A comprehensive, easy-to-use guide to the most common healthcare abbreviations, acronyms, symbols, and other such "shortcuts" encountered every day. Includes over 22,000 abbreviations and acronyms, 250 symbols, 1,100 prefixes and suffixes, 44,000 total entries and definitions, and an index of managed care abbreviations. An appendix covers the Greek alphabet, roman numerals, and metric units.

The detailed, practical, step-by-step advice in this user-friendly guide will help students and researchers to communicate their work more effectively through the written word. Covering all aspects of the writing process, this concise, accessible resource is critically acclaimed, well-structured, comprehensive, and entertaining. Self-help exercises and abundant examples from actual typescripts draw on the authors' extensive experience working both as researchers and with them. Whilst retaining the user-friendly and pragmatic style of earlier editions, this third edition has been updated and broadened to incorporate such timely topics as guidelines for successful international publication, ethical and legal issues including plagiarism and falsified data, electronic publication, and text-based talks and poster presentations. With advice applicable to many writing contexts in the majority of scientific disciplines, this book is a powerful tool for improving individual skills and an eminently suitable text for classroom courses or seminars.

Here's a powerful quick reference and clinical tool – small enough to fit into your pocket, yet complete enough to cover any assessment test you need to perform! Detailing every test included in Illustrated Orthopedic Physical Assessment, 3rd Edition, this handy, thoroughly illustrated pocket guide includes only the essential information you need to know. Information for each test is presented in a consistent manner for quick reference, and includes: name of the test, alternate names for the test, suspected syndrome, concise description of the testing procedure, clinical pearl, and photo(s) of the procedure. Plus, just as in the parent text, each test also contains a corresponding orthopedic gamut which provides a summary of key points in a concise list, serving as a diagnostic rubric for use in patient exams. - Fits in your lab coat pocket, giving you easy access to frequently used assessment and testing information. - Every test from the parent textbook, Illustrated Orthopedic Physical Assessment, 3rd Edition, is included in this pocket guide. - A consistent format for each test (the same format as the parent text) ensures that you'll find the information you need quickly and easily. - Clinical pearls appear with almost every test, detailing author's own clinical experience and providing valuable insight to both students and practitioners. - Nearly 400 orthopedic gamuts concisely cover anatomy, motion assessment, muscle function, and imaging elements – essential concepts for effective assessment and diagnostic decision-making. - A complete index of tests appears on the inside cover in alphabetical order, as well as by body system, so you can see at a glance which tests are covered and where to find them. - Nearly 500 illustrations (line drawings and photographs) show key moves of each test, and other necessary maneuvers, anatomy, and pathologies. - A glossary of key abbreviations is included at the end of the book, familiarizing you with common clinical terms and notation. - A comprehensive bibliography provides helpful references for further research and study. - All-new photos clearly illustrate every assessment test. - Updated content ensures you have the latest assessment information at your fingertips.

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Logically organized with comprehensive coverage, this newly revised third edition prepares you to choose the right orthopedic tests, accurately assess any patient, and arrive at a clear diagnosis. Trusted for both its depth of coverage and its accessible, accurate information, it features gamuts, clinical pearls, and cross-reference tables for quick and easy reference. Now in brilliant full color, with all new photos of every test, it's even more visually appealing, and illustrates common conditions and procedural tests more effectively than ever before. This edition offers a fresh look at testing for orthopedic conditions, with detailed text that explains the key moves of each test, its alternate names, and the appropriate reporting statement. Extensive cross-referencing ensures that you can easily find the right test for efficient and effective practice, and protocol charts guide you through the examination process step by step. - Chapters are logically organized by region, and tests within each chapter are arranged alphabetically, so you can find the information you need in seconds! - Each test begins with a brief discussion of basic anatomy, then moves into a description of the actual procedure and ends with next-step directives. - Critical Thinking questions at the end of each chapter help you apply what you've learned to clinical practice. - Orthopedic Gamuts provide summaries of key points in a concise list – numerous gamuts within each chapter help you master material quickly and easily. - Clinical Pearls share the author's knowledge gained through years of clinical experience, helping you avoid common misdiagnoses. - Cross-reference tables offer at-a-glance guidance on which tests should be used to diagnose particular diseases, for maximum accuracy and efficiency in practice. - Each chapter begins with an index of tests for easy reference, and axioms that remind you of elemental information, such as how painful certain maneuvers may be or the extent of some body parts' range. - Contains a chapter on malingering (non-organically-based complaints), helping you investigate and determine the root cause of complaint, whether due to injury, for psychological reasons, or an attempt to feign injury for various purposes, such as for improper receipt of worker's compensation. - Companion DVD contains video footage of Dr. Evans performing and explaining each assessment test in the book. - Full-color photographs demonstrate how to perform 237 orthopedic tests! - At the Viewbox feature contains high-quality radiographs that depict various pathologies, as well as musculature and other anatomy that can't be shown photographically.

The best laboratory math text on the market for almost 20 years, this title covers both the general principles of mathematics and specific equations, formulas, and calculations used for laboratory testing. It provides simple, easily understood explanations of calculations commonly used in clinical and biological laboratories. Contains more than 1000 practice problems.