New Edition

Current Diagnosis & Treatment: Critical Care
by Frederic S. Bongard, MD & Darryl Y. Sue, MD
McGraw Hill Publishers, Inc., 3rd Edition (©2008)

This title delivers authoritative and clinically focused guidance in a concise and easy-to-use format. This e-book includes a review of the etiology, relevant pathophysiology and clinical symptoms as a prelude to diagnosis and treatment of critically ill patients. Coverage includes everything from renal failure and surgical infections to coronary heart disease with an emphasis on evidence-based medicine throughout. Also features new treatment strategies for venous thromboembolism, acute respiratory distress syndromeand diabetic ketoacidosis as well as valuable perspectives on the latest technologies, equipment, therapeutic strategies and interventions in the critical care setting.

*Title Change: What was once Current Critical Care Diagnosis & Treatment is now Current Diagnosis & Treatment: Critical Care

Supporting Resource: Principles of Critical Care (McGraw Hill Publishers, Inc., 3rd Ed., ©2005)

The classic text in critical care medicine! The 3rd Edition of this resource is streamlined and focused on the needs of the working critical care physician and features important new treatment strategies. Organized by organ systems, this text, the only critical care source that includes evidence-based learning, guides physicians from initial patient assessment and differential diagnosis through therapeutic plan.

Review of Natual Products: What's New in November 2008

Review of Natural Products: What's New in November 2008

New Monographs

BEETROOT

• Scientific Name(s): Beta vulgaris L. Three subspecies are recognized: Beta maritima, Beta vulgaris (red beet), and Beta cicla (chard). Family: Chenopodiaceae. Synonyms: Beta altissima, Beta brasiliensis .
• Common Name(s):Beetroot, beet (with sugar beet, Swiss chard, chard, and spinach beet reflecting the common names for subspecies)
  

GOJI BERRY

• Scientific Name(s): Lycium barbarum L. and Lycium chinense Mill. Family: Solanaceae (potato). Synonyms: Lycium halimifolium Mill.; Lycium vulgare Dunal
• Common Name(s): Barbary wolfberry, Chinese desert thorn, Chinese wolfberry, desert-thorn, Duke of Argylls tea tree, Fructus Lycii Chinensis, goji, goji berry, Gou Qi Zi, Gouqizi, Himalayan goji, kuko, LYCH, matrimony vine, Ningxia, red diamonds, Tibetan goji, wolfberry
  

GOLDENSEAL

• Scientific Name(s): Hydrastis canadensis L. Family: Ranunculaceae (buttercups)
• Common Name(s):Goldenseal, yellowroot, orangeroot, eyebalm, eyeroot, goldenroot, ground raspberry, Indian turmeric, yellow puccoon, jaundice root, sceau d'or
  

RED YEAST RICE

• Scientific Name(s): Monascus purpureus Went. Family: Aspergillaceae
• Common Name(s): Monascus, Zhitai, Xuezhikang (China), koji, ang-khak, beni-koji, red-koji (Japan), rotschimmelreis (Europe), Hon-Chi (Mandarin), red yeast, red mold, red rice yeast, Cholestin (USA). 1, 2
  

New Title

Evidence-Based Geriatric Nursing Protocols for Best Practice
by Elizabeth Capezuti, PhD, RN, FAAN; DeAnne Zwicker, MS, APRN, BC; Mathy Mezey, EdD, RN, FAAN; Terry T. Fulmer, PhD, RN, FAAN; Deanna Gray-Miceli, DNSc, APRN; Malvina Kluger
Springer Publishing, 3rd Ed (©2008)

This e-book addresses clinical problems, syndromes and diseases that older adults commonly experience and a distillation of what constitutes "best practices" to deal with them. A Doody's "5-star" selection and Essential Purchase Title, it includes 17 revised and updated chapters and nearly 20 new topics including critical care, diabetes, hydration, oral health care, palliative care and substance abuse. A uniform process ensures that the information is evidence-based while each chapter includes educational objectives, assessment of the problem, nursing care strategies and references. Also features a variety of case studies.

Supporting Resource: Delmar's Geriatric Nursing Care Plans (©2005 Thomson Delmar Learning)

Care for your elderly patients with compassion, competence, and sound nursing skill. This resource provides detailed information for nurses caring for the aging population. All the information needed to develop specific and effective nursing care plans for the most commonly-seen disorders is included in this user-friendly resource. Care plans solicit specific patient data and prompt the user to customize the interventions and evaluate the patient’s individual responses to care provided.

New Edition

Effective Leadership and Management in Nursing
by Eleanor J. Sullivan, PhD, RN, FAAN
Pearson Education, Inc., 7th Edition (©2009)

This new edition is completely updated and provides students with the necessary skills to make sound management decisions in a dynamic health care environment. Used worldwide, this revised edition reflects the many changes in health care and nursing. Targeted to both practicing nurses and those in management, this book supplies the tools for applying the skills presented in each chapter, case studies with a manager's checklist, critical thinking questions, key terms, an easy-to-read format, and a link to online instruction. In the ever-changing health care environment, nurses have never needed this information more.

Supporting Resource: Conceptual Models for Nursing: Analysis and Application (Pearson Education, Inc., 2005)

Designed to help students understand the development and evaluation of the theoretical base for nursing practice research and education, this resource familiarizes students with a broad range of nursing models and their roles. Strong attention is given to nursing classification systems that are used in advanced practice.

ACP Journal Club: October 2008

ACP Journal Club
by Brian Haynes, MD, PhD
American College of Physicians (2008)

ACP Journal Club, published by the American College of Physicians, is the quintessential evidence-based journal and is often positioned near the top of the EBM pyramid. Published monthly, it selects articles from the biomedical literature that report original studies and systematic reviews that warrant immediate attention by physicians attempting to keep pace with important advances in internal medicine. These articles are then summarized in value-added abstracts and commented on by clinical experts.

