• Focuses on complicated obstetric issues, highlighting the most commonly encountered anomalies and providing clear guidelines for obstetric and neonatal management.
• Offers comprehensive updates on rapidly changing topics, including a completely revised section on genetics and genetic technology for prenatal diagnoses, as well as an expanded imaging section accompanied by new videos on abdominal, urogenital, and skeletal imaging.
• Includes four new chapters: Molecular Genetic Technology, MRI in Obstetrical Imaging, Obesity in Pregnancy, and Pregnancy as a Window to Future Health.
• Features numerous flow charts for quick access to diagnosis and treatment protocols and to clarify complex material.
• Presents the knowledge and expertise of new editors Dr. Joshua Copel, an expert in the field of fetal therapy who has pioneered new diagnostic techniques for unborn patients and their mothers, and Dr. Robert Silver, a leader in the maternal-fetal medicine community.
• Expert Consult™ eBook version included with purchase. This enhanced eBook experience allows you to search all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.

Now in its 17th Edition, Medications and Mothers’ Milk, is the worldwide best selling drug reference on the use of medications in breastfeeding mothers. This book provides you with the most current, complete, and easy-to-read information on thousands of medications in breastfeeding mothers.

This massive update has numerous new drugs, diseases, vaccines, and syndromes. It also contains new tables, and changes to hundreds of existing drugs.

Written by a world-renown clinical pharmacologist, Dr. Thomas Hale, and Clinical Pharmacy Specialist Dr. Hilary Rowe, this drug reference provides the most comprehensive review of the data available regarding the transfer of various medications into human milk.

This new and expanded reference has data on 1,115 drugs, vaccines, and herbals, with many other drugs and substances included in the appendices.

New to this Edition:

• Many new drugs, vaccines, herbals, and chemicals.
• Major updates to existing drug monographs.
• New tables to compare and contrast the suitability of psychiatric medications.
• New table to compare and contrast pain medications.
• Updated table and new monograph on hormonal contraception.

If you work with breastfeeding mothers, this book is an essential tool to use in your practice.

Covering everything from historical and international perspectives to basic science and current clinical practice, Miller's Anesthesia, 9th Edition, remains the preeminent reference in the field. Dr. Michael Gropper leads a team of global experts who bring you the most up-to-date information available on the technical, scientific, and clinical issues you face each day - whether you're preparing for the boards, studying for recertification, or managing a challenging patient care situation in your practice.

• Contains fully revised and updated content throughout, including numerous new videos online.
• Includes four new chapters: Clinical Care in Extreme Environments: High Pressure, Immersion, and Hypo- and Hyperthermia; Immediate and Long-Term Complications; Clinical Research; and Interpreting the Medical Literature.
• Addresses timely topics such as neurotoxicity, palliation, and sleep/wake disorders.
• Streamlines several topics into single chapters with fresh perspectives from new authors, making the material more readable and actionable.
• Features the knowledge and expertise of former lead editor Dr. Ronald Miller, as well as new editor Dr. Kate Leslie of the University of Melbourne and Royal Melbourne Hospital.
• Provides state-of-the-art coverage of anesthetic drugs, guidelines for anesthetic practice and patient safety, new techniques, step-by-step instructions for patient management, the unique needs of pediatric patients, and much more - all highlighted by more than 1,500 full-color illustrations for enhanced visual clarity.
• Enhanced eBook version included with purchase. Your enhanced eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices, in addition to accessing regular updates, related websites, and an expanded collection of procedural videos.

Choose the drug handbook trusted for nearly 30 years! From the leading name in nursing, Mosby’s 2018 Nursing Drug Reference is a full-color portable nursing drug handbook that makes it easy to find the most vital information on the drugs that nurses administer most frequently. More than 5,000 drugs are profiled ― including 20-30 new entries for drugs recently approved by the FDA. . No other drug guide places a higher emphasis on patient safety, with Black Box Warnings for dangerous adverse reactions, Safety Alerts for situations requiring special attention, and a focus on both common and life-threatening side effects. Backed with practical online resources, Mosby’s Nursing Drug Reference proves there is a difference in drug guides. It’s Mosby’s bestselling drug reference for nurses!

• Black Box Warnings provide alerts to FDA warnings of dangerous or life-threatening drug reactions.
• Safety Alert icon highlights the most critical drug interactions and side effects.
• Common and life-threatening side effects are organized by body system, showing signs to watch for during assessments.
• Coverage of IV drug administration highlights dosage and IV administration instructions, including safety considerations and Y-site, syringe, and additive compatibilities.
• Alphabetical organization by generic name provides quick and easy access to specific drugs, and a full-color design highlights important information.
• Nursing Process steps are used as the framework for organizing all nursing care information.Overview of drug categories explains the safe administration of common classes of drugs, as well as their common side effects and interactions.
• Cross-references indicate drug information that may be found in the appendices.
• Complete pharmacokinetic information includes the mechanism and absorption of the drug as well as its action, duration, and excretion.

