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Effective communication is the ultimate, but often daunting ... Read more

Effective communication is the ultimate, but often daunting, purpose of any piece of medical research. Medical Writing: A Prescription for Clarity provides practical information enabling first drafts to be turned into clear, simple, unambiguous text, without loss of individuality. Written by a medical consultant and an experienced medical editor, it is sympathetic to the problems and needs of medical writers. Like the preceding two editions, this expanded third edition deals with the basic craft of writing for publication, from spelling and grammar to choosing the best word or phrase. Whether writing a simple clinical report or thesis, wanting to supervise others, or wanting just to develop greater skill in effective writing, this book is the ideal guide and reference. Clear, simple and precise, and illustrated with apt cartoons, this is an invaluable handbook. Minimize

Free Worldwide Delivery : Medical Finals: Short Cases with ... Read more

Free Worldwide Delivery : Medical Finals: Short Cases with Structured Answers : Paperback : PasTest : 9781905635108 : 1905635109 : 30 Apr 2007 : Are you anxious about your exams? Do you start to panic that you might need more practice answering questions? This book features 13 chapters covering essential core cases, with expanded teaching notes alongside each answer to help you clearly understand the subject matter. Minimize

The Employee Handbook Creator for the Medical Office (publi ... Read more

The Employee Handbook Creator for the Medical Office (published 2003)-With ever changing HR laws and employee disputes being all too common, practices must protect themselves. An employee handbook that is a guide for employees and managers alike and is specific to and appropriate for the practice is a necessary first step. Features/BenefitsDesigned specifically for Medical Practices; Written by Practice Management Experts-Attorneys & Consultants; Easily customized for "your" specific practice requirements; Comes in a Three Ring Binder with a CD ROM of easy-to-customize policies; Communicates Policies and Expectations Clearly and Effectively; Helps Ensure that Practice Policies Comply with Employment Laws; Reduces Training Time; Ensures Consistent Disposition of Personnel Issues; Employed Physician Nursing Staff Office Manager Billing Clerk Receptionist Minimize

Medical coding will become second nature with Mastering Med ... Read more

Medical coding will become second nature with Mastering Medical Coding, 4th Edition! Created with students in mind, this text is approachable and packed with real-life practice exercises, and teaches students how to use physician documentation as the basis for complete, accurate coding. You'll strengthen your coding skills with exercises from Godfrey Medical-a simulated medical practice- Stop and Practice exercises, and additional exercises found in the student workbook and Evolve companion website. Visual and tear-out "tools" provide real applications for coding. Teachers benefit with a text that emphasizes actual patient record and documentation and is fully updated to reflect new codes and coding guidelines. In addition to fully updated content, the new edition has new content on anatomy and physiology, expanded discussion of the use of the medical record in coding, streamlined coding tools, and improved examples. Become prepared for a career in medical coding with Mastering Medical Coding, 4th Edition.Emphasis on physician documentation prepares students to locate and determine the actual "diagnosis" and "procedure" from documentation. Coding reference tools, in an improved and streamlined form for the 4th edition, encompass important chapter content. Coding concepts are built upon basic ICD-9-CM and CPT concepts rather than a body system perspective for greater ease and productivity from students. Stop and Practice exercises, simulated medical practices, Chapter Review exercises with practical applications, and additional exercises in the student workbook means students constantly practice and reinforce their understanding of the information. NEW Anatomy/Physiology/Terminology chapter prepares students for proper coding by providing a good understanding of these basic concepts.Smaller sections and improved flow of the text means students understand and master the information more easily. EXPANDED illustrations of sample patient charts with improved explanations of proper code assignment. Fully updated content, including new codes and coding guidelines. New focus on ICD-10 content for those instructors who want to prepare students for ICD-10 implementation. NEW Evolve companion website contains interactive coding exercises and other review exercises for students' practice. Minimize

Medical Coding Fundamentals provides a fresh approach to me ... Read more

Medical Coding Fundamentals provides a fresh approach to medical coding that reflects the way real medical coders succeed in their jobs. An introductory chapter refreshes students on the basics of A&P and medical terminology. Authentic examples clearly illustrate key areas, from the basics of CPT, ICD and HCPCS through complex topics such as modifiers and E/M. In order to train students to become proficient, accurate coders who are well-prepared to take the steps towards coding certification, exercises throughout each chapter and the entire final chapter provide plenty of coding practice, as well as critical thinking to prepare the next generation of coders. Don't worry about ICD-10, either. Medical Coding Fundamentals tackles the transition head on, providing you with just the right blend of coverage. Minimize

