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  • Pediatrics for the Physical Therapist Assistant

    • 2nd Edition
    • Roberta O'Shea
    • English
    Master the PTA’s role in treating and managing pediatric conditions! Comprehensive yet easy to understand, Pediatrics for the Physical Therapist Assistant, 2nd Edition provides the knowledge and skills you need to succeed both in the classroom and in clinical practice. The text guides you through a myriad of topics including child development, assessment tools, intervention principles, neurologic and muscular disorders, and congenital disorders such as Down Syndrome, along with other pediatric conditions including limb deficiencies and sports injuries. This edition adds six new chapters including a chapter introducing Movement Systems Analysis for pediatrics. From a team of expert contributors led by PT clinician/educator Roberta Kuchler O'Shea, this book teaches not only the lessons learned from textbooks and research but also from children and their families.

  • Situaciones de respuesta rápida en el enfermo crítico

    Casos clínicos de pacientes hospitalizados
    • 1st Edition
    • Arsalan Zaidi + 1 more
    • Spanish
    El cuidadoso seguimiento de los pacientes de riesgo, la intervención temprana y el oportuno traslado a la unidad de cuidados intensivos (UCI) desde los servicios hospitalarios generales han demostrado mejorar los resultados clínicos. Situaciones de respuesta rápida en el enfermo crítico. Casos clínicos de pacientes hospitalizados está diseñado para ayudar a reconocer los signos fundamentales de deterioro en los pacientes ingresados en planta y para garantizar que el traslado a la UCI se realiza antes de que se produzcan resultados clínicamente adversos. Mediante el uso de estrategias pedagógicas de probada eficacia, esta innovadora obra vincula teoría y práctica a través del repaso de casos procedentes de distintos entornos clínicos y académicos.

  • Braunwald. Tratado de cardiología

    Texto de medicina cardiovascular
    • 12th Edition
    • Peter Libby + 5 more
    • Spanish
    Actual, exhaustiva y basada en la evidencia, Braunwald. Tratado de cardiología continúa siendo la referencia más acreditada en su campo y la principal fuente de información sobre cardiología para médicos en ejercicio y en período de formación de todo el mundo. Esta 12.ª edición, completamente actualizada, sigue la tradición de excelencia de las anteriores, con una cobertura rigurosa y avanzada sobre nuevos fármacos, nuevas guías de práctica clínica, modalidades de imagen de mejor rendimiento y el último desarrollo de la medicina de precisión, que rigen el desarrollo de la práctica de la medicina cardiovascular. Dirigido y redactado por expertos en la materia de prestigio mundial, este texto, distinguido con varios galardones, constituye una pauta de referencia multimedia sin parangón en relación con los más diversos aspectos de esta disciplina, compleja y en rápida evolución.

  • Quand et comment reprendre une prothèse de genou ?

    • 1st Edition
    • Denis Huten + 1 more
    • French
    Près de 10 000 reprises de prothèses du genou (PTG) sont pratiquées en France chaqueannée (pour environ 100 000 prothèses de genou de première intention en 2020 avec unecroissance annuelle de 7 %). Les résultats de ces réinterventions complexes sont moinsfavorables que ceux des prothèses de première intention. Leur taux de complications etd’échecs est important, et la réussite de l’intervention nécessite d’accorder un soin particuliertant à la planification préopératoire qu’au geste chirurgical.Cette monographie dresse un état de l’art et présente « quand et comment reprendre une PG,totale ou partielle ? ». L’ouvrage, très didactique, privilégie une approche pratique. Il fait le pointsur les reprises de prothèses de genou en décrivant successivement :• les généralités et l’épidémiologie,• la conduite à tenir devant une PTG au résultat imparfait,• la révision de PTG de première intention descellée non infectée,• les reprises aseptiques particulières,• les infections de PTG,• les complications et leurs résultats.Enrichie de nombreuses illustrations (clichés d’imagerie, photographies et schémas),cette monographie est destinée aux chirurgiens orthopédistes, jeunes et confirmés.Denis Huten est professeur émérite, service de chirurgie orthopédiqueet réparatrice de l’appareil locomoteur, hôpital Pontchaillou, CHU de Rennes.Gilles Pasquier est professeur des universités, praticien hospitalier, service d’orthopédie II,hôpital Roger-Salengro, CHU de Lille.

