Lab Values: First EditionThe second edition is available for purchase with more content and updates. To find it right away, type in: "Lab Values Second Edition" in the search field. Make sure the publisher is Medical Creations.Let’s be very clear about this, the best way to start studying a new topic is to learn the basic fundamentals first before you dive into the details. That way, you will not get overwhelmed because you will understand the bigger picture first. The problem with many medical books is that they are overly detailed and therefore bad in painting the bigger picture. Our Lab Values book solves this problem by making you learn the basic fundamentals first before you dive into the details with other, more detailed, medical books. This book serves two purposes; It’s a great introduction for those that want a simple overview, and it’s also great for students looking for a quick recap that covers the most important information. How do you best prepare for an exam? If you don't have the time, you just recap the fundamentals. To test your knowledge, we have included multiple choice questions after each chapter. The answers to these questions can be found at the very end. Let’s face it, the skill of being able to interpret laboratory investigations and to understand the science behind it is extremely important in the field of medicine.It is said that approximately 60-70% of decision making in medicine is done based on the results of laboratory tests. Laboratory values essentially provide data in an objective form that relates to the patient’s health. They can aid in early diagnosis of diseases that have not yet had clinical manifestations, thereby leading to more effective management of such conditions. They can also aid in monitoring the progress of various diseases so that treatment can be modified accordingly. Insufficient understanding of laboratory tests in a clinical setting can lead to misinterpretation of results, which will jeopardize patient safety.With this book you will: ..Get an in-depth understanding of how the physiology of our bodies work..Be able to objectively measure your patient’s health..Use your new skills every single day at workGo to the top-right of the page and click "Add to Cart" Read more

This volume is a clinically-oriented book that can be used for patient care, teaching, or research. It covers the entire field of lymphedema, including both primary and secondary disease, as well as all diagnostic and treatment modalities. The text begins with a foundation for the condition, including its pathophysiology, epidemiology, and morbidity. Next, the classification of lymphedema is covered which is the template for accurate diagnosis. Clinical, radiological, and differential diagnosis of lymphedema is also reviewed. Finally, conservative and operative management is presented, including both physiologic and excisional procedures.Lymphedema: Presentation, Diagnosis, and Treatment provides a comprehensive, easy-to-read reference for any health care provider managing a patient with lymphedema. The text is clinically-focused, evidence-based, and practical. The reader, regardless of his/her level of training or specialty, will be able to adequately treat a patient with lymphedema using this resource. To facilitate its use in clinical settings, the book was designed to be portable. In addition, diagnostic and treatment algorithms are included to further simplify the management of these patients. Patient images are presented throughout the text to illustrate the clinical care of lymphedema. All chapters are written by experts in the field, and contain the most current information on the topic. Read more

Is your heart ready to face the silent yet pervasive threat of atherosclerosis? This book dives into the complexities of atherosclerosis, a cardiovascular disease affecting millions globally, shedding light on its causes, progression, and prevention.COMPREHENSIVE EXPLANATION OF ATHEROSCLEROSIS: Understand what leads to this arterial disease and its implications for cardiovascular health.RISK FACTORS DEMYSTIFIED: Learn about genetic, lifestyle, and environmental risk factors that contribute to atherosclerosis.DETAILED DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES: Explore modern diagnostic methods that allow early detection and tailored interventions.PERSONALIZED PREVENTION STRATEGIES: Discover ways to manage and reduce your risk based on individual profiles.FOCUSED ON PUBLIC HEALTH IMPACT: Gain insight into the global burden and socio-economic impact of atherosclerosis.This essential guide provides a thorough foundation for understanding and addressing atherosclerosis, ideal for patients, healthcare providers, and anyone interested in cardiovascular health. Read more

