100 Best Surgery Books of All Time (Updated for 2026)

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The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right

Atul Gawande

5.0

The New York Times bestselling author of Better and Complications reveals the surprising power of the ordinary checklist

We live in a world of great and increasing complexity, where even the most expert professionals struggle to master the tasks they face. Longer training, ever more advanced technologies‚neither seems to prevent grievous errors. But in a hopeful turn, acclaimed surgeon and writer

Recommended by Bill Gates, David Allen, Jack Dorsey, and 10 others.

Bill Gates

CEO/Microsoft

A great read. [source]

David Allen

Author

Atul is really talking about how absolutely powerful checklists are, and I think he makes a very creative point: that checklist are not just some static, boring thing. They actually allow you to do excellent work and free up your brain by not having to keep remembering what you need to do when. That then allows your brain to be a lot more creative about whatever it is you’re doing. [source]

Jack Dorsey

Co-Founder/Twitter

recommends this book because he knows that top notch execution is essential to business. [source]

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The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma

Bessel van der Kolk

4.6

Preview Summary

• A New York Times Science Bestseller •

“Packed with science and human stories, the book is an intense read. . . . The struggle and resilience of [van der Kolk’s] patients is very moving.” —New Scientist

A pioneering researcher transforms our understanding of trauma and offers a bold new paradigm for healing

Trauma is a fact of life. Veterans and their families deal with the painful aftermath of comb

Recommended by Matthew Green.

Matthew Green

Reading The Body Keeps the Score was a eureka moment for me. [source]

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Better: A Surgeon's Notes on Performance

Atul Gawande

4.5

The struggle to perform well is universal: each one of us faces fatigue, limited resources, and imperfect abilities in whatever we do. But nowhere is this drive to do better more important than in medicine, where lives are on the line with every decision. In his new book, Atul Gawande explores how doctors strive to close the gap between best intentions and best performance in the face of obstacles

Recommended by Christina Reynolds and Elad Yom-Tov.

Christina Reynolds

Interesting book on medicine with broader applications for all of us. https://t.co/KUeHOPWMom [source]

Elad Yom-Tov

He has a way of explaining the medical world in a manner that is both compassionate but also very much data driven. [source]

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Complications: A Surgeon's Notes on an Imperfect Science

Atul Gawande

4.4

In gripping accounts of true cases, surgeon Atul Gawande explores the power and the limits of medicine, offering an unflinching view from the scalpel's edge. Complications lays bare a science not in its idealized form but as it actually is--uncertain, perplexing, and profoundly human.

Complications is a 2002 National Book Award Finalist for Nonfiction.

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Cutting for Stone

Abraham Verghese

4.4

A sweeping, emotionally riveting first novel—an enthralling family saga of Africa and America, doctors and patients, exile and home.

Marion and Shiva Stone are twin brothers born of a secret union between a beautiful Indian nun and a brash British surgeon at a mission hospital in Addis Ababa. Orphaned by their mother’s death in childbirth and their father’s disappearance, bound together by a preter

Recommended by Barack Obama and Daniel Hamermesh.

Barack Obama

Former USA President

As a devoted reader, the president has been linked to a lengthy list of novels and poetry collections over the years. [source]

Daniel Hamermesh

This novel from a decade ago should be read by every American interested in immigration. While it deals with a lot of medical details, the essence of it is about urban life in developing countries and about the immigrant experience. It is both moving and thought-provoking. [source]

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Heaven is for Real: A Little Boy's Astounding Story of His Trip to Heaven and Back

Todd Burpo

4.4

Preview Summary

When Colton Burpo made it through an emergency appendectomy, his family was overjoyed at his miraculous survival. What they weren't expecting, though, was the story that emerged in the months that followed--a story as beautiful as it was extraordinary, detailing their little boy's trip to heaven and back.

Colton, not yet four years old, told his parents he left his body during the surgery--and auth

Recommended by Theresa Evanoff.

Theresa Evanoff

I’ve been an avid reader all my life, but one book that stands out on a very personal level is “Heaven is Real”, by Lynn Vincent and Todd Burpo. While the story and writing style might not be Pulitzer material, I read this right after my mother passed away and it really moved me. It gave me a strange sense of comfort that she is in a better place, and that she would be looking down on me and my children in the future (I had also just learned I was pregnant not long before that). [source]

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Surgical Recall

Lorne Blackbourne

4.3

Written in a rapid-fire question-and-answer format, Surgical Recall is a best-selling, high-yield reference for clerkship students. Covering both general surgery and surgical subspecialties, this portable resource provides accurate, on-the-spot answers to the questions you’re most likely to encounter during your rotations and on the shelf exam . The eighth edition—now in full color—distills the co

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Mona Lisa Overdrive (Bantam Spectra Book)

William Gibson

4.3

William Gibson, author of the extraordinary multiaward-winning novel "Neuromancer," has written his most brilliant and thrilling work to date . . ."The Mona Lisa Overdrive," Enter Gibson's unique world--lyric and mechanical, erotic and violent, sobering and exciting--where multinational corporations and high tech outlaws vie for power, traveling into the computer-generated universe known as cybers

Recommended by Adam Savage.

Adam Savage

This series changed my life. [source]

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Flowers for Algernon

Daniel Keyes

4.3

The story of a mentally disabled man whose experimental quest for intelligence mirrors that of Algernon, an extraordinary lab mouse. In diary entries, Charlie tells how a brain operation increases his IQ and changes his life. As the experimental procedure takes effect, Charlie's intelligence expands until it surpasses that of the doctors who engineered his metamorphosis. The experiment seems to be

Recommended by Irina Botnari.

