A drug resource providing up-to-date information on the rapidly evolving field of pharmacotherapeutics in psychiatry. Exhaustive coverage of various disease conditions commonly dealt in clinical practice. A surfeit of tables and charts provided with evidence-based comparative data on various drug therapies and their appropriate usage in clinical practice. Written by national and international experts having extensive research and clinical experience with a hand on the pulse of this rapidly evolving field of psychiatry. Useful for varied health professionals including psychiatrists, physicians, medical students, nursing professionals and others who are working in the field of mental health.

New edition written in accordance with competency -based medical education guideline by MCI This book will help students to know what to read for practical class, what to write in the records and what to read during MBBS university practical examination and how to diagnose infectious diseases Divided into two sections- General Microbiology and Hospital Infection Control (ii) Systemic Microbiology Includes: (i) Each chapter begins with problem-solving exercise (PSE) (ii) Parasitology has been incorporated, Hospital Infection Control section updated (iii) Sterilization and Disinfection chapter completely revised (iv) Covid-19 chapter has been included (v) AETCOM Module is added (vi) Separate chapter for university practical examination (vii) 700 images, kept according to the demonstrations of practical class

Discusses the discovery and evolution of X-rays. Provides an outline of radiation hazards, types of X-rays and radiographic positions in pediatrics. Advent of Digital Radiography and case scenarios of clinical importance added in all essential chapters. Contains information on emergency radiological investigation. This book will be of immense help for UG and PG students, practicing pediatricians and teaching faculties alike.

This study guide is devoted to teaching first aid to medical professionals using simulation‑based educational technologies. Key topics include the concept of first aid, scene safety, the algorithm for examining a casualty, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (including AED use), management of asphyxia, electrical injuries, heat‑ and cold‑related illnesses, wounds and bleeding, musculoskeletal injuries, head, neck and spine injuries, chest and abdominal trauma, acute medical conditions (myocardial infarction, asthma, anaphylaxis), poisoning, bites and stings, as well as psychological first aid. The manual is richly illustrated with photographs accessible via QR codes.

It is intended for English‑medium medical students and university instructors.

Учебное пособие посвящено обучению первой помощи с использованием симуляционных образовательных технологий. Рассматриваются ключевые темы: основы первой помощи, безопасность на месте происшествия, алгоритм осмотра пострадавшего, сердечно-легочная реанимация (включая использование автоматического наружного дефибриллятора), помощь при асфиксии, электротравме, перегревании и переохлаждении, ранениях и кровотечениях, травмах опорно-двигательного аппарата, головы, позвоночника, груди и живота, неотложных состояниях (инфаркт, астма, анафилаксия), отравлениях, укусах, а также психологическая первая помощь. Издание богато иллюстрировано фотографиями, доступ к которым организован через QR-коды.

Пособие предназначено для студентов с английским языком обучения и преподавателей медицинских университетов.

A compact and complete text on the subject. Deals with the human food choices and eating patterns as well as their impact on the health and well-being. Provides basic information about individual nutrient of high importance along with the latest recommended dietary allowances (RDAs) and dietary guidelines. Suggests techniques of planning for nutritionally balanced diet through food pyramid. Transcends into nutritional and dietary considerations in infancy, childhood, adolescence, adulthood, and other special life stages such as pregnancy, lactation, and old age. Focuses on malnutrition problems through nutritional deficiency disorders and some of the diet-related diseases such as diabetes, hypertension, obesity and osteoporosis along with national policies and programs to attain food and nutrition security. Presents the emerging topics such as fortification, irradiation, biotechnology, functional foods, nutraceuticals, dietary supplements, pre- and probiotic, nanotechnology and nutrigenomics, and role of nutrition in sports persons, astronauts, and mountaineers.

Written in a simple, easy-to-read style. Gives useful tips to practicing physician for managing the patient with neurological disorder. Divided into two sections to help the physicians arrive at a diagnosis and manage it properly. Section 1 includes a practical approach to neurological symptoms such as headache, dizziness, seizures, limb weakness, speech abnormality, and visual symptoms. Section 2 discusses an overview of common neurological disorders such as stroke, autoimmune neurologic disorders, movement disorders, infection of the nervous system, and the importance of dementia. Contains charts, diagrams, and pictures for easy understanding.

