This book is fully updated book. It all the material, and have added exciting new information on home health care, end-of-life care, disaster response and bioterrorism, stroke, and more.

The features of this book will help students understand, apply, and practice the challenging content required to function as practical/vocational nurses.

This book is organized in sixteen units and appendixes:

1. Understanding health care issues
2. Understanding health and illness
   
3. Understanding life span influences on health and illness
4. Understanding the immune system
5. Understanding the cardiovascular system
6. Understanding the hematopoietic and lymphatic systems
7. Understanding the respiratory system
8. Understanding the gastrointestinal, hepatic, and pancreatic systems
9. Understanding the urinary system
10. Understanding the endocrine system
11. Understanding the genitourinary and reproductive system
12. Understanding the musculoskeletal system
13. Understanding the neurological system
14. Understanding the sensory system
15. Understanding the integumentary system
16. Understanding mental health care

Appendix A: North American Nursing Diagnosis Association (NANDA) Nursing Diagnosis
Appendix B: Normal Adult Reference Laboratory Values
Appendix C: Answer to Review Questions
Appendix D: Medical Abbreviations
Appendix E: Prefixes, Suffixes, and Combining Forms
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This is a comprehensive textbook of pediatrics in which childhood disease is described within the context of social determinants of illness, such as genetic organs and social factors. It makes suitable for any problem-based learning style of curriculum.

This book is organized as followed here:

• Part 1 Current Paediatrics Child health and disease. Ethics.
• Part 2 Genetics and inborn errors of metabolism Birth defects. Modern basic genetics. Prenatal diagnosis. Genetic counselling . Inborn errors of metabolism.
• Part 3 Clinical assessment The clinical history and physical examination. Posture and common orthopaedic problems. Developmental screening and assessment.
• Part 4 Social and preventative paediatrics The child and the family. Nutrition. Immunisation. Child injury. The child with school problems. The child with a developmental disability. The family in difficulty. Failure to thrive. Child abuse. Essentials of adolescent health care.



• Part 5 Problems of behavior Common behaviour problems. The hyperactive infant and child. Major psychiatric disorders.
• Part 6 Pharmacology and therapeutics Fluid and electrolyte homeostasis.
• Part 7 Paediatric emergencies The collapsed child. Poisoning and envenomation.
• Part 8 Neonatal problems The normal newborn. Prematurity and low birthweight. The infant with a respiratory disorder. The jaundiced infant. Congenital and perinatal infections. Acute neonatal surgical conditions.
• Part 9 Infection in childhood Infectious diseases of childhood. Infections of bones and joints. Meningitis and encephalitis in infancy and childhood. Fever and fever of unknown origin.
• Part 10 Allergy, immunity and inflammation The atopic child. The child who is immunodeficient. Connective tissue disorders.
• Part 11 Respiratory disorders. Epidemiology and clinical patterns of acute respiratory infections. Wheezing and asthma in childhood. The child with a persistent cough.
• Part 12 Cardiac disorders Assessment of the infant and child with suspected heart disease. Common heart defects and diseases in infancy and childhood
• Part 13 Haematology and oncology Anaemias of childhood. Abnormal bleeding and thrombosis. Cancer in childhood
• Part 14 Disorders of the nervous system Seizures and epilepsies. cerebral palsy and neurodegenerative disorders. Neuromuscular disease Large heads, hydrocephalus and neural tube defects. The child with a headache.
• Part 15 Renal disorders and hypertension Urinary tract malformations and infection. Glomerulonephritis, related diseases and hypertension
• Part 16 Endocrinology and metabolism Growth and variations in growth. Thyroid disorders in children. The child of uncertain sex. Childhood diabetes and hypoglycaemia. Disorders of calcium metabolism and bone
• Part 17 Disorders of the GI tract and liver Abdominal pain and vomiting in children. The child with diarrhoea. Malabsorption. The problem of liver disease.
• Part 18 The skin the neonate and child with a rash
• Part 19 Special senses The eye. Ear, nose and throat problems. The teeth.
• Part 20 Common paediatric surgical problems Common surgical conditions.
• Part 21 Paediatrics in the future Towards 2010
• Index

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This book presents you anatomy and physiology in a clear, logical, and understandable way, guiding you to a complete understanding of human structure and function. It also provides information on patophysiology and clinical application in special boxes that enhance and enliven the text without disrupting the flow of each chapter.

