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  • Immunology and Allergy Clinics, An Issue of Immunology and Allergy Clinics of North America

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 40-3
    • Mark Ballow + 1 more
    • English
    This issue of Immunology and Allergy Clinics, guest edited by Dr. Mark Ballow and Dr. Elena Perez, will provide up-to-date clinical concepts regarding Immunodeficiencies. Articles in this outstanding issue include: Precision Medicine for Patients with Primary Immune Dysregulation, Immune Disorders Associated with Abnormalities in Treg Cells, Defining Common Variable Immunodeficiency, The Importance of Primary Immune Deficiency Registries, Chronic Lung Disease in Primary Antibody Deficiency: Diagnosis and Management, Immune Deficiencies Associated with Th17 Immunity, Truths and Myths of Vaccines in Patients with Primary Immune Deficiency, The Nuts and Bolts of Subcutaneous Immunoglobulin Replacement Therapy, Newly Discovered Primary Immune Deficiencies, and Specific Antibody Deficiency.

  • Saunders Comprehensive Veterinary Dictionary

    • 5th Edition
    • Virginia P. Studdert + 2 more
    • English
    Saunders Comprehensive Veterinary Dictionary, 5th Edition includes the veterinary technical and scientific words and phrases you might encounter in practice. With well over 60,000 main and subentries including large animals, small animals, and exotics, presented in a user-friendly format, the fifth edition continues its legacy as the most comprehensive dictionary reference in the veterinary field. Completely revised and updated for today's veterinary team, it now includes an all-new companion Evolve site, which hosts an audio glossary of 1,200 common veterinary terms and an image collection featuring high-quality images from the book. The online site also includes printable appendices with essential reference information including conversion charts and blood groups of domestic animals.

  • Endobiogénie et plante médicinale

    Du sens en physiologie à la pratique en phytothérapie
    • 1st Edition
    • Francis Alliot + 2 more
    • French
    Cet ouvrage explore, au moyen de la physiologie qui permet de comprendre le vivant dans son ensemble, les fondements de la structure et de la fonctionnalité du « vivant » dans sa diversité, allant de l’homme au végétal jusqu’au bactérien et au viral. Le vivant est composé d’éléments aux structures et fonctions multiples et imbriquées. Dans le cas de l’organisme humain, l’apport de l’endobiogénie permet de discerner les relations entre les éléments du tryptique structure-fonction-i... Cette pratique s’appuie sur la théorie neuro-endocrine initiée par le Dr Christian Duraffourd, elle est fondée sur le respect durable de l’organisme humain dans sa dynamique propre et offre des outils thérapeutiques essentiellement d’origine végétale. À travers les 13 chapitres qui le composent, l’ouvrage donne ainsi un éclairage sur les interactions entre la physiologie humaine, ses symptômes pathologiques et les possibilités thérapeutiques offertes par la plante médicinale dont l’étude fait l’objet du dernier chapitre.

  • Brain Injury Medicine

    Board Review
    • 1st Edition
    • Blessen C. Eapen + 1 more
    • English
    The only review book currently available in this complex field, Brain Injury Medicine: Board Review focuses on the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and management of individuals with varying severity levels of brain injury. Focused, high-yield content prepares you for success on exams and in practice, with up-to-date coverage of traumatic brain injury (TBI), stroke, CNS neoplasms, anoxic brain injury, and other brain disorders. This unique review tool is ideal for residents, fellows, and practitioners studying or working in the field and preparing to take the brain injury medicine exam.

  • Tabbner's Nursing Care 2 Vol Set

    Theory and Practice
    • 8th Edition
    • Gabrielle Koutoukidis + 1 more
    • English
    Written by Gabby Koutoukidis and Kate Stainton, Tabbner’s Nursing Care: Theory and Practice 8th edition provides students with the knowledge and skills they will require to ensure safe, quality care across a range of healthcare settings. Updated to reflect the current context and scope of practice for Enrolled Nurses in Australia and New Zealand, the text focuses on the delivery of person-centred care, critical thinking, quality clinical decision making and application of skills. Now in an easy to handle 2 Volume set the textbook is supported by a skills workbook and online resources to provide students with the information and tools to become competent, confident Enrolled Nurses.

