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Open heart surgery and its consequences for well-being - Paperback

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by Ann-Kristin Karlsson (Author)Both historically and today, the aim of open heart surgery is the prolongation of life as well as the relief of symptoms. However, increased ability to prolong life has given rise to a variety of questions about quality of life including not only physical but also psychological and social dimensions. Adjustment to open heart surgery is complex, and multidimensional explanations are required in order to understand it. There are few descriptions about the consequ...

Diclofenac Sodium and Equine Arthritis - Paperback

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by Aqeel Javeed (Author)Aseptic arthritis of the knee joint was induced in 12 healthy donkeys, weighing 60 to 85kg by intra- articular injection of 0.3ml of turpentine oil. The animals were randomly divided into 2 groups A and B of 6 animals each. Group A served as a control whereas in Group B anti-arthritic drug, diclofenac sodium (Diclocare 5%) was administered intramuscularly at the dose rate of 2.5mg/kg body weight daily for 5-6 days starting one day after the induction of arthritis. In g...

Role of Negative Pressure Dressing in Healing of Diabetic Foot Ulcers - Paperback

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by Bajaj Kuljyot (Author), Kaur Harminder (Author)The role of Negative Pressure Wound Dressing in healing of diabetic foot ulcers has been proposed as a novel method of manipulating the chronic wound environment in a way that it reduces bacterial burden and chronic interstitial wound fluid, increases vascularity and cytokine expression and to an extent mechanically exploiting the viscoelasticity of periwound tissues. Additionally, the cyclical application of sub-atmospheric pressure alters th...

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by M. D. S. Imran Mohammed Khan (Author), M. B. B. S. Nikhath Fathima (Author), M. S. (Ortho) Shakil Mohammed Khan (Author)Identification of an individual, living or dead is based on the theory that all individuals are Unique. Humans may be born with anomalies like missing teeth or have Dental Restorations. Teeth are resistant to postmortem destruction and are one of the most durable parts of our body, these characteristic features make teeth useful in identification of bodies in mass disaste...

Evaluation of Carbopol & Methocel Loaded Verapamil Hcl Floating Tablet - Paperback

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by Bhuiyan Mohiuddin Ahmed (Author), Toufique Syeda Amina (Author), Reza MD Selim (Author)The authors have done their research in the Department of Pharmacy, University of Asia Pacific, Dhaka, Bangladesh. This department is continuing its research activities since its inception in different fields, likely, Pharmaceutical Technology, Pharmaceutical Microbiology, Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Phytochemistry etc. Every year a number of research articles are being published in different reputed j...

Feeding In Cleft Lip And Cleft Palate Infants - Paperback

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by Goel Subhima (Author), Hegde Amitha M. (Author)Cleft lip and palate represents the second most frequently occurring congenital deformity after clubfoot deformity. These structural defects of the facial-oral complex may vary from slight notching of the lip or a small cleft in uvula to a complete separation of the lip and absence of the partition between the oral and nasal cavities. Babies with clefts of the lip and palate have problems during feeding. They find it difficult to latch onto th...

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by Jodat Askari (Author), Nazia Yazdanie (Author)Denture bases have been fabricated using acrylic reins. Though acrylic resin has many advantages such as easy processing / curing, but has a limitation of final contraction during curing. This movement of teeth results in disturbed occlusion causing unstable dentures The movement of teeth may occur as a result of processing procedures and dimensional changes of acrylic denture base during curing, deflasking, finishing and polishing. This book c...

Implant Supported Fixed Partial Dentures - Paperback

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by Mansoor Shariff (Author)Fixed partial dentures supported by implants are useful treatment options in treating partial edentulism, and have proven clinical reliability. These partial dentures are subjected to varied occlusal loads resulting in movement or deflection of fixed partial dentures in all three planes i.e. vertical, horizontal and sagittal. The periodontal ligament and other supporting structures govern the movements of the partial dentures supported by natural abutments. When par...

