Mosby's Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing and Health Professions - 4th ANZ Edition - E-Book VBK, 4th Edition

by Peter Harris, MBBS, FRACGP, Nicholas Vardaxis, BSc(Hons), PhD and Louise Purtell, BMedSci(Hons), PhD

Elsevier eBook on VitalSource

ISBN: 9780729598712

Publication Date: 11-05-2024

Imprint: Elsevier

List Price: $67.99

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Key Features
- Nearly 40,000 clear, precise entries –updated to take in recent healthcare developments to support study and research use
- Over 2,000 high quality images and a detailed colour anatomy atlas to enhance comprehension
- More than 30 medical and health specialties represented – suitable for all healthcare students, educators and clinicians
- Local spelling conventions and phonetic pronunciation guides throughout – suitable for readers in Australia and New Zealand
- Etymologies revised to ensure currency
- Comprehensive entries for numerous drugs and medications
- Useful appendices, including normal laboratory values for adults and children, units of measurement, nutrition guidelines, assessment guides, immunisation schedules, infection control and herb-drug interactions
- An eBook included with print purchase
Contents

Preface

Specialist Consultants

Appendix Consultants

Editorial Board Members

Consultants

Guide to the Dictionary

Pronunciation Key

Colour Atlas of Human Anatomy A-

Skeletal system A-

Muscular system A-

Circulatory system A-

Endocrine system A-

Lymphatic system A-

Nervous system A-

Respiratory system A-

Digestive system A-

Reproductive system A-

Urinary system A-

Special senses A-

Dictionary entries A–Z 1–

Appendices

1 Units of measurement

2 Symbols and abbreviations

3 Medical terminology

4 Normal reference values

5 Nutrition

6 Medication: clinical calculations, interactions, issues of safety, and usage rates

7 Infection control

8 Health of Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and Māori people

9 Tabular atlas of human anatomy and physiology

Picture credits

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10 Assessment guides

11 Health promotion and immunisation

12 Complementary and alternative medicine

13 Herbs and natural supplements

14 Health organisations and resources
Authors

Peter Harris, MBBS, FRACGP, Honorary Senior Lecturer in Medical Education, University of New South Wales, New South Wales, Australia, Nicholas Vardaxis, BSc(Hons), PhD, Accreditation Assessor, Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency and Higher Education Consultant, Australia and Louise Purtell, BMedSci(Hons), PhD, Senior Research Fellow, Metro North Health, Queensland; Adjunct Research Fellow, Griffith University, Australia