Handbook of Pediatric Eye and Systemic Disease

By: Kenneth W. Wright (Editor), Peter H. Spiegel (Editor), Lisa Thompson (Editor), T.C. Hengst (Illustra
Publisher: Springer
Pages: 646, Date: 2006-06-13
ISBN : 038727927X
PDF 11 Mb
 
Based on Dr. Wright’s classic major reference, Handbook of Pediatric Eye and Systemic Disease outlines the latest findings in diagnosing children's eye diseases and their treatment options. Distilling the essentials of ocular manifestations of systemic disorders and diseases into a portable, complete and authoritative pocket reference, this handbook offers a complete picture of how to best treat pediatric patients.

Specifically, the introductory chapters on the specifics of pediatric ophthalmology (embryology, post-natal development and the pediatric exam) will help newcomers to pediatric practice fully grasp the subtle differences in pediatric care. The chapters are written by leading experts in the field and are presented in a user-friendly format, relying on heavily illustrated color plates, clinically helpful tables, charts, and decision-making guidelines.

This approach will enable the practitioner (whether specialist or generalist) to make the most accurate diagnosis and choose the most effective treatment option.

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Clinical Magnetoencephalography and Magnetic Source Imaging

By: Andrew C. Papanicolaou
publisher: Cambridge University Press
year: 2009, pages: 220, PDF 4.8 Mb

This is the first volume to explore the field of clinical magnetoencephalography (MEG) and magnetic source imaging (MSI), the techniques measuring the magnetic fields generated by neuronal activity in the brain. Describing the empirical knowledge gained during the last two decades, this book will serve as a basis for the training of clinicians and scientists entering this new and exciting field.

The book covers the methods for recording MEG and performing MSI in a clinical setting and includes practical examples of data collection and analysis. It explains why MEG should be used in the evaluation and treatment of patients being considered for epilepsy surgery, concluding with a section describing the potential for future applications of these methods.

This is essential reading for graduate students in clinical neuroscience, residents in neurology and psychiatry, neuroradiology and neurosurgery, specialists in neurophysiology and epilepsy, and clinicians in a wide range of related brain sciences.

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The Making of Mr. Gray's Anatomy

By Ruth Richardson
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Pages: 288, Date: 2008-12-15
ISBN-10 : 0199552991, PDF 9 Mb

When Gray's Anatomy appeared in 1858, contemporaries immediately recognized that it was a departure from anything that had come before. Sales were brisk, and the book rapidly became not just a bestseller, but the standard work. Created by two young men in only two years in the mid-nineteenth century, Gray's Anatomy is the only textbook of human anatomy continuously in print for the last 150 years.

Commemorating this remarkable anniversary, The Making of Mr. Gray's Anatomy tells the fascinating story of the origin of this groundbreaking book. Providing a wealth of historical context, Dr. Ruth Richardson examines both the mid-Victorian medical world in which Henry Gray and the brilliant illustrator Henry Vandyke Carter operated and the vigorous publishing industry in London at that time. Along the way, Richardson explores the scientific and cultural life of the medical school dissecting room and dead house, as well as the lives of those whose corpses ended up on the slab.

The very different personalities and life-stories of Gray and Carter emerge in the telling, as do those of their publishers, and the many other individuals who were involved in the making of the book itself. Indeed, The Making of Mr. Gray's Anatomy investigates the entire production process--from the book's conception in 1855 to its reception by the medical press in 1858--via typesetters, wood-engravers, steam printers, paper and printing-ink suppliers, paper-folders, stitchers and bookbinders. Here we encounter individuals motivated by money, vanity, altruism, scientific discovery, professional pride, and the quest for faith and fame.
 
Vividly written and painstakingly researched, The Making of Mr. Gray's Anatomy illuminates a vibrant human document, one that has guided medical students for a century and a half.

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Desk Reference of Clinical Pharmacology, Second Edition

By Manuchair EbadiPublisher: CRC
Pages: 824, Date: 2007-10-31
ISBN-10 /: 1420047434, PDF 13 mb

Designed specifically for physicians and other healthcare professionals, Desk Reference for Clinical Pharmacology: Second Edition features complete yet concise descriptions of the properties of every drug used in clinical practice. The book presents brief A to Z drug facts and provides short reviews of such topics as drug-drug interaction, adoptive immunotherapy, antisense therapeutics, drug metabolism and transport, as well as pharmacogenomics.

The book also features discussions on diseases and treatment as well as comprehensive tables on the current uses of antibiotics in medicine.

