Featured New Book Titles, 05/24/07

Principles and Practice of Surgery for the Colon, Rectum, and Anus / Philip H. Gordon, Santhat Nivatvongs ; illustrators, Scott Thorn Barrows with the assistance of Carla Gunn ... [et al.]. New York : Informa Healthcare, c2007.

New Book Shelf | WI520 G65p 2007

Review, Doody's Review Services (for previous edition): "the best volume currently available that comprehensively covers the field of colon, rectal, and anal surgery. It has a very strong visual appeal and is well presented. This book will appeal strongly to colorectal surgeons, and is likely to become a standard in the personal medical libraries of this group."

Rubin's Pathology : Clinicopathologic Foundations of Medicine / editors, Raphael Rubin, David S. Strayer ; consulting editor, Emanuel Rubin ; associate editors, Jay M. McDonald ... [et al.] ; with 44 contributors ; illustrations by Dimitri Karetnikov, George Barile, and Kathy Jaeger. Philadelphia : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, c2008.

New Book Shelf | QZ4 Es74 2008

Book Description(Amazon): Widely acclaimed for its clinical approach to pathology and superb full-color illustrations, Rubin's Pathology is now in its Fifth Edition—with a new editorial team, fully updated chapters, enhanced illustrations, and a complete new suite of online supplements for students and faculty. This edition includes over 200 new full-color schematic drawings, photographs, and micrographs, and timely coverage of bioterrorism, emerging diseases, and stem cell research. A new design feature visually highlights the pathogenesis information on pathologic conditions to help students quickly locate and focus on this crucial material.

Cardiovascular Medicine / James T. Willerson ... [et al.] , (eds). London : Springer, c2007.

New Book Shelf | WG120 C175 2007

Review (Rittenhouse): Cardiovascular Medicine, 3rd Edition offers the most up-to-date, user-friendly guidance on the evaluation, diagnosis and medical and surgical treatment of heart and vascular disease and will be relevant to the practice of every cardiologist, cardiac surgeon, vascular surgeon, diabetologist, cardiac radiologist and any physician who manages cardiac patients. The book and DVD package is designed to provide comprehensive coverage of every aspect of cardiovascular medicine from cardiac signs and symptoms and the full range of cardiac imaging techniques through management of peripheral vascular disease and the genetic basis for cardiovascular disease to preventive cardiology. Drs James Willerson, Jay Cohn, Hein Wellens, David Holmes and over 150 world authorities offer their decades of scientific and clinical experience...

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Featured New Book Titles, 05/17/07

Greenspan's Basic & Clinical Endocrinology / edited by David G. Gardner, Dolores Shoback. New York : McGraw-Hill Medical, c2007.

New Book Shelf | WK140 B29 2007

Book Description (Amazon): Endocrinology's #1 single-source reference updated to reflect the latest diagnostic testing and important new approaches to medical management Basic & Clinical Endocrinology, 8e is a concise, single-source reference for the entire field of clinical endocrinology and the underlying basic science. Richly illustrated with 330 illustrations, this trusted guide is written by clinicians and researchers drawn largely from the University of California, San Francisco, one of the nation’s most respected endocrine divisions.


Clinical Sports Medicine / Peter Brukner and Karim Khan with colleagues. Sydney ; New York : McGraw-Hill, c2007.

New Book Shelf | QT261 B83c 2007

Book Description (Amazon): “Clinical Sports Medicine is a complete practical guide book to musculoskeletal medicine and physical therapy, covering all aspects of diagnosis and management of sports-related injuries and physical activity…”



Manic-Depressive Illness : Bipolar Disorders and Recurrent Depression / Frederick K. Goodwin, Kay Redfield Jamison. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007.

New Book Shelf | WM207 G63m 2007

Review: "In a dazzlingly lucid, extensively researched, and amazingly comprehensive display of scholarship, this book remains the authoritative masterpiece on manic-depressive illness. The authors have mastered the complex jargon of the geneticist, the neuroscientist, and the futurist, covering pertinent studies from the drosophila circadian clock mechanisms to the growing neuropathological findings in post-mortem brains. It truly is a masterpiece of writing clarity."--Floyd Bloom. MD, Professor Emeritus, Molecular and Integrative Neuroscience Department, The Scripps Research Institute, and former Editor-in-Chief of the journal Science

Modern Surgical care : Physiologic Foundations and Clinical Applications / editor-in-chief, Thomas A. Miller ; associated editors, Barbara L. Bass ... [et al.]. New York : Informa Healthcare, c2006.

New Book Shelf | WO102 P56 2006

Book Description (Amazon): Completely updated with contributions by world leaders in surgery and the surgery specialties, this reference assists surgeons in the diagnosis and treatment of patients by considering disease as a derangement of normal physiology, thus allowing the surgeon to correlate the appropriate use of laboratory and radiologic modalities. Arranged according to specific organ systems, the book is easily accessible and reflects the impact that scientific discoveries and technical advances have had on our understanding of the physiologic processes in surgical patients.

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Featured New Book Titles, 05/10/07

Kozier & Erb's Fundamentals of Nursing : Concepts, Pprocess, and Practice / Audrey Berman ... [et al.]. Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Pearson Prentice Hall, c2008.

