Featured New Book Titles, 03/29/07

Essentials of Geriatric Psychiatry / edited by Dan G. Blazer, David C. Steffens, Ewald W. Busse. Washington, DC : American Psychiatric Pub., c2007.

Copy 1: Hist Lock Stks Duke C | Blazer
Copy 2: Stacks | WT150 Es742 2007

Description (Rittenhouse):

Book Description
The Essentials of Geriatric Psychiatry presents the essence of The American Psychiatric Publishing Textbook of Geriatric Psychiatry, Third Edition, covering not only a wide range of important mental diseases of the elderly but also the so-called normal age changes that result in biological, social, and behavioral changes in older adults.

Essentials of Geriatric Psychiatry reviews the knowledge that has transformed the practice of geriatric psychiatry. It is authored by both basic and clinical scholars--not only psychiatrists, but also contributors from relevant biomedical and behavioral disciplines---who make the sometimes complex material understandable. Its coverage maintains an eclectic orientation regarding theory and practice, beginning with demography and epidemiology of late-life disorders and physiological considerations of patient care, then continuing with all of the parent text's chapters on diagnostic interviews--including chapters on laboratory tests and the neuropsychological assessment of dementia. Subsequent chapters address ten of the most prominent psychiatric disorders of the elderly and include recent insights into such matters as understanding the parameters of late-life depression and treating the seven recognized somatoform disorders. Each chapter ends with multiple-choice questions for self-assessment.


Interventional Cardiology / editors, Spencer B. King III, Alan C. Yeung. New York : McGraw-Hill Medical, c2007.

Stacks | WG168 In84 2007

Review (Rittenhouse):

The first-ever primer for the cardiovascular interventionalist-filled with up-to-date procedural advice! Filling a crucial gap in procedural knowledge, this groundbreaking reference is the first to focus on the cardiovascular interventionalist. The book combines a full section on procedures with a scientific foundation that specialists will refer to every day in their clinical practice. In addition, each procedural description is loaded with valuable tips and pitfalls from an internationally recognized group of experts.


Wound Care : a Collaborative Practice Manual / edited by Carrie Sussman, Barbara M. Bates-Jensen. Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer Health / Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, c2007.

Stacks WO700 W91 2007

Book Description (Amazon):
Designed for health care professionals in multiple disciplines and clinical settings, this comprehensive, evidence-based wound care text provides basic and advanced information on wound healing and therapies and emphasizes clinical decision-making. The text integrates the latest scientific findings with principles of good wound care and provides a complete set of current, evidence-based practices.

This edition features a new chapter on wound pain management and a chapter showing how to use negative pressure therapy on many types of hard-to-heal wounds. Technological advances covered include ultrasound for wound debridement, laser treatments, and a single-patient-use disposable device for delivering pulsed radio frequency.

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Featured New Book Titles, 03/22/07

Advances in Reconstructive Vaginal Surgery / editors, S. Robert Kovac, Carl W. Zimmerman. Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, c2007.

New Book Shelf | WP250 Ad95 2007

Review (Rittenhouse):

This text/DVD package is a step-by-step, thoroughly illustrated guide to state-of-the-art techniques in vaginal surgery. The book details the latest techniques and technologies for operating through the vagina, documents the evidence supporting the vaginal approach to most hysterectomies, and describes vaginal reconstructive surgeries for correcting many anatomic defects that cause patient problems. Opening sections review pelvic anatomy and discuss tools for vaginal surgery, including antibiotic prophylaxis. Subsequent sections focus on specific surgeries, including hysterectomies, reconstruction of the vagina, and techniques for treating urinary incontinence, colorectal problems, and fistulas. The final section discusses recognition and management of intraoperative and postoperative complications. A bound-in DVD contains digital videos of vaginal hysterectomy, vaginal uterosacral colpopexy, colpocleisis, and total procendentia.

Bailey & Scott's Diagnostic Microbiology / Betty A. Forbes, Daniel F. Sahm, Alice S. Weissfeld ; photography by Ernest A. Trevino. St. Louis, Mo. : Mosby Elsevier, 2007.

New Book Shelf | QW25 B15d 2007

Review (Rittenhouse):
The new 12th edition of Bailey & Scott's Diagnostic Microbiology solidifies its reputation as the classic text in the field of microbiology. This new edition features the same comprehensive, authoritative content and adds new and updated material throughout. The team of authors includes three well-respected clinical microbiologists, all of whom have experience both in the classroom and the clinical laboratory.

Musculoskeletal Interventions : Techniques for Therapeutic Exercise / editors, Michael L. Voight, Barbara J. Hoogenboom, William E. Prentice. New York : McGraw-Hill, Medical, c2007.

New Book Shelf | WB320 M97 2007

From Book Description (Amazon):

The definitive, A-to-Z overview of evidence-based rehab programs using therapeutic exercise. In this exceptional evidence-and-guide-based, clinically-oriented resource, you'll learn everything you need to know about the design, implementation, and supervision of therapeutic exercise programs for orthopedic injuries and disorders. The book's logical five-part organization begins with an instructive look at the foundations of the rehabilitation process, then covers the treatment of physiologic impairments during rehabilitation; rehabilitation tools; intervention strategies; and special considerations for specific patient populations.

