Medical : Diagnosis

The authors have written a succinct, highly illustrated text for all those interested in the management of viral hepatitis, examining the use of each new interferon, the only effective treatment in the chronically infected patients. more...

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Are your exams coming up?; Are you drowning in textbooks and lecture notes and wondering where to begin? Take the FASTtrack route to successful revision for your examinations. FASTtrack provides the ultimate lecture notes and is a must-have for all pharmacy undergraduate students wanting to revise and test themselves for forthcoming exams. Managing Symptoms in the Pharmacy focuses on what pharmacy students really need to know in order to pass exams, providing concise, bulleted information, key points, tips and an all-important self-assessment section which includes MCQs, case studies, sample essay questions and worked examples. Addressing all common ailments, organised by system in alphabetical order, this FASTtrack book provides all the essential information needed for managing symptoms presented in the pharmacy. Covering all areas of the undergraduate pharmacy degree, the first titles in the series include:. Pharmaceutical Compounding and Dispensing. Physical Pharmacy (based on Florence & Attwood’s Physicochemical Principles of Pharmacy ). Managing Symptoms in the Pharmacy. Pharmaceutics: drug dosage and design. Pharmaceutics: drug delivery and targeting. Complementary therapies. Visit the FASTtrack website www.fasttrackpharmacy.com for extra MCQs, sample online content and much more. more...

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Critical testing information and key clinical protocols in the palm of your hand. McGraw-Hill's Manual of Laboratory & Diagnostic Tests focuses specifically on what you need to know to understand the test, educate the patient, and provide safe, effective care before, during, and after the test. In addition, this easy-to-use clinical companion is the only text to actively incorporate evidence-based practice features throughout, both in test monographs and appendices-a major advantage that enhances your ability to apply the book's content to your daily practice. Features: A cohesive 5-part organization covering the full range of laboratory tests, diagnostic tests, laboratory/diagnostic assessments of body function, education, and screening; Time-saving alphabetical organization of tests with handy thumb tabs; Full-color icons that highlight the organization of each test, and clearly identify important features throughout; Skill-sharpening references to national guidelines, including JCAHO; Full coverage of clinical interventions/implications; Essential insights into the possible meanings of abnormal values and contraindications; Key references that pertain to evidence-based practice; Timely appendix on the increasing use of evidence-based practice; Critical patient teaching information more...

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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the First International Conference on Medical Biometrics, ICMB 2008, held in Hong Kong, China, in January 2008. The 17 revised full papers and 23 revised poster papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from numerous submissions for inclusion in the book. Medical biometrics is emerging as a very promising and reliable method for automated medical diagnosis. It integrates multidisciplinary technologies in biology, medicine, electronics, computing, and statistics. The papers are organized in topical sections on feature extraction and classification, health care, medical diagnosis, as well as medical image processing and registration. more...

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Gives students the background they need to understand the principles behind diagnostic tests that use molecular techniques. This work provides a grounding in molecular biology and emphasis on the fluid nature of this topic as improved diagnostic technologies emerge. more...

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