  • Imagerie de l'appareil urinaire de l'adulte
    • 1st Edition
    • Ingrid Millet
    • French
    Imagerie de l'appareil urinaire de l’adulte offre un accès rapide aux connaissances indispensables à la maîtrise des techniques et de l'interprétation en imagerie nécessaires dans la prise en charge des affections de l’appareil urinaire. Rédigé dans un style fluide et accessible, l’ouvrage propose un contenu pertinent et complet construit autour d’algorithmes diagnostiques. Il aborde, dans une première partie, tous les aspects techniques et cliniques puis, dans une seconde partie, les aspects anatomiques et pathologiques du rein, de l’uretère, de la vessie et de l’urètre. L’ensemble est illustré par une iconographie abondante, contribuant à la clarté de l’ouvrage et à la facilité de sa lecture. Cet ouvrage de référence s’adresse à la fois aux radiologues, mais également aux urologues, aux néphrologues et à tout médecin intéressé par l'imagerie de l'appareil urinaire.

  • Concepts for Nursing Practice (with eBook Access on VitalSource)

    • 4th Edition
    • Jean Foret Giddens
    • English
    **Selected for 2026 Doody's Core Titles in Fundamentals**Learn a conceptual approach to nursing care and how to apply concepts to a wide variety of clinical settings! Concepts for Nursing Practice, 4th Edition uses a straightforward, intuitive approach to describe 60 important concepts, spanning the areas of patient physiology, patient behavior, and the professional nursing environment. Exemplars identified for each concept provide useful examples and models, helping you more easily understand concepts and apply them to any clinical setting. To reinforce understanding, this text also makes connections among related concepts via ebook links to exemplars of those concepts in other Elsevier textbooks in your ebook library. New to this edition are six new concepts and a focus on related core competencies. Written by conceptual learning expert Jean Giddens, this authoritative text will help you build clinical judgment skills and prepare confidently for almost any clinical nursing situation.

  • Vitamins and Trace Minerals in Ruminants, An Issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Food Animal Practice

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 39-3
    • William S Swecker + 1 more
    • English
    In this issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Food Animal Practice, guest editors Drs. Robert J. Van Saun and William S. Swecker, Jr. bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Vitamins and Trace Minerals in Ruminants. Optimal nutrition with adequate trace mineral levels guarantees proper function and nutrition of the animal, but purity and effectiveness are important concerns. In this issue, top experts in the field review trace mineral function, requirements, and content of common feeds, as well as specific diet challenges for ruminants and cattle.

  • Essentials of Oral Histology and Embryology

    A Clinical Approach
    • 6th Edition
    • Daniel J. Chiego Jr.
    • English
    Essentials of Oral Histology and Embryology: A Clinical Approach, 6th Edition uses a patient-centered approach to help dental professionals build a strong foundation in oral biology and basic science. It provides clear explanations of the anatomy of oral and facial tissues — and of normal and abnormal orofacial development — so that you can provide effective oral health care for all patients. In addition to the stages of tooth development, it covers eruption and shedding of teeth, plus the parts of teeth — including enamel, dentin, dental pulp, and cementum. Written by Daniel J. Chiego, Jr., a noted dental educator and researcher, this book gives you the knowledge you need to succeed in the classroom and in clinical practice.

  • Study Guide for Medical-Surgical Nursing

    Concepts for Clinical Judgment and Collaborative Care
    • 11th Edition
    • Donna D. Ignatavicius + 1 more
    • English
    This study guide provides an in-depth review of the medical-surgical nursing Concepts and Exemplars covered in Ignatavicius’s Medical-Surgical Nursing: Concepts for Clinical Judgment and Collaborative Care, 11th Edition, and helps you develop your clinical judgment skills! Corresponding to the chapters in the textbook, this thoroughly updated study guide is a practical tool to help you review, practice, and apply medical-surgical nursing concepts. Traditional review questions now include exercises and item types for the Next-Generation NCLEX® Exam (NGN) to reinforce your understanding of the textbook’s nursing concepts and their application to exemplar disorders. Answers and rationales make it easy to improve upon any areas of weakness. With this study guide, you will prepare for success in class, on the NGN, and in medical-surgical nursing practice.

  • Trends in Men’s Health, An Issue of Nursing Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 58-4
    • Brent Macwilliams
    • English
    In this issue of Nursing Clinics of North America, guest editor Dr. Brent MacWilliams of the University of Wisconsin College of Nursing brings his considerable expertise to the topic of Trends in Men’s Health. Men in the U.S. have higher lifetime risks for heart disease, cancer, diabetes, HIV/AIDS, suicide, liver disease, and additional morbidities than women. In addition, men have a general reluctance to seek help from physicians, are less likely than women to be aware of disease symptoms, use primary care services less frequently than women, and experience suicide rates nearly four times higher than women. In this issue, top experts in the field provide useful clinical information to bedside nurses while providing important updates in the areas of men’s health.

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