Month: September 2013

Book Review: The Difficult Airway – A Practical Guide

Editors: Carin A. Hagberg MD, Carlos A. Artime MD, and William H. Daily MD. Contributors: A. Paul Aucoin MD, David Cattano, MD, PhD, Lara Ferrario MD, Sam D. Gumbert MD, Ranu Jain MD, Ankur Khosla MD, MBA, MS, Katherine C. Normand MD, Jay R. Pinsky MD, Henrique Vale MD, and the three editors named above. Publisher: Oxford University Press – 192 pages Book Review by: Nano Khilnani This book comes with a compact disc that contains video demonstrations of airway management techniques. Usually, anesthesiologists deal with the airway and attendant issues relating to its management. But many times, emergency...

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Book Review: ACSM’s Certification Review, 4th edition

Senior Editor: Gregory B. Dwyer. Associate Editors: Nancy J. Belli, Meir Magal, and Paul Sorace Publisher: Wolters Kluwer | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins – 292 pages Book Review by: Nano Khilnani Go to this website http://thepoint.lww.com/activate, then use the access code available in the scratch-off label provided in the inside front cover of this book for purchasers. With this text you will have access to the full text online. This useful resource allows you to: • Access the text anywhere you have an Internet connection. • Search the content by keyword • View figure and photos by keyword •...

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Book Review: Dermatology, 3rd edition

Editors: Jean L. Bolognia, Joseph L. Jorizzo, and Julie V. Schaffer Section Editors: Jeffrey P. Callen, Lorenzo Cerroni, Warren R. Heymann, Gorge J. Hruza, Anthony J. Mancini, James W. Patterson, Martin Rocken, and Thomas Schwarz. Publisher: Elsevier | Saunders – 2,572 pages (2 volumes) Book Review by: Nano Khilnani Access to the text of this book is available for purchasers by going to www.ExpertConsult.oom. Scratch off the Activation Code found on the Scratch-Off tab on the inside front cover of this book, enter it into the “Add a Title” box, click “Activate Now” and click the title under “My...

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Book Review: Roberts & Hedges’ Clinical Procedures in Emergency Medicine, 6th edition.

Editor-in-Chief: James R. Roberts; Senior Editor: Catherine B. Custalow; Illustration Editor: Todd W. Thomsen; Editor Emeritus: Jerris R. Hedges. Associate Editors: Arjun S. Chanmugam, Carl R. Chudnowsky, Peter M.C. DeBlieux, Amal Mattu, and Stuart P. Swadron. Publisher: Elsevier | Saunders – 1,527 pages Book Review by: Nano Khilnani Access to the text of this book is available by going to www.ExpertConsult.oom. Scratch off the Activation Code found on the Scratch-Off tab on the inside front cover of this book, enter it into the “Add a Title” box, click “Activate Now” and click the title under “My Titles.” This is...

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Book Review: ACSM’s Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription, 9th edition

Senior Editor: Linda S. Pescatello; Associate Editors: Ross Arena, Deborah Riebe, and Paul D. Thompson Publisher: Wolters Kluwer | Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins – 456 pages Book Review by: Nano Khilnani The first edition of this book was published in 1975, and today it is the most widely- circulated guide used by specialists in exercise science – those who testing and recommending programs to meet pre-set goals – and sports medicine. As in previous eight editions, numerous experts have contributed material to this guide. More than 40 doctors, educators, nurses, and writers on health and medicine have authored the...

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