Summary: "Improvised Medicine is written for healthcare providers treating patients during a crisis situation or in a primitive environment, for diseases and disorders they have little or no hands-on experience with. The book begins with situational analysis and basic needs in a crisis, then moves on to cover specific triage, diagnosis, an

Subject(s): Leukemia in children Summary: "In the five years since publication of the second edition of Childhood Leukemias, new insights into the molecular and cellular biology of cancers in general, and of the leukemias in particular, have catalyzed exciting advances in diagnostic methods, strategies of risk assessment and the development

Subject(s): Muscles -- Diseases Summary: "This major new edition fulfils the need for a single-volume, up-to-date information resource on the etiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment of diseases of skeletal muscles, including the muscular dystrophies, mitochondrial myopathies, metabolic myopathies, ion channel disorders, and dysimmun

Subject(s): Neuropharmacology -- Handbooks, manuals, etc Summary: "Essential Neuropharmacology: The Prescriber's Guide expertly reviews the most important medications used by neurologists in their practice. Experienced clinicians share their expert knowledge about the best use of medications in patient care. Each drug listing contains t

Subject(s): Cancer -- Handbooks, manuals, etc. -- Psychological aspects | Cancer -- Handbooks, manuals, etc. -- Social aspects Summary: "During the past two decades, very significant advances have been made in our understanding and treatment of the psychosocial consequences of cancer. The standard of care in clinical oncology now includes r

Subject(s): Photovoltaic power generation | Energy conversion | Nanoscience Summary: This easy accessible textbook provides an overview of solar to electric energy conversion, followed by a detailed look at one aspect, namely photovoltaics, including the underlying principles and fabrication methods. The author, an experienced author and teache

Subject(s): Breast Feeding -- Handbooks | Drug Toxicity -- Handbooks | Milk, Human -- Handbooks -- drug effects | Pharmaceutical Preparations -- Handbooks -- administration & dosage | Pharmaceutical Preparations -- Handbooks -- adverse effects Summary: "Sadly, women often feel they have no alternative but to give up breastfeeding having

Subject(s): Anticonvulsants -- Handbooks, manuals, etc Summary: "This practical and concise book is an essential reference guide for use by all clinicians and allied health professionals that treat or care for patients with epilepsy. In full color throughout, this volume presents the antiepileptic drugs (AEDs), 34 in total, in alphabetica

Subject(s): Communicative disorders | Speech disorders | Language disorders Review: "Introduces students to the field through clinicians, patients, and families. Rich with examples, the first part covers foundational concepts of development, anatomy, physiology, augmentative communication and complex communication. Following these foundatio

Subject(s): Bone marrow -- Transplantation Summary: "This is an essential guide to the data, basic science, outcome studies and decision-making processes involved in blood and marrow stem cell transplantation. Organized according to disease types and procedures, it contains more than 100 tables, figures and algorithms that reflect up-to-dat