Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary, 17th Edition

Clarence Wilbur Taber

ISBN 10: 080368312X / ISBN 13: 9780803683129

Published by F.A. Davis Company, 1993

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Synopsis:

The 17th edition of this text includes a new "features-finder" to help students to understand and use all the information available to them. Each term may provide up to 16 catagories of information. It contains normal reference laboratory values in SI units and 296 diseases/disorders are cross-referenced from the body of the dictionary of the "Nursing Diagnoses" appendix, where the most commonly associated nursing diagnoses are listed with corresponding statements. New appendices include documentation terms, prefix/suffix list and universal precautions, and an anatomy of muscles, nerves, arteries and veins is included. It contains an updated listing of poisons, drug abuse and medical emergencies, with a range of information which is pertinent to emergency care and has been revised to reflect current methodology. It aims to be the most comprehensive resource for nursing and allied professions, and contains 56,000 entries (over 2200 new terms) and a complete, up-to-date glossary.

Synopsis: The 17th edition of this text includes a new "features-finder" to help students to understand and use all the information available to them. Each term may provide up to 16 catagories of information. It contains normal reference laboratory values in SI units and 296 diseases/disorders are cross-referenced from the body of the dictionary of the "Nursing Diagnoses" appendix, where the most commonly associated nursing diagnoses are listed with corresponding statements. New appendices include documentation terms, prefix/suffix list and universal precautions, and an anatomy of muscles, nerves, arteries and veins is included. It contains an updated listing of poisons, drug abuse and medical emergencies, with a range of information which is pertinent to emergency care and has been revised to reflect current methodology. It aims to be the most comprehensive resource for nursing and allied professions, and contains 56,000 entries (over 2200 new terms) and a complete, up-to-date glossary.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary, 17th ...
Publisher: F.A. Davis Company
Publication Date: 1993
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket