Medical Medicine

Recalling remarkable cases - and people - from a career launched in the first days of Emergency Medicine, Dr. Paul Seward leads us in his memoir through suspenseful diagnoses and explorations of anatomy. Within the conditions of great stress and rapid decision-making that are routine in the ER, Dr. Seward tells us that medical staff must be more than technicians of the body: They must be restorers of the human.

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, we are all too aware of the urgent health inequalities that plague our world. But these inequalities have always been urgent: modern medicine has a colonial and racist history. Here, in an essential and searingly truthful account, Annabel Sowemimo unravels the colonial roots of modern medicine. Tackling systemic racism, hidden histories and healthcare myths, Sowemimo recounts her own experiences as a doctor, patient and activist.

Bizarre illnesses and plagues that kill people in the most unspeakable ways. Obsessive and inspired efforts by scientists to solve mysteries and save lives. From The Hot Zone to The Demon in the Freezer and beyond, Richard Preston's best selling works have mesmerized readers everywhere by showing them strange worlds of nature they never dreamed of.

Med Spa Mayhem is a compelling and must-read book that delves deep into the often unforeseen dangers lurking within the medical spa industry. Dr. Kate Dee brings her extensive expertise and experience to the forefront, offering a critical examination of the growing trend of med spa treatments and the potential risks they can pose. The book serves as both an exposé and a guide for anyone wishing to have med spa treatments.

A day in the life of a student nurse, what could possibly go wrong? If you're training to be a nurse right now, or just fancy an insight into what they do, then listen to this book. It will tell you that sleepless nights from constant worrying are absolutely normal. It is normal to make mistakes and want the ground to swallow you up. To eat and drink very little all day and suffer with constipation—this is, yes, you guessed it: normal.

Imagine undergoing an operation without anesthesia performed by a surgeon who refuses to sterilize his tools - or even wash his hands. This was the world of medicine when Thomas Dent Mütter began his trailblazing career as a plastic surgeon in Philadelphia during the middle of the 19th century. Although he died at just 48, Mütter was an audacious medical innovator who pioneered the use of ether as anesthesia, the sterilization of surgical tools, and a compassion-based vision for helping the severely deformed, which clashed spectacularly with the sentiments of his time.

Drafted at the conclusion of a series of trials of Nazi doctors who'd been charged of crimes - like murder and falsifying death certificates on behalf of their employer, the German government - the Nuremberg Code was the 20th century's first attempt to articulate specific ethical guidelines in an attempt to protect patients from systematic abuses by doctors, health care practitioners, and medical systems.

Modern medicine is a world that glimmers with new technology and cutting-edge research. To the public eye, medical stories often begin with sirens and flashing lights and culminate in survival or death. But these are only the most visible narratives. As a critical care doctor treating people at their sickest, Daniela Lamas is fascinated by a different story: what comes after for those whose lives are extended by days, months, or years as a result of our treatments and technologies?

AudioLearn’s Medical School Crash Courses presents Allergy and Immunology. Written by experienced professors and professionally narrated for easy listening, this crash course is a valuable tool both during school and when preparing for the USMLE, or if you’re simply interested in the subject of Allergy and Immunology. The audio is focused and high-yield, covering the most important topics you might expect to learn in a typical Medical school Allergy and Immunology course.

Seamus O'Mahony charts the realities of work in the 'ministry of bodies', that huge complex where people come to be cured and to die. From unexpected deaths to moral quandaries and bureaucratic disasters, O'Mahony documents life in the halls and wards that all of us will visit at some point in our lives with his characteristic wit and dry and unsentimental intelligence.

This is the first time any of Scott's materials are being offered on audio and this audio presentation is being released before the physical 3rd editionis in print! Unlike most certification review books, this entertaining and informative audio review book ispresented in the "way we really think and talk in the Emergency Department."

Pediatric Potpourri 200+ New CPEN Questions (3rd Edition Supplement), chapter 12, is filled with questions and issues facing emergency nurses today. Includes a few new topics include vaping, sexual identity, ECMO, LVADs, and more.

AudioLearn’s Medical School Crash Courses presents Hematology written by experienced professors and professionally narrated. For easy listening, this crash course is a valuable tool both during school and when preparing for the USMLE, or if you’re simply interested in the subject of hematology. The audio is focused and high-yield, covering the most important topics you might expect to learn in a typical medical school hematology course. Included are both capsule and detailed explanations of critical issues and topics you must know to master hematology.

Notre système de santé a de nombreux avantages, mais tout n'est pas rose. Les soignants ne sont pas des héros, mais des êtres humains à qui l'on demande sacrifices et oubli de soi. Le système est tombé malade et tous ses acteurs en souffrent, aussi bien les professionnels de santé que les patients. S'appuyant sur des témoignages, son expérience et le socle scientifique, l'auteur propose un état des lieux et des solutions concrètes innovantes.

AudioLearn’s Medical School Crash Courses series presents Neonatology. Created by experts and authorities in the field and professionally narrated by a medical doctor for accuracy, this crash course is a valuable tool both during school and when preparing for the USMLE, or if you’re simply interested in the subject of neonatology.

Whether you're a medical professional or pharmacy student or a Nurse looking to learn more about bacteria, viruses and fungi, Medical Microbiology Audio Learn is your complete audio study guide to medical microbiology. And featuring the morphology, pathogenesis, defense mechanisms and treatments for more than 150 medically significant bacteria, viruses and fungi, you can be sure to improve your knowledge level at work or improve your medical grades.

It wasn’t supposed to be this hard. If America could send a man to the moon, shouldn’t the best surgeons in the world be able to build an artificial heart? In Ticker, Texas Monthly executive editor and two time National Magazine Award winner Mimi Swartz shows just how complex and difficult it can be to replicate one of nature’s greatest creations. Part investigative journalism, part medical mystery, Ticker is a dazzling story of modern innovation, recounting 50 years of false starts, abysmal failures, and miraculous triumphs.

Mometrix Test Preparation's ATI TEAS Secrets Study Guide is the ideal prep solution for anyone who wants to pass their Test of Essential Academic Skills, Sixth Edition. The exam is extremely challenging, and thorough test preparation is essential for success.

AudioLearn’s Mental Health has been designed by experienced professors and professionally narrated for easy listening. This crash course is a valuable tool both during school and when preparing for the USMLE. You can listen to it even if you’re simply interested in the subject. The audio is focused and high-yield, covering the most important topics you might expect to learn in a typical medical school mental health course.

The Secret Body is a gripping drama of discovery and a landmark account of the dawning revolution in human health that reveals a hitherto invisible universe within each of us.