Surgery of the Liver, Biliary Tract, and Pancreas / editor-in-chief, Leslie H. Blumgart ; associate editors, Jacques Belghiti ... [et al.]. Philadelphia, PA : Saunders Elsevier, c2007.

New Book Shelf | WI770 Su77 2007

Review (Rittenhouse):

This 2-volume reference, edited by a panel of experts and featuring contributions by many leading authorities, comprehensively covers the cutting edge of research, teaching, and practice in surgery of the liver, biliary tract, and pancreas. This resource covers anatomy, pathophysiology, immunology, molecular biology, genetics, diagnosis, and treatment. Richly illustrated, it is accompanied by a DVD with detailed video clips of laproscopic procedures, effectively allowing you to use it as an operative atlas. Covers pathology, diagnostics, surgery, and non-operative intervention all in one text, to give you a single, comprehensive reference. Offers step-by-step procedures, extensively illustrated with over 200 operative line drawings. Provides new coverage of the pancreas, making this the only fully comprehensive text on both hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgery. Considers all the new aspects of the rapidly changing area of transplantation. Shows detailed surgical anatomy to help with diagnosis, surgical operation, interventional radiology, and endoscopy. Contains detailed, up-to-date diagnostic coverage to keep you abreast of the latest strategies. Incorporates the latest information on pre- and post-operative care and blood transfusion. Includes a bonus DVD with video clips of procedures. Over 200 additional contributing experts.

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Featured New Book Titles, 03/15/07

An Evidence-Based Approach to the Treatment and Care of the Older Adult with Cancer / edited by Diane G. Cope, Anne M. Reb. Pittsburgh, Pa. : Oncology Nursing Society, c2006.

Stacks | WY156 Ev32 2006

Review (Rittenhouse):

Highlighting a new frontier in the field of oncology - the highly specialized and individually tailored care of the older adult - this new text will provide your students with a comprehensive guide to caring for this ever-growing patient population. With this next text, you will gain a thorough understanding of general and site-specific care and treatment guidelines and plans. Topics include cancer and the aging population; research issues; physiology of aging; cancer screening; pharmacologic issues; nutritional care; symptom management of pain; sexuality; spiritual and palliative care; cancer survivorship; and more. You will also gain valuable information on a variety of cancers and their specific effect on older adults; including breast, colorectal, head and neck, lung, prostate, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, and hematologic malignancies and disorders. If you are caring for older adults with cancer, you should consider adding this new text to your nursing library!


Quantitative Proteomics by Mass Spectometry/ Edited by Salvatore Sechi. edited by Salvatore Sechi. Totowa, N.J. : Humana Press, c2007.

Stacks | QH506 M562 v.359 2007

Review (Rittenhouse):

Quantitative Proteomics describes in detail the methods and protocols used for many of the most significant recent developments in this field. Mass spectrometry is covered in this book, discussing its major role in proteomics and it being an essential tool for studying complex biological systems and diseases.


When Illness Goes Public : Celebrity Patients and How We Look at Medicine / Barron H. Lerner. Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2006.

Engel Collection | Lerner

Review (Rittenhouse):

Steve McQueen had cancer and was keeping it secret. Then the media found out, and soon all of America knew. McQueen's high profile changed forever the way the public perceived a dreaded disease. In When Illness Goes Public , Barron H. Lerner describes the evolution of celebrities' illnesses from private matters to stories of great public interest. Famous people who have become symbols of illness include Lou Gehrig, the first "celebrity patient"; Rita Hayworth, whose Alzheimer disease went undiagnosed for years; and Arthur Ashe, who courageously went public with his AIDS diagnosis before the media could reveal his secret. And then there are private citizens like Barney Clark, the first recipient of a permanent artificial heart, and Lorenzo Odone, whose neurological disorder became the subject of a Hollywood film. While celebrity illnesses have helped to inform patients about treatment options, ethical controversies, and scientific proof, the stories surrounding these illnesses have also assumed mythical characteristics that may be misleading. Marrying great storytelling to an exploration of the intersection of science, journalism, fame, and legend, this book is a groundbreaking contribution to our understanding of health and illness.

Featured New Book Titles, 03/08/07

Basic Statistics and Pharmaceutical Statistical Applications / James E. De Muth. Boca Raton : Chapman & Hall/CRC, 2006.

Stacks QV16 D39b 2006

Description (Rittenhouse):

The first edition of Basic Statistics and Pharmaceutical Statistical Applications successfully provided a practical, easy-to-read, basic statistics book. This second edition not only updates the previous edition, but expands coverage in the area of biostatistics and how it relates to real-world professional practice. Taking you on a roller coaster ride through the world of statistics, Dr. De Muth clearly details the methodology necessary to summarize data and make informed decisions about observed outcomes.

