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    • Introduction to Research in the Health Sciences

      • 7th Edition
      • November 6, 2019
      • Stephen Polgar + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Now in its 7th edition this textbook is a must have for any health professional student. It provides a comprehensive overview of health research, in a concise and easy to read format using examples directly related to the health sciences. It helps students understand health research models, and how research goes on to inform and improve evidence-based clinical practice. For practitioners it provides guidance on published research in journals, providing an essential tool to keep their practice evidence based.

    • Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing in the UK

      • 1st Edition
      • June 28, 2019
      • Katie Evans + 3 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing in the UK is an adaptation of Australia and New Zealand’s foremost mental health nursing text and is an essential resource for both mental health nursing students and qualified nurses. Thoroughly revised and updated to reflect current research and the UK guidelines as well as the changing attitudes about mental health, mental health services and mental health nursing in UK. Set within a recovery and patient framework, this text provides vital information for approaching the most familiar disorders mental health nurses and students will see in clinical practice, along with helpful suggestions about what the mental health nurse can say and do to interact effectively with patients and their families.

    • Fiches Gériatrie

      • 1st Edition
      • November 1, 2019
      • Collège national des enseignants de gériatrie + 1 more
      • French
      • Spiral-bound
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      • eBook
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      En parfaite cohérence avec le programme de DFASM et les ECNi, les ouvrages de cette collection rassemblent l’essentiel des connaissances pour chacune des spécialités, sous forme de fiches synthétiques qui suivent le déroulé des Référentiels des Collèges. Présentés dans un format spiralé et une maquette agréable en bichromie, ces ouvrages permettent : - de se préparer à la spécialité et d’aborder les données essentielles lors d’un premier tour, - de réviser et retenir les connaissances acquises lors d’un dernier tour. Chaque item fait l’objet d’une fiche courte qui présente :- le rappel des objectifs nationaux, voire des objectifs du Collège ; - des rappels anatomo-physiopathol... si nécessaire ; - des contenus synthétiques sous forme d’énumérations, d’arbres diagnostiques, d’algorithmes, de tableaux comparatifs et récapitulatifs ; - les recommandations existantes et les données incontournables ;- les liens transversaux avec d’autres items. Chaque fiche se termine sur une série de questions isolées corrigées pour revenir sur les aspects incontournables de l’item, et peut être complétée et personnalisée grâce à l’espace prévu à cet effet.

    • Essentials of Osborn's Brain

      • 1st Edition
      • October 29, 2019
      • Anne G. Osborn
      • English
      • Hardback
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      Designed to facilitate easier understanding of a complex subject, Essentials of Osborn’s Brain: A Fundamental Guide for Residents and Fellows is a highly practical guide to neuroradiology by world-renowned expert Dr. Anne G. Osborn. This concise text is derived from Osborn's Brain, second edition, and contains the essential must-know information critical for residents and fellows in radiology, neuroradiology, and neurosurgery—all in a format that's ideal for study and daily reference.

    • 3-Dimensional Modeling in Cardiovascular Disease

      • 1st Edition
      • September 17, 2019
      • Evan M. Zahn
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Written by physicians and surgeons, imaging specialists, and medical technology engineers, and edited by Dr. Evan M. Zahn of the renowned Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute, this concise, focused volume covers must-know information in this new and exciting field. Covering everything from the evolution of 3D modeling in cardiac disease to the various roles of 3D modeling in cardiology to cardiac holography and 3D bioprinting, 3-Dimensional Modeling in Cardiovascular Disease is a one-stop resource for physicians, cardiologists, radiologists, and engineers who work with patients, support care providers, and perform research.

    • Nonintubated Thoracic Surgery, An Issue of Thoracic Surgery Clinics

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 30-1
      • December 4, 2019
      • Tommaso C. Mineo
      • English
      • Hardback
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      This issue of Thoracic Surgery Clinics, guest edited by Drs. Vincenzo Ambrogi and Tommaso Mineo, is devoted to Nonintubated Thoracic Surgery. Drs. Ambrogi and Mineo have assembled expert authors to review the following topics: Technical issues and patient safety in nonintubated thoracic anesthesia; Management of primary and secondary pneumothorax in nonintubated VATS; Treatment of pleural effusions with nonintubated VATS; Nonintubated VATS for chest infections; Nonintubated VATS lung biopsy for interstitial lung disease; Nonintubated VATS wedge resection of peripheral early lung cancer; Anatomical segmentectomy in nonintubated VATS; VATS lobectomy for lung cancer in nonintubated anesthesia; Nonintubated VATS tracheal and bronchial sleeve resection for lung cancer; Nonintubated tracheal surgery; Management of intraoperative crisis during nonintubated thoracic surgery; Team training for nonintubated thoracic surgery; and more!

