Pleural diseases are very common and of increasing prevalence. This brand new title in the ABC series covers a wide range of conditions including pneumothorax, pleural effusions, pleural infections, chylothorax and mesothelioma.
Written by a team of specialists this overview of pleural diseases is a practical guide for the management of pleural diseases including general practitioners, junior doctors, specialist nurses, radiologists and all healthcare professionals working within chest medicine.
Pleural diseases are very common and of increasing prevalence. This brand new title in the ABC series covers a wide range of conditions including pneu...
ABC of Cancer Care is a practical primary care guide to help health professionals better inform their patients, manage and recognize the common complications of cancers and their treatment, and understand the rationale and implications of decisions made in secondary and tertiary care.
It provides coverage of the diagnosis, management, treatment and on-going surveillance of common cancers within the multidisciplinary context of primary care. Individual chapters assess the different treatment options, including surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy, and examine their possible...
ABC of Cancer Care is a practical primary care guide to help health professionals better inform their patients, manage and recognize the com...
This is a practical guide for all health care professionals who are looking after abused individuals (whether knowingly or not) and who wish to learn more in order to help their patients.
This is a practical guide for all health care professionals who are looking after abused individuals (whether knowingly or not) and who wish to learn ...
This brand new title in the ABC series looks at the treatment and management of wounds and healing procedure - it's the perfect aid for students, nursing staff, hospital doctors and GPs.Covers the assessment, diagnosis and management of all wounds - from traumatic to chronic. Giving practical advice on dressings and devices used in the management of wounds.
This brand new title in the ABC series looks at the treatment and management of wounds and healing procedure - it's the perfect aid for students, nurs...
ABC of Multimorbidity is the first title to provide primary care practitioners with a practical approach to the complex issues of treating and managing patients with more than one morbidity. While not confined to the elderly, ageing populations and earlier diagnosis of chronic conditions mean more people are living longer with more than one morbidity. Treatment guidelines for specific conditions, however, are often designed for treatment in isolation of other morbidities. Multimorbidity management therefore requires a more patient centred approach and greater knowledge and coordination of...
ABC of Multimorbidity is the first title to provide primary care practitioners with a practical approach to the complex issues of treating and managi...
A practical guide to the diagnosis and treatment of arterial and venous disease for the non-specialist, focusing on the modern day management of patients.
A practical guide to the diagnosis and treatment of arterial and venous disease for the non-specialist, focusing on the modern day management of patie...
ABC of Transfer and Retrieval Medicine provides the key information required to help health care professionals involved in the movement of critically ill patients to do so safely, correctly and with confidence.
Beginning with the practical and clinical considerations to be taken into account during patient transfer and an overview of transfer equipment, it then addresses pharmacological aspects of patient transfer, the roles and responsibilities of the transfer team, and the requirements of neonatal, paediatric and specialist transfers.
Mapped against the syllabus for the...
ABC of Transfer and Retrieval Medicine provides the key information required to help health care professionals involved in the movement of crit...
ABC of Sexual Health provides a comprehensive overview of this important, but difficult subject and includes reading resources as well as information on professional societies, patient groups and online resources.
Fully revised and expanded to cover a range of new content and topics including psychological, urological, gynaecological, endocrinological and psychiatric aspects of sexual health, the effects of medication, sexual dysfunction, sexual orientation, gender identity, paraphilias, forensic sexology, dermatoses, and psychosexual therapy and education.
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ABC of Sexual Health provides a comprehensive overview of this important, but difficult subject and includes reading resources as well as infor...
The "ABC of Sports and Exercise Medicine" provides general practitioners with a comprehensive overview of the field of sports medicine. This highly illustrated and thoroughly revised and updated new edition: Reflects new developments and current practice Includes new chapters on medical care at sporting events, environmental factors of sports exercise, benefits of exercise in health and disease, nutrition and ergogenic supplements, and the use of drugs in sport Covers the benefits of exercise among special populations such as the disabled, obese, pregnancy, children and the elderly...
The "ABC of Sports and Exercise Medicine" provides general practitioners with a comprehensive overview of the field of sports medicine. This highly...
