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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.

  • Homéopathie en polypathologie

    • 1st Edition
    • Didier Deswarte
    • French
    L’homéopathie permet une prise en charge globale, et dans toute leur complexité, de patients qui cumulent plusieurs pathologies. Elle place la réaction individuelle à la maladie au cœur de la prise en charge thérapeutique. À la fois théorique et pratique, cet ouvrage rappelle avec précision les notions clés de polypathologie, systémique, iatrogénie – et les approfondit selon les contextes cliniques et la notion de terrain. Les nombreux cas cliniques et exemples de prescriptions permettent au praticien de maîtriser et transposer concrètement toutes ces notions. Outil de support pour les médecins lors de leurs premières prescriptions en homéopathie, l’ouvrage apporte également de nouveaux éclairages aux plus expérimentés pour redonner unité et cohérence aux soins.
  • Hough’s Cardiorespiratory Care

    An Evidence-Based, Problem-Solving Approach
    • 5th Edition
    • Alexandra Hough
    • English
    The latest edition of this must-have text book promises an evidence-based and practical approach covering the very latest in cardiorespiratory care. The textbook covers a wide range of cardiorespiratory conditions and discusses treatment of patients in different clinical settings such as critical care, the ward area and out-patient departments. It begins with physiology and pathology and progresses into a detailed patient assessment section and a discussion of specific respiratory and cardiac conditions. The final section covers different groups of people who may require physiotherapy such as infants, children, and adults with specific conditions including a considered section on palliative care. Critical thinking is facilitated by clinical reasoning boxes in the text, and problem-solving is aided by case studies at the end of each chapter. There are also relevant practice tips to enable transfer of learning into the clinical environment. The text is supported by over 280 line drawings and diagrams along with over 70 x-rays and photographs to further illustrate the points under discussion.
  • Language Disorders from Infancy through Adolescence

    Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing, and Communicating
    • 5th Edition
    • Rhea Paul + 2 more
    • English
    **Selected for Doody’s Core Titles® 2024 with "Essential Purchase" designation in Communication Sciences & Disorders**Spanning the entire childhood developmental period, Language Disorders from Infancy Through Adolescence, 5th Edition is the go-to text for learning how to properly assess childhood language disorders and provide appropriate treatment. The most comprehensive title available on childhood language disorders, it uses a descriptive-developm... approach to present basic concepts and vocabulary, an overview of key issues and controversies, the scope of communicative difficulties that make up child language disorders, and information on how language pathologists approach the assessment and intervention processes. This new edition also features significant updates in research, trends, social skills assessment, and instruction best practices.
  • Orthophonie et oralité

    La sphère oro-faciale de l'enfant
    • 2nd Edition
    • Catherine Thibault
    • French
    Cet ouvrage pédagogique présente une approche originale et pionnière de la sphère oro-faciale autour de l’organe lingual. À partir des connaissances du développement de la face, l’auteur propose une meilleure compréhension des fentes oro-faciales, en particulier de la séquence de Pierre Robin. Elle montre la construction en parallèle chez le jeune enfant de l’oralité verbale et de son oralité alimentaire, ainsi que leur rôle de guides dans le développement de toutes les sensorialités à travers les systèmes proprioceptifs, visuel, auditif, olfactif et gustatif en prenant en compte son expérience antérieure (oralité primaire et secondaire), ses émotions, son environnement proche. Cette nouvelle édition met à jour et développe des notions fondamentales telles : - la prise en charge des troubles de l’oralité alimentaire - la prématurité - l’évaluation précise des troubles de la sphère oro-faciale - l’éducation gnoso-praxique orale précoce (en particulier pour les enfants à risque de dysoralité) et l’accompagnement parental adapté qui en découle - la rééducation du comportement neuromusculaire de la sphère oro-faciale, de la ventilation nasale, de la déglutition et de l’articulation de la parole. Cet ouvrage s’adresse aux orthophonistes (en formation et en exercice), aux professionnels impliqués dans la prise en charge des troubles de l’oralité alimentaire et verbale, et aux parents désireux de mieux appréhender les difficultés d’alimentation et de parole de leur enfant.
  • L'auriculothérapie médicale