Tilda Shalof had been taking care of critically ill patients in an intensive care unit for more than twenty-five years, but taking care of herself had never been a priority. That is, until she could no longer ignore her extreme fatigue, shortness of breath, and crushing chest pains. When the results came in, it was time to face the music: Tilda required immediate open-heart surgery to replace a defective valve and to repair damage done to this vital organ.  Tilda’s story takes readers from the diagnosis through all her fears and concerns, the or, her stay in the icu, the cardiac ward, recovery at home, rehabilitation, and ultimately, her return to work in the hospital armed with new insights on the patient’s perspective. She learned more in her week-long stay as a patient than in all her years caring for the critically ill, especially about trust and working in partnership with her caregivers. In Opening My Heart, Shalof expertly weaves recollections from her career and accounts of other nurses’ experiences into her own story, creating the perfect marriage between fascinating clinical detail and a personal journey of healing. Throughout it all is Shalof’s warm, friendly voice and humorous outlook. Nurses everywhere and anyone who’s ever been a hospital patient, or who is currently hospitalized or who might be one day (and those who love them!), will be empowered, enlightened, comforted, and entertained by this book. Read more

Providing a complete but succinct overview of the information cardiologists and cardiology trainees need to have at their fingertips, Practical Cardiovascular Medicine, Second Edition is an everyday primary guide to the specialty. Provides cardiologists with a thorough and up-to-date review of cardiology, from pathophysiology to practical, evidence-based management Ably synthesizes pathophysiology fundamentals and evidence-based approaches to prepare a physician for a subspecialty career in cardiology Clinical chapters cover coronary artery disease, heart failure, arrhythmias, valvular disorders, pericardial disorders, congenital heart disease, and peripheral arterial disease Practical chapters address ECG, coronary angiography, catheterization techniques, echocardiography, hemodynamics, and electrophysiological testing Includes over 730 figures, key notes boxes, references for further study, and coverage of clinical trials Review questions help clarify topics and can be used for Board preparation - over 650 questions in allThe Second Edition has been comprehensively updated with the newest data and with both the American and European guidelines. More specifically, 20 clinical chapters have been rewritten and extensively revised. Procedural chapters have been enhanced with additional concepts and illustrations, particularly the hemodynamic and catheterization chapters. Clinical questions have been revamped, new questions have been added, including a new, 259-question section at the end of the book. Practical Cardiovascular Medicine, Second Edition is an ideal reference for the resident, fellow, cardiologist, and any professional treating patients with cardiovascular disease. Read more

Are you considering a career as a perfusionist? Are you looking at applying to a perfusion training program? If so, would you spend $10 to have a cup of coffee with a perfusionist who has interviewed hundreds of applicants to perfusion schools? Would you want to understand the common pitfalls that good applicants make which results in them being rejected? Instead of having that cup of coffee, the author has spent dozens of hours putting together a holistic view of the application process in this book so that good applicants can understand how things work and what they might expect. This short 60 page guide takes a nuanced approach to understanding the application process to perfusion training programs and offers advice on how to improve your chances of admission to the right program for you. Some topics covered include: 1. Jobs that require no previous experience and will allow you to work with current perfusionists in either the operating room or the intensive care unit. 2. The difference between standard and rolling admissions and how to use each one to change your chances of admission dramatically. 3. How to avoid being “black-listed” from certain schools. 4. What type of processes schools use for selecting applicants. 5. How to avoid getting stuck in sunk cost fallacies that can result in tens of thousands of dollars in tuition overpayments. 6. The most common reason good applicants are turned away. And more… Read more

Are you aware of the hidden dangers of ascending aortic aneurysms and how they silently jeopardize health? This comprehensive guide to ascending aortic aneurysms delves deeply into every facet of this critical cardiovascular condition, equipping readers with essential knowledge and actionable insights.Key Features:DEFINITION & CLASSIFICATION EXPLAINED: Breaks down the anatomy, structure, and variations of ascending aortic aneurysms for clear understanding.COMPREHENSIVE RISK FACTORS: Covers genetic, lifestyle, and medical contributors to aneurysm formation.DIAGNOSIS SIMPLIFIED: Reviews essential imaging techniques like CT angiography and MRI for accurate detection.EXPERT MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES: Offers both preventive and therapeutic options, including surgical innovations.LIFE-SAVING INSIGHT: Highlights the risks of aneurysm dissection and rupture, stressing the importance of early intervention.This book is a must-read for anyone seeking to understand, prevent, or manage ascending aortic aneurysms, blending clinical expertise with accessible explanations. Read more