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English for Careers: Medicine 2: Teacher's Resource Book

Original version 73,5 MB
Reduced version 39,4 MB
File type: PDF in RAR

Medicine teaches pre-work students to communicate accurately and effectively in English, with patients and colleagues.Additional activities and tests in the Teacher's Resource Book make the course suitable for mixed-ability classes

The Teacher's Resource Book provides specialist background to the industry for every unit, as well as industry tips to support non-expert teachers

Pass : englishtips.org

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PDF | The Handy Anatomy Answer Book

By: James Bobick, Naomi Balaban
PDF 10 Mb

From basic biology and the lymphatic system to human growth and development, this comprehensive reference—organized by systems of the body—makes the sometimes perplexing nature of anatomy understandable through an engaging question-and-answer format.

In addition to the science itself, the people and history behind anatomy are discussed. More than 1,200 questions are answered, including Do identical twins have the same fingerprints? What are the primary sensations of taste? What is the integumentary system? and How many bones are in the human body?

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Malaria: A Hematological Perspective: A Hematological Perspective

(Tropical Medicine: Science and Practice, Vol. 4)

By Saad H. Abdalla, Geoffrey Pasvol
Publisher: Imperial College Press
Pages: 429, Date: 2004-09
ISBN-10: 1860943578

This book reviews all of the hematological changes and interactions in malaria, one of the most important transmissible diseases in human beings. In doing so, it emphasizes the importance of malaria as a primarily hematological disease. It aims to increase the awareness and interest among hematologists, malariologists and tropical physicians.

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Malaria (Deadly Diseases and Epidemics)

By Bernard Marcus
Publisher: Chelsea House Publications
Pages: 119 Date: 2009-04-30
ISBN-10 : 1604132817, PDF 4.4 Mb

With the mosquito as its vector, malaria has troubled humans throughout history. While kept under control in most of the developed world, it continues to ravage parts of Africa and Asia, where the majority of cases occur, and where the simple means of protection from the disease are out of reach for the much of the population.

Caused by protozoan parasites from the genus Plasmodium, malaria is a chronic disease, plaguing sufferers for many years. This revised edition of "Malaria" contains new illustrations and up-to-date information on this largely preventable disease, including the latest outbreak statistics, recent diagnostic and treatment breakthroughs, the findings of recent vaccine trials, and an examination of the impact global climate change may have on malaria outbreak patterns.

Chapters of this title include: On the Wings of Mosquitoes; The Origin, Evolution, and Ecology of Malaria; The Discovery of Plasmodium; Attempts at Malarial Control; Preventing Malaria; and, Malaria Now.

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Neurocritical Care: A Guide to Practical Management (Competency-Based Critical Care)

By John P. Adams, Dominic Bell, Justin McKinlay
Publisher: Springer
Pages: 177, Date: 2009-12-18
ISBN-10 : 1848820690, PDF 8.4 Mb

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Traumatic brain injury is the leading cause of death in young people in the UK and USA. The vast majority of these patients will be initially managed outside the teaching hospital environment and many will remain there for the duration of their treatment. As clinicians, what happens during the first hours and days after injury can have a huge influence on the patient’s chance of survival and also their quality of life after the injury.

Results of a recent national survey have highlighted 2 main areas of major concern. Firstly, there are far too few specialist neurosurgical beds in out tertiary referral centers, which means that District General Hospital Intensive Care Units are frequently having to manage very seriously brain injured patients. Secondly, many clinicians do not know when they should be speaking to their Regional Neurosurgical Centre, do not fully understand how they should be managing these patients, do not know how to interpret the relevant physiological and radiological data, and have difficulty identifying when to escalate treatment and when the situation has become futile.

Lives could therefore be saved and outcomes improved with the introduction of common treatment pathways and better defined lines of communication between referring hospitals and specialist centers.

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PDF For Vitamin D and Cancer

By: Donald L. Trump, Candace S. Johnson
Publisher: Springer
Date : 2010 pages: 355
PDF 4 Mb

Substantial data indicate the broad importance of vitamin D-based signaling in normal human physiology and the broad effects of vitamin D deficiency. Vitamin D may play a role not only in the control of bone and mineral metabolism, but also appears to be involved in immune function, cardiovascular health, thrombosis and vasculogenesis and neuromuscular function.

Considerable epidemiologic data demonstrate that low vitamin D serum levels occur very commonly in normal adult populations and that vitamin D deficiency is associated with an enhanced risk of cancer death from lung, prostate, head & neck, colorectal and other gastrointestinal cancers.

