Point of Care Ultrasound Made Easy Point of Care Ultrasound Made Easy (POCUSME) is an exciting and innovative book that aims to teach all healthcare professionals how to do simple and clinically relevant ultrasound scanning at the point of care. This book will help you solve clinical problems at the bedside across a range of specialty areas including: trauma emergency medicine respiratory medicine cardiology general surgery otolaryngology and vascular surgery. Straightforward and practical and designed for clinicians who are generally unfamiliar with ultrasound scanning it will make a positive difference to your clinical practice and help improve the delivery of optimised patient care. So read the book grab an ultrasound machine and please embrace the Point of Care Ultrasound movement! GBP 26.99 1
The Beginner's Guide to Intensive Care A Handbook for Junior Doctors and Allied Professionals ‘…provides an excellent introduction to the management of acute illness for all clinical staff and a solid foundation for those who choose to make ICM a fulfilling life-long career. ’ From the Foreword by Julian Bion Professor of Intensive Care Medicine University of Birmingham Ideal for any medic or health professional embarking upon an intensive care rotation or specialism this simple bedside handbook provides handy pragmatic guidance to the day-to-day fundamentals of working in an intensive care unit often a daunting prospect for the junior doctor nurse and allied health professional encountering this challenging environment for the first time. Thoroughly updated the second edition addresses recent and future developments in a variety of areas and is now organised into easy-to-read sections with clearly outlined learning goals. New topics added include sepsis ARDS refractory hypoxia the role of allied health professionals post ICU syndrome and follow up and consent and capacity including new DOLS guidance. The book is authored by world-renowned contributors and edited by established consultants in the field of intensive care medicine. | The Beginner's Guide to Intensive Care A Handbook for Junior Doctors and Allied Professionals GBP 31.99 1
Intensive Care Nursing A Framework for Practice Especially written for qualified nurses working in intensive care units this comprehensive text has been developed to be as accessible as possible. This fourth edition has been revised throughout to ensure the evidence base is completely up to date and the content reflects contemporary best practice. Intensive Care Nursing is structured in user-friendly sections. The chapters contain sections outlining the fundamental knowledge needed to understand key chapters implications for practice boxes further reading and resources overviews time out sections for revision and clinical scenarios with questions included. Reviewed throughout by experienced practitioners and teachers it covers: patient-focused issues of bedside nursing; the technical knowledge necessary to care safely for ICU patients; the more common and specialised disease processes and treatments encountered; how nurses can use their knowledge and skills to develop their own and others' practice. Written by a practice development nurse with a strong clinical background in intensive care nursing and experience of teaching nursing Intensive Care Nursing is essential reading for nurses and health professionals working with seriously ill patients particularly those undertaking post-registration training in the area. | Intensive Care Nursing A Framework for Practice GBP 42.99 1
Principles and Applications of Therapeutic Ultrasound in Healthcare Principles and Applications of Therapeutic Ultrasound in Healthcare introduces concepts principles construction and applications of therapeutic ultrasound: from bench to bedside. A comprehensive examination of the industry and medical application of ultrasound therapy this book highlights working principles research progress and system structures of therapeutic ultrasound. It describes the principles of therapeutic ultrasound details the system construction introduces current and emerging applications and discusses developing therapeutic ultrasound technologies. Divided into two parts the book first introduces the fundamentals of biomedical acoustics discusses ultrasound calibration methods and the structures of available therapeutic ultrasound systems before moving on to the various applications of ultrasound therapy used in clinics. It includes a variety of extensive clinical trials outcome photos and illustrating figures and a critical commentary on the challenges in this field. The author discusses topics that include:The derivation of wave equationThe mathematical solution of the wave propagationThe phenomena of reflectionRefraction and transmission in the acoustic field from different acoustic sourcesThe radiation pattern of the ultrasound transducerThe acoustical properties of biological tissuesUltrasound-induced bioeffectsCavitationThe design of the ultrasound transducerThe characterization method of the produced acoustic fieldAn easy reference offering full coverage of popular ultrasound therapies Principles and Applications of Therapeutic Ultrasound in Healthcare provides a simple explanation of fundamental acoustics including wave equation propagation nonlinearity and transducer design. It also discusses other potential applications and is geared toward academia industry and researchers. GBP 38.99 1
Clinical Cases A Step-by-Step Approach It is vitally important for medical students and junior doctors to grasp an understanding of ‘real-life medicine’. This innovative book of cases shows how a particular presentation may progress and the different complications that may arise and emerge over time which may be missed by the ‘snapshot in time' approach taken by many problem-based volumes. The content reflects the average length of stay for a patient in hospital in which their situation can change in a multitude of ways and the management of chronic conditions may also need to be adapted as complications arise. Demonstrates the real bedside experiences that medical students can expect in whichever simple or complex way that they may present Cases selected from a range of sub-specialties for comprehensive coverage across the curriculum Illustrates the complicated progressive problems that will be seen while practicing as a doctor with detailed diagrams and diagnostic imagery to aid understanding Shows with timepoints how differential diagnoses may change as more information becomes available and new symptoms arise Describes a typical initial hospital stay and subsequent presentations to the general practitioner and hospital readmission The Authors Andrew Solomon BM BCH MA(Hons) DM FRCP is a Consultant Physician East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust Stevenage UK. Julia Anstey BSc (Hons) MBBS is a Foundation Doctor Somerset NHS Foundation Trust Taunton UK. Liora Wittner MBBS BSc is a Resident in Internal Medicine Shamir Medical Centre Be'er Ya'akov Israel. With contributions from Priti Dutta MBBS BSc FRCR Consultant Radiologist Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust London UK. | Clinical Cases A Step-by-Step Approach GBP 21.99 1