Jolly's Diseases of Children Sixth Edition by Malcome Levene
"Jolly's Diseases of Children" is a text which aims to show the reader how to combine caring for the child with curing the disorder.
This remains a book which focuses primarily on childhood disease and its treatment but which retains the compassionate touch essential to the care of sick children. This book is intended for undergraduate and postgraduate medical students, junior hospital doctors, and general practitioners.
An Introduction to Clinical Diagnosis in the Tropics by A.O. Falase
Revised and expanded, this companion to tropical diagnosis retains its original purpose: a full description of approaches, techniques of examination, and diagnostic steps. The author is a Professor of Medicine at the University of Ibadan. Practical hints are given for both the experienced and not so experienced. There are also sections on the psychiatric patient, sick children (including nutritional assessment) and basic laboratory techniques for clinicians.
Clinical Microbiology Made Ridiculously Simple 6th Edition by Mark Gladwin
Clinical Microbiology Made Ridiculously Simple 6th Edition by Mark Gladwin, William Trattler, C.Scott Mahan.
A brief, clear, thorough, and highly enjoyable approach to clinical microbiology, brimming with mnemonics, humor, summary charts and illustrations, from Ebola to AIDS to flesh-eating bacteria to mad cow disease, hantavirus, anthrax, smallpox, botulism, etc.
This book adds updates to Clostridium difficile diagnosis and treatment; treatment of gonorrhea in light of growing antimicrobial resistance; Tuberculosis diagnostics, new drugs for treatment of latent TB infection and MDR TB; the latest antibiotics; update on pandemic flu, including H7N9; report on the recently discovered SARS-like coronavirus; the latest hepatitis C treatment options; the latest HIV diagnostics and recently approved HIV meds; and emerging drug resistant bacteria.
A Textbook for Midwives in the Tropics Second Edition by O. A. Ojo, E. Briggs
A Textbook for Midwives in the Tropics Second Edition by O. A. Ojo, E. Briggs is designed to provide prospective midwives and other trainees with an introduction to the principles of midwifery to the situation in developing countries of the tropics.Written primarily for the developing world, the book recognizes the wide diversity in the situation in developing countries and stresses basic principles that can be adapted to local situations.
Myles Textbook for Midwives Sixteenth Edition by Jayne E. Marshall
Myles Textbook for Midwives Sixteenth Edition by Jayne E. Marshall, Maureen D. Raynor.
The sixteenth edition of "Myles Textbook for Midwives", has been extensively revised and restructured to ensure that it reflects current midwifery practice, with an increased focus on topics that are fundamental to midwifery practice today.
The book is:
- Designed to enable midwifery practitioners to provide safe and competent care, which is tailored to the patient & rsquo;s individual needs.
- Extensively illustrated to assist visual learning with additional & lsquo;pull out & rsquo; textboxes to highlight key information.
- Reflects all modern midwifery curricula by presenting a strong emphasis on evidenced-based practice and the use of technology.
- Offers a full image bank of downloadable illustrations to assist with personal projects and/or further learning.
- References, Further Reading and Useful Websites promote further learning.
- Glossary of Terms and Acronyms provide simple definitions of more complex terminologies.
- Full colour illustrations now used throughout the book, in response to student feedback.
- Contains many new chapters, some of which are authored by members of the multi-professional team.
- Up-to-date guidance on professional regulation, midwifery supervision, legal and ethical issues, risk management and clinical governance.
- Recognition that midwives increasingly care for women with complex health needs, in a multicultural society.
- Examination of the dilemmas involved in caring for women with a raised body mass index.
- Chapter on optimising care of the perineum for women with perineal trauma, including those who have experienced female genital mutilation.
- Guidance to support the trend for midwives to undertake the neonatal physical examination of the healthy term infant.
- Additional coverage of basic neonatal resuscitation.
Ross and Wilson Foundation of Nursing and First Aid Sixth Edition by D. S. Usman
Ross and Wilson Foundation of Nursing and First Aid Sixth Edition by D. S. Usman, J. O. Obajemihin , M. F. Bray, K. J. W. Wilson & J. S. Ross (Tropical health series)
This book is intended primarily for the first-year student nurse, although all nurses will find it of great use. The authors cover the fundamentals of nursing from the most routine procedures - such as bedmaking and disinfecting - to the most challenging - such as dealing with haemorrhage, poisoning and other emergencies. Throughout the book, great attention is paid to the details of nursing care. It is an excellent foundation on which all subsequent knowledge of nursing practices and procedures can be built. This edition has been adapted to make it applicable to situations and conditions commonly encountered in Africa. All measurements are given in SI units and conversion tables between the imperial and metric systems are provided.
Diabetes - Causes, Prevention & Cure
Diabetes has become a very common disease these days. It is the condition in which body fails to utilize ingested glucose. Diabetes: Causes, Prevention & Cure by Ashwani Bhardwaj is a complete guide having all information about diabetes, its causes, how to prevent it and its effective treatment.
Comprehensive Ophthalmology Fifth Edition By A.K. Khurana
Comprehensive Ophthalmology Fifth Edition by A.K. Khurana has been thoroughly revised and updated without changing the basic texture and organization of the book.
It covers a comprehensive outlook on anatomy, physiology and diseases of the eye.
Medical Parasitology Fourth Edition by D.R. Arora, Brij Bala Arora
The fourth edition of Medical Parasitology has been thoroughly revised. Each chapter has been carefully updated and expanded to include new medically relevant data. New MCQs have been added.
Diagrams are coloured, uncomplicated and clear, as also the pictures of gross and histopathological sections. Diagrams of life cycles are computer-drawn with simple line sketches. New parasitic figures have been added. Diagrammatic representation of relative sizes and morphology of protozoa and helminthic eggs at the end of the book has good visual impact and will help in understanding the importance of micrometry in diagnostic parasitology. Indian data have been given in most of the chapters. The language is lucid and easy to understand. This book is highly useful to undergraduate and post graduate students, clinicians and medical laboratory technology students.
