, this authoritative, quick reference tool helps you make accurate, informed and confident differential diagnoses at point of care.

With MobileDDx™ you can choose to explore topics by organ system, symptoms or diseases only, or search across all topics. For example, if you wish to review the causes of a patient's chief complaint, simply select the symptom or sign from the main index. If you have made a diagnosis and wonder what other disorders to consider, select your diagnosis from the list to see its differential diagnoses.

Includes over 1,000 medicine and surgery differential diagnoses derived from the most trusted Current Lange series.

And only with Skyscape, any MobileDDx™ differential diagnoses topic can be quickly and easily cross-indexed to related drug, disease or diagnostic topics across your entire mobile reference library!

Perform today’s important lab tests safely and accurately! With test entries organized the way you’ll use them, Mosby's® Diagnostic & Laboratory Test Reference makes it fast and easy to look up current testing information. Concise monographs are arranged alphabetically and include vital information such as the type of test, alternate or abbreviated test names, test explanation, normal and abnormal findings, possible critical values, contraindications, potential complications, interfering factors, and guidelines to patient care before, during, and after the test. From the experienced author team of Kathleen Deska Pagana, Timothy J. Pagana, and Theresa Noel Pagana, this bestselling handbook as a mobile app for quick reference while on the job.

Key Features

• Alphabetically organized tests offer quick reference with A-to-Z index, plus easily perform a global search in the content using Smartsearch.
• User’s Guide to Test Preparation and Procedures provides an overview and guidelines for each type of laboratory test and diagnostic procedure to ensure that each is performed accurately and safely, and to prevent having to repeat a test due to an error.
• Normal findings for adult, elderly, and pediatric patients are included where applicable.
• Abnormal findings are highlighted with directional arrows, and are now alphabetized for fast reference.
• Possible critical values are highlighted to alert you to situations requiring immediate intervention.
• Icons for drug-related interfering factors alert you to the effects of pharmacologic agents on tests.
• Icons for patient teaching-related care indicate information that should be shared with patients and their families.
• Abbreviations for diagnostic and laboratory tests are provided inside the back cover, and appendices list blood tests used for disease and organ panels as well as symbols and units of measurement.
• Appendix with lists of tests by body system and by type allow you to quickly locate related studies.
• Easy-to-find information on common reference ranges for healthy adults, routine blood testing, and routine urine testing.
• Mobile app is ideal for use in the practice setting.

New to This Edition

• NEW! Thirteen new monographs cover the latest tests and procedures; 11 outdated monographs are removed.
• NEW! Updated content reflects the latest research relating to accuracy of testing, diagnostic values of results, and patient care and education for each test.

Mosby's Handbook of Herbs & Natural Supplements provides the busy health care provider with detailed information for approximately 300 commonly used herbal products and natural supplements, including 20 herbal products and natural supplements. It incorporates authoritative information on common names, pronunciations, scientific names, origins, uses (reported and investigational), forms, dosages, contraindications, side effects and adverse reactions, interactions with herbs, drugs, foods, and lab tests, client considerations, pharmacology (pharmacokinetics, chemical components and actions) and references for every drug. With the increased usage of herbal therapies enjoyed by individuals, this resource is packed with easy-to-find herbal information and is a must-have for any clinician.

Reviewed by nurses and herbalists alike, this authoritative resource presents herb and supplement profiles in a convenient, A-Z format for fast reference. Updated, streamlined design helps you find information quickly, and a new systematic pregnancy and breastfeeding classification offers the latest guidelines for this special client population.. This latest update is based on the 4th edition with additional features, enhanced functionality and ongoing updates!

Key Features

• A pregnancy classification system from the Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration allows you to analyze herbs individually and provides a consistent formula to decide which herbs should be used
• Updated content throughout includes the latest uses, actions, dosages, contraindications, side effects/adverse reactions, interactions, pharmacology, alerts, and references
• Pediatric Herbal Use appendix covers uses, guidelines, and expanded pediatric and adolescent information for 32 herbs
• Drug/Herb Interaction appendix lists known drug and herb interactions for herbs included in the handbook to ensure client safety
• Updated references and information from new studies make this a reliable source for herbal content
• Alert icons warn you of potentially dangerous reactions that could threaten your clients’ health
• Popular Herb, Pregnancy, and Pediatric icons help you find relevant content quickly for common herbs and herbs for special populations
• Includes a Pediatric Herbal Use appendix with general guidelines and cautions regarding use of herbs in children
• Features a Drug-Herb Interaction Table to supply information on known drug-herb interactions
• A comprehensive index of herbal terms allows you to look up an herb by its common or scientific name, as well as by condition
• Provides a Glossary of herbal terms to clarify dose and form terminology unique to herbals and natural supplements
• Lists Poison Centers to aid in obtaining help quickly for potentially lethal use of plant products
• Identifies Herb-Lab Test Interferences in each herb monograph to supply information on known herbal interferences on most lab tests in use today

