Succinct, easy to read, engaging, and highly effective-the highly regarded Secrets Series (R) provides students and practitioners in all areas of health care with focused, engaging resources for quick reference and exam review. Written by nationally recognized educators Drs. Theodore X. O'Connell and Ryan A. Pedigo, USMLE Step 1 Secrets in Color, 5th Edition, offers practical, up-to-date coverage of the full range of topics on this high-stakes exam. This bestselling resource features the Secrets' popular question-and-answer format that prepares you with the understanding of critical concepts of basic science as applied to the practice of medicine, which you'll face on the vignette-style USMLE exam. Completely revised with up-to-date information that reflects high-yield content on the USMLE Step 1. A case-based approach and abundant clinical context help prepare you for the vignette-style of the USMLE exam. Color images throughout enhance visual review of board-relevant images, including a wide range of clinical, micro, and imaging studies. Figures, tables, and summary boxes provide a visual and concise overview of important board-relevant content. Review board composed of students and residents who performed highly on USMLE Step 1 and have experience with USMLE-style question development. Portable size makes it easy to carry with you for quick reference or review anywhere, anytime. Enhanced eBook version included with purchase. Your enhanced eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.

The Hearing & Balance chart lays out the structure and function of our hearing. An explanation of sound waves, showing the relationship of frequency to intensity, is augmented by a diagram comparing human and animal hearing and voice ranges. Visuals and text portray the structure and action of the mechanisms of balance.

Selecting diagnosis codes is faster and easier with Buck's 2023 ICD-10-CM for Physicians. Designed by coders for coders, this full-color manual ensures you learn the most accurate billing and reimbursement codes for medical services provided in physicians' offices and outpatient settings. As coders need extensive knowledge to code with ICD-10-CM - and to choose from the thousands of possible codes - this edition makes it easier with colorful anatomy plates (including Netter's Anatomy illustrations) to help you understand anatomy and how it can affect your code choices. In addition, it comes with durable spiral binding and includes a companion website with the latest coding updates At-a-glance Guide to the 2023 ICD-10-CM Updates in the front of the book lists all new, revised, and deleted codes, providing quick lookup of the coding changes. Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting (OGCRs) are listed in full in the Introduction, at the beginning of each chapter, and integrated within the code set, providing easier reference to coding rules when they are needed most. Unique! Full-color anatomy plates (including Netter's Anatomy art) are included in a separate section for easy reference and cross-referenced within the Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries, to help users understand anatomy and how it may affect choosing codes. Full-color design includes consistent color-coded symbols and text, providing easier access to codes and coding information. American Hospital Association's Coding Clinic (R) citations include official ICD-10-CM coding advice relating to specific codes and their usage. More than 190 illustrations provide visual orientation and enhance understanding of specific coding situations. Items are included throughout the Tabular List to ensure accurate coding, providing additional information on common diseases and conditions. Additional elements within specific codes define terms and add coding instructions relating to difficult terminology, diseases and conditions, or coding in a specific category. Symbols and highlights draw attention to codes that may require special consideration before coding, including: New, revised, and deleted Unacceptable Principle Diagnosis Codes that call for the use of additional character(s) Includes, Excludes 1 and Excludes 2 Use Additional Unspecified Code First and Code Also Placeholder X symbol reminds you to assign placeholder X for codes less than 6 characters that require a 7th character. Manifestation code symbol identifies conditions for which it is important to record both the etiology and the symptom of the disease. HCC symbol indicates diagnoses in the Tabular List associated with Hierarchical Condition Categories. Age and Sex edits from the Definition of Medicare Code Edits help to ensure accuracy by denoting codes that are used only with patients of a specific age or sex. NEW! Updated 2023 Official Code set reflects the latest ICD-10 codes needed for diagnosis coding.

The Cardiac Cycle chart shows the continuing action of the heart as a cycle, augmented by the corresponding section of the QRST wave. Heart anatomy, electrical pathways and the QRST wave images and text help explain the cycle.

The Fluid Balance & Filtration chart begins with a section on the anatomy of the urinary system, the kidney and the nephron. Fluid filtration and the formation of filtrate are shown, along with a section on the feedback process of balancing fluid volume.

