Books published by Lippincott Williams and Wilkins

Feeling overwhelmed by the complexities of wound care? Skip the confusion--get fast, clear answers with the newly updated Wound Care Facts Made Incredibly Quick!®, 2nd edition. This friendly pocket resource can bring the right information, skills, and confidence to your studies and on-the-job performance, with top-to-bottom guidance on areas including assessment, differential diagnoses, dressings, treatment plans, and daily management. With at-a-glance answers and clear, concise direction, this is the ideal on-the-spot guide for nurses, nursing students, instructors, and all healthcare practitioners to effectively manage wounds.  Take the expert tour through the latest wound care protocols, with:   * NEW and updated content in colorful, quick-read format with bulleted content * NEW and updated tables, photos, drawings, and diagrams * Pocket-sized, spiral-bound format that provides on-the-go access to expert guidance * Brightly colored tabs to aid quick, easy, and on-the-spot research * Laminated, wipe-clean pages for easy notetaking and erasing * Dozens of colorful diagrams and illustrations outlining the core concepts and skills needed for successful wound care, including * Wound and skin assessment tools, procedures, monitoring, and long-term care * Easy-to-follow explanations of skin anatomy and physiology * Step-by-step how-tos for current treatment algorithms and assessment skills * How-tos for procedures such as dry sterile dressings, wet-to-dry dressings, wound cultures, and wound packing * Pressure injuries, including preventative strategies * Strategies for managing pressure, arterial, venous, and diabetic ulcers * Wound care products, including cleansers and medications * Patient teaching points * Clarifies complex terms and concepts - easy-to-follow guidance on basic wound care assessment, procedures, monitoring, and long-term care, including: * Wound classifications * Wound healing stages * Vascular functions * Classifications of interventions, including antibiotic and antibacterials, debridement, oxygenation, dressings, and bandages * Diagnostic tests, treatments, and wrappings for a wide range of wounds, including vascular and arterial ulcers * "Nurse Joy" and "Jake" to provide expert insights and encouragement on interventions and problem-solving     Clinical Editor   Patricia A. Slachta is a Clinical Nurse Specialist and an Interim Clinical Coordinator and Program Director at the Wound Care Center, The Queen's Medical Center, in Honolulu, Hawaii.

This popular core nursing pharmacology textbook provides unique coverage of nursing interventions for drug therapy with related rationales. Highly praised for its organized and readable presentation, the text explains the "why" behind each nursing action, and emphasizes how drugs work differently in different patients. The 10th edition has a new fresh design and approach with an added focus on patient safety integrated into the text. Included in this package is Lippincott's Photo Atlas of Medication Administration (ISBN 9781451112481) which uses the nursing process format to provide step-by-step nursing skills.

Strengthen your emergency nursing know-how, with the newly updated ER Facts Made Incredibly Quick!®, 2nd edition, the indispensable pocket guide that offers on-the-go clarity on ER care essentials.   Thumb quickly to the right topic with the help of brightly colored tabs, then scan the easy-read bulleted text for crucial how-to's on trauma assessments, CPR, medications and IV, and treating multiple trauma, breathing difficulties, and gunshot wounds, and more. This is vital clinical support for, nurses and all ER healthcare professionals.  Be expertly guided through ER assessments, devices, and treatment with ...   *NEW and updated quick-read, bulleted content, tables, and colorful images *NEW and updated tables, photos, drawings, and diagrams *Laminated pages are wipeable for easy notetaking and erasing *Pocket-sized, spiral-bound format offering on-the-spot access to expert guidance *Dozens of colorful diagrams, charts, and images supporting guidance on areas such as: *Vital signs chart - neonates to older adults *Advanced cardiac life support algorithms *8-step method for rhythm strip analysis *Hands-free electrode placement for defibrillation *CPR and choking interventions, by age group *Assessment skills and flow charts for assessing individual body systems *Step-by-step direction on triage methods--assessments, procedures, and monitoring, including: *Triage criteria for critical trauma assessment *Primary and secondary assessment - parameters, questions to ask patients, interventions *Emergency Nurses Association and Academy of Emergency Physicians five-level triage scale to determine patient acuity *Assessing child and elder abuse and neglect *Maternal/neonatal charts - assessing gestational age, maternal hypotension, true versus false labor, fetal distress, preeclampsia, and more *Newborn assessment charts and graphs - neonatal resuscitation, APGAR scoring system, pediatric vital sign normal ranges, pediatric trauma score, and more *Assessment charts and pain measurement scale for scoring pain acuteness, symptoms, and appearance *Disaster and mass casualty triage protocols *Treating special triage populations - pediatric, geriatric, pregnant, LGBTQ patients *Cultural considerations in patient care *Evidence collection kit materials *Practical guide to patient teaching  About the Clinical Editor   Joyce Foresman-Capuzzi, MSN, APRN, CCNS, is a Clinical Nurse Educator at Lankenau Medical Center at the Crozer Keystone Health System in Chester, Pennsylvania.