Irina Botnari

It’s pretty hard to pick only one favorite book because as we get wiser (to be read: get older ☺) our interests change and so do our books, but it’ll stick to the plan. The highlight of this year for me was Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes. The idea behind is heartbreaking and completely brilliant, being in the same time so perfect and so horribly disturbing. [source]

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Do No Harm: Stories of Life, Death and Brain Surgery

Henry Marsh

4.3

What is it like to be a brain surgeon? How does it feel to hold someone's life in your hands, to cut into the stuff that creates thought, feeling, and reason? How do you live with the consequences of performing a potentially lifesaving operation when it all goes wrong?

In neurosurgery, more than in any other branch of medicine, the doctor's oath to "do no harm" holds a bitter irony. Operations on t

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Pocket Guide to the Operating Room

Maxine A. Goldman BSRN

4.3

Written for perioperative nurses, surgical technologists, and students in these disciplines. Features extensive coverage of minimal access surgery, including endoscopic procedures for multiple specialties, microsurgical techniques, and instrumentation for these procedures. Describes equipment and instrument trays, including pediatric trays. Addresses the roles of the registered nurse and the surgi

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The Butchering Art: Joseph Lister's Quest to Transform the Grisly World of Victorian Medicine

Lindsey Fitzharris

4.2

In The Butchering Art, the historian Lindsey Fitzharris reveals the shocking world of nineteenth-century surgery on the eve of profound transformation. She conjures up early operating theaters--no place for the squeamish--and surgeons, working before anesthesia, who were lauded for their speed and brute strength. These medical pioneers knew that the aftermath of surgery was often more dangerous th

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Henry Has Heart Surgery

Stephanie B Johnson

4.2

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Chasing the Scream: The First and Last Days of the War on Drugs

Johann Hari

4.2

New York Times Bestseller

It is now one hundred years since drugs were first banned in the United States. On the eve of this centenary, journalist Johann Hari set off on an epic three-year, thirty-thousand-mile journey into the war on drugs. What he found is that more and more people all over the world have begun to recognize three startling truths: Drugs are not what we think they are. Addiction i

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Manual of Perioperative Care in Adult Cardiac Surgery

Robert M. Bojar

4.2

The fifth edition of Bojar's Manual of Perioperative Care inAdult Cardiac Surgery remains the gold standard for managementof adult patients undergoing cardiac surgery. The easily referenced outline format allows health practitionersof all levels to understand and apply basic concepts to patientcare--perfect for cardiothoracic and general surgery residents, physician assistants, nurse practitioners

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Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy, Third Edition: Basic Principles, Protocols, and Procedures

Francine Shapiro

4.2

From Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) originator Francine Shapiro, this groundbreaking, evidence-based work has been translated into multiple languages. Originally developed for treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), EMDR therapy is now also used to treat adults and children with complex trauma, anxiety disorders, depression, addictive behavior problems, and other c

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When the Air Hits Your Brain: Tales of Neurosurgery

Frank T Vertosick Jr. MD, Kirby Heyborne, et al

4.2

"This book should be read by every medical student, doctor and present or potential patient. In other words, by all of us."
--Dr. Bernie Siegel, author of Love, Medicine and Miracles

Rule One for the neurologist in residence: "You ain't never the same when the air hits your brain." In this fascinating book, Dr. Frank Vertosick brings that fact to life through intimate portraits of patients and unspa

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Trauma and Recovery: The Aftermath of Violence--From Domestic Abuse to Political Terror

Judith L. Herman

4.2

When Trauma and Recovery was first published in 1992, it was hailed as a groundbreaking work. In the intervening years, Herman’s volume has changed the way we think about and treat traumatic events and trauma victims. In a new afterword, Herman chronicles the incredible response the book has elicited and explains how the issues surrounding the topic have shifted within the clinical community and t

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Healing the Fragmented Selves of Trauma Survivors: Overcoming Internal Self-Alienation

Janina Fisher

4.2

Healing the Fragmented Selves of Trauma Survivors integrates a neurobiologically informed understanding of trauma, dissociation, and attachment with a practical approach to treatment, all communicated in straightforward language accessible to both client and therapist. Readers will be exposed to a model that emphasizes "resolution"--a transformation in the relationship to one's self, replacing sha

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My Sister's Keeper

Jodi Picoult

4.2

Anna is not sick, but she might as well be. By age thirteen, she has undergone countless surgeries, transfusions, and shots so that her older sister, Kate, can somehow fight the leukemia that has plagued her since childhood. The product of preimplantation genetic diagnosis, Anna was conceived as a bone marrow match for Kate—a life and a role that she has never challenged... until now. Like most te

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Hot Lights, Cold Steel: Life, Death and Sleepless Nights in a Surgeon's First Years

Michael J. Collins

4.2

When Michael Collins decides to become a surgeon, he is totally unprepared for the chaotic life of a resident at a major hospital. A natural overachiever, Collins' success, in college and medical school led to a surgical residency at one of the most respected medical centers in the world, the famed Mayo Clinic. But compared to his fellow residents Collins feels inadequate and unprepared. All too s

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Medical Terminology: The Best and Most Effective Way to Memorize, Pronounce and Understand Medical Terms: Second Edition

David Andersson, M. Mastenbjörk M.D., et al.

