Considers what happens to the body's chemistry when affected by disease. This book stresses how clinical chemistry relates to the practice of medicine by incorporating over 100 real patient case histories. Complemented by 100 full colour line illustrations, it provides self assessment material based on clinical vignettes.

Covers more than 400 diseases ranging from Alzheimer's disease to West Nile encephalitis. This work arranges diseases and disorders alphabetically, and each disease/disorder is presented on a two-page spread with consistent headings, including pathophysiology, causes, risk factors, complications, assessment, treatment, and key outcomes.

Provides students with advice about how to prepare for and carry out their clinical OSCE examinations in general medicine. Giving examples of how to carry out the clinical examination, this book also lists descriptions of typical cases in each medical specialty and at the end of each chapter lists the key questions that are frequently asked.

Part of the Portable series, this work offers nurses not only descriptions, causes, and emergency interventions (where applicable) for hundreds of signs and symptoms, but also step-by-step details of the essential nursing assessment techniques.

A up-to-the-minute guide to more than 600 diagnostic tests. It focuses on the key information nurses need at the point of care and includes tips, checklists, quick-scan tables, and 500 illustrations. It also includes entries on bioterrorism-related tests, C-reactive protein, gene-based HIV testing, DNA cervical cancer testing, and tumor markers.

Covers 100 common presenting problems, which occur in both medicine and surgery. Each problem is dealt with in a standard manner: a brief definition of the problem, a reference table of possible diagnoses ordered by body system and a step-by-step guide to the history and examination of the patient with a view to making a final positive diagnosis.

Presents a collection of clinical cases arranged by clinical area. This book emphasizes the key diagnostic features of clinical conditions as commonly presented in the short case part of the Final MB examination and the OSCE-style exam called PACES for the MRCP examinations.

Features more than 550 important signs and symptoms. This title helps professionals recognize signs and symptoms, put them in context with associated findings, and link them to their most probable cause - on the spot in the office, on rounds, and on student rotations.

Covers over 550 signs and symptoms. Organized alphabetically, this work features more than 300 of the most important signs and symptoms. Each entry includes a description, emergency interventions (where appropriate), history and physical examination, causes, special considerations, and patient counseling.

Presenting information on over 500 diagnostic tests, this handbook provides a refresher for nurses on the significance of test results, accurate specimen collection, and care for the patient before and after the test. It covers hematology and coagulation, blood chemistry, hormones, immunology, and organ function tests.

With updates in the biochemical underpinnings of metabolic medicine and the integration of laboratory findings with clinical practice, this classic textbook retains its focus on clinical relevance and is updated with illustrations and case histories throughout.

Provides essential how-to information about patient assessment for all health professionals. This reference features a 8-page full-color insert that highlights cardiac and respiratory assessment techniques and landmarks and abnormal dermatologic findings. It also includes appendices that cover a head-to-toe assessment.

Provides coverage of major diagnostic procedures and laboratory tests. This book includes patient preparation, post test care, precautions, and interfering factors. It contains appendices which include normal and abnormal serum drug levels for substance abuse screening and therapeutic monitoring and an illustrated guide to patient self-testing.

A guide that offers assistance in pinpointing the cause of acute, chronic, and recurring pelvic pain and recommends medical or surgical treatment for the pain and the underlying disorder. It presents guidelines for the workup of the patient with chronic pelvic pain and for the diagnosis and treatment of the disorders that cause pelvic discomfort.

Provides nurses with the essentials of electrocardiography in a streamlined, bulleted, and visual format. This book uses charts, illustrations, logos, and other Incredibly Easy! features to help nurses spot key points at a glance. For each arrhythmia, it presents causes, signs and symptoms, and pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic treatment.

Provides clinical information on specimen collection and diagnostic test interpretation. This title explains hundreds of diagnostic tests, including preparation, normal values, abnormal values, easy-to-identify crisis values, and nursing considerations. It also provides information for nurses, with bullets, lists, and hundreds of illustrations.

Offers a guide to the evidence based management of major medical problems, and is intended for use by junior doctors or residents. This book covers each topic, which is the result of a rigorous process of analysis of the available journal articles on the subject, conducted according to the accepted EBM methodology.