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Ballweg's Physician Assistant: A Guide to Clinical Practice, 7th ed. 2022.

Designed as a highly visual and practical resource to be used across the spectrum of lifelong learning, Ballweg's Physician Assistant, 7th Edition, helps you master all the core competencies needed for physician assistant certification, recertification, and clinical practice. It remains the only textbook that covers all aspects of the physician assistant profession, the PA curriculum, and the PA's role in clinical practice. Ideal for both students and practicing PAs, it features a succinct, bulleted writing style, convenient tables, practical case studies, and clinical application questions that enable you to master key concepts and clinical applications.

Battlefield and Disaster Nursing Pocket Guide, 2nd. 2020.

Written by military nurses, the Battlefield and Disaster Nursing Pocket Guide is the premier quick reference guide for battlefield nurses on the front lines. This pocket guide contains critical assessment and treatment information, as well as numerous medication guides to ensure accurate care in the field. The care of patients with injuries received on the battlefield or in a disaster setting is specialized. Traumatic injuries on the battlefield may be more complex or unlike injuries seen in the hospital setting. In addition, the battlefield or disaster scene adds a further level of complexity to medical care. Designed to fit in the pocket of a uniform and endure rigorous field conditions, this unique pocket guide provides state-of-the-art, evidence-based recommendations for providing nursing care under exceptional conditions.

Transgender and Gender Diverse Health Care: The Fenway Guide, 2022.

The first case-based comprehensive textbook to address the unique health care needs of transgender and gender diverse adults.

A Doody's Core Title for 2024 & 2023!

Demand for state-of-the-art health care services for transgender and gender diverse communities is rapidly increasing. Transgender and Gender Diverse Health Care: The Fenway Guide offers a roadmap for clinicians to provide culturally responsive care that meets the primary, preventive, and specialty health needs of transgender and gender diverse adult patients. With the most up-to-date scientific and clinical information, this practical guide reviews new data on terminology, demographics, and epidemiology; highlights key aspects of gender identity emergence across the lifespan; and provides guidance on both hormonal and surgical gender affirmation. Applying a health-equity model of care, this invaluable resource offers a foundation for clinicians when addressing health needs of transgender and gender diverse communities.

Fundamentals of Aerospace Medicine, 5th ed. 2022.

Selected as a Doody's Core Title for 2022 and 2023!
Encompassing all occupants of aircraft and spacecraft--passengers and crew, military and civilian--Fundamentals of Aerospace Medicine, 5th Edition, addresses all medical and public health issues involved in this unique medical specialty. Comprehensive coverage includes everything from human physiology under flight conditions to the impact of the aviation industry on public health, from an increasingly mobile global populace to numerous clinical specialty considerations, including a variety of common diseases and risks emanating from the aerospace environment. This text is an invaluable reference for all students and practitioners who engage in aeromedical clinical practice, engineering, education, research, mission planning, population health, and operational support.

Infection Prevention: New Perspectives and Controversies, 2nd ed. 2022.

The first edition of Infection Prevention reviewed evolving areas in infection prevention on topics including contact precautions, technology implementation, specific infections, and care in various settings. It summarized the current data on infection prevention, presents controversies on the various topics, and includes recommendations for patient safety. Addressing hot topics such as MRSA, C. difficile vaccination, mandatory flu vaccines, and CLABSI, this is the only text to include prevention and control overviews across a range of infection issues.Written by experts in the field, this successor edition will update current chapters on the most cutting-edge models of care on emerging and evolving topics in infectious diseases. It will also include new material and chapters on high-level disinfection, diagnostic test stewardship, unique pathogens units, outpatient antibiotic stewardship, outpatient antibiotic therapy, as well as a chapter on infection prevention metrics: how much can we prevent healthcare associated infections and how hard should we try.

Clinical Leadership in Nursing and Healthcare, 3rd ed. 2023.

Clinical Leadership in Nursing and Healthcare offers a range of tools and topics that support and foster clinically focused nurses and other healthcare professionals to develop their leadership skills and strategies. The textbook is helpfully divided into three parts: information on the attributes of clinical leaders, the tools healthcare students and staff can use to develop their leadership potential, and clinical leadership issues. It also outlines a number of principles, frameworks, and topics that support nurses and healthcare professionals to develop and deliver effective clinical care as clinical leaders. Lastly, each chapter has a range of reflective questions and self-assessments to help consolidate learning.

Hadzic's Peripheral Nerve Blocks and Anatomy for Ultrasound-Guided Regional Anesthesia, 3rd ed. 2022.

The complete, authoritative, and practical guide to ultrasound-guided nerve blocks – updated to reflect the most current NYSORA initiatives.
A Doody's Core Title for 2023!
Hadzic’s is the most comprehensive color guide to the procedures and equipment used in ultrasound guided nerve blocking. Color drawings and photographs are bolstered by concise, step-by-step instruction from the world-renowned St. Luke’s Hospital in New York. The Third Edition has been updated to include more international contributors, and better align the book’s content with the New York School of Regional Anesthesia’s (NYSORA) standards of practice.
Featuring sections that progress from the foundations of regional anesthesia to the clinical applications of nerve blocks, Hadzic’s includes tips and insider perspective from the leadership of NYSORA and its academic affiliates. The book also includes three separate atlases, including a new atlas of musculoskeletal ultrasound, as well as surface anatomy, and ultrasound-guided anatomy.

