Library LRC Features Cancer Institute Photo Exhibit

In 2009, the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute sponsored a campuswide photo contest, encouraging employees and volunteers to submit photos that represented hope to them. Read more...

Library to Open at 10:00am Friday

Roads are still icy in Little Rock and the inclement weather policy is in effect through Friday, February 11. We expect to open the library at 10:00am Friday. See more information...

Library Closed Thursday, February 10

UAMS has implemented the inclement weather policy for its Little Rock campus for Thursday, February 10. More information...

The Library is closed Thursday, February 10. Please check back at our website for information about tomorrow. See our website for services offered even when our doors are closed.

Library Catalog Unavailable During Monday, Dec. 13 Maintenance

A library server is being relocated from 7-9 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 13. During this time the catalog, renewals and holds will be unavailable. Please call the Circulation Desk at 686-5980 for assistance with these services.

50th Anniversary of Medical Subject Headings

The National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) turns 50 this year. Most of us know about MeSH from using PubMed. Learn more about MeSH and see a digital copy of the 1st edition of the Medical Subject Headings published in 1960.

Featured Book - Inflammatory Dermatoses: The Basics

The second featured book from this week's New Acquisitions List is Inflammatory Dermatoses: The Basics by Dr. Bruce R. Smoller and Dr. Kim M. Hiatt, both from the UAMS Department of Pathology.

Inflammatory Dermatoses: The Basics will serve as an effective and efficient handbook for the student of dermatopathology, and as a practical bench reference for the practicing diagnostician who desires rapid access to focus upon a single histological observation, i.e., inflammatory conditions without epidermal changes, and use this as a starting point from which to build a differential diagnosis based upon pattern recognition. As each entity is addressed, there will be a concise discussion of the basic clinical findingsand epidemiologic associations. This will be followed by a histologic description, highlighting areas that serve to discriminate between the entity under discussion and similar ones. Any immunologic studies that might augment the diagnostic sensitivity or specificity will be discussed. The chapters are thematically based and consist of essential bullet points arranged in organized outlines allowing for easy access and direct comparison between entities. The salient histologic features are depicted with abundant high quality, full-color photomicrographs placed immediately adjacent to the appropriate histologic bullet points. This volume will serve as an effective and efficient reference for rapid access to criteria that are useful in differentiating histologically similar entities. The elaborate pictorial documentation will also enable the book to serve as an atlas of the commonest dermatologic disorders.
-Amazon product description

WR 160 Sm79i 2010
Inflammatory Dermatoses: The Basics/Bruce R. Smoller and Kim M. Hiatt
New York; London: Springer, 2010

Featured Book - Pediatric Practice: Gastronenterology

This week we have two featured books from the current New Acquisitions List. The first featured book is Pediatric Practice: Gastroenterology edited by Warren Bishop featuring contributions by UAMS Faculty members Dr. Judith O'Connor and Dr. Jose Romero, both from the Department of Pediatrics.

Part of the Pediatric Practice series, Pediatric Practice: Gastroenterology is a unique source of clinically relevant information on the diagnosis and treatment of children with gastrointestinal symptoms and disorders. The care of the patient forms the core of this full-color resource, which also provides perspectives on epidemiology, pathophysiology, and diagnosis that every pediatrician, pediatric resident, gastroenterologist, and pediatric nurse needs to know.

Expert authors in each subject area provide detailed, yet concise overviews of important disorders of the esophagus, stomach, intestine, pancreas, and liver. You will also find discussion of common symptoms, their differential diagnosis, and how they should be evaluated and treated along with an introduction to the use of diagnostic modalities such as radiology, nuclear medicine, and edoscopy. A listing of relevant, recent articles appears at the end of each chapter allowing you to expand your exploration of a given topic.
-Barnes and Noble synopsis

WS 310 P345 2010
Pediatric Practice: Gastroenterology/edited by Warren Bishop
New York: McGraw-Hill Medical, 2010