Am. College of Physicians

Drug prescribing in renal failure; dosing guidelines for adults and children, 5th ed.

This pocket-sized reference for physicians and residents provides quick access to information on drug dosing for patients with impaired renal function. Dosages for more than 450 drugs are presented in table format. The tables are organized into categories and sub- categories by drug type (i.e., analgesics, antimicrobial agents, and sedatives) For the fifth edition, the editors have added guidelines on pediatric dosing, as well as recommendations for supplemental drug dosing during renal replacement therapies. Aronoff teaches medicine at the U. of Louisville. (Annotation ©2007 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

The quotable Osler, rev. paperback ed.

Sir William Osler (1849-1919) has been deemed the greatest physician of the twentieth century. Silverman, T. Jock Murray and Charles S. Bryan have gathered a great many aphorisms that fully support that reputation. After the impressive biography, they've arranged the work under such headings as: art & practice of medicine; the profession; diagnosis; education; and faith, religion...death. Keywords & synonyms: McGill University, Johns Hopkins, Principles and Practice of Medicine, Regius Chair Oxford University, Radcliffe Infirmary, baronetcy. An inspiring view of a great man. The revised paperback edition contains 40 never-before-published quotes from a recently discovered address of Osler's and a chronology of his life and work. (Annotation ©2007 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)