Mosby's Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing and Health Professions - UK Edition (7th ed)

Everything you would expect from a world-class dictionary... plus so much more! This bestselling, full-colour dictionary of medical, nursing, and health care terminology is renowned for both its clear, complete definitions and its incomparable colour illustrations.

Its features include: no confusing sub-entries; straightforward alphabetical organization that help you find a definition on the first try; new coloured terms and convenient thumb indexing make searching easier; British spellings of selected entries that help you recognize alternative spellings; and UK appendices to help your professional development.

It also features: more than 2300 vibrant colour photographs and drawings illustrate all subject areas; large, clear type is easy to read; helpful tables provide essential information at a glance; color atlas of human anatomy contains dozens of clearly labelled drawings; comprehensive, authoritative definitions including major diseases, disorders, procedures, and drugs offer the most accurate, complete information available; and updated, expanded drug entries include information on specific drugs currently on the market.It also features: hundreds of lab test definitions describe and explain key lab and diagnostic tests; new and updated entries for herbs and complementary/integrative therapies keep pace with health care trends;and evolve website provides hundreds of web links to help you find authoritative information online, as well as content updates and other helpful resources.

Trusted by more health professionals and students for years, NOW the 7th edition is even better than ever.

Its features include: 5000 new definitions; new CD-ROM with valuable tools: complete, fully functional medical spell checker, medical terminology activities, audio pronunciations, English-Spanish phrase translations, and more; all nursing diagnosis entries reflect the 2005-2006 NANDA terminology and the newest information from NIC and NOC; and new and updated appendices cover JCAHO changes in documentation, functional health patterns, new nutritional standards, and much more.UK appendices include the NMC code of professional conduct; PREP; website directory of information sources, health care organizations and voluntary groups; career development via your CV, personal development and structured networking; and research, evidence-based practice and web sources.

Expanded definitions of over 70 key conditions now contain full, detailed nursing process information. "Mosby's Illustrated Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing & Health Professions, 7th Edition" is the reference of choice when you need quick, informative, practical, vividly illustrated definitions of relevant health care terminology.