Designed as a quick read for both students on a dermatology rotation and others who want to know more about the specialty, Blueprints Dermatology covers the essentials of dermatology that every practitioner will need to know, regardless of specialty. Pocket-sized and practical, this book covers the most common conditions students are likely to encounter. It focuses on the essential content students need to know during a rotation allowing for a fast, easy read. The text emphasizes pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment. Blueprints Dermatology explains the fundamental concepts of normal skin with separate chapters covering disorders by causes or conditions. It provides the reader with a broad understanding of skin structure and function as well as how to evaluate a patient's condition. Seventy-five full-color photographs and drawings enhance the reader's knowledge. Twenty-five multiple-choice and matching review questions are included to help students test their understanding of the subject. The book also features valuable appendices on career and residency opportunities as well as a handy reference list of commonly prescribed medications.

Blackwell Underground Clinical Vignettes: Internal Medicine II, Third Edition is your primary source for clinically relevant, case-based material essential for USMLE Step 2 review. Each Clinical Vignette simulates USMLE format, and includes classic buzzwords in history taking, physical examination, lab, imaging, and pathology. Internal Medicine II covers dermatology, infectious disease, nephrology, urology, pulmonary medicine, and rheumatology; another volume, Internal Medicine I, covers cardiology, endocrinology, gastroenterology, and hematology/oncology. Blackwell Underground Clinical Vignettes: Internal Medicine II, Third Edition is perfect for medical students. Physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and related health professionals will also find Underground Clinical Vignettes valuable.

One of the best selling and most highly regarded volumes in the Blueprints series, Blueprints Medicine provides a concise review of what students need to know in their rotations or the Boards. Each chapter is brief and includes pedagogical features such as bolded key words, tables, figures, and key points boxes. This edition has been reorganized to follow the Clerkship Directors in Internal Medicine guidelines and includes thoroughly updated content and additional tables and figures. A question-and-answer section at the end of the book includes 100 board-format questions with complete rationales for each answer choice. A companion website includes a question bank with 50 additional questions and answers and fully searchable text.

Blueprints Pocket Anesthesiology is designed as a quick read for students on rotation and others who want to know more about the specialty. Pocket-sized and practical, this book covers the high-yield, critical information students need to know during a rotation and also provides the basic knowledge needed before USMLE Steps 2 and 3. The book also features special appendices on career and residency opportunities, commonly used formulas, commonly performed procedures, and a self-test question and answer section. Blueprints Pocket Anesthesiology is perfect for medical students. Physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and related health professionals will also find the book valuable.

Designed as a quick read for students on a pediatrics rotation and others who want to know more about the specialty, Blueprints Infectious Diseases covers the essentials that every student needs to know in a pocket-sized, practical reference. The book focuses on the pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment of the most common conditions students are likely to encounter and the essential content students need to know during a rotation. Twenty-five multiple-choice and matching review questions are included, plus appendices on career and residency opportunities, commonly prescribed medications, and a list of evidence-based resources.

Designed as a quick read for students on an orthopedics rotation and others who want to know more about the specialty, Blueprints Orthopedics covers the essentials that every student needs to know in a pocket-sized, practical reference. Coverage of each anatomic region begins with a concise overview of high-yield surgical and functional anatomy, followed by the physical examination, diagnostic evaluation, and treatment of common disorders that students are likely to encounter. Fifty multiple-choice review questions are included, plus appendices on career and residency opportunities, a handy reference list of commonly prescribed medications, and a glossary of key terms and tests.

Designed as a quick read for both students on an ophthalmology rotation and others who want to know more about the specialty, Blueprints Ophthalmology covers the essentials of ophthalmology that every practitioner will need to know. Pocket-sized and practical, this book covers the most common conditions students are likely to encounter. It focuses on the essential content students need to know during a rotation allowing for a fast, easy read. The text emphasizes pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment. Blueprints Ophthalmology explains the fundamental anatomy and concepts of ophthalmology with separate chapters covering disorders by causes or conditions. It provides the reader with a broad understanding of the structure and function of the eye as well as how to evaluate a patient's condition. An eight-page insert contains full-color photographs that enhance the reader's knowledge. Twenty-five multiple-choice and matching review questions are included to help students test their understanding of the subject. The book also features valuable appendices on career and residency opportunities, a handy reference list of commonly prescribed medications, and a glossary. Blueprints Ophthalmology is perfect for medical students. Physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and related health professionals will also find this book valuable.

Designed as a quick read for both students on a urology rotation and others who want to know more about the specialty, Blueprints Urology covers the essentials of urology that every practitioner will need to know, regardless of specialty. Pocket-sized and practical, this book covers the most common conditions students are likely to encounter. It focuses on the essential content students need to know during a rotation allowing for a fast, easy read. The text emphasizes pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment. Twenty-five multiple-choice review questions are included to help students test their understanding of the subject. The book also features valuable appendices on career and residency opportunities as well as a handy reference list of commonly prescribed medications.

Designed as a quick read for both students on a plastic surgery rotation and others who want to know more about the specialty, Blueprints Plastic Surgery covers the essentials of plastic surgery that every practitioner will need to know. Pocket-sized and practical, this book covers the most common conditions students are likely to encounter. It focuses on the essential content students need to know during a rotation allowing for a fast, easy read. Blueprints Plastic Surgery provides an overview of basic techniques, as well as a concise review of the history, pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment of common problems facing plastic surgeons. Twenty-five multiple-choice review questions are included to help students test their understanding of the subject. The book also features valuable appendices on career and residency opportunities, and a handy reference list of commonly prescribed medications. Perfect for medical students -- physician assistants, nurse practitioners and related health professionals will also find Blueprints valuable.

Blueprints Pocket Gastroenterology is designed as a quick read for students on rotation and others who want to know more about the specialty. Pocket-sized and practical, the text reviews the clinical topics a student would most likely encounter during an elective rotation and also provides the basic knowledge needed before USMLE Steps 2 and 3 in an organized, easy-to-read outline format. The book also features appendices on opportunities in gastroenterology, a question and answer review, and suggested additional reading. Blueprints Pocket Gastroenterology is perfect for medical students. Physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and related health professionals will also find the book valuable.