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• Paperback: 395 pages
• Publisher: Humana Press; 1st Edition. edition (November 19, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1617376833
• ISBN-13: 978-1617376832

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This book clearly elucidates many of the key issues found in the disparate literature on sex-based differences in health and illness. It provides primary care clinicians with a practical, up-to-date source of information that can lead to optimal, targeted care for women. Among the topics examined in this comprehensive volume are treating and preventing osteoporosis, diabetes, cervical cancer, eating disorders, and more.

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• Hardcover: 368 pages
• Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 1 Har/Dvdr edition (November 15, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0781770238
• ISBN-13: 978-0781770231
• Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.7 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds

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• Paperback: 254 pages
• Publisher: Springer; 1 edition (November 16, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0387277811
• ISBN-13: 978-0387277813

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Statistical Monitoring of Clinical Trials: Fundamentals for Investigators introduces the investigator and statistician to monitoring procedures in clinical research. Clearly presenting the necessary background with limited use of mathematics, this book increases the knowledge, experience, and intuition of investigations in the use of these important procedures now required by the many clinical research efforts.

The author provides motivated clinical investigators the background, correct use, and interpretation of these monitoring procedures at an elementary statistical level. He defines terms commonly used such as group sequential procedures and stochastic curtailment in non-mathematical language and discusses the commonly used procedures of Pocock, O’Brien–Fleming, and Lan–DeMets. He discusses the notions of conditional power, monitoring for safety and futility, and monitoring multiple endpoints in the study. The use of monitoring clinical trials is introduced in the context of the evolution of clinical research and one chapter is devoted to the more recent Bayesian procedures.

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• Hardcover: 208 pages
• Publisher: Wiley-Interscience; 2 edition (August 15, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0470046082
• ISBN-13: 978-0470046081

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A valuable new edition of the trusted, practical guide to managing data in clinical trials

Regardless of size, type, or complexity, accurate results for any clinical trial are ultimately determined by the quality of the collected data. Management of Data in Clinical Trials, Second Edition explores data management and trial organization as the keys to developing an accurate and reliable clinical trial. With a focus on the traditional aspects of data collection as well as recent advances in technology, this new edition provides a complete and accessible guide to the management structure of a clinical trial, from planning and development to design and analysis. Practical approaches that result in the collection of complete and timely data are also provided.

While maintaining a comprehensive overview of the knowledge and tools that are essential for the organization of a modern clinical trial, the author has expanded the topical coverage in the Second Edition to reflect the possible uses of recent advances in technology in the data collection process. In addition, the Second Edition discusses the impact of international regulations governing the conduct of clinical trials and provides guidelines on ensuring compliance with national requirements.

Newly featured topics include:

• The growing availability of “off-the-shelf” solutions for clinical trials
• Potential models for collaboration in the conduct of clinical trials between academia and the pharmaceutical industry
• The increasing use of the Internet in the collection of data and management of trials
• Regulatory requirements worldwide and compliance with the ICH Good Clinical Practice (GCP) Guidelines
• Development of Standard Operating Procedures for the conduct of clinical trials

Complete with chapter summaries that reinforce key points as well as over one hundred examples, Management of Data in Clinical Trials, Second Edition is an ideal resource for practitioners in the clinical research community who are involved in the development of clinical trials, including data managers, research associates, data coordinators, physicians, and statisticians. This book also serves as an excellent supplemental text for courses in clinical trials at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.

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• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Wiley (December 9, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1861564163
• ISBN-13: 978-1861564160

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Univ. of Sheffield, UK. Covers the key elements of essential nursing procedures, including rationals for recommended actions. Promotes evidence-based practice and includes a reference section of common terminology, conversion tables, laboratory results, and more. For beginning nurses. Softcover.

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• Paperback: 132 pages
• Publisher: Academic Press (July 20, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0127845917
• ISBN-13: 978-0127845913

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In this practical guide, occupational therapist Barbara Cortellini Benamy persuasively argues that a clinician’s well-honed clinical reasoning skills make the critical difference between average technique and true professional mastery–and she shows how anyone can enhance that ability in this important area. Ms. Benamy defines clinical reasoning as a process of internal inquiry that takes advantage of a clinician’s academic training, philosophical beliefs and values, and professional as well as personal life experiences to set and achieve workable occupational goals for patients.
At ease with the complex issues that underlie advanced reasoning, Benamy is deeply committed to putting this material into the reach of everyday practitioners. Her own advanced practice skills, experience with clinical supervision, and her enthusiasm for ideas propelled her to begin designing and implementing practice opportunities for new therapists, a system for pairing more seasoned practioners with novices, and later, simulations that offered therapists an opportunity to develop their skills and knowledge. This book attests to her continued commitment to the professional growth of clinicians.
Working from a subconscious level, clinical reasoning usually isn’t recognized by the best clinicians as they do it. But with this manual, you can learn to bring the internal process of clinical reasoning into consciousness and enhance your own clinical mastery. Developing Clinical Reasoning Skills not only fully explains clinical reasoning, but also provides useful examples and practical activities you can try yourself, alone or with a partner, to further your understanding.

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• Hardcover: 768 pages
• Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 1 edition (November 3, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0781798329
• ISBN-13: 978-0781798327

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• Paperback: 504 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA; 1 edition (May 19, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0192628747
• ISBN-13: 978-0192628749

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Clinical Skills: Oxford Core Text is a comprehensive, practical guide for medical students covering all aspects of history-taking, physical examination, and simple practical procedures – how to take a history, elicit and evaluate problems, the method of examining a patient, and how to interpret the significance of findings. The book also includes guidance on basic data interpretation – how to carry out and interpret test results. Common difficulties are highlighted and solutions given with the aid of case histories and practical tips. Specially drawn colour illustrations and photographs demonstrate examination techniques and clinical diseases. The writing style is accessible and easy to follow – almost like a tutorial from an experienced doctor at the bedside. For advanced students there are summaries, useful lists and hints for finals, including a chapter covering the different formats they may encounter. As the foundations of clinical skills remain constant this book will remain an invaluable reference throughout the working life of a doctor.

