Tag: microbiology

Microbiology and Infection Prevention and Control for Nursing Students

Posted onAuthorKieran Lamb

Author: Ward D
Pages: 200p.
Format: EPUB
Publisher: Sage
eISBN-13: 978-1473925359

Preventing and controlling infection has long been an on going challenge for all healthcare workers at every level. High profile examples like the Ebola outbreak in West Africa or the prevalence of ‘super bugs’ like MRSA demonstrate that this challenge is not going to go away. As a nurse you have a responsibility to protect your patients from harm and preventing and controlling infection is a crucial component of this.

By introducing the unpinning microbiology to explain how infection occurs and spreads and the practical steps and precautions that you need to follow, this book will equip you with the knowledge and information necessary to play your part in preventing and controlling infection.

Key features:

  • Written specifically for pre-registration nursing students providing the core, evidence-based knowledge that you need to know
  • Breaks the science down using easy-to-follow language, practical examples and case studies
  • Applies microbiology to practice introducing practical steps, precautions and strategies that will benefit you as soon as you get onto your placements
  • Includes multiple-choice questions to test your understanding and activities to help you engage with wider issues around infection prevention and control.

Oxford Textbook of Medicine

Posted onAuthorKieran Lamb

Author: David A. Warrell, Timothy M. Cox, and John D. Firth
Format: Webpage Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2010
Print ISBN-13: 9780199204854
DOI: 10.1093/med/9780199204854.001.1

The Oxford Textbook of Medicine is the foremost international textbook of medicine. Unrivalled in its coverage of the scientific aspects and clinical practice of internal medicine and its subspecialties, it is a fixture in the offices and wards of physicians around the world.

Oxford Textbook of Zoonoses: Biology, Clinical Practice, and Public Health Control (2 ed.)

Posted onAuthorKieran Lamb

Author: S.R. Palmer, Lord Soulsby, Paul Torgerson, and David W. G. Brown
Format: Webpage Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2011
Print ISBN-13: 9780198570028
DOI: 10.1093/med/9780198570028.001.0001

The Oxford Textbook of Zoonoses comprehensively provides a systematic, cross disciplinary approach to the science and control of all zoonoses – diseases naturally transmissible between vertebrate animals and man.

Oxford Handbook of Medical Sciences (2 ed.)

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Author: Robert Wilkins, Simon Cross, Ian Megson, and David Meredith
Format: Webpage Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2009
Print ISBN-13: 9780199588442
DOI: 10.1093/med/9780199588442.001.0001

Written by biomedical scientists and clinicians to disseminate the fundamental scientific principles that underpin clinical medicine, this second edition of the Oxford Handbook of Medical Sciences provides a clear, easily digestible account of basic cell physiology and biochemistry, and an investigation of the traditional pillars of medicine.

Oxford Handbook of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology (2 ed.)

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Author: M. Estee Torok, Ed Moran, and Fiona Cooke
Format: Webpage Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2016
Print ISBN-13: 9780199671328
DOI: 10.1093/med/9780199671328.001.0001

Reflecting the recent changes in postgraduate infection training, the Oxford Handbook of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology provides an integrated clincal infection overview. Practical and comprehensive, it builds on the first edition, covering the basics of antimicrobial therapy, bacteriology, virology, and parasitology, together with a detailed overview of clinical syndromes, diseases, and conditions. The authors are consultants in microbiology and infectious diseases in respected UK institutions and have worked together with trainees to produce a book that will be an essential companion for everyone caring for those with infection.

EMQs for the MRCS Part A

Posted onAuthorKieran Lamb

Author: Sri G. Thrumurthy … [et Al.].
Pages: 176 Size: 1.76 MB Format: PDF Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 24 January, 2013
eISBN-13: 9780191656033

Specifically designed to help candidates revise for the MRCS exam, this book features 250 extended matching questions divided into 96 themes, covering the whole syllabus. Containing everything candidates need to pass the MRCS Part A EMQ section of the exam, the book focuses intensively on topics relating to principles of surgery-in-general, including peri-operative care, post-operative management and critical care, surgical technique and technology, management and legal issues in surgery, clinical microbiology, emergency medicine and trauma management, and principles of surgical oncology. The high level of detail included within the questions and their explanations allows effective self-assessment of knowledge and quick identification of key areas requiring further attention. Varying approaches to extended matching questions are used, giving effective exam practice and guidance through revision and exam technique. This includes clinical case questions, positively-worded questions, requiring selection of the most appropriate of relatively correct answers; `two-step` or `double-jump` questions, requiring several cognitive steps to arrive at the correct answer; as well as factual recall questions, prompting basic recall of facts.

Davidson’s Essentials of Medicine

Posted onAuthorKieran Lamb

Author: Edited By J. Alastair Innes With A Contribution By Simon Maxwell.
Pages: 879 Size: 14.57 MB Format: PDF Publisher: Churchill Livingstone
Published: 17 March, 2015
eISBN-13: 9780702055959

For over half a century Davidson’s Principles and Practice of Medicine has informed and educated students, doctors and other health professionals all over the world, providing a comprehensive account of the practice of medicine. Davidson’s Essentials of Medicine provides the core content of the main textbook in a condensed format which will be invaluable whenever you are on the move – whether commuting, travelling between training sites, or on electives.

Crash Course: Cell Biology and Genetics

Posted onAuthorKieran Lamb

Author: Matt Stubbs, Narin Suleyman.
Pages: 215 Size: 12.01 MB Format: PDF Publisher: Mosby
Published: 05 January, 2013
eISBN-13: 9780723437734

Now celebrating over 10 years of success – “Crash Course” has been specially devised to help you get through your exams with ease. Completely revised throughout, the new edition of “Crash Course” is perfectly tailored to meet your needs by providing everything you need to know in one place. Clearly presented in a tried and trusted, easy-to-use, format, each book in the series gives complete coverage of the subject in a no-nonsense, user-friendly fashion. Commencing with `Learning Objectives`, each chapter guides you succinctly through the topic, giving full coverage of the curriculum whilst avoiding unnecessary and often confusing detail. Each chapter is also supported by a full artwork programme, and features the ever popular `Hints and Tips` boxes as well as other useful aide-memoires. All volumes contain an up-to-date self-assessment section which allows you to test your knowledge and hone your exam skills. Authored by students or junior doctors – working under close faculty supervision – each volume has been prepared by someone who has recently been in the exam situation and so relates closely to your needs. So whether you need to get out of a fix or aim for distinction “Crash Course” is for you!!

Introduction to Cancer Metastasis

Posted onAuthorKieran Lamb

Edited By Aamir Ahmad.

Pages: 418 Size: 7.26 MB Format: PDF Publisher: Academic Press
Published: 14 November, 2016
eISBN-13: 9780128040331

Introduction to Cancer Metastasis provides, in one place, an overview of organ-specific cancer metastasis and the most common sites of cancer metastasis. Through specific chapters on individual primary cancers, their metastasis, and chapters on common metastatic sites, this volume comprehensively informs readers about the broader knowledge base in cancer metastasis. The process of metastasis is particularly responsible for making cancer so lethal. This volume explores both metastasis from sites of origin and common metastatic sites, thus increasing understanding of both perspectives.

  • Includes basic biology and translational approaches to organ-specific cancer sites
  • Provides readers with information on emerging therapeutic targets for cancer metastasis
  • Contains contributions from leading researchers around the globe.