Books published by Lippincott Williams and Wilkins

Presents clinical material on child and adolescent psychiatry. This book covers topics including clinically relevant information on: normal and abnormal development; examination; neuroimaging; and, adolescent substance abuse. It features treatment chapters including a range of psychopharmacotherapeutic and psychotherapeutic techniques.

Provides a step-by-step approach to using metabolic equations, from basic math principles to applying the equations to an exercise plan. This handbook features chapters that focus separately on each equation, provide an easy-to-follow process of solving, and demonstrate the varied uses of the equation in clinical as well as fitness settings.

Provides a comprehensive presentation of various aspects of hearing science, including acoustics, psychoacoustics, anatomy and physiology, and related topics such as introduction to digital signal processing and instrumentation in hearing science.

Presents normal and abnormal pulmonary function in a case-based format. This title includes an infectious diseases chapter, updates on asthma pathogenesis and bronchodilators, and user-friendly features such as chapter openers, chapter outlines, "key points" summary boxes, and board-formatted questions and answers.

Uses a case-based approach to teach students the basics of clinical reasoning. This title explains the chief components of the clinical reasoning process, such as generating and refining diagnostic hypotheses, using and interpreting diagnostic tests, assembling a working diagnosis, therapeutic decision making, and examining and applying evidence.

Provides the information and skills needed to write effective research proposals and theses; read, assess, interpret, and apply published research; and, understand how to conduct basic studies in health, physical education, exercise science, athletic training, and recreation.

Develop the strong reasoning skills you'll need for competent and caring practice with An Introduction to Theory and Reasoning in Nursing. This proven book will help you understand theory, what it is, how it supports nurses and their practice and how you can use it to answer clinical questions and care for patients more effectively. -See theorists and their theories come to life with Theorist boxes that contain a brief synopsis of the theorist's life and a photo of the theorist (when available). -Access an alternative to nursing process care plans with a new research-validated reasoning model, the Clinical Reasoning Plan (CRP) that uses actual nursing case studies. -Increase your understanding of how theory and reasoning is used in clinical practice through Nursing Story boxes . -Clarify your understanding of individual support theories and nursing theories through Summaries that identify phenomenon, internal concepts or variables, propositions, external variables, and assumptions. -Increase your mastery of theory, research, and reasoning and their application to nursing practice through Chapter Overviews , Key Words in bold face type, Chapter Outlines. Chapter Introductions, Chapter Summaries, Learning Activities , and a comprehensive Glossary. -Go online to explore specific topics of interest through a wide range of up-to-date References . -Find the information you need fast with anytime, anywhere access to the fully searchable text online.

Epidemiology is the simplest and most direct method of studying the causes of disease in humans, and many major contributions have been made by studies that have demanded nothing more than the ability to count, to think logically, and to have an imaginative idea. With the accumulation of knowledge, however, its has become harder for individuals working alone to make effective contributions, and epidemiological research is becoming increasingly a matter of teamwork, not only because of the large number of people that may have to be studied and the large amount of data that have to be collected and analyzed, but also because of the need to bring together for the design and conduct of the study clinical experience, biological understanding, statistical expertise, and many other special skills that vary from one study to another. But if, in this sense, epidemiological research is becoming more complex, the core of the subject remains essentially simple, and a good epidemiological study should be capable of description in such a way that all who are interested in the cause of disease can follow the argument and decide for themselves the validity of the conclusions.

Features the techniques and electrode placements for common nerve conduction studies. This book describes each nerve conduction study, including placement of electrodes, typical electromyography equipment settings, normal values, and pearls and pitfalls. It provides coverage of surface anatomy for needle electromyography.

Featuring 229 images, this atlas is a guide to interpreting computed tomography body images. It shows readers to recognize normal anatomic structures on CT scans and distinguish these structures from artifacts. Chapters in this book cover the neck and larynx, thorax, portal venous phase abdomen, pelvis, arterial phase abdomen, and reconstructions.

This handy pocket atlas is a complete and convenient guide to the normal sonographic appearances of the embryo and fetus and its uterine environment. The book equips practitioners with the thorough knowledge of normal fetal anatomy that is essential for the timely recognition and diagnosis of abnormalities.

Provides the fundamentals of evaluation and examination techniques of the musculoskeletal system. Each region begins with step-by-step instructions for goniometry, manual muscle testing, muscle length, joint accessory motions and special orthopedic tests. This title includes special discussions of posture and gait analysis.

Presents practical information on diagnostic imaging for coronary artery disease, including coronary CT angiography, cardiac SPECT, cardiac PET, and MRI. This book also presents the basic concepts and must-know facts of these modalities and offer guidelines for risk stratification of coronary artery disease.

Every ICU provides rapid and automated blood gas testing twenty-four hours a day. This title is a manual on blood gases. It includes patient scenarios, figures, a revised bibliography, and pertinent internet addresses.