Thursday 30 April 2015

"Ultrasound of the Male Genitalia", Bruce R. Gilbert


Ultrasound examination


Today’s overview of a book is about modern technologies in medicine. A book called “Ultrasound of the Male Genitalia”, edited by an experienced editor Gilbert, Bruce R. The book has rich illustrations of ultrasound pictures. It will be interesting for physicians of all levels, students and practicing nurses. 

The edition itself is a comprehensive and practical guide with references to perform and to interpret the ultrasound examination of male genitals. 

The first chapter starts with an interesting overview of the history of examinations of male genitals ultrasound. A chapter contains a discussion of ultrasound examinations, provided by professional urologists. 

You can find detailed overview of ultrasound physics with images and illustrations. Patient safety is also considered here. Except common overview of ultrasound physics, there is a chapter devoted to common pathologic cases and ultrasound anatomy. To clarify complex topics a book provides a set of professional illustrations. 

Except examinations results and the influence of ultrasound on human body, there is an overview of future prospects of the sphere, spectral Doppler and innovations in this field. 

As a conclusion, we can say that this edition is a valuable resource. It will be interesting for professional urologists and anthologists, or anyone else interested in male genital ultrasound.
 

Thursday 23 April 2015

A Fresh Look at Drug Approval: Moving Away From Tradition

Overview

Approval of novel drugs is complicated. Drug discovery and further implementation of it to market is a key to innovative medicine and improved medical care. Some difficulties hold up the licensure process and spread of drugs. 

Hematology is extremely important sphere of medicine. That is why its development and implementation of new drugs here has high profile. We know that some diseases are infrequent, with different biologies but morphologically similar. To understand the biology of specific conditions scientists need to investigate the molecular level. 

All these peculiarities result in new but specific forms of treatment and medicines. Sometimes it leads to cure and in some cases to remission. Authors of the book concentrate on stages of drug development. The aim is to provide a reader with a detailed overview of the development process, their validation and monitoring after approval. 

The authors of the book are Dr. Victoria Richon, Dr. Michael Grever and Dr. Mark Crowther. 

Victoria Richon provides an overview of the first step in drugs development. She starts with scientific observation from the basic science lab and moves to clinical trial. She makes an emphasis on rare diseases.  

Dr. Miichael Grever explores licensure and makes an overview of optimal ways of drugs approval.

Dr. Mark Crowther uses real examples and emphasizes on the importance of the period after medicine approval for its further use in clinics and its regulation.

Thursday 9 April 2015

Rapid Review Pharmacology, 3rd Edition by Thomas L. Pazdernik

Thomas L. Pazdernik is a well known in medicine circles PhD. His co-author is Laszlo Kerecsen, MD. They are authors of the Rapid Review Pharmacology with student consult onlie access.
This edition is a great chance for students to get the most from their study time and experience USMLE simulation, which is quite realistic. 
Photographs, tables, and figures related to pharmacology make this edition highly rated and appreciated by the students. 
Student Consult functionality provides a unique opportunity to try yourself in exam - you can take a timed test online. The test consists of 450 questions that will become a perfect practise. 
3d edition provides easy review of essential information about new drug tabs and pills, their action, mechanism, uses and possible reactions.
Interesting features:
 - User-friendly and two-color outline format that allows to overview the important information quickly. 
 - a possibility to take timed online test to improve your knowledge 
 - a full excess to the most current info with images, updated questions and chapters. 
Both authors are professional scientists and lectures at the universities of the USA (Pharmacology Department).

Thursday 2 April 2015

Male Sexual Dysfunction: Pathophysiology and Treatment by Fouad R. Kandeel

Book Overview

Male Sexual Dysfunction: Pathophysiology and Treatment by Fouad R. Kandeel


Book was published in 2007. It contains a lot of information from highly trusted and authentic sources. Want to mention that all reasonable efforts were made to publish only the most reliable data. The book containes information that can be used by medical staff, sientists and health-care professional. Doctors can use this book in combination with their professional judjements and practice. 

An introduction of the book devoted to the psychology of the erectile dysfunction. The author is sure that to achieve a sexual response, man has to have a perfect working anatomical, vascular, psychologic and endocrine system. 

The book refers to the greatest breakthroughs in the phield of medicine and this particular bench of studies. A great progress was made in the understanding of the man's physiology and man's sexual function. Nowadays, it is proved that intricate neurovascular and hormonal mechanisms govern sexual activity and appreciated more than ever. Due to this knowledges an innovative advances in sexual dysfunction treatment were made. 

You will find details of all medical researches and methods in this book. Clear understanding of given data is extremely important for sexual health.