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The Ethics of Surveillance in Times of Emergency - Hardcover

$143.64

by Kevin Macnish (Editor), Adam Henschke (Editor)This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International licence. It is free to read on Oxford Academic and offered as a free PDF download from OUP and selected open access locations. The Ethics of Surveillance in Times of Emergency draws from the use of modern surveillance technologies during the COVID-19 pandemic to explore a set of issues and challenges facing decision-makers and designers in times of emergen...

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Governing for Health: Advancing Health and Equity Through Policy and Advocacy - Paperback

$136.80

by Fran Baum (Author)Some aspects of public health vary by locality or jurisdiction. Political challenges are not one of them. As governments on every scale become motivated by short-term economic gains, the essential causes of public health and equity are regularly subject to political questioning and financial shortcutting. Governing for Health is a counterpoint to this myopic approach -- a passionate, rigorous case for why the health of a society is both its greatest measure and its most u...

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Leveraging the Education-Health Connection: How Educators, Physicians, and Public Health Professionals Can Improve Education and Health Outcomes Throu - Paperback

$56.63

by David A. Birch (Author)On the interdependent relationship between health and academic achievement.Research indicates that healthy children are more likely to succeed in school and that individuals who attain higher levels of education are more likely to experience better health outcomes in adulthood. To promote and support children's academic success, educators must view student health as an education issue. At the same time, public health professionals must view students' academic success...

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by Kevin Grange (Author)A true account of going through UCLA's famed Daniel Freeman Paramedic Program--and practicing emergency medicine on the streets of Los Angeles. Nine months of tying tourniquets and pushing new medications, of IVs, chest compressions, and defibrillator shocks--that was Kevin Grange's initiation into emergency medicine when, at age thirty-six, he enrolled in the "Harvard of paramedic schools" UCLA's Daniel Freeman Paramedic Program, long considered one of the best and mo...

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by Ian Blumer (Author), Sheila Crowe (Author)The everyday guide to understanding and treating Celiac diseaseCeliac Disease For Dummies is the ultimate reference for people with the disease and their family members. The book helps readers identify symptoms of the disease, and explains how doctors definitively diagnose celiac disease. It outlines how celiac disease affects the body, and what its consequences could be if untreated. The authors explain how celiac disease is treated, not only thro...

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Quick Medical Terminology: A Self-Teaching Guide - Paperback

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by Shirley Soltesz Steiner (Author), Natalie Pate Capps (Author)The new, updated edition of the classic medical terminology reference with over 200,000 copies sold Quick Medical Terminology has long been relied on by students and medical professionals looking to build or update their medical vocabulary. This new fifth edition provides the tools and information needed to understand the simple logic behind hundreds of seemingly incomprehensible words, along with fresh exercises and current exa...

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Turmeric for Your Health: Nature's Most Powerful Anti-Inflammatory - Paperback

$15.95

by Larry Trivieri (Author)Imagine a natural spice that had the proven power to reduce or eliminate inflammation, the underlying cause of so many serious health disorders--and that's just for starters. For over 5,000 years, India's Ayurvedic medical practitioners have successfully used turmeric as a treatment for a host of painful and debilitating diseases. And for over sixty years, Indian hospital and research centers have studied the amazing effects of turmeric, with hundreds of scientific p...

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Genetic Disorders Sourcebook, 8th Edition - Hardcover

$122.22

by James Chambers (Editor in Chief) Number of Pages: 744 Dimensions: 2.13 x 9.21 x 6.22 IN Publication Date: February 01, 2023

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by Delores Christina Harmon Schoen (Author)As orthopaedic specialty units are being combined with other nursing units or integrated into medical-surgical units, more nurses are frequently unprepared to care for these patients with orthopaedic problems. To help them keep pace with the changing demands of this specialty, this book's straightforward approach and wealth of illustrations address the nursing care of patients with common orthopaedic conditions. Step-by-step coverage shows preoperati...

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by Susan Jackson (Author), Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi (Author) The experience of flow is still one of the least understood phenomena in sport. And yet it is one of the richest, most memorable experiences an athlete will ever know.Some call it a natural high. Others refer to it as being in a zone. Whatever it's called, flow is an elusive and very sought-after psychological state that athletes, coaches, and sport psychologists have tried to understand, harness, and employ to their benefit since Mi...

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by Cally L. Davis (Author)This text covers the basic principles and practices of nursing. It explores various topics such as patient care, nursing theories, communication, pharmacology, and ethical and legal issues in nursing. The book is written to provide students with a solid foundation in the fundamentals of nursing, and to help them develop the knowledge and skills necessary for a successful nursing career. With its emphasis on evidence-based practice and patient-centered care, this book...

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Stiffs, Skulls & Skeletons: Medical Photography and Symbolism - Hardcover

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by Stanley B. Burns (Author), Elizabeth a. Burns (Author)This intriguing and comprehensive exploration of the skeleton and the dead body includes more than 400 rare photographs. Stanley B. Burns, MD, has studied, collected and written on medical photography for over four decades focusing on unexplored areas. His books have placed him in the forefront of medical photographic history scholarship. This work reveals the nineteenth-century fascination with the dead body and body parts. The classic...

