Atlas of Human Anatomy: with Student Consult Access, 5e (Netter Basic Science) by Saunders $79.95
Atlas of Human Anatomy uses Frank H. Netter, MD's detailed illustrations to demystify this often intimidating subject, providing a coherent, lasting visual vocabulary for understanding anatomy and how it applies to medicine. This fifth edition features a stronger clinical focus-with new diagnostic imaging examples--making it easier to correlate anatomy with practice. Student Consult online access...
How Doctors Think by Mariner Books $15.95
How Doctors Think is a window into the mind of the physician and an insightful examination of the all-important relationship between doctors and their patients. In this myth-shattering work, Jerome Groopman explores the forces and thought processes behind the decisions doctors make. He pinpints why doctors succeed and why they err. Most important, Groopman shows when and how doctors can -- with...
Hardwiring Excellence: Purpose, Worthwhile Work, Making a Difference by Fire Starter Publishing $28.99
A "textbook with passion", Hardwiring Excellence offers a road map and practical how-to guide for creating and sustaining a culture of service and operational excellence. In this book, author Quint Studer, CEO of Studer Group, draws on his personal experience as a former hospital executive who led two organizations to the top 1% in patient satisfaction and his experience coaching hundreds of...
Overdiagnosed by Beacon Press $21.95
From a nationally recognized expert, an exposé of the worst excesses of our zeal for medical testingGoing against the conventional wisdom reinforced by the medical establishment and Big Pharma that more screening is the best preventative medicine, Dr. Gilbert Welch builds a compelling counterargument that what we need are fewer, not more, diagnoses. Documenting the excesses of American medical...
Your Medical Mind: How to Decide What Is Right for You by Penguin Press HC, The $27.95
The essential tools for making our own best medical decisions, cutting through the confusion caused by the health-care system, the media, and gaps in our own reasoning. Making the right medical choices is harder than ever. Whether we're deciding to take a cholesterol drug or choosing a cancer treatment, we are overwhelmed by information from all sides: our doctors' recommendations,...
Surgical Heights by First Choice Books $2.99
Base on real surgical cases, this novel follows Dr. Jim Smythe through the most tumultuous six months of his career thus far. At forty-four, the general surgeon is at the top of his game. Yet with doubts about his health, he finds himself under escalating pressure from the Medical Licensing Authority and his own hospital administration over a series of complaints. The situation reaches breaking...
Sleeper by iUniverse $5.95
When seven-year-old Angela Harris is rushed to a hospital emergency room in unexplained coma, Dr. Ben Allen, the young pediatrician assigned to her case, welcomes the diagnostic challenge. His enthusiasm turns to frustration when confronted with the child’s overbearing father, her phlegmatic mother, a knife-happy surgeon, and a hospital administrator who values fund-raising above patient care....
Cultural Diversity in Health and Illness (5th Edition) by Prentice Hall Health $36.95
Boston College School of Nursing, Chestnut Hill, MA. Brandon/Hill Nursing List first-purchase selection (#344). Promotes an awareness of the dimensions and complexities involved in caring for people from diverse cultural backgrounds. Emphasizes the influence of social, political, and demographic changes. Previous edition: c1996. Softcover. DNLM: Cultural Diversity--United States
Bed Number Ten by CRC Press $42.95
A patient's personal view of long term care.Seen through the eyes of a patient totally paralyzed with Guillain-Barré syndrome, this moving book takes you through the psychological and physical pain of an eleven month hospital stay. BED NUMBER TEN reads like a compelling novel, but is entirely factual.You will meet:The ICU staff who learned to communicate with the paralyzed woman - and those who...
Managing Contraceptive Pill Patients 2010 by Emis Inc $24.95
Louisiana State Univ., New Orleans. Pocket-sized quick-reference guide to oral contraceptive pill differences and medical management of side effects. In addition to the text, a set of tables are included for ease in finding necessary information. For use by clinicians in choosing oral contraceptives. Previous edition: c1998. Softcover.