Featured New Book Titles, 01/24/07

Geriatric Anesthesia / [edited by] Frederick E. Sieber. New York : McGraw-Hill, Medical Pub. Division, c2007.

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Review (Rittenhouse):

A unique monograpgh on an increasingly important patient population--the aged person undergoing a surgical procedure. There are a number of physiologic changes in theis patient population that anesthesilogist must be aware of to provide optimal care. Elderly patients often have co-morbidities for which they are receiving treatment that influence the anesthesiologist's treatment strategies and, ultimately, treatment outcomes.


Nursing Care Plans : Nursing Diagnosis and Intervention/ [edited by] Meg Gulanick ... [et al.].St. Louis, Mo. : Mosby Elsevier, c2007.

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Review from Rittenhouse Book Distributors:

Nursing Care Plans is the most comprehensive nursing care planning book on the market, with 189 care plans covering the most common nursing diagnoses and clinical problems in medical-surgical nursing. Written for both students and practicing nurses, it reflects the most current clinical practice and professional standards in nursing and is presented in an easy-to-use, reader-friendly format. Nursing Care Plans functions as "two books in one." The first "book" is a collection of nursing diagnosis care plans, found in Chapter 2, which provide the building blocks that enable users to create their own customizable care plans tailored to each patient's unique nursing diagnoses. The second "book," consisting of Chapters 3 through 14, is a library of disease/disorder-focused care plans that serve as models of care planning for the most common medical diagnoses, medical procedures, and psychosocial conditions seen in nursing practice.

Goodman & Gilman's Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics/ Laurence L. Brunton. New York : McGraw-Hill Medical Pub. Division, c2006.

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Review from Rittenhouse Book Distributors:

The undisputed leader in medical pharmacology, without equal. Updated to reflect all critical new developments in drug action and drug-disease interaction. This is the "desert island" book of all medical pharmacology-if you can own just one pharmacology book, this is it.

Histology for Pathologists / editor, Stacey E. Mills. Philadelphia : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, c2007.

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Review from Rittenhouse Book Distributors:
Now completely revised and updated, this ground-breaking text focuses on the borderland between histology and pathology. The text describes human histology and its variations, with emphasis on avoiding overdiagnosis or misdiagnosis of normal variants. Presented by leading international specialists in pathology, histopathology, anatomical pathology, surgical pathology, and neuropathology, the text is innovative, well organized and generously illustrated. Coverage includes the structure, composition, and function of tissues from a pathologic perspective; a systematic review of each major organ system, as well as structures of special significance; and histologic subtleties, such as unusual variations in staining reactions, little-known fixation artifacts, and frequently missed gross observations. This edition is reorganised to better reflect an organ-system approach to histology. Immunohistochemical findings in normal tissues have been added, based on the latest antibody panels. A bound-in CD-ROM image bank is included.

Methods for Disaster Mental Health Research / edited by Fran H. Norris ... [et al.]. New York : Guilford Press, c2006.

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Review from Rittenhouse Book Distributors:

The editors have done a marvelous job of creating an instructive and well-written book that is a 'must read' for anyone who conducts disaster-related mental health research or who is involved in recovery planning and public health practice. For students, professionals, researchers, and policymakers, the book provides a solid foundation in research methods and includes wonderful explanations. I wholeheartedly recommend this book as a standard text for disaster research. It supplies the framework for good data collection, and good data are what support sound policy decisions."--CDR Dori B. Reissman, MD, MPH, U.S. Public Health Service and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention This authoritative book will be of interest to anyone involved in studying the mental health consequences of large-scale traumatic events or in measuring the effectiveness of postdisaster interventions. The book considers disasters from different perspectives and translates their chaotic aftermath into feasible research ideas and approaches. Contributing authors, all experienced researchers and practitioners, present a wide range of methods and strategies used in epidemiology, program evaluation, and public mental health planning in the aftermath of natural or technological disasters and terrorism. Descriptions of exemplary studies bring to life the associated logistical and scientific challenges and show how these challenges can be addressed using high-quality research designs.

Coaching Standardized Patients : For Use in the Assessment of Clinical Competence / Peggy Wallace. New York : Springer Pub., c2007.

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Book Description:

In today's medical education curriculum it is necessary for students to learn the proper techniques for taking medical histories, performing physical exams, and the appropriate way to educate and inform patients. The best way for a student to learn these skills is through hands-on training with a Standardized Patient (SP)- an actor who has been hired to portray a specific set of health problems and symptoms. This type of training allows students to grasp concepts more quickly and enables faculty physicians to directly observe student's progress and asses their need for further instruction. Working with SP's has become so important in medical education that it is now a component of the USMLE clinical skills assessment exam. As with any tool that is used for teaching, assessment, and certification, it is easier to provide the best service when there are general guidelines for preparers to follow. The coaches who prepare SP's are no exception and there needs to be a guide for those who train SP's for their roles in new doctor education. This handbook is intended as that guide and as a support for those who are involved in training Standardized Patients, from the art of coaching through preparing SP's for the physical exam, to encourage each coach to develop a system that will deliver the best results and, in the end, help train the most competent doctors.

