Internal Medicine

Are you ready to take your mental abilities to the next level? Then polish your gray matter with 501 brain teasers and become unforgettable!

Yes, you heard it right! Your brain cells also need training to stay mentally fit. This puzzle book will help you with that! Our thoughts are controlled by countless nerve cells. To keep both body and mind in top shape, continuous training is essential. The crossword puzzles and brain teasers in this puzzle book provide mental challenges and fun!

Are your thinking abilities a bit rusty, or are you looking for a new pastime? Try these logic puzzles and challenge your brain!

• Discover a new world full of puzzles and games.
• Benefit from an optimal mix of 501 exciting and entertaining puzzles and tasks with varying levels of difficulty (solutions are included so you can check your work).
• Strengthen your frontal lobe specifically with consciously designed tasks: concentration, memory, recall, and multitasking.
• Fifteen different types of puzzles are waiting to be solved.

Solid general knowledge is essential: 60 quiz questions that test your knowledge of the past and present.

Unleash the power of your mind: Utilize every region of your brain through challenges and tasks.

This book is an excellent gift for adults, seniors, family members, or grandparents who want to have fun together. It’s a fun and effective way to keep your brain in shape and spend your time meaningfully.

Get “Brain Training for Adults” now and challenge yourself!

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On the increase worldwide, diabetes is well recognized as a complex and challenging condition. This pocket-sized guide puts diabetes information at your fingertips, equipping you with the essential knowledge and skills to deliver effective day-to-day diabetes care competently and confidently.

The Nursing & Health Survival Guides have evolved – take a look at our our app for iPhone and iPad.

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This pocket-sized guide to clinical examination is ideal for medical students and junior doctors seeking a convenient handbook for use in busy clinical settings. It starts by discussing how to take a patient history. Each subsequent chapter focuses on a specific system or part of the body. The book covers the cardiovascular, respiratory, and abdominal systems. It discusses examination of the cranial nerves and the neurological system of the limbs. Specific chapters focus on the breast, skin, hand, shoulder, hip, and knee. The authors also discuss how to present findings and how to write a report.

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This A to Z of medical terms is the only full-colour medical dictionary and provides easy-to-follow explanations for over 5,500 terms, many of them illustrated to help understanding.

Inside you’ll find more than just basic definitions; entries for conditions define the ailment, explain how it affects the person, and outline possible treatments. Key terms, such as heart disease, emphysema, and dialysis are accompanied by full-colour images. From exploring a dental abscess diagram to discovering the symptoms and causes of asthma, stay one step ahead of your family’s ailments following this A-Z guide.

Fully updated and revised with the latest information on anatomical terms, disorders, essential tests, and drugs, so whatever you’re dealing with, you’re fully in the know.

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We all rely on doctors and they go through one of the most vigorous training regimes on the planet, but it wasn’t always this way.

The tremendous scale of medical ethics which now exists has benefited doctors and wider society, but few know how these rules came to be.

Andreas-Holger Maehle, Professor of History of Medicine and Medical Ethics at Durham University’s Department of Philosophy, Centre for the History of Medicine and Disease, and Wolfson Research Institute, has written this engaging and often riveting history of British medical ethics.

From communication with patients all the way through to hard moral choices, this book will provoke debate amongst doctors, nurses, lawyers, academics and other interested people all around the world.

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The Unofficial Guide to Getting into Medical School Packed with inside tips and tricks from hundreds of medical students throughout the UK, this book represents a completely different approach to demystifying the medical school application process. With over 300 medical students from all 32 UK medical schools sharing the do’s and don’ts, this 350 pages book will completely change your perception of what you’re expected to know when applying to medical school. Unique features include: * Inside top tricks and tips regarding every single aspect of the application process * Find out what admission tutors are looking for when making their selection * Top 120 most commonly encountered medical school interview questions * Strategies and techniques to master your medical school interview * UCAT and BMAT 20h strategy to help you ace the entrance exams * Personal statement step-by-step support using previous successful examples * All the extra-curricular background reading required to prepare for your interview * Graduate medicine applications and dedicated section for international students Want to find out what our critics say? Read our reviews section including comments from renowned academics and clinicians including the Dean of the Royal College of Psychiatry, the Chair of the UK College of Medicine, and several others. Message to our readers from Professor Michael Dixon LVO, OBE, FRCGP, FRCC, Chair of the College of Medicine: ‘Make this book your companion and your best friend. As you go through the application process use it as a guide through the toughest storms until you finally succeed. Endurance lies behind the success of every great doctor and this book will help you to reach that starting point of the best career ever.’

