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Nurses of the Outback: 15 amazing lives in remote area nursing
By Annabelle Brayley. 2014
The work of a nurse is challenging enough, but when you add a remote location, the stakes are so much…
higher. Meet fifteen courageous people who prove that the inland runs on nurse power.There's Anna, who is on duty as the fury of Cyclone Yasi tears through inland Queensland; Maureen in outback New South Wales, who faces everything from a snakebite to a helicopter crash; Aggie, who overcomes her demons to help young people in the Kimberley; and Catherine, newly graduated and determined to make a difference in the Gulf Country she and her rodeo-riding husband call home.From some of the most remote places on the earth, these stories bring the outback to life - we witness the harshness and isolation as well as the camaraderie of life in small towns in the middle of nowhere. These intrepid nurses tend to life-threatening emergencies, manage everyday health care and even patch up the local pets. From Bidyadanga to Broken Hill, Mount Isa to Marree, these tales are by turns moving and inspiring, full of gutsy feats and classic outback spirit.Acute Nephrology for the Critical Care Physician
By Heleen M Oudemans, Lui Forni, A B Johan Groeneveld, Sean Bagshaw, Michael Joannidis. 2015
This practical guide provides the reader with answers to important clinically relevant questions regarding the evaluation and management of acute…
kidney injury AKI All aspects of critical care nephrology are covered from pathophysiology and diagnosis to prevention and treatment The questions considered relate to a wide range of issues such as How do I diagnose AKI How can I protect the kidney in clinical practice How do I manage patients with AKI When should I initiate and how do I perform renal replacement therapy RTT Which type of RTT is most appropriate for my patient Should I give specific nutrients In addition to providing practical guidelines and treatment algorithms the book includes calculators for continuous RRT and anticoagulant dosing The authors are internationally renowned experts in the fields of Intensive Care Medicine and Nephrology and all contributions are written in a clear and concise style and have been peer reviewed Acute Nephrology for the Critical Care Physician will serve as a very useful source for intensivist internists anesthesiologists and nephrologists involved in the management and treatment of critically ill patients at risk of or affected by AKIAction, Mind, and Brain: An Introduction
By David A. Rosenbaum. 2022
An engaging and accessible introduction to the psychology and neuroscience of physical action.This engaging and accessible book offers the first…
introductory text on the psychology and neuroscience of physical action. Written by a leading researcher in the field, it covers the interplay of action, mind, and brain, showing that many core concepts in philosophy, psychology, neuroscience, and technology grew out of questions about the control of everyday physical actions. It explains action not as a &“one-way street from stimuli to response&” but as a continual perception-action cycle. The informal writing style invites students to think through the evidence step by step, helping them develop general thinking stills as well as learn specific facts. Special emphasis is placed on the role of underrepresented groups. The book discusses the intellectual background of the field, from Plato to Kant, Dewey, and others; applications and methods; and the physical substrates of action—bones, tendons, ligaments, muscles, and nerves. It considers the control of actions in space; learning, and the roles of nature and nurture; feedback; feedforward, or anticipated feedback; and degrees of freedom—the multiple ways of getting things done and three methods for narrowing the alternatives. The book is generously illustrated, including many images of thinkers who contributed to the field.Health Program Planning, Implementation, and Evaluation: Creating Behavioral, Environmental, and Policy Change
By Lawrence W. Green, Andrea Carlson Gielen, Judith M. Ottoson Darleen V. Peterson and Marshall W. Kreuter. 2022
A time-tested, landmark approach to health promotion and communication projects and everything that goes into making them successful.For more than…
40 years, the PRECEDE-PROCEED model, developed in the early 1970s by Lawrence W. Green and first published as a text in 1980 with Marshall W. Kreuter, Sigrid G. Deeds, and Kay B. Partridge, has been effectively applied worldwide to address a broad range of health issues: risk factors like tobacco and lack of exercise, social determinants of health such as lack of access to transportation and safe housing, and major disease challenges like heart disease and guinea worm disease. In Health Program Planning, Implementation, and Evaluation, Green and his team of senior editors and chapter authors combine their expertise to offer a high-level guide to public health programming. This guide aligns with foundational public health competencies required by increasingly rigorous certification and accreditation standards. Driven by the coronavirus pandemic and a looming climate crisis, the book addresses