Mosby's Critical Care Drug Reference is a critical care drug resource that covers all of the drugs commonly administered in critical care settings, as well as those prescription, over-the-counter, and complementary and herbal preparations that have an impact on a patient's health while in the critical care setting. Its authoritative content has been carefully tailored to meet the needs of critical care providers.

Includes specific information related to hemodynamics and the use of vasoactive and other medications for life support, and it provides expanded information about complications of many routinely used medications that may go unrecognized. This resource will be useful in identifying possible medication-related symptoms to facilitate prompt and effective patient management in the critical care setting.

Key Features

• More than 500 up-to-date drug monographs focus on the drugs and the types of drug information that critical care providers need to know for day-to-day clinical practice.
• Organized into two parts: Part 1 covers selected drug classifications in quick-reference tables. Part 2 is an A-Z drug reference consisting of concise, critical care-focused drug monographs.
• Each drug monograph includes Critical Care Considerations such as administration and handling, precautions, monitoring, and serious reactions, that are clinically oriented and focused on the unique needs of critical care providers.
• Unique "Overdose/Toxicity" and "Antidote/Dialysis" sections provide essential content to help you manage drug-related emergencies.
• Includes clinically important over-the-counter and complementary/herbal agents that can have profound implications for patients in critical care settings.
• Selected monographs highlight key interactions with common herbal preparations.
• Various indices like Trade Name, Combination drugs, Drug category, Chemical class and Therapeutic index facilitate quick information retrieval.
• Appendices cover quick-reference information that is vital in the critical care setting

Developed to provide nurse clinicians with a resource for the management of adult critical care patients, Mosby's Critical Care Nursing Reference condenses the most essential information needed by nurses working in the ICU. The resource provides, information on broad topics that apply to a variety of critically ill patients, and detailed information on organ diseases. Therapeutic modalities and pharmacology are both examined, with information that is useful for the student, the new nurse, and the experienced professional.

Key Features

• The latest information disorders, treatment, assessment, monitoring, pharmacology and therapeutic modalities incorporated throughout.
• Allows critical care nurses to quickly assess, diagnose, and facilitate the care of patients in an ICU setting.
• New sections on Palliative Care in the Critical Care Unit and Case Management in the Critical Care Unit have been included.
• Updated information is presented regarding pain control from the World Health Organization, as well as drug incompatibilities.
• Sections dedicated to psychosocial concerns, complementary therapies and the unique needs of a pediatric patient in an adult ICU.
• Discussions have been added on cortisol level testing, new laboratory tests such as brain naturetic peptide, and therapies used in end of life.
• Contains both general information on patient care, as well as specific details outlining nursing procedures in a professional setting.
• Organization of information allows for quick access of desired subject matter in critical care situations.
• Clearly organized appendices allow the user to rapidly obtain frequently needed data.
• Provided useful tools like organ donation guidelines, cardiopulmonary formulas, and drug dosage charts and conversion factors.

Nurse's Fast Facts is a compilation of all of those hard-to-remember procedures, calculations, lab values, and interactions in a quickly accessible PDA reference. This essential reference offers the most important but difficult to remember clinical information for nine nursing content areas as well as age-specific guidelines for assessing health problems and interpreting lab values. Get speedy access to information by specialty, and the many charts, graphs and illustrations.

Topics include:

• Medical-Surgical
• Gerontological Care
• Maternal-Infant
• Pediatric
• Mental Health
• Emergency and Critical Care
• Long-Term Care
• Home Health Care
• Nutrition

With Skyscape's patent pending smARTlink™ technology, RNFastFacts3™ can easily cross-index with other clinical and drug prescription products from Skyscape to provide a powerful and integrated source of clinical information that you can carry with you wherever you go!

This invaluable resource provides instant information on management of infants and children in emergency situations. From recognition of the sick child to dealing with life threatening trauma, it covers all the major conditions likely to be encountered in the emergency department or at the site of an accident.