Though medical science began with the ancient Greek physici ... Read more

Though medical science began with the ancient Greek physician Hippocrates, dissection and the study of the human body was prohibited for religious reasons until the Renaissance.... Minimize

A life in medicine is something that many dream of but few ... Read more

A life in medicine is something that many dream of but few achieve. The tests students face–both literal and figurative–just to get into medical school are designed to weed out the weak. In Planning a Life in Medicine, the experts at The Princeton Review will help you succeed in a premedical program, score higher on the MCAT, meet the challenges of medical school, and ultimately flourish in your medical career. More than just a comprehensive plan for getting into medical school, Planning a Life in Medicine is a handbook that will help you to cultivate the skills and habits–such as compartmentalizing knowledge and improving concentration–that will help you along your “path of heart” and serve you well throughout your education and medical career. Minimize

Free Worldwide Delivery : Medical Law: Text, Cases, and Mat ... Read more

Free Worldwide Delivery : Medical Law: Text, Cases, and Materials : Paperback : Oxford University Press : 9780199551927 : 0199551928 : 10 Sep 2009 : Offering extracts from the key cases and materials in medical law, along with substantial author commentary, this book provides a complete, stand-alone resource for students of medical law, setting the subject within its ethical context and encouraging thoughtful debate. Minimize

This comprehensive publication covers all aspects of image ... Read more

This comprehensive publication covers all aspects of image formation in modern medical imaging modalities, from radiography, fluoroscopy, and computed tomography, to magnetic resonance imaging and ultrasound.  It addresses the techniques and instrumentation used in the rapidly changing field of medical imaging.  Now in its fourth edition, this text provides the reader with the tools necessary to be comfortable with the physical principles, equipment, and procedures used in diagnostic imaging, as well as appreciate the capabilities and limitations of the technologies. Minimize

This book is intended to help medical students with their p ... Read more

This book is intended to help medical students with their preparations for medical short case examinations, and through this process enhance the depth and breadth of their knowledge of clinical medicine as well as their clinical skills. Though particularly useful to students sitting their final clinical exams, it will also be of interest to more junior students, particularly those who face medical short case clinical exams in their early clinical years. It aims to be useful whether the exam format is traditional or in more modern variations such as the Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE). Minimize

Drs. Groopman and Hartzband provide groundbreaking guidance ... Read more

Drs. Groopman and Hartzband provide groundbreaking guidance any patient can use to tailor their medical choices to their own physical and emotional needs.... Minimize

Medical Wisdom and Doctoring aims to fill a need in the cur ... Read more

Medical Wisdom and Doctoring aims to fill a need in the current medical literature for a resource that presents some of the classic wisdom of medicine, presented in a manner that can help today's physicians achieve their full potential. This book details the lessons every physician should have learned in medical school but often didn't, as well as classic insights and examples from current clinical literature, medical history, and anecdotes from the author's long and distinguished career in medicine. Medical Wisdom and Doctoring: the Art of 21st Century Practice presents lessons a physician may otherwise need to learn from experience or error, and is sure to become a must-have for medical students, residents and young practitioners. Minimize

The 2nd Edition of THE MEDICAL INTERVIEW presents basic int ... Read more

The 2nd Edition of THE MEDICAL INTERVIEW presents basic interviewing skills in a systematic approach designed to assist students in mastering communicating with patients. A new unit on managing common challenging communicating situations* including language and cultural barriers, pediatric and elderly patients, and non-verbal communication*has been added. The text emphasizes straightforward tasks, behaviors, and skills that can be easily demonstrated, practiced, and mastered by learners. Minimize

Medical Wisdom and Doctoring aims to fill a need in the cur ... Read more

Medical Wisdom and Doctoring aims to fill a need in the current medical literature for a resource that presents some of the classic wisdom of medicine, presented in a manner that can help today's physicians achieve their full potential. This book details the lessons every physician should have learned in medical school but often didn't, as well as classic insights and examples from current clinical literature, medical history, and anecdotes from the author's long and distinguished career in medicine. Medical Wisdom and Doctoring: the Art of 21st Century Practice presents lessons a physician may otherwise need to learn from experience or error, and is sure to become a must-have for medical students, residents and young practitioners. Minimize

The people of Pichataro, a Tarascan Indian village in the ... Read more

The people of Pichataro, a Tarascan Indian village in the highlands of west-central Mexico, use Western medicine as well as native curing specialists and folk treatment practices. In this study, the authors examine why residents choose one type of health care over another, setting the analysis within the broader context of the Pichatara medical system. Villagers generally are poor and have limited access to sources of Western health care. They use their medical knowledge--which the authors describe in depth--to evaluate the meaning, severity, and potential consequences of an illness. When an illness is considered grave, alternatives are ordered on the basis of probability of cure, so a physician is generally preferred; when an illness is not considered life threatening, alternatives are ordered on the basis of cost, so self-help or use of a local curer is most likely. These preferences have resulted in the development of a comprehensive set of "rules" for making decisions about treatment. The authors' firsthand experience with the community and their understanding of the role of illness in the lives and thoughts of its residents form the substance of this well-known work. Minimize