Infections Causing Human Cancer / Harald zur Hausen ; with a contribution of James G. Fox, Timothy C. Wang and Julie Parsonnet. Weinheim : Wiley-VCH ; Chichester : John Wiley [distributor], c2006.

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Review from Rittenhouse Book Distributors:

Infections must be thought as one of the most important, if not the most important, risk factors for cancer development in humans. Approximately 15-20% of all cases of cancer around the world are caused by viruses. The establishment of a causal relationship between the presence of specific infective agents and certain types of human cancer represents a key step in the development of novel therapeutic and preventive strategies. In this book, Professor zur Hausen provides a thorough and comprehensive overview on carcinogenic infective agents -- viruses, bacteria, parasites and protozoons -- as well as their corresponding transforming capacities and mechanisms. The result is an invaluable and instructive reference for all oncologists, microbiologists and molecular biologists working in the area of infections and cancer. The author was among the first scientists to reveal the cervical cancer-inducing mechanisms of human papilloma viruses and isolated HPV16 and HPV18, and, as early as 1976, published the hypothesis that wart viruses play a role in the development of this type of cancer.


Radiotherapy in Practice: External Beam Therapy / edited by Peter Hoskin. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2006.

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Review from Rittenhouse Book Distributors:

External beam therapy is used to aim highly focused beams of radiation at the edges of the site where cancer is found. The goal is to destroy any abnormal cells and prevent the growth or regrowth of the tumor. This book provides practical guidance on the use of External Beam Therapy, taking the reader through the basic principles covering indications, treatment, and planning, and then developing this by individual sites.


Congestive Heart Failure / editors, Jeffrey D. Hosenpud, Barry H. Greenberg. Philadelphia : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, c2007.

Stacks WG370 C764 2007

Review from Rittenhouse Book Distributors:

Written by recognized leaders in the field, Congestive Heart Failure, Third Edition is a comprehensive, state-of-the-art reference on all basic and clinical aspects of heart failure. Coverage includes an entire section on pharmacologic therapy and a twenty-chapter section on clinical approaches to acute and chronic heart failure. This edition has new chapters on impact and treatment of comorbidities, prevention of sudden cardiac death, rationale for use of anticoagulants, ultrafiltration, use of mechanical devices, and gene and cell therapy. Readers will find up-to-date information on genetics, surgical therapies, ventricular synchronization, defibrillator therapy, mechanical approaches to atrial fibrillation, left ventricular assist devices, ventricular support and ventricular remodeling surgery, and myocardial regeneration/cell transplantation.

Doctors Talking with Patients/Patients Talking with Doctors : Improving Communication in Medical Visits / Debra L. Roter & Judith A. Hall. Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2006.

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Review from Rittenhouse Book Distributors:

Medical visits are often less effective and satisfying than they would be if doctors and patients better understood the communication most needed for attainment of mutual health goals. Here, professors and Johns Hopkins University and Harvard Medical School join forces to help us understand this vital issue, and the means to best facilitate communication that brings more effective medical care and happier, healthier consumers. The verbal and nonverbal exchanges that take place between doctor and patient affect both participants, and can result in a range of positive or negative psychological reactions--including comfort, alarm, irritation, or resolve. "Talk," on verbal, non-verbal and withholding levels, is shown by extensive research to have far-reaching impact. Roter and Hall set out specific principles and recommendations for improving doctor-patient relationships. They describe the process of communication, analyze social and psychological factors that color doctor-patient exchanges, and detail changes that can benefit both parties. Here are needed encouragement and principles of action vital to doctors and patients alike.


The Adult Hip / editors, John J. Callaghan, Aaron G. Rosenberg, Harry E. Rubash. Philadephia : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, c2007.

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Review from Rittenhouse Book Distributors:

"Now in its Second Edition, this two-volume reference is the only current book available that focuses on the adult hip. More than 100 chapters by the foremost leaders in hip surgery provide comprehensive coverage of disorders of the adult hip from practical basic science to detailed surgical techniques including hip arthroscopy and developing techniques in minimally invasive surgery. More than 2,600 illustrations complement the text. This edition has new chapters on minimally invasive surgery of the hip. Other new topics covered include use of fiber metal mesh in acetabular revision reconstruction, revision press-fit Wagner type of stems, and implant retrievals."