4.2

Medical Terminology
Let's be very clear about this, if you want to feel proud of yourself and do a great job in the health care field, you need to learn and understand medical terminology! It is a fundamental part of the future of your career.
Our medical terminology book is a must-have study guide and workbook for students looking to broaden or refreshen their skills of understanding medical term

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Dr. Pestana's Surgery Notes: Top 180 Vignettes for the Surgical Wards

Dr. Carlos Pestana

4.2

Celebrated by medical students for over a decade, Kaplan's pocket-sized Dr. Pestana's Surgery Notes is the highest-yield surgery review for the the shelf and USMLE Step 2 CK exams.

Designed for portable prep, Dr. Pestana's Surgery Notes fits perfectly in your lab coat so you can refresh your knowledge in between cases.

The Best Review

Concise high-yield review of core surgery material
180 up-to-date v

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Pretties (Uglies, #2)

Scott Westerfeld

4.2

Gorgeous. Popular. Perfect.

Perfectly wrong.

Tally has finally become pretty. Now her looks are beyond perfect, her clothes are awesome, her boyfriend is totally hot, and she's completely popular. It's everything she's ever wanted.

But beneath all the fun -- the nonstop parties, the high-tech luxury, the total freedom -- is a nagging sense that something's wrong. Something important. Then a message f

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Med-Surg Success: A Q&A Review Applying Critical Thinking to Test Taking

Kathryn Cadenhead Colgrove RN MS CNS

4.2

Over 2,300 questions in all--2.220 unique to the book and 150 unique to DavisPlus, Over 500 alternate-format questions, including fill-in-the-blank, select-all-that-apply, place-in-order, and figure-labeling questions. All questions written at the application and analysis level. The correct answer, rationales for correct and incorrect responses, and test-taking tips for each practice question. Que

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Surgery Recovery Activity Book, Be Still Not Stuck: A Thoughtful Surgery Recovery Gift with Relaxing, Low-Pressure Activities to Make Healing a Little ... and More (Surgery Recovery Gift Books)

Sunny Wilder

4.2

Looking for a Surgery Recovery Gift That Goes Beyond Flowers and Cards?This is the kind of gift that gets opened right away—and actually used day after day.Be Still Not Stuck is a comforting, screen-free recovery activity book made for low-energy days, foggy moments, and long stretches of rest.It’s gentle, easy to start, and designed to bring small, doable wins without demanding much from someone

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S is for Surgery: A Kids Surgery Book from A - Z

Dyan Fox, Jeanette Smith, et al.

4.2

The fun, info-packed activity book that helps kids (and their parents) prepare for surgery.

This kids surgery book lists, from A-Z, everything that will happen before, during, and after your child’s surgery, so they won’t have any scary surprises.

Each section has practical info kids (and parents) want to know and includes 50 activities kids can do while they’re healing at home or at the hospital—an

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Madeline

Ludwig Bemelmans

4.2

Madeline is one of the best-loved characters in children's literature. Set in picturesque Paris, this tale of a brave little girl's trip to the hospital was a Caldecott Honor Book in 1940 and has as much appeal today as it did then. The combination of a spirited heroine, timelessly appealing art, cheerful humor, and rhythmic text makes Madeline a perennial favorite with children of all ages.

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Surgery Recovery Activity Book for Women: A Funny Get Well Soon Gift with Word Search, Crossword, Sudoku, Mazes, Trivia, Riddles, Cryptograms, Coloring Pages, and Solutions Included

Golden Tree Publishing

4.2

Looking for a get-well gift that feels more personal than flowers and more useful than another card?When someone you care about is recovering from surgery, it can be hard to know what to send. You want something thoughtful, comforting, and maybe even a little funny. Something that says, “I’m thinking of you” without being too serious or clinical.Surgery Recovery Activity Book for Women is a lighth

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Uglies (Uglies, #1)

Scott Westerfeld, Rodrigo Corral

4.1

Tally is about to turn sixteen, and she can't wait. In just a few weeks she'll have the operation that will turn her from a repellent ugly into a stunning pretty. And as a pretty, she'll be catapulted into a high-tech paradise where her only job is to have fun.

But Tally's new friend Shay isn't sure she wants to become a pretty. When Shay runs away, Tally learns about a whole new side of the pretty

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The Surgery Book: For Kids

Shivani Bhatia MD

4.1

Iggy finds out that his snoring and sore throats are caused by his marshmallow-like tonsils. Surgery is unavoidable. His journey through the surgical process is full of inquiry & fear. His fears are alleviated by learning about the realities of having surgery. His experience, literally, becomes an eye-opening adventure! "An accurate portrayal of surgery framed in a way children can understand. A g

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The Wills Eye Manual: Office and Emergency Room Diagnosis and Treatment of Eye Disease

Nika Bagheri MD

4.1

For more than 25 years, The Wills Eye Manual has been a best-selling source of authoritative guidance on treating ocular disorders in an office, emergency room, or hospital setting. The 7th Edition introduces exciting new changes to bring this pocket-sized reference thoroughly up to date – including extensive multimedia content – while retaining the features that have made it so useful in daily pr

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Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story

Ben Carson M.D.

4.1

Gifted Hands by and about Ben Carson, M.D., is the inspiring story of an inner-city kid with poor grades and little motivation, who, at age thirty-three, became director of pediatric neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins University Hospital. Gifted Hands will transplace you into the operating room to witness surgeries that made headlines around the world, and into the private mind of a compassionate, God-

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The Human Bone Manual

Tim D. White, Pieter A. Folkens

4.1

Building on the success of their previous book, White and Folkens' The Human Bone Manual is intended for use outside the laboratory and classroom, by professional forensic scientists, anthropologists and researchers.

The compact volume includes all the key information needed for identification purposes, including hundreds of photographs designed to show a maximum amount of anatomical information.

