TEXTBOOK OF ANATOMY FOR BSC NURSING STUDENTS
The Textbook of Anatomy for BSc Nursing Students depicts basic concepts in anatomy mainly for nursing and paramedical students and as a foundation for the medical undergraduates too. It is a comprehensive compendium presenting the anatomical facts and concepts necessary to fully understand the three-dimensional dynamic structure of the human body. Topics discussed in anatomy include introduction to anatomical terms and organization of the human body, skeletal system, muscular system, nervous system, sensory organs, circulatory and lymphatic system, respiratory system, digestive system, the excretory system (urinary system), endocrine system, reproductive system, and appendix. A chapter on genetics is deliberately included for students who are preparing for PG entrance examination of different universities worldwide. In this book, approximately 650 diagrams (including radiographs and photographs) and 50 tables are added to make the subject interesting. Simple line diagrams of organs are added to learn the art of drawing. Photomicrographs of tissues will enable the student to learn histology easily. At the end of each chapter, questions are framed for self-assessment. Both descriptive and objective type questions are included.
A CASE ORIENTED APPROACH TOWARDS BIOCHEMISTRY
Biochemistry is the primary language of biomedical science and essential for literacy in the field of medicine. All diseases have a biochemical basis, and this book helps you understand the importance of biochemistry in diagnosing and treating illness. A Case Oriented Approach Towards Biochemistry is truly a clinically-oriented, very thorough and extremely well-illustrated presentation of the essentials of biochemistry. The course contents have been spread out in twenty-nine chapters. Each chapter starts with a list of ?learning objectives.? The case descriptions relate to the learning objectives. Each case study has been assigned a ?theme? based on the contextual details, and three clinically relevant ?icons? for the depiction of theme, clinical note, and clinical pearls. Three new chapters have been added including the details of biochemical and molecular techniques, case-based multiple choice questions, and quick revisions of significant biochemical deviations. Newborn screening due to its diagnostic and prognostic significance, and some topics of clinical concerns, such as heavy metal toxicity, tumor markers, mechanisms of enzyme action, and enzymes inhibition have also been included. Some redundant cases have been removed to reduce content load, and some have been updated to include the latest information and pictorial representations. Thirty-seven diagrams, tables, flowcharts, and nine new cases have been added to provide broad and conceptual coverage of the course contents.
REVIEW OF POSTGRADUATE PATHOLOGY GENERAL PATHOLOGY
The main aim of this book is to provide a sound knowledge of pathology by understanding the disease mechanisms which lay the foundation for basic science. This book consists of 17 chapters and is organized into three sections namely ?Basics of Pathology?, ?General Pathology?, and ?Immunopathology?. Section 1?Basics of Pathology: It provides an overview of the basic knowledge and consists of chapters namely cell as a structural unit, cellular activation, maintaining cell populations, extracellular matrix, and basics of genetics. Section 2?General Pathology: It consists of introduction to pathology, cellular responses to injury, adaptation and cell death, inflammation and healing, hemodynamic disorders, thromboembolism and shock, neoplasia, infections and infestations, genetic disorders and molecular pathology, diseases of infancy and childhood, and environmental and nutritional diseases. Section 3?Immunopathology: It deals with normal immune response and hypersensitivity, autoimmune diseases and rejection of tissue transplants, and immunodeficiency diseases and amyloidosis. Numerous illustrations, gross photographs, photomicrographs, tables, text boxes, flowcharts, and X-rays have been incorporated for easy understanding of the subject.
ESSENTIALS OF COMMUNITY MEDICINE PRACTICALS
Community medicine is one of the most important subjects in a medical career. Practical is the beating heart of the subject. Community medicine is best taught in practicals than in theory. The main purpose of the treatise is to cater to students, at the same time to provide justifiable status to the community medicine. This book is comprised of 11 sections that mainly focus on clinicosocial case study (hospital), spotters, exercises (problems and their solutions), field study, health events, recent updates, latest treatment guidelines, research, COVID?19 pandemic, emblems in public health, and frequently asked questions, which are further divided into 50 chapters. Each chapter of the book is carefully updated by distillation of heap of experiences over lifetime. Though this book is designed to the expectations of Indian students, it is also useful for the students and public health leaders all over the world. This book proves its importance for undergraduates, postgraduates, MPH, NEET, and NEXT students at all times.
