The gold-standard text on the science of poisons - updated to capture the latest breakthroughs and developments

Casarett & Doull's Toxicology: The Basic Sciences of Poisons is the most trusted all-in-one overview of the biomedical and environmental aspects of toxicology. Presented in full color, it delivers a skill-building review of the basic components of toxicology, including general principles, modes of action, and chemical-specific toxicity. Spanning the entire field, Casarett & ...

The latest edition of this hugely popular volume continues to provide readers in the West with a clear explanation of the theory and practice of Chinese medicine. Richly illustrated and fully updated throughout, Foundations of Chinese Medicine 3e retains its careful structure to present the subject in a systemized manner which ranges from first principles to the diagnosis and management of a wide range of disease states. NOW WITH AN ACCOMPANYING WEBSITE containing an extensive bank of review ...

Written by and for physician assistants, this compact, portable resource presents all of the information needed on the job. It reviews symptoms, pathophysiology, laboratory studies, differential diagnosis, treatment, and pediatric and obstetric considerations for the conditions most commonly encountered in practice. Coverage of every major medical subspecialty makes the book indispensable in any clinical setting.

Organizes information by disease and presents it in a concise outline format-so ...

The Handbook of Intellectual Disability and Clinical Psychology Practice will equip clinical psychologists in training with the skills necessary to complete a clinical placement in the field of intellectual disability. Building on the success of the previous edition this handbook has been extensively revised. Throughout, the text, references, and website addresses and have been updated to reflect important developments since the publication the first edition.

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The foremost text in this complex and fast-changing field, Medical Microbiology, 9th Edition, provides concise, up-to-date, and understandable explanations of key concepts in medical microbiology, immunology, and the microbes that cause human disease. Clear, engaging coverage of basic principles, immunology, laboratory diagnosis, bacteriology, virology, mycology, and parasitology help you master the essentials of microbiology?effectively preparing you for your coursework, exams, and beyond. A...

By investigating thousands of descriptions of epidemics reaching back before the fifth-century-BCE Plague of Athens to the distrust and violence that erupted with Ebola in 2014, Epidemics challenges a dominant hypothesis in the study of epidemics, that invariably across time and space, epidemics provoked hatred, blaming of the 'other', and victimizing bearers of epidemic diseases, particularly when diseases were mysterious, without known cures or preventivemeasures, as with AIDS during the la...

This book introduces pharmacokinetic concepts to beginners to help them understand the absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion of drugs. After a basic introduction to pharmacokinetics and its related fields, the book introduces readers to quantitative pharmacokinetic relations and the interplay between pharmacokinetic parameters.

In dit boek worden de diagnostische en therapeutische vaardigheden die medische studenten in hun de opleiding tot basisarts onderwezen krijgen en waarbij instrumentarium nodig is, beschreven. Voorbeelden zijn arteriepunctie, infuus aanleggen, katheteriseren en hechten. De nadruk ligt op de wijze waarop de vaardigheid moet worden uitgevoerd, met aandacht voor diverse methoden en voor de diversiteit van patiënten. Daarnaast komen hygiëne, (contra) indicaties, materialen, mogelijke complicatie...

Het huisartsen vak is het mooiste vak dat er bestaat!Zo denken veel praktiserende huisartsen over hun dagelijks werk. Dit boekje helpt om de voldoening in het vak vast te houden en wellicht zelfs nog te vergroten.Majella de Jong (gz-psycholoog en cognitief gedragstherapeut) en Linda Bange (huisarts en supervisor) werken al geruime tijd bij de Huisartsopleiding UMCG in Groningen. Daar hebben zij samen veel groepen huisartsen in opleiding begeleid.Gedurende hun samenwerking werd de link tussen ...

Mensen met chronische nierschade krijgen terecht steeds meer aandacht in de eerste lijn. De NHG-Standaard Chronische Nierschade biedt huisartsen en praktijkondersteuners houvast, maar is vaak niet direct en makkelijk te implementeren in de huisartsenpraktijk. Net zoals in ons boek Protocollaire Diabeteszorg hebben wij de NHG-Standaard (dit keer Chronische Nierschade) in dit boek uitgewerkt in heldere denkstappen en implementeerbare onderdelen.

Naast dit boek verzorgt DIHAG-Langerhans ook lan...