Month: March 2015

Authors: Jacqueline Rosenjack Burchum, DNSc, and Laura D. Rosenthal, DNP Publisher: Elsevier Saunders – 1,414 pages Book Review by: Laxmi Chaandi This book has been written for nursing students and practitioners to provide them information  about many of the common drugs being used today for various ailments, disorders, and diseases of the different parts of the body, such as the circulatory, digestive, endocrine, excretory, muscular, nervous, reproductive, respiratory, and skeletal systems, to name some. The authors write in their Preface that despite the fact that pharmacology pervades all aspects of nursing practice and patient care, many students, and even...

Editors: Francis H. Shen, MD; Dino Samartzis, DSC; and Richard G. Fessler, MD Publisher: Elsevier Saunders – 502 pages Book Review by: Nano Khilnani This is a book for cervical spine specialists, especially surgeons, as well as for trainees and residents. The coverage is anatomy, pathology, and surgical techniques, including the latest ones. Besides providing you all aspects cervical spine surgery from basics to clinical practice, this book also provides you: Practical information for treating patients Useful information for surgery: state-of-the art techniques, emerging technologies, and complications Preview in each chapter that provides a synopsis and the important points...