the rapid changes in modern-day conceptions of disease prevention and health promotion.Today's public health practitioners and researchers are often called upon to address a complex web of factors, including population inequities, that influence health status, from biology to social and structural determinants. Program and policy solutions to population health challenges require systematic planning, implementation, and evaluation. Providing students with knowledge, skills, and a range of tools, the book recognizes new approaches to communication and fresh methods for reaching a greater diversity of communities.The authors highlight the importance of starting the population health planning process with an inclusive assessment of the social needs and quality-of-life concerns of the community. They explain how to assess health problems systematically in epidemiological terms and address the behavioral and environmental determinants of the most important and changeable health problems. They also cover procedures for assessing and developing the capacity of communities and organizations to implement and evaluate programs. Drawing on more than 1,200 published applications of the PRECEDE-PROCEED model, Health Program Planning, Implementation, and Evaluation features numerous case studies and contributions from internationally recognized experts, including governmental, academic, and community public health leaders, giving readers a thorough and well-rounded view of the subject. Ultimately, it is an up-to-date powerhouse for community and global health promotion at all levels. Contributors: Faten Ben Abdelaziz, John P. Allegrante, Patricia Chalela, Cam Escoffery, Maria E. Fernandez, Jonathan E. Fielding, Robert S. Gold, Shelly Golden, Holly Hunt, Vanya C. Jones, Michelle C. Kegler, Gerjo Kok, Lloyd J. Kolbe, Chris Y. Lovato, Rodney Lyn, Guy Parcel, Janey C. Peterson, Nico Pronk, Amelie G. Ramirez, Paul TerryAtlas of Sectional Anatomy: Understanding the Anatomical Aspects of the Thorax, Abdomen and Pelvis
By Luciano Alves Favorito, Natasha T. Logsdon. 2022
Sectional anatomy is a valuable resource for understanding and interpreting imaging exams, specially computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging…
(MRI). Thus, health professionals should have a solid anatomical knowledge to properly evaluate such exams during clinical assessments of cardiac, thoracic, abdominal, proctologic, gynecological and urological diseases. The chapters in this book describe the thoracic anatomy, the abdominal wall, retroperitoneal space, and the male and female pelvis. Sectional images of cadaveric material illustrate the thoracic and the abdominal cavities, kidney, ureter, prostate, penis and other male and female organs. The images and descriptions build familiarity with the anatomical traits and can be applied in the fields of urology, gynecology, proctology, radiology and surgery. This work appeals to a wide range of readers, from health professionals to residents and students of different medical specialties.The Social Construction of AIDS Issues (A Sociological View of AIDS)
By Suiming Pan. 2021
This book explores AIDS from a relatively macro perspective rather than concrete operational methods and focuses on the social construction…
of AIDS issues instead of its transmission level in the context of China. First, it begins with the theoretical analysis and the social significance of AIDS, which is different from the simple conflict between different schools of thought. Second, it analyses the contest of various social powers in the process of AIDS construction and conclusion, rather than making different explanations of policies. Last but not least, it elaborates on the central proposition, i.e., the “AIDS issue” is a symbol of China’s social restructuring process. Only in an effort to advance such a process can we be more likely to find the best problem-solving mode, rather than clamouring repeatedly or giving countermeasures alone.Interventional Urology
By Ardeshir R. Rastinehad, David N. Siegel, Bradford J. Wood, Timothy McClure. 2021
This updated text provides a concise yet comprehensive and state-of-the-art review of evolving techniques in the new and exciting subspecialty…
of interventional urology. Significant advances in imaging technologies, diagnostic tools, fusion navigation, and minimally invasive image-guided therapies such as focal ablative therapies have expanded the interventional urologists’ clinical toolkit over the past decade. Organized by organ system with subtopics covering imaging technologies, interventional techniques, recipes for successful practice, pitfalls to shorten the learning curves for new technologies, and clinical outcomes for the vast variety of interventional urologic procedures, this second edition includes many more medical images as well as helpful graphics and reference illustrations. The second edition of Interventional Urology serves as a valuable resource for clinicians, interventional urologists, interventional radiologists, interventional oncologists, urologic oncologists, as well as scientists, researchers, students, and residents with an interest in interventional urology.Medizinethische Überlegungen zur prädiktiven und pränatalen genetischen Diagnostik und Beratung
