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  • Foot and Ankle Trauma, An Issue of Clinics in Podiatric Medicine and Surgery

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 29-2
    • Denise Mandi
    • English
    Topics in this issue include: Open Foot & Ankle Fractures/Dislocatio... Digital and Metatarsal Fractures; Lisfranc's Fracture-Dislocation... Navicular and Midfoot Fractures; Talar Fractures; Calcaneal Fractures; and Achilles Tendon Ruptures.

  • Know the Body: Muscle, Bone, and Palpation Essentials - Text and Workbook Package

    • 1st Edition
    • Joseph E. Muscolino
    • English
    This money-saving package includes Know the Body: Muscle, Bone & Palpation Essentials - Text and Workbook.

  • Workbook for Know the Body: Muscle, Bone, and Palpation Essentials

    • 1st Edition
    • Joseph E. Muscolino
    • English
    Corresponding to the chapters in Muscolino's Know the Body: Muscle, Bone, and Palpation Essentials, this workbook includes review activities to help you learn and apply muscle, bone, and palpation knowledge. Exercises cover muscle identification plus attachments, actions, stabilization functions, nerve innervation, palpation, and treatment considerations for each of those muscles. There's also a review of bone identification, bony palpation, basic kinesiology terminology, the skeletal system, and muscle function. Exercises range in complexity from simple factual recall to more difficult critical thinking activities.

  • Lower Extremity Soft Tissue & Cutaneous Plastic Surgery

    • 2nd Edition
    • Michael J. Coughlin + 3 more
    • English
    Since publication of the first edition, Lower Extremity Soft Tissue & Cutaneous Plastic Surgery has attracted wide acclaim for its superb illustrations, clear step-by-step approach, thoroughness and practicality. Progressing from basic information on instruments and principles of tissue handling through to complex techniques, no surgeon of the foot and ankle will want to be without this authoritative text which will aid in their recognition of conditions and provide a suitable method of treatment with the latest surgical techniques. This second edition provides additional information regarding the current techniques of suturing, aseptic and sterile techniques, vascular anatomy, incisional and excisional procedures, cutaneous flaps and grafts as well as reconstructive and plastic surgical techniques. Four new chapters have been added along with numerous new photographs and illustrations. Emphasis is placed on plastic surgery techniques that are applicable on the foot, ankle and lower leg whenever possible.

  • 2012 ICD-10-PCS Draft Standard Edition

    • 1st Edition
    • Carol J. Buck
    • English
    Build procedure codes accurately and efficiently with Carol J. Buck's 2012 ICD-10-PCS Draft Standard Edition. Using Netter's Anatomy illustrations along with tables listing possible codes, this handy reference simplifies the procedure coding system to ensure accurate billing and optimal reimbursement for medical services.

  • 2012 ICD-10-CM Draft Standard Edition

    • 1st Edition
    • Carol J. Buck
    • English
    Code accurately and efficiently with Carol J. Buck's 2012 ICD-10-CM Draft Standard Edition. Using Netter's Anatomy illustrations and the Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting (OGCR) with a format designed by coders for coders, this handy reference simplifies diagnosis coding to ensure accurate billing and optimal reimbursement for outpatient medical services. Illustrations and explanations of A&P, pathology, and medical terminology make it easier to develop the knowledge needed to assign the appropriate codes.

  • Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry

    • 1st Edition
    • S.K. Bhasin + 1 more
    • English
    Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry has been written keeping in mind the severe need for a comprehensive text to meet the curriculum needs of the undergraduate pharmacy students. It not only provides all the curriculum topics to the students but also contains all the vital reactions/mechanisms that the students look for in an organic chemistry book.

  • Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Physical Therapy

    Evidence to Practice
    • 5th Edition
    • Donna Frownfelter + 1 more
    • English
    Providing a solid foundation in cardiovascular and pulmonary physiology and rehabilitation, Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Physical Therapy: Evidence and Practice, 5th Edition uses the latest scientific literature and research in covering anatomy and physiology, assessment, and interventions. A holistic approach addresses the full spectrum of cardiovascular and pulmonary physical therapy from acute to chronic conditions, starting with care of the stable patient and progressing to management of the more complex, unstable patient. Both primary and secondary cardiovascular and pulmonary disorders are covered. In this edition, updates include new, full-color clinical photographs and the most current coverage of techniques and trends in cardiopulmonary physical therapy. Edited by Donna Frownfelter and Elizabeth Dean, recognized leaders in cardiovascular and pulmonary rehabilitation, this resource is ideal for clinicals and for practice.

  • Heidelberger Elterntraining zur Kommunikations- und Sprachanbahnung bei Kindern mit globaler Entwicklungsstörung

    Trainermanual
    • 1st Edition
    • Anke Buschmann + 1 more
    • German
    Die Therapie-Erfolge sind wissenschaftlich belegt: Alltägliche Sprachförderung bei komplexen Störungsbildern funktioniert besser, wenn die Eltern entsprechend geschult sind. Hier greift das Heidelberger Elterntraining, dessen theoretische und wissenschaftliche Hintergründe sowie auch die Konzeption und Evaluation ausführlich beschrieben werden, bevor dann die einzelnen Trainingstermine ganz praxisorientiert vorgestellt werden. Grundsätzlich werden die Eltern bei diesem Programm – als wichtigste Bezugspersonen und Kommunikationspartne... der Kinder – in Gruppen angeleitet ein optimales sprachliches Umfeld für ihr Kind zu schaffen und Möglichkeiten zu sprachförderlicher Interaktion und Kommunikation im Alltag zu erkennen und zu nutzen. Außerdem wird das gemeinsame Buchanschauen gezielt sprachförderlich gestaltet. Das Elterntraining kann von Sprachtherapeuten, Psychologen, Pädagogen und Ärzten durchgeführt werden, die die zertifizierte Trainerausbildung absolviert haben.

  • Adams' Coding and Reimbursement

    A Simplified Approach
    • 4th Edition
    • Wanda Adams
    • English
    Combining the basics of coding, insurance, and reimbursement in one concise text, Adams' Coding and Reimbursement: A Simplified Approach, 4th Edition looks at the big picture of medical billing and coding and shows how it fits into the physician reimbursement system. Clearly organized, full-color chapters guide you through the entire coding and claims process, detailing coding rules and applications, insurance guidelines, and the reimbursement system. Realistic, hands-on practice helps you apply what you've learned. Written by medical insurance, billing, and coding expert Wanda Adams, this edition includes the latest ICD-9-CM and CPT codes, a new chapter on HCPCS coding, and a new chapter preparing you for the 2013 transition to ICD-10-CM.

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