Today we face the painful reality of the prevalence of chro ... Read more

Today we face the painful reality of the prevalence of chronic, rather than acute, diseases.  The technologies developed to manager long-term, incurable illnesses have radically and irrevocably altered the organizational structure of health care, presenting us with a frequently bewildering array of medical specialties.  Social Organization of Medical Work offers essential insight into this new era of health care.  Through richly documented, often gripping case studies, Anselm Strauss and his co-authors show us exactly how health workers are confronting the problems created by chronic disease and coping with today’s highly technologized hospitals.  They guide us through the various hospital work sites, describing in detail the kinds of tasks performed by medical personnel, the interactions of staff members with each other and with patients, and the overall resulting patient treatment and response.  Focusing on the concept of illness trajectory, the authors vividly illustrate the complex, contingent nature of modern medical work.  For example, open heart surgery keeps ill persons alive and may even improve them symptomatically, but those who do survive must face an uncertain future in terms of the physiological consequences of the surgery and the drugs required.  They also have to adjust t altered lifestyles. In the new introduction, Anselm Strauss discusses the continuing importance of this work to sociologists, medical scholars, and medical professionals.  Minimize

Medical Secrets is an easy-to-read, best-selling volume in ... Read more

Medical Secrets is an easy-to-read, best-selling volume in the Secrets Series®, perfect for use in clerkships, for board prep, or as a handy clinical reference. Mary P. Harward, MD presents core medical knowledge in the trusted question-and-answer format to help you better meet the challenges you face every day. Prepare effectively with the proven question-and-answer format of the highly acclaimed Secrets Series®. Master all common conditions and their treatments. Identify key facts and secrets using the "Top 100 Secrets" section. Review material quickly thanks to bulleted lists, tables, and short answers. Apply pearls, tips, memory aids, and "secrets" from experts in the field. Stay current on the latest standards in medical care thanks to extensive updates, including new chapters on Medical Ethics, Vascular Medicine, and Palliative Medicine. Get the latest key information at a glance with over 30 new tables and several new figures. Consult the book wherever you go thanks to the portable size that fits in your lab coat pocket. Find information easily using the two-color page layout, "Key Points" boxes, and a highly detailed index. Minimize

In order to be legally manufactured in the U.S., medical de ... Read more

In order to be legally manufactured in the U.S., medical devices must be approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the agency responsible for protecting the public health by assuring the safety, efficacy, and security of human medical devices and other products. The regulation of medical devices can affect their cost, quality, and availability in the health care system. This book discusses the legislative history of medical device regulation, describes the FDA's approval process for medical devices, and provides an overview of the medical device related legislative issues facing Congress. Minimize

The information contained in Medical Error includes contrib ... Read more

The information contained in Medical Error includes contributions from experts in the field who offer a comprehensive and constructive review of medical mishaps. The book provides a useful reference for students and practitioners who must examine and assess the critical area of patient safety. Throughout Medical Error the authors stress the critical need for accountability and transparency and address a number of compelling questions: Where are we mired in outdated approaches? Where have we misinterpreted data? Where are we getting new insights? Where do we dare to be innovative? This helpful resource will prove to be a valuable tool for health care professionals who strive to improve care for all their patients. Minimize

Medical Device Development: Regulation and Law, 2nd Edition ... Read more

Medical Device Development: Regulation and Law, 2nd Edition, is the must-have resource for the novice or veteran medical device regulatory affairs professional. This practical reference provides the most comprehensive and updated analysis of US medical device and diagnostics development and approval requirements anywhere. This book also features in-depth analysis on how emerging developments and trends are reshaping medical device and combination product regulations in the US. The second edition of this popular and authoritative resource addresses the latest regulatory and legal developments that guide how medical devices are developed today: * The Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act of 2002, including user fees, third party inspections, reprocessed single use devices, and the establishment of the Office of Combination Products. * The Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act of 2007, including unique device identifiers, ClinicalTrials.gov registration, pediatric device promotion, and postmarket surveillance and medical device reporting changes. * The current and future landscape of electronic 510(k) and PMA submissions. New chapters and features in the second edition include: * Medical Device Compliance and Postmarket Surveillance requirements. * Quality System Regulation, including management controls, design controls, risk analysis and corrective and preventive action, and other QSR provisions. * In Vitro Diagnostics, including IVD clinical studies, ASR regulation, LDTs, CLIA, and IUO/RUO requirements. * Combination Products and Product Jurisdiction, including a description of FDA s jurisdictional decision-making for single entity products, the establishment of the Office of Combination Products and its jurisdiction and processes, with a detailed discussion of the new definition of the primary mode of action. * A glossary and comprehensive index of terms and concepts. Minimize

