Comprehensive and current,?Hall, Schmidt, and Wood's Principles of Critical Care?is the authoritative guide to diagnosing and treating the most common problems encountered in the practice of critical care. Written by expert critical care physicians who are also experienced teachers, it features an organization, thoroughness, and clarity unavailable in other critical care resources._x005F_x000D_ _x005F_x000D_ This peerless guide provides consensus on the complex and often-conflicting data in the practice of critical care, along with copious diagnostic and treatment algorithms. The text covers every aspect of critical care medicine essential to successful clinical practice, ranging from basic principles to the latest technologies.

This authoritative, evidence-based guide provides the information and insight you need to accurately assess and treat the most common skin disorders. Updated with new chapters and new content, this second edition reflects the latest findings and clinical protocols.

Fishman?s Pulmonary Diseases and Disorders?delivers unparalleled coverage of pulmonary medicine. With nearly 2500 illustrations, 60 videos, and 22,000 references, this peerless, two-volume resource provides a comprehensive overview of the scientific basis of lung function in health and disease._x005F_x000D_ _x005F_x000D_ You?ll find detailed coverage of the broad array of disorders affecting the respiratory system, including obstructive and restrictive diseases, pulmonary vascular disorders, sleep-disordered breathing, lung neoplasms, respiratory infections, and respiratory failure. In addition, you?ll learn about all the latest advances, including molecular development of the lung, stem cells and respiratory disease, the genetics of pulmonary disease, the growth of personalized medicine, technical advances in lung transplantation, and much more._x005F_x000D_ _x005F_x000D_ Notable new content in the 6th edition includes discussion of the respiratory effects of vaping, detailed consideration of the idiopathic interstitial pneumonitides, state-of the-art discussion of lung nodules, a summary of the use of immunotherapy in the treatment of lung cancer, COVID-19-related lung disease and its management, and a comprehensive discussion of noninvasive ventilation, including its use in ambulatory and ICU settings. In addition, new chapters on cystic lung disease, lung cancer screening, the lung microbiome, developmental lung disorders, nocardiosis and actinomycosis, and application of ECMO are included.

The Clinician?s Guide to Empathy?helps you approach tough conversations with patients in a new, more effective way?by understanding and recognizing their emotion and perspective, and then communicating that recognition clearly and without fear. The authors define empathy on an operational level?rather than a theoretical, scientific, or conceptual level?and provide the actionable advice you need to make empathy the central focus when faced with denial, questions about prognosis, existential concerns, difficult family dynamics, anger, and nonmedical opiate use. Each chapter, authored by an experienced expert in their field, is anchored by a story that clearly illustrated how empathy can unfold in the clinical setting. Vignettes throughout provide sample dialogue and specific examples of actual words to use in specific situations._x005F_x000D_ _x005F_x000D_ Trained to solve problems, clinicians often have difficulty expressing empathy to their patients. This guide provides a new way of approaching that problem?not as a technician but as a fellow human being. Much more than a guide to breaking bad news or a brief overview of all communication skills,?The Clinician?s Guide to Empathy?is a must-read for almost anyone connected to the healthcare industry.

With new surgical advances and innovations, more older, sicker, higher-risk patients are undergoing surgery. Expertly assessing and managing patients with comorbidities who are undergoing surgical procedures is an absolutely critical task today?and?Decision Making in Perioperative Medicine: Clinical Pearls?will ensure that you make the right decisions through every step of the process._x005F_x000D_ _x005F_x000D_ Which risk calculator should you use? How long should you delay surgery after percutaneous coronary intervention? Should the patient continue taking aspirin? How long before surgery should you stop a direct-acting oral anticoagulant??Decision Making in Perioperative Medicine: Clinical Pearls?answers your questions when it comes to perioperative care.

The title of this book being Basic Musculoskeletal Imaging may sound ironic to some. It was customary to name a book "Basic" in radiology when only plain radiographs were discussed, but times have changed. Cross-sectional imaging, such as CT and MRI, and even ultrasound and scintigraphy, once considered advanced imaging proved to be basic and are now mainstays in radiology.