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Medical qigong is one of the four main branches of Chinese medicine, and it is the energetic foundation upon which the others (acupuncture, herbal medicine, and medical massage) are based. Medical qigong and tai chi exercises are becoming more popular, but there are few books that discuss how they can be used to help address specific disorders. This book is the first medical qigong book that does not simply introduce a set of exercises that are a part of a general qigong routine. Rather, the exercises provided are those prescribed to patients at qigong hospitals in China. Medical qigong doctors and Chinese medicine hospitals have used these exercises for hundreds of years and yet they are relatively unknown in this country. The first half of the book introduces medical qigong theory from a modern Western scientific perspective as well as from the traditional Daoist and Chinese medicine perspectives, so that the reader will understand why and how medical qigong exercises work. The second half is practical exercises for self-healing. The book introduces guidelines for selecting appropriate exercises, and then the exercises themselves. There are general tonification (strengthening), purgation (sedating), and regulation exercises for health maintenance, followed by sections on specific organ and health disorders. This book targets health care practitioners as well as “patients,” meaning anyone interested in taking an active role in the healing process.

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The perfect book for your young future doctor!

Written by physicians, Cardiology for Kidsis a charming, easy-to-understand introduction to the organ that pumps blood throughout your body: the heart! With its beautiful illustrations and simple explanations, this book teaches children (and adults alike!) about the anatomy, physiology, and diseases of the cardiovascular system. This can be a learning resource for kids, white elephant gift adults, or gag gift for medical students. This installment of the Medical School for Kids book series is the best way to introduce basic concepts in cardiology to our next generation of doctors.

In this book, you will learn about…

1. The four chambers of the heart
2. Blood vessels (arteries, capillaries, veins)
3. Cardiac conditions such as heart attack and congestive heart failure
4. The importance of eating healthy foods and exercising regularly

… and more!

About the Authors

Betty Nguyen was born in California but spent much of her childhood in Georgia, where she grew up on a chicken farm. She received a bachelor’s degree in Biology from UCLA, where she received a full-ride Gates Millennium Scholarship through the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Betty also received a full-tuition scholarship to attend medical school at the University of California, Riverside. Outside of work, Betty is a certified yoga instructor and licensed scuba diver. She also enjoys journalistic writing, cycling, and walking her two dogs in her free time.

Brandon Pham was born and raised in California. He received a bachelor’s degree in Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics from UCLA, where he was a national Goldwater Scholar. He graduated from Stanford Medical School and is currently completing his residency in ophthalmology at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute in Miami, Florida. Brandon spent many years teaching for several national test-preparation companies and is passionate about medical education for students of all ages. In his free time, Brandon enjoys traveling, playing tennis, and distance running.

Medical School for Kids: It’s never too early to learn.

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Crash Course – your effective every-day study companion PLUS the perfect antidote for exam stress! Save time and be assured you have the essential information you need in one place to excel on your course and achieve exam success.

A winning formula now for over 25 years, having sold over 1 million copies and translated in over 8 languages, each series volume has been fine-tuned and fully updated with a full-colour layout tailored to make your life easier. Especially written by senior students or junior doctors – those who understand what is essential for exam success – with all information thoroughly checked and quality assured by expert Faculty Advisers, the result is books that exactly meet your needs and you know you can trust.

Each chapter guides you succinctly through the full range of curriculum topics in the UKMLA syllabus, integrating clinical considerations with the relevant basic science and avoiding unnecessary or confusing detail. A range of text boxes help you get to the hints, tips and key points you need fast! A fully revised self-assessment section matching the latest exam formats is included to check your understanding and aid exam preparation. The accompanying enhanced, downloadable eBook completes this invaluable learning package.

Series volumes have been honed to meet the requirements of today’s medical students, although the range of other health students and professionals who need rapid access to the essentials of neurology and ophthalmology will also love the unique approach of Crash Course. Whether you need to get out of a fix or aim for a distinction Crash Course is for you!