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• Paperback: 1312 pages
• Publisher: Mosby; 7th edition (February 26, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0323052894
• ISBN-13: 978-0323052894

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Written by the author team you trust, this market-leading text is known for its comprehensive coverage of over 200 nursing skills. It offers hundreds of full-color illustrations, a nursing process framework, and clear step-by-step instructions – with rationales for each step. Improved readability makes guidelines easier to follow, and coverage of many new skills keeps you completely current with nursing practice today.

• This market-leading book is written by the most respected team of authors and contributors in the profession.
• Comprehensive coverage includes over 200 basic, intermediate, and advanced nursing skills.
• Over 1,200 vivid, full-color photographs and drawings aid understanding.
• Five-step nursing process provides a framework for description of skills, as related to overall client care.
• Rationales for each skill step explain why steps are performed in a specific way, including their clinical significance and benefit, and incorporate the latest research findings.
• Unique! Critical decision points address key safety issues or possible skill modifications for specific patient needs.
• Unique! Unexpected outcomes and related interventions alert you to what might go wrong and how to appropriately intervene.
• Delegation principles discuss your responsibilities when assigning tasks to unlicensed assistive personnel.
• Guidelines for reporting and recording list what to document and include examples of proper wording.
• Cultural Considerations sections alert you to the care issues unique to people of specific cultural or ethnic backgrounds.
• Special considerations discuss variations in the needs of children, older adults, and home care patients, and help you provide appropriate patient education as mandated by the Joint Commission.
• Pediatric, geriatric, home care, and teaching considerations address specific patient needs.
• Critical thinking exercises challenge you to integrate information on patient assessment and care.

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• Paperback: 250 pages
• Publisher: Springer; 1 edition (June 2, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0387873732
• ISBN-13: 978-0387873732
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.3 pounds

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Molecular Pathology Testing in Clinical Practice: Genetics is an authoritative and comprehensive guide that provides the general pathologist in clinical practice, as well as residents and fellows during their training, with the current standard in molecular genetic testing. The book integrates the latest advancements in the field with the basic principles and practical applications.

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• Paperback: 238 pages
• Publisher: Humana Press; 1 edition (June 2, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1588297683
• ISBN-13: 978-1588297686
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6.1 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces

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Fundamentals of Pap Test Cytology is intended as a practical primer on the Pap test. Using bold text, tables, and highlighted areas, this book offers readers a user-friendly text on Pap test fundamentals so readers may find specific information effortlessly. This book begins with a basic dictionary of terms, principles, and anatomy before detailing such issues as the Bethesda System, liquid-based and physiological cytology, reactive changes, human papillomavirus, and atypical squamous cells. The authors also discuss low-grade and high-grade squamous intra-epithelial lesions, invasive squamous carcinoma, endocervical and endometrial lesions, metastatic tumors, therapy-related changes, and the newest techniques in screening and managing Pap tests.

Fundamentals of Pap Test Cytology will be an incredibly useful tool for cytotechnologists and cytopathologists, as well as those in training. Readers preparing for various proficiency and licensing examinations will also find helpful information throughout this volume.

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• Paperback: 397 pages
• Publisher: F. A. Davis Company; 1st edition (January 15, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0803600143
• ISBN-13: 978-0803600140

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Cornell University, New York City. Pocket-sized handbook for medical third- and fourth-year students on the clinical responsibilities of medical students and on diagnostic problem solving. Outline format. DNLM: Clinical Medicine – handbooks.

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• Paperback: 259 pages
• Publisher: American Pharmacists Association (APhA); 3 edition (March 31, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1582121044
• ISBN-13: 978-1582121048

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Previous editions of this text focused on transitioning practitioners to a new paradigm of practice in community pharmacies, embracing both clinical skills and practice management. The 3rd edition focuses on student learning of the basic skills needed to provide pharmaceutical care to patients regardless of the practice setting. Section 1 (Practice Skills), comprising the first 6 chapters, is dedicated to learning each of the needed skills and the process of providing care. Section 2 (Skill Application in Practice), comprising the next 4 chapters, shows the application of the skills through case studies in community pharmacies, hospitals, long-term-care settings, and ambulatory-care settings.

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• Spiral-bound: 384 pages
• Publisher: F A Davis Co; 1 edition (October 15, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0803621868
• ISBN-13: 978-0803621862

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Accelerate your mastery of the important knowledge, skills, and attitudes you need to succeed as an RN. You will find coverage that encompasses simple solutions to the most common challenges faced in the workplace.

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• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell; 1 edition (September 2, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1405155418
• ISBN-13: 978-1405155410

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To the newly qualified or student nurse, wound management often appears a daunting prospect. Wound care is an introductory guide that addresses this vital area of practice and educates students and practitioners in the general principles of wound care, as well as the techniques associated with the assessment, planning and management of different wound aetiologies.

The authors begin by looking at key general principles including the physiology of wound healing and general principles of wound management, before going on to explore the management of both acute and chronic wounds, including leg ulcers, pressure ulcers and surgical wounds as well as care of peri-wound skin, pain management and quality of life issues. These vital aspects and principles of care are discussed within an up to date and evidence based context and provide the knowledge and skills necessary to enable the delivery of optimum patient wound care.

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