    Bases scientifiques, principes et stratégies thérapeutiques
    • 1st Edition
    • David Alimi
    • French
    Pratiquer et comprendre l’auriculothérapie sont au coeur des préoccupations ayant guidé la rédaction de cet ouvrage qui rassemble l’essentiel des connaissances neurophysiologiques assurant les fondements et validant les modalités d’action de l’auriculothérapie. Après avoir dressé un panorama exhaustif en neuro-anatomie, l’ouvrage aborde les zones de l’auriculothérapie, en y démontrant leurs puissances au travers de nombreuses stratégies issues de leurs propriétés générales et particulières (biophysiques, biochimiques, électrophysiologique... et somatotopiques). La pratique, les modalités thérapeutiques et les champs d’application dans de nombreuses spécialités médicales sont abordées : cardiologie, dermatologie, endocrinologie, gynécologie, gastro-entérologie, néphrologie, neurologie, obstétrique, ophtalmologie, oto-rhino-laryngolog... pédiatrie, pneumologie, rhumatologie, stomatologie, urologie, ainsi que l’action spécifique de l’auriculothérapie comme traitement complémentaire de la douleur et des addictions avec des exemples précis en cancérologie, tabacologie et dans la gestion du stress. Le public : Médecins généralistes et spécialistes (anesthésie-réanimat... médecine d’urgence, gérontologie et soins palliatifs, algologie, etc.), dentistes et sages-femmes.
  • Mosby's Drug Reference for Health Professions

    • 6th Edition
    • Mosby
    • English
    The best drug resource for health professionals and health professions students on the market is back! Mosby's Drug Reference for Health Professions, 6th Edition makes it easy to look up the drugs that patients and clients are taking and understand how those drugs may affect treatment. This new edition has been expertly edited to determine which drugs should be retained, excluded and added, allowing for quick access to over 700 concise drug monographs. The newly revised Precautions and Considerations sections contain key information such as storage and administration written specifically for general health professions markets. Packed with practical resources for everyday use, no student or practitioner should be without this portable drug guide!
  • Surgical Advances in Ankle Arthritis, An Issue of Clinics in Podiatric Medicine and Surgery

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 34-4
    • Alan Ng
    • English
    This issue of Clinics in Podiatric Medicine and Surgery, edited by Dr. Alan Ng, will cover Surgical Advances in Ankle Arthritis. Topics discussed in the article include, but are not limited to Conservative Treatments, Ankle Arthrodiastsis; Ankle Arthroscopy; Supramalleolar Osteotomies; Ankle OCD Repair; Innovative Techniques for Ankle OCD Repair; Open Ankle Arthrodesis; Arthroscopic Ankle Arthrodesis; Total Ankle Arthroplasty; and Surgical Complications of Ankle Joint Arthrodesis and Arthroplasty Procedures.
  • Physical Agents in Rehabilitation

    An Evidence-Based Approach to Practice
    • 5th Edition
    • Michelle H. Cameron
    • English
    With straightforward, in-depth coverage of the use of physical agents to improve patient outcomes, Physical Agents in Rehabilitation: An Evidence-Based Approach to Practice, 5th Edition reflects how physical agents and modalities are being discussed in the classroom. This new edition brings the ideal balance of evidence and practical instruction to the learning and practice of physical agents in rehabilitation. Comprehensive coverage of all physical agents includes the mechanisms, clinical effects, and application techniques for thermal agents, ultrasound, electrical currents, electromagnetic radiation, hydrotherapy, traction, and compression. Plus, each chapter includes a scientific rationale and step-by-step instructions in the use of the agent(s), as well as up-to-date research support and new Find the Evidence tables. The new edition is supported with electronic ancillaries including review questions for students, PowerPoints®, and links to all references on Medline.
  • Mosby's Pathology for Massage Therapists

    • 4th Edition
    • Susan G. Salvo
    • English
    Complete massage pathology information in one convenient text! Written by a massage therapist for massage therapists, Mosby's Pathology for Massage Therapists, 4th Edition provides direct information along with specific therapeutic recommendations. Coverage of over 300 pathologies shows you how to appropriately tailor treatment, and more than 500 full-color photographs make it easier to recognize common pathologies. This edition includes a new chapter on Hospital-based massage which covers protocols needed for therapists working with clients who are medically fragile. Written by massage therapy educator and practitioner Susan Salvo, this resource provides the pathology knowledge you need to succeed in the classroom and in your career.
  • Mosby's Respiratory Care Equipment

    • 10th Edition
    • J. M. Cairo
    • English
    The most clinically relevant respiratory care equipment textbook on the market, Mosby’s Respiratory Care Equipment, 10th Edition employs a "how-to" approach that moves beyond technical descriptions of machinery. Learn to identify equipment, understand how it works, and apply your knowledge to clinical practice with this comprehensive overview of the equipment and techniques used by respiratory therapists to treat cardiopulmonary dysfunction. The 10th edition includes updated information on the latest devices and equipment, which are divided into clearly defined sections including: ventilators, transport, home-care, neonatal and pediatric ventilators, and alternative ventilators. In addition, there’s a focus on specific ventilator characteristics such as mode, monitors and displays, alarms and indicators, graphics, special features, and troubleshooting for lesser-used ventilators.