Eugene C. Toy, Joe A. Bedford, Donald Briscoe, Carlos Dumas
Case Files Family Medicine
Published: 2006-12-13 | ISBN: 007147188X | 456 pages

This book helps readers to learn family medicine in the context of real patients. Based on author Eugene Toy's proven learning system, this powerful primer on how to approach clinical problems teaches you to think like a doctor - and improves your shelf exam score. "Case Files: Family Medicine" reviews 60 high-yield family medicine cases, each with USMLE-format review questions and clinical pearls that highlight key concepts. In this score-boosting resource, you'll find must-know family medicine cases in an interactive and memorable format written by experienced educators.

"Ferri's Clinical Advisor 2012: 5 Books in 1"
English | 2011 | ISBN: 0323056113 | 1568 pages

With the 2012 edition of Ferri's Clinical Advisor, you can access current diagnostic and therapeutic information on more than 700 common medical conditions faster and more effectively than ever before. Dr. Fred F. Ferri's popular "5 books in 1" format provides quick guidance on Acute Coronary Syndromes, Biceps Tendonitis, H1N1 Influenza, Infertility, Metastic Brain Tumors, Postpartum Follow-up, Small Bowel Obstruction, Social Anxiety Disorder, Stuttering and much more. At , you can search the complete contents and download patient education guides in both English and Spanish.

Rapidly find the answers you need with separate sections on diseases and disorders, differential diagnosis, clinical algorithms, laboratory results, and clinical preventive services, plus an at-a-glance format that uses cross-references, outlines, bullets, tables, boxes, and algorithms to expedite reference. Review normal values and interpret results for more than 200 lab tests. Confidently perform more than 60 procedures using step-by-step, how-to instructions covering ICD-9 and CPT codes, indications, contraindications, and complications. Get the billing codes you need, including ICD-9-CM codes, to expedite insurance reimbursements. Improve your practice's efficiency with cost-effective referral and consultation guidelines. Make informed clinical decisions with updated evidence-based medicine references. Identify and treat a broader range of disorders with coverage of 24 new topics, 75 new tables, and 60 new algorithms as well as 7 new Laboratory Tests and 2 new Clinical Practice Guidelines tables. Ensure the best patient encounters and outcomes with 86 new downloadable Patient Teaching Guides online covering Acute Coronary Syndrome, Diabetes Insipidus, Electrical Injury, Pulmonary Hypertension and more! Improve your interpretation of presenting symptoms with 97 new topics in the Differential Diagnosis section including Amnionic Fluid Alpha-Fetoprotein Elevation, Back Pain, Bone Mass, Calcifications, Delirium, Gastric Dilation, Heart Failure, Muscle Disease, Sore Throat, Urinary Retention, Valvular Heart Disease and Vegetative State. Access the complete text online with additional algorithms, suggested reading, links to PubMed, and more at expertconsult.com Ferri's Clinical Advisor 2012 is the fastest, most effective way to access current diagnostic and therapeutic information on more than 700 common medical conditions.

Chantal Simon, Hazel Everitt, Tony Kendrick
Oxford Handbook of General Practice (2nd edition)
Published: 2005-12-15 | ISBN: 019856581X | 1148 pages

A lifeline for the busy GP, the Oxford Handbook of General Practice covers the whole of general practice. It includes hands-on advice and allows rapid access to information to help with any day-to-day problems which might arise in general practice.
The general practice section has been revised to include the new General Medical Services contract and appraisal and revalidation. There are new chapters on complementary medicine, chronic disease management and elderly care and increased emphasis on evidence based medicine, sports medicine and practice in a multicultural society. Pointers to further information for GPs and advice and support for patients, which can be easily accessed from the GP surgery, are included throughout.
The layout of the handbook has been redesigned with the use of colour-coding to aid quick reference and additional flow charts, tables and diagrams have been included to make information easier to access.
It is the essential handbook for all practising GPs, GPs in training, medical students and allied health professions.

First Aid for the Internal Medicine Boards, 3rd Edition  
2011 | ISBN-10: 0071713018 | 754 pages

The insider's guide to acing the internal medicine boards written by physicians who passed
Apply the proven First Aid formula for exam success!
New FULL-COLOR design!

