Principles and Practice of Hospital Medicine, Second Edition (Hardcover)

Danielle Scheurer

ISBN 10: 0071843132 / ISBN 13: 9780071843133

Published by McGraw-Hill Education - Europe, New York, 2016

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Hardcover. The leading textbook of hospital medicine completely updated to reflect todays challenges A Doodys Core Title for 2022! Since its publication in 2012, Principles and Practice of Hospital Medicine, Second Edition has become the fields premier resource. Comprehensive, authoritative, and practical, this landmark text provides a solid grounding in clinical, organizational, and administrative areas central to the practice of hospital medicine. The Second Edition has been completely updated to reflect the evolving practice responsibilities of hospitalists. Examples include value-based medicine, expanded surgical content, bedside clinical reasoning, and a new segment devoted to rehabilitation and skilled nursing care. This edition also features a more accessible and streamlined full-color design enriched by more than 600 illustrations. Each clinical chapter opens with boxed Key Clinical Questions that are addressed in the text and summarized in hundreds of tables. Case studies demonstrate how to apply this information specifically to the management of hospitalized patients.Representing the expertise of more than two hundred renowned contributors, Principles and Practice of Hospital Medicine, Second Edition is logically divided into six sections:The Specialty of Hospital Medicine and Systems of CareMedical ConsultationRehabilitation and Skilled Nursing CareThe Approach to the Patient at the BedsideDiagnostic Testing and ProceduresClinical Conditions in the Inpatient SettingPrinciples and Practice of Hospital Medicine, Second Edition is essential reading for clinicians who strive to optimize inpatient care and sharpen their leadership skills. The definitive guide to field of Hospital Medicine - updated, streamlined, and redesigned Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Principles and Practice of Hospital Medicine, Second Edition (Hardcover)
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education - Europe, New York
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0071843132
• ISBN 13: 9780071843133
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

The leading textbook of hospital medicine – completely updated to reflect today’s challenges 

A Doody’s Core Title for 2022! 

Since its publication in 2012, Principles and Practice of Hospital Medicine, Second Edition has become the field’s premier resource. Comprehensive, authoritative, and practical, this landmark text provides a solid grounding in clinical, organizational, and administrative areas central to the practice of hospital medicine.

The Second Edition has been completely updated to reflect the evolving practice responsibilities of hospitalists. Examples include value-based medicine, expanded surgical content, bedside clinical reasoning, and a new segment devoted to rehabilitation and skilled nursing care. This edition also features a more accessible and streamlined full-color design enriched by more than 600 illustrations. Each clinical chapter opens with boxed Key Clinical Questions that are addressed in the text and summarized in hundreds of tables.  Case studies demonstrate how to apply this information specifically to the management of hospitalized patients.

Representing the expertise of more than two hundred renowned contributors, Principles and Practice of Hospital Medicine, Second Edition is logically divided into six sections:

• The Specialty of Hospital Medicine and Systems of Care
• Medical Consultation
• Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Care
• The Approach to the Patient at the Bedside
• Diagnostic Testing and Procedures
• Clinical Conditions in the Inpatient Setting

Principles and Practice of Hospital Medicine, Second Edition is essential reading for clinicians who strive to optimize inpatient care and sharpen their leadership skills.

About the Author

Sylvia McKean, MD (Boston, MA) is a Senior Hospitalist at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School.

Dan D. Dressler, MD (Atlanta, GA) is a Professor of Medicine and Director of Internal Medicine Teaching Services at Emory University Hospital, as well as Associate Program Director of the J Willis Hurst Internal Medicine Residency Program and Co-Director of the Semmelweis Society at the Emory University School of Medicine.

John J. Ross, MD (Boston, MA) is a Hospitalist at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Assistant Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School.

Danielle Scheurer, MD (Charleston, SC) is Associate Professor of Medicine and Chief Quality Officer at the Medical University of South Carolina.