Doctors and Paintings : Insights and Replenishment for Health Professionals / John Middleton, Erica Middleton ; forewords by Liam Donaldson and Peter Wheeler. Abingdon : Radcliffe, 2006.

Engel Collection Middleton

Description (from back cover):

Appreciating art can help doctors build empathy with patients and reduce stress. By stimulating thought and reflection through paintings, this concise and engaging text invites readers to examine their motivation, their profession and their world.

Nurses on the Move : Migration and the Global Health Care Economy / Mireille Kingma. Ithaca, N.Y. : IRL Press, 2006.

Stacks WY156 Un2 2006

Description (Rittenhouse):

South African nurses care for patients in London, hospitals recruit Filipino nurses to Los Angeles, and Chinese nurses practice their profession in Ireland. In every industrialized country of the world, patients today increasingly find that the nurses who care for them come from a vast array of countries. In the first book on international nurse migration, Mireille Kingma investigates one of today's most important health care trends. The personal stories of migrant nurses that fill this book contrast the nightmarish existences of some with the successes of others. Health systems in industrialized countries now depend on nurses from the developing world to address their nursing shortages. This situation raises a host of thorny questions. What causes nurses to decide to migrate? Is this migration voluntary or in some way coerced? When developing countries are faced with nurse vacancy rates of more than 40 percent, is recruitment by industrialized countries fair play in a competitive market or a new form of colonialization? What happens to these workers-and the patients left behind-when they migrate? What safeguards will protect nurses and the patients they find in their new workplaces? Highlighting the complexity of the international rules and regulations now being constructed to facilitate the lucrative trade in human services, Kingma presents a new way to think about the migration of skilled health-sector labor as well as the strategies needed to make migration work for individuals, patients, and the health systems on which they depend.


Pediatric Obesity : Prevention, Intervention, and Treatment Strategies for Primary Care / Sandra G. Hassink. Elk Grove Village, IL : American Academy of Pediatrics, c2007.

Stacks WD210 H27p 2007

Description (from back cover):

"Pediatric Obesity: Prevention, Intervention, and Treatment Strategies for Primary Care" offers the latest tools and practice recommendations from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) you need to tackle childhood obesity.

Featured New Book Titles, 03/01/07

Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine / David W. Stoller ; with 28 contributors. Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, c2007

New Book Shelf WE141 St68m 2007

Review (Rittenhouse):
Now in two volumes, the Third Edition of this standard-setting work is a state-of-the-art pictorial reference on orthopaedic magnetic resonance imaging. It combines 9,750 images and full-color illustrations, including gross anatomic dissections, line art, arthroscopic photographs, and three-dimensional imaging techniques and final renderings. Many MR images have been replaced in the Third Edition, and have even greater clarity, contrast, and precision.

Neurological Rehabilitation / [edited by] Darcy A. Umphred ; with section editors, Gordon U. Burton, Rolando T. Lazaro, Margaret L. Roller. St. Louis, Mo. : Mosby Elsevier, c2007.

New Book Shelf WL140 N3943 2007

Description (Publisher):
Including everything from basic theories to the latest breakthroughs in screening, treatments, diagnosis, and interventions, Neurological Rehabilitation, 5th Edition, is the classic neurology book for therapy students and clinicians alike. The book takes a problem-solving approach to the therapeutic management of movement limitations, quality of life, and more. With an emphasis on real-world problem solving, case studies in every chapter show the application of concepts presented. The text also details best practices put forth by the APTA and other leading physical therapy organizations.

Roenigk's Dermatologic surgery : Current Techniques in Procedural Dermatology / edited by Randall K. Roenigk, John Louis Ratz, Henry H. Roenigk, Jr. New York : Informa Healthcare, c2007.

New Book Shelf WR650 D442 2007

Review (Rittenhouse): The cornerstone of any dermatologic library, this Third Edition is greatly expanded and revised to provide more than 80 new and updated chapters on topics essential for the surgical dermatologist in day-to-day clinical practice. With outstanding coverage of emerging and established surgical strategies, cosmetic techniques, and reconstruction methods, this source offers high-quality color photographs and clinical images that carefully navigate readers through key anatomical structures and provides intricate detail unsurpassed by any competing text.


Wong's Nursing Care of Infants and Children / Marilyn J. Hockenberry and David Wilson ; [contributing editor, Patrick Barrera]. St. Louis : Mosby/Elsevier, c2007.

New Book Shelf WY159 W55n 2007

Review (Rittenhouse): Long relied on as the industry's most comprehensive, authoritative source for information on the care of pediatric patients, this respected text presents a wealth of nursing knowledge in vividly illustrated, easy-to-read chapters. Current, evidence-based practice is reflected throughout, from its emphasis on wellness to its use of the nursing process and nursing care plans. Now even more user-friendly and inviting, the updated, full-color layout and improved readability guide readers every step of the way. No other book on the subject offers more expert, practical, relevant coverage than Wong's Nursing Care of Infants & Children, 8th Edition.

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