Revised and updated by experts in both nephrology and clinical nutrition, this seventh edition of Handbook of Nutrition and the Kidney provides practical and clinically relevant information for addressing the nutritional needs of patients with acute and chronic kidney disease. Concise yet in-depth, the book is packed with tables and charts in every chapter, and outlines detailed and daily nutritional requirements, including proteins, vitamins, minerals, lipids, other fatty acids, and more.Features:Useful for physicians, dietitians, nurses, and anyone who works with patients afflicted by chronic kidney disease (CKD), hemodialysis (HD), peritoneal dialysis (PD), and kidney transplants.Each chapter contains tables and figures that visually demonstrate nutritional principles and enable you to find essential information quickly.Presents easy-to-follow sample menus with lists of ingredients and dietary recommendations.Chapters cover the affects of kidney disease on metabolism and hormonal function, nutritional approaches to caring for different patient types, an overview of nutritional biochemistry and digestive physiology in healthy adults, and more.Includes guidelines and requirements for people with hypertension.Your book purchase includes a complimentary download of the enhanced eBook for iOS, Android, PC & Mac.Take advantage of these practical features that will improve your eBook experience:The ability to download the eBook on multiple devices at one time —providing a seamless reading experience online or offline.Powerful search tools and smart navigation cross-links that allow you to search within this book, or across your entire library of VitalSource eBooks.Multiple viewing options that enable you to scale images and text to any size without losing page clarity as well as responsive design.The ability to highlight text and add notes with one click.

Principles of Rubin's Pathology, Seventh Edition distills the renowned coverage of Rubin's Pathology, Seventh Edition into a focused, approachable guide to the essentials of pathology.   This resource introduces principles and mechanisms of pathology, followed by organ-specific information, extracting key information on pathogenesis, epidemiology, and clinical features of diseases. Detailed images clarify challenging content, and companion online resources enable students to learn on the go and confidently prepare for exams.   This edition is optimized for students seeking only the most critical information, making it an ideal resource for international medical schools, PA, pharmacy, nursing, and allied health programs.  * Streamlined content emphasizes essential concepts, including the use of bold terms and bulleted lists to emphasize key points, for the most efficient study of pathology available.* Illustrations, photomicrographs, and clinical photographs clarify challenging content and represent the pathogeneses of disease. * Highlighted boxes and helpful graphic icons identify Pathogenesis, Pathology, Epidemiology, and Clinical Features sections.* Globally sourced content reflects an international spectrum of current practices and approaches.* Online resources including new slide-based histopathology lectures presented by Dr. Rubin, original animations, and fully searchable text make learning more engaging and efficient.Enrich Your eBook Reading Experience with Enhanced Video, Audio and Interactive Capabilities!* Read directly on your preferred device(s), such as computer, tablet, or smartphone* Easily convert to audiobook, powering your content with natural language text-to-speech* Adapt for unique reading needs, supporting learning disabilities, visual/auditory impairments, second-language or literacy challenges, and more

Offering expert guidance from seasoned clinicians at Massachusetts General Hospital, this bestselling handbook provides accurate, clinically essential information in a portable, quick-reference format. Broad-based, multidisciplinary coverage draws from the disciplines of anesthesiology, neurology, behavioral medicine, nursing, psychiatry, and physical therapy to provide practical, evidence-based information for sound therapeutic choices. Now in full color for the first time, The Massachusetts General Hospital Handbook of Pain Management, Fourth Edition, contains numerous new chapters, new illustrations, and other features that keep you up to date with today's latest approaches to pain management. *Contains an extensive new section on interventional approaches to pain management, as well as new chapters on radiotherapy and radiopharmaceuticals for cancer pain and ethical considerations in pain medicine.*Features new chapters on discography, epidural steroid injections; intrathecal drug delivery; peripheral nerve blocks; and sympathetic blockade.*Includes handy appendices that provide useful medication information, basic science coverage relevant to clinical strategies, and numerous tables and chapter-opening outlines for quick reference.Enrich Your Ebook Reading Experience*Read directly on your preferred device(s), such as computer, tablet, or smartphone.*Easily convert to audiobook, powering your content with natural language text-to-speech.