F

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Fire (Graceling Realm, #2)

Kristin Cashore

4.1

It is not a peaceful time in the Dells. The young King Nash clings to his throne while rebel lords in the north and south build armies to unseat him. The mountains and forests are filled with spies and thieves and lawless men.

This is where Fire lives. With a wild, irresistible appearance and hair the color of flame, Fire is the last remaining human monster. Equally hated and adored, she had the un

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Replaceable You: Adventures in Human Anatomy

Mary Roach

4.1

One of Literary Hub's Most Anticipated Books of 2025A Goodreads Readers' Most Anticipated Fall BookFrom the New York Times bestselling author of Stiff and Fuzz, a rollicking exploration of the quest to re-create the impossible complexities of human anatomy.The body is the most complex machine in the world, and the only one for which you cannot get a replacement part from the manufacturer. For cent

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Rocket Surgery Made Easy: The Do-It-Yourself Guide to Finding and Fixing Usability Problems

Steve Krug

4.1

It's been known for years that usability testing can dramatically improve products. But with a typical price tag of $5,000 to $10,000 for a usability consultant to conduct each round of tests, it rarely happens.

In this how-to companion to Don't Make Me Think: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability, Steve Krug spells out an approach to usability testing that anyone can easily apply to their own

Recommended by Paul Boag.

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Top Knife: The Art and Craft of Trauma Surgery

Dr Asher Hirshberg MD FACS, Dr KennethL Mattox MD FACS, et al.

4.1

A practical guide to operative trauma surgery written by two exceptional surgeons and educators whose combined experience approaches half a century. Full of advice on how surgeons should use their heads as well as their hands - how to think, plan, and improvise - when, for example, operating on a massively bleeding trauma patient. Starts with general principles, continues with specific injuries to

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Delirium (Delirium, #1)

Lauren Oliver

4.1

There is an alternate cover edition for this ISBN13 here.

In an alternate United States, love has been declared a dangerous disease, and the government forces everyone who reaches eighteen to have a procedure called the Cure. Living with her aunt, uncle, and cousins in Portland, Maine, Lena Haloway is very much looking forward to being cured and living a safe, predictable life. She watched love des

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Blood and Guts: A History of Surgery

RICHARD HOLLINGHAM

4.1

Today, astonishing surgical breakthroughs are making face transplants, limb transplants and a host of other previously undreamed of operations possible. But getting here has not been a simple story of selfless men working tirelessly in the pursuit of medical advancement. Instead it's a bloodstained tale of blunders, arrogance, mishap and murder. In trying to keep us alive, surgeons have all too of

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This is My Knee Surgery Recovery Activity Book: Funny Gift and Relaxing Activities to Support Through Knee Replacement Recovery (With Over 100 Games ... Pages,Word Search,Word Scramble... and More

Elaine Publishing

4.1

"This is My Knee Surgery Recovery Activity Book" – the perfect knee surgery recovery gift and knee replacement gift for anyone on the path to healing! With over 100 puzzles, games, and calming activities, this book is designed to make the recovery journey engaging, enjoyable, and productive. Whether you’re looking for a thoughtful gift for a loved one recovering from knee surgery or treating yours

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EKG/ECG Interpretation: Everything you Need to Know about the 12-Lead ECG/EKG Interpretation and How to Diagnose and Treat Arrhythmias

David Andersson

4.1

EKG / ECG Interpretation
It's no secret, as a future life-saver learning ECG should be one of your top priorities. These are skills that will take your medical career to the next level! Whether your goal is to become an EMT, doctor, or a nurse - the skill of being able to read an ECG is very important in the medical field.
This must-have EKG book is a complete study guide that simplifies the process

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Sterile Processing Technical Manual (CRCST 9th Edition)

Healthcare Sterile Processing Association

4.1

Sterile Processing Technical Manual (Crcst 9th Edition) ; 9798350705218 ; 9798350705218

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Facial Anatomy: Layer by Layer

Sebastian Cotofana, Karl H. Wesker, Bernard C. Kolster

4.1

Health care providers performing surgical and minimally invasive facial esthetic procedures require a clear, three- and four-dimensional understanding of the underlying facial anatomy. Recent research has revealed numerous new insights into this topic that lay the foundations for administering the best possible clinical care. This Atlas compiles the latest scientific findings on facial layer-by-la

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Alexander's Care of the Patient in Surgery

Jane C. Rothrock PhDRNCNORFAAN

4.1

Prepare for success on certification exams and in perioperative nursing! Alexander's Care of the Patient in Surgery, 16th Edition is the definitive text for nurses and surgical technologists training for a career in the operating room. Illustrated, step-by-step instructions cover patient care in more than 400 surgical interventions, including positioning, instrumentation, and postoperative care. N

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Surgery: A Case Based Clinical Review

Christian de Virgilio, Paul N. Frank, et al.

