Elsevier Health Sciences

Radiology business practice; how to succeed.

Aimed at practicing radiologists or recent graduates just starting out, this book provides practical business-oriented direction on questions not necessarily addressed in med school: how to build and grow a business, equipment choices, general accounting, depreciation of assets, dealing with manufacturers, and organizational leadership. Editors Yousem and Beauchamp, affiliated, respectively, with the radiology departments at The Johns Hopkins U. and the U. of Washington radiology departments bring together 28 in-depth contributions addressing issues faced by radiologists in private practice or hospitals as well as university settings. (Annotation ©2008 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Sabiston textbook of surgery; the biological basis of modern surgical practice, 18th ed.

New to the 18th edition of this hoary textbook classic are chapters on patient safety considerations, bedside procedures, and regenerative medicine, as well as the revision and updating of the remaining chapters, in part through the addition of 50 new authors. The 77 chapters are clearly organized, with a wealth of visual aids, diagrams, boxes, and tables. The online access elements includes updates, downloadable illustrations, additional articles from major journals, and sample questions and answers suitable for certification exam preparation. (Annotation ©2008 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Strategies for alternate item formats on the NCLEX-RN exam. (CD-ROM included)

In this book/CD-ROM study guide, Silvestri (Salve Regina University) and Mojica, a nursing education consultant, offer guidance on the NCLEX-RN examination's alternate format items. To begin, they describe various types of alternate item format questions, such as fill-in-the-blank, multiple response, and chart/exhibit questions, and give examples and test-taking strategies for each type. The rest of the book is designed to address each Client Needs category of the NCLEX-RN Test Plan (safe and effective care environments, health promotion and maintenance, and psychosocial and physiological integrity), with practice questions specific to each Client Needs category. Each page is devoted to one question, with the question on the left side of the page and answers and rationales on the right. A comprehensive test provides practice questions for all Client Needs categories. The companion CD-ROM contains the book's 265 questions, plus 15 more questions with sound components that test knowledge about heart and lung sounds. (Annotation ©2008 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Tachdjian's pediatric orthopaedics; from the Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children, 4th ed.; 3v. (DVDs included)

Produced almost entirely by the orthopedic staff of the Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children, this three-volume work is a revised and updated medical textbook on pediatric orthopedics. Under the heading "disciplines" it first covers growth and development, the orthopedic examination, gait analysis, the limping child, back pain, anesthesiology, management of the child with developmental disabilities, and imaging. Then follows a section on anatomic disorders, which covers disorders of the neck, scoliosis, kyphosis, other anatomic disorders of the spine, disorders of the upper extremity, developmental dysplasia of the hip, Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease, slipped capital femoral epiphysis, congenital coxa vara, disorders of the femur, disorders of the knee, disorders of the leg, disorders of the foot, and limb length discrepancy. The text then moves to neuromuscular disorders and includes chapters on disorders of the brain, disorders of the spinal cord, poliomyelitis, disorders of the peripheral nervous system, and muscle diseases. Orthopedic disorders are covered in chapters on skeletal dysplasias, orthopedic- related syndromes, metabolic and endocrine bone diseases, limb deficiencies, arthritis, infections of the musculoskeletal system, and hematologic disorders. Musculoskeletal tumors are the subject of the next section, which includes chapters on general principles of tumor management, benign musculoskeletal tumors, and malignant bone tumors. The final section covers injuries with chapters discussing general principles of managing orthopedic injuries, spinal injuries, upper extremity injuries, and lower extremity injuries. The text is extensively illustrated with photographs, drawings, and medical images. Accompanying DVDs include video footage of important procedures. (Annotation ©2008 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Trauma; core knowledge in orthopaedics.

During the past 25 years, the Orthopedic Trauma Service (OTS) at the Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, Florida, has been at the forefront of the development of orthopedic trauma into a mature subspecialty. In this text, 29 academics and practitioners from the U.S. and Canada — all graduates of Tampa's OTS program — contribute 25 chapters for residents and fellows on the diagnosis and treatment of orthopedic trauma. For ease of use, the material is organized by body region and arranged in a bulleted, templated layout. The text includes comprehensive coverage of imaging, implants, dislocations, open fractures, and the polyfractured patient. Illustrated throughout with b&w films and monochromatic diagrams. (Annotation ©2008 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Ultrasonography in obstetrics and gynecology, 5th ed.

Heavily revised and updated, with over half the chapters written by new authors, this volume includes new images, a new chapter on breast ultrasound, and chapters on computed tomography and MRI to bring it up-to-date with the latest technology. The volume is illustrated with b&w and color sonographic images and color anatomical drawings. Callen is at the U. of California School of Medicine. (Annotation ©2008 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Ultrasound of fetal syndromes, 2d ed. (DVD-ROM included)

The second edition of this atlas contains over 70% new images, 12 new differential diagnostic headings, and entries on 20 additional syndromes. The images are central to the text and are presented in b&w and color plates with arrow markers and captions. Part One, listing differential diagnoses, discusses the various abnormalities and disorders associated with each of the images presented. Part Two surveys fetal syndromes, with each entry containing a description and definition, abnormalities that may be detected by ultrasound, major differential diagnoses, heredity, natural history and outcome, and a list of suggested reading, followed by a section of images. A section is included on sonographic findings with borderline significance, and a concluding section discuses anomalies and syndromes associated with monochorianic twins. The volume is designed for those responsible for making prenatal diagnosis, whether sonologists, sonographers, or genetic counselors. (Annotation ©2008 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)