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  • Acute Care Handbook for Physical Therapists

    • 6th Edition
    • Kathryn Panasci + 1 more
    • English
    Master the essential information you need to know to effectively treat and manage patients in the complex acute care environment with Acute Care Handbook for Physical Therapists, Sixth Edition. This easy-to-follow guide is the perfect resource to help you better understand and interpret hospital protocol, safety guidelines, medical terms, and the many aspects of patient care in the hospital setting — from the emergency department to the intensive care unit to the general hospital floors. Featuring extensively updated content that reflects the latest evidence-based information, this edition contains everything needed for success in today’s fast-paced acute care environment.

  • Biochemical, Physiological, and Molecular Aspects of Human Nutrition

    • 5th Edition
    • Martha H. Stipanuk + 5 more
    • English
    Gain a complete understanding of nutrition’s role in health and disease! With its comprehensive, easy-to-read format, Biochemical, Physiological, and Molecular Aspects of Human Nutrition, 5th Edition, provides clear, concise coverage of advanced nutrition concepts at the molecular, cellular, tissue, and whole-body levels. Written by a team of nutrition experts, this edition address nutrients by classification, and describes macronutrient function from digestion to metabolism. Fully updated artwork and new features such as bolded summary headings and additional boxes and tables enhance readability and present new research and findings in an easily digestible format.

  • Atlas of Endoscopic Airway Surgery

    • 1st Edition
    • Douglas R. Sidell + 3 more
    • English
    Master today’s best minimally invasive techniques and hone your endoscopic surgical skills with the unique, up-to-date coverage you’ll find in Atlas of Endoscopic Airway Surgery. Written by recognized experts in the field, it features superb illustrations, endoscopic photographs and videos, and step-by-step instructions on a wide variety of both simple and complex procedures. Ideal for all practicing airway surgeons, including adult and pediatric otolaryngologists, this first-of-its-kind resource clearly depicts what you need to know to fully understand each procedure and its relevant anatomy.

  • Minds, Machines, and Misinformation

    Decoding Bias, Algorithms, and Trust
    • 1st Edition
    • Don Donghee Shin
    • English
    Algorithms have become the key organizer through which power is enacted in our society. A huge amount of data regarding our daily routines are monitored and analyzed to make recommendations that manage, control, and lead our behaviors in everyday life. AI, Humans, and Misinformation: How Does AI Alter Human Behavior and How Do Humans Influence Algorithmic Misinformation? is a guide to understanding the dynamics of AI and misinformation in human contexts by addressing meaningful questions—How does AI alter human behavior and how do humans influence algorithmic decision-making? In answering these questions, this book examines the role of misinformation, disinformation, and fake news, and shows readers how to develop AI methods and algorithms that combat misinformation by using AI design choices that provide users and developers alike with meaningful control over AI. This book brings together various perspectives on algorithms into an integrated conceptual framework, and provides a broad socio-technical analysis, addressing critical and ethical issues of misinformation and fake news. The book offers a compelling insight into the misinformation phenomenon and the future of AI-based society. Readers will find an integrated technical analysis of the logic and social implications of algorithmic processes. Reporting from the cutting edge of critical technical methods and research, the result is useful and constructive for developing the relations between algorithms and humans. This is an imperative methodology for understanding what is at stake as industry and government use AI to reshape the world.

  • Updates in Medical Disorders in Pregnancy, An Issue of Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics of North America

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 52-3
    • Meredith Cruz + 1 more
    • English
    In this issue of Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics of North America, guest editors Drs. Meredith Cruz and Erika Peterson bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Updates in Medical Disorders in Pregnancy. Top experts cover key topics such as current practices in gestational diabetes; intensive care considerations for the critically ill pregnant patient; clinical considerations for cardiac disease in pregnancy; coagulation disorders in pregnancy; systemic lupus and other autoimmune disorders during pregnancy; and many more.

  • Advances in Surgery, 2025

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 59-1
    • John L. Cameron
    • English
    Advances in Surgery reviews the year’s most important findings and updates within the field in order to provide surgeons with the current clinical information they need to improve patient outcomes. A distinguished editorial board, led by Dr. John L. Cameron, identifies key areas of major progress and controversy and invites preeminent specialists to contribute original articles devoted to these topics. These insightful overviews in surgery inform and enhance clinical practice by bringing concepts to a clinical level and exploring their everyday impact on patient care.

  • Immunology for Medical Students

    • 4th Edition
    • Matthew Buckland
    • English
    Immunology for Medical Students, Fourth Edition provides concise yet comprehensive information for medical students about the basic science of the human immune system, and how to apply this to clinical practice.The book provides a detailed overview of how the immune system works, covers physiology, innate and adaptive immunity and the immune system in health and disease. Readers will learn how to assess a patient with an immune problem and understand from first principles the diagnosis and management of immune disorders.This popular book is an ideal companion for medical school courses and has been fully updated to include the latest science on immunotherapies.

  • The Unofficial Guide to Prescribing

    • 2nd Edition
    • Ali B.A.K. Al-Hadithi + 2 more
    • English
    Part of the unique and award-winning The Unofficial Guides series, a collaboration between senior students, junior doctors and specialty experts. This combination of contributors understands what is essential to excel on your course, in exams and in practice – as well as the importance of presenting information in a clear, fun and engaging way. Packed with hints and tips from those in the know, when you are in a hurry and need a study companion you can trust, reach for an Unofficial Guide.The Unofficial Guide to Prescribing provides detailed steps on patient assessment, investigation, and management, with an emphasis on prescription procedures. Through clinical scenarios, this work provides the necessary skills to excel in handling emergencies and complex prescribing.Prescrib... errors have significant health implications for patients and financial implications for healthcare systems, costing millions annually. As such, early prescribing training has become a crucial necessity in medical education and is now an integral part of teaching and assessment.Each scenario is presented as you would see it in the hospital setting and covers:Initial step-by-step assessment of the patient: how to assess, assessment findings, and immediate managementInitial investigationsInitia... managementReassessme... over the patient

  • Present and Future of Pediatric Neurogastroenterology and Motility, An Issue of Gastroenterology Clinics of North America

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 54-3
    • Carl Di Lorenzo + 1 more
    • English
    In this issue of Gastroenterology Clinics, guest editors Drs. Carlo DiLorenzo and Peter L. Lu bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Present and Future of Pediatric Neurogastroenterolog... and Motility. Disorders of gut-brain interaction and diseases of gastrointestinal motility are highly prevalent in children and have a considerable impact on the quality of life of affected individuals. In this issue, top experts review several disorders where our understanding of pathophysiology and management has been recently expanding, and also discuss the future of the field of pediatric neurogastroenterolog...

  • Artificial Intelligence in Anesthesiology, An Issue of Anesthesiology Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 43-3
    • Ali Dabbagh + 1 more
    • English
    In this issue of Anesthesiology Clinics, guest editors Drs. Ali Dabbagh and A. Sassan Sabouri bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Artificial Intelligence in Anesthesiology. Top experts discuss topics such as the role of AI in preoperative assessment, surgical risk stratification, and predictive analytics in anesthesiology and critical care; AI and anesthesia clinical decision support; AI in pediatric anesthesia; AI in regional anesthesia and pain management; and more.

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