In addition, the basics of neonatal and paediatric life support are included, in line with the internationally adopted procedures of the Advanced Paediatric Life Support courses.

Key Features

• Contains the information needed immediately when confronted with a critically ill or injured neonate, baby or child.
• Covers, in a well presented format, all of the information relevant to clinical management within the first 1-2 hours after presentation.
• Most information within this resource is applicable anywhere in the world.
• Designed in a way that ensures easy access in an emergency,

Designed to offer essential information on-the-spot, where it's needed most! RAPID ACLS, 2nd Edition, Revised Reprint is now updated to reflect the 2010 emergency cardiovascular care guidelines contains a broad range of topics pertaining to advanced cardiac life support including information on airway management, pharmacology, vascular access, ECGs, electrical therapy, acute coronary syndromes, and special resuscitation situations. Loaded with tables, mnemonics, and algorithms throughout, it is ideal for use in clinical practice or during an ACLS course.

Key Features

• Revised and unique treatment algorithms reflect the 2010 emergency cardiovascular care guidelines and illustrate the necessary sequential steps in treating patients in emergency situations
• Over 70 tables throughout the text including dysrhythmias and cardiac medications provide the basics of dysrhythmias and medications at a glance
• Commonly used but rarely memorized information broken down into tables, algorithms, and acronyms help the user rapidly locate essential information
• Includes 6 interactive flowcharts which act as step-by-step decision support tool

This practical reference guide includes summaries of vital procedures, such as crime scene management, the incident command system, crowd control, and mass-decontamination. Provides a quick reference for dealing with specific chemical, biological, and nuclear agents. Information for each agent includes substance identification, routes of exposure, signs and symptoms, decontamination, and basic patient treatment.

Key Features

• Provides a quick-reference for dealing with specific chemical, biological, and nuclear agents.
• Includes practical information for each agent including substance identification, routes of exposure, signs and symptoms, decontamination, and basic patient treatment.

Respiratory Notes: Respiratory Therapist's Pocket Guide a quick-reference tool that put all the respiratory therapy information you need at your fingertips. The procedure-based format includes supporting illustrations, fill-in-the-blank forms, and algorithms to help you study and guide you in practice.

Key Features

• Bullet-point reviews guide you through procedures.
• Quick-scan illustrations and tables summarize data.
• Algorithms are based on AARC Clinical Practice Guidelines.
• Key forms allow you to gather data at the bedside, and then transcribe to conventional charts

New to this Edition

• NEW! Pulmonary Disease and Airway/Ventilation Tabs
• NEW! Comprehensive index
• UPDATED! Procedures now organized around protocols

The sixth edition of this comprehensive yet concise Rosen & Barkin’s 5 Minute Emergency Medicine Consult pulls together up-to-date and evidence-based practice guidelines for easy use in a busy emergency department. Brief layout with bullet-friendly, clutter-free topics, you can quickly decipher the information you need to confirm your diagnosis, order tests, manage treatment and more!

KEY FEATURES

• Features new information—based on the latest practice guidelines and theoretical developments—and new approaches to diagnosis and management.
• Designed for integrating into your practice—in an urgent care setting with patients or during downtime between patients or meetings.
• Covers over 600 disease and condition topics, such as bleeding, orthopedic injuries, gastric conditions, domestic violence and more.
• Suitable for all practitioners, nurses and residents in an emergency room setting.

With the rapid growth of the Spanish-speaking population globally, this comprehensive communicator has become a crucial resource for healthcare students and professionals. This latest update is based on the 4th edition with additional features, enhanced functionality and ongoing updates.

Spanish-English English-Spanish Medical Dictionary provides easy access to nearly 23,000 medical terms, technology-related medical terms, and medical abbreviations, plus definitions, translations, pronunciation, signs and symptoms, patient communication phrases, and much more.

Key Features

• Updated and enhanced terminology, appendices, and illustrations
• Alphabetical organization makes locating terms quick and easy
• Color anatomical insert with labels in both English and Spanish
• Concise definitions with usage and translations for quick and easy reference
• Grammar sections provide a grammatical overview of both the English and Spanish languages
• Illustrations highlight key terms and concepts
• Spanish and English sections: all terms and definitions appear in both languages
• Valuable appendices including many key phrases and medical scenarios to help users better communicate with patients
• Consent, Authorization, and Release forms to obtain easier communication with patients when research projects or procedures are done
• Valuable Appendices include additional phrases focusing on HIV, AIDS, neonatology and bioterrorism
• Verb tables
• The content has been fully updated by adding new phrases ranging across the specialties of cardiology, immunology, neurology, oncology, ophthalmology, and neonatology - all fields noted for their new technical and procedural developments

Designed for quick consultation, The 5-Minute Orthopaedic Consult, Third Edition covers more than 250 conditions, disorders, and diseases routinely seen by orthopaedic surgeons, orthopaedists, primary care physicians, and physical therapists. Topics present disease or condition history, epidemiology, assessing the patient, diagnosis, treatment, therapy, and other important information.