IAPSM’S TEXTBOOK OF COMMUNITY MEDICINE: AS PER THE COMPETENCY-BASED MEDICAL EDUCATION CURRICULUM (NM
The second edition of IAPSM's Textbook of Community Medicine is continuation of efforts of the Indian Association of Preventive and Social Medicine (IAPSM) to reshape the discipline and give it a desired direction for teaching, learning and practices. This book is comprised of 5 sections mainly focus on basics of health and disease, core and allied sciences, community health problems and vulnerable groups, community health management, and managing community health in India, which are further divided into 51 chapters. The chapters and flow of the topics and subtopics are in a logical and progressive manner, i.e., from basic sciences to applied sciences. Also, applications in community medicine practice are emphasized keeping focus on the Indian health situation and healthcare system. A textbook of community medicine written in lucid language, with logical explanations, giving clear understanding about the subject was the long-time felt need in medical education. This will also keep the future health professionals of India well informed about country?s health conditions and the ongoing preventive and promotive efforts by the Government.
PRACTICAL MANUAL OF PHARMACOLOGY FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS
Practical Manual of Pharmacology for Medical Students has been written keeping in view updates in pharmacology teaching-learning and assessment as per new competency-based MBBS curriculum. This book is comprised of 5 sections that focus on clinical pharmacy, simulation based and experimental pharmacology, clinical pharmacology, teaching-learning and assessment, and appendices. The book covers the essential components added in new curriculum like communication skills, simulation-based learning, computer-based learning, ethics, attitudinal skills and hands-on exercises to learn by doing problem/scenario-based exercises. The book has updated chapters on all essential components to impart the necessary skills required for budding doctors in the subject of pharmacology as per prevailing regulations in the country. There are additions in chapters on communication, technical skills, simulations, pharmacoeconomics, new teaching methods and various aspects of assessment. The book has relevant information for dental students as well as postgraduate students of pharmacology. The book can be used as a reference book as well as practical manual for teaching and used for assessment stations.
TEXTBOOK OF LAPAROSCOPY FOR SURGEONS AND GYNECOLOGISTS
This textbook is a unique textbook in laparoscopic surgery which deals with all essential aspects for surgeons, gynecologists, and urologists. This book specifically addresses topics of fundamentals of laparoscopic surgery and operative steps of each procedure in detail. The latest edition of this book has been fully revised and features many new topics, providing the latest advances in the field. This book divided into 6 sections that focus on essentials of laparoscopy, laparoscopic general surgical procedures, laparoscopic gynecological procedures, laparoscopic urology, pediatric laparoscopy, and miscellaneous, which are further divided into 50 chapters. All the 50 chapters in this edition have been updated and many have been rewritten to give readers the most up-to-date information. The book tackles the challenging topic of translating what is taught in the operating room into text and images. The book is primarily intended for the reader who has some background of conventional operative surgical and gynecological procedures. In this book, there are plenty of illustrations and diagrams to facilitate faster learning.
PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF NURSING MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION FOR BSC AND MSC NURSING
This book, Principles and Practice of Nursing Management and Administration, gives a comprehensive approach to the foundation of nursing management and can be treated as the framework of nursing service management. It explains the concept of nursing, its role in the health care system, and issues related to nursing management and administration. This book comprised of 11 sections that mainly focus on nursing as a profession: framework for management, introduction to nursing management and health care delivery system, planning process, fundamentals of organization, planning and organizing hospital nursing and ancillary services, human resource management and staffing, directing and leading, organizational behavior and human relations, material management, controlling, fiscal management, and nursing informatics. The book is made user-friendly by using different levels of headings, subheadings, and italicized words to help the users to have in-depth study of subject and quickly revising by adding ?Chapter Highlights? and scope for self-assessment by adding Review Questions of essay type, Short answered, and MCQs at the end of each chapter, that makes the book truly user-friendly. In short, the revised edition is a comprehensive text of Principles and Practice of Nursing Administration and Management meant primarily for students undergoing graduate and postgraduate nursing courses, but also to practice nurses working in hospitals, community, and teaching nursing institutes at all levels.
MANAGEMENT OF NURSING SERVICES & EDUCATION
The aim of this book is to focus on the management of Nursing services and education. This book provides comprehensive coverage of all the essential components, processes and techniques that help student nurses acquire the skills needed for Multitasking roles such as nurse manager, nurse administrator and nurse educator. This book consists of 15 chapters that focus on introduction to management in nursing, planning, organizing, staffing, human resource management, budgeting, directing, controlling, management of nursing services in the hospital and community, organizational behavior and human relations, staff development, management of nursing educational institutions, nursing as a profession, legal aspects of nursing, and professional advancement. This book is designed to provide students with the knowledge and skills to practice in the area of management and nursing services and education. It has been written in accordance with the needs of existing curriculum prescribed for the nursing courses at degree level. The information provided is based on establishment knowledge and practices. Every attempt has been made to maintain simplicity and lucidity of language and style.
