With approximately 55,000 terms--including more than 2,100 new terms--this guide is billed as the most comprehensive health science dictionary available. It includes 560 detailed illustrations, consisting of 377 full-color images and 183 precise two-color drawings. Each full-color image supports and is referenced back to a Taber's term. Includes 48 appendices.
The Nursing & Allied Health Dictionary - 16th Edition
More than 2,200 new terms have been added to this 17th edition of an invaluable reference. Long considered necessary for nurses and those in the allied health professions, as well as intelligent consumers of medical services, Taber's guides you through the vast and ever expanding maze of medical terminology.Alice in Wonderland syndrome, burnout, cookbook medicine, gene therapy, mass sociogenic illness, needle-stick injuries, surrogate parenting and hundreds of other new entries reflect the ever-changing nature of medicine.Professionals will appreciate quick access to categories such as Nursing Diagnoses, Nursing Implications, Diagnosis, Etiology, First Aid, Poisoning, Prognosis, and Symptoms. Appendices include: Normal Range of Laboratory Values; Units of Measurement; Anatomy; Recommended Daily Dietary Allowances; Phobias; Symbols; Abbreviations; Poisons, Drug Abuse and Medical Emergencies; Poison Control Centers; Burn Care Resources and Skin Banks; AIDS-Related Organizations and Hotlines; Nursing Organizations; Conceptual Models and Theories of Nursing; and other factual information. Includes a computer glossary, tables, b&w & color illustrations. 1993 2,598pp.