Over time, horses (like people) acquire postural habits, compensate for soreness and injury, and develop poor movement patterns. This limits performance ability, causes unsoundness and health issues, and ultimately undermines the horse's overall well-being. Jec Aristotle Ballou has made a name for herself advocating for the horse and providing sensible instruction in his schooling, conditioning, and care. Her bestselling books and popular clinics are designed to enable any horse person to correctly apply proven principles that bring measurable progress while avoiding boredom and confusion. In her latest collection of mounted and unmounted corrective exercises, Ballou demonstrates how we can actively work to improve the horse's posture and movement, whether he is an active performance or pleasure mount, an aging or older horse that benefits from gentle exercise, or one being rehabilitated following injury, illness, or lack of conditioning. Ballou's positive cross-training techniques are free of shortcuts, and her guidelines for analyzing the horse's posture and way of going help readers gain a new awareness of the equine body. Applicable for all disciplines, this is an integral collection that optimizes how the horse uses his body and helps ensure he stays sounder and healthier for more years of his life.

In National Geographic's comprehensive and easy-to-use illustrated pet reference, a renowned veterinarian offers expert advice on common health, behavior, and training for dogs, cats, and other domestic pets. ​Combining first aid, medical reference, and tips and tricks of the trade, here is your go-to guide for at-home animal care, focusing on dogs, cats, rabbits, birds, and more! Building on more than two decades of veterinary experience, Dr. Gary Weitzman covers topics including upset stomachs, house training, physical ailments, and behavior tips. The president and CEO of the San Diego Humane Society and former co-host of the weekly NPR show  The Animal House, Dr. Gary brings a wealth of experience to essential veterinary questions, revealing basic first-aid techniques, when a trip to the vet is necessary, dietary recommendations, simple training techniques, necessary supplies, essential behavior cues, and much more.

The Blood & Blood Pressure chart depicts the elements of blood pressure, from the components of blood to a visual representation of the vascular system. Blood pressure measurement graphics relate the sounds to the change in blood flow. A diagram shows the differences in blood vessel pressure across the system.

Adalbert Friedrich Marcus (1753-1816) setzte als bedeutender Mediziner zahlreiche gesundheitspolitische Innovationen durch. Eine Voraussetzung fur diese weitreichenden Handlungsoptionen war die Konversion vom judischen zum christlichen Glauben. Die Beitrage dieses Bandes verorten Marcus in seinen familiaren, gesellschaftlichen und kulturellen Bezugen und Vernetzungen. Im Vergleich mit anderen judischen AErzten der Sattelzeit (Stieglitz, Herz, Wolf, Henle, Stilling, Eichelberg) werden Bedingungen des Wirkens und Strategien der Karriereplanung analysiert. Nicht alle konvertierten, so dass auch der persoenliche Stellenwert ihrer Religionszugehoerigkeit thematisiert wird. Das Rundtisch-Gesprach zielt auf eine strukturelle Zusammenschau und Bewertung der individuellen Strategien judischer AErzte; sie werden in ihren Bedingungszusammenhangen diskutiert, um zugleich weitere Forschungsperspektiven zu konturieren.

Veterinary Technician's Manual for Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care, Second Edition provides an in-depth and cutting-edge, yet easy-to-navigate, reference on emergency and critical care for veterinary paraprofessionals of all skill levels. Provides a comprehensive reference on emergency and critical care medicine for veterinary technicians of all skill levels, and veterinary assistants. Veterinary Technician's Manual for Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care, Second Edition provides an in-depth and cutting-edge, yet easy-to-navigate, reference on emergency and critical care for veterinary paraprofessionals of all skill levels. Written by leading veterinary technician specialists (VTS) in emergency and critical care Completely revised and substantially updated, with new emphases on anatomy, physiology, nursing skills, and evidence based medicine Features five new chapters covering mechanical ventilation, pain management, renal replacement therapy, nursing skills and procedures, and life as an emergency veterinary technician, including topics such as salary, compassion fatigue, and scheduling Includes access to a companion website with chapter review questions and the images from the book for download in PowerPoint

Academic geriatnclans are always looking for an improved objective, quantifiable measure of biological ageing in humans to replace that unphysiological and arbitrary scale 'years survived'. The MCQ may be the nearest we have come yet to achieving this Holy Grail. An individual's facility with the setting and answering of MCQs separates the medical genera tions more surely than years. I am only grateful I was educated in a less rigorous but perhaps more 'gentlemanly' era. If one appeared before an examiner neatly dressed with clean finger nails and the examination scripts were literate essays written in fountain pen then you were in - or so it seemed. For the past 20 years we have been evolving towards much more objective and rigorous assessment of knowledge and understanding of medicine of both undergraduate and postgraduate students. This process has been exemplified by the evolution of what is now the seemingly ubiquitous MCQ. When initially presented as objective and quantifiable measures of clinical knowledge MCQs were the subject of scorn - how could they assess the art of medicine - the grey areas of clinical decision making? However they very rapidly overcame this antediluvian scepticism and I believe they have had an effect well beyond the limited area of competence measurement. They have induced or at the very least contributed to a shift towards a more rigorous, dare one say more scientific, approach to clinical medicine.

