PDQ Hematology
PDQ Hematology

Author: William F. Kern

Publisher: PMPH-USA

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 452

ISBN-13: 9781550091762

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Description PDQ Hematology is a concise and focused introduction to clinical hematology. It succinctly covers the most important aspects of the field with an emphasis on clinical features, diagnosis, and treatment. PDQ Hematology thoroughly examines those conditions frequently encountered by physicians and includes general principles for more unusual or complicated diseases. The text also incorporates a discussion of malignant lymphomas as well as the usual clinical hematology topics (such as anemia and leukemia). The extensive use of tables and diagrams make this portable book an accessible and practical companion. Key Features Comes with a dual-platform mini CD-ROM with entire text and illustrations, in fully searchable PDF files Two extra chapters on Bone Marrow Biopsy Interpretation and Flow Cytometry and Immunophenotyping as well as additional color photographs not found in the text are included on the CD-ROM Bonus self-assessment question and answer section included on the CD-ROM

PDQ Endodontics
PDQ Endodontics

Author: John I. Ingle, DDS, MSD

Publisher: PMPH USA

Published: 2009-12-01

Total Pages: 566

ISBN-13: 1607951320

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PDQ Endodontics is an abridged version of Endodontics, 6th edition. The concise text covers diagnosis and treatment procedures.

PDQ Histology
PDQ Histology

Author: David H. Cormack

Publisher: PMPH-USA

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 236

ISBN-13: 9781550091878

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PDQ Histology is a concise laboratory guide and handy study aid for Histology students. The text deals with the basics of the subject, presented in a clear, rational manner. The content covers the fundamentals and important features of microscopic recognition. It focuses the reader's attention on the main structural features found in standard sections taken from the student's slide box and emphasizes the particular combination of histological criteria that characterizes each section. It represents a mini-review of the distinctive microscope features that permit histological preparations of the various tissues and organs of the body to be correctly identified. PDQ Histology is the only introductory book on the subject that presents short selections of reliable tissue recognition criteria suitable for revision purposes.

PDQ Public Health
PDQ Public Health

Author: David L. Streiner

Publisher: PMPH-USA

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 284

ISBN-13: 9781607950448

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Clearly - and often humorously - written, PDQ Public Health defines public health and covers the basic concepts of public health policy, including its history, local to international structure, and role in protecting human health. Concise, yet comprehensive, PDQ Public Health educates the reader in the history and evolution of the concepts and practices of public health on local, national, and international scales. Key concepts, such as communicable diseases, vectors, hosts, and environments, are defined; and how they and other factors interact to influence public health issues is described. The statistical tools that are used to determine risk and describe the interactions contributing to community health are presented. The authors also address the impact of population mobility, economic factors, government (law), and ethics, on the practice of public health. This is all done in an engaging style that aids the reader's comprehension of this complex subject.

PDQ Physiology
PDQ Physiology

Author: Uwe Ackermann

Publisher: PMPH-USA

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 532

ISBN-13: 9781550091489

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PDQ Physiology offers a concise, up-to-date summary of human physiology. It is an ideal resource for the more advanced physiology specialist and health professional requiring a quick view or review. Its perspective is one of integration while incorporating the current understanding in molecular and cellular physiology and offering up-to-date explanations of physiological phenomena. The reader will greatly benefit from the coverage of topics not found in most comprehensive physiology books. PDQ Physiology is more focused on significant points; more current in cardiac, renal, and muscle functions; and is more descriptive in sexuality, reproduction and birth.

PDQ Statistics
PDQ Statistics

Author: Geoffrey R. Norman

Publisher: PMPH USA

Published: 2003-01-01

Total Pages: 329

ISBN-13: 1607950774

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The third edition of PDQ Statistics provides an overview of all major statistical methods, giving the reader a good understanding of statistics and how they are used in research articles. It covers the major categories – variable and descriptive statistics, parametric statistics, non-parametric statistics, and multivariate statistics. The explanations are clear, succinct, and loaded with practical examples.

PDQ Pharmacology
PDQ Pharmacology

Author: Gordon E. Johnson

Publisher: PMPH-USA

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 324

ISBN-13: 9781550091090

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There's no better way to achieve a quick overview of all areas of pharmacology than with this new PDQ edition. Filled with figures and illustrations selected to illustrate important principles of drug action, PDQ Pharmacology, Second Edition, will assist students to grasp the concepts that underlie groups of drugs. It will help students take a global view of complex topics and understand how individual drugs, or groups of drugs, fit into the big picture of drug therapy. The text outlines the dramatic changes in drug therapy and their impact on the treatment of such conditions as hypertension, depression and infectious diseases, among others. PDQ Pharmacology Second Edition, will prove to be a valuable learning aid in pharmacology education and an ideal resource for review before sitting for exams.

PDQ Endodontics
PDQ Endodontics

Author: John Ide Ingle

Publisher: PMPH USA

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 316

ISBN-13: 9781550092738

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Accompanying small-format CD-ROM includes the entire text of the book and illustrations in searchable PDF format.

PDQ Travelers' Malaria
PDQ Travelers' Malaria

Author: Patricia Schlagenhauf-Lawlor

Publisher: PMPH-USA

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 356

ISBN-13: 9781550093247

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"This handy reference guide answers essential questions about malaria taken from the authors' extensive experience in the research and travel clinic settings. The book covers a wide range of topics including a brief historical outline of malaria epidemiology, detailed information on antimalarial drugs, the strategies of chemoprophylaxis and stand-by emergency treatment, a discussion of the Anopheles vector, and measures against mosquito bites." "The second half of the manual is a color atlas of known endemic countries showing risk areas and malaria-free zones." "Designed as a pre-travel reference text, the manual will prove useful for health professionals giving travel medicine advice and for travel agents and those involved in tourism. It should also prove useful for the informed traveler."--BOOK JACKET.

Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

Author: Ajay Vora

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2017-04-21

Total Pages: 345

ISBN-13: 3319397087

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This book provides a comprehensive and up-to-date review of all aspects of childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, from basic biology to supportive care. It offers new insights into the genetic pre-disposition to the condition and discusses how response to early therapy and its basic biology are utilized to develop new prognostic stratification systems and target therapy. Readers will learn about current treatment and outcomes, such as immunotherapy and targeted therapy approaches. Supportive care and management of the condition in resource poor countries are also discussed in detail. This is an indispensable guide for research and laboratory scientists, pediatric hematologists as well as specialist nurses involved in the care of childhood leukemia.