PRACTICAL CLINICAL BIOCHEMISTRY: METHODS AND INTERPRETATIONS
The aim of this book is to focus on the practical clinical biochemistry: methods and interpretations. The book has been revised with addition of topics as per latest Medical Council of India (MCI) guidelines for undergraduate curriculum. This book consists of 55 chapters, which include hazards in the clinical biochemistry laboratory, quality control in clinical laboratory, determination of pH, tests for carbohydrates, gastric juice analysis, urinary ascorbic acid, hemoglobin and its derivatives, automation, liver function tests, cardiac function tests, kidney function tests, pancreatic function tests, tumor markers, thyroid function tests, serum aminotransferases, serum bilirubin, serum uric acid, blood sugar, glucose tolerance test, blood lipids, serum calcium, chromatography, flame photometer, therapeutic drug monitoring, lean six sigma approach for clinical laboratories, additional topics as per revised MCI Guidelines for undergraduate curriculum, etc. This book will not only equip undergraduates with basic facts of the subject but will also help postgraduate students in keeping abreast with the latest knowledge. Coverage of such topics and knowledge of the latest development will match the standards required for postgraduate students. To bridge the gap between clinicians and clinical laboratories, more than 400 Case Reports/Viva Questions have been added at the end of each chapter. This will not only increase the knowledge of students but also will evoke interest in students in the subject.
TEXTBOOK OF NURSING EDUCATION
The objective of this textbook is to introduce Nursing Education. This book will serve as an ideal textbook for both teachers and students. A sincere effort is made to cover the present syllabus framed by Indian Nursing Council (INC) and varied universities for undergraduate and postgraduate nursing programs. This book consists of 13 chapters that focus on education, development and patterns of nursing education, teaching and learning process, methods of teaching, curriculum, audio-visual aids (instructional media), evaluation, guidance and counseling, teacher education programs in india, standardized test, continuing education, administration of nursing curriculum, and management of nursing educational institutions. At the end of each chapter, review questions of universities given to facilitate the students to concentrate in exam preparation. Vigorous efforts have been made to acquire knowledge and skills for professional excellence and to make teaching a lovable profession. Lucid and simple language is used which makes it easy for the student to understand and comprehend the subject. The core content is drawn from authentic sources and the first edition.
TEXTBOOK OF TUBERCULOSIS & NONTUBERCULOUS MYCOBACTERIAL DISEASES
This textbook focuses on Tuberculosis and Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Diseases. Tuberculosis is an ancient disease which continues to haunt us even as we step into the next millennium. Tuberculosis is the most common cause of death world over due to a single infectious agent in adults and accounts for over a quarter of all avoidable deaths globally. All the chapters have been thoroughly re-written and updated, in this edition. This book consists of 59 chapters, which include epidemiology of tuberculosis, pathology of tuberculosis, the mycobacteria, immunology of tuberculosis, genetic susceptibility parameters in tuberculosis, laboratory diagnosis of tuberculosis, roentgenographic manifestations of pulmonary and extra-pulmonary tuberculosis, pulmonary tuberculosis, lower lung field tuberculosis, tuberculosis pleural effusion, silicotuberculosis, neurological tuberculosis, skeletal tuberculosis, lymph node tuberculosis, ocular tuberculosis, female genital tuberculosis, complications of pulmonary tuberculosis, endocrine implications of tuberculosis, surgical aspects of childhood tuberculosis, nutrition and tuberculosis, drug-resistant tuberculosis, surgery for pleuropulmonary tuberculosis, the role of medical colleges in tuberculosis control, tuberculosis vaccine development, and International standards for tuberculosis care. This edition will help undergraduate and postgraduate medical students and medical college faculty members in updating their knowledge. This edition is also envisaged to be a practical guide for health care workers, nurses, and other paramedical staff.
