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Management of the Difficult Pediatric Airway (Hardcover): Narasimhan Jagannathan, John E. Fiadjoe Management of the Difficult Pediatric Airway (Hardcover)
Narasimhan Jagannathan, John E. Fiadjoe
R2,018 Discovery Miles 20 180 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Complications during airway management occur frequently when treating children. Although tracheal intubation is a routine procedure, there are no pediatric texts dedicated to this essential practice. The lack of specific resources and knowledge makes treating children with complex airways even more challenging. This landmark book is dedicated to the successful management of the complex pediatric airway. It explores and evaluates current research and covers novel topics such as airway ultrasonography and apneic oxygenation. It delineates the risks associated with intubating children, and their preventative measures. Aimed at clinicians involved in airway management in any form, this book covers the basics of airway management and how to perform a variety of essential techniques. Both occasional and exclusive pediatric clinicians will find this a valuable resource to support best practice. The book is supplemented by additional videos online, enhancing the demonstration of devices and techniques discussed in the text.

How To Change Your Mind - What The New Science Of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression,... How To Change Your Mind - What The New Science Of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, And Transcendence (Paperback)
Michael Pollan
R499 R301 Discovery Miles 3 010 Save R198 (40%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Now on Netflix as a 4-part documentary series! "Pollan keeps you turning the pages . . . cleareyed and assured." -New York Times A #1 New York Times Bestseller, New York Times Book Review 10 Best Books of 2018, and New York Times Notable Book A brilliant and brave investigation into the medical and scientific revolution taking place around psychedelic drugs--and the spellbinding story of his own life-changing psychedelic experiences When Michael Pollan set out to research how LSD and psilocybin (the active ingredient in magic mushrooms) are being used to provide relief to people suffering from difficult-to-treat conditions such as depression, addiction and anxiety, he did not intend to write what is undoubtedly his most personal book. But upon discovering how these remarkable substances are improving the lives not only of the mentally ill but also of healthy people coming to grips with the challenges of everyday life, he decided to explore the landscape of the mind in the first person as well as the third. Thus began a singular adventure into various altered states of consciousness, along with a dive deep into both the latest brain science and the thriving underground community of psychedelic therapists. Pollan sifts the historical record to separate the truth about these mysterious drugs from the myths that have surrounded them since the 1960s, when a handful of psychedelic evangelists inadvertently catalyzed a powerful backlash against what was then a promising field of research. A unique and elegant blend of science, memoir, travel writing, history, and medicine, How to Change Your Mind is a triumph of participatory journalism. By turns dazzling and edifying, it is the gripping account of a journey to an exciting and unexpected new frontier in our understanding of the mind, the self, and our place in the world. The true subject of Pollan's "mental travelogue" is not just psychedelic drugs but also the eternal puzzle of human consciousness and how, in a world that offers us both suffering and joy, we can do our best to be fully present and find meaning in our lives.

Pain Care Essentials (Paperback): Beth B. Hogans, Antje M. Barreveld Pain Care Essentials (Paperback)
Beth B. Hogans, Antje M. Barreveld
R2,196 Discovery Miles 21 960 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

It may come as something of a surprise that pain, the most prevalent symptom in clinical practice, is not always addressed specifically in health professions training. Approximately one in six Americans lives with chronic pain in addition to the millions that experience acute pain each day. Half of older adults live with chronic pain-associated conditions, and about half of all healthcare visits are initiated because of pain. Despite this, reports indicate that the vast majority of health professions schools in the United States do not teach required courses on pain, and the total amount of content pertaining to pain is a fraction of a percent of the total. Almost certainly, the lack of education in coordinated, comprehensive, compassionate care for pain-associated conditions contributed to pervasive opioid over-prescribing and the ensuing wave of addiction and deaths that swept the country in the first part of this century. This book is our response to the pain care crisis - it is designed to prepare young clinicians to assess and treat a wide variety of pain conditions in a manner that balances competence and compassion, incorporating coordinated elements of pharmacological and non-pharmacological therapies. Designed to be read during or after pre-licensure training, e.g. medical, nursing, pharmacy school, and to inspire students to learn more about painful conditions, this book is unique in its clinical focus and the level of detail that is included. This book aims to improve pain care, most especially if used alongside a formal pain care course as part of pre-licensure training, whether spread over four years or condensed into a shorter period. Through engagement in the interprofessional curriculum planning process, the content of the book has been shaped to align with the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) interprofessional pain curriculum vision and to focus on the primary questions of: What is pain? How is pain assessed? How is pain managed? How does clinical context influence pain?

The Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (Paperback): Tristan R. Perry The Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (Paperback)
Tristan R. Perry
R1,682 Discovery Miles 16 820 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Stress is everywhere, experienced by all. No one is immune, particularly the nurse anesthetist or CRNA. A qualitative inquiry was launched to explore occupational stress among Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) and to answer four research questions: 1.What are the roles and responsibilities of the CRNAs as they see them? 2.What are the CRNAs perceived stressors encountered on the job? 3.What are their coping strategies related to the perceived stressors? 4.What is the relationship between CRNA job stress and interpersonal work connections? The answers to the research questions underscore the necessity that the shortage of Registered Nurses and anesthetists needs to be addressed in order to more effectively tackle the participants perceived stressors. This book is a rare gem given its unique qualitative, in-depth inquiry into a topic of ever-increasing importance. This work is aimed at the healthcare professional, especially CRNAs and operating room personnel, and also nursing and anesthesia students. If you have ever stepped foot into an operating room, whether as a professional or a patient, you will find this research revealing and honest