This book comes with over 400 practice questions with solutions. Chapters begin with learning objectives and finish with practice multiple choice questions followed by useful explanations. Advanced topics presented for students aiming for top dental schools. This book also contains the content covering OAT Biology and Canadian DAT Biology.

Peterson's Master the Physician Assistant National Recertifying Exam (PANRE) contains essential exam review tips and helps build important test-taking skills for physician assistants to score high, be recertified, and continue their professional careers. The guide provides: One full-length practice test with comprehensive answer explanations Extensive references to boost your knowledge of areas outside your clinical specialization Peterson's Master the Physician Assistant National Recertifying Exam (PANRE) offers crucial test-prep strategies and exam reviews for physician assistants to maintain or regain their certification by taking the PANRE. This essential guide features hundreds of practice questions with detailed answer explanations about: anatomy/physiology, bleeding disorders, CDC prevention isolation guidelines, dementia, HIV and AIDS, immune system, liver function, Maslow's hierarchy of needs, multiple sclerosis, obstetrics/gynecology, pharmacology, and surgical terminology. Every six years, all PAs must take and pass the PANRE exam to maintain their certification to practice medicine. Prepare for the comprehensive assessment of a practicing physician assistant’s accumulated professional skills and knowledge base by reviewing the materials in this thorough user-friendly test-prep guide.

Writing is an essential part of every health professional's job. In its second edition this volume has been expanded to include many more examples of good writing practice and examples of what others have said about writing. The new design reflects these changes. The chapter on computing and software has also been updated.;Information and advice is offered on all aspects of the writing process from planning to submission. Topics covered include writing of essays, dissertations, theses, articles, books and educational material. Guidelines for non-sexist language and a sample book contract are also given.

A comprehensive discussion of surgical treatments for equine colic Colic Surgery in the Horse presents a detailed exploration of surgical procedures in the horse abdomen. It is a state-of-the-art reference for equine surgeons, providing detailed descriptions of surgical treatments for colic in horses. The book offers step-by-step instructions for abdominal surgeries in the equine patient with accompanying photographs and illustrations. Covering all aspects of colic surgery, the book emphasizes a practical approach designed to improve outcomes after surgical treatment. Numerous illustrations accompany the discussions of colic surgery, diseases causing colic, treatment decision making, preoperative considerations, postoperative treatment, and other related topics. The book is an accessible, essential resource for all veterinarians engaged in the surgical treatment of colic in horses. Readers will also find: A thorough introduction to diseases of the stomach, small intestine, and large intestine that cause colic in horses Comprehensive explorations of the assessment of colic Practical discussions of owner-involved decision making in the treatment of equine colic Complete coverage of preoperative management and anesthesia and surgery preparation An emphasis on a practical approach designed to improve outcomes following surgery Written for equine surgeons, residents and interns, Colic Surgery in the Horse will also benefit equine veterinary practitioners with an interest in the treatment of colic in horses.

Canine and Feline Geriatric Oncology provides a thorough update to the only book covering oncology in geriatric dogs and cats, with more information on palliative and hospice care. * Emphasizes the specific needs of geriatric pets and their caregiver in treating oncologic disease * Presents updates throughout to reflect advances, new guidance, and current best practices * Well illustrated in full color throughout

Good Practice is a course for doctors and medical students who need to communicate with patients in English, and can be used in the classroom or for self-study. Good Practice focuses on the language and communication skills that doctors need to make consultations more effective through a focus on five elements of good communication: verbal communication, active listening, voice management, non-verbal communication and cultural awareness. The course teaches learners how to sensitively handle a range of situations such as taking a patient history, breaking bad news, examining a patient and describing treatment options, as well as preparing doctors for dealing with different types of patients, from children to the elderly. With reference to numerous medical communication experts, and through exposure to authentic clinical scenarios, the course demonstrates the impact of good communication on the doctor-patient relationship and enables students to become confident and effective practitioners in English. The Teacher's Book is an invaluable tool for anyone wishing to use Good Practice in the classroom. As well as guiding the teacher through the activities, each unit offers background information to the unit topic, notes on medical terminology, pronunciation guidance and suggestions for further reading. The Teacher's Book also offers 12 photocopiable related reading texts and photocopiable worksheets to use with the Good Practice DVD.