4.1

Surgery: A Case Based Clinical Review provides the reader with a comprehensive understanding of surgical diseases in one easy to use reference that combines multiple teaching formats. The book begins using a case based approach. The cases presented cover the diseases most commonly encountered on a surgical rotation. The cases are designed to provide the reader with the classic findings on history

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Bailey and Love's Short Practice of Surgery

Norman S Williams, Christopher J.K. Bulstrode, P Ronan O'Connell

4.1

Bailey & Love's Short Practice of Surgery remains one of the world's pre-eminent medical textbooks, beloved by generations of surgeons, with lifetime sales in excess of one million copies.Now in its 25th edition, the content has been thoroughly revised and updated while retaining its traditional strengths. Under the stewardship of the eminent editorial team, comprising two editors with experience gained over previous editions and a third editor new to this edition, and in response to reader feedback, the content has been sub-divided into parts to ensure a logical sequence and grouping of related chapters throughout while the text features enthusiastically received in the last edition have been retained. The new edition opens with sections devoted to the underlying principles of surgical practice, investigation and diagnosis, and pre-operative care. These are followed by chapters covering all aspects of surgical trauma. The remainder of the book considers each of the surgical specialties in turn, from elective orthopaedics through skin, head and neck, breast and endocrine, cardiothoracic and vascular, to abdominal and genitourinary.Key features: Authoritative: emphasises the importance of effective clinical examination and soundly based surgical principles, while taking into account the latest developments in surgical practice.Updated: incorporates new chapters on a wide variety of topics including metabolic response to injury, shock and blood transfusion, and surgery in the tropics.Easy to navigate: related chapters brought together into clearly differentiated sections for the first time.Readable: preserves the clear, direct writing style, uncluttered by technical jargon, that has proved so popular in previous editions.User-friendly: numerous photographs and explanatory line diagrams, learning objectives, summary boxes, biographical footnotes, memorable anecdotes and full-colour presentation supplement and enhance the text throughout.Bailey and Love has a wide appeal to all those studying surgery, from undergraduate medical students to those in preparation for their postgraduate surgical examinations. In addition, its high standing and reputation for unambiguous advice also make it the first point of reference for many practising surgeons. The changes that have been introduced to the 25th edition will only serve to strengthen support for the text among all these groups.

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Behind the Knife: ABSITE Podcast Companion: 3rd Edition, 2023

Behind the Knife BTK

4.1

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Browse's Introduction to the Symptoms and Signs of Surgical Disease

Norman L. Browse, John Black, Kevin G. Burnand, William E. G. Thomas

4.1

The fourth edition of this essential textbook continues to meet the needs of all those learning the principles of surgical examination.

Together with Sir Norman Browse, the three additional authors bring their specialized knowledge and experience to complement the book's clear, didactic approach and broad insight into the general principles of surgery. The fourth edition includes revised content on

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Healing Back Pain: The Mind-Body Connection

John E. Sarno MD

4.1

Healing Back Pain promises permanent elimination of back pain without drugs, surgery, or exercise. It should have been titled Understanding TMS Pain, because it discusses one particular cause of back pain--Tension Myositis Syndrome (TMS)--and isn't really a program for self-treatment, with only five pages of action plan (and many more pages telling why conventional methods don't work). According t

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ICU Book

Paul L. Marino MDPhDFCCM

4.1

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Cardiothoracic Surgery

Joanna Chikwe, David Cooke, et al.

4.1

Cardiothoracic Surgery covers all areas of adult and pediatric, cardiac and thoracic surgery and intensive care. This new edition, with updated cardiac surgery and thoracic sections, provides on- the-spot guidance to common and less common operative procedures. Every chapter is divided into topics presented across two pages to enable easy reference, with pages on intensive care edged in red for im

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Lippincott Certification Review: Medical-Surgical Nursing

LippincottWilliams & Wilkins and Laura Willis MSNAPRNFNP-CDNPs

4.1

Pass your certification exam with the thoroughly updated Lippincott Review for Medical-Surgical Nursing Certification, 6th Edition , offering the most current content found on the Certified Medical-Surgical Registered Nurse (CMSRN) and Registered Nurse-Board Certified (RN-BC) exams.
This popular study guide covers the full range of exam content, from disorders, signs and symptoms, tests, and asse

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The Ugly Duckling

Iris Johansen

4.1

If fate suddenly made you more beautiful than you ever dreamed possible, would it be the beginning of a fairy tale, or your worst nightmare?

The brutal attack should have killed anybody, but Nell Calder did more than survive. She emerged a woman transformed, with an exquisite beauty found only in fairy tales. Nell Calder deserved a happy ending. Instead, her descent into terror has just begun.

Her a

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Invisible Monsters

Chuck Palahniuk

4.1

She's a catwalk model who has everything: a boyfriend, a career, a loyal best friend. But when a sudden motor 'accident' leaves her disfigured and incapable of speech, she goes from being the beautiful centre of attention to being an invisible monster, so hideous that no one will acknowledge she exists.

Enter Brandy Alexander, Queen Supreme, one operation away from being a real woman, who will teac

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Rivals (Baseball Great, #2)

Tim Green

4.1

Cooperstown! Josh is thrilled when all his hard training pays off in a big way and his team, the Titans, makes it to a national tournament in Cooperstown, home of the National Baseball Hall of Fame. More is on the line for Josh than just a trophy. Winning would mean everything to his dad—now Josh's coach. Winning could mean a major endorsement deal for the Titans and the attention of big league sc

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Dr. Mütter's Marvels: A True Tale of Intrigue and Innovation at the Dawn of Modern Medicine

Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz

4.1

Imagine undergoing an operation without anesthesia performed by a surgeon who refuses to sterilize his tools—or even wash his hands. This was the world of medicine when Thomas Dent Mütter began his trailblazing career as a plastic surgeon in Philadelphia during the middle of the nineteenth century.