This book discusses the scope and limitations of complex reconstructive surgery that few plastic surgeons master, and that the public rarely encounters, portraying both the technical challenges of advanced reconstructive microsurgery and the human connection between physician and patient as only a master surgeon can convey.For decades, Dr. Deleyiannis has practiced one of the most demanding fields of surgery, treating patients with highly complex and devastating deformities from cancer, trauma, and birth anomalies. Laying the historical foundation of scientific discoveries upon which modern microsurgical practice is based, he takes us “behind the scenes” with real patients’ stories, highlighting surgical innovation in his own career and the impact on the lives of those he treats.Plastic surgeons and surgeons specializing in reconstruction techniques for patients who have suffered either trauma or cancer will find inspiration and renewed dedication for their specialty within the pages of this book. Read more

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This book will help you take a badly wounded patient to the operating room, organize yourself and your team, do battle with some vicious injuries and come out with the best possible result. It is a practical guide to operative trauma surgery for residents and registrars, for general surgeons with an interest in trauma, and for isolated surgeons operating on wounded patients in military, rural or humanitarian settings. A surgical atlas may show you what to do with your hands but not how to think, plan and improvise. Here you will find practical advice on how to use your head as well as your hands when operating on a massively bleeding trauma patient. The first part of this book presents some general principles of trauma surgery. The second part is about trauma surgery as a contact sport. Here we show you how to deal with specific injuries to the abdomen, chest, neck and peripheral vessels. The single most important lesson we hope you will derive from this book is to always keep it simple because, in trauma surgery, the simple stuff works. Read more

Dive into the comprehensive world of Vascular Dementia with our treatise, 'Vascular Dementia: Understanding, Management, and Advances.' This meticulously curated guide offers an in-depth exploration of the intricate landscape of Vascular Dementia, spanning from its fundamental mechanisms to cutting-edge advancements in diagnosis, treatment, and preventive strategies.Our treatise delves into the complexities of Vascular Dementia, unraveling its multifaceted nature while providing clear insights into the underlying pathology and risk factors. Discover the latest in diagnostic tools and biomarkers, empowering you to identify and understand this condition with precision and accuracy.Moreover, this treatise equips readers with a holistic view of management strategies, encompassing pharmacological interventions, cognitive rehabilitation, lifestyle modifications, and emerging therapeutic approaches. Uncover the potential of preventive strategies, offering a roadmap to mitigate risk factors and preserve cognitive health.Crafted for healthcare professionals, researchers, caregivers, and anyone seeking comprehensive knowledge, this treatise synthesizes medical intricacies into accessible insights. Dive into the evolving landscape of Vascular Dementia, supported by up-to-date research and expert perspectives.Explore the forefront of Vascular Dementia research and gain a nuanced understanding of this condition's challenges and potentials. 'Vascular Dementia: Understanding, Management, and Advances' is your gateway to an informed, empowered approach in tackling and navigating the complexities of this prevalent neurological condition. Read more

Learn Step by Step the Entire Experience of Open Heart Surgery There are benefits and risks involved in every surgery, especially one as important as open heart surgery. By following the up-to-date guidelines in this book, you can minimize your risks and achieve a great outcome from your cardiac surgery. A surgical nurse with over 20 years of operating room experience guides you through your open heart surgery. Understand each step of the process, from your diagnosis, tests, surgery, and recovery -- to what you can expect the day you finally return home. Learn about all the healthcare providers you will encounter. What are their roles? What are their expectations of you? Who is the best? This book answers all those questions The truth is, surgery is scary. Open heart surgery is probably ranked as one of the most frightening surgeries -- it is an unknown to most people. The very thought of heart surgery creates fear and anxiety in most people: Am I going to make it through this operation? Is something going to go wrong? Am I going to die?!" Surgery: Open Heart will answer all these questions, plus many more. Wherever you are on this journey -- whether you're just receiving your diagnosis, days away from a scheduled surgery, or even recovering from surgery at home -- this book will help you stay strong and focused. The primary purpose of this book is to help you reach your goals for life after open heart surgery: returning to work, enjoying walks with your family, playing sports, fishing, or even just resting in your favorite chair and watching TV… Download Surgery: Open Heart today! Let's get you in to the operating room, past the recovery room, and safely home with your family -- where you belong! Here Is A Preview Of What You Will Learn… Your Initial Diagnosis, Tests, and PreparationsHow to Pick the Best SurgeonWhat to Do the Night Before SurgeryYour Surgical Day: Operating Room StaffWhat Happens While You're SleepingWho is Actually Doing the CuttingRecovering in the ICUInpatient Ward: Getting Closer to HomeHome Sweet HomeHelpful WebsitesUnderstanding Valve SurgeryChoosing the Right Heart ValveTAVR (Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement)Atrial Fibrillation and TreatmentsHeart Bypass Surgery vs. PCI StentingASD (Atrial Septal Defect)VSD (Ventricular Septal Defect) * All with real patient testimonies about their experiences with open heart surgery Download Surgery: Open Heart today for only $2.99 ! Please visit our Facebook Group "Surgery Open Heart" https://www.facebook.com/groups/1083672401698818/?ref=bookmarks and talk with our thousands of members who have already experienced what you are about to encounter! Read more