In addition, preclinical data provide evidence that calcitriol and other active analogues of calcitriol have anti-proliferative, pro-differentiative, pro-apoptotic and anti-angiogenic activity in numerous in-vitro and in-vivo models. It is quite clear that, while it requires high exposure to calcitriol to induce these effects, such exposure can be readily achieved when high dose intermittent therapy is given.

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Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing: The Craft of Caring, Second Edition

By Phil Barker
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Number Of Pages: 782
Publication Date: 2009-02-25
ISBN-10 : 0340947632, PDF 6 Mb

Description
The second edition provides a comprehensive overview of the practice of psychiatric and mental health nursing, supported by relevant theory, research, policy and philosophy. The text is based on the concept of "the craft of caring" which considers the basis of good nursing practice to be a combination of both art and science, and requires nurses to take a holistic approach to the practice of psychiatric and mental health nursing.

Chapters have been completely updated to reflect recent developments in nursing practice and the understanding of mental health disorders. This new edition also includes a more international focus with overviews of practice and policy developments around the world. Fourteen new chapters have been added, giving more emphasis to certain groups such as children and adolescents, women, older people, asylum seekers and refugees.

Additional coverage of specialists services, such as psychiatric liaison and spiritual care has been included, and further emphasis is given to psychiatric diagnosis and mental health legislation in relation to human rights. This is an essential text for all psychiatric and mental health nurses at diploma and degree level, as well as qualified mental health nurses seeking to update their knowledge, and also as a reference for other disciplines such as social work, medicine and psychology.

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Survival Analysis: A Self-Learning Text, Second Edition

By: David G. Kleinbaum, Mitchel Klein
publisher: Springer
Date : 2005 pages: 606
PDF 3 Mb

An excellent introduction for all those coming to the subject for the first time. New material has been added to the second edition and the original six chapters have been modified.

The previous edition sold 9500 copies world wide since its release in 1996. Based on numerous courses given by the author to students and researchers in the health sciences and is written with such readers in mind. Provides a "user-friendly" layout and includes numerous illustrations and exercises.

Written in such a way so as to enable readers learn directly without the assistance of a classroom instructor. Throughout, there is an emphasis on presenting each new topic backed by real examples of a survival analysis investigation, followed up with thorough analyses of real data sets.

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PDF | Compendium of Clinical Skills for Student Nurses

By Ian Peate
Publisher: Wiley (October 28, 2005)
Language: English, 180 pages
ISBN-10: 1861564694, PDF 1.9 Mb

This textbook is primarily intended for student nurses, students studying for National Vocational Qualifications (levels II and III Health Care) and those students who are undertaking an Access to Nursing Course. It provides these students with a user-friendly and contemporary understanding of some of the key clinical practice issues that they will experience in clinical areas.

The book presents the reader with an institutional perspective as well as a community approach to general aspects of adult nursing care.

The text is clearly written with useful illustrations. A well known model of nursing is used in which to frame the information - Roper et al' s Activities of Living Model.

The reader will begin to develop his/her practical nursing skills with a sound knowledge base underpinning the delivery of care. There are 14 chapters, a detailed glossary and a comprehensive list of "normal values" is included at the end.

The book is designed to be used as a reference book in either the clinical setting, the classroom or at home.

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Case Studies in Ethics and HIV Research

By Sana Loue, Earl C. Pike
Publisher: Springer
Pages: 344, Date: 2007-07-17
ISBN-10 : 0387713611, PDF 1.3 MB

Description:
There has been a consistent interest in ethical issues arising in the context of HIV research. Ongoing international and multi-site studies and the continuing search for an HIV vaccine continue to prompt examination of how this research is conducted, how participants are engaged in the studies, and the obligations of the researchers to individual participants and their communities during the course of and following the conclusion of the research.

Each chapter is authored primarily by one of the editors (secondarily by the other) and is accompanied by one to two case studies. Each case study has been authored by an HIV/AIDS researcher with experience in the subject matter of the chapter.

The case studies will focus on an actual ethical dilemma encountered by the researcher, with suggestions on how it can be resolved. Each chapter addresses relevant issues and emphasizes particular ethical principles.