Clinical Hematology and Fundamentals of Hemostasis, 6th ed. 2024.

Here are all the tools medical laboratory science students need to master the principles of hematology and the fundamentals of hemostasis. Author Denise M. Harmening has curated contributions from a team of expert educators and clinicians. With support from her Associate Editor LeAnne Hutson, she brings you comprehensive, yet focused coverage that prepares you for the real world in which you will practice. Begin with an introduction to clinical hematology and the anemias, and then progress through white blood cell disorders and hemostasis to thrombosis and laboratory methods. 

Stoelting's Anesthesia and Co-Existing Disease, 8th ed. 2022.

A valuable resource for anesthesia providers at all levels of training and practice, Stoelting's Anesthesia and Co-Existing Disease, 8th Edition, provides concise, thorough coverage of pathophysiology of the most common diseases and their medical management relevant to anesthesia. Noted authority Dr. Roberta L. Hines and new editor Dr. Stephanie Jones lead a stellar team of contributing authors who provide clear, detailed guidance on successfully managing or avoiding complications stemming from pre-existing conditions. Presents detailed discussions of common diseases, as well as highlights of more rare diseases and their unique features that could be of importance in the perioperative period.

Understanding and Managing Vision Deficits: A Guide for Occupational Therapists, 4th ed. 2025.

The new fourth edition of Understanding and Managing Vision Deficits: A Guide for Occupational Therapists provides practitioners not only with a comprehensive understanding of vision and how vision problems can impact on occupational therapy, but also invaluable guidance on how to effectively manage clients with these issues.

Whittle's Gait Analysis, 6th ed. 2023.

This readable textbook offers a clear and accessible guide to the diagnosis and treatment of patients suffering from medical conditions that affect the way they walk. The book describes both normal and pathological gait and covers the range of simple and complex methods available to perform gait analysis. It will help the reader differentiate the gait cycle phases and pathological gait patterns, identify related factors, and direct therapy precisely. Now in its sixth edition, Whittle's Gait Analysis has been fully updated by a small team of expert contributors to include the latest thinking on methods of gait analysis and its role in the clinic, making it an ideal text for undergraduate students through to practicing allied health professionals.

Medical-Surgical Nursing Certification Practice Q&A, 2023.

Prepare for your Certified Medical-Surgical Registered Nurse (CMSRN®) or Medical-Surgical Nursing Certification (MEDSURG-BC™) exam with Medical-Surgical Nursing Certification Practice Q&A. With 600 high-quality questions and comprehensive rationales based on the most recent MSNCB and ANCC exam blueprints, this essential resource is designed to help you study your way: sharpen your specialty knowledge with practice Q&A organized by exam topic or strengthen your test-taking skills with two 150-question practice exams.

Clinical Scenarios In Surgery: Decision Making and Operative Technique, 3rd ed. 2025.

An ideal reference both for oral board preparation as well as ongoing study throughout residency, Clinical Scenarios in Surgery: Decision Making and Operative Technique, Third Edition, presents over 140 cases that take readers step by step through the principles of safe surgical care. Using a concise, highly readable format, this case-based text covers today’s standards of care in all areas of general surgery, including abdominal wall, upper GI, emergency general surgery, hepatobiliary, colorectal, breast, endocrine, thoracic, vascular, pediatric, skin and soft tissue, trauma, critical care, transplant, and head and neck surgeries. 

DSM-5-TR, 5th ed. text revision. 2022.

The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition, Text Revision (DSM-5-TR), is the most comprehensive, current, and critical resource for clinical practice available to today's mental health clinicians and researchers. DSM-5-TR includes the fully revised text and references, updated diagnostic criteria and ICD-10-CM codes since DSM-5 was published in 2013. It features a new disorder, Prolonged Grief Disorder, as well as codes for suicidal behavior available to all clinicians of any discipline without the requirement of any other diagnosis.

Dental Terminology, 4th ed. 2022.

Providing a solid foundation for the dental field, Kindle/Dofka's DENTAL TERMINOLOGY, 4th Edition, is a quick reference guide that breaks down complicated dental word parts so you can easily learn their meanings. Its innovative word-building approach helps dental assistants understand and remember terminology. Instead of a strict dictionary of dental terms, it serves as a word bank with pronunciation guides and definitions applied to specific practice areas. Chapters are organized by specialty area, so you can quickly find the information you need. The new edition has been thoroughly updated with current visuals, pictures and diagrams.

Avoiding Common Errors in the Emergency Department, 3rd ed. 2025.

Using an easy-to-read style, Avoiding Common Errors in the Emergency Department, Third Edition, discusses 365 topics in which errors are frequently committed in the practice of emergency medicine. The authors give practical, easy-to-remember key points for avoiding these pitfalls. Chapters are brief, evidence-based, and easy-to-read immediately before the start of a shift, used for quick reference during a shift, or read daily over the course of one year for personal growth and review. 

