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Ballweg's Physician Assistant: a Guide to Clinical Practice by Tamara S. Ritsema; Darwin L. Brown; Daniel T. Vetrosky
Publication Date: 2021
It remains the only textbook that covers all aspects of the physician assistant profession, the PA curriculum, and the PA's role in clinical practice.
Bates' Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking by Lynn S. Bickley; Peter G. Szilagyi; Richard M. Hoffman; Rainier P. Soriano
Publication Date: 2020
Includes fully illustrated, step-by-step techniques that outline the correct performance of the physical examination. Selected as a Doody's Core Title for 2022 and 2023!
CURRENT Medical Diagnosis and Treatment 2024 by Monica Gandhi; Maxine A. Papadakis; Stephen J. McPhee; Michael W. Rabow; Kenneth R. McQuaid
Publication Date: 2023
The #1 annually updated general medical text -presents the most important diagnostic and treatment recommendations as well as the most useful new clinical developments in every field of adult medicine.
CURRENT Practice Guidelines in Primary Care 2024 by Jacob A. David
Publication Date: 2023
The authoritative guidelines primary care clinicians need to diagnose and treat the most common outpatient conditions--compiled, distilled, and updated for easy referencing
DiPiro's Pharmacotherapy: a Pathophysiologic Approach, 12th Edition by Thomas D. Nolin; Vicki Ellingrod; L. Michael Posey; Joseph T. DiPiro; Gary C. Yee; Stuart T. Haines
Publication Date: 2023
This new edition of the authoritative pharmacotherapy text has been fully updated with the latest evidence-based information and recommendations
Netter Atlas of Human Anatomy: Classic Regional Approach (hardcover) by Frank H. Netter
Publication Date: 2022
For clinical professionals or students who are learning anatomy, participating in a dissection lab, sharing anatomy knowledge with patients, or refreshing their anatomy knowledge, the Netter Atlas of Human Anatomy illustrates the body, region by region, in clear, brilliant detail from a clinician's perspective.
Pathophysiology of Disease: an Introduction to Clinical Medicine 8E by Gary D. Hammer; Stephen J. McPhee
Publication Date: 2018
A full-color case-based review of the essentials of pathophysiology covering all major organs and systems.
Smith's Patient Centered Interviewing: an Evidence-Based Method, Fourth Edition by Robert C. Smith; Auguste H. Fortin; Francesca C. Dwamena; Richard M. Frankel; Brenda L. Lepisto
Publication Date: 2018
The most evidence based-guide available on the topic, this resource applies the proven 5-Step approach which integrates patient and clinical centered skills to improve effectiveness without adding extra time to the interview duration.