This new series volume integrates ophthalmology into the popular neurology title, combining two interconnecting fields in one thorough overview. It serves as an invaluable revision resource for medical finals. Additionally, this new edition includes essential chapters on neurological emergencies and functional neurological disorders, along with the latest updates on neurology guidelines.

• Fully aligned to UKMLA requirements, with key ‘conditions’ and ‘presentations’ highlighted in handy checklists – save valuable revision time and be confident you have the syllabus covered
• Written by senior students and recent graduates – those closest to what is essential for exam success
• Quality assured by leading Faculty Advisors – ensures complete accuracy of information
• Features the ever popular ‘Hints and Tips’ boxes and other useful aide-mémoires – distilled wisdom from those in the know
• Updated self-assessment section matching the latest exam formats – confirm your understanding and improve exam technique fast

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The #1 annually updated general medical text –presents the most important diagnostic and treatment recommendations as well as the most useful new clinical developments in every field of adult medicine.

For more than six decades, CURRENT Medical Diagnosis & Treatment has been delivering the authoritative information students, residents, and clinicians need to build their medical knowledge, expertise, and confidence. Written by top experts in their fields, this unmatched guide is formatted in a way that enables readers to find the answers they need quickly and easily.

CURRENT Medical Diagnosis and Treatment 2024 reflects the latest developments in medicine, guidelines, references, and more. You’ll find authoritative, evidence-based coverage of more than 1,000 diseases and disorders along with a concise, yet thorough synopsis of diagnosis and treatment. This trusted classic covers all aspects of outpatient and inpatient care and includes discussion of new developments and breakthroughs in medicine.

CURRENT Medical Diagnosis and Treatment 2024 features:

• A comprehensive approach to patient care, focusing on the diagnostic tools relevant to daily
• Coverage of more than 1,000 diseases and disorders
• Hundreds of drug treatment tables for quick access to indexed trade names
• Annual updates to topics in all chapters in a consistent format, drugs, tables, and images
• Year in Review highlighting the many topics with significant clinical changes over the last year
• Essentials of Diagnosis for most diseases/disorders
• Diagnostic and treatment algorithms present complex information in an at-a-glance style
• Hundreds of full-color photos and illustrations

New to this edition:

• Latest USPSFT recommendations for cardiovascular risk prevention
• Significant new opioid prescribing guidelines from the CDC
• Clarification on the distinction between uncontrolled hypertensive and hypertension emergency
• Latest classification of lymphomas released by the WHO
• Recommendations for the initiation and titration of treatment for chronic hypertension in pregnancy
• Current treatment guidelines and medications for H pylori infection
• Classification of the role, dosing, and potential risks of JAK inhibitors and anti-23 antibody (Risankizumab) in the treatment of IBD
• Updates that underscore the growing utility of combination treatments for high LDL levels, especially among high and very high-risk patients
• The WHO revision of the pathological classification of renal cell carcinoma to assist with prognosis prediction and treatment decisions

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“Van Gogh’s Vibrance: A Picture Book for the Mind and Soul” is a captivating exploration of the world through the eyes of one of the most influential artists in history, Vincent van Gogh. This book is not just a collection of art and words, but a journey into the heart of creativity and the human spirit.

Key features of this book include:

• 40 Stunning Color Photographs: Each page is adorned with high-quality, full-color reproductions of Van Gogh’s most beloved works. From “Starry Night” to “Sunflowers,” experience the vibrancy and emotion of Van Gogh’s artistry.

• 120 Inspirational Quotations: Accompanying the images are 120 of Van Gogh’s most profound and thought-provoking quotes. These words provide a deeper understanding of the artist’s perspective on life, art, and the world around him.

• Large Print Format: Designed with readability in mind, this book features large print text, making it accessible for those with visual impairments or dementia. It’s a gentle way to stimulate memory and cognitive function, while providing a soothing, engaging activity.

• Perfect for Gifting: With its beautiful presentation and inspirational content, “Van Gogh’s Vibrance” makes a perfect gift for special occasions, birthdays, and other events. It’s a meaningful way to share the beauty of art and the wisdom of one of history’s greatest painters.