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The Ketogenic Kitchen: Low Carb. High Fat. Extraordinary Health. - Paperback

$39.91

by Domini Kemp (Author), Patricia Daly (Author)Delicious keto recipes written by two cancer survivors to help those struggling with chronic illnesses.Domini Kemp and Patricia Daly, who have both come through cancer, have discovered a life-changing way of eating.In The Ketogenic Kitchen they share with you exciting nutritional developments, which reveal that a diet low in carbohydrates and high in fat, in conjunction with the treatment recommended by medical professionals, offers new hope in t...

Current Research in Circulating Tumor Cells - Hardcover

$194.04

by Jonah Randall (Editor)Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) are a rare subset of cells identified in the blood of patients having solid tumor. It serves as a seed for metastases. Cancer cells generally metastasize in two ways in the bloodstream, through single migratory CTCs or multicellular groupings. They imitate tumor properties and sustain tumor heterogeneity. They are also potentially useful as preclinical models, clinical biomarkers, and therapeutic targets. Furthermore, they have a potenti...

The Prescription-To-Prison Pipeline: The Medicalization and Criminalization of Pain - Paperback

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by Michelle Smirnova (Author)In The Prescription-to-Prison Pipeline Michelle Smirnova argues that the ongoing opioid drug epidemic is the result of an endless cycle in which suffering is medicalized and drug use is criminalized. Drawing on interviews with eighty incarcerated individuals in Missouri correctional institutions, Smirnova shows how contradictions in medical practices, social ideals, and legal policies disproportionately criminalize the poor for their social condition. This crimina...

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Datta's Obstetric Anesthesia Handbook - Paperback

$129.58

by Scott Segal (Editor), Bhavani Shankar Kodali (Editor)For more than two decades, anesthesiologists and obstetricians have turned to this handbook as the definitive reference for obstetric anesthesia. Authoritative yet concise, it has been designed as a practical guide to all aspects of anesthesia for childbirth and related obstetric procedures, including perinatal pharmacology, relief of labor pain, fetal monitoring, anesthesia for cesarean delivery, high risk pregnancy, and in vitro fertil...

Practical Emergency Resuscitation and Critical Care - Paperback

$107.08

by Kaushal Shah (Editor), Jarone Lee (Editor), Clark G. Owyang A fully revised second edition of a practical, easy-to-read and evidence-based text to assist healthcare professionals in the approach to the unstable and critically ill patient. Divided into sections by clinical scenario, the book covers the essential topics most often encountered in the emergency department and intensive care unit. A collaborative project from critical care physicians across multiple different specialties, the t...

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Pediatric Coding Q&a: Expert Advice from the Aap Coding Hotline - Paperback

$107.03

by American Academy of Pediatrics (Aap) (Author)For years, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Coding Hotline has been a trusted resource for pediatricians and others with coding conundrums. Pediatric CodingQ&A: Expert Advice From the AAP Coding Hotline is a compilation of the hotline's "greatest hits," featuring guidance from our coding experts on everything from coding for specific clinical conditions to applying both common and evolving coding concepts. Organized by clinical and c...

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Pediatric Nutrition for Toddlers, School-Aged Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults: A Clinical Support Chart - Spiral

$76.43

by American Academy of Pediatrics (Aap) (Author)This new point-of-care pediatric nutrition resource provides practitioners with a valuable and easy-to-use reference when evaluating and managing a pediatric patient's nutritional intake and habits. In-depth tables and charts provide specific metrics to assist the clinician, broken out by age-group, activity level, biochemical value, specific nutrient, food group, and more. The chart can be kept on hand throughout the clinical day to support th...

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Fundamentals Success: Nclex(r)-Style Q&A Review - Paperback

$85.79

by Patricia M. Nugent (Author), Barbara A. Vitale (Author) Number of Pages: 624 Dimensions: 1.34 x 10.79 x 8.5 IN Publication Date: February 13, 2023

My Legs Are Crying: What A Pediatrician Learned About Emotionally-Based Illness - Paperback

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by Maggie Kozel (Author)"My Legs are Crying is must-read for all who care for children. Dr. Kozel, a seasoned, skilled, and compassionate pediatrician, takes us on her journey of understanding the complex dynamics of emotionally based illnesses. She teaches us that regardless of the source, children and adolescents' body pain and symptoms are real, that parents are doing their best to help their children, and that restoring health and functioning requires a thoughtful, patient, and multidisci...

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Diabetic Recipes for One and Two - Paperback

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by Michelle Berriedale-Johnson (Author)Over 500 million people worldwide are living with diabetes. There is a continued universal increase in prevalence, confirming diabetes as a significant global challenge to the health and well-being of individuals, families and societies. Present figures indicate USA more than 130 million, UK almost 5 million, and 1.3 million in Australia with alarming levels of increase in Pakistan, India and the Middle East. Most cases of diabetes are Type 2 (non-insuli...