Dive into the comprehensive guide on Chronic Venous Insufficiency (CVI), exploring its intricate pathophysiology and the latest diagnostic and therapeutic advancements. This treatise delves deep into the anatomy of the venous system, hemodynamics, and emerging therapeutic approaches, providing healthcare professionals and patients with valuable insights for effective management. From innovative non-invasive imaging techniques to personalized treatment strategies, discover how to navigate CVI with precision and care. Whether you're a medical professional seeking to deepen your understanding or an individual affected by CVI, this resource offers invaluable knowledge and guidance. Take control of venous health and embark on a journey toward improved quality of life with this comprehensive treatise on Understanding and Managing Chronic Venous Insufficiency (CVI). Read more

The world of cardiac surgery and anesthesia is often totally confusing to the novice. This is a highly illustrated practical guide to the steps involved in cardiac surgical procedures. This book has many hundreds of full color images of what happens in the cardiac operating room and superb illustrations to explain the surgery involved. It starts from the very basics of each cardiac surgery and demonstrates how cardiac anesthesia interventions must anticipate the surgeon's next step. This book is an ideal introduction not just to anesthesia residents and student nurse anesthetists but to medical students, cardiac ICU nurses, perfusionists and surgical residents; anyone who will be caring for cardiac surgical patients! Read more

This book follows the concept of perceiving the entire aorta as one functional organ assuming that all individual pathologies and local interventional procedures affect the up- and downstream segments with consequences for complications and disease progression. Thus any preventive or surgical strategy must recognize the aortic disease in its entirety.The book intends to cover the full spectrum of aortic pathologies, mechanisms and functional interplay. The latest available diagnostic tools and options for surgical treatment are presented by the foremost experts in their field in state-of-the-art reviews. The reader is provided with the most current and comprehensive insight into all fundamental and clinical aspects of aortic disease. All chapters are carefully complemented with figures and illustrations. Read more

This text is a fully updated and revised third edition of a highly successful text. The format of this text is unique and has been very successful. A total of 286 short chapters organized into 24 Sections provide operative dictation templates for all of the common and the vast majority of the uncommon and even rare operations performed by general and vascular surgeons. Each chapter also provides a succinct synopsis of the operation through bullet-ed lists which include Indications, Essential Steps, Note these Variations, and Complications. The book thus serves two purposes: these operative dictation templates can be used verbatim when dictating the operative note for a procedure; and the book provides ready reference to the trainee going into the operating room to do the procedure for the first time, or to someone preparing for their Board examinations. Space for notes allows surgeons to personalize the book and turn it into a resource unique to their situation. Fully updated and expanded, Operative Dictations in General and Vascular Surgery, Third Edition includes significant additions that include flexible endoscopic procedures (now recognized as a core part of general surgery training and practice), single incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy, and robotic approaches to the rectum. The endovascular procedures have been significantly expanded, as have the approaches to venous disease and to A-V fistula creation. Operative Dictations in General and Vascular Surgery, Third Edition is intended for practicing surgeons, who may modify each template to reflect their own individual practice. It also serves as a concise reminder of essential steps in those operations that may be only rarely performed. Read more

