Stedman's medical dictionary for the health professions and nursing.
Contributors: Stedman, Thomas Lathrop, 1853-1938.
Edition: Illustrated 5th ed.
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 1597
Subjects: Medicine -- Dictionaries
Genres: Dictionaries.
Other titles: Medical dictionary for the health professions and nursing; Stedman's concise medical dictionary for the health professions.
Notes: Rev. ed. of: Stedman's concise medical dictionary for the health professions. 4th ed. 2001.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Table of contents: title: Adverse drug effects during pregnancy; title: Anatomy words (English and Latin); title: Arterial blood gas normal values; title: Arteries of the human body; title: Assessment guide : medications; title: Biographic appendix; title: Blood groups; title: Body mass index table (high range); title: Body mass index table; title: Canada's food guide to healthy eating; title: Canadian recommended nutrition intakes; title: Choosing the route of nutrition support in adults : a clinical decision algorithm; title: Classic textbook method of blood gas interpretation; title: Classification of overweight and obesity in adults according to BMI; title: Classification and therapeutic uses of drugs; title: Common abbreviations used in medication orders; title: Common medical abbreviations and acronyms; title: Common questions about infection surveillance, prevention, and control; title: Common tests with descriptions; title: Common types of drug preparations; title: Commonly prescribed drugs and their applications; title: Conversion factors between traditional and SI units; title: Development milestones from birth to 5 years; title: Diagnosis-related groups; title: Dietary reference intakes : recommended intakes for individuals; title: DuBois body surface area chart : estimating body surface area of adults and children; title: Formulas for computing drug dosages; title: Gauging healthy weight : the body mass index; title: Glasgow coma scale; title: Guideline for hand hygiene in healthcare setting; title: Herbs : scientific names/common names, common names/scientific names; title: Infection control and the dental office : a checklist; title: Internation dietary guidelines; title: Laboratory reference range values; title: Laboratory tests; title: Levels of Alzheimer disease; title: Mechanical ventilation criteria in respiratory care; title: Medical prefixes, suffixes, and combining forms; title: Muscles of the human body; title: NANDA; title: Nerves of the human body; title: NIC; title: NOC; title: Normal range of motion (in degrees); title: Overview of major nursing theories; title: Overweight and obesity : health consequences; title: Pain glossary; title: Pain management techniques; title: Poisonous plants; title: Professional organizations; title: Professional titles, degrees, and certificates; title: Profiles of common medical conditions; title: Radiographic anatomy and positioning; title: Recommended immunizations; title: Regulating IV flow rate; title: Routes for administering drugs; title: Spanish-English medical phrases; title: Steps for implementation of NIC in a clinical practice setting; title: Symbols; title: Table of ligaments and tendons; title: Temperature equivalents; title: The food guide pyramid : a guide to daily food choices; title: U.S. Department of State-affiliated overseas educational advisory centers, including offices of the Fulbright Commission; title: Weights and measures; title: West nomogram : estimating body surface area of infants and young children.