It has three underlying themes: the relationship between physiology and anatomy, the interrelations among the organ systems, and the relationship of each organ system to homeostasis.


Essentials of Anatomy and Physiology, in this fifth edition, provides you many features that make learning easier. With the color illustrations prepared specifically for this book and designed to work closely with the text will enhance you to understand the subject you read.

153 additional depictions of physiological concepts, new clinical pathophysiology application boxes discussing contemporary research, and more questions and critical thinking exercises are also added in this third edition.

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This is an anatomy and physiology book from Delmar. This book is full-color book and it is organized according to body functions, and focuses on the body working together to promote homeostasis. Essential laboratory exercises included at the end of chapters provide hands-on lab experience. Key terms with phonetic pronunciations help build vocabulary.

This book comes with free CD-ROM in which each text provides additional practice through several types of activities and games for learning anatomy and physiology. Instant feedback helps the reader learn more quickly by explaining why the answer is correct or incorrect.


It is good reference book that will help medical or nurse student to study anatomy and physiology easily.

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Widely praised for its clear and consistent organization, abundant illustrations, and emphasis on practical clinical applications of anatomy, Dr. Snell's Clinical Anatomy is in its revised Eighth Edition. It offers medical, dental, allied health, and nursing students a thorough introduction to anatomy and also covers embryology.

The book is organized by body region, from surface to deep structures. Each chapter includes an Outline, Objectives, Basic Anatomy, Radiographic Anatomy, Surface Anatomy, Clinical Notes, Clinical Problem-Solving, and National Board-Type Questions.


This edition includes Embryologic Notes and up-to-date new Clinical Notes, Clinical Problems, and review questions. All illustrations have been re-colored, and all Surface Anatomy illustrations are now in color. Upgraded clinical imaging includes radiographs, CT scans, MRIs, and sonograms

This book organizes contains as followed here:

• Introduction
• The Thorax: Part I. The Thoracic Wall
• The Thorax: Part II. The Thoracic Cavity
• The Abdomen: Part I. The Abdominal Wall
• The Abdomen: Part II. The Abdominal Cavity
• The Pelvis: Part I. The Pelvic Walls
• The Pelvis: Part II. The Pelvic Cavity
• The Perineum
• The Upper Limb
• The Lower Limb
• The Head and Neck
• The Back
• Appendix

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Essential Clinical Anatomy, on Third Edition book, it presents the core anatomical concepts found in Clinically Oriented Anatomy, Fifth Edition in a concise, easy-to-read, and student-friendly format.

With new full-color surface anatomy, bone photographs, and new diagnostic images with corresponding line illustrations, this book is an excellent review book for the larger text and an ideal primary text for health professions courses with brief coverage of anatomy.


A new design makes the book visually appealing and easier to navigate. Accompanying the book is an Online Student Resource Center, which includes interactive clinical cases, USMLE-style review questions, and interactive images with labels on/off, zoom, and hotspot label functionality.

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This Gray's Anatomy book is specifically designed to meet the student’s needs of today's anatomy.

With a user-friendly format, a regional organization, and outstanding artwork, this book made mastering anatomy remarkably easy. Unique coverage of surface anatomy, correlative diagnostic images, and clinical case studies demonstrate practical applications of anatomical concepts.

With the STUDENT CONSULT, it offers you convenient and versatile online access to the book's content plus interactive exercises and more. Plus, an international advisory board, comprised of more than 100 anatomy instructors, ensures that the material is accurate, up to date, and easy to use.

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