A Text Book of Nutrition for Nursing Students - Paperback

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by Shinde Sanjay (Author)Summary This book is designed to equip you with the basic concepts required for nursing students for nutrition. This edition includes the latest nutritional guidelines, with a new chapter on meeting particular dietary needs for infants, sick child, adolescent, pregnant women, old age people and therapeutic diet and routine hospital diets on various disease conditions. Community nutrition, current nutritional problems and national programmes. Number of Pages: 416 Dimen...

Hard Relining Material for Denture - Paperback

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by Raszewski Zbigniew (Author)Denture relining compensates the mucosal atrophy alveolar bone and connective tissue. Additionally soft relining materials, are often affixed to denture base surface in order to distribute and cushion the occlusal force more evenly during mastifcation and reduce the overall pain. Relining material layer is in practice an average of from 2 to 4 mm thick. It is used for full and partially removable prostheses and prosthetic supported construction. Number of Pages: ...

Single File Systems in Endodontics - Paperback

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by Anil Dhingra (Author), Harkanwal Kaur Bhullar (Author)"Less is More"- Recent advances for endodontic canal preparations have focused on this concept of Single File Systems. According to the single file concept one single file is able to transition a secured canal to a well-shaped canal. Single file endodontic concept is said to require only one file for complete instrumentation for majority of root canals. The technique is supposed to reduce the working time and lower cross contamination b...

Ergonomics intervention for work-related low back pain - Paperback

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by Eman M. Seif Elnasr (Author)Ergonomics intervention is necessary to prevent and minimize Work-related low back pain . Primary prevention involves preemployment or preplacement examination of workers, training workers for safe and effective performance of job tasks, job modification, and employee fitness. Secondary prevention strategies aim to identify those with mild or recurrent LBP who are at a high risk for low back disability and to intervene appropriately and early enough to change th...

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by Hans-Rudolf Weiss (Author)Increasingly, evidence can be found for the use of physiotherapeutic treatment for scoliosis. Bracing, once controversial, is now regarded as having a scientific basis. In contrast, evidence is lacking for the surgical treatment of scoliosis and recent studies on long-term results raise questions. The future, therefore, belongs to the conservative, nonsurgical treatment of scoliosis. The good news is that the latest developments in bracing and practices aimed at h...

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Corneal Surgery: Essential Techniques - Hardcover

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by Bruno Zuberbuhler (Author), Stephen Tuft (Author), David Gartry (Author)This book is an informative and comprehensive guide to the essential techniques currently employed in corneal surgery. It focuses in particular on two principal areas: the treatment of corneal disorders by means of different forms of corneal transplantation and the use of the Excimer laser to treat refractive disorders. In order to facilitate learning and later deployment of the techniques a multimedia approach is used...

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Atlas of Skin Cancers: Practical Guide to Diagnosis and Treatment - Hardcover

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by Ali Hendi (Author), Juan Carlos Martinez (Author)A practical and easy-to-use resource that will help not only dermatologists but also primary care physicians, physician assistants, nurses, and others to identify cancerous skin lesions correctly Includes hundreds of high-quality color images that illustrate all of the common cutaneous malignancies and frequent mimickers Also presents biopsy techniques, treatment options, and treatment complications The incidence of skin cancer has risen rap...

Guide to Set Up a Medical Diagnostic Laboratory - Paperback

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by Abd Ellah Mahmoud Rushdi (Author)The current book aimed to provide a short guide for establishing a Medical Diagnostic Laboratory. The guide was concerned with the types of medical laboratories, essential medical instruments, laboratory samples and laboratory Quality control. The most important to know is the basics of constructing a medical laboratory and the hygienic disposal of infectious laboratory samples without being a source for the distribution of infections microorganisms to the ...

Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatic Heart Diseases in Children - Paperback

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by Moawad Ali Mamdouh (Author), Mahmoud Gomaa Maher Hassan (Author)Acute rheumatic fever (ARF) is an inflammatory disease of childhood that occurs following untreated group A streptococcal pharyngeal infections. Although it is well established that group A streptococcus is the sole etiologic agent of ARF, the pathogenesis and immune mechanisms are still not completely understood. In the pediatric population, ARF is the most common cause of acquired heart disease worldwide. This multi-systemic...

Influence of Rehabilitation Therapy and Pharmacotherapy on the Bppv - Paperback

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by Maslovara Sini a. (Author)Although it is one of the most common causes of vertigo, simply diagnosed by the performance of the Dix-Hallpike test, the benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) frequently remains unrecognized even nowadays. This prospective clinical study involved all patients suffering from the vertigo symptoms who visited the ENT department of the General Hospital in Vukovar, Croatia, during a period between February 2008 and February 2009. Subsequent to the establishment...

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Labster Virtual Lab Experiments: Basic Biology - Paperback

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by Sarah Stauffer (Author), Aaron Gardner (Author), Dewi Ayu Kencana Ungu (Author)This textbook helps you to prepare for both your next exams and practical courses by combining theory with virtual lab simulations. With the "Labster Virtual Lab Experiments" book series you have the unique opportunity to apply your newly acquired knowledge in an interactive learning game that simulates common laboratory experiments. Try out different techniques and work with machines that you otherwise wouldn't...

Regulatory Intelligence as the Basis for Regulatory Strategy and Global Drug Development - Paperback

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by Petra Heyen (Author)Master's Thesis from the year 2004 in the subject Health - Miscellaneous, grade: sehr gut, University of Bonn (Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Fakultät), language: English, abstract: The Regulatory Affairs (RA) department is a key discipline in the global network of drug development. During drug development, regulatory strategy is one crucial success factor for the approval of the development candidate. Also, regulatory strategy can optimise labelling in the key cou...

Healing Heat - an essay on cancer fever therapy: Immunological basics and practical application with 16 case reports - Paperback

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by Heinz-Uwe Hobohm (Author)The human body is uniformly, both by specialists and patients, regarded as a machine too weak to fight cancer. But this is a misconception. First, without our immune system we would be overstretched by cancer cells within short term. Second, even in cases of late stage disease so-called spontaneous regressions and cures can happen. Spontaneous regressions are listed, but not explained in the scientific literature to this day. A careful look on case studies reveals ...

Tolerance and Physical Dependence for Tramadol Hcl - Paperback

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by Sahib Seaab (Author)When you have hearing about the drug addiction you think it's just a bad habit, it's not like that, death timer will start at first time of injection, you may not understand what the mean of death timer and no one knows this better than author SEAAB SAHIB, how studied, experimented, noticed, tested and evaluated the effect of such addictive drug (tramadol Hcl) for two years on an experimental animal model. This book illustrated many of scientific facts regarding the Tra...

Colutorio Clorofenol-Peroxido y Clorhexidina En Placa y Gingivitis - Paperback

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by Ismael Yevenes (Author), Sonia Rivera (Author), David Ja a. (Author)Se evalúo eficacia y seguridad de un colutorio a base de compuestos fenólicos, aceite esencial y dioxidano realizando un ensayo clínico para medirlas. Se utilizo un modelo de formación de placa microbiana, gingivitis y seguridad de tratamiento en un período de cuatro días, como control positivo se uso un colutorio de clorhexidina al 0,12%. Participaron 26 sujetos en un estudio doble ciego cruzado y con distribución aleator...

Some Points about Levothyroxine Usage in Hypothyroidism - Paperback

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by Davoodi Morteza (Author)The Thyroid gland is the largest endocrine gland that affects all metabolic reactions in body because of its secretions. According to statistical evaluations the major dysfunction in thyroid is hypothyroidism that usually treated with levothyroxine. In this book at first the precise function of this gland is described whit simple slang and then evaluation of drug control is discussed. Understanding of the text needs no professional specialty and can be extended to o...

