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The Making Sense of series covers a variety of medical topics and subjects allied to medicine. Some of them are practical and technique-based, some provide professional advice, and some relate to professional development. All titles are easy to navigate for quick reference and include plenty of features such as 'summary boxes', 'pearls of wisdom', and 'clinical considerations’. Easy to understand, written in a jargon-free style, and convenient for carrying around, the Making Sense of series provides hands-on guidance to be referred to often in both clinical and reference contexts.

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Making Sense of the Pediatric EEG

Making Sense of the Pediatric EEG

1st Edition

Edited By Maria Montenegro
September 15, 2023

Most neurologists, fellows, and residents are familiar with adult EEG, but have not developed a similar understanding of pediatric EEG. There are fewer resources covering pediatric electroencephalography and existing books are either too comprehensive or lack the main details that differentiate the...

Making Sense of Echocardiography A Hands-on Guide

Making Sense of Echocardiography: A Hands-on Guide

3rd Edition

By Andrew R. Houghton
August 21, 2023

Echocardiography is one of the most useful and powerful diagnostic tools in the assessment of cardiac structure and function. It remains a rapidly expanding modality, with new techniques constantly developing and maturing. Building on the success of the second edition, the third edition of Making ...

Making Sense of the EEG From Basic Principles to Clinical Applications

Making Sense of the EEG: From Basic Principles to Clinical Applications

1st Edition

By Udaya Seneviratne
April 21, 2023

This book educates the reader on the cellular and neurophysiological aspects of Electroencephalography (EEG), alongside its technical and engineering principles. Providing a background on normal EEG, the content includes the clinical applications of EEG in epilepsies and other brain disorders in ...

Making Sense of Sleep Medicine A Hands-On Guide

Making Sense of Sleep Medicine: A Hands-On Guide

1st Edition

Edited By Karuna Datta, Deepak Shrivastava
December 26, 2022

This is a practical and patient-complaint focused handbook, directed to motivate non-sleep experts and beginners in sleep medicine and technology. This book provides a basic review of the area of sleep, identifies some common patient presentations and illustrates the types of investigations that ...

Making Sense of the ECG A Hands-On Guide

Making Sense of the ECG: A Hands-On Guide

5th Edition

By Andrew Houghton
November 01, 2019

Interpreting an ECG correctly and working out what to do next can seem like a daunting task to the non-specialist, yet it is a skill that will be invaluable to any doctor, nurse or paramedic when evaluating the condition of a patient. Making Sense of the ECG has been written specifically with this ...

Making Sense of Fluids and Electrolytes A hands-on guide

Making Sense of Fluids and Electrolytes: A hands-on guide

1st Edition

By Zoja Milovanovic, Abisola Adeleye
April 26, 2017

Interpreting the fluid requirements of a patient and working out what to do next can seem like a daunting task for the non-specialist, yet it is a skill that any doctor, nurse or paramedic needs to be fully appraised of and comfortable with. Making Sense of Fluids and Electrolytes has been written ...

Making Sense of Exercise Testing

Making Sense of Exercise Testing

1st Edition

By Robert B. Schoene, H. Thomas Robertson
August 09, 2018

This book makes sense of complex topics by distilling them to basic concepts. It provides normal physiology integrated with indications for and evaluation of disease states. With a fresh clinical approach, it helps answer reoccurring questions....

Making Sense of Lung Function Tests

Making Sense of Lung Function Tests

2nd Edition

By Jonathan Dakin, Mark Mottershaw, Elena Kourteli
September 18, 2017

Respiratory problems are the most common cause of acute admission to hospital. A variety of diagnostic investigations are required, both for acute and clinic assessment. Making Sense of Lung Function Tests, Second Edition familiarises both trainees and more experienced clinicians with the ...

Making Sense of the ECG: Cases for Self Assessment

Making Sense of the ECG: Cases for Self Assessment

2nd Edition

By Andrew R. Houghton
June 04, 2014

Making Sense of the ECG: Cases for Self-Assessment presents everything you need to assess your ability to interpret ECGs accurately, perform differential diagnosis, and decide upon the most appropriate clinical management in each situation. The patients' history, examination and initial ...

Making Sense of Clinical Teaching A Hands-on Guide to Success

Making Sense of Clinical Teaching: A Hands-on Guide to Success

1st Edition

Edited By Samy Azer
April 26, 2013

Are you new to clinical teaching and looking for practical advice? Would you like to challenge and improve your current teaching style? Do you want to direct change in teaching practice within a department or institution?If your answer to any of the above is yes, then Making Sense of Clinical ...

Making Sense of the Chest X-ray A hands-on guide

Making Sense of the Chest X-ray: A hands-on guide

2nd Edition

By Paul Jenkins
March 21, 2013

When a patient presents to the emergency department, in the GP practice, or in the outpatient clinic with a range of clinical signs, the chest x-ray is one of the most valuable diagnostic tools available to the attending physician. Accurate interpretation and understanding of the chest x-ray is ...

Making Sense of Clinical Examination of the Adult Patient: A Hands on Guide

Making Sense of Clinical Examination of the Adult Patient: A Hands on Guide

1st Edition

By Douglas Model
October 27, 2006

The ability to record an accurate and complete patient history, and to examine the patient appropriately in response to the history described, are fundamental skills that all student doctors need to acquire at an early stage in training. 'Making Sense of Clinical Examination of the Adult Patient' ...

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