Although he died at just forty-eight, Mütter was an audacious medical innovator who pioneered the use

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Gray Matters: A Biography of Brain Surgery

Theodore H. Schwartz

4.1

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Anesthesiologist's Manual of Surgical Procedures

Richard A. Jaffe MD PhD

4.1

Completely updated, and now in full color, this practical reference is a comprehensive guide to the anesthetic and perioperative management of patients during all procedures performed by general and subspecialist surgeons. The book explains each procedure from both the surgeon's and the anesthesiologist's perspective, presents details on anesthetic technique, and guides the anesthesiologist and su

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The Next Patient: The Incredible World of Emergency Medicine

Dr. J. Thomas Grant

4.1

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DMEK in Pictures, A patient's guide: a photographic guide

NIIOS USA

4.1

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Atlas of Human Anatomy

Frank H. Netter MD

4.1

The only anatomy atlas illustrated by physicians, Atlas of Human Anatomy, 7th edition, brings you world-renowned, exquisitely clear views of the human body with a clinical perspective. In addition to the famous work of Dr. Frank Netter, you'll also find nearly 100 paintings by Dr. Carlos A. G. Machado, one of today's foremost medical illustrators. Together, these two uniquely talented physician-ar

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Anesthesia Made Easy: The Survival Guide to Make Your First Anesthesia Rotation a Success

Jeff Steiner

4.1

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Suture like a Surgeon: A Doctor’s Guide to Surgical Knots and Suturing Techniques used in the Departments of Surgery, Emergency Medicine, and Family Medicine

M. Mastenbjörk M.D.

4.1

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Nursing Dosage Calculation Workbook: 24 Categories Of Problems From Basic To Advanced! (Dosage Calculation Success Series)

Bradley J. Wojcik

4.0

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Nurse Anesthesia

Sass Elisha EdD CRNA FAANA FAAN, Jeremy S. Heiner EdD CRNA FAANA, John J. Nagelhout CRNA PhD FAAN

4.0

Gain the knowledge and skills you need for clinical anesthesia practice! Written specifically for nurse anesthetists, Nurse Anesthesia, 7th Edition provides a solid foundation in scientific principles and evidence-based practice. Coverage includes a review of pharmacology, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics, drug receptor concepts, intravenous agents, neuromuscular blocking agents, and more, fo

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Vitamins Minerals

Inc. BarCharts

4.0

We ve updated and expanded our popular Vitamins & Minerals study guide to ensure complete coverage of what you need for good long-term health. Every important vitamin and mineral as well as the various disorders they re used for and the recommended amounts is listed in a handy table format; types of food containing specific vitamins and minerals are also included. Access to this important informat

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Skinny

Donna Cooner

4.0

Find your voice.

Hopeless. Freak. Elephant. Pitiful. These are the words of Skinny, the vicious voice that lives inside fifteen-year-old Ever Davies’s head. Skinny tells Ever all the dark thoughts her classmates have about her. Ever knows she weighs over three hundred pounds, knows she’ll probably never be loved, and Skinny makes sure she never forgets it.

But there is another voice: Ever’s singing

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Travell Simons' Myofascial Pain and Dysfunction: The Trigger Point Manual: Two Volume Set: Second Edition/Volume 1 and First Edition/Volume 2

David G. Simons, Janet G. Travell, Lois S. Simons, Barbara D. Cummings

4.0

Travell & Simons' Myofascial Pain and Dysfunction: The Trigger Point Manual.

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Deep Medicine: How Artificial Intelligence Can Make Healthcare Human Again

Eric Topol

4.0

A Science Friday pick for book of the year, 2019
One of America's top doctors reveals how AI will empower physicians and revolutionize patient care
Medicine has become inhuman, to disastrous effect. The doctor-patient relationship--the heart of medicine--is broken: doctors are too distracted and overwhelmed to truly connect with their patients, and medical errors and misdiagnoses abound. In Deep

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Ultimate Gastric Sleeve Success: A Practical Patient Guide To Help Maximize Your Weight Loss Results

Dr. Duc C. Vuong

4.0

Building on his popular Ultimate Success series, "Support Surgeon" Dr. Duc Vuong returns with his latest weight loss surgery guide, this time for Gastric Sleeve patients. Written in an easy-to-understand manner, he explains some of the anatomical and surgical aspects of the gastric sleeve, while providing practical strategies on how to be successful long-term. He delves into some of the most elusi

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The Knife Man: Blood, Body Snatching, and the Birth of Modern Surgery

Wendy Moore

4.0

In an era when bloodletting was considered a cure for everything from colds to smallpox, surgeon John Hunter was a medical innovator, an eccentric, and the person to whom anyone who has ever had surgery probably owes his or her life. In this sensational and macabre story, we meet the surgeon who counted not only luminaries Benjamin Franklin, Lord Byron, Adam Smith, and Thomas Gainsborough among hi

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Kandarpa Handbook of Interventional Radiologic Procedures: Print + eBook with Multimedia

Robert Lewandowski, Lindsay Machan, Parag Patel, KRISHNA KANDARPA

4.0

Focusing on time-tested protocols, tailored imaging and current procedural equipment, this popular, practical handbook by Drs. Krishna Kandarpa, Lindsay Machan, Robert Lewandowski, and Parag J. Patel features extensive updates to keep you current with rapid growth in the field. Now in brilliant full color throughout, Kandarpa Handbook of Interventional Radiologic Procedures, 6th Edition, is a conv

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The Younger Next Year Back Book: The Whole-Body Plan to Conquer Back Pain Forever

Chris Crowley

4.0

“A great book for back-pain sufferers and their caregivers alike.”—Todd J. Albert MD, Surgeon-in-Chief and Medical Director, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York

If there’s one lesson to learn from the national bestselling Younger Next Year series, it’s that we can dramatically change our quality of life by taking the right kind of care of ourselves. This is just as true for back pain. Formulate

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Current Surgical Therapy

John L. Cameron MD FACS…

4.0

Current Surgical Therapy is the resource surgeons trust most for practical, hands-on advice on the selection and implementation of the latest surgical approaches. Distinguished editors John L. Cameron and Andrew Cameron, together with hundreds of other preeminent contributing surgeons, discuss which approach to take and when...how to avoid or minimize complications...and what outcomes you can expe

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The Chronic Cough Enigma: How to recognize, diagnose and treat neurogenic and reflux related cough

Jamie A. Koufman M.D. F.A.C.S.

