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by Kathy Kortes-Miller (Author)This practical handbook will equip readers with the tools to have meaningful conversations about death and dying Death is a part of life. We used to understand this, and in the past, loved ones generally died at home with family around them. But in just a few generations, death has become a medical event, and we have lost the ability to make this last part of life more personal and meaningful. Today people want to regain control over health-care decisions for th...
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by Kate Wilde (Author), Samahria Lyte Kaufman (Foreword by)Do you want to help your child on the autism spectrum to verbally communicate with you and others? You've picked up the right book. The Autism Language Launcher gives you something totally new: a step-by-step guide that ignites language lift-off by using methods such as tapping into your child's innate intelligence, going with your child instead of against your child and providing techniques that work with adults on the spectrum. Writ...
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by Joel Shaul (Author)In conversation, children on the autism spectrum often struggle to select topics of interest to others. Many have strong, narrow interests and feel compelled to introduce these subjects when they talk. This book provides a simple visual model to help children experience more success in finding common ground in conversation. The "Green Zone" is a visual representation of finding common ground between one person (blue) and another person (yellow) to create a "green zone" t...
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by MD Larry J. Santora (Author), MD Steven A. Armentrout (Author), Dick Butkus (Author)The OC Cure For Heart Disease is a straightforward, easy-to-follow roadmap for preventing heart attacks. Early detection of heart disease is the key. Drs. Santora and Armentrout reveal their proven system which uses EBCT heart scans as the first pivotal step to detect early heart disease. The second step is an evolutionary, comprehensive and practical nutritional program, complete with enticing meal plans, ...
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by Barbara Dorr Mullen (Author), Kerry Anne McGinn (Author)This invaluable reference discusses every aspect of an ostomy--a surgical procedure that creates an alternative opening in the body for waste discharge from the kidney, colon, intestines, or bladder--from the first shock of diagnosis through surgery and rehabilitation. The coauthor's moving and motivational story of her colostomy experience is blended with information on the latest surgical techniques and equipment, providing prospect...
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by Jean-Charles Preiser (Editor), Margaret Herridge (Editor), Elie Azoulay (Editor)This book, part of the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine textbook series, provides detailed up-to-date information on the physical, cognitive, and psychological impairments that are frequently present following a stay in an intensive care unit and examines in depth the available preventive and therapeutic strategies, including adapted rehabilitation programs. Beyond acquainting readers with the multip...
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by Agnes R. Stogicza (Editor), André M. Mansano (Editor), Andrea M. Trescot (Editor)This comprehensive book serves as a review for the Fellow of Interventional Pain Practice (FIPP) exam and functions as a concise guide for all interventional pain doctors. Through educational initiatives, it helps to promote consensus-building among experts on the effectiveness of existing techniques and avenues for advancement of therapeutic performances.The book is divided into four sections (head and neck, ...
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by Laura Hercher (Editor), Barbara Biesecker (Editor), Jehannine Austin (Editor)Genetic counselors advise patients and families affected by or at risk of genetic disorders. They educate them about inheritance, diseases, and screening tests, interpret medical histories and test results, and help families cope with diagnoses and make informed medical decisions. The profession is rapidly evolving and is poised to play an increasingly important role in society as genome sequencing becomes routine...
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by Carolyn McLeod (Author)Conscience in Reproductive Health Care responds to the growing worldwide trend of health care professionals conscientiously refusing to provide abortions and similar reproductive health services in countries where these services are legal and professionally accepted. Carolyn McLeod argues that conscientious objectors in health care should prioritize the interests of patients in receiving care over their own interest in acting on their conscience. She defends this "pr...
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by Ramaswamy Govindan (Author), Daniel Morgensztern (Author), Armin Ghobadi (Author)Focusing on the essential information you need to know for the clinical practice of oncology, this practical volume in the Lippincott Manual series provides concise, high-yield content that reflects today's fast-changing advances in the field. In one convenient, portable resource, you'll find complete coverage of cancer management, all at your fingertips for quick review and reference. The Washington Manual(R)...
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by Charles Wiener (Author), J. Larry Jameson (Author), Anthony Fauci (Author)The book that serves as the basis for the popular "Harrison's Podclass" podcast series! This outstanding collection of internal medicine Q&A is perfect for prepping for board or shelf exams, getting in multiple "reps" of self directed learning, and increasing your understanding of clinical reasoning. It's packed with 1,000+ high-quality clinical vignettes, with expert, on-point explanations for correct and incor...