Diagnostic Imaging for Brain, Head, Neck and Spine, 2022.

The different techniques which are utilized for the purpose of viewing the inside of the body in order to ascertain the cause of an injury and confirm a diagnosis fall under the umbrella of diagnostic imaging. A few of the major types of techniques used for diagnostic imaging are MRI scan, CT scan, X-ray, MRA scan and ultrasound. An MRI is a non-invasive test which uses a magnetic field and radio waves for producing images of the brain and brain stem. It can help in detecting abnormalities in small structures of the brain such as pituitary gland and brain stem. CT scans are used for analyzing head injuries, brain tumors, severe headaches, etc. This book attempts to understand the multiple diagnostic imaging techniques that are used for the examination of brain, head, neck and spine. Most of the topics introduced herein cover new diagnostic techniques and their applications. This book is a resource guide for experts as well as students.

Public and Community Health Nursing: Expanding the Learning Experience, 2025.

Public and Community Health Nursing: Expanding the Learning Experience explores critical issues in public and community health revealed by the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly its impact on the nursing profession and healthcare delivery globally. The book evaluates the recent challenges faced by healthcare professionals and underscores the importance of integrating public and community health into healthcare practice and education. It emphasizes the need to recognize that public and community health are vital for the wellbeing of individuals, families, populations, communities, and global health.

Management of Cardiac Arrhythmias, 3rd ed. 2020.

A significantly expanded third edition, this book provides a comprehensive and concise overview of cardiac arrhythmias and their ECG/telemetry manifestations, including the principles of cardiac electrophysiology, current concepts of pharmacology, clinical features, diagnoses, and state-of-the-art treatments. Additionally, the book emphasizes decision-making strategies in approaching each individual patient and the application of technical innovations in specific clinical situations. 

Medical-Surgical Nursing Certification Review: A Practical Guide is designed to help you prepare for both the MSNCB Certified Medical-Surgical Registered Nurse (CMSRN®) and ANCC Medical-Surgical Nursing Certification (MEDSURG-BC™) certification exams. This comprehensive study aid begins with information about the exams, legal and professional issues, and a homeostasis chapter focused on the core concepts of medical-surgical nursing and bedside emergencies. The remaining chapters are organized by body system and are presented in a concise, easy to follow format which includes pharmacology, laboratory, and diagnostic tables throughout. Relevant case studies, key takeaways, test-taking tips, and illustrations are incorporated to help clarify key concepts. 

Med Surg Certification Review Book, 2024.

Introducing our Med Surg Certification Review Book: 2 Practice Tests and CMSRN Exam Study Guide for Medical Surgical Nursing Prep! Ascencia Test Prep's Med Surg Certification Review Book includes everything you need to pass the Certified Medical-Surgical Nursing Exam the first time.

  • Quick review of the concepts covered on the exam
  • 2 Practice Tests with detailed answer explanations
  • Tips and tricks from experienced Med-Surg RNs

Ascencia Test Prep’s Med Surg Certification Review Book is aligned with the CMSRN Exam framework. Topics covered include:

  • Patient/Care Management
  • Holistic Patient Care
  • Elements of Interprofessional Care
  • Professional Concepts
  • Nursing Teamwork and Collaboration

Lippincott Certification Review Medical-Surgical Nursing, 7th ed. 2025.

The thoroughly updated Lippincott Review for Medical-Surgical Nursing Certification, 7th Edition, offers the most current content found on the Certified Medical-Surgical Registered Nurse (CMSRN) exam, and plenty of practice questions. This popular study guide covers the full range of exam content -- from disorders, signs and symptoms, tests, and assessments to treatments and interventions. Whether you are a new or experienced nurse, this comprehensive review offers all the information -- and opportunities to practice -- that you need to pass the test.

Key Concepts and Issues in Nursing Ethics, 2nd ed. 2024.

Short case studies, based on real stories from the health care arena, ensure that each chapter of this book is rooted in descriptions of nursing practise that are grounded, salient narratives of nursing care. The reader is assisted to explore the ethical dimension of nursing practice: what it is and how it can be portrayed, discussed, and analysed within a variety of practice and theoretical contexts. One of the unique contributions of this book is to consider nursing not only in the context of the individual nurse – patient relationship but also as a social good that is of necessity limited, due to the ultimate limits on the nursing and health care resource.

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Beydoun MA, Beydoun HA, Fanelli-Kuczmarski MT, Hu YH, Shaked D, Weiss J, Waldstein SR, Launer LJ, Evans MK, Zonderman AB. Uncovering mediational pathways behind racial and socioeconomic disparities in brain volumes: insights from the UK Biobank study. Geroscience. 2024 Oct 10. doi: 10.1007/s11357-024-01371-1. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39388067.

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Beydoun HA, Beydoun MA, Kwon E, Alemu BT, Zonderman AB, Brunner R. Relationship of psychotropic medication use with physical function among postmenopausal women. Geroscience. 2024 Dec;46(6):5797-5817. doi: 10.1007/s11357-024-01141-z. Epub 2024 Mar 22. PMID: 38517642; PMCID: PMC11493997.

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