Search Results: Medical from Conover Books

U.S.A.: The University of North Carolina Press, 2015. Minor edge and corner wear; lightly scuffed and scratched; spine is gently creased; some light shelf wear; ex-library with the usual library markings; overall a nice used copy! Black and white pictorial wrapper with red and black lettering. 445 informative and educational pages nicely enhanced by black and white photographs and illustrations! "In this collection of essays, Lawrence O. Gostin, an internationally recognized scholar of AIDS law and policy, confronts the most pressing and controversial issues surrounding AIDS in America and around the world. He shows how HIV/AIDS affects the entire population--infected and uninfected--by influencing our social norms, our economy, and our country's role as a world leader. Now in the third decade of this pandemic, the nation and the world still fail to respond to the needs of persons living with HIV/AIDS and continue to tolerate injustice in their treatment, Gostin argues. AIDS, both in the… Read More

U.S.A.: Omnigraphics, Inc., 2007. Minor edge and corner wear; no dj; lightly scuffed and scratched; corners are gently bumped and rubbed; some light shelf wear; ex-library with the usual library markings; overall a nice used FOURTH EDITION! Red and white boards with black and red lettering. 707 informative and educational pages! "AIDS Sourcebook, Fourth Edition, provides updated information about HIV and AIDS and how it is transmitted, diagnosed, and treated. Information about prevention, risks, screening, treatments, complications, and tips on living with AIDS are included, along with a special section on the needs of HIV-infected women and children. Reports on current research initiatives and clinical trials, a glossary of related terms, and directories for further help and information are also provided......" (FOURTH EDITION).. Fourth Edition. Red Boards. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

New York: Raven Press, 1979. Minor edge and corner wear to the dj; lightly scuffed and scratched; corners are gently bumped and rubbed; some light shelf wear; overall a very crisp and clean used first edition! Very very rare and hard-to-find title! Blue cloth with gilt lettering on the front board and spine. Dj is nicely preserved in a brand new protective mylar plastic cover! 333 very clean unmarked and uncreased informative and educational pages nicely enhanced by black and white photographs and illustrations! Extremely scarce and out-of-print first edition! "The management of trauma to the nervous system is a field in which progress is rapidly being made. This volume emphasizes topics that are of primary interest to clinicians working with trauma patients, in the emergency room or in other hospital settings. Subjects discussed in depth range from basic pathology, physiology, and psychology to the most up-to-date information on diagnostic testing and patient monitoring.". First Edition /… Read More

Edina, Minnesota, U.S.A.: Burgess International Group Inc. , 1991. Minor edge and corner wear; lightly scuffed and scratched; some light shelf wear; former owner's name is written in ink on the inner front cover; overall a very crisp and clean used FOURTH EDITION! Green covers with a black and white illustration on the front and white lettering. Unpaginated, wonderfully enhanced by black and white photographs and illustrations! "The desire to prepare this manual stemmed from the frustration of not having a common set of directions for our laboratories. The dissection directions for the cat, Felis domestica, are tailored to include the major structures that are comparable to human anatomy. The use of the brain, eye and heart from sheep, Ovis musimon, is based on its availability, ease of dissection, also the size is such that students can more readily relate to human anatomy..........." ------ from the Preface.. Fourth Edition. Spiral Bound. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Read More

Chicago, Illinois: American Hospital Pub, 1984. Minor edge and corner wear; lightly scuffed and scratched; spine is gently creased; some light shelf wear; former owner's name and a date are in ink on the 2nd page; overall a very crisp and clean used first edition! Blue and black illustrated wrapper with black and blue lettering. 72 very clean unmarked and uncreased informative and educational pages! "It is important to stress that it is not the purpose of this book to advocate the use of quality circles in a hospital or to teach how to implement them. Rather, this book is designed to help hospital managers and health care professionals decide whether or not quality circles can benefit their hospitals and to determine if quality circles will be compatible with the management style of the hospital." ------- from the Introduction.. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Cambridge, MA, U.S.A.: Harvard University Press, 1963. Edge and corner wear to the dj, faded, tape residue in 8 places on the front of the dj, chipping in the top and base of the spine of the dj and the corners as well, some light shelf wear, corners are lightly bumped and rubbed, overall a very clean used first edition! Dark blue cloth with gilt lettering on the spine. 217 very clean unmarked and uncresed informative and educational pages! Wonderfully well preserved! Extremely rare and hard-to-find! Dj is nicely preserved in a brand new protective mylar plastic cover! Very very scarce title! "In 1958, under the auspices of the Health Information Foundation, and in collaboration with the National Opinion Research Center, a second large-scale survey was undertaken to gather information about family medical expenditures. The survey was national in scope with the sampling done on an area-probability basis. Those interviesed were asked about their private expenditures for health services during the… Read More

Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 1959. Minor edge and corner wear, corners are lightly bumped and rubbed, former owners name is written in ink on the first page, light outer page edge soil. Red cloth with gold stamped lettering on the spine and front! 440 very fine unmarked and wonderfully informative pages!. First Edition. Red Cloth. Very Good+/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover.

Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 1959. Edge and corner wear to the dj, chipping, some portions missing along the upper edge of the front cover and some tears in the rear which have been taped, scuffed and scratched, corners are lightly bumped and rubbed, lightly shelf worn, some light outer page edge soil, overall a clean signed first edition! Signed by Jack Elinson on the ffep (Pat - Your fault almost as much as mine. Jack 10/8/59). Red cloth with gilt lettering on the front cover and spine. Dj is nicely preserved in a brand new protective mylar plastic cover! Wonderfully well-preserved! Very very rare and out-of-print! 440 unmarked and uncreased historical and educational pages! Extremely scarce and hard-to-find! "A chapter of survey highlights opens the report, and then the reader is carried systematically through the most comprehensive series of research efforts yet undertaken in this counrty to ascertain the chronic disease problems and needs for care of a rural community.… Read More

Geneva, Switzerland: World Health Organization, 2006. Minor edge and corner wear; lightly scuffed and scratched; spine is lightly creased; some light shelf wear; ex-library with the usual library markings; overall a nice used copy! Green wrapper with black and white lettering. 301 informative and educational pages! "As access to ARVs becomes assured, the world needs to place equal effort in ensuring that every ART patient receives adequate adherence support. The authors of this book report on the experiences from successful treatment programmes in three countries in sub-Saharan Africa at the forefront of the roll-out of ARVs. The voices of the patients, their families, community members and the health workers who care for them have been reported faithfully. They speak of the impact of ART on their daily lives and of the key challenges involved in sustaining the necessary high level of adherence to treatment. Their real life experience is valid and needs to be considered by health programme… Read More

St. Louis, Missouri: Mosby, 2019. Minor edge and corner wear; lightly scuffed and scratched; some light shelf wear; former owner's name and address are stamped on the front and rear covers; overall a very crisp and clean used THIRTY-SIXTH EDITION! Full-color pictorial front cover with yellow and white lettering. 1411 very clean unmarked and uncreased informative and educational pages! "The essential information you need to safely administer more than 400 intravenous drugs! For 45 years, Gaharts Intravenous Medications: A Handbook for Nurses and Health Professionals has been a trusted resource for comprehensive drug coverage, unparalleled accuracy, and an intuitive quick-access format. In addition to updating drug interactions, precautions, alerts, and patient teaching instructions for all existing IV drugs, this new 36th edition includes over a dozen new monographs of the most recent IV drugs to be approved by the FDA. Administering intravenous drugs is a critical field where being… Read More

St. Louis, Missouri: Mosby, 2019. Minor edge and corner wear; lightly scuffed and scratched; some light shelf wear; former owner's name and address are stamped on the front and rear covers; overall a very crisp and clean used THIRTY-SIXTH EDITION! Full-color pictorial front cover with yellow and white lettering. 1411 very clean unmarked and uncreased informative and educational pages! "The essential information you need to safely administer more than 400 intravenous drugs! For 45 years, Gaharts Intravenous Medications: A Handbook for Nurses and Health Professionals has been a trusted resource for comprehensive drug coverage, unparalleled accuracy, and an intuitive quick-access format. In addition to updating drug interactions, precautions, alerts, and patient teaching instructions for all existing IV drugs, this new 36th edition includes over a dozen new monographs of the most recent IV drugs to be approved by the FDA. Administering intravenous drugs is a critical field where being… Read More

St. Paul, Minnesota: West Publishing Company, 1947. Minor edge and corner wear; no dj; lightly scuffed and scratched; corners are lightly bumped and rubbed; some shelf wear; former owner's name and miscellaneous writing on the ffep; overall a very crisp and clean used THIRD EDITION! Brown boards with gilt lettering on the spine and front board. 702 very clean unmarked and uncreased informative and educational pages! "This volume on drug law has been written in the hope of meeting the needs of students in schools of pharmacy as well as of wholesale and retail druggists and of drug manufacturers generally for a ready reference work covering the law of the drug industry. Though many other branches of the law have been arranged and grouped according to subjects, heretofore there has been no complete classification of the law of drugs and druggists..........." ---------- from the Foreword.. Third Edition. Brown Boards. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover.

New York, New York: Springer Publishing Company, 2006. Minor edge and corner wear; lightly scuffed and scratched; spine is gently creased; some light shelf wear; ex-library with the usual library markings; overall a nice used copy! Blue and yellow wrapper with yellow and white lettering. 297 informative and educational pages nicely enhanced by black and white photographs and illustrations! "If you're thinking about a career in nursing or currently practicing in the field, this new innovative guide is just for you. For the first time, authors, educators and practicing nurses, Chad O'Lynn and Russell Tanbarger offer a unique insider's view to how men work, succeed, and survive in this fast growing segment of the healthcare industry. From the barriers and stereotypes men must overcome, to the basic daily work needs they have as nurses, this book covers the entire spectrum of career-based issues men face today and have faced in the past. Men in Nursing is the perfect guide for men seeking… Read More