4.0

If you have confusing and unexplained breathing problems or your asthma has not responded to treatment, this book is for you. The Chronic Cough Enigma is written for people who have been coughing for months or years and cannot get useful answers from their doctors.

More than 20 million Americans suffer from what is known as enigmatic chronic cough. This book provides insights from Dr. Jamie Koufman

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Gray Matter: A Neurosurgeon Discovers the Power of Prayer... One Patient at a Time

David Levy

4.0

A perfect blend of medical drama and spiritual insight, Gray Matter is a fascinating account of Dr. David Levy's decision to begin asking his patients if he could pray for them before surgery. Some are thrilled. Some are skeptical. Some are hostile, and some are quite literally transformed by the request. Each chapter focuses on a specific case, opening with a detailed description of the patient's

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Heart: A History

Sandeep Jauhar

4.0

The heart lies at the centre of every facet of our existence. It’s so bound up with our deepest feelings that emotional trauma causes it to change shape.
Practising cardiologist Sandeep Jauhar beautifully weaves his own experiences with the defining discoveries of the past to tell the story of our most vital organ. He looks at some of the pioneers who risked their careers and their patients’ lives

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Sabiston Textbook of Surgery

Courtney M. Townsend, R. Daniel Beauchamp, B. Mark Evers, Kenneth Mattox

4.0

First published in 1936, the Sabiston Textbook has served generations of surgeons as the defining text in the field. The 17th Edition carries on this distinguished legacy, presenting the world's most thorough, useful, readable, and understandable coverage of the principles and techniques of surgery. Sweeping changes include comprehensive updates to reflect the latest knowledge and techniques...a n

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Becoming Dr. Q: My Journey from Migrant Farm Worker to Brain Surgeon

Alfredo Quiñones-Hinojosa, Mim Eichler Rivas

4.0

Today he is known as Dr. Q, an internationally renowned neurosurgeon and neuroscientist who leads cutting-edge research to cure brain cancer. But not too long ago, he was Freddy, a nineteen-year-old undocumented migrant worker toiling in the tomato fields of central California. In this gripping memoir, Alfredo Quiñones-Hinojosa tells his amazing life story—from his impoverished childhood in the ti

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Morgan and Mikhail's Clinical Anesthesiology, Seventh Edition

John F. Butterworth, David C. Mackey, John D. Wasnick

4.0

The most engagingly written, clinically relevant overview of the practice of anesthesiologyA Doody's Core Title for 2023, 2024 & 2026!Morgan & Mikhail’s Clinical Anesthesiology, Seventh Edition is an essential resource for all anesthesia students and practitioners. Hailed as the best primer on the topic, this trusted classic delivers comprehensive coverage of the field’s must-know basic science an

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Rheumatology Made Ridiculously Simple

Adam J. Brown M.D.

4.0

A brief, clear, up-to-date, highly illustrated overview of the range of rheumatologic conditions, their diagnosis and treatment, plus numerous case studies.Rheumatology Made Ridiculously Simple delves into autoimmune diseases of the joints and muskuloskeletal system as well as evaluation and treatment of other causes of joint pain. Topics include:Overview of the immune system and treatment options

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Knee Replacement Secrets: Everything You "Knee'd" to Know About Avoiding, Preparing For, and Recovering From Arthroplasty by an Actual Patient and an Orthopedic Surgeon

Diana Braun, Raj Sinha

4.0

The Real-World Guide to Replacing Your Knee-And Reclaiming Your LifeWhether you're trying to avoid surgery, preparing for your procedure, or currently in recovery, this book provides the roadmap to reclaim the pain-free, active life you deserve.You'll Discover:What to know before you commit to surgery (and how to know when you're ready)Secrets to avoiding complications and speeding up your recover

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Another Day in the Frontal Lobe: A Brain Surgeon Exposes Life on the Inside

Katrina Firlik

4.0

Katrina Firlik is a neurosurgeon, one of only two hundred or so women among the alpha males who dominate this high-pressure, high-prestige medical specialty. She is also a superbly gifted writer–witty, insightful, at once deeply humane and refreshingly wry. In Another Day in the Frontal Lobe, Dr. Firlik draws on this rare combination to create a neurosurgeon’s Kitchen Confidential–a unique insider

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Physiology (Board Review Series)

Linda S. Costanzo

4.0

Thoroughly updated for its Fourth Edition, BRS Physiology is an excellent aid for students preparing for the USMLE Step 1. The book concisely reviews key physiological principles and includes clinical correlations throughout to emphasize connections between basic physiology and clinical medicine. Numerous illustrations, tables, and flow charts help students visualize material quickly and aid in lo

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After Hip Surgery Recovery Activity and Coloring Book: A Funny Hip Replacement or Surgery Gift for Adults (Men and Women), Featuring Relatable, Hilarious, & Relaxing Activities, Puzzles, Jokes, & More

GiftsMonster Press

4.0

Recovering from hip surgery doesn’t have to be boring — this hilarious and heartwarming activity book is here to lift spirits, pass the time, and bring a smile with every page!Whether you’ve just gotten a brand-new hip or you're cheering on a loved one through recovery, this book is more than a boredom buster — it’s the perfect blend of comfort, laughter, and light-hearted distraction. Designed es

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Physical Examination of the Spine and Extremities

Stanley Hoppenfeld

4.0

Useful to students and clinicians, this text covers the process of physical examination of the spine and extremities.