KEY FEATURES

• Find the answers you need quickly thanks to an intuitive at-a-glance format with concise, bulleted text, ICD-10 codes, FAQs, and much more.
• Written by experts in the field of orthopaedics and associated subspecialties.
• Reliable, go-to resource for clinicians in orthopaedic surgery, primary care, family medicine, emergency medicine, nursing, and physical therapy.

The 5 Minute Toxicology Consult is a reliable rapid-access guide to assessing and treating poisoned patients. Designed and organized for quick consultation and focused on practical clinical issues, the reference covers the full range of chemicals, medications, natural compounds, adverse interactions, and patient presentations with toxicologic causes.

Each topic is divided into standard categories: Basics, Diagnosis, Signs/Symptoms, Treatment, Follow-up, and Pitfalls. An entire section is devoted to evaluating patients with suspected but unidentified poisoning. At least two experienced, board-certified, practicing emergency physicians and toxicologists were involved in the editing of every section.

The Harriet Lane Handbook of Pediatric Antimicrobial Therapy, 2nd edition provides evidence-based recommendations for antimicrobial therapy appropriate for infants, children and adolescents.

From the experts at Johns Hopkins University, who bring you the best-selling Harriet Lane Handbook, this easy-to-use mobile resource expands on the indispensable Harriet Lane formulary to help you effectively treat a broad spectrum of pediatric infections.

New to this Edition

• Make the best clinical decisions with up-to-date practice guidelines from the AAP, CDC, and other authoritative pediatric and infectious disease sources.
• Stay on top of the most effective treatments with leading-edge coverage of antiretroviral drugs for HIV and hepatitis; antimicrobial pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamics (PK/PD) information; the latest Vancomycin therapeutic drug-monitoring recommendations; antimicrobial desensitization; pediatric developmental effects of antimicrobials approved in adults but not children; and much more.
• Depend on the professional wisdom of an expert author team, combined with the front-line input of current pediatric infectious disease fellows.

Key Features

• Get all of the information you need to prescribe the correct drug and the appropriate dose through a detailed drug formulary, expanded from the popular Harriet Lane Handbook.
• Better manage persistent, hard-to-fight pediatric infections with a section on adverse effects and drug resistance.
• Information regarding safety, likely antimicrobial resistance, pharmacokinetics and distribution, as well as efficacy.
• Detailed discussions on antibiotic resistance and post exposure prophylaxis.
• Dedicated section on adverse effects and drug resistance.
• Essential resource for busy house officers and residents in pediatric departments.

The book that belongs in the pocket of every clinician working in an acute care setting

This portable manual encapsulates the most clinically relevant content of Tintinalli’s Emergency Medicine, Eighth Edition – the world’s bestselling text on the topic -- and puts it at your fingertips.

Covering the full spectrum of emergency medicine in all patient populations – adult and pediatric – this full-color guide is composed of concise chapters that focus on clinical features, diagnosis and differential, and emergency management and disposition.

Packing a remarkable amount of information in full-color presentation, Tintinalli’s Emergency Medicine Manual, Eighth Edition is enhanced by contributors from across the globe. Numerous tables and full-color photographs and illustrations enrich the text and help you deliver skillful and timely patient care. This new edition includes extensive updates to all sections, incorporating the latest guidelines, evidence-based protocols, and relevant research.

Speed and accuracy of diagnosis is the key to saving lives in emergency and critical care medicine. Careful visual inspection of the patient, the data (radiography, electrocardiogram), and related clues can often help providers choose the right diagnosis and ultimately the best treatment – but this knowledge comes with experience. Visual Diagnosis in Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, 2nd Edition provides 110 randomly presented visual diagnosis cases for self-testing, imitating real-life situations found in the emergency department setting.

Written by distinguished emergency and critical care physicians, and thoroughly revised and updated throughout, this second edition includes 25% new cases and is an ideal aid for trainees preparing for Board examinations as well as an invaluable ‘refresher’ for qualified emergency and critical care providers.