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by Carol Helmstadter (Author)Beyond Nightingale is the first book to explore the inception of modern nursing from a transnational perspective, studying the development of the new military nursing in the five Crimean War armies. The story is told within the broader context of the different political, social and economic cultures from which modern nursing arose. Although the Russians were battling industrialised armies with their pre-industrial, agrarian economy it was they who developed the mo...
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by Thomas F. Harrison (Author), Brent P. Forester (Author)If you are facing the unique challenges of caring for a parent with dementia, you are not alone. What do you do when your loved one so plainly needs assistance, but is confused, angry, or resistant to your help? Where can you find the vital information you need, when you need it? Journalist Thomas Harrison and leading geriatric psychiatrist Brent Forester show that you don't have to be a medical expert to be a good care provider in thi...
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by Rachel Ellison (Author)Written for those who have little or no management training, Umiker's Management Skills for the New Health Care Supervisor comprehensively covers what the new health care manager will need to know to be successful in their career. Through real world cases studies, readers gain insight into a supervisor's day-to-day interactions with patients, colleagues, outside stakeholders, and their employees. Updated throughout to cover the many ongoing challenges of the COVID-19...
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by Anthony A. Barrett (Author), John C. Yardley (Author)There can be few historical figures who have made such a powerful impact on the popular imagination as the Roman emperor Caligula (died AD 41). Yet an accurate reconstruction of his life and reign largely eludes us. This is paradoxical. The source material is plentiful, even lavish, by the standards of antiquity. The problem lies not so much in the quantity of evidence available, but in its quality. For our information we are obliged to ...
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by Michael Crichton (Author), Richard Preston (Author)In the vein of Jurassic Park, this high conceptthriller follows a group of graduate students lured to Hawaii to work for amysterious biotech company--only to find themselves cast out into the rainforest, with nothing but their scientific expertise and wits to protect them. Aninstant classic, Micro pits nature against technology in vintageCrichton fashion. Completed by visionary science writer Richard Preston, thisboundary-pushing thriller ...
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by Jolynn Pulliam (Author), Meg Holloway (Author)For all shorter nurse assistant courses, especially those covering acute care (hospital) and nursing home (long-term care) environments.A step-by-step guide to whole-patient care, for the novice nursing assistantThe Nursing Assistant fulfills the need for a brief, practical, and affordable guide to nursing assistance in today's competitive health-care environment. This text is the foundation for any nursing assistant training program and applie...
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by Leslie Anne Hadfield (Author)In rural South African clinics, Black nurses played critical roles. Charged with administering valuable and life-saving health care measures despite a lack of equipment and personnel, these nurses had to navigate the intersections of traditional African healing practices, changing gender relations, and increasing educational and economic opportunities for South Africa's Black middle class between the 1960s and 1980s. Leslie Anne Hadfield compellingly demonstra...
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by Dean Ho (Author), Yoann Sapanel (Author), Agata Blasiak (Author)How digital therapies can transform your health.Traditional health care has a new ally. Some patients with sleep disorders, back pain, and diabetes are now being prescribed app-based treatment instead of drugs. Algorithms are helping cancer patients manage their symptoms, and video games are improving the attention span of children diagnosed with ADHD. A new class of medicine called digital therapeutics (DTx) is gaining tracti...
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by Andrew S. Lea (Author)A fascinating history of the first attempts to computerize medical diagnosis.Beginning in the 1950s, interdisciplinary teams of physicians, engineers, mathematicians, and philosophers began to explore the possible application of a new digital technology to one of the most central, and vexed, tasks of medicine: diagnosis. In Digitizing Diagnosis, Andrew Lea examines these efforts--and the larger questions, debates, and transformations that emerged in their wake. While ...
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by Henci Goer (Author)As an intelligent woman, you are probably used to learning as much as you can before making major decisions. But when it comes to one of the most important decisions of your life--how you will give birth--it is hard to gather accurate, unbiased information. Surprisingly, much of the research does not support common medical opinion and practice. Birth activist Henci Goer gives clear, concise information based on the latest medical studies. The Thinking Woman's Guide to a ...
