Medical

Schaum's Outline of Nursing Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests

by James Keogh

Study faster, learn better, and get top gradesModified to conform to the current curriculum, Schaum's Outline of Diagnostic and Laboratory Tests for Nursing complements these courses in scope and sequence to...

The Health and Care Revolution

by Kevin Dean and Muttukrishnan Rajarajan

The healthcare sector is facing a series of challenges that could seem insurmountable - an increase in demand caused by the ageing population in western, developed countries; the corresponding reduction in the...

Anti-Aging Therapeutics Volume XIV

by A4M American Academy

Proceedings of the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine's (A4M) Nineteenth World Congress on Anti-Aging Medicine & Regenerative Biomedical Technologies, Spring and Winter Sessions (2011 conference year)....

Childhood Leukemia

by Nancy Keene

This most complete parent guide covers not only detailed and precise medical information about leukemia and the various treatment options, but also day-to-day practical advice on how to cope with procedures,...

Neurobehavioral Anatomy, Third Edition

by Christopher M. Filley

Thoroughly revised and updated to reflect key advances in behavioral neurology, Neurobehavioral Anatomy, Third Edition is a clinically based account of the neuroanatomy of human behavior centered on a consideration...

Nursing, Revised Edition

by Jean Watson

Jean Watson's first edition of Nursing, now considered a classic, introduced the science of human caring and quickly became one of the most widely used and respected sources of conceptual models for nursing....

A Caring Approach in Nursing Administration

by Jan J. Nyberg

Current mainstream books and publicity about management and administration in health care are concerned with the takeover of health care by managed-care organizations. Many provide lots of quick and externally...

Your Brain: The Missing Manual

by Matthew MacDonald

Puzzles and brain twisters to keep your mind sharp and your memory intact are all the rage today. More and more people -- Baby Boomers and information workers in particular -- are becoming concerned about their...

Applied Epidemiology and Biostatistics (includes downloadable tools)

by Giuseppe La Torre

In the era of Evidence Based Medicine, health professionals are required to fully understand design, analysis and interpretation of the results of research. Furthermore, they should be able to assess the needs...

A NEW COMPUTED APPROACH TO OR MANAGEMENT. Tracing Step by Step all the Surgical Path

by Matteo Buccioli

The Operating Room Block (ORB) is one of the most costly logistic facilities for hospitals. Moreover, the activity inside an ORB is usually managed like "sailing by sight". There are a lot of conflicting points...

Drugs and Laboratory Parameters

by Achille Patrizio Caputi & Giuseppina Fava

Even if clinical and laboratory parameters can be considered as predictors for ADRs, the possibility of a drug-related variation of blood tests is seldom taken into consideration. Aim of this easy-to-read book...

You Make the Call - Healthcare's Mandate for Post-discharge Follow Up

by Kristin Baird

Every day, thousands of people are discharged from hospitals. While relieved to be going home, they are often frightened and insecure about caring for themselves at home. How the hospital manages follow up can...

Therapeutic Pluralism

by Alex Broom & Philip Tovey

The profile of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) has risen dramatically over the last decade and cancer patients represent its most prolific users. As a result, the NHS and UK cancer services are...

The Evolution of Chinese Medicine

by Asaf Goldschmidt

The history of Chinese medicine hinges on three major turning points: the formation of canonical theory in the Han dynasty; the transformation of medicine via the integration of earlier medical theories and...

Family Poverty in Diverse Contexts

by C. Anne Broussard & Alfred L. Joseph

Family Poverty in Diverse Contexts addresses the context of poverty in the United States and focuses on poverty issues that family members must confront as they move through the life course.

This edited collection...

Simple Treatments for Complex Problems

by Kimberly A. Driscoll, Kelly C. Cukrowicz & Maureen Lyons Reardon

The Cognitive Behavioral Analysis System of Psychotherapy (CBASP) is a set of techniques that has proven to be efficacious in the treatment of chronic depression. This book describes ways in which it can be...

The Immunology of Human Reproduction

by Isaac T. Manyonda

Understanding immunology is increasingly important in obstetrics and gynecology. Written primarily to meet the needs of practicing obstetricians and gynecologists, this book explores the role of immunological...