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A proven and unique combination of learning principles and exercises, this widely respected book continues to get better! Medical Terminology for Health Professions, Fifth Edition, simplifies the process of learning hundreds of difficult, complex medical terms. The see and say pronunciation system makes pronouncing unfamiliar terms easy. Because word parts are such an important aspect of learning medical terminology, mastery of these building blocks is emphasized throughout the book. Organized by body system, chapters begin with an overview of the structures and functions of that system so you can relate these to specialty, pathology, diagnostic, and treatment procedures that follow..
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* Expand your working medical vocabulary
* Work at your own pace to master the latest terms and techniques
* Learn all the essential Greek and Latin building blocks


Learn at your own pace with the guidebook that has sold over 400,000 copies

What word is used to describe a fatty tumor? Why are qualifiers necessary in medical terminology? How does kinesialgia occur? What does "involution" mean? With Quick Medical Terminology: A Self-Teaching Guide, Fourth Edition, you'll discover the answers to these questions and many more.

Using a unique word-building system that begins with a review of Greek and Latin word roots, Shirley Steiner provides the tools necessary for building and sustaining a large working repertoire of medical terms. This new fourth edition helps readers understand the simple logic behind hundreds of seemingly incomprehensible words, featuring new review exercises and up-to-date examples. The step-by-step, clearly structured format of Quick Medical Terminology makes it fully accessible, providing an easily understood, comprehensive overview.

Like all Self-Teaching Guides, Quick Medical Terminology allows you to build gradually on what you have learned-at your own pace. Questions and self-tests reinforce the information in each chapter and allow you to skip ahead or focus on specific areas of concern. Packed with useful, up-to-date information, this clear, concise volume is a valuable learning tool and reference source for practitioners and students who need to expand, improve, or refresh their medical vocabularies..
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The third edition of this user-friendly book reflects current trends and new approaches to teaching medical terminology It uses a programmed learning format to give students the freedom to learn medical terminology at their own pace but can also be used in the classroom. The new art work throughout the book enables the student to see a true representation of the body system or pathological condition. To help students learn easily and quickly, each body system unit includes a summary of major combining forms, a comprehensive pathology section, and additional medical records and evaluations..
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Packed with practical examples, graphs, and Q&As, this complete self-teaching guide from the best-selling author of Algebra Demystified covers all the essential topics, including: absolute value, nonlinear inequalities, functions and their graphs, inverses, proportion and ratio, and much more..
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This best-selling programmed resource makes learning medical terminology quick and easy. In addition to the book, software and audiotapes provide additional methods of study. Based on a word-building programmed learning system, this comprehensive guide uses color didactically, includes extensive review activities to engage the user, and includes special frames containing interesting and helpful information. Now in its 9th edition, it offers a proven format that ís easy and fun to use..
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CHEMISTRY SECOND EDITION

The fast, easy way to master the fundamentals of chemistry

Have you ever wondered about the differences between liquids, gases, and solids? Or what actually happens when something burns? What exactly is a solution? An acid? A base? This is chemistry--the composition and structure of substances composing all matter, and how they can be transformed. Whether you are studying chemistry for the first time on your own, want to refresh your memory for a test, or need a little help for a course, this concise, interactive guide gives you a fresh approach to this fascinating subject. This fully up-to-date edition of Chemistry: Concepts and Problems:
* Has been tested, rewritten, and retested to ensure that you can teach yourself all about chemistry
* Requires no prerequisites
* Lets you work at your own pace with a helpful question-and-answer format
* Lists objectives for each chapter--you can skip ahead or find extra help if you need it
* Reinforces what you learn with chapter self-tests.
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Written in a more conversational style, this popular text offers clear, straightforward explanations plus practice exercises that make it easier than ever to understand and interpret basic dysrhythmias. This edition features more practice ECG strips, expanded Stop and Review exercises, and a new companion CD-ROM with video clips and additional ECG strips. This package also includes a handy Pocket Reference and a heart rate calculator ruler.

• Description of each dysrhythmia's characteristics is presented along with causes, possible clinical significance, and recommended interventions.
• Contains chapter objectives and key terms.
• The Introduction to the 12-Lead ECG chapter provides all the basics for this advanced skill, including determining electrical axis, ECG changes associated with myocardial ischemia and infarction, bundle branch block, and miscellaneous conditions.
• A comprehensive post-test is provided at the end of the book in chapter 10.

• Rewritten in conversational style to improve readability.
• Expanded Stop and Review section at the end of each chapter includes matching, short answer, multiple choice, true/false questions, crossword puzzles, and practice ECG tracings.
• Over 100 new illustrations visually support the text.
• ECG Pearl boxes give helpful hints for interpreting ECGs.
• Drug Pearl boxes highlight various medications used to treat dysrhythmias.
• Expanded to include even more practice ECG strips.
• Expanded 12-lead ECG chapter.

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Follow the leader. Math for Meds has helped nearly one million nurses and other health care professionals become safe practitioners of dosage calculations This classic resource continues to blaze the trail into a ninth edition, with its ratio and proportion method and building-block organization. Hundreds of full-color images of drug labels, syringes, and equipment complement the range of calculation competencies - from reading medication labels to calculating flow rates for heparin infusion. The straightforward language has also been retained, as the ninth edition preserves the tradition of making the complex understandable..
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Newly revised edition of a BEST-SELLING EKG book! Revised and updated to include topics such as the use of pacemakers and implanted defibrillators. A FREE in-book CD will give users an opportunity to practice in an interactive and fun environment. Appropriate for any student or practicing health care provider who needs to learn or review basic EKG or arrhythmia concepts.

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Gain the practical skills you need to competently and confidently calculate drug dosages, even if you dislike math. All it takes is practice - and Calculation of Drug Dosages, 8th Edition gives you the most practice of any drug calculation book available! First, it provides an extensive review of essential math concepts before introducing and clearly explaining the ratio and proportion, formula, and dimensional analysis methods of drug calculation. The book's popular "worktext" format builds on concepts as you go and reinforces what you learn with over 2,000 practice problems in the book and on the accompanying CD-ROM.

• An extensive math review reinforces basic math skills that are essential for accurate drug dosage calculation. Once you've identified your strengths and weaknesses on the pretest, it's easy to work toward improving specific competencies.
• Chapter worksheets provide ample opportunities to practice solving realistic problems.
• Posttests at the end of most chapters help you assess your understanding of chapter content.
• Content is organized in a progression from simple to complex, building on prior knowledge and applying it to new material so you retain more of what you've learned.
• A Comprehensive Posttest at the end of the book provides additional practice and accurately gauges your understanding of key concepts.
• Learning objectives explain what you should have accomplished upon completion of each chapter.
• A glossary in the back of the book defines important terms.
• An answer key provides step-by-step solutions for practice problems presented in the worksheets and posttests, shown in both the ratio and proportion and formula methods. Answers only are provided for the comprehensive posttest.

• Current Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) and Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) recommendations emphasize the importance of avoiding ambiguous abbreviations, acronyms, and symbols that could result in medication errors.
• The Safety in Medication Administration chapter helps you reduce the possibility of medical errors or injuries by providing information on specific measures to take to protect your patients.
• More than 200 practice problems have been added to this edition for even more practice, bringing the total number of problems to over 2,000.
• Additional content on calculating medications for neonates based on weight in grams helps you accurately calculate dosages for low birth weight infants.
• A set of 18 tear-out flash cards, perforated in the back of the book, offers a flexible, convenient way to study and memorize abbreviations, formulas, and conversions found in the book.
• Updated drug labels and equipment photos throughout the book reflect the latest drugs and technology used in the market.

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