The Washington Manual Surgery Survival Guide

by Jeremy Goodman

Author	: Jeremy Goodman
Publisher	: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Total Pages	: 348
Release	: 2003
Genre	: Medical
ISBN	: 9780781743686

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This survival guide provides all the information that is essential for a surgical internship, including daily routine, rounds, chart reviews, preoperative and postoperative care, operating room conduct, radiology, critical care, and interaction with families, colleagues, and allied health professionals. Comprehensive sections on common problems in general surgery, neurosurgery, orthopaedic surgery, urology, and plastic surgery present evaluation, diagnostic testing, and treatment in an easy-to-follow format. Other chapters cover crashing patients, tubes and drains, bleeding, codes, and nutrition.

Washington Manual Outpatient Medicine Survival Guide

by Grace A. Lin

Author	: Grace A. Lin
Publisher	: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Total Pages	: 372
Release	: 2003
Genre	: Medical
ISBN	: 9780781743655

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The Washington Manual® Outpatient Medicine Survival Guide covers the most common diseases and situations encountered in an outpatient clinic and includes sections on key history and physical examination findings, red flags to look for, and advice on what to tell the patient.

The Washington Manual Psychiatry Survival Guide

by Keith S. Garcia

Author	: Keith S. Garcia
Publisher	: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Total Pages	: 220
Release	: 2003
Genre	: Medical
ISBN	: 9780781743679

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Written by Washington University house staff and faculty, this pocket guide is a quick reference for the hospital practice of psychiatric medicine in the inpatient psychiatric, consultation, and emergency settings. Each section addresses the most frequently encountered problems in these clinical settings and offers practical suggestions on how to obtain information, generate reasonable differential diagnoses, discriminate among diagnoses, and document clinical decisions. The book includes "Style Pointer" sections on patient interview skills and ED Rounds that outline clinical reasoning algorithms in the emergency setting. Class Notes sections explain how to concisely and thoroughly document patient encounters, emphasizing difficult medical-legal situations. The Washington Manual® Psychiatry Survival Guide is also available electronically for handheld computers. See PDA listing for details. The Washington Manual® is a registered mark belonging to Washington University in St. Louis to which international legal protection applies. The mark is used in this publication by LWW under license from Washington University.

The Washington Manual Internship Survival Guide

by Thomas M. DeFer

Author	: Thomas M. DeFer
Publisher	:
Total Pages	: 235
Release	: 2006
Genre	: Medical
ISBN	: 9780781786454

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Written by Washington University residents, this small pocket book contains all the essential information that interns need from day 1 on the wards, including ACLS algorithms, useful formulas, patient notes, top 10 workups, common calls/complaints, and common consultative questions in all subspecialties. Content includes vital pointers on what not to miss, when to refer/call for help, triage, cross-covering, and working with difficult patients. This edition has been thoroughly updated and several chapters have been expanded, particularly the critical care chapter. Other revisions include expanded coverage of anticoagulation and new guidelines on patient safety issues, DVT prophylaxis, and GI prophylaxis. This edition is also available for PDAs. See PDA listing for details. The Washington Manual� is a registered mark belonging to Washington University in St. Louis to which international legal protection applies. The mark is used in this publication by LWW under license from Washington University.

The Washington Manual Otolaryngology Survival Guide

by Michael Layland

Author	: Michael Layland
Publisher	: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Total Pages	: 212
Release	: 2003
Genre	: Medical
ISBN	: 9780781743648

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The Washington Manual® Otolaryngology Survival Guide includes an overview of the residency, a breakdown of common floor calls, consults, and emergency room calls, a typical daily routine, examination of the head and neck, and chapters on otology, rhinosinusitis, surgical treatment of thyroid and parathyroid disease, antimicrobial therapy, and pediatric otolaryngology.

The Washington Manual Neurology Survival Guide

by Dave Rengachary

Author	: Dave Rengachary
Publisher	: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Total Pages	: 388
Release	: 2004
Genre	: Medical
ISBN	: 9780781743624

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This survival guide provides must-have information on the neurologic history and physical examination, neuroanatomy, specific neuroimaging techniques and diagnostic tools, and patient problems such as stroke, seizures, vertigo, dizziness, and ataxia, acute vision loss, headache, movement disorders, dementia, and sleep disorders. A listing of neurological Internet resources is included. Compatibility: BlackBerry(R) OS 4.1 or Higher / iPhone/iPod Touch 2.0 or Higher /Palm OS 3.5 or higher / Palm Pre Classic / Symbian S60, 3rd edition (Nokia) / Windows Mobile(TM) Pocket PC (all versions) / Windows Mobile Smartphone / Windows 98SE/2000/ME/XP/Vista/Tablet PC

The Washington Manual Obstetrics and Gynecology Survival Guide

by Jason Wright

Author	: Jason Wright
Publisher	: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Total Pages	: 404
Release	: 2003
Genre	: Medical
ISBN	: 9780781743631

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The Washington Manual® Obstetrics and Gynecology Survival Guide provides all the essential obstetrics and gynecology information that every intern needs on the wards. The Obstetrics section is subdivided into antepartum, medical complications of pregnancy, intrapartum, postpartum, and ultrasound and genetics. The Gynecology section covers general gynecology, gynecologic infectious diseases, contraception, urogynecology, reproductive endocrinology and infertility, and gynecologic oncology.

The Washington Manual Internship Survival Guide

by Thomas M. DeFer

Author	: Thomas M. DeFer
Publisher	: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Total Pages	: 258
Release	: 2008
Genre	: Medical
ISBN	: 9780781793605

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This small pocket book contains all the essentials that every resident needs to know from day one on the wards. It presents practical, must-have information from the front lines of the wards in an easy-to-use quick reference format.

The Patient Survival Guide

by Maryanne McGuckin, Dr., Sc., Ed.

Author	: Maryanne McGuckin, Dr., Sc., Ed.
Publisher	: Demos Medical Publishing
Total Pages	: 244
Release	: 2012-03-02
Genre	: Health & Fitness
ISBN	: 1617051187

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Gold Winner 2012 Foreword Reviews Book of The Year, Health Category The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 1.7 million people developed healthcare acquired infections in 2010. Since most people spend only a small part of their lives in healthcare facilities, this guidebook also tells readers how to avoid picking up serious infections in day care centers, schools, business offices, and other common locations. Unlike other books, which focus on how to change the hospital systems, The Patient Survival Guide focuses on empowering you with the knowledge and techniques to ensure a safer healthcare experience. The Patient Survival Guide: Inspires you to be a your own advocate Describes in vivid detail how your preparation and informed vigilance can significantly reduce the chances of harm and death to your loved one in a hospital Provides specific, practical, and outside-the-box strategies for anticipating and preventing errors, with chapters devoted to each of the most common mistakes and mishaps Provides checklists for patients to use upon admission to healthcare facilities