• NEW! 20-30 added monographs provide up-to-date content on newly released drugs.
• NEW! BEERS indications included for selected monographs.
• NEW! Drugs with genetic indications identifiable by easy to spot icon.

Prepare for success on your certification exam! Mosby's Pharmacy Technician Exam Review, 4th Edition provides a complete review of core knowledge, thousands of review questions, and nine practice exams – plus a custom online engine that allows for unlimited opportunities to practice specific topics or create unique simulated exams. A bulleted, outline format makes review easier, reinforcing understanding with full-color illustrations, photographs, and summary tables. All questions reflect the latest exam blueprints. This resource provides you comprehensive support every step of the way for entry-level or sterile compounding certification.

• Convenient, easy-to-follow outline format provides a comprehensive review of pharmacy technician exam topics.
• Mapping tables link content to the knowledge categories on the PTCE and ExCPT exam blueprints, including pharmacology and medications, law, patient safety, and quality assurance.
• 700 electronic flashcards help you memorize key facts by covering the most commonly prescribed drugs, common herbals, abbreviations, and more.

• NEW! UPDATED organization of content matches the newest exam blueprints.
• NEW and UNIQUE! Comprehensive coverage prepares you for entry-level Pharmacy Technician certification, plus the sterile compounding specialty exam.
• NEW! Online custom test generator creates timed, simulated exams built from exam blueprints and allows you to focus your practice on any areas of weakness.
• EXPANDED! More than 2,600 review questions – all with answers and rationales – include a pretest, questions in each chapter, nine printed practice examinations, and unlimited practice and simulation online.
• NEW Compounded Sterile Products chapter provides an in-depth review specifically for the CSPT exam. 
• NEW! Full-color illustrations visually reinforce important test information.

Overview: Doctors today know the important health benefits their patients can achieve from journaling about a medical condition. Not only can our new journal help sickle cell patients to write about their thoughts and feelings, it has also been designed to serve as a useful tool for doctors by prompting patients to record medication side effects, their personal experience with the disease, and even questions they want to ask at their next office visit.

Journaling is PROVEN to reduce stress, improve clarity of thoughts & have a positive impact on patient well-being!

My Sickle Cell Journal is a mini pocket-sized journal made specifically for sickle cell patients of all ages to use to help manage and track their chronic blood disorder, which includes a section to record your personal patient MEDICAL HISTORY as well as a section to document SIDE EFFECTS from prescription medications you’re taking and treatments you’re undergoing. 

Journal dimensions are 4" x 6".

Welcome to the 21st Edition of Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics – the reference of choice among pediatricians, pediatric residents, and others involved in the care of young patients. This fully revised edition continues to provide the breadth and depth of knowledge you expect from Nelson, while also keeping you up to date with new advances in the science and art of pediatric practice. Authoritative and reader-friendly, it delivers the information you need in a concise, easy-to-use format for everyday reference and study. From rapidly changing diagnostic and treatment protocols to new technologies to the wide range of biologic, psychologic, and social problems faced by children today, this comprehensive 2-volume reference keeps you on the cutting edge of the very best in pediatric care.

• Includes more than 70 new chapters, including Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS), Rare and Undiagnosed Diseases, Approach to Mitochondrial Disorders, Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems, Zika, update on Ebola, Epigenetics, Autoimmune Encephalitis, Global Health, Racism, Media Violence, Strategies for Health Behavior Change, Positive Parenting, and many more.
• Features hundreds of new figures and tables throughout for visual clarity and quick reference.
• Offers new and expanded information on CRISPR gene editing; LGBT health care; gun violence; vaccinations; immune treatment with CAR-T cells; new technology in imaging and genomics; new protocols in cancer, genetics, immunology, and pulmonary medicine; and much more.
• Provides fresh perspectives from four new associate editors: Nathan J. Blum of The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia; Karen Wilson of Mt. Sinai School of Medicine in New York; Samir S. Shah of Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center; and Robert C. Tasker of Boston Children’s Hospital.
• Provides regular updates online, written exclusively for Nelson.
• Remains your indispensable source for definitive, evidence-based answers on every aspect of pediatric care.
• Enhanced eBook version included with purchase. Your enhanced eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.