  • Investigación en metodología y lenguajes enfermeros

    • 2nd Edition
    • Paloma Echevarría Pérez
    • Spanish
    Segunda edición que se consolida como manual de referencia en legua española sobre este ámbito en creciente desarrollo e implantación en los centros de investigación y las universidades de todo el mundo. Esta obra, que fue pionera en el campo de la investigación en metodología y lenguajes enfermeros, sigue teniendo como objetivos describir los aspectos conceptuales y metódicos específicos de la investigación en metodología y lenguajes enfermeros estandarizados, destacar las diferentes áreas y líneas de investigación y revisar los recursos e instrumentos que pueden servir de ayuda a los investigadores para generar conocimientos sobre lenguajes enfermeros. Se ha revisdo todo el contenido, se han actualizado la bibliografía y se han incorporado dos nuevas colaboraciones de la Universidad de Iowa. Aportan su valiosa experiencia en este campo numerosos expertos del ámbito internacional, ásí como miembros actuales y antiguos de la Asociación Española de Nomenclatura, Taxonomía y Diagnósticos de Enfermería (AENTDE). En total, más de 40 docentes, investigadores, gestores, asistentes y sociedades científicas. El respaldo y la participación de la AENTDE y del Centro para las Clasificaciones de Enfermería y la Efectividad Clínica de la Universidad de Iowa (Estados Unidos) constituyen una garantía para profesores y alumnos de escuelas y facultades de Enfermería (especialmente para posgrados y doctorado), docentes de formación continuada de los distintos servicios de salud y centros sanitarios, personal de enfermería,investiga... y gestores sanitarios.

  • An Extraordinary Journey

    What matters at the end of life
    • 1st Edition
    • Teik Oh
    • English
    Today, with most deaths in developed countries occurring in hospitals and the likely exponential increase of this over the coming decades, it is an opportune time to reflect on the care of patients in the hospital setting and how the quality of care can be optimised to ensure that patient needs and expectations are sufficiently met. Written by Teik E. Oh, author of the internationally acclaimed Oh’s Intensive Care Manual, this timely new title addresses the clinical, ethical, societal and legal imperatives of end-of-life care. Oh includes considered reflections on death and dying in hospitals, which address issues in hospital end-of-life care and the choices that patients, families and healthcare professionals face during this extraordinary journey – all of which improve understanding of dying and end-of-life care in hospitals.

  • Praxishandbuch Schlaganfall

    Prävention, Diagnostik, Therapie und Rehabilitation
    • 1st Edition
    • Peter Kraft + 1 more
    • German
    Kurz und prägnant informiert das Buch über alles, was man über das Thema „Schlaganfall“ wissen muss. Alle für die tägliche Arbeit wichtigen Fragestellungen zur Diagnostik und Therapie des Schlaganfalls werden beantwortet. ''Zeit ist Hirn''. Das heißt, je schneller Helfer reagieren und den Patienten einer sachgerechten Versorgung zuführen, umso eher kann der Schaden minimiert werden. Ferner spielt auch die Rehabilitation und Wiedereingliederung ins Berufsleben eine immer größere Rolle, nachdem auch viele jüngere Patienten davon betroffen sind. Der gut gegliederte Text, viele Cave- , Merke- und Leitlinien-Kästen zeigen auf einen Blick das richtige Vorgehen, zahlreiche Falbeispiele sorgen für maximalen Praxisbezug. Darüber hinaus erhält der Leser wichtige Informationen u.a. zur Telemedizin, zu geriatrischen und rehabilitativen Aspekten der Schlaganfallmedizin, ebenso zu häufigen Komplikationen nach einem Schlaganfall..

  • Enfermería geriátrica

    • 7th Edition
    • Patricia A. Williams
    • Spanish

  • Dysphagia

    Clinical Management in Adults and Children
    • 3rd Edition
    • Michael E. Groher + 1 more
    • English
    Master the evaluation and treatment of swallowing disorders! Dysphagia: Clinical Management in Adults and Children, 3rd Edition provides the information you need to diagnose and manage dysphagia in patients of all ages. Emphasizing evidence-based practice, this complete resource covers topics from esophageal disorders to respiratory and iatrogenic disorders. This edition adds a new Aging and Dysphagia chapter and is updated with the latest research and advances in dysphagia management. Written by speech-language pathology educators Michael E. Groher and Michael A. Crary, this guide helps you develop clinical reasoning skills and learn today’s best practices in dysphagia management.

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