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Elsevier Health Professions titles offer everything you need to launch a career in a variety of professions - from educational resources for student learning to reference titles to support everyday practice. Complete curriculum solutions support educational programs in clinical laboratory sciences, dental assisting and hygiene, massage therapy, medical assisting and billing & coding, occupational therapy, pharmacy technology, physical therapy and rehabilitation, radiologic technology, respiratory care, sonography, speech therapy, surgical technology, and veterinary assisting and technology. Content on anatomy & physiology, basic science, medical terminology, law and ethics, documentation, job readiness, and more is supplemented by program-specific titles and review and testing solutions for classroom and certification exams, making Elsevier your destination for healthcare careers.

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    • Workbook for Egan's Fundamentals of Respiratory Care

      • 12th Edition
      • January 22, 2020
      • Robert M. Kacmarek + 2 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      • eBook
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      Reinforce your understanding of the concepts and skills described in Egan’s Fundamentals of Respiratory Care, 12th Edition! With chapters corresponding to the chapters in Egan’s market-leading textbook, this workbook prepares you to succeed on certification exams with NBRC-style, case study application, and analysis-style questions. This edition includes two new chapters plus a wide range of activities and exercises to guide you through difficult concepts.

    • Stroke Rehabilitation

      • 5th Edition
      • September 13, 2020
      • Glen Gillen + 1 more
      • English
      • Hardback
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      • eBook
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      Learn to confidently manage the growing number of stroke rehabilitation clients with Gillen’s Stroke Rehabilitation: A Function-Based Approach, 5th Edition. Using a holistic and multidisciplinary approach, this unique text remains the only comprehensive, evidence-based stroke rehabilitation resource for occupational therapists. This new fifth edition has been extensively updated to include the research, trends, and best practices in the field. As with previous editions, this comprehensive reference uses an application-based method that integrates background medical information, samples of functionally based evaluations, and current treatment techniques and intervention strategies.

    • Neurologic Interventions for Physical Therapy

      • 4th Edition
      • May 5, 2020
      • Suzanne Tink Martin + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 0 3 2 3 6 6 1 7 5 1
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 3 2 3 6 6 1 7 6 8
      Whether your goal is to be a physical therapist or a physical therapist assistant, this book’s comprehensive content will give you in-depth knowledge on the role of neurologic rehabilitation in the treatment of adults and children with neuromuscular impairments and explores concepts in neuroanatomy, motor control and motor learning, and motor development. Neurologic Interventions for Physical Therapy, 4th Edition provides a current framework for neurologic practice and focuses on the precise links between the pathophysiology of neurologic conditions and possible interventions to improve movement outcomes. The text also includes a new chapter on Autism Spectrum Disorder. Helpful learning aids in each chapter include objectives and summaries, open-ended review questions, line drawings and photos, step-by-step illustrated intervention boxes, tables, and charts.

    • Respiratory Physiotherapy Pocketbook

      • 3rd Edition
      • July 7, 2020
      • Jane Cross + 4 more
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 0 7 0 2 0 5 5 0 7 2
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 7 0 2 0 7 7 3 8 8
      Respiratory Physiotherapy: An On-Call Survival Guide is the go-to book for physiotherapy students and newly qualified physiotherapists when caring for patients with respiratory conditions or complications. The title covers all common conditions for both adults and children, in a wide range of settings and focuses on practical information that is directly and immediately applicable to patient care. The third edition is fully updated and revised, each chapter gives you access to the most up to date expertise in the field of respiratory physiotherapy. The consistent chapter layout makes it easy to identify where relevant information will be.

    • The Comprehensive Respiratory Therapist Exam Review

      • 7th Edition
      • March 15, 2020
      • James R. Sills
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 0 3 2 3 5 5 3 6 7 4
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 3 2 3 6 0 9 9 8 2
      Gain realistic National Board of Respiratory Care (NBRC) Exam experience to help eliminate exam day surprises! The Comprehensive Respiratory Therapist's Exam Review, 7th Edition covers every topic listed on the 2020 NBRC Detailed Content Outline — and presents every item listed as testable on the Therapist Multiple Choice (TMC) Exam and Clinical Simulation Exam (CSE). It provides study hints, in-depth content review, and self-assessment questions with rationales to help you retain more information. Two practice exams on an accompanying Evolve website prepare you for the TMC Exam. In addition, twenty-two updated practice clinical simulation scenarios on Evolve offer invaluable CSE prep.

