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Basic & Clinical Biostatistics (Dawson, 4th ed.)
Basics of biostatistics and epidemiology and the clinical applications in evidence-based medicine and decision-making methods.  Includes new chapter on survey research, expanded discussion of logistic regression, the Cox model, and other multivariate statistical methods, and problems drawn from the medical literature to illustrate the various statistical methods.
Basic & Clinical Pharmacology (Katzung, 11th ed.)

Chapters describe pharmacology of specific drug groups and prototypes as well as clinical selection, use, and monitoring.  Organized according to the sequence used in many pharmacology courses: basic principles; autonomic drugs; cardiovascular-renal drugs; drugs with important actions on smooth muscle; central nervous system drugs; drugs used to treat inflammation, gout, and diseases of the blood; endocrine drugs; chemotherapeutic drugs; toxicology; and special topics.

Basic Clinical Laboratory Techniques (Estridge, 5th ed.)
Basic Concepts of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing (Shives, 7th ed.)
Basic Infection Control for Health Care Providers (Kennamer, 2nd ed.)
Basic Neurochemistry : Molecular, Cellular, and Medical Aspects (Siegel, 6th ed.)
Neurochemistry textbook incorporating molecular biology and neurochemical basis of disease.  Includes new chapters on cell-cell interactions, adhesion molecules and extracellular matrix, intracellular trafficking, cytosol-nuclear communication, nerve growth and regeneration, excitotoxicity, apoptosis, drug addiction, and prion diseases, as well as 500 illustrations.
Basic Radiology (Chen, 2nd ed.)

Overview of current radiologic imaging. Extensively illustrated, organ-based, problem-oriented review of the most common disease states and their radiologic presentation. 750 high-quality images across all modalities (conventional radiography, nuclear imaging, ultrasonography, CT, MRI, PET, SPECT, etc.). Includes review of normal radiographic anatomy for each organ system, and advice on selection and ordering of imaging based on clinical presentation, patient preparation, and potential conflicts between techniques.

Basics of Anesthesia (Miller, 6th ed.)
Behavioral Medicine: A Guide for Clinical Practice (Feldman, 3rd ed.)
Bennett & Brachman's Hospital Infections (Bennett, 5th ed.)
Berek & Novak's Gynecology (Berek, 14th ed.)
Berek and Hacker's Gynecologic Oncology (Berek, 5th ed.)
Best Practices: Evidence-Based Nursing Procedures (2nd ed.)
Bethesda Handbook of Clinical Oncology (Abraham, 2nd ed.)
Bethesda Handbook of Clinical Oncology (Abraham, 3rd ed.)
Beyond Anthrax: The Weaponization of Infectious Diseases (Lutwick, 1st ed.)
Big Picture: Gross Anatomy (Morton, 1st ed.)
Biochemistry (Berg, 5th ed.)

Includes sections on Molecular Design of Life, Transducing and Storing Energy, Synthesizing the Molecules of Life, and Responding to Environmental Changes.   Textbook organization provides chapter-opening outlines, end-of-chapter problem sets, and icons highlighting evolutionary coverage, clinically relevant material, and related Internet media content.   Integrates information on evolution and protein structure and function.

Biopsy Interpretation of Soft Tissue Tumors (Fisher, 1st ed.)
Biopsy Interpretation of the Upper Aerodigestive Tract and Ear (Stelow, 1st ed.)
Bioterrorism Sourcebook (Grey & Spaeth, 1st ed.)
BMJ Clinical Evidence

"Clinical Evidence is a continuously updated international source of evidence on the effects of clinical interventions. Clinical Evidence summarizes the current state of knowledge and uncertainty about the prevention and treatment of clinical conditions, based on thorough searches and appraisal of the literature. It is not a textbook of medicine nor a set of guidelines. It describes the best available evidence and if there is no good evidence it says so." Produced by the BMJ Publishing Group.

Bonica's Management of Pain (Fishman, 4th ed.)
Bonica's Management of Pain (Loeser, 3rd ed.)
Books@Ovid

Full-text clinical and basic sciences textbook collection that includes A to Z Drug Facts and 5-Minute Clinical Consult.

Brain Hypoxia and Ischemia: With Special Emphasis on Development (Haddad, 1st)
Brain Injury Medicine: Principles and Practice (Zasler, 1st ed.)
Braunwald's Heart Disease: A Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine (Bonow, 9th ed.)

Extensive textbook on clinical cardiology.  Covers fundamental topics on cardiovascular disease and includes chapters on the global burden, economics, clinical decision making, assessment of quality of cardiac care, principles of drug therapy, and care of patients with end-stage heart disease.  Clinical information includes history and physical examination, electrocardiography, exercise stress testing, echocardiography, new imaging techniques, radiology of the heart and great vessels, nuclear cardiology, magnetic resonance imaging, computed tomography, cardiac catheterization, and coronary angiography and intravascular ultrasonography.

Breast Imaging (Kopans, 3rd ed.)
Breast Pathology : Diagnosis by Needle Dore Biopsy (Rosen, 2nd ed.)
Breastfeeding and Human Lactation (Coates, 4th ed.)
Brenner & Rector's The Kidney (Taal, 9th ed.)

Comprehensive, authoritative coverage of kidney development and function, pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment of renal diseases and conditions.  Includes information on acid-base disorders, antihypertensive drugs, erythropoietin therapy in renal disease and renal failure, prescribing drugs in renal disease, intensive care nephrology, cardiovascular aspects of renal disease, hemodialysis and renal osteodystrophies.  Format incorporates tables, boxes and key references for rapid access to clinical information.

Bright Futures Guidelines for Health Supervision of Infants, Children and Adolescents : Pocket Guide (Hagan, 3rd ed.)
Bright Futures: Guidelines for Health Supervision of Infants, Children, and Adolescents (Hagan, 3rd. ed.)
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