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Friday, April 20, 2012

Pathophysiology of Heart Disease: A Collaborative Project of Medical Students and Faculty, 4th Edition

Pathophysiology of Heart Disease
Pathophysiology of Heart Disease: A Collaborative Project of Medical Students and Faculty, 4th Edition
by Leonard S. Lilly
4.9 out of 5 stars(53)

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Review & Description

Completely rewritten and updated for its Fourth Edition, this best-selling text is a comprehensive, clear, concise, and easy-to-understand introduction to cardiovascular diseases. It is written by internationally recognized Harvard Medical School faculty and select medical students, and is the best text to bridge basic physiology with clinical care of patients.

This edition provides updated coverage of pathogenesis of atherosclerosis, pathophysiology of acute coronary syndromes, mechanisms of heart failure, molecular mechanisms of dysrhythmias, the genomic basis of cardiomyopathies and congenital heart disease, and pharmacology. Numerous new illustrations are included.

A companion Website on thePoint will include animations and audio heart sounds.

Product Details

  • Amazon Sales Rank: #280487 in Books
  • Published on: 2006-12
  • Original language: English
  • Number of items: 1
  • Dimensions: .2 pounds
  • Binding: Paperback
  • 464 pages

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Guyton and Hall Textbook of Medical Physiology: with STUDENT CONSULT Online Access, 12e (Guyton Physiology)

Guyton and Hall Textbook of Medical Physiology
Guyton and Hall Textbook of Medical Physiology: with STUDENT CONSULT Online Access, 12e (Guyton Physiology)
by John E. Hall PhD
4.2 out of 5 stars(18)

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The twelfth edition of Guyton and Hall Textbook of Medical Physiology continues this best-selling title's long tradition as one of the world's favorite physiology textbooks. The immense success of this book is due to its description of complex physiologic principles in language that is easy to read and understand. Now with an improved color art program, thorough updates reflecting today's medicine and science, and accessible online at Student Consult, this textbook is an excellent source for mastering essential human physiology knowledge.

  • Learn and remember vital concepts easily thanks to short, easy-to-read, masterfully edited chapters and a user-friendly full-color design.
  • See core concepts applied to real-life situations with clinical vignettes throughout the text.
  • Discover the newest in physiology with updates that reflect the latest advances in molecular biology, cardiovascular, neurophysiology, and gastrointestinal topics.
  • Visualize physiologic principles clearly with over 1000 bold, full-color drawings and diagrams.
  • Distinguish core concepts from more in-depth material with a layout that uses gray shading to clearly differentiate between "need-to-know" and "nice-to-know" information.
  • Access the complete contents online at Student Consult along with bonus resources such as image banks, self-assessment questions, physiology animations, and more!

This new edition continues the long tradition of "Guyton" as one of the world's favorite physiology textbooks.

Product Details

  • Amazon Sales Rank: #4683 in Books
  • Published on: 2010-06-15
  • Original language: English
  • Number of items: 1
  • Dimensions: 2.00" h x 8.70" w x 11.10" l, 5.95 pounds
  • Binding: Hardcover
  • 1120 pages

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Study Guide for Pathophysiology: The Biological Basis for Disease in Adults and Children, 6e

Study Guide for Pathophysiology
Study Guide for Pathophysiology: The Biological Basis for Disease in Adults and Children, 6e
by Kathryn L. McCance RN PhD, Sue E. Huether RN PhD
4.2 out of 5 stars(8)

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The perfect companion to McCance's Pathophysiology, Sixth Edition, this valuable study guide helps you master textbook content. This study guide is full of helpful study tools and in-depth reviews.

  • Learning Objectives keep you focused on the chapter goals and essential information.
  • Memory Check! boxes test your recall of key concepts and prepare you for test success.
  • Concise chapter summaries highlight "must know" information and help you review content quickly.
  • Practice examinations for each chapter - over 1,200 questions total - give you a chance to test your knowledge.
  • Case studies with critical thinking questions allow you to exercise your critical thinking skills and apply what you're learning.

