Make sense of complex medical terms with this comprehensive reference! Mosby's Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing & Health Professions, 11th Edition includes more than 56,000 authoritative definitions along with 2,450 illustrations - that's twice the number of images found in other medical dictionaries. Appendixes in the book and online make it easy to look up frequently used information, and an enhanced eBook version includes animations, audio pronunciations, and more. Helping you communicate more effectively in the workplace, this reference is an indispensable reference for students, nurses, and healthcare professionals. More than 56,000 entries offer detailed definitions, as well as the latest information on pathophysiology, treatment and interventions, and nursing care. More than 2,450 color photographs and line drawings demonstrate and explain complex conditions and abstract concepts. Convenient alphabetical organization makes it easy to find key terms and definitions. Color Atlas of Human Anatomy includes clearly labeled drawings for easy A&P reference. Detailed appendixes provide useful information on lab values, pharmacology and clinical calculations, NIC and NOC, infection control standards, and more that can be used throughout your healthcare career. NEW! Approximately 5,000 new and revised definitions reflect the latest developments in health care, drugs, and nursing terminology. NEW! Approximately 500 new and updated illustrations are included. NEW! Enhanced eBook includes linked audio pronunciations, animations, and integrated reference tables. NEW information on population health is included. NEW! Significant revisions of pharmacology content bring this information up to date. NEW! Added pronunciations are provided in this edition.
PSRO 1492 psychoacoustics PSRO, abbreviation for Professional Standards Review Organization. social situations; conducting psychotherapy; and providing PSS, abbreviation for progressive systemic sclerosis.
Keith-Wagener-Barker classification system [Norman M. Keith, Canadian physician, b. 1885; Henry P. Wagener, American physician, b. 1890; N.W. Barker, 20th-century American physician], a method of classifying the degree of hypertension ...
Mosby's Medical, Nursing, and Allied Health Dictionary, fifth edition, is everything you would expect in a nursing and allied health dictionary and much, much more! Take a look at these...
Meat and beans should be lean and varied. ... It also provides nutritional care to patients. foot [AS, fot], the distal extremity of the leg, consisting of the tarsus, the metatarsus, and the phalanges. foot-and-mouth disease, ...
NEW! Editor Marie O'Toole, EdD, RN, FAAN lends her expertise to this new edition, reviewing and revising all definitions and assembling a team of leading consultants and contributors.
Cornelia de Lange's syndrome /k6r-na'lé-a di lang'az/ [Cornelia de Lange, Dutch paediatrician, 1871-1950] , a congenital syndrome of severe intellectual disability with many other abnormalities, such as dwarfism, brachycephaly, ...
knowledge: health resources Koch's postulates knowledge: health resources, a nursing outcome from the Nursing Outcomes Classification (NOC) defined as the extent of understanding conveyed about relevant health care resources.
NEW! Editor Marie O’Toole, EdD, RN, FAAN lends her expertise to this new edition, reviewing and revising all definitions and assembling a team of leading consultants and contributors.
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Online resources include a regional spellchecker, a printable colour atlas, all images from the text, and 18 valuable appendices, 9 of which appear in the main text.