Kategoria BISAC: Medical >> Internal Medicine

An essential guide to clinical issues encountered during management of patients of varied cultural and economic backgrounds

This essential text assists health care students and practitioners in delivering skilled and appropriate care to all patients, no matter their ethnicity, country of origin, cultural history, or access to services. Presenting need-to-know and often hard to find information on differences in access to heath care, immunization histories, disease prevalence, attitudes about health and provision of care, and much more, this resource provides practical,...

Just what you need for your rotation in hospital medicine, this unique text puts mastery of the clerkship at your fingertips. Written by doctors who made hospital medicine their specialty, FIRST EXPOSURE TO HOSPITAL MEDICINE is the book they wish they had for their Internal Medicine clerkship.

The ideal databank and toolset for your rotation FIRST EXPOSURE TO HOSPITAL MEDICINE enhances your rotation with:

• A compelling profile of the practice of hospital medicine
• Just the right amount of material for your 4-week clerkship
• Coverage of general inpatient skills,...

A Unique Compilation of Essential Facts and Bottom-Line Clinical Information That Every Clerk and Resident Must Know

The perfect companion to core text books and clinical manuals used during the clerkship and Internal Medicine residency, Wards provides quick access to essential facts and figures for all major diseases in clear, easy-access tables. Unlike most books which offer clinical advice, Wards covers essentials such as Commonly Used Symbols and Abbreviations, Conversions and Equations, Formulas, Therapeutic Guidelines, and more.

By detailing experimental and basic research, from premalignancy to fully invasive tumors, this book has wide applicability to all human carcinomas. No other group of human cancers is better positioned for the application of recently developed novel and targeted therapies, and this book uniquely presents the unusual opportunities tumors of the head and neck provide for clinical, translational, and basic science research. Cutting-edge and experimental treatment approaches are presented, along with future strategies and an evaluation of emerging technologies.

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Medical decisions are usually thought to follow from evidence-based sc ience, but this is an oversimplified view. The book investigates the c omplex nature of evidence in medicine, makes a case for the centrality of clinical judgement, and indentifies the elements of good judgement in decisions made in the clinic, in public health, and in resource ma nagement.

This book is intended to help medical students with their preparations for medical short case examinations and through this process to enhance the depth and breadth of their knowledge of clinical medicine as well as their clinical skills.

This work provides a guide to how economics can be used to manage scarcity of resources in health services. It outlines the principles of economics in a non-technical manner, before going on to address the issues of how to apply the principles in day to day health services management.

Since the first systematic treatises on medicine in the Bible and Talmud were published in the seventeenth century, a great number of people, Jews and non-Jews, physicians, scientists, historians, clergy, and laymen have contributed, in varying degrees, t

My Life as a Male Anorexic is a uniquely male point of view of anorexia nervosa. It is the autobiographical account of a young man s ongoing struggle with anorexia. Michael shared his story as part of the featured health segment "Men Dying to be Thin" on WSVN Channel 7 News in Miami, Florida, in May 1997.

Michael Krasnow has had anorexia since 1984, and he chronicles his daily struggles, feelings, and experiences in this book. He writes in a relaxed, easygoing manner that makes the book appealing to all readers. While ignoring statistics and not pretending to be an expert on the...

This book is a clinically oriented introduction to the new, emerging field of evidence-based medicine.

A single-volume text, Pharmaceutical Analysis, explores the analytical aspects of drug development and manufacture. This reference provides pharmacists and scientists - specifically, analytical and organic chemists and biochemists -- with a source of information to a broad range of techniques and their applications. This allows readers to choose the most appropriate analytical technique for a particular purpose. The text discusses a variety of concepts, including: quality control and regulatory requirements, chiral and solid state analyses, vibrational spectroscopy, particle properties,...

A book based on decades of occupational health experience in the industrial clinic setting
This book focuses on the development and administration of independent facilities or departments devoted to the injured worker. Until recently, this area was a largely ignored aspect of occupational health. Now, solo practitioners, partnerships, small and large multispecialty groups, HMOs, and hospitals are showing tremendous interest in developing single purpose facilities or divisions related to this type of practice.
Basic Occupational Medicine: A Guide to Developing Delivery Systems...

Invaluable workbook to help GPs and practice staff meet the requirements of continuing professional development (cpd)

General practitioners, like all other health professionals, need to keep up-to-date with the latest developments in medicine and education. They also need to respond to changing technology and changes in the delivery of care. The environment in which GPs work is extremely dynamic but this book helps to keep GPs up-to-date with these advancements and with their professional skills.

The Chief Medical Officer in the UK has recommended that the key...

Research on autism has flourished in recent years. As a result, specialism has developed and lines of research have become specialized and isolated. This collection of research on autism spectrum disorders investigates and cross-references a wide range of neurocognitive, clinical, and interventionist perspectives on autistic spectrum disorders research - from functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging studies to naturalistic intervention.

• Accessible to students, parents and practitioners, Autism provides an overview of high profile research
  
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The first book to offer an in-depth study of the relationship between sleep disorders and common psychiatric disorders in children, this new addition to Informa s Sleep Disorders series covers:

• sleep and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder, autism, anxiety, and depression
• sleep disorders and obesity (including diabetes and metabolic syndrome), a subject that recently has become very prevalent in independent research studies
• current pharmacotherapies for pediatric insomnia, with an overview of pediatric psychopharmacology
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Geared toward sleep specialists, neurologists, geriatricians, and psychiatrists, Geriatric Sleep Medicine presents the most current medical research for the diagnosis and management of sleep disorders in the older patient.

Focused on the prevention of chronic geriatric sleep disorders, this text examines:

• the most recent and up-to-date classification information of sleep disorders from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine
• current algorithms for the evaluation and management of sleep disorders (e.g., insomnia, sleep apnea, parasomnia,...

Responding to the growing recognition of Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) as a major medical condition and the emergence of exciting new therapies, this 2 volume source examines clinical features, characteristics, comorbidities, and impact of OSA on patient biological systems. Not to mention, diagnosis and treatment methods that include first-line and secondary treatments, traditional and emerging diagnostic methods, and an examination of respiratory, medical, and neurologic disorders that affect diagnosis and treatment. Edited by the Director of the Center for Human Sleep Research at Stanford,...

Now for the first time, a new diagnosis and treatment guide with even more focus on the most commonly encountered disorders than ever before. All major internal medicine diseases and disorders are covered in this new succinct evidence-based guide to treatment and diagnosis in internal medicine. Organized by body system, and focused on critical core topics, the Mayo Clinic Internal Medicine Concise Textbook is replete with summary tables, algorithms, and summary points. Easy-access to tables of current medications, indications and side-effects saves time and improves treatment...

This educational book gives child care providers the practical guidance they need to serve infants and toddlers with "and" without disabilities in inclusive settings. It offers information and helpful advice on handling daily care tasks, teaching responsively, meeting individual needs, developing rapport with parents, understanding toddlers' behavior, working with IFSPs, and maintaining high standards of care.

Suggested play activities and intervention approaches help promote healthy development in "all" children. Ready-to-use quality check forms, parent report forms, and feeding/play...

Chronicles the author's daily struggles with anorexia nervosa and depression, records his thoughts and emotions, and tells how the disease controls his life.