The same careful rigour imposed on the design of phase III ... Read more

The same careful rigour imposed on the design of phase III randomised controlled trials is not always applied to medical research in other areas such as trials conducted at earlier stages of drug development. With the emphasis that is now placed on evidence-based medicine, such care and rigour will inevitably impact on these areas with increasing attention turned to the quality of design. This title describes what principles can be used to structure research effectively allowing for the required degree of accuracy.Written by two best selling authors, this book includes many examples from medical literature and will be of great value to all groups conducting studies at the interface of clinical and laboratory research. Minimize

The regulation of the body provides an important concern in ... Read more

The regulation of the body provides an important concern in law, medical practice and culture. This volume contributes to existing research in the area by encouraging experts from a range of related disciplines to consider the legal, cultural and medical ways in which we regulate the body, further exploring how conceptions of self, liberalism, property and harm inform and influence contentious legal and ethical questions about what we can and cannot do to or with our own bodies. Minimize

The introduction of X-ray computed tomography (CT) 25 years ... Read more

The introduction of X-ray computed tomography (CT) 25 years ago revolutionized medical imaging; X-ray CT itself provided the first clear cross-sectional images of the human body, with substantial contrast between different types of soft tissue. The enduring legacy of CT is, however, the spur that it gave to the subsequent introduction of tomographic imaging techniques into diagnostic nuclear medicine and the extraordinarily rapid development of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) over this period. This book is a non-mathematical introduction to the principles underlying modern medical imaging, taking tomography as its central theme. The first three chapters cover the general principles of tomography, a survey of the atomic and nuclear physics which underpins modern imaging, and a review of the key issues involved in radiation protection. The subsequent chapters deal in turn with X-ray radiography, gamma imaging, MRI and ultrasound. The clinical role of diagnostic imaging is illustrated in the final chapter through the use of fictional clinical histories. Three appendices provide a more mathematical background to the tomographic method, the principles of mathematical Fourier methods, and the mathematics of MRI. This revised edition includes new introductory sections on the relevant physics of molecules in general, and water, in particular. Every chapter now has a table of key points with cross-references to other sections. Several figures have also been revised. The book is intended to provide a broad introductory background to tomographic imaging for two groups of readers: the physics or engineering undergraduate thinking of specializing in medical physics, and the medical student or clinician using tomographic techniques in research and clinical practice. Minimize

Medical coding will become second nature with Mastering Med ... Read more

Medical coding will become second nature with Mastering Medical Coding, 4th Edition! Created with students in mind, this text is approachable and packed with real-life practice exercises, and teaches students how to use physician documentation as the basis for complete, accurate coding. You'll strengthen your coding skills with exercises from Godfrey Medical-a simulated medical practice- Stop and Practice exercises, and additional exercises found in the student workbook and Evolve companion website. Visual and tear-out "tools" provide real applications for coding. Teachers benefit with a text that emphasizes actual patient record and documentation and is fully updated to reflect new codes and coding guidelines. In addition to fully updated content, the new edition has new content on anatomy and physiology, expanded discussion of the use of the medical record in coding, streamlined coding tools, and improved examples. Become prepared for a career in medical coding with Mastering Medical Coding, 4th Edition.Emphasis on physician documentation prepares students to locate and determine the actual "diagnosis" and "procedure" from documentation. Coding reference tools, in an improved and streamlined form for the 4th edition, encompass important chapter content. Coding concepts are built upon basic ICD-9-CM and CPT concepts rather than a body system perspective for greater ease and productivity from students. Stop and Practice exercises, simulated medical practices, Chapter Review exercises with practical applications, and additional exercises in the student workbook means students constantly practice and reinforce their understanding of the information. NEW Anatomy/Physiology/Terminology chapter prepares students for proper coding by providing a good understanding of these basic concepts.Smaller sections and improved flow of the text means students understand and master the information more easily. EXPANDED illustrations of sample patient charts with improved explanations of proper code assignment. Fully updated content, including new codes and coding guidelines. New focus on ICD-10 content for those instructors who want to prepare students for ICD-10 implementation. NEW Evolve companion website contains interactive coding exercises and other review exercises for students' practice. Minimize