By Friedmar R. Kreuz. 2022
Dieses Buches setzt sich, hauptsächlich aus medizinethischer Sicht, mit der Wortwahl innerhalb eines Patienten-Arzt-Gespräches an einem Beispiel der nicht-invasiven pränatalen…
Diagnostik (NIPD) auseinander.Obwohl das Gendiagnostikgesetz an keiner Stelle von Gendefekt, Risiko oder Gentest spricht, sind diese Begriffe in den allgemeinen Sprachgebrauch eingegangen, ohne eventuell moralische Auswirkungen zu reflektieren. Denn wer ist nach einem „Test“ schon gern „defekt“ oder mit einem „Risiko“ behaftet?Das Buch regt dazu an, im persönlichen Patient-Arzt-Gespräch passende Worte zu wählen und zeigt Alternativen zu dem unter Experten üblichem „Jargon“. Das Buch richtet sich an alle (angehenden) Fachärzte für Humangenetik, Ärzte und Fachärzte mit der Qualifikation zur fachgebundenen genetischen Beratung, an Fachhumangenetiker, Gynäkologen, Pränatalmediziner und medizinethisch Interessierte.The EBMT/EHA CAR-T Cell Handbook
By Nicolaus Kröger, John Gribben, Christian Chabannon, Ibrahim Yakoub-Agha, Hermann Einsele. 2022
This first open access European CAR-T Handbook, co-promoted by the European Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation (EBMT) and the…
European Hematology Association (EHA), covers several aspects of CAR-T cell treatments, including the underlying biology, indications, management of side-effects, access and manufacturing issues. This book, written by leading experts in the field to enhance readers’ knowledge and practice skills, provides an unparalleled overview of the CAR-T cell technology and its application in clinical care, to enhance readers’ knowledge and practice skills.Sickening: How Big Pharma Broke American Health Care and How We Can Repair It
By John Abramson. 2021
The inside story of how Big Pharma&’s relentless pursuit of ever-higher profits corrupts medical knowledge—misleading doctors, misdirecting American health care,…
and harming our health. The United States spends an excess $1.5 trillion annually on health care compared to other wealthy countries—yet the amount of time that Americans live in good health ranks a lowly 68th in the world. At the heart of the problem is Big Pharma, which funds most clinical trials and therefore controls the research agenda, withholds the real data from those trials as corporate secrets, and shapes most of the information relied upon by health care professionals. In this no-holds-barred exposé, Dr. John Abramson—one of the foremost experts on the drug industry&’s deceptive tactics—combines patient stories with what he learned during many years of serving as an expert in national drug litigation to reveal the tangled web of financial interests at the heart of the dysfunction in our health-care system. For example, one of pharma&’s best-kept secrets is that the peer reviewers charged with ensuring the accuracy and completeness of the clinical trial reports published in medical journals do not even have access to complete data and must rely on manufacturer-influenced summaries. Likewise for the experts who write the clinical practice guidelines that define our standards of care. The result of years of research and privileged access to the inner workings of the U.S. medical-industrial complex, Sickening shines a light on the dark underbelly of American health care—and presents a path toward genuine reform.Childhood Abuse, Body Shame, and Addictive Plastic Surgery: The Face of Trauma
By Mark B. Constantian. 2019
Childhood Abuse, Body Shame, and Addictive Plastic Surgery explores the psychopathology that plastic surgeons can encounter when seemingly excellent surgical…
candidates develop body dysmorphic disorder postoperatively. By examining how developmental abuse and neglect influence body image, personality, addictions, resilience, and adult health, this highly readable book uncovers the childhood sources of body dysmorphic disorder. Written from the unique perspective of a leading plastic surgeon with extensive experience in this area and featuring many poignant clinical vignettes and groundbreaking trauma research, this heavily referenced text offers a new explanation for body dysmorphic disorder that provides help for therapists and surgeons and hope for patients.Manual of Oculoplastic Surgery
By Mark Levine, Richard Allen. 2018
For the last two decades this best-selling step-by-step guide to oculoplastic surgery has been highly respected and widely…
used by ophthalmologists oculofacial plastic fellows residents ENT-facial plastic surgeons and general plastic surgeons The revised and updated fifth edition of Manual of Oculoplastic Surgery is designed to guide the physician in exploring and completing a variety of ocular plastic procedures in a comprehensive and logical step-by-step sequence It features new authors Sections include Trauma Lacrimal Surgery Cosmetic Congenital Ptosis Acquired Ptosis Eyelid Malposition Facial Nerve Dysfunction Eyelid Flaps Orbital Surgery and Therapeutic Considerations Each procedure in this must-have resource includes a review of the surgical anatomy step-by-step instructions plus the book is complete with more than one hundred color illustrations and dozens of surgical videos for further educationWellness Counseling: A Holistic Approach to Prevention and Intervention