Product Details

  • Amazon Sales Rank: #9728 in Books
  • Published on: 2009-11-17
  • Original language: English
  • Number of items: 1
  • Dimensions: .90" h x 8.50" w x 10.80" l, 1.85 pounds
  • Binding: Paperback
  • 376 pages

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Thursday, April 19, 2012

Robbins and Cotran Review of Pathology, 3rd Edition

Robbins and
Robbins and Cotran Review of Pathology, 3rd Edition
by Edward C. Klatt MD, Vinay Kumar MBBS MD FRCPath
4.6 out of 5 stars(16)

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This easy-to-use new edition of Robbins and Cotran Review of Pathology helps you effectively master the most important principles and facts in pathology. More than 1,100 questions-many new to this edition-reinforce the fundamentals of gross and microscopic pathology as well as the latest findings in molecular biology and genetics. Based on two of the best-selling, most authoritative pathology textbooks-Robbins and Cotran Pathologic Basis of Disease, 8th Edition and Basic Pathology, 8th Edition-Robbins and Cotran Review of Pathology, 3rd Edition is an ideal aid for coursework, self-assessment, and examinations, including the USMLE Step 1 examination in pathology.

  • Offers questions in the clinical vignette style, emphasizing problem solving over rote memorization. Presented in both single-best-answer and extended-matching formats, they reflect levels of difficulty that prepare you for examinations.
  • Provides an answer and a detailed explanation for every question at the end of each chapter.
  • Includes page references and a parallel organization to both Robbins and Cotran Pathologic Basis of Disease and Robbins Basic Pathology, making additional information easy to locate.
  • Presents correlative laboratory, radiologic, and physical diagnostic data to enhance your understanding of pathophysiology and integrate pathology with other medical disciplines.
  • Uses numerous full-color illustrations to test your diagnostic skills.
  • Delivers a final comprehensive exam of 50 questions on random exam topics that mimic the USMLE Step 1.
  • Features new questions that reflect today's hot topics in pathology, keeping you up to date.
  • Includes many new illustrations to enhance visual guidance.
  • Uses a new chapter arrangement to conform to the new Table of Contents in Robbins and Cotran Pathologic Basis of Disease, 8th Edition, for easier cross referencing.

Product Details

  • Amazon Sales Rank: #3150 in Books
  • Published on: 2009-07-14
  • Original language: English
  • Number of items: 1
  • Dimensions: .80" h x 8.40" w x 10.80" l, 2.50 pounds
  • Binding: Paperback
  • 464 pages

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Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Robbins & Cotran Pathologic Basis of Disease: With STUDENT CONSULT Online Access, 8e (Robbins Pathology)

Robbins & Cotran Pathologic Basis of Disease
Robbins & Cotran Pathologic Basis of Disease: With STUDENT CONSULT Online Access, 8e (Robbins Pathology)
by Vinay Kumar, Abul K. Abbas, Jon C. Aster, Nelson Fausto
4.4 out of 5 stars(33)

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One of the best-selling medical textbooks of all time, Robbins and Cotran Pathologic Basis of Disease is the one book that nearly all medical students purchase, and is also widely used by physicians worldwide. A "who's who" of pathology experts delivers the most dependable, current, and complete coverage of today's essential pathology knowledge. At the same time, masterful editing and a practical organization make mastering every concept remarkably easy. Online access via Student Consult includes self-assessment and review questions, interactive case studies, downloadable images, videos, and a virtual microscope that lets you view slides at different magnifications. The result remains the ideal source for an optimal understanding of pathology.

  • Offers the most authoritative and comprehensive, yet readable coverage available in any pathology textbook, making it ideal for USMLE or specialty board preparation as well as for course work.
  • Includes access to the complete contents online via Student Consult, along with self-assessment and review questions, over 100 interactive clinical case studies, downloadable images, videos, and a virtual microscope that lets users view slides at different magnifications.
  • Delivers a state-of-the-art understanding of the pathologic basis of disease through completely updated coverage, including the latest cellular and molecular biology.
  • Demonstrates every concept visually with over 1,600 full-color photomicrographs and conceptual diagrams - many revised for even better quality.
  • Facilitates learning with an outstanding full-color, highly user-friendly design.

