Overview: This book was written with the aim of defining an approach to the diagnosis of common pulmonary diseases based on abnormal bronchoscopic findings. The text consists of two parts, the first, a practical introduction and the second, X-ray, computed tomography (CT) and bronchoscopic pictures of interesting cases selected from 2,000 bronchoscopic procedures done in the last 15 years.

Overview: Companion series has been a huge success amongst the medical students of Karnataka, India. Very sincere and heartfelt thanks to all th eloyal readers for making it the most preferred question bank in comparison to other question banks.

Overview: In the 28 years of its existence, the Essentials of Medical Pharmacology is appearing as the 7th edition. Commensurate with tremendous transformation of pharmacology and clinical medicine in this period, the book has undergone successive changes to reflect the current status of pharmacological knowledge and therapeutic practices. Selection of the subject content of this edition places due emphasis on the understanding gained in mechanism of action of drugs, as well as on evidence based medicine. It abundantly quotes current guidelines issued by WHO and other eminent professional bodies as well as by Indian National Health Programmes to authenticate therapeutic recommendations.

Over the past years, the book has been a trend-setter for pharmacology texts in India. It has changed the outlook of medical students/professionals towards pharmacology from a subject that is to be set aside after passing the examination, to one which remains a useful companion in the clinic. The ever expanding readership of the book, particularly in the Indian subcontinent, is a testimony to its relevance to the needs of health science students and doctors in this region. The current edition is designed to fulfill the needs even more completely.

Overview: Pediatric ophthalmology, strabismus and neuro-ophthalmology, all the three fields require the clinician to spend significant time with the patient. Methodological history taking, good examination techniques under different and difficult situations, excellent observational skills, and fast but at the same time effective collateral thinking backed by strong background knowledge on systemic and genetic disorders, and good judgment forms the basis of good clinical diagnosis. Surgical precision with conscious and continuous thought on the long-term effects on procedures in children and wise selection of surgical options based on the degree of reversibility of effects induced by procedures in children is critical. A more safe than a stylish approach to pediatric eye surgery forms the key for long-term surgical success. Effective communication skills especially in discussing the options in management, conveying the prognosis to parents for pediatric disorders, explaining the patient about the concepts of strabismus and when communicating to patients with some neuro-ophthalmological problems and genetic disorders where treatment is not possible or just on the horizon, forms the key to best patient satisfaction.
Pediatric ophthalmology, strabismus and neuro-ophthalmology stand out as an excellent job satisfying subspecialty for the clinician and provide lifelong satisfaction for the patient when practiced with skill, passion and compassion. A good specialist should be adept at skills of general ophthalmology. Fortunately, pediatric ophthalmology allows the clinician to continue to perform all the examination skills learnt as a general ophthalmologist and gives possibilities for more refinement and improvisations in his or her technique. He or she should possess additional knowledge and skills in recognizing systemic conditions and genetic disorders which will have a great impact on the outcome of not only the vision but also life of the children and their family. Emphasis has been placed on the various examination techniques with a focus on pediatric eye disorders, strabismus and neuro-ophthalmology under appropriate sections.

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Overview: Pediatric cardiac surgery has emerged as a separate subspecialty in cardiac surgery in this decade. The most important aspect for better outcome of congenital cardiac surgery is Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care. This book is a product of years of experience in pediatric cardiac ICU with inputs from many contributors. This book was written as a record of day-to-day activities in PCICU, and it should not be considered as a reference book.

Overview: The present volume, RAP Special Vol 24: Respiratory Diseases, aims at keeping the readers abreast of the current trends in respiratory diseases. The 25 state-of-the-art chapters contributed by as many as 31 experts drawn from India, and abroad attempt to review the depth and breadth of knowledge in the field of contemporary pediatric respiratory diseases with special relevance, reference and applicability to India and other countries of the subcontinent.

It is felt that the RAP Special Vol 24: Respiratory Diseases will handsomely contribute to translating advances in pediatric respiratory diseases from benchside to bedside and yet beyond to the community through a holistic approach.

Overview: With this Seventh edition, the Textbook of Biochemistry for Medical Students is entering the 19th year of existence. This book contains an amalgamation of the essentials of basic biochemistry with advanced knowledge in the frontiers of molecular biology. Chapters on clinical chemistry have been extensively updated and clinically relevant points are further added. Moreover, the facts are presented with numbers, so as to aid in memorization. In essence, this book has three components. The bold printed areas will be useful for the students at the time of revision; regular printed pages are meant for the main reading (must know subjects) and the fine printed paragraphs are targeted to the advanced students preparing for the postgraduate courses (useful to know). There are about 1,100 figures, 230 tables, 250 boxes and 100 clinical case studies, altogether making the book more student-friendly.

Overview: Pathology is a rapidly expanding and ever-changing field and lays the foundation for understanding diseases. This book is an endeavor to present the vast knowledge of pathology in a lucid manner for the second year nursing students. The aim is to provide a sound knowledge of pathology and hence give insight into etiology, pathogenesis, pathology and the disease course. Every attempt has been made to present information in a simplified text augmented with the use of colored illustrations and flow charts as per the syllabus of the Nursing Council of India.

Overview: The first edition of The Sankara Nethralaya Atlas of Ophthalmic Ultrasound was intended to be both a teaching and practical reference tool for the ophthalmologist. Though more sophisticated imaging techniques in certain areas of ophthalmology have evolved over the past years, ultrasonography is still a useful tool that can be done in a clinic by the ophthalmologist. While updating some of the chapters of the first edition with more images and examples of representative cases, the authors have retained the original outline and pattern.

In this second edition The Sankara Nethralaya Atlas of Ophthalmic Ultrasound and Ultrasound Biomicroscopy, authors have now included an entirely new section on ultrasound biomicroscopy that has widened the scope of this atlas to include anterior segment imaging as well. With text being kept to a minimum, the salient clinical and ultrasound features have been described with practical tips for technique, interpretation, and implications on management. Where possible, authors have provided corresponding color photographs, pathology images as well as other diagnostic reports, such as CT and MRI. The combined experience of ophthalmologists from almost all the ophthalmic subspecialties has resulted in a large collection of cases both common and rare, where ultrasound imaging has been a valuable diagnostic aid.