By Jonathan Ohrt, Philip Clarke, Abigail Conley. 2019
This innovative text presents a comprehensive review of the theoretical and empirical support for a wellness approach to counseling with…
current techniques for client assessment, case conceptualization, treatment planning, and intervention. The authors provide holistic strategies for wellness promotion with children, adolescents, and young, midlife, and older adults, as well as in counseling with groups, couples, and families. Each chapter includes reflection questions, learning activities, and resources to deepen readers' understanding of the content and application to practice. Wellness boosters offer quick methods for clients and counselors to increase their domain-specific and overall well-being. In addition, experienced counselors share their personal experiences implementing wellness interventions in Practitioner Spotlight vignettes. A chapter on counselor self-care completes the book.Cleft Lip and Palate: Diagnosis and Management
By Samuel Berkowitz. 2012
Cleft Lip and Palate Diagnosis and Management is an unparalleled review of treatment concepts in all areas of cleft…
involvement presented by an international team of experienced clinicians A unique feature of the book is that it largely consists of longitudinal facial and palatal growth studies of dental casts photographs panorexes and cephalographs from birth to adolescence Throughout the discussion of growth and treatment concepts the importance of differential diagnosis in treatment planning is underscored The underlying argument is that all the treatment goals - good speech facial aesthetics dental occlusion and psychological development - may be realized without the need to sacrifice one for another This updated third edition includes new chapters on further successful physiological treatment protocols strategies for coping with psychological effects the excellent clinical work being undertaken in Asia future multicenter palatal growth studies and other topicsThis book examines resilience in childhood, focusing on positive functioning and development, often in the face of everyday difficulties and…
adversities. It highlights critical areas in which children and their families can demonstrate resilience and attain positive social, emotional, academic, and behavioral life trajectories. The book describes key factors related to enhancing resilience for children, such as positive relationships with adults, positive school environments, and meaningful connections with others. It provides practical guidelines for promoting resilience in youth and reviews the critical nature of resilience across various situations, critical issues, and different developmental periods. It offers guidance on strategies for fostering resilience in children.Key topics featured include:Raising children to have grit and tenacity.Fostering resilience in children at school and within their families.Nurturing resilience in children with chronic illnesses and posttrauma.Resilient Children is an essential resource for researchers, professors, and graduate students as well as clinicians, therapists, and other professionals in developmental, clinical, and school psychology, family studies, public health, and social work as well as all related disciplines, including educational psychology, child and adolescent psychiatry, and pediatrics.Ultrasonography for the Upper Limb Surgeon
By Thomas Apard, Jean Louis Brasseur. 2022
This book combines orthopedists’ and radiologists’ perspectives to provide a comprehensive overview of the rapidly expanding use of ultrasound in…
orthopedic surgery. It also highlights the growing awareness of the potential of this non-invasive and portable, real-time imaging tool, which has led to its inclusion in the minimally invasive toolkit of upper limb surgeons.The book is divided into five parts – shoulder, elbow, forearm, hand and wrist and fingers. Each part focuses on a particular anatomic region or joint, carefully analyzing the sonoanatomy of its nerves, tendons and bones. For each region, experienced experts illustrate how to perform specific techniques under ultrasound control, ranging from classic procedures, like carpal tunnel release, to the treatment of less common conditions. Covering all the basic and practical aspects of this innovative, multi-disciplinary approach, as well as future perspectives, this unique book is a must-read for all orthopedists, radiologists, sports physicians and physiotherapist wanting to gain insights into this promising field.Autism Spectrum Disorder and Alzheimer's Disease: Advances in Research
By Athanasios Alexiou, Ghulam Md Ashraf. 2021
This book talks about the multidimensional biological etiology of Alzheimer’s disease and autism spectrum disorder which leads to distinctive ways…