St. Louis, Missouri: Mosby, 2015. Minor edge and corner wear; no dj; lightly scuffed and scratched; corners are gently bumped and rubbed; some light shelf wear; former owner's name and address are stamped on the front and rear boards; overall a very crisp and clean 3-VOLUME SET! Blue boards with a black and white pictorial pastedown and yellow lettering on the front board and spine. Black and white illustrated endpapers. 1504 very clean unmarked and uncreased informative and educational pages nicely enhanced by black and white photographs and illustrations! "More than 400 projections make it easier to learn anatomy, properly position the patient, set exposures, and take high-quality radiographs! With Merrill's Atlas of Radiographic Positioning & Procedures, 13th Edition, you will develop the skills to produce clear radiographic images to help physicians make accurate diagnoses. It separates anatomy and positioning information by bone groups or organ systems  using full-color… Read More

Cambridge, MA, U.S.A.: Harvard University Press, 1957. Minor edge and corner wear, no dj, lightly scuffed, corners are gently bumped and rubbed, paperclip marking on the ffep, some light shelf wear, overall a very crisp and clean first edition! Very very rare and hard-to-find title! Blue cloth with gilt lettering on the spine. 171 very clean unmarked and uncreased informative and educational pages! Extremely scarce and out-of-print title! "The two chief problems facing voluntary health insurance today are expansion in terms of range of benefits offered, and expansion in terms of people covered. The Health Information Foundation in its research program has directed its efforts to both of these problems, and the present book represents an attempt to explore the problem of enrolling people in health insurance who do not have a common employer. Enrollment through employed groups has been the chief means of covering the population, and this method now has a great deal of experience behind it and solid… Read More

U.S.A.: Greenwood, 1999. Minor edge and corner wear; lightly scuffed and scratched; corners are lightly bumped and rubbed; some light shelf wear; ex-library with the usual library markings; overall a nice used copy! Pictorial boards with purple and green lettering on the front board and white lettering on the spine. 329 informative and educational pages nicely enhanced by black and white photographs and illustrations! "This history of the evolution of pediatrics from the beginning of recorded civilization examines chronologically the medical and societal antecedents of current child care. Although the term pediatrics is modern, the book explores the antecedents that facilitated the evolution of pediatric care as a separate discipline and a unique science. These antecedents include ancient manuscripts and the writings of acknowledged medical classicists, and the works of physicians in the East who recorded the medicine of the ancients, their own original theories, clinical observations, and… Read More

U.S.A.: ICON Health Publications, 2005. Minor edge and corner wear; lightly scuffed and scratched; spine is gently creased; some light shelf wear; ex-library with the usual library markiings; overall a nice used copy! White wrapper with black and red lettering. 184 informative and educational pages! "This book has been created for patients who have decided to make education and research an integral part of the treatment process. Although it also gives information useful to doctors, caregivers and other health professionals, it tells patients where and how to look for information covering virtually all topics related to indigestion (also Dyspepsia), from the essentials to the most advanced areas of research. The title of this book includes the word official. This reflects the fact that the sourcebook draws from public, academic, government, and peer-reviewed research. Selected readings from various agencies are reproduced to give you some of the latest official information available to date on… Read More

U.S.A.: PDxMD, 2002. Minor edge and corner wear; lightly scuffed and scratched; spine is lightly creased; some light shelf wear; ex-library with the usual library markings; overall a nice used first edition! Silver wrapper with black lettering. 764 informative and educational pages! "The PDxMD Medical Conditions Series provides the latest on evaluation, diagnosis, management, outcomes and prevention, offering concise, action-oriented recommendations for primary care medicine. Based on the breakthrough evidence-based PDxMD electronic information system, the PDxMD Medical Conditions Series provides the same comprehensive approach specially organized to support your clinical judgment at the point and time of care.........". First Edition. Trade Paperback. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

U.S.A.: Edwin Mellen Pr, 1999. Minor edge and corner wear; no dj; lightly scuffed and scratched; corners are gently bumped and rubbed; some light shelf wear; ex-library with the usual library markings; overall a nice used first edition! Color illustrated boards with gold and black lettering. 204 informative and educational pages! "The work for this book was derived from a doctoral dissertation in the area of Medical Sociology and after many years of interest and intellectual energy in nursing. I decided that a study of home care nurses was an overdue and necessary topic for research given the changes to health policy and reimbursement unfolding before us........". First Edition. Pictorial Boards. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

U.S.A.: Humana Press, 2012. Minor edge and corner wear; lightly scuffed and scratched; spine is gently creased; some light shelf wear; ex-library with the usual library markings; overall a nice used SECOND EDITION! White wrapper with blue and red lettering. 314 educational and informative pages! "George Annas, America's leading proponent of patient rights, spells them out for you in this revised, up-to-date edition of his groundbreaking classic. Thorough, comprehensive, and easy to follow-using a question-and-answer format in much of the text-The Rights of Patients explores all aspects of becoming an informed patient: " hospital organization " hospital rules " emergency treatment " admission and discharge " the patient rights movement " informed consent " surgery " obstetrical care " human experimentation and research " privacy and confidentiality " care of the dying " death, autopsy, and organ donation " medical… Read More