Perfect for last minute review as well as recertification, First Aid for the Internal Medicine Boards delivers the high-yield information, mnemonics, and visual aids need for exam success. The third edition is distinguished by a new full-color presentation, new integrated mini-cases that put clinical information in context, more algorithms and tables comparing and contrasting diseases and disorders with similar presentations, and valuable clinical pearls. All content is based on the most recently adminstered in-service and board exams so you know you are studying the most relevant, up-to-date material possible.
* A complete one-stop review of the most frequently tested topics
* NEW full-color design
* NEW integrated mini-cases prepare you for what you will see on exam day
* Insider tips and study strategies for outstanding performance
* Hundreds of high-yield tables, diagrams, and illustrations
* Key Facts in the margin notes reinforce must-know information
* Mnemonics make learning and memorization fast, fun, and easy
* Great as a refresher for recertification

Philip D. Sloane, Lisa M. Slatt, Mark H. Ebell, Mindy A. Smith, David Power, Anthony J. Viera
Essentials of Family Medicine (6th edition)
Published: 2011-05-20 | ISBN: 1608316556 | 704 pages

Now in its Sixth Edition, Essentials of Family Medicine is a comprehensive introduction to family medicine for clerkship students. It is organized into three sections—principles of family medicine, preventive care, and common problems—and includes chapters on evidence-based medicine and complementary therapies. The text has a user-friendly writing style, focuses on common clinical problems, and uses case studies to show practical applications of key concepts. A companion website offers the fully searchable text.

Drew Provan
"ABC of Clinical Haematology"
English | 2007 | ISBN: 1405153539 | 112 pages

This ABC has established itself as a popular introduction to Clinical Haematology, relevant both for postgraduate students and primary care practitioners. Now in its third edition, the ABC of Clinical Haematology has been thoroughly revised, featuring the latest treatments for leukemia, antithrombotics and drugs for lymphoma and covering the latest advances in hematology and bone marrow transplantation.

With each chapter written by specialists in their respective fields, this is an ideal basic text for general practice and hospital staff with patients who have blood related problems, in particular GPs, hematology nurses, junior doctors, hematologists, and trainees in hematology.

Angela Rowlands, Andrew Sargent, "The Ecg Workbook, 2nd Edition"
2011-08-01 | ISBN: 1905539770 | 108 pages

Many books on ECG interpretation use simulated ECG tracings. Most of the traces that you find in this book are from real people and of the quality that you will be expected to interpret from in practice. The second edition of worldwide popular ‘The ECG Workbook’ continues with a straightforward, systematic approach to ECG interpretation and includes:-TWO NEW chaptersCommon Arrhythmias explains five of the most Common types of arrhythmia: Atrial Fibrillation, Atrial Flutter, Ventricular Tachycardia, Supraventricular Tachycardia and Ventricular Fibrillation, and a whole chapter is devoted to Ectopics and Extrasystoles.

Contents include:
• Recording a readable electrocardiogram (ECG)
• The electrical conducting system of the heart
• A systematic approach to rhythm strip analysis
• Heart blocks
• Common Arrhythmias
• Ectopics and Extrasystoles
• The 12 lead ECG
• Axis deviation
• Ischaemia, injury and necrosis
• Sites of infarction
• Bundle branch blocks
• Chamber enlargement
• A systematic approach to ECG interpretation

Thomas J. Zuber, E. J. Mayeaux Jr.
Atlas of Primary Care Procedures
Published: 2003-09-23 | ISBN: 0781739055 |  632 pages

Atlas of Primary Care Procedures is a comprehensive, hands-on resource on the medical procedures most commonly performed in an office setting. The text presents practitioners with step-by-step instructions for performing more than 70 procedures. More than 700 images fully illustrate each procedure. Plus, common pitfalls are discussed along with strategies to avoid them when performing certain procedures. Each chapter includes: ordering information for necessary materials or equipment, CPT codes, and average fees for each procedure.

Robert B. Taylor
"Essential Medical Facts Every Clinician Should Know: To Prevent Medical Errors, Pass Board Examinations and Provide Informed Patient Care"
English | 2011 | ISBN: 1441978739 | 250 pages

Essential Medical Facts presents selected literature-based information clinicians need to know to provide informed patient care and avoid medical misadventures. Facts that can help make us better and safer clinicians include knowing the usefulness of palmar crease pallor in detecting anemia (not reliable), antibiotics that can cause a false positive opiate urine drug screen (fluoroquinolones), and an occasional early clue to testicular cancer (gynecomastia). Of course, keeping up to date on current medical knowledge and being curious about the implications of published research conclusions not only help assure superior clinical performance; they also bolster the preparation for board examinations. Robert B. Taylor, MD is the author and editor of more than two dozen medical books and several hundred published articles, as well a veteran of both rural private practice and chairmanship of a medical school clinical department. Essential Medical Facts is written for clinicians in all specialties, at all stages of professional life. It is a “must have” book for students, residents and practicing physicians, as well as nurse practitioners and physician assistants actively involved in clinical diagnosis and management of disease.