It is the first comprehensive textbook on critical care from India, written by prominent intensivists of the country. The book covers day-to-day challenges in management faced by intensivists in India/Low Medium Income Country (LMIC), where delivery of healthcare is variable, resources finite, and manpower challenges enormous. Therefore, to guide, each section starts with an approach to organ failure related to the section. Section and chapters have been devoted on critical care of obstetrics to help reduce maternal mortality, geriatrics due to marked increase in their population and admission in ICUs. High velocity trauma and poisoning are of epidemic proportion and major causes of unnatural deaths and admission in intensive care. Adequate space has been given with emphasis on snake envenomation, organophosphate compounds, aluminum phosphide poisoning, and alcoholic intoxication. It also covers critical care management aspects of solid organ and bone marrow transplantation, as organ transplantation is well established and expanding. It highlights adequately general critical care, ethical and administrative issues, especially end-of-life (EOL), latter still evolving in India, where physicians continue to have an ethical and moral dilemma. Section on sepsis not only deals with the traditional aspects but also covers adequately tropical infections (travel medicine), deluge of which we see commonly post-monsoon. It can be one-time reference for managing COVID-19, where from immunobiology to management is discussed in detail. Additional details as on vaccination and long COVID is also provided for interested readers. It also introduces and gives insight into the concept of chronic critical care, which is a new jargon in the specialty of critical care medicine, to make practitioners aware about its identification, diagnosis, and catastrophic effects. The language of the book has been kept simple and easy to make it readable and have better understanding with a hope to fulfill the long-felt need of intensivists of the country.

A thorough hysteroscopy book on diagnostic and therapeutic role in clinical gynecology. Covers both abnormal uterine bleeding and infertility. Easy-to-understand, adding value in clinical practice. Chapters are from practices around the world, allowing the reader to expand the indications and possibilities in hysteroscopy. Gives a step-by-step description of surgical techniques and practical points in hysteroscopic procedures.

Complete coverage of the subject with due attention to the subspecialties including fetal medicine, endoscopy, fertility care, uro-gynaecology and oncology. Chapters are compiled into two volumes for quick reference. Contributing authors are experts in their fields and represent a broad geographic distribution as well as representing the public and private healthcare settings. Key messages, diagrams, photographs and tables have been provided to adequately illustrate the subject matter. Multiple choice questions, short and long questions with every chapter to facilitate self-assessment and preparation for examinations.

The book encompasses all aspects of both pediatric and neonatal emergency practices. It gives an in-depth account of the diagnosis and management of all common pediatric and neonatal emergency problems encountered day-to-day in an emergency room. Each chapter contains evidence-based background information emphasizing core science. Includes new guidelines that have evolved in various disciplines. Acts as an educational resource for those preparing for the specialization certification examination in pediatric acute care. This book will provide an effective learning experience and referenced resource for all health professionals caring for children in acute care settings, leading to better pediatric acute care and improved patient outcome.

The first Indian Textbook of Critical Care Nutrition. Textbook planned by a strong dedicated editorial board. Book endorsed by the Indian Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition. Authors both national and international who are renowned in the field of nutrition. Topics cover all aspects of nutrition support for critically ill patients right from planning, monitoring, and complications of nutrition. Specialty topics of nutrition in disease-specific areas and special situation are well covered.

This textbook has been fully updated and expanded to provide anesthesiology practitioners and anesthesiologists in training with answers for nearly 250 anesthetic management problems. For each chapter, a step-by-step decision-making algorithm is included along with explanatory text and supplemental tables. All the chapters are thoroughly revised, and the editors have completely reconceptualized the entire edition, deleting many chapters, reorganizing the content into 25 sections, and adding topics to reflect the state-of-the-art in contemporary anesthesiology practice. General principles in anesthesia care are discussed along with detailed examinations of preoperative problems, an in-depth look at anesthesia in surgical specialty areas and postoperative management, perioperative management, and administrative issues. Each chapter is authored by faculty members from leading US medical schools.