TEXTBOOK OF MEDICAL MYCOLOGY
The primary objective of Textbook of Medical Mycology is to provide concise account of this subject to the students and health personnel having little or no background in this emerging field of medical sciences. This fourth edition of the textbook consists of 8 Sections, divided into 39 Chapters, which cover the entire spectrum of fungal infections, spanning from superficial to opportunistic infection along with the latest information on therapeutic modalities. The pseudo fungal infections, mimicking typical fungal diseases, are also given in a separate section. The textbook encompasses interesting historical aspects pertaining to medical mycology and has valuable references for further reading by the students. It contains a very useful introductory chapter on the basics of medical mycology. The last section has seven appendices, pertaining to various procedural details mentioned in the text of the book. One of them is exclusively devoted to antifungal susceptibility testing. The main emphasis is focused on epidemiological, clinical, immunological, pathological, diagnostic, and therapeutic aspects of fungal diseases. This has been a textbook of prime interest to microbiologists and allied specialists working in the field of infectious diseases.
CREATIVE TOOLS & TECHNIQUES OF MULTIDIMENSIONAL EDUCATIONAL METHODS IN NURSING
India is a vast country with multiple needs as well as problems. Though our country is approaching towards digitalization, yet we have a large number of people who are still uneducated, unreached and for whom the skilled high-tech India is a distant reality. In this context, this book comes as significant and useful, where the students and other readers will appreciate the practice of age-old methods of education, yet using the latest technological advances, both together in one single platform the nursing students and teachers can use this book as a tool in multiple and creative ways in different areas of work in rural and urban fields as well as in practical demonstration the author has explained the concept in a very simple way. The approach is very scientific, practical and methodical. The textbook Creative Tools and Techniques of Multidimensional Educational Methods in Nursing has 62 chapters in total. It is based on 'Community Health Nursing' syllabus. The content of the chapters will help the nurses enrich their knowledge and can be a useful guide and the students can change with the changing times. This book is helpful for students and teachers to prepare health educational topics for rural and urban areas and to carry out procedures in the field area as a guide.
TEXTBOOK OF BIOCHEMISTRY FOR BSC NURSING
The objective of this book is to introduce Biochemistry for BSc Nursing. This book has been written to fulfil the requirements as per the new competency-based curriculum of BSc Nursing. All competencies of applied biochemistry are presented in a simple, systematically covering enough to meet the requirements as per the new curriculum of BSc Nursing. The entire text has been divided into 8 chapters that focus on Metabolism of Carbohydrates and its Alterations, Metabolism of Lipids and its Alterations, Metabolism of Amino Acids and Proteins and its Alterations, Clinical Enzymology in Various Disease Conditions, Acid-Base Balance, Imbalance and its Clinical Significance, Metabolism of Hemoglobin and its Clinical Significance, Organ Function Tests and Interpretation, and Immunochemistry. Each chapter starts with learning outcomes and content to guide students to study the content of the chapter easily. Self-assessment questions have been included at the end of the chapters, containing, long answer questions (LAQs), short answer questions (SAQs), very short answer questions (VSAQs), and multiple-choice questions (MCQs).
DISEASES OF EAR, NOSE & THROAT
This third edition of ?Diseases of Ear, Nose and Throat? presents the knowledge of diseases of ear, nose and throat in a concise format. The didactic presentation will make this textbook attractive to the medical students, residents, and practitioners. This book contains 11 sections that mainly focus on anatomy, physiology and pathology, clinical skills and diagnostic and therapeutic procedures in ENT, community medicine, attitude, ethics and communication (AETCOM), emergencies in otorhinolaryngology (ENT), management of diseases of ear, management of diseases of nose and paranasal sinuses, management of diseases of oral cavity and salivary glands, management of diseases of pharynx and esophagus, management of diseases of larynx, and operative instruments and procedures, which are divided into 65 chapters. To provide an overview, each chapter begins with the list of its contents (Points of Focus) and ends with a Further Reading section. Each chapter has a Clinical Highlights section for the quick revision of the students. This section has been especially prepared for answering frequently asked MCQs, short-answer questions and oral/viva questions. The Appendix contains Top 101 Clinical Secrets and Problem-oriented Cases which will be of immense use and interest to the readers. The reader will find boxes, tables, flow charts, line diagrams and photographs, which serve to enhance learning.
PEDIATRIC NEPHROLOGY
This book on "PEDIATRIC NEPHROLOGY" provides the knowledge about disorders of the kidney and urinary tract in children. Rapid advances have taken place in the diagnosis and management of various renal disorders in children. Antenatal diagnosis of congenital anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract is being increasingly made with ultrasonography. The book starts with chapters like 'Renal Anatomy and Physiology', 'Diagnostic Evaluation', 'Imaging of Urinary Tract', 'Fluid, Electrolyte and Acid-base Disorders' etc. The book mainly emphasizes the diagnostic evaluation and the management of children with renal and urinary tract disorders. A short introduction to chronic dialysis and renal transplantation is also given. Each chapter has been revised to include current knowledge of the mechanisms and management and should meet the requirements of pediatricians, trainees, pediatric nephrologists, and pediatric urologists. The book will surely continue to provide updated information that meets the learning needs of the readers.
