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Villanova Univ., PA. Brandon/Hill Nursing List first-purchase selection (#179). Presents extensive coverage of a range of diseases and disorders for delivery of quality nursing care. New material addresses end-of-life care, genetic issues, and management of bioterrorism victims. Also available in one-volume text. Previous edition: c2000. DNLM: Nursing Care.

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Villanova Univ., PA. Brandon/Hill Nursing List first-purchase selection (#179). Presents extensive coverage of a range of diseases and disorders for delivery of quality nursing care. New material addresses end-of-life care, genetic issues, and management of bioterrorism victims. Also available in two-volume set. Previous edition: c2000. DNLM: Nursing Care.

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Merriam-Webster's Medical Desk Dictionary, 2005 Revised Edition is an invaluable resource for health care professionals with over 59,000 entries covering today's most widely used health care terms, abbreviations, medication names, and biographies of medical pioneers. Unlike unwieldy medical encyclopedias, Merriam-Webster's Medical Desk Dictionary, 2005 Revised Edition is compact, portable, and affordable, making it perfect for everyone from allied health students and medical professionals to consumers without a medical background who want a desktop reference without investing a lot of money.
Amazon.com Review:
Medical lingo is nearly a language in its own right, so for students of medicine or amateurs who'd like to understand their doctors' conversations, a dictionary of medical terms is a necessity. With a section on medical prefixes and suffixes, more than 2,000 new entries added since 1986, and thousands of illustrations, the recent version is 112 pages longer and a lot easier on the eyes. There's information on AIDS, biochemistry, psychiatry, and geriatric medicine, concise definitions for procedures, tests, and medications, plus all the terms and topics that hit the headlines or appear in your physical report.

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For more than 65 years, Taber's has provided students, nurses, and health professionals with the definitions and information they need to provide superior care for their patients, while remaining portable and easy-to-carry.

KEY FEATURES INCLUDE:

56,000 easy-to-understand definitions -- almost 50% more than the competition

700 illustrations; more than 500 in full-color

Cyclopedic format means you get much more than just definitions. You get a comprehensive resource with:

-- Superior illustrations

-- Pronunciations

-- Abbreviations

-- Etymologies (word origins)

-- 100 most frequently prescribed drugs (NEW)

-- Patient Care sections with clinically pertinent information

-- Caution statements in color, to call attention to vital considerations and potential dangers that help you practice safe health care

-- Tables that put important information at your fingertips

-- Disease entries that include symptoms, diagnosis and treatment

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This bestselling, full-color dictionary of health care terminology is well known for its combination of relevant, thorough definitions and vibrant color illustrations and line drawings that illuminate all subject areas. More than just a dictionary, you'll also find a comprehensive anatomy atlas, numerous useful appendices, and a new companion CD-ROM featuring a medical spellchecker, audio pronunciations, and English-Spanish phrase translations. The new 7th edition is thoroughly up to date with current clinical information and over 5,000 new definitions. * Comprehensive, authoritative definitions – including major diseases, disorders, procedures, and drugs – offer the most accurate, complete information available. * Nearly 2,500 colorful photographs and drawings illustrate all subject areas – more than 800 new! * Large, clear type is easy to read. * Pronunciations and eponyms for key entries assist the reader in learning and using terminology in everyday practice! . * British spellings of selected entries help users recognize alternate spellings. * Helpful tables provide essential information at a glance. * Color Atlas of Human Anatomy contains dozens of clearly labeled drawings. * Hundreds of lab test definitions describe and explain key lab tests. * A companion Evolve website provides hundreds of web links to help you find authoritative information online, as well as content updates and other helpful resources.

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This convenient, concise version of Mosby’s Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing & Health Professions includes almost all of the same terms from all areas of nursing, medicine, and the health-related professions, with special emphasis on definitions related to new drugs, health professions, changes in health care delivery, bioterrorism, and new technological developments. Condensed definitions incorporate only the most essential information, offering students and professionals an affordable, portable alternative to Mosby's larger dictionary. * Emphasis on nursing and health science terminology makes this the most useful pocket dictionary for students and practitioners in the nursing and health professions. * Its small size makes the pocket dictionary easy to transport, so it is available when needed. * Definitions are concise for quick reference. * The large number of definitions ensures that necessary information will be accessible. * The practical, consistent alphabetical organization with no subentries makes it easier to find information. * Definitions and taxonomy changes are included for all NANDA-approved nursing diagnoses, including those approved for 2005-2006. * British spellings are included where appropriate to assist the reader in recognizing alternate spellings. * Pronunciations are provided for key entries to help the reader use terminology correctly in everyday practice.

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Mosby's PDA Dictionary software provides you with a fast, efficient way to look up concise definitions of thousands of terms from every area of medicine, nursing and the health professions - all from Mosby's Pocket Dictionary, 5th edition. In addition, you have instant access to dozens of detailed lists and tables full of handy reference information, including the latest NIC, NOC and NANDA terminology, normal reference laboratory values, hundreds of commonly-used abbreviations, a Spanish-English phrase book, and many more - all from the comprehensive appendixes in Mosby's Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing & Health Professions, 7th edition. The new Mosby's PDA Dictionary is the essential on-the-go reference tool for your handheld library!