    • Anesthesia in Otolaryngology ,An Issue of Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 52-6
      • November 2, 2019
      • Adam I Levine + 2 more
      • English
      • Hardback
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      This issue of Otolaryngologic Clinics, Guest Edited by Drs. Adam I. Levine, Samuel Demaria Jr., and Satish Govindaraj, focuses on Anesthesia in Otolaryngology. Articles in this issue include: Perioperative Guidelines in Anesthesia; Simulation and Education in Anesthesia; Patient Safety in Anesthesia; Anesthesia and Head and Neck Trauma; Anesthesia in Diagnostic and Therapeutic Pediatric Bronchoscopy; Anesthesia in Diagnostic and Therapeutic Adult Bronchoscopy; Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain Management; Anesthesia and Chronic Pain Management; Anesthesia and Enhanced Recovery After Head and Neck Surgery; The Difficult Airway and Anesthesia; Anesthesia and Management of the Narrow Airway; Neuro-otology and Anesthesia; Anesthesia in Critical and Postoperative Care Management; and Anesthesia for Ambulatory and Office-based ENT Surgery.

    • Bailliere's Dictionary for Nurses and Health Care Workers

      • 27th Edition
      • March 21, 2019
      • Jayne Taylor
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Baillière's Dictionary for Nurses and Health Care Workers remains the nursing dictionary of choice throughout the world! The latest edition of this authoritative paperback has been thoroughly revised and updated to meet the needs of nurses and health care workers in a variety of clinical settings. Published for the first time in full colour, the comprehensive dictionary entries are supplemented by common abbreviations, prefixes, suffixes and roots, together with units of measurement and tables of normal values. Other helpful appendices include nutrition, resuscitation, first aid, medicines control, the legal and professional framework of nursing, professional standards of practice and behaviour, immunization and vaccinations, prevention and control of infection, revalidation, and clinical supervision.

    • Pfenninger and Fowler's Procedures for Primary Care

      • 4th Edition
      • April 12, 2019
      • Grant C. Fowler
      • English
      • Hardback
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      Primary care clinicians are performing more varied procedures than ever before, and physicians, residents, and students need a comprehensive, authoritative resource that provides trusted information in an easy-to-follow format. Through three outstanding editions, Pfenninger and Fowler’s Procedures for Primary Care has been the go-to reference for step-by-step strategies for nearly every medical procedure that can be performed in an office, hospital, or emergency care facility by primary care providers. This 4th Edition continues that tradition with new section editors, updated illustrations, new chapters, and much more. No other primary care procedure book compares with Pfenninger and Fowler’s breadth and depth of practical, step-by-step content!

    • Tratamiento de oclusión y afecciones temporomandibulares

      • 8th Edition
      • October 15, 2019
      • Jeffrey P. Okeson
      • Spanish
      • Hardback
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      Obra que aborda todo tipo de procedimientos, desde técnicas de probada eficacia hasta los tratamientos más novedosos de esta especialidad a fin de dar respuesta a un amplio abanico de trastornos de la oclusión y de la articulación temporomandibular. El contenido se ha actualizado completamente con los resultados de las más recientes investigaciones y se ha ampliado la cobertura de los casos presentados en los capítulos sobre tratamiento. Enfoque centrado en la práctica basada en la evidencia que ayuda al lector a poner en práctica la información y las técnicas presentadas, y a mejorar la calidad de vida y aliviar el dolor de los pacientes. Contenidos adicionales en ExpertConsult que permiten comprender mejor los objetivos y resultados terapéuticos; animaciones del movimiento de la articulación temporomandibular, casos clínicos y cuestionarios de autoevaluación (todo ello en inglés).

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