Part of the highly respected Master Techniques in Surgery series, Colon and Rectal Surgery: Anorectal Operations, 2nd Edition, provides the authoritative, up-to-date guidance you need to master both traditional techniques and innovative new procedures in colon and rectal surgery. Covering both basic and advanced procedures, this edition contains superbly illustrated, expertly written chapters covering virtually any colorectal surgical technique likely to be performed today. Each contributing author presents a real-world viewpoint on a particular surgery, and outstanding full-color illustrations provide visual support for every procedure.   * Presents easy-to-digest, clinically relevant material from world-renowned colon and rectal surgeons who explain their preferred techniques step by step, including indications and contraindications, preoperative planning, postoperative management, outcomes, complications, and follow-up. * Covers  hemorrhoidectomies, anal and rectovaginal fistula and sphincter procedures, fecal incontinence, procedures for perineal prolapse and excision of rectal carcinoma, lateral sphincterotomy, rectocele, and muscle, anal and pilonidal flap procedures. * Includes 17 all-new chapters: * Ultrasound-guided Ligation/Mucosalpexy for Hemorrhoidal Disease * Rubber Band Ligation * Ligation of the Intersphincteric Fistula Tract (LIFT): Without Mesh * Repair of Rectovaginal Fistula Repair with Bioprosthetic Mesh, Transvaginal * Rectovaginal Fistula: Transvaginal Approach Without Mesh * Magnetic Anal Sphincter * Encirclement Procedure for Rectal Prolapse in the Elderly * Perineal Rectosigmoidectomy * Closed Lateral Interanal Sphincterotomy * Transanal Endoscopic Operating * Transanal Minimally Invasive Surgery (TAMIS) for Local Excision * Transabdominal Rectus Flaps * Ventral Hernia Repair * Incision, Excision and Wound VAC Closure * Surgical Management of Anogenital Hidradenitis * Condylomata Acuminatum * Anal Carinoma and MelanomaEnrich Your eBook Reading Experience with Enhanced Video, Audio and Interactive Capabilities! * Read directly on your preferred device(s), such as computer, tablet, or smartphone * Customize for your language, including right-to-left reading, vertical writing, and enhanced annotation in over 30 languages * Easily convert to audiobook, powering your content with natural language text-to-speech * Adapt for unique reading needs, supporting learning disabilities, visual/auditory impairments, second-language or literacy challenges, and more

New from the American College of Sports Medicine! This clear and highly applied overview of exercise nutrition illustrates difficult concepts using real-world examples and case studies that allow students to put learning into practice. Well-known author Dan Benardot draws on his vast experience as an instructor, scientist, and practitioner to craft an engaging and factual resource that makes the nutrition of exercise science accessible. Written at a level appropriate for both exercise science majors and non-majors, this practical book is packed with helpful in-text learning aids and stunning visuals that bring concepts to life.   As an ACSM publication, this text offers the unsurpassed quality and excellence that has become synonymous with titles by the leading exercise science organization in the world.* eBook available. Faster, smarter, and more convenient, today's eBooks can transform learning. These interactive, fully searchable tools offer 24/7 access on multiple devices, the ability to highlight and share notes, and much more.* Case studies with discussion questions in every chapter show real-world application of the science of nutrition.* Important Factors to Consider boxes throughout chapters summarize key points.* Practical advice and clear explanations in every chapter prepare students for effective practice.* In-text learning aids, including Chapter Objectives, boxed Key Terms, bulleted Chapter Summaries, and multiple-choice Chapter Questions, help students master the content of the course.* Practical Application Activity boxes that challenge students to get actively involved with the content include such activities as using a nutrition tracker to assess their diet for a full day and analyze their energy balance.

A Practical Guide to Contemporary Pharmacy Practice and Compounding is your hands-on, step-by-step guide to receiving and filling prescription drug orders as well as a comprehensive look at the preparation of sterile and non-sterile extemporaneously compounded preparations.

Perfect for residents and fellows to use during rotations, or as a quick review for practicing radiologists and nuclear medicine physicians, Nuclear Medicine: The Essentials is a complete, concise overview of the most important knowledge in this challenging and evolving field. Each chapter begins with learning objectives and ends with board-style questions that help you focus your learning. A self-assessment examination in print and additional self-assessment material online test your mastery of the content and prepare you for exams.