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Judas Dentistry: How Dentists Scorn Science, Break the Hippocratic Oath, and Wreck Their Patients' Minds and Bodies

(Ret) Robert Yoho MD

4.0

PROTECT YOUR TEETH AND HEALTH FROM YOUR DENTIST.I explain the untold misery and chronic disease inflicted by dentistry and how to keep your precious teeth away from greedy, incompetent dentists. Since teeth seldom hurt, you cannot depend on them to warn you if they are mistreated. I am a 70-year-old retired physician. I passed multiple board certification exams and operated surgical centers. I aut

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Airhead (Airhead, #1)

Meg Cabot

4.0

From best-selling author Meg Cabot, Airhead begins a series of books featuring Emerson Watts (Em, please).

She doesn't want to go, but Em must chaperone her little sister to the grand opening of a new Stark Megastore. Her sister can't wait to see the heartthrobs and supermodels that will make an appearance, including hunky Gabriel Luna and beautiful Nikki Howard. Em couldn't care less. Then disaste

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NYSORA Nerve Block Manual: First Edition (Regional Anesthesia)

Admir Hadzic

4.0

NYSORA Nerve Block Manual: The Ultimate Guide to Ultrasound-Guided Peripheral Nerve BlocksWritten by the renowned Dr. Hadzic with NYSORA's International team, this definitive guide bridges the gap between the science and art of ultrasound-guided peripheral nerve blocks (PNBs) and interventional analgesia injections. This manual sets itself apart by focusing on a practical, standardized approach, e

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Specials (Uglies, #3)

Scott Westerfeld, Rodrigo Corral

4.0

"Special Circumstances": The words have sent chills down Tally's spine since her days as a repellent, rebellious ugly. Back then Specials were a sinister rumor -- frighteningly beautiful, dangerously strong, breathtakingly fast. Ordinary pretties might live their whole lives without meeting a Special. But Tally's never been ordinary.

And now she's been turned into one of them: a superamped fighting

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Emotional First Aid Kit: A Practical Guide to Life After Bariatric Surgery

Cynthia L. Alexander

4.0

A "must read" before weight loss surgery...A life-long resource after weight loss surgery The second edition of this book (244 pages, paperback) is written for anyone who wants to change his or her life through bariatric weight loss surgery. Learn realistic and practical strategies for dealing with emotional difficulties encountered before and after your weight loss surgery-strategies that help yo

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Medical-Surgical Nursing: Concepts & Practice

Susan C. deWit MSNRNCNSPHN, Holly Stromberg, et al.

4.0

Providing a solid foundation in medical-surgical nursing, Susan deWit's Medical-Surgical Nursing: Concepts and Practice, 3rd Edition ensures you have the information you need to pass the NCLEX-PN(R) Examination and succeed in practice. Part of the popular LPN/LVN Threads series, this uniquely understandable, concise text builds on the fundamentals of nursing, covering roles, settings, and health c

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Examination Review for Ultrasound: Abdomen and Obstetrics Gynecology

Steven M. Penny

4.0

This updated 2nd Edition of Examination Review for Ultrasound: Abdomen & Obstetrics and Gynecology helps students prepare for—and excel on—the ARDMS and ARRT certification exams. Focusing on only the information needed for exam success, this proven resource includes a concise, narrative approach, content based on the current exam, and an online exam simulator with registry-style questions.

eBook av

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Ollie's Tonsils

Tony Densley and Niki Palmer

4.0

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Dropping Acid: The Reflux Diet Cookbook & Cure

Jamie Koufman and Jordan Stern

4.0

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Empire of the Scalpel: The History of Surgery

Ira Rutkow M.D.

4.0

From an eminent surgeon and historian comes the “by turns fascinating and ghastly” (The New York Times Book Review, Editors’ Choice) story of surgery’s development—from the Stone Age to the present day—blending meticulous medical research with vivid storytelling.There are not many life events that can be as simultaneously frightening and hopeful as a surgical operation. In America, tens-of-million

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Building Resilience to Trauma: The Trauma and Community Resiliency Models

Elaine Miller-Karas

4.0

After a traumatic experience, survivors often experience a cascade of physical, emotional, cognitive, behavioral, and spiritual responses that leave them feeling unbalanced and threatened. Building Resilience to Trauma explains these common responses from a biological perspective, reframing the human experience from one of shame and pathology to one of hope and biology. It also presents alternativ

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Crooked: Outwitting the Back Pain Industry and Getting on the Road to Recovery

Cathryn Jakobson Ramin

4.0

The acclaimed author of Carved in Sand—a veteran investigative journalist who endured persistent back pain for decades—delivers the definitive book on the subject: an essential examination of all facets of the back pain industry, exploring what works, what doesn't, what may cause harm, and how to get on the road to recovery.

In her effort to manage her chronic back pain, investigative reporter Cath

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Handbook of Fractures

Kenneth Egol MD

4.0

With practical coverage of both adult and pediatric fractures, Handbook of Fractures, Sixth Edition is the must-have reference for residents and anyone—nurse practitioners and physician assistants, for example—in either the orthopaedic or emergency medicine setting. The book’s easy-to-read review provides fast access to information on all aspects of fracture management and classification—from anat