Volume 149, Number 4

Therapeutics

• Glycemic control was not affected by self-monitoring of blood glucose in type 2 diabetes
• Thromboprophylaxis with rivaroxaban or enoxaparin did not differ for major bleeding or other safety outcomes in hip arthroplast
• Thromboprophylaxis with rivaroxaban or enoxaparin did not differ for major bleeding in knee arthroplasty
• Rhythm control and rate control did not differ for CV mortality in atrial fibrillation and congestive heart failure
• Review: Mifepristone is more effective for emergency contraception than levonorgestrel
• Review: Nonergot dopamine agonists reduce symptoms in the restless legs syndrome but may be discontinued due to adverse events
• An intervention involving pharmacist care via the Web improved blood pressure control in uncontrolled hypertension
• Adding single-point acupuncture to physiotherapy for painful shoulder improved function and reduced pain
  

New Title

Antepartal and Intrapartal Fetal Monitoring
by Michelle Murray, PhD, RNC
Springer Publishing, 3rd Ed (©2007)

This Doody's "4-star" title gives practitioners the resources they need to provide quality care to women and their fetuses. Designed for labor and delivery nurses, nurse midwives and Ob/Gyn nurses and physicians, this e-workbook is a step-by-step guide to using the equipment and identifying FHR pattern components and their significance. It is a cutting edge tool for a practice-based discipline, with details and references that are specific and clear.

Supporting Resource: Delmar's Guide to Laboratory & Diagnostic Tests (©2002 Thomson Delmar Learning)

This resource has a combination of features that make it unique. It presents the most current knowledge, uses the latest in technological approaches, introduces an international perspective and is extremely user-friendly. This must-have reference e-book is completely alphabetical, indexed and fully cross-referenced. Each test has an exceptionally straightforward and concise presentation of information.

New Title

The Psychiatric Interview
by Daniel J. Carlat, MD
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2nd Ed (©2005)

Written in an easy-to-read, conversational style, this resource discusses general principles essential to effective interviewing--including techniques for approaching threatening topics, improving patient recall and dealing with challenging patients. Other topics include the psychiatric history, the interview for diagnosis and the interview for treatment. A Doody's Core Title selection, this e-book also features new chapters on techniques for the malingering patient and assessing attention-deficit disorder as well as clinical vignettes that detail the basic components of the psychiatric interview in action.

Supporting Resource: Handbook of Emergency Psychiatry (©2004 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins)

This Doody's "4-star" title selection is a practical, quick-reference guide to the evaluation and management of acute psychiatric symptoms seen in emergency departments and inpatient psychiatric and medical-surgical units. This resource presents a step-by-step approach to each symptom, beginning with a list of questions necessary for initial assessment and proceeding to psychopharmacologic interventions, DSM-IV-TR criteria, differential diagnosis and disposition guidelines. Additional chapters address safety concerns, the mental status examination, use of restraints and seclusion, child and elder abuse and special needs of children, adolescents, geriatric patients, mentally retarded individuals and patients with HIV.

ACP PIER: What's New in September 2008

ACP PIER: Physicians' Information and Education Resource
American College of Physicians (2008)

PIER© is a collection of over 400 evidence summaries published by the American College of Physicians. Each module provides authoritative guidance to improve the quality of care. Topics are selected based upon prevalence in clinical settings. Evidence is then gathered by literature review and evaluated based on formal criteria. The level of evidence for each recommendation is displayed clearly within the application. This resource also includes topics in complementary and alternative medicine, ethical and legal issues and procedures.

New Module

• None

Updated Modules

• Asbestosis
• Autism (Pediatrics)
• Basal Cell Carcinoma
• Carcinoid Tumors and Syndrome
• Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
• Congenital Heart Disease in Pregnancy

AHFS DI® Essentials: What's New in October 2008

AHFS DI® Essentials: What's New in October 2008

New Monographs

• None

Revised Monographs

• Abacavir: Antiretroviral; nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NRTI).
• Adalimumab: Biologic response modifier and disease-modifying antirheumatic drug (DMARD); a recombinant DNA-derived human immunoglobulin G1 (IgG1) monoclonal antibody specific for human tumor necrosis factor (TNF; TNF-α).
• Atazanavir: Antiretroviral; HIV protease inhibitor (PI).
• Atomoxetine: Selective norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor.
• Darunavir: Antiretroviral; HIV protease inhibitor (PI).
• Didanosine: Antiretroviral; nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NRTI).
• Efavirenz: Antiretroviral; nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NNRTI).
• Emtricitabine: Antiretroviral; nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NRTI).

New Edition

Mayo Clinic Internal Medicine Review
by Amit K. Ghosh, MD
Informa Healthcare
8th Ed ©2008 Mayo Foundation for Medical Education Research

Written by experienced faculty at Mayo Clinic, this Eighth Edition is a completely revised and updated study tool that has proved invaluable for the American Board of Internal Medicine certification or maintenance of certification as well as general practice review by physicians around the world. Using this source, physicians will access a virtual blueprint for exam preparation and acquire clear guidance on question format, types of questions, and hints on topics commonly encountered on the test. Providing more than 350 MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS that simulate the current exam format, this must-have guide will equip readers with the resources they need to anticipate test challenges and pass the exam.

Supporting Resource: Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine (17th Ed., McGraw-Hill Publishers, Inc., 2008)

Harrison's has defined internal medicine for millions of clinicians and students. This resource retains Harrison's acclaimed balance of pathobiology, cardinal signs and manifestations of disease and best approaches to patient management, yet has been massively updated to give you an innovative array of bold new features and content. If ever there was one must-have resource for clinicians and students – this is it!