Packed with insider advice for students from students, First Aid for the USMLE(R) Step 1 2020 will help maximize your study time.FeaturesA complete framework for USMLE Step 1 preparation1,300+ must-know topics with mnemonics to focus your study1,000+ color photos and illustrations to help you visualize processes, disorders, and clinical findingsRapid Review section presents high-yield tables associating diseases with their clinical findings, treatments, and pathophysiologyUpdated every year to ensure all content is relevant and high-yield, reflecting the most current USMLE blueprint

    Translated into eight languages, it is an essential textbook, an accessible reference, and a bestselling text worldwide.This authoritative textbook retains the successful layout and approach of the bestselling fourth edition Four extra chapters have been added on dry eye, scleritis, corneal and refractive surgery, and systemic diseases.Each chapter have been updated and expanded and the number of illustrations greatly increased.Over a third of the illustrations are new for this editionFour extra chapters have been added on dry eye, scleritis, corneal and refractive surgery, and systemic diseases.The contents of each chapter have been updated and expanded and the number of illustrations has significantly increased.

    The Seventh Edition has been updated with stronger coverage of evidence-based practice, including content on how to read, interpret, and critique systematic reviews, which are considered by many to be a cornerstone of evidence-based practice. Also included in the Seventh Edition: a more balanced presentation of medical and social science methods and nomenclature; enhanced coverage of qualitative research; and more!

    It includes even more new monographs and the latest FDA approvals. This updated edition is a book that students can count on with vital information for Peds, as well as precautions for all vulnerable populations. From pediatrics to geriatrics and from pregnancy to breast feeding considerations, "Davis's Drug Guide for Nurses" addresses the entire lifespan.

    Cole's harrowing account of his life spent in the ER and on the battlegrounds, fighting to save lives. In addition to his gripping stories of treating victims of gunshot wounds, stabbings, attempted suicides, flesh-eating bacteria, car crashes, industrial accidents, murder, and war, the book also covers the years during Cole's residency training when he was faced with 120-hour work weeks, excessive sleep deprivation, and the pressures of having to manage people dying of traumatic injury, often with little support.Unlike the authors of other medical memoirs, Cole trained to be a surgeon in the military and served as a physician member of a Marine Corps reconnaissance unit, United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), and on a Navy Reserve SEAL team. From treating war casualties in Afghanistan and Iraq to his experiences as a civilian trauma surgeon treating alcoholics, drug addicts, criminals, and the mentally deranged, TRAUMA is an intense look at one man's commitment to his country and to those most desperately in need of aid.

    The new edition is thoroughly updated, including most notably a new chapter on innate immunity, a capstone chapter on immune responses in time and space, and many new focus boxes drawing attention to exciting clinical, evolutionary, or experimental connections that help bring the material to life.See what's in the LaunchPad

    - Book Review Editor of the journal "Modern Pathology," the official journal of the United States-Canadian Academy of Pathology and prestigious best-selling author. This is the 5th edition of a book that has already established itself as the classic pathology textbook in India. This new edition has been updated, and improved to meet the highest standards of quality and information now required by pathology courses around the world. Editorially this new edition carries particular emphasis on molecular pathology and genetics in the pathogenesis of various diseases, and the pathological discussions of each organ or system is preceded with a short description of its structure and function. The material is integrated with extensive page cross references between chapters and the whole book has been thoroughly re-edited, with new images, illustrations and line drawings. The book is accompanied by the free student revision aid "Pathology - Quick Review and MCQs" and therefore, together as a package, "Textbook of Pathology, 5E" will be a major contribution to the required reading of undergraduate medical students worldwide.

    It offers targeted assessment, easy-to-follow instruction, hundreds of reinforcement activities, and simulated GED tests for all five GED subject areas: Test 1 Language Arts, Writing; Test 2 Social Studies; Test 3 Science; Test 4 Language Arts, Reading; Test 5 Mathematics. A half-length Pretest for each subject helps pinpoint strengths and weaknesses for targeting study. Clear instruction, followed by hundred of practice questions in official GED format help to build confidence. A Posttest for each subject is followed by a second Practice Test in official GED format to determine readiness for the actual test.

    

    This streamlined book is an excellent review for the larger text and an ideal primary text for health professions courses with brief coverage of anatomy.This edition features new full-color surface anatomy photographs and new diagnostic images. A new design makes the book visually appealing and easier to navigate.Accompanying the book is an Online Student Resource Center, which includes interactive clinical cases, USMLE-style review questions, and more.

    For each body system, broad coverage of anatomy, physiology, pathology, diagnostic procedures, treatment procedures, and pharmacology is provided. The author emphasizes both terms built from Latin and Greek word parts, and modern English terms, helping students develop a full working word part vocabulary they can use to interpret any new term. This edition contains many new terms, and has been reorganized for more efficient learning. To eliminate confusion, Word Building tables have been removed from each chapter and the terms have been distributed throughout the pathology, diagnostic procedure, and treatment procedure tables, where they are more immediately relevant to students. Note: This ISBN is just the standalone book, if the customer wants the book/access card order the ISBN below; 133962032 / 9780133962031 Medical Terminology: A Living Language PLUS MyMedicalTerminologyLab with Pearson etext -- Access Card Package Package consists of: 0132843471 / 9780132843478 Medical Terminology: A Living Language 0133936236 / 9780133936230 MyMedicalTerminologyLab with Pearson etext - Access Card - Medical Terminology A Living Language

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    The latest edition offers greatly expanded coverage of directed mutagenesis and protein engineering, therapeutic agents, and genetic engineering of plants. Updated chapters reflect recent developments in biotechnology and the societal issues related to it, such as cloning, gene therapy, and patenting and releasing genetically engineered organisms. Over 480 figures, including 200 that are new in this edition, illustrate all key concepts. "Milestones" summarize important research papers in the history of biotechnology and their effects on the field. As in previous editions, the authors clearly explain all concepts and techniques to provide maximum understanding of the subject, avoiding confusing scientific jargon and excessive detail wherever possible. Each chapter concludes with a summary, references, and review questions. Ideally suited as a text for third- and fourth-year undergraduates as well as graduate students, this book is also an excellent reference for health professionals, scientists, engineers, or attorneys interested in biotechnology.

    The book has the hallmark features for which Lippincott's Illustrated Reviews volumes are so popular: an outline format, over 600 full-color illustrations, end-of-chapter summaries, review questions, plus an entire section of clinical case studies with full-color illustrations. This edition's medical/clinical focus has been sharpened to provide a high-yield review. Five additional case studies have been included, bringing the total to nineteen. Review questions have been reformatted to comply with USMLE Step 1 style, with clinical vignettes.

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