This handbook provides a fast, reliable look-up reference on all chest diseases - for junior doctors, trainee specialists in respiratory medicine, and other health workers. First there are chapters on all the major respiratory symptoms. Once the differential diagnosis has been made, the reader can turn to the pages on the respiratory diseases, each of which is covered in a consistent format including practical tips for the out-patient clinic or ward setting. There is a unique section on how to do practical procedures, together with essential technical and reference information. Useful pages on lung and bronchial anatomy, CT anatomy, lung function and blood-gas nomograms, and a list of useful web sites are included for easy reference. Like all the Oxford Handbooks, this handbook combines authority, relevance and reliability.

Product Description: The Oxford American Handbook of Pulmonary Medicine is an essential quick reference guide to all the major respiratory symptoms and diseases. Each topic is covered in a consistent format including practical tips for both inpatient and outpatient care settings...read more

This book gives a synoptic description of the practical details of how to carry out the common procedures in imaging on which an examination candidate will be expected to be familiar. It does not attempt to cover rarer techniques beyond the scope of the exam or to show the resulting images. Every technique is described under a set of standard headings (for example: methods, indications, equipment, patient preparation, technique, aftercare, complications, further reading).

Product Description: Through nearly 200 photographs and a wealth of other material, "Railway Memories No.19" recalls the railways serving the great Yorkshire seaside resorts of Scarborough and Whitby as they were in the days of steam. The first chapter sets the scene by outlining the history and development of these railways, and their decline to the network surviving today, as well as describing the passenger and freight services that operated in the 1950s and since...read more

With 187, mainly 1950s, photographs and eleven drawings, this book illustrates the diverse railways that once wove their way around the hills, dales and spectacular coastline of Cleveland, Yorkshire's north east corner. It shows us the steam trains that once served both heavy industry and rural communities.

Product Description: This popular resource assists readers in honing their knowledge of radiological differential diagnosis for the most commonly encountered conditions in all areas of the body. The first section presents lists of differential diagnoses, supplemented by notes on useful facts and discriminating factors...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: Stephen J. Chapman is a leading author in the area of machines. He brings his expertise to the table again in an "Introduction to Electric Machinery and Power Systems". This text is designed to be used in a course that combines machinery and power systems into one semester...read more

Illustrated with photographs, this is a survey of the Hull and Barnsley railway system. It includes pictures of the lines and depots in the Hull area, the Wath and Denaby branches and the joint line with the Great Central Railway to Doncaster.

Provides track layouts, operating information and personal recollections. This illustrated book recalls the time when steam-hauled Anglo-Scottish expresses still pounded through Airedale along with freight trains of all kinds, when local trains ran between Otley and Leeds, and when the tracks still reached Grassington and Yeadon.

Illustrated with 200 photographs, this work covers the 1950s and 1960s York railway scene. It includes maps, track layouts, operating notes and personal recollections.