New Book Shelf WY100 K84fu 2008

Book Description (Amazon): Fundamentals of Nursing, 8/E presents the fundamentals of nursing care within the framework of the nursing process. Hallmark features are a clear and accessible writing style, a focus on practical application with real-world examples and case studies, and an appropriate level of detail for beginners. The book is supported by a state-of-the art technology package to enhance the learning process. Provides the fundamentals of the nature of nursing, contemporary health care, health beliefs and practices, the nursing process, lifespan development issues, integral aspects of nursing, assessing health, and promoting psychosocial health and physiologic health. For Nurses and Health Care Professionals.

Dry Eye Disease : The Clinician's Guide to Diagnosis and Treatment / [edited by] Penny A. Asbell, Michael A. Lemp. New York : Thieme, c2006.

New Book Shelf WW208 D842 2006

Book Description (Amazon): Here is the ultimate guide to managing the most frequently encountered problem in the eye patient--dry eye disease. Dry Eye Disease: The Clinician's Guide to Management provides the latest diagnostic techniques, new approaches for classifying patients, and state-of-the-art, evidence-based medical and surgical treatments. The book opens with a review of the epidemiology and the multifactorial etiologies of dry eye disease. The authors guide the reader through taking a thorough patient history, conducting the diagnostic examination, and using clinical tests to make a confident evaluation of the severity of the disease. In their discussion of both medical and surgical techniques for management, the authors describe common treatments, such as punctal plugs, lid treatment, artificial tears, as well as innovative treatments including autologous serum drops, stem cell transplantation, and more.

Psychosomatic Medicine / [edited by] Michael Blumenfield, James J. Strain. Philadelphia, PA : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, c2006.

New Book Shelf WM90 P954 2006

Review (Rittenhouse): Psychosomatic Medicine is a book and DVD package providing a fresh approach to mastering the concepts and practice of modern consult-liaison psychiatry for residents and practitioners. Written by over 90 internationally known contributors, the comprehensive 2-color book includes psychosomatic medicine symptoms, diagnostic dilemmas, and the interaction between numerous physical and psychiatric conditions. Special topics addressed include diagnostic and classificatory dilemmas, women's disorders, pregnancy, sexuality, ethical considerations, drug interactions, and more. Section openers written by the book's editors tie the chapters together and draw interesting and helpful comparisons. The bonus DVD features the fully searchable text, references, questions and answers, Power Point lectures, and trial versions of psychosomatic medicine software applications.

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Featured New Book Titles, 05/03/07

Brain Injury Medicine : Principles and Practice / edited by Nathan D. Zasler, Douglas I. Katz, Ross D. Zafonte. New York : Demos, c2007.

Stacks | WL354 B736 2007

Review (Rittenhouse): Brain Injury Medicine: Principles and Practice is a comprehensive guide to all aspects of the management issues: involved in caring for the person with brain injury - from early diagnosis and evaluation through the post-acute period and rehabilitation. It is the definitive core text needed by all practitioners in this area, including physiatrists, neurologists, psychologists, nurses, and other health care professionals. Written by over 100 acknowledged leaders in the field, and containing hundreds of tables, graphs, and photographic images, the text deals with issues of neuroimaging and neurodiagnostic testing, prognosis and outcome, acute care, rehabilitative care, treatment of specific populations, neurologic problems following injury, neuromusculoskeletal problems, and general management issues.


Pathology of the Human Placenta / Kurt Benirschke, Peter Kaufmann, Rebecca Baergen. New York : Springer, c2006.

Stacks | WQ212 B43p 2006

Review (Rittenhouse): Pathology of the Human Placenta remains the authoritative text in the field and is respected and used by pathologists and obstetrician-gynecologists alike. Advances in genetics and molecular biology continue to make the study of the placenta one of vast diagnostic and legal importance. New to this edition is author, Rebecca Baergen, M.D., Chief of Perinatal and Pediatric Pathology at The New York Hospital-Cornell Hospital Medical Center and author of the "Manual of Benirschke and Kaufmann's Pathology of the Human Placenta". The fifth edition reflects new advances in the field and includes 173 new color illustrations.

Surgery for Congenital Heart Defects / editors, J. Stark, M. de Leval and , V.T. Tsang ; illustrated by Michael Courtney. Chichester ; Hoboken, NJ : J. Wiley & Sons, c2006.

Stacks | WS290 Su772 2006

Review (Rittenhouse): This title is a completely updated and expanded third editon of the successful title Surgery for Congenital Heart Defects. It provides complete coverage of the current issues in pediatric cardiac surgery. New to this edition are chapters on: Exercise testing, MRI EP studies, and catheter ablation of arrhythmias Extracorporeal circulatory support Pediatric lung transplantation.


Textbook of Neural Repair and Rehabilitation / edited by Michael E. Selzer ... [et al.]. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006.

Stacks | WL102 T31 2006

Review (Rittenhouse):

In two freestanding but linked volumes, Textbook of Neural Repair and Rehabilitation provides comprehensive coverage of the science and practice of neurological rehabilitation. Volume One, Neural Repair and Plasticity, covers the basic sciences relevant to recovery of function following injury to the nervous system, reviewing plasticity in the normal CNS, mechanisms of neuronal death, axonal regeneration, stem cell biology and current research strategies. Volume Two, Medical Neurorehabilitation, provides authoritative guidelines on the management of disabling symptoms and describes comprehensive rehabilitation approaches for the major categories of disabling neurological disorders. Edited and written by leading international authorities from the neurosciences and clinical neurorehabilitation, the two-volume set is an essential resource for rehabilitation professionals and a comprehensive reference for all scientists and clinicians in the field.

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