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Evidence Based Resource in Anaesthesia and Analgesia

By Martin Tramer
Publisher: Bmj Publishing Group
Pages: 225, Date: 2000-10-15
ISBN-10 : 0727914375, 1.55MB pdf

Description:
(BMJ Books) Univ. of Geneva, Switzerland. Provides a current review of the best evidence in anesthetic management. Discusses the systematic reviews and addresses the methodological basis of systematic reviewing. Shows the reader how to interpret the literature and apply the findings in the clinical context. For anesthetists. Softcover.

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Qualitative Research in Health Care 2nd Edition

By Nicholas Mays, Catherine Pope
Publisher: Bmj Publishing Group
Pages: 107, Date: 2000-01-15
ISBN-10 : 0727913964

Description:
(BMJ Books) Univ. of Bristol, UK. Pocket guide to practicing and interpreting qualitative research. Expanded with new chapters on action research and analysis of qualitative data. For researchers. Trim size: 8.5 x 5.5 inches. Previous edition: 1997. Softcover.

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Guide to Health Informatics 2nd Edition

By Enrico Coiera
Publisher: A Hodder Arnold Publication
Pages: 472, Date: 2003-12-25
ISBN-10 : 0340764252, PDF 10 Mb

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(Arnold) Univ. of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia. Textbook for undergraduates discusses the role of informatics and its associated technologies in clinical practice.

Features the influence of the Internet on healthcare and includes new data emphasizing obtaining the skills necessary to use informatics effectively. Previous edition: c1997. Softcover.

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Solving Health and Behavioral Problems from Birth through Preschool: A Parent's Guide

By Roy Benaroch M.D.
Publisher: Praeger
Pages: 208, Date: 2007-08-30
ISBN-10 : 0275993477, PDF 0.74 MB

Description:
Emory University Pediatrician Roy Benaroch wrote this guide to help parents understand the most common childhood maladies and misbehaviors and know what the best options are for action. Himself the father of three, Benaroch shares the insights of a medically-trained parent, telling us what he would do if his own child developed each malady.

The topics addressed range from abdominal pain, ear infections and vomiting to issues with eating, sleeping and toilet training. Benaroch includes the most recent research in each area and shares vignettes from his own practice and his own household.

All parents have faced the frustration of seeing their child sick and not knowing whether to rush to the doctor, offer over-the-counter remedies, or do little and wait to see if the problem passes. So too we have all faced those times when our children seem well but will not cooperate with behaviors involving eating, sleeping, or other activities.

Emory University Pediatrician Roy Benaroch wrote this guide to help parents understand the most common childhood maladies and misbehaviors, and know what the best options are for action. Himself the father of three, Benaroch shares the insights of a medically-trained parent, telling us what he would do if his own child developed each malady. The topics addressed range from abdominal pain, ear infections and vomiting to issues with eating, sleeping and toilet training.

Benaroch includes the most recent research in each area, and shares vignettes from his own practice, and his own household. Known widely simply as Dr. Roy, he is also the author of How to Get the Best Healthcare for Your Child (Praeger, 2007).

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Johns Hopkins Patients' Guide to Head and Neck Cancer

By Christine G. Gourin
Publisher: Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc.
Pages: 222, Date: 2010-07-16
ISBN-10 : 0763774316, PDF 1.05 MB

Description:
The Johns Hopkins Patients Guide to Head and Neck Cancer is a concise, easy-to-follow how to guide that puts you on a path to wellness by explaining head and neck cancer treatments from start to finish.

It guides you through the overwhelming maze of treatment decisions, simplifies the complicated schedule that lies ahead, and provides valuable tools to help you to put together your plan of care.

Empower yourself with accurate, understandable information that will give you the ability to confidently participate in the decision making about your care and treatment.

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Pain Control Support for People With Cancer (Health Psychology Research Focus)

By National Cancer Institute
Publisher: Nova Biomedical Books
Pages: 75, Date: 2009-04
ISBN-10 : 1606928481, PDF 0.81 MB

Description:
Having cancer doesn't mean that you'll have pain. But if you do, you can manage most of your pain with medicine and other treatments. This book will show you how to work with your doctors, nurses, and others to find the best way to control your pain.

It will discuss causes of pain, medicines, how to talk to your doctor, and other topics that may help you. In this book, your 'health care team' can mean any of the professionals you see as part of your medical care.

These may include your oncologist, your family doctor, nurses, physical therapists, pharmacists, oncology social workers, clergy members, and others. You may read it from front to back. Or you may want to read different parts as you need them.

There is a list of resources toward the end of the book. There is also a page where you can write down notes and keep track of the medicines you're taking. This section also includes a sample pain control record.

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