Product Details

  • Amazon Sales Rank: #3080 in Books
  • Published on: 2009-05-28
  • Original language: English
  • Number of items: 1
  • Dimensions: 2.20" h x 8.70" w x 11.10" l, 6.95 pounds
  • Binding: Hardcover
  • 1464 pages

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Clinical Pathophysiology Made Ridiculously Simple

Clinical Pathophysiology
Clinical Pathophysiology Made Ridiculously Simple
by Aaron Berkowitz
4.7 out of 5 stars(31)

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Provides a conceptual overview of pathophysiology and mechanisms of disease, designed to ease the transition from the basic sciences to the clinical years. Should be particularly useful in the transition from the second to the third year of medical school, but should also be very helpful to nurses and other health care professionals. Shows the clinical relevance of the basic sciences through overall principles and understanding. Accompanied by a CD on Differential Diagnosis, showing the interpretation of common lab tests and patient symptoms and signs.

Product Details

  • Amazon Sales Rank: #5810 in Books
  • Published on: 2007-01-01
  • Released on: 2007-02-01
  • Original language: English
  • Number of items: 1
  • Dimensions: .52" h x 8.51" w x 10.94" l, 1.38 pounds
  • Binding: Paperback
  • 194 pages

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Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Physiology: with STUDENT CONSULT Online Access, 4e (Costanzo Physiology)

Physiology
Physiology: with STUDENT CONSULT Online Access, 4e (Costanzo Physiology)
by Linda S. Costanzo PhD
4.8 out of 5 stars(68)

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Physiology is a comprehensive presentation of core physiologic concepts with a focus on mechanisms. Renowned physiology instructor Linda S. Costanzo covers important concepts in the field, both at the organ system and cellular levels. Easy to read and user-friendly, the revised fourth edition stresses essential and relevant content with absolute clarity and includes concise step-by-step explanations complemented by numerous tables and abundant illustrations. It provides information on the underlying principles of cellular physiology, the autonomic nervous system, and neurophysiology, as well as the cardiovascular, respiratory, renal, acid-base, gastrointestinal, endocrine, and reproductive organ systems. This book is ideal as both a textbook and as a review guide for the boards.

  • Provides step-by-step explanations and easy-to-follow diagrams clearly depicting physiologic principles.
  • Integrates equations and sample problems throughout the text.
  • Presents chapter summaries for quick overviews of important points.
  • Contains boxed Clinical Physiology Cases to provide you with more clinical examples and a more thorough understanding of application.
  • Provides questions at the end of each chapter for an extensive review of the material and to reinforce your understanding and retention.
  • Offers a full-color design and all full-color illustrations throughout.
  • Features access to www.studentconsult.com - where you'll find...the entire fully searchable contents online, plus high-yield student FAQs with thorough explanations; integration links to bonus content in other STUDENT CONSULT titles; and more.
  • Features increased coverage of pathophysiology in the neurophysiology, gastrointestinal, renal, acid-base, and endocrine chapters to emphasize this important component of the USMLE exam.
  • Incorporates further practice in solving physiology equations through the inclusion of additional problem-solving questions throughout the text.

Product Details

  • Amazon Sales Rank: #9225 in Books
  • Published on: 2009-12-14
  • Original language: English
  • Number of items: 1
  • Dimensions: 2.73 pounds
  • Binding: Paperback
  • 512 pages

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Renal Pathophysiology: The Essentials

Renal Pathophysiology
Renal Pathophysiology: The Essentials
by Helmut G. Rennke, Bradley M. Denker
4.4 out of 5 stars(14)

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This text offers medical students a case-based approach to learning mechanisms of renal disease. Each chapter covers a disease and begins with a patient case, followed by discussion of the pathophysiology of the disease. Issues of differential diagnosis and therapy are linked to pathophysiologic mechanisms. Short questions interspersed in the text require students to apply their knowledge, and detailed answers to the questions are given. This edition includes a full-color insert and an appendix of normal lab values.

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  • Amazon Sales Rank: #41638 in Books
  • Published on: 2009-08-18
  • Original language: English
  • Number of items: 1
  • Dimensions: .60" h x 5.90" w x 8.90" l, 1.01 pounds
  • Binding: Paperback
  • 378 pages

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