Whether you’re a long-time admirer of Van Gogh’s work, seeking a therapeutic tool for a loved one with dementia, or simply looking for a beautiful book to adorn your coffee table, “Van Gogh’s Vibrance: A Picture Book for the Mind and Soul” is a treasure to be cherished.

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Now in its 6th year, the #1 bestselling Carbs & Cals book is better than ever!

Nationally recognised as the “carb & calorie counting bible”, our visual method of showing hundreds of food photos makes counting carbs and calories a breeze. With up to 6 portion photos for each food item, choosing sensible portion sizes is quick and easy!

The essential resource for diabetes management, weight loss, portion control and healthy eating.

FEATURES:
* Over 1,700 food & drink photos
* Nutrients in colour-coded circles
* Values for carbs, calories, protein, fat, saturated fat, fibre and 5-a-day
* Introduction on healthy eating, nutrients, weight loss & diabetes
* NEW! Updated nutritional values
* NEW! Tables showing nutritional values per 100g for selected foods

The book includes 26 different colour-coded sections containing popular UK food and drink items: Biscuits & Crackers, Bread, Breakfast, Cakes & Bakery, Cheese, Desserts, Drinks, Eggs, Fruit, Gluten Free, Meals, Meal Accompaniments, Meat, Chicken & Fish, Milk & Cream, Nuts & Seeds, Pasta & Noodles, Potatoes & Tubers, Rice & Grains, Sandwiches, Snacks & Confectionery, Soup, Spreads & Sauces, Vegetables & Pulses, Vegetarian Alternatives, Yogurt and Eating Out.

This is part of the bestselling Carbs & Cals series of health books. Check out the other books in the series: SMOOTHIES, SALADS and 5:2 DIET PHOTOS.

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“RFK Jr. exposes the decades of lies.”–Luc Montagnier, Nobel laureate

From the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and Publishers Weekly bestselling author of The Real Anthony Fauci comes an explosive exposé of the cover-up behind the true origins of COVID-19.

“Gain-of-function” experiments are often conducted to deliberately develop highly virulent, easily transmissible pathogens for the stated purpose of developing preemptive vaccines for animal viruses before they jump to humans. More insidious is the “dual use” nature of this research, specifically directed toward bioweapons development.

The Wuhan Cover-Up pulls back the curtain on how the US government’s increase in biosecurity spending after the 2001 terror attacks set in motion a plan to transform the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), under the direction of Dr. Anthony Fauci, into a de facto Defense Department agency.

While Dr. Fauci zealously funded and pursued gain-of-function research, concern grew among some scientists and government officials about the potential for accidental or deliberate release of weaponized viruses from labs that might trigger worldwide pandemics. A moratorium was placed on this research, but true to form, Dr. Fauci found ways to continue unperturbed–outsourcing some of the most controversial experiments offshore to China and providing federal funding to Wuhan Institute of Virology’s (WIV’s) leading researchers for gain-of-function studies in partnership with the Chinese military and the Chinese Communist Party.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s meticulously researched and rigorously sourced analysis leads readers on a staggering journey to learn about:

• the key enablers and henchmen pushing for gain-of-function research
• the economic motives behind gain-of-function research
• successfully engineered “chimeric viruses” that can infect and kill humans
• the coordinated effort to silence speculation of COVID-19’s laboratory genesis
• the complicity of scientific journals to hide the origins of COVID-19
• the role of the Wuhan Institute of Virology in China’s biowarfare/biodefense program
• the relationships between US health, military, and intelligence bureaucracies and scientists and their Chinese counterparts
• the roles of Bill Gates and Sir Jeremy Farrar in orchestrating a global cover-up

The Wuhan Cover-Up unveils a global conspiracy of epic proportion and lethal consequence.

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Functional Neurological Disorder (FND) is one of the most common diagnoses among patients referred to neurology clinics, but is still misunderstood and under-recognised by medical professionals and the public.
This vital book brings together the voices of healthcare professionals and people living with FND across the world. Experts in neurology provide a clear, evidence-based explanation of FND as an introduction, laying the foundation for the personal stories of people with FND and the professionals involved in their care. From testing and diagnosis to dealing with stigma and coping with changing symptoms, each chapter delves into the realities of life with FND from the perspective of lived experience.
FND can be an isolating condition. The life stories in this book will help you to make sense of living with FND and tackle its challenges alongside others with the condition.

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