Month: September 2013

Book Review: Textbook of Clinical Echocardiography, 5th edition

Author: Catherine M. Otto Publisher: Elsevier | Saunders – 552 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 book is intended for cardiology fellows in their basic echocardiographic rotation but it is also for residents and fellows in anesthesiology, emergency medicine, internal medicine, and radiology, as well as for cardiac sonography...

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Book Review: Principles of Pulmonary Medicine, 6th edition

Author: Steven E. Weinberger, Barbara A. Cockrill, and Jess Mandell Publisher: Elsevier Saunders – 404 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 book takes an integrated, comprehensive approach to diseases of the respiratory system, taking into account pathologic, physiologic, and radiologic factors. The first edition of book was published more...

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Book Review: Health Assessment in Nursing, with Lab Manual, 4th edition

Authors: Janet Weber and Jane H. Kelley Publisher: Wolters Kluwer | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins – 881 pages Book Review by: Nano Khilnani This book for students of nursing and professionals in this field has online resources for students and instructors. The resources for students are: Heart and Breath Sounds, Watch and Learn video clips, and a full text of this book. The resources for instructors include the first two items named above, plus: Test Generator, a PowerPoint presentation and more. Go to this website http://thepoint.lww.com/weber4e, then use the access code available in the scratch-off label provided in the...

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