Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome: A Clinical Guide

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome: A Clinical Guide
by Malik Peiris (Editor), Larry J. Anderson (Editor), Albert DME Osterhaus (Editor), Klaus Stohr (Editor), Kwok-yung Yuen (Editor)

Product Details
* Hardcover: 280 pages
* Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell; 1 edition (October 28, 2005)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 1405130318

Book Description
Prompting the first WHO global health alert for over a decade, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) was first recognised in South-East Asia in February 2003.
With the causative agent now identified as a new strain of coronavirus, the medical world has gained important knowledge on the aetiology, clinical presentation, diagnosis, pathogenesis, epidemiology, disease treatment and infection control with amazing speed.
Despite this, major gaps remain in our understanding - the race is on to develop new cures and effective vaccines, and the long-term impact on health, society and economics are starting to unravel.

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The Hands-on Guide to Practical Prescribing

The Hands-on Guide to Practical Prescribing (Hands-on Guides)
by Oliver Jones (Author), Nandan Gautam (Author)

Product Details
* Paperback: 192 pages
* Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell; 1 edition (January 26, 2004)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 1405108223

Book Description
The hands-on guide to practical prescribing is a concise, easy-to-use guide to the practical aspects of pharmacology for junior doctors who are making the transition from studying pharmacology to prescribing drugs for the first time.
This new addition to 'The hands-on guide' series brings together the core pharmacological knowledge required by house officers, structured in a way to address the very hands-on, practical aspects of prescribing. This book is not designed to replace the factual drug information in the BNF, but to complement and build upon it, so that The hands-on guide to practical prescribing provides junior doctors with a solid guide to prescribing in the clinical setting.
Beginning with the general principles of prescribing and basics of writing a prescription form, the book guides you through topics such as using the BNF, drug interactions and monitoring toxicity, before moving on to cover both surgical and medical topics such as preoperative and postoperative patients, prophylaxis, organ failure and diabetes.
The hands-on guide to practical prescribing is a problem-based book that covers the common problems and questions a house officer might encounter, and will be an invaluable guide to life on the wards. The authors are specialist registrars in medicine and surgery, have undertaken SHO and registrar posts in the major specialities and also write and teach regularly on clinical pharmacology.

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