MEDICINE

"Hospital palliative care teams have been established in rapidly increasing numbers over the last 20 years, as it has been recognized that hospices can never transfer the philosophy and practice of palliative care into the acute sector by simply existing; the often work as 'stand alone units' and remain outside mainstream medicine. However, it has become apparent that improving access to palliative care for patients in acute hospitals is not as easy...

This comprehensive atlas of tracings of polysomnographic studies covers the technical aspects of conducting studies, and includes the features of the various adult and pediatric sleep disorders.Comprehensive and contemporary atlasDiscusses the significance of findings and their correlation with the clinical presentation of the patientAuthoritative and well-organized.

Diabetes in Cardiovascular Disease is a current, expert resource focusing on the complex challenges of providing cardiovascular care to patients with diabetes. Designed as a companion to Braunwald's Heart Disease, this interdisciplinary medical reference book bridges the gap between the cardiology and endocrinology communities of scientists and care providers, and highlights the emerging scientific and clinical topics that are relevant for cardiologists,...

Churchill's Pocketbook of Pain provides a practical pocketbook for trainee anaesthetists, which covers the management of acute and chronic pain.

"Prehospital care is the term given to the provision of medical care outside of the hospital or alternative fixed healthcare setting. In the developed world, the provision of prehospital care is usually the responsibility of a regional ambulance or emergency medical service(EMS). A number of agencies may operate in support of the ambulance service including air ambulance charities, private ambulance companies, rescue organizations (e.g. mountain rescue,...

This title features a wealth of practice stations to enable emergency medicine trainees to test themselves on everything they need to know to succeed in the MCEM Part C exam.