Rábano negro como fuente natural de propiedades terapéuticas - Paperback

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by Ibrahim Guillermo Castro-Torres (Author), Miguel Ángel Domínguez O. (Author), Janeth Gallegos E. (Author)El rábano negro (Raphanus sativus L. var niger) es una planta de la familia crucífera que tiene importantes usos etnobotánicos a nivel mundial; en esta obra se presentan sus trabajos experimentales a nivel preclínico y clínico, mismos que han demostrado efectos antioxidantes, antiurolíticos, antilitiásicos y estimulantes de la función hepática y biliar. El objetivo primordial de este li...

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by Abolfotouh Mostafa (Author)This manual introduces the reader to research planning and the different aspects of research designs. It allows the reader to gain experience in construction of research proposals and critical appraisal. The reader will be acquainted with skills in questionnaire design, data collection, interviewing techniques and Validity and reliability of diagnosis in medical practice. Skills in data analysis, presentation and interpretation will be gained. Ethical issues in m...

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by Mansata Anuj (Author), Parikh Neelampari (Author), Nandini C. (Author)This book on Tumour Immunology, by Dr. Anuj Mansata, Dr. Neelampari Parikh & Dr. C. Nandini, provides a comprehensive idea about basic immune system of the body and about tumour immunology. Immune recognition of cancers/tumours as well as mechanisms acquired by cancer cells to escape from immune system, has now been well documented in humans. This book is tailor made to cater the needs of undergraduate as well as pos...

Epidemiología veterinaria práctica - Paperback

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by Lazo Leonel (Author)En el presente libro dirigimos nuestros esfuerzos a difundir el conocimiento sobre aspectos relacionados con la epidemiología veterinaria, con un enfoque práctico apoyado en resultados de investigaciones realizadas por el autor en este campo de acción del Médico Veterinario. Se plasman un grupo de aspectos esenciales relacionados con los mecanismos de las enfermedades en las poblaciones de animales susceptibles así como se plantean los principios epidemiológicos para la...

$Dexmedetomidina y lidocaína para tratamiento de dolor refractario - Paperback$

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by Carrillo Torres Orlando (Author)El dolor no se puede definir solamente como una experiencia sensorial discreta entendido como estímulos que actúan sobre una vía específica para obtener una sensación en particular ya que en realidad es un conjunto diverso de fenómenos complejos de la percepción que se caracterizan por una naturaleza desagradable o preocupante. Cuando se menciona dolor refractario a opioides se habla de complejidad y mal pronóstico en general; este dolor es definido como la ...

Tratamiento del dolor por cáncer - Paperback

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by Vargas-Bermúdez Alejandro (Author), Valverde-Vega Andrea (Author), Vargas-Aguilar Karla (Author)En la mayoría de los trabajos de investigación que analizan el tema de dolor por cáncer, se evidencia que los pacientes oncológicos tienen que soportar niveles de dolor desde moderado a severo, con deterioro en su calidad de vida. Esto se produce en muchas ocasiones por el desconocimiento del personal de salud de conceptos básicos sobre el manejo del dolor oncológico. Este manual de tratamiento ...

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by Richter Igor (Author)Malignant tumors of the colon and rectum are the most common cancers in developed countries. The incidence of rectal adenocarcinoma represents approximately 30% of this number. A neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy followed by total mesorectal excision is the current standard of the treatment in patients with locally advanced rectal adenocarcinoma.The aim of this retrospective study was to determine the prognostic impact of EGFR expression changes during neoadjuvant chemorad...

Multipurpose Wheelchair for Physically Challenged and Elder People - Paperback

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by Mohan Kumar R (Author), Mohamed Basheer Ahamed (Author), Manas Ranjan (Author)A chair with wheels designed as a replacement for walking is known as wheelchair. This is used for movement of physically disabled, elder people, children who have difficulty and are unable to walk. The wheelchair is of two types based on the power used for mobility: 1.Manual powered wheelchair. 2.Electric powered wheelchair. Manual powered wheelchairs are driven by manual power, classified into foldable and non-...