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Music Has Power(r) in Senior Wellness and Healthcare: Best Practices from Music Therapy - Paperback

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by Concetta Tomaino (Author), The Institute of Music and Neurologic Fu (Author)The transformative role music therapy can play in all areas of healthcare, and especially in the care of older adults is increasingly apparent. However, while music activities are present in most care settings, these activities don't provide the therapeutic benefits that are possible with music therapy-informed interventions and programs. Best practices from music therapy are transforming dementia care, and have th...

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by Kristin J. Holtgrew-Bohling (Author)Find practical, detailed, and quick veterinary information in this pocket-sized reference! Ideal for the clinical setting, Mosby's Veterinary PDQ, 4th Edition provides fast access to hundreds of veterinary facts, formulas, lab values, and procedures. Coverage includes key topics such as the physical exam, common diseases, emergency care, pharmacology, diagnostic procedures and imaging techniques, surgery and anesthesia, parasite identification, urinalysi...

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Discovering the Brain: A Guide to the Most Complex Organ of the Human Body - Hardcover

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by Frank Amthor (Author)Explore one of biology's most remarkable creations in this fascinating hardback guide to the science of the brain, richly illustrated in full-color. The brain regulates the processes essential to life, gives rise to thoughts and feelings, and is at the very core of who we are. In Discovering the Brain, you will learn about its anatomy, functions, and processes and begin to uncover the mysteries that are being laid bare by modern neuroscience. You will learn about the b...

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With Two Souls: Two Midwives' Recollections of Love, Life, Birth, and Death in Rural Ethiopia - Paperback

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by Indie McDowell (Author), Atsede Kidane (Author)Recollections of birth and death, joy and tragedy that reveal the reality of maternity care in a remote setting. In 2016, English midwife Indie joined the staff at Attat Hospital in south-western Ethiopia, where Atsede led the midwifery services. It was a meeting that would change their lives. Their close professional relationship, and deep personal friendship, led to them opening a birth centre serving the Gurage women and families of Cheha W...

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Therapy in Colour: Intersectional, Anti-Racist and Intercultural Approaches by Therapists of Colour - Paperback

$93.89

by Isha McKenzie-Mavinga (Editor), Kris Black (Editor), Eugene Ellis (Editor)If you are seeking to create a more intersectional, anti-racist, and inter-cultural approach to therapy, this edited collection emerging from the Black, African and Asian Therapy Network is an invaluable resource for your practice.This collection covers topics such as the psychological trauma of racism, the various barriers to accessing support for mental health and the lived experience of Black, African, or Asian pe...

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Health-Related Disorders in Children and Adolescents: A Guidebook for Educators and Service Providers - Paperback

$150.46

by Michelle Perfect (Editor), Cynthia Riccio (Editor), Melissa Bray (Editor)A comprehensive revision of a critical resource for school-based professionals tasked with providing care for children's disability conditions, their social-emotional health, and their educational needs. The volume of information on health conditions affecting children and adolescents has grown and become more complex over the last several decades, making it a challenge for school-based professionals to support child...

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How I Broke Up with My Colon: Fascinating, Bizarre, and True Health Stories - Paperback

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by Nick Seluk (Author), The Awkward Yeti (Author)Fascinating, bizarre, and educational true-life medical stories retold in cartoon form by the creator of the bestselling Heart and Brain book series. Mysterious illnesses. Freakish injuries. X-rays revealing something weird that got stuck in your foot. These strange but true stories are among the 24 medical tales retold in hilarious fashion by New York Times bestselling author/illustrator Nick Seluk. Featuring fascinating stories submitted by p...

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Mindfulness and the Arts Therapies: Theory and Practice - Paperback

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by Jared D. Kass (Contribution by), Ellen Mullin (Contribution by), Janet Surrey (Contribution by)This ground-breaking book explores the theoretical, clinical and training application of integrating mindfulness with all of the arts therapies, and includes cutting-edge contributions from neuroscience. Written by pioneers and leaders in the arts therapies and psychology fields, the book includes 6 sections that examine mindfulness and the arts therapies from different perspectives: 1) the histo...

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Notes on Nursing: Commemorative Edition - Paperback

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by Florence Nightingale (Author)"The book is sure to reignite a passion for nursing in nurses who may be bogged down in their daily work of nursing practice, education, and/or research. Nurses across the globe are universally grateful for the pathway Nightingale paved for them. In addition, the book is an inspiration to anyone working toward social change, as Nightingale sets a powerful example about the outcome of positive persistence for the common good. There are numerous other published v...

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Bariatric Robotic Surgery: A Comprehensive Guide - Hardcover

$161.98

by Carlos Eduardo Domene (Editor), Keith C. Kim (Editor), Ramon Vilallonga Puy (Editor) The first book specifically devoted to robotic bariatric surgery. The book has a unique comprehensive approach to all aspects involved in a robotic bariatric surgery program in a hospital. Surgical techniques are described in minimal details, followed by a great number of photo illustration, as well as step-by-step video edition. Back JacketThe present book intends to provide a comprehensive guide on the f...