MEDICAL RECORDS ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT
This is an invaluable resource for medical and health care professionals including medical, nursing, paramedical, particularly medical records, administrative, insurance, billing, legal and software development personnel. The important features of the book are classified into three parts following as Part 1: Deals with traditional medical records organization and management procedures?history of medical records administration, role of medical records in health care delivery, general medical records standards and policies, legal aspects of medical records and electronic health records (EHRs), medical audit, International Classification of Diseases 10th revision together with the information on ICD-10 CM and ICD-10 PCS revision, hospital information system, how to economize health service expenditure, organization and management of the medical record department, medical record procedures. Part 2: Contains design and development of hospital information system (HIS) for software production?computerization of the medical records, challenges of the health care delivery in 21st century, domain for designing the hospital information system (HIS) software, designing the hospital ward nursing administrative activities, blood transfusion service, pediatric center, diabetic center, dialysis center, dental clinic, IVF (in vitro fertilization) clinic, occupational health and safety, biomedical equipment maintenance. Part 3: Includes development and implementation of electronic health record (EHR)?perspective of information technology (IT) in hospital information system, challenges in hospital IT and networking design, tips for evaluation of electronic health record software, roadmap for successful implementation of EHR, amalgamation of manual record (MR) with electronic health record (EHR), health record manager (HRM) revolves around patient as a good leader, modern trends and issues of developing countries in maintaining medical records, health information management (HIM) professionals endurance in 21st century, implementation of personal health records (PHR). This book would be of immense use to medical educational institutions for medical, dental, nursing, paramedical, administrative, patient relation services, medical legal and consumer courts, insurance, accounts, etc.
TEXTBOOK OF PATHOLOGY (FREE PATHOLOGY QUICK REVIEW)
The aim of this textbook is to focus on pathology. This book contains thoroughly revised and updated material with recent useful information covered in different pathology topics. The revised edition contains 31 chapters distributed into three sections: General pathology (Chapters 1-10), Haematolymphoid system and blood transfusion (Chapters 11-15), and systemic pathology (Chapters 16-31); besides there are two Appendices (I. Basic Diagnostic Cytology and Clinical Pathology, and II. Normal Values). A new chapter on ?Blood Banking and Transfusion? (Chapter 15) and another on Clinical Pathology integrated with Appendix I on cytology, have been added keeping in view the recommendations of the NMC. All the topics in different chapters have undergone thorough revision and updating in the study of diseases. Newer information sourced from recent advances has been inserted between the lines in various aspects of diseases. The pathology of COVID-19 and its impact on different organ-systems has been specifically incorporated in different chapters. At the beginning of every chapter, an overview of the chapter has been given along with a list of topics to be covered under major headings in that chapter. At the end of every topic, a gist of that topic has been cherry-picked in a box as Key Points. These salient features of the covered topic, presented in bulleted points, are meant for a rapid revision in ultra-short time. This edition is a comprehensive text of pathology meant primarily for undergraduate students of pathology, however, the practicing clinicians and students of other branches of medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, alternate system of medicine, and paramedical courses would also find it useful.
COMPREHENSIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY WITH OPHTHALMOLOGY LOGBOOK PLUS PRACTICAL OPHTHALMOLOGY
The new edition of this comprehensive textbook is a complete guide to the diagnosis and management of ocular disorders. This book is divided into 5 sections. These five sections are devoted to anatomy and physiology of eye, optics and refraction, diseases of eye and ocular adnexa, ocular therapeutics, and systemic and community ophthalmology. Each chapter begins with a chapter outline highlighting the topics covered and learning objectives as per CBME competencies, followed by relevant applied anatomy and physiology. The text is then organized in such a way that the students can easily understand, retain and reproduce it. Review questions are incorporated at each chapter end for various examinations. Various levels of headings, subheadings, bold face and italics given in the text will be helpful for a quick revision of the subject. Illustrations are in abundance, comprising clinical photographs and clear line diagrams which provide vivid and lucid details. Tables and flowcharts are used in plenty to highlight the important points. This book is primarily meant for the needs of undergraduate medical students.