This book is a fully updated and revised second edition of a highly successful text in which a new concept of knowledge mining, based on explication and transfer of interventional knowledge of experts, has been implemented. The dedicated training program that is set out will serve the needs of all interventional operators, whether cardiologists, vascular surgeons, vascular specialists, or radiologists, enabling them to achieve a consistent expert level across the entire broad spectrum of catheter-based interventions.Operator skills – and in particular decision-making and strategic skills – are the most critical factors for the outcome of catheter-based cardiovascular interventions. Currently, such skills are commonly developed by the empirical trial and error method only. The explicit teaching, training, and learning approach adopted in this book permits the rapid transfer of interventional knowledge and enables individual operators to negotiate steep learning curves and acquire complex skills in a highly efficient manner. It will thereby offer invaluable assistance in meeting successfully the challenges of modern cardiovascular care. Read more

Covering the entire spectrum of this rapidly evolving field, the third edition of Diagnostic Imaging: Interventional Radiology is an invaluable resource for interventional and diagnostic radiologists, trainees, and all proceduralists who desire an easily accessible, highly visual reference for this complex specialty. Dr. Brandt C. Wible and his team of highly regarded experts provide up-to-date information on more than 100 interventional radiologic procedures to help you make informed decisions at the point of care. Chapters are well organized, referenced, and lavishly illustrated, comprising a useful learning tool for readers at all levels of experience as well as a handy reference for daily practice.• Provides a comprehensive, expert reference for review and preparation of common and infrequently performed procedures, with detailed "step-by-step" instructions for conducting image-guided interventions in various clinical scenarios• Covers vascular venous, arterial, and lymphatic procedures, with specific attention to thromboembolic, posttransplant, and oncologic therapies• Addresses emerging nonvascular image-guided treatments in pain management, neurologic and musculoskeletal procedures, and others• Contains new procedures chapters on endovascular treatments for pulmonary embolisms and deep vein thrombosis, prostate artery embolization, pelvic venous disorders, and percutaneous/endovascular arteriovenous fistula (AVF) creation• Features sweeping updates throughout, including updated guidelines and recommendations from the Society of Interventional Radiology• Offers more than 3,200 images (in print and online), including radiologicimages, full-color medical illustrations, instructional photo essays, and clinicaland histologic photographs• Clearly demonstrates procedural steps, complications, treatment alternatives, variant anatomy, and more―all fully annotated to highlight the most important diagnostic information• Organized by procedure type, allowing for quick comparison of different procedural techniques that may have complementary or alternative roles in managing specific disease states• Builds on the award-winning second edition, which won first prize in the British Medical Association's Medical Book Awards, Radiology category• Includes the enhanced eBook version, which allows you to search all text, figures, and references on a variety of devices Read more

“Dr. Veith would seem an unlikely radical, but he is waging an aggressive and unusually public fight in the clubby world of the medical profession.”—The New York TimesAs one of America’s most celebrated vascular surgeons, Dr. Frank Veith’s career was anything but conventional—from working undercover with the CIA to fighting to make vascular surgery an independent specialty to creating the largest vascular conference in the world (the VEITHsymposium).Dr. Veith’s pioneering leadership led to the development of revolutionary techniques in limb salvage, lung transplantation, and endovascular treatment: including the first endovascular aortic aneurysm repair in North America. It also earned him a reputation as a medical maverick who cared more about his patients than the bottom line.Each of his innovative concepts was initially rejected by a hypercompetitive medical establishment that operated by the metaphorical law of the jungle—eat or be eaten. Hospital administrators, medical organizations, and vying colleagues spent decades trying to discredit his work or dismiss it entirely, either because they refused to believe it was possible or were too jealous to admit the truth. Ultimately, some of them even co-opted his innovations and claimed his research as their own.In The Medical Jungle, Dr. Veith reveals the world of high-level medicine as it has rarely been seen—recounting the stories, techniques, principles, and philosophies that shaped his success. Always going against the grain for the greater good, his perseverance and courage will inspire anyone (in any profession) fighting the good fight. Read more

Featuring more than 550 full-color, 3-dimensional drawings of anatomic exposures for every open vascular procedure you’re likely to perform, Anatomic Exposures in Vascular Surgery, 4th Edition, clearly and uniquely depicts the anatomy the vascular or general surgeon will see in the operating room. In practical detail, it describes and shows the anatomic relationships of blood vessels and surrounding fascia, muscles, and nerves surgeons should be familiar with when operating on the vascular system, as well as how best to approach the vessels through and around those surrounding tissues. Concise, focused text accompanies each drawing on the same page, making information easy to find and digest. Read more