of perception, thinking and learning in affected individuals. It provides a deeper emphasis on the need for early diagnosis, continuous assessment of patients and the proper educational methods and environment required towards enabling people affected with these disorders capable of evolving and learning.This book explores alternative solutions for autism spectrum disorder based on the theory of brain plasticity, the relationship between the gut microbiota and the central nervous system along with genetic factors and toxic metal exposures which are responsible for the oxidative damage resulting in a decreased ability of the patients to use objects or response to auditory stimuli. It also identifies and provides the latest research towards dealing with memory loss, which is the first sign of cognitive impairment followed by behavioral disturbances. These symptoms are associated with a rigorous neuronal decline and the appearance of two brain lesions, senile plaques and neurofibrillary tangles, which are mainly composed of Aβ and hyper phosphorylated tau protein respectively. This book also provides the latest research towards reducing autism disorder severity such as targeting the disease with symptomatic treatments such as cholinesterase inhibitors, NMDA receptor antagonist, β-secretase and γ-secretase inhibitors, α-secretase stimulators, tau inhibitors, immunotherapy, nutraceuticals, and nano drugs.This book will not only be a good resource for professors and lecturers teaching in the area of neuroscience, medicine, biochemistry, neuroinformatics, and nanotechnology, etc. but also for professionals working in the field of occupational therapy and geriatric clinics and rehabilitation.Health and Natural Landscapes: Concepts and Applications
By Professor Denise Mitten, Dr Alan W Ewert, Dr Jillisa Overholt. 2021
Natural landscapes are intricately tied to human health and well-being. While contemporary lifestyles have caused people to feel disconnected from…
the natural environment, this relationship is now recognized as vitally important, with landscapes increasingly valued for their stress-reduction, aesthetic, and restorative benefits. Providing an overview of the history, theoretical concepts, and individual and societal implications of human connection to natural landscapes, this book considers natural landscapes' role as an antidote to our modern, predominantly urban society. It also delivers: - A robust, research-backed overview of the intersections between natural landscapes and human health; - A compendium of applications such as nature-based therapies, urban greenspaces, and adventure-based programming that promote health within specific populations of society and individuals; - Due consideration of crucial factors that can adversely affect health and landscape, such as climate change. Of critical importance as we continue to define the role that natural landscapes will play for future generations, this book should be required reading for policy makers, urban planners and industry practitioners. It provides a thorough grounding in understanding the intersections between health and natural landscapes, and will be a valuable resource for academicians and students from a broad range of disciplines including public health, leisure and tourism, environmental sciences, and geography.Josie's Story
By Sorrel King. 2009
Sorrel King was a 32-year-old mother of four when her eighteen-month-old daughter, Josie, was horribly burned by water from a…
faulty water heater in the family's new Baltimore home. She was taken to Johns Hopkins--renowned as one of the best hospitals in the world--and Sorrel stayed in the hospital with Josie day-in and day-out until she had almost completely recovered. Just before her discharge, however, she was erroneously injected with methadone, and died soon after. Sorrel's account of her unlikely path from grieving parent to nationally renowned advocate is interwoven with descriptions of her and her family's slow but steady road to recovery, and ends with a deeply affecting description of a ski trip they took recently. The sun is shining, her children are healthy, and they are all profoundly happy--a condition that Sorrel has learned to appreciate all the more for Josie. The book ends with a resource guide for patients, their families, and healthcare providers; it includes information about how to best manage a hospital stay and how to handle a medical error if one does occur.Pearls and Pitfalls in Head and Neck and Neuroimaging
By Nafi Aygun Gaurang Shah, Dheeraj Gandhi, Nafi Aygun, Gaurang Shah. 2013
Pearls and Pitfalls in Head and Neck and Neuroimaging illustrates and describes the imaging entities that can cause confusion and…
mismanagement in daily radiological practice Frequent interpretation errors are covered in 105 cases that provide real-life clinical scenarios for focused and practical learning The chosen cases represent a modern neuroradiology practice and cover the brain spine and head and neck regions including the full panoply of imaging modalities The underlying reasons for common mistakes are analyzed and radiologic findings that help with the correct diagnosis are emphasized A differential diagnosis is provided for each case with examples of alternative diagnoses allowing readers to visually grasp the differentiating features Pearls and Pitfalls in Head and Neck and Neuroimaging provides a valuable resource for general and sub-specialist radiologists needing to improve their diagnostic proficiency in adult and pediatric patients This book also serves as a preparation resource for recertification exams in radiology