    • Pediatric Skills for Occupational Therapy Assistants

      • 5th Edition
      • July 12, 2020
      • Jean W. Solomon
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 0 3 2 3 5 9 7 1 3 5
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 3 2 3 6 1 0 2 6 1
      Learn to provide effective therapy for children and adolescents! Pediatric Skills for Occupational Therapy Assistants, 5th Edition covers the entire scope of pediatric OT practice, from normal childhood development to pediatric disorders and treatment planning. Case studies and helpful tips reinforce your understanding and make it easier to apply OT principles to the clinical setting. This edition is thoroughly updated with online videos and new coverage of community systems, physical agent modalities, childhood obesity, Model of Human Occupation assessments, and Kinesio Taping®. Written by noted OTA educators Jean Solomon and Jane O'Brien, this resource is both a comprehensive textbook and a practical clinical reference!

    • Leitfaden Physiotherapie Geriatrie

      • 1st Edition
      • September 2, 2020
      • Silvia Knuchel-Schnyder
      • German
      • Paperback
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      • eBook
        9 7 8 3 4 3 7 2 9 8 9 8 1
      Der Leitfaden Geriatrie Physiotherapie bringt physiotherapeutische... Wissen auf den Punkt, das bei Befunderhebung und Therapie eines alten Menschen von Bedeutung ist und ermöglicht durch die Informationen aus anderen Berufsgruppen eine reibungslosere Behandlung und Versorgung. Von notwendigem Hintergrundwissen über die speziellen Anforderungen des älteren Menschen an abgestimmte Befund- und Therapiemöglichkeite... bis zu Tipps und ergotherapeutischen Maßnahmen bleibt keine Frage offen. Ausgerichtet auf den Praxisalltag erhalten Sie genau das Wissen, das Sie brauchen, um geriatrische Patienten bestmöglich zu behandeln. Dabei spielt die Zusammenarbeit zwischen Physiotherapeuten, Ärzten und Pflegefachpersonen eine entscheidende Rolle. In sog. „Blickpunktkästen" erfährt der Leser Wichtiges aus Sicht der Medizin/Pflege. Dies unterstützt das vernetze Denken und Handeln. Das Ziel: das Handeln der anderen Berufsgruppen zu verstehen, sich abzustimmen, auszutauschen und zusammenzuarbeiten. Das titelübergreifende Grundkonzept und die interprofessionell arbeitenden Herausgeber garantieren einheitliche Inhalte. Gleichzeitig sorgen ausgewiesene Fachleute als Autoren für höchste fachliche Ansprüche im jeweiligen Bereich. Außerdem erhältlich:Leitfaden Geriatrie Medizin und Leitfaden Geriatrie Pflege

    • Mathematics for the Clinical Laboratory

      • 4th Edition
      • June 18, 2020
      • Lorraine J. Doucette
      • English
      • Paperback
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      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 3 2 3 5 8 2 2 9 2
      **Selected for Doody’s Core Titles® 2024 with "Essential Purchase" designation in Laboratory Technology**Master the skills you'll need to perform accurate clinical laboratory calculations! Mathematics for the Clinical Laboratory, 4th Edition demonstrates the calculations used in the analysis of test specimens. It begins by explaining basic mathematical principles and then covers the types of calculations needed in specific areas of the clinical lab including urinalysis, hematology, and microbiology. Finally, it focuses on the statistical calculations used in quality assurance and quality control. Step-by-step examples reinforce your understanding, and calculation templates and practice problems ensure that you make correct calculations every time.

    • Foundations for Practice in Occupational Therapy

      • 6th Edition
      • May 22, 2020
      • Edward A.S. Duncan
      • English
      • Paperback
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      • eBook
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      Now in its sixth edition, the internationally acclaimed Foundations for Practice in Occupational Therapy continues to provide a practical reference tool which is both an indispensable guide to undergraduates and a practical reference tool for clinicians in the application of models and theories to practice. Underlining the importance and clinical relevance of theory to practice, the text provides an excellent introduction to the theoretical basis of occupational therapy. Contributions are given by both academics and expert clinicians. All chapters have been revised and updated, new ones have been written and some pre-existing chapters have new authors. A refined structure uses highlight boxes to indicate the key themes and issues of each chapter and useful reflective questions to help the reader review the issues raised in the chapter.

    • Textbook of Natural Medicine

      • 5th Edition
      • June 26, 2020
      • Joseph E. Pizzorno + 1 more
      • English
      • Hardback
        9 7 8 0 3 2 3 5 2 3 4 2 4
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 3 2 3 5 2 3 8 0 6
      **Selected for Doody’s Core Titles® 2024 with "Essential Purchase" designation in Complementary & Integrative Health**

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