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by John R. Lee (Author), Jesse Hanley (Author), Virginia Hopkins (Author)Restore and maintain gynecological health, sex drive, and energy with this safe, effective hormone balance program for anyone experiencing premenopause syndrome. I'm too young for menopause. So why do I feel like this? Even if you're a decade or more away from menopause, your hormones may already be out of balance, usually caused by an excess of estrogen and a deficiency of progesterone. More than 50 million women exper...
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by J. D. Ryan (Author)My memoirs are rather slanted. They include only the successes and none of the failures. Clinical vignettes that illustrate the healing process follow my career from a medical internship at Georgetown, through a fellowship in Psychiatry at Boston's Beth Israel Hospital. The discovery of the warming point in schizophrenia at D.C. General was followed by the almost miraculous healing of several thousand acutely ill schizophrenics during two years as Chief Psychiatrist. The...
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by Christine Williams (Author)Optimize Patient Outcomes with Effective Communication! Top nursing care often requires an instant response to an emotionally-charged moment using verbal and non-verbal communication. The Second Edition of Therapeutic Interaction in Nursing expertly addresses communication issues relevant to nurses who regularly interact with various cultures, special populations, and families. The updated edition includes new chapters written to address the needs identified by t...
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by M. Susan Lindee (Author)Genetic research increasingly dominates medical thought and practice in the United States and in many other industrialized nations. Susan Lindee's original study explores the institutions, disciplines, and ideas that initiated the reconfiguration of genetic medicine from a marginal field in the mid-1950s to a core research frontier of biomedicine. Tracing the work of geneticists and other experts in identifying and classifying disease during the explosive period bet...
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by Renee Prajer (Author), Gwen Grosso (Author)A DAVIS'S NOTES BOOK!The perfect chairside reference ... in class, clinic, and practiceThis unique, pocket-sized guide gives your instant access to commonly used clinical practices and procedures integral to comprehensive patient care. Carry it with you wherever you go for quick reference at a moment's notice. And, its write-on/wipe-off, waterproof pages let you disinfect it according to infection control standards. It's also perfect for preparing...
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by Denise M. Harmening (Author), Kathleen Finnegan (Author)A DAVIS'S NOTES BOOKCell morphology at your fingertips! This pocket-sized atlas delivers concise, yet comprehensive coverage of the morphology of normal and abnormal peripheral blood and bone marrow cells. Organized by cell line, it emphasizes morphological identification.With more than 300 full-color photographs in the popular Davis's Notes(R) format, it's the perfect reference at the bench, in class, or during clinical rotations--an...
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by John Froude Frcp (Author)Lyme disease is a global pandemic high on suffering with a low mortality. It is reminiscent of the global pandemic of Syphilis although Bb is not transmitted sexually. Most people are cured, once they are diagnosed and treated. Physicians should have and maintain a high index of suspicion for the diagnosis of Lyme disease. A few develop Long Lyme. Other causes of the exhaustion syndrome need to be excluded in these patients. No diagnosis of dementia should be accep...
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by Leon E. Moores (Author)Leadership is an integral part of what doctors do.All physicians lead, not just those with "official" leadership titles, such as CMO or Chief of Surgery. If leadership can be defined as influencing thought and behavior to achieve desired results, then clearly it isn't something physicians work toward only as a later-career goal. Leadership is a skillset physicians practice every day. Whether persuading a patient to stop smoking, a lab to return speedy results, or a s...
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by Christoph Beckonert (Author)Anyone confronted with the diagnosis of "leaky gut syndrome" will probably quickly realize during their own research that the subject is relatively complex. But why is it actually so?Leaky gut syndrome" refers to a condition in which the mucous membrane of our intestines is permeable at the microscopic level, but unfortunately not only for nutrients and other molecules important for bodily functions, but also for substances that should actually have been excrete...
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by Frank M. Dattilio (Editor), Daniel I. Shapiro (Editor), D. Scott Greenaway (Editor)The most comprehensive guide to cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) with clients in crisis is now in a significantly revised fourth edition with 75% new material. Over 15 years of clinical and research advances are reflected in fully updated chapters on evidence-based brief strategies for helping people cope in highly stressful situations. From leading experts, the book addresses suicide prevention, crises re...