Principles of Anaesthesia Equipment (Paperback): Yasodananda Kumar, Bhavani Shankar Kodali Principles of Anaesthesia Equipment (Paperback)
Yasodananda Kumar, Bhavani Shankar Kodali
R1,499 Discovery Miles 14 990 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Principles of Anaesthesia Equipment provides guidance on the safe use of a wide range of anaesthesia apparatus, edited by recognised experts based in Boston, USA and the University of the West Indies, Barbados. Divided into thirteen chapters, the book begins with the applied physics of anaesthesia equipment, before covering individual instruments and groups of instruments by chapter. Equipment covered includes anaesthesia machines and work stations, anaesthesia breathing systems, equipment for endotracheal intubation, electrocautery and lasers, equipment for regional anaesthesia, and ultrasound equipment for neuraxial blocks. The final chapter covers the use of simulators in anaesthesia training. Safety tips are included in chapters on pre-use checks of anaesthetic equipment, electrical safety, disinfection and sterilisation. A separate chapter on monitoring features capnography and state-of-the-art cardiac output monitors. Enhanced by 85 full colour illustrations, Principles of Anaesthesia Equipment is an essential resource for anaesthetists and anaesthesia trainees. Key Points Comprehensive guide to the safe use of a range of anaesthesia equipment Recognised editorial team from Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, USA and University of West Indies 85 full colour illustrations

Avoiding Opioid Abuse While Managing Pain - A Guide for Practitioners (Paperback): Lynn R. Webster, Beth Dove Avoiding Opioid Abuse While Managing Pain - A Guide for Practitioners (Paperback)
Lynn R. Webster, Beth Dove; Foreword by Steven, PH.D. Passik
R819 R675 Discovery Miles 6 750 Save R144 (18%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Prescription opioids are dangerous in the hands of drug abusers, but they are also beneficial or even lifesaving for millions of people who otherwise would live with chronic pain. Clinicians who prescribe opioids are often caught between their professional obligation to relieve suffering and their desire to avoid contributing to the nonmedical consumption of controlled substances.

Headache and Facial Pain (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition): Lawrence Newman, Morris Levin, Rashmi Halker, Rebecca Michael Headache and Facial Pain (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition)
Lawrence Newman, Morris Levin, Rashmi Halker, Rebecca Michael
R1,378 Discovery Miles 13 780 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

In this new edition of Headache and Facial Pain in the "What Do I Do Now?" series, the authors have added cases dealing with issues that were not included in the first edition, eliminated several chapters that were no longer topical or in which recommendations were not current, and updated the rest. The book continues to simulate the "curbside consultation" in our selection of 37 cases about headache and facial pain. Each "case" poses an important question to be discussed and each are addressed, much as a consultant would do over the phone or in the hallway, using current evidence and experienced-based information. We have divided this volume into four sections that cover the typical ground for head/face pain consultation: Section 1, Diagnostic Questions; Section 2, Treatment Questions; Section 3, Questions Related to Special Populations; and Section 4 Prognostic, Social, and Legal Issues. Diagnostic reasoning is presented along the lines of the International Classification of Headache Disorders, third edition (ICHD-III). Additionally, recommendations for adding or modifying new treatment modalities (pharmacologic and devices) that have been approved since publication of the first edition have been incorporated based on updates from the AHS consensus statement. A list of key clinical points again appears at the end of each case discussion, followed by a list of suggested articles or chapters for those interested in doing further reading on the subject.

Oxford Handbook of Pre-hospital Care (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition): Ian Greaves, Sir Keith Porter Oxford Handbook of Pre-hospital Care (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition)
Ian Greaves, Sir Keith Porter
R1,161 R1,063 Discovery Miles 10 630 Save R98 (8%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Fully updated for a second edition, the Oxford Handbook of Pre-hospital Care is the invaluable guide to providing high-quality care in a pre-hospital environment. Evidence-based and reflecting new developments in regulation and practice, this second edition is designed to provide key information for all immediate care practitioners, including doctors, paramedics, emergency medical technicians, and community responders. The text has been cross-referenced with the Joint Royal Colleges Ambulance Liaison Committee (JRCALC) handbook to ensure full clinical relevance. Reflecting the major advances in delivery of pre-hospital care, including the greater survival benefits for heart attacks and major trauma when delivering patients directly to higher levels of care, the evolution of the paramedic role into critical care paramedics, roadside rapid sequence induction of anaesthesia, and the introduction of mechanical chest compression devices, this new edition is the ideal companion for those involved in delivering pre-hospital care. It also links to relevant online databases and mobile apps that can assist with calculations, and contains key algorithms and formulae to ensure good care. The Oxford Handbook of Pre-hospital Care is the comprehensive quick-reference guide to all medical and trauma conditions regularly encountered in the immediate care setting.

Splitting - The inside story on headaches (Hardcover): Amanda Ellison Splitting - The inside story on headaches (Hardcover)
Amanda Ellison 1
R480 Discovery Miles 4 800 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Written by a leading neuroscientist, Splitting tells the fascinating true story about headaches, and the secrets they reveal about your brain and overall health. Did you know... - chocolate doesn't give you a headache - and may in fact prevent one happening? - 30% of us sneeze at sunlight? - you can see off a headache with an orgasm? - that you shouldn't wear a striped top if your spouse gets migraