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Memmler’s The Human Body in Health
and Disease, Eleventh Edition
Barbara Janson Cohen BA, MSEd
2008/617 pp./470 illus./Soft Cover:978-0-7817-9073-4/Hard Cover:978-0-7817-6577-0
Features:
Instructor Resources:
•LiveAdvise Online Teaching Advice
•Lesson Plans
•Instructor’s Manual
•Image Bank
•Teaching Strategies
•Answers to Questions for Study and Review
•Health Professions Career Information
•PowerPoints with Images
•Blackboard and WebCT Ready Materials
•Test Generator (Windows and Mac Version)
Student Resources:
•LiveAdvise Tutoring
•PASSport to Success
•Audio Glossary
•Health Professions Career Information
•Tips for Effective Studying
•Revised art and design helps engage students to easily learn A&P
- Real dissection photographs from Rohen’s Color Atlas of Anatomy
•Icons point students to related activities on the CD or companion Website
•New Case Scenarios integrated throughout each chapter shows students how
content is applied to real-life situations
•Feature boxes include:
- Disease in Context boxes
- Disease in Context Revisited boxes
- Career Information boxes
- Clinical Perspectives
- Hot Topics boxes
- Health Maintenance boxes
- A Closer Look boxes
•Word Anatomy sections at the end of each chapter
•Various end-of-chapter questions assist students in test recall, concept
comprehension, and critical thinking
•Checkpoint questions throughout each chapter help students review key points
•“Zooming In” questions test student understanding of particular illustrations
•Outline summaries at the end of each chapter
•Appendices
- Metric Measurements
- Common Lab Tests
- Temperature Conversion Scale
- Periodic Tables of Elements
- Typical Diseases with their Causes
Study Guide to Accompany
Memmler’s The Human Body in Health
and Disease, Eleventh Edition
Barbara Janson Cohen BA, MSEd
Kerry L. Hull
2008/416 pp./200 illus./978-0-7817-6581-7
Features:
Instructor Resources:
•Answers to Study Guide
are in the Instructor’s
Manual that accompanies
the text
Student Resources:
•Health Professions Career
Information
•Tips for Effective Studying
•Chapter overviews
•Writing exercises
•Coloring and labeling exercises
•Concept maps
•Practical application scenarios
•Matching exercises
•Short-essay questions
•Multiple-choice, fill-in-the-blank, and true-false questions
•Updates on current research trials and applications
•Information on real-life anatomy and physiology in
action
Memmler’s Structure and Function of the
Human Body, Ninth Edition
Barbara Janson Cohen BA, MSEd
Jason Taylor
2008/471 pp./289 illus./Soft Cover:978-0-7817-6595-4/ Hard Cover:978-0-7817-6588-6
Features:
Instructor Resources:
•LiveAdvise Online Teaching Advice
•Lesson Plans
•Instructor’s Manual
•Image Bank
•Teaching Strategies
•Answers to Questions for Study & Review
•Health Professions Career Information
•PowerPoints with Images
•Blackboard and WebCT Ready Materials
•Test Generator (Windows & Mac Version)
Student Resources:
•LiveAdvise Tutoring
•PASSport to Success
•Audio Glossary
•Health Professions Career Information
•Tips for Effective Studying
•Revised art and design helps engage students to easily learn A&P
- Real dissection photographs from Rohen’s Color Atlas of Anatomy
•Icons point students to related activities on the CD or companion Website
•New Case Scenarios integrated throughout each chapter shows students
how content is applied to real-life situations
•Feature boxes include:
- A&P in Action boxes
- A&P in Action Revisited boxes
- Career Information boxes
- Hot Topics boxes
- Health Maintenance boxes
- A Closer Look boxes
•Word Anatomy sections at the end of each chapter
•Various end-of-chapter questions assist students in test recall, concept
comprehension, and critical thinking
•Checkpoint questions throughout each chapter help students review key
points
•“Zooming In” questions test student understanding of particular illustrations
•Outline summaries at the end of each chapter
•Appendices
- Metric Measurements
- Temperature Conversion Scale
- Periodic Tables of Elements
Memmler’s Structure and Function of the
Human Body, Ninth Edition
Barbara Janson Cohen BA, MSEd
Kerry L. Hull
2005/352 pp./200 illus./978-0-7817-5185-8
Features:
Instructor Resources:
•Answers to Study Guide are
in the Instructor’s Manual that
accompanies the text
Student Resources:
•Health Professions Career
Information
•Tips for Effective Studying
•Chapter overviews
•Writing exercises
•Coloring and labeling exercises
•Concept maps
•Practical application scenarios
•Matching exercises
•Short-essay questions
•Multiple-choice, fill-in-the-blank, and true-false questions
•Updates on current research trials and applications
•Information on real-life anatomy and physiology in
action
Human Form, Human Function:
Essentials of Anatomy & Physiology
Thomas H. McConnell, III, MD, FCAP; Kerry L. Hull, PhD
Text: October 2010/ 608 pp./ 980 illus./ 978-0-7817-8020-9
Study Guide: December 2010/ 384 pp./ 200 illus./ 978-0-7817-8021-6
Lab Manual: December 2010/ 240 pp./ 50 illus./ 978-0-7817-8022-3
Features:
• The first essentials level text that seamlessly weaves together form (anatomy) with
function (physiology). The authors incorporate real-life case studies as the vehicle for
learning how form and function are linked, and maintain a sharp focus on
communication: between body organs and body systems, between artwork and
Instructor Resources:
student learning and between content and student comprehension.
• Online Instructor’s Manual • Case Studies: Each chapter opens with a Case Study, drawn from real patients,
• PowerPoint Slides with
which serves as the thread that weaves anatomy and physiology together
Lecture Notes
throughout the chapter.
• Close to 1,800 Online
• Case Notes: Case notes follow sections of content. They are specifically critical
Activities
thinking questions that help the student to apply the material they have just learned
• Image Bank
to the case.
• Answers to textbook
chapter questions and mini • Case Discussion: Appears near the end of each chapter; applies the chapter
concepts to the case in some detail; accompanied by a figure/algorithm that helps
quizzes
students visualize the interrelationships among various aspects of the case, such as
• Test Ban k
the breakdown in normal functions, the effect of medical treatment given, etc.
Student Resources:
• Remember This: These statements occur within the narrative and emphasize the
• Podcasts
most important ideas, help clarify concepts, or pull together related ideas to help
•1,800 Interactive Online
students remember certain important facts.
Activities
• Pop Quiz: Tests students on topics covered within each main section.
• Online Dissection Atlas
• Word Parts table: Found at the end of each chapter and identifies prefixes,
• Animations
suffixes, and word roots relevant to the chapter content
• Supplemental Boxes
• Chapter Challenge: Helps students check their chapter comprehension and will
• Full Text Online
•iPhone/iTouch Application help prepare them for exams; variety of question types
Study Guide to Accompany Human Form,
Human Function: Essentials of Anatomy &
Physiology
Kerry L. Hull, PhD
December 2010/ 384 pp./ 200 illus./ 978-0-7817-8021-6
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Overviews – brief summaries of the textbook chapters to set students up
for getting the most out of the study guide activities
Addressing the Learning Outcomes – content-based activities such as
completion lists, diagram labeling, diagram coloring, true/false, and
matching that challenge students to understand the concepts
Making the Connections – concept maps for students to complete,
helping them tie the chapter’s concepts together as a whole
Testing Your Knowledge – progressive-difficulty questions such as
multiple choice, completion, true/false, practical applications, short
essays, and conceptual thinking that reinforce the content and help
students internalize it
Expanding Your Horizons – critical-thinking questions about a thoughtprovoking topic that is related to the chapter content, but is not
specifically discussed in the chapter, pushing students to go beyond
the book for the bigger picture
Laboratory Manual to Accompany Human
Form, Human Function: Essentials of
Anatomy & Physiology
Kerry L. Hull, PhD
Jennifer Shaw
December 2010/ 240 pp./ 50 illus./ 978-0-7817-8022-3
Features:
• Designed for use in a short anatomy and physiology course, this value-
priced lab manual provides 27 concise, activity-based exercises that build
students' observational laboratory skills.
• Each laboratory includes between 2 and 5 laboratory activities. Lab
activities bring the material to life with hands-on experiments and
observations to be done individually, in small groups, or as a class.
• Each lab begins with a “Details” chart listing the activities in the lab, the
objectives of each activity, the materials needed for each activity, and the
estimated time each activity will take.
• Each lab has an overview, a “Need to Know” section, and a pre-lab
activity to make sure students are prepared to participate and get the most
out of the lab activities.
• Each lab ends with a post-lab assessment so that instructors can make sure
students are absorbing the material.
• The Laboratory Manual has its own Point site with a PDF Instructor’s
Resource guide for instructors. The guide includes tips for running the labs
smoothly as well as information on where to obtain lab equipment and
materials.
Coloring Atlas of the Human Body
Kerry Hull, PhD
February 2009/ 248 pp./ 250 illus./ 978-0-7817-6530-5
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Student Resources:
•Bonus study and test
taking tips
•Additional coloring
exercises
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Follows a Systems Approach so it can be used with any
traditional Anatomy and Physiology text
Introductory chapter summarizes fundamental concepts
in anatomy, cell biology, histology, and microbiology
Coloring plates consist of a narrative page and a figure
page
Accompanying flashcards located at the back of the
book to assist students who have trouble remembering
difficult content
Burton’s Microbiology for the Health
Sciences, Ninth Edition
Paul Engelkirk PhD, MT(ASCP)
Gwendolyn R.W. Burton MS, PhD
February 2010/ 560 pp./ 271 illus./ 978-1-60547-673-5
Features:
Instructor Resources:
•PowerPoint Slides
•Image Bank
•Test Generator
•Instructor’s Guide
•Chapter Outline with lists of
resources and in class activities
Student Resources:
•Bonus CD-ROM includes:
•Animations
•Case Studies
•Additional self-assessment
exercises
•Lists of new terms for each
chapter
•Special sections
•NEW! Expanded coverage of Section VIII: Major Infectious
Diseases of Humans.)
•NEW! Updated figures, including 50 new 4-color images
•Each chapter contains useful pedagogical features such as
chapter outlines, learning objectives, and "Review of Key Points"
sections to highlight important relationships and aid in
comprehension and retention of vital content.
•Key Features include: Study Aid boxes summarize key
information, explain difficult concepts, and differentiate similar
sounding terms.
•A Closer Look boxes amplify selected topics in the text with
important and intriguing facts and figures. Clinical Procedure
boxes set forth step-by-step instructions for common procedures.
•Historical Notes boxes provide students with insight into the
history and development of microbiology and health care.
•Glossary with pronunciation key is located at the back of the
book for quick reference.
The Nature of Disease: Pathology for the
Health Professions
Thomas H. McConnell MD, FCAP
2006/ 739 pp./ 551 illus./978-0-7817-8203-6
Features:
Instructor Resources:
•LiveAdvise
•Test generator
•PowerPoint slides
•Lecture notes
•Answers to in-text exercises
•Image bank
•Lesson Plan Guide
Student Resources:
•247-question interactive quiz bank
•Animations
- Acute Inflammation
- Wound Healing
- Neuromuscular Transmission
•Back to Basics provide an overview of normal anatomy and
physiology
•Major Determinants of Disease lists offer overview of key
determinants of development of disease
•Case studies center on the details of a real patient's illness
•The Road Not Taken scenarios imagine how the course of
disease might have been different, with a better outcome, if
certain factors were altered
•Test questions reinforce principles and hone skills
•Opening quotes introduce each chapter with entertainment
•Chapter overviews
•Chapter outlines
•Learning objectives and answers
•Key terms and concepts
•Feature boxes:
- Key Points
- The Clinical Side
- Lab Tools
- Basics in Brief
- History of Medicine
Pathophysiology: A Clinical Approach
Second Edition
Carie A. Braun; Cindy M. Anderson
January 2011/ 608pps/ 370 illus/ 978-1-60547-304-8
Features:
Instructor Resources:
•Test generator
•Image bank
•PowerPoint slides
•Answers to exercises in the text
•Additional case studies
Pathophysiology animations
•Additional learning activities with
answers
•Lesson plans
Student Resources:
•Pathophysiology animations
•Quiz bank
•Interactive case studies
• NEW! Fully revised chapters are now broken into modules, breaking
complex information into smaller pieces and providing a building-block
approach to the material.
• NEW! Each chapter closes with Clinical Models, which apply the
conceptual understanding of altered human function to specific
conditions, and demonstrating the practical clinical application of the
knowledge gained throughout the chapter.
• Conceptual approach and organization facilitate application and
retention of key information.
Sophisticated full-color art program engages students and includes
detailed illustrations of the human body in health and disease.
• An application exercise in the last chapter requires students to apply the
complex pathophysiologic concepts that they have learned to diabetes
mellitus, emphasizing the practical nature of the material through
application.
• From The Lab: provides additional content on relevant laboratory and
diagnostic information, including unique aspects of the lab test and lab
results for students to consider.
• Research: highlights new findings and demonstrates how research can be
incorporated into clinical practice.
Recommended Review: briefly reviews related concepts covered earlier in
the text or from prior anatomy and physiology coursework.
Study Guide to Accompany
Pathophysiology: A Clinical Approach,
Second Edition
Carie A. Braun; Cindy M. Anderson
February 2011/ 176pps/ 21 illus/ 978-1-60831-187-3
Features:
• Valuable learning resource that helps students
better understand the principles of pathophysiology
by reinforcing key concepts covered in the
textbook.
• Offers a variety of exercises such as Chapter Review
Questions, Concept Map Exercise, Case Study
Questions, and Lists of Key Terms to make it easy for
students to understand essential information and
build their critical-thinking skills.
• A special section on developing successful study
habits helps them effectively prepare for quizzes and
examinations.
100 Case Studies in Pathophysiology
Harold J. Bruyere, Jr., PhD
October 2008/ 480pp./ 978-0-7817-6145-1
Features:
• Organ systems approach to categorize human diseases
and other health conditions
• Patient Cases incorporate new medical terms and
abbreviations
• Case studies are divided into a Disease Summary of a
specific health condition and a relevant Patient case
• Disease Summaries, on the CD-ROM, assess the student’s
understanding or require the student to conduct more
extensive research of the medical literature
Instructor Resources:
• Patient Cases, in the printed workbook, present detailed
• Answers to the questions
found in the Disease Summary information that stimulates real-life patients
• Critical thinking and problem solving questions
and Patient Case sections
• Image bank containing
figures and tables
Student Resources:
• Over 150 color photographs
and illustrations online & on CD
• Disease Summary for each
case study online & on CD
Essentials of Pathophysiology: Concepts of
Altered Health States, Third Edition
Carol Mattson Porth, PhD, MSN; Glenn Matfin, Bsc (Hons), MB, ChB, DGB
October 2010/ 1,248 pp./ 637 illus./ 978-1-58255-724-3
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Instructor Resources:
•Sample Syllabi; Heart
and Breath Sounds, Test
Generator Questions,
Strategies for Effective
Teaching, Image Bank,
PowerPoint Slides, Guided
Lecture Notes, Discussion
Topics, Answers to PreLecture Quiz, Pre-Lecture
Quiz, Answers to
Discussion Topics,
Assignments with answers,
an Case Studies with
answers,
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Updated “Understanding” feature displays showcase key physiological
processes and phenomena of a disorder through detailed visual
representation.
Updated Key Concepts Boxes are designed to help the reader retain
and utilize text information by providing a mechanism to incorporate
text information into a larger conceptual unit as opposed to memorizing
a string of related and unrelated facts.
NEW Handbook is suited for easy reference in the classroom or clinical
environment. The book presents a summary of physiology concepts for
each body system, followed by an overview of important
pathophysiology concepts related to 'alterations' in that body system.
NEW Revamped Art Program: The 600 plus full color illustrations, many
designed for Porth texts, support the text and assist the reader in
visualizing, understanding, applying, and synthesizing text content
NEW Flow charts depict relationships of body and mediators of body
function
New! Flexible Supplement Suite: Handbook, Study Guide, Online Course,
100 Cases, Made Easy Series
Student Resources: Chapter Learning Objectives, Journal Articles,
Drug Monographs, Heart and Breath Sounds, NCLEX-Style Chapter
Review Questions, Nursing Professional Roles and Responsibilities,
Spanish-English Audio Glossary, ClinSim Case Studies, Fluid and
Electrolytes Tutorial, Dosage Calculation Quizzes, Full Text Online,
Concepts in Action™ Animations (38 total), Student Review
Questions, Free CD-ROM included in the back of the book
Pharmacology for Health Professionals
Plus Smarthinking Online Tutoring Service
Sally Roach MSN, RN
2005 / 512 pp./ 70 illustrations/ 978-0-7817-6633-3
Features:
Instructor Resources:
•Test generator
•PowerPoint Slides
Student Resources:
• Student Study Guide
(978-0-7817-5332-6)
•Bonus CD-ROM
•Organized by body system
•Text explains basic information about drug classes, with
content on specific drugs provided in bulleted lists, boxes and
tables for easier comprehension
•Features include Key Terms, Key Points, Website Activities,
Case Studies, and Review questions to help students retain and
learn important information
•Critical Thinking Exercises highlight realistic patient care
situations that help the student apply the material contained in
the chapter by exploring options and making judgments
•Chapter features include
- Alert Boxes highlight safety information
- Gerontologic Alerts alert specific problems for which the
older adult is at increased risk
- Contraindications, Precautions, and Interactions of the
most commonly used drugs
- Patient Education boxes provide information to practice
teaching patients
- Summary Drug Tables contain commonly used drugs
- Factoids provide historical tidbits of interesting
information
- Natural Alternatives
Introduction to Health Care & Careers
Roxann DeLaet
April 2011/ 672 pp./ 150 illus./ 978-1-58255-900-1
Features:
Instructor Resources:
•Test Generator
•Image Bank
•PowerPoint Slides
•Lesson Plans
•Worksheets
•WebCT/BB./Angel
cartridges
Student Resources:
•Quiz Bank
•Image Bank
•Video Interviews and
Demonstrations
•Animations
•Audio Heart Sounds
•Online Activities
•PDF Study Guide
• Provides a comprehensive introduction to skills and careers for students entering
health care programs or for those interested in pursuing a career in health care.
• Designed for courses covering both basic career information and crossdisciplinary health care skills. Topics covered include those core competencies
shared by all health care professions such as communication, infection control,
professionalism, critical thinking, math, and anatomy and physiology, as well as job
descriptions and specialized skills and procedures.
• On Location. At points of key content involving patient interactions or other
health care tasks in appropriate chapters, these boxes will present a brief scenario
followed by open-ended questions to engage students in critical thinking as they
apply what they are learning.
• Newsreel. A box with current research or trend info.
• Career Levels. Tables by category of practice, showing for each career the
education, certification/licensure, projected job growth, and average salary.
• Let’s Get Physical. A box giving interesting facts about the body.
• Zoom In. Boxed tips or useful facts. Includes a variety of types of information, such
as insider tips about aspects of patient care or other practices as learned from
experience on the job.
• Behind the Scenes. A box of first-person narrative or Q&A interview with a
practitioner in the field describing something about that particular career choice.
• Procedures. These are step-by-step, illustrated, how-to descriptions for how to
perform the basic skills required in many health care careers. They include, for
example, taking an oral temperature, handwashing, first aid for shock, etc.
LWW’s Student Success for Health
Professions Made Incredibly Easy,
Second Edtiion
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
February 2011/ 326 pp./ 173 illustrations/ 978-1-60913-784-7
Features:
Instructor Resources:
•Test Bank
•Syllabi for 8-week, 10-week, and
16-week courses
•PowerPoint presentations
•Strategies for effective teaching
•Chapter-specific teaching tips
•WebCT/BB/Angel course
cartridges
Student Resources:
•Learning styles assessment
•Self-Paced Online Course
•“Playing for Real” narratives
•Printable planner pages
•Sample cover letters and
resumes
•Career resource links
• Revised and updated with a more user-friendly organization
and design, but retains the health professions focus, the
concise and approachable narrative, and the fun features
and art.
• The first and only student success text designed specifically
for health professions students and programs!
•Self-Paced Online Course with activities and a final exam
• Winning Strategy Lists set forth the objectives for the chapter
• Playing for Real Scenarios: show students how content is
applied to real-life situations in the classroom and in clinical
practice
• Tips from the Pros offer expert advice and proven strategies
for overcoming study and test-taking problems
• The Finish Line Summaries highlight the key concepts and
skills that students need to master
• Keeping Score Questions and Activities challenge students
to consider how they will apply the content
Communication Skills for the Health
Professional
Laurie Kelly McCorry, PhD
Jeff Mason
February 2011/ 256 pp./ 50 illus./ 978-1-58255-814-1
Features:
• Presents the fundamentals of communication skills geared
specifically for students in the allied health professions
• Includes a clear, concise presentation of the principles of
communication theory as well as verbal and nonverbal
communication
• Instructs the health care professional on communicating with
patients whose ability may be impacted by anxiety, cultural
differences, language differences and other situations.
• Organized into three main sections outlining basic communication
principles and their uses in clinical and administrative settings
• Chapters on cultural sensitivity, adapting communication to adjust
to a patient’s ability to understand, and dealing with other roadblocks
provide students with techniques to handle many situations that they
will encounter as a healthcare professional.
• Role Play boxes interspersed throughout the chapters teach students
how to work through various scenarios that they may encounter in
practice.
• Clinical applications, included in each chapter, offer more complex
scenarios to aid the students in developing the critical thinking skills
they will need to apply in practice.
Stedman’s Medical Dictionary for the
Health Professions and Nursing,
Seventh Edition
Stedman’s
2011/ 2512 pp./ 1000 illus./ 978-1-60831-692-2
Features:
Ancillary Assets:
• More than 40,000
pronunciations online
• 5,600 illustrations
available online
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Over 56,000 terms
Nearly 65 valuable appendices
1,000 illustrations
Anatomical insert by Anatomical Chart Company
Written pronunciations for every term
British alternative spellings
Precision-cut thumb tabs
A to Z organization for easier look up
Over 70 leading consultants from the fastest growing
nursing and health professions contributed to the
enhancements of this latest edition
• FREE One year subscription to Stedman’s Online
• FREE version of Stedman’s PLUS Medical/Pharmaceutical
Spellchecker ($99 value)
Stedman’s Pocket Guide to Medical
Language
Stedman’s
October 2008 / 352 pp./ 25 illus./ 978-0-7817-9981-2
Features:
Ancillary Asset:
•Bonus CD-ROM includes:
- Image Bank
- Audio Pronunciation
drills
- Spanish-English
pronunciation glossary
•Portable reference
•16-page full-color anatomy atlas
•Full-color design with printed tabs to quickly orient the
reader
•Quick reference lists
•Quick reference tables
•Spanish-English content
•Audio pronunciations on CD-ROM including Spanish
•Image Bank
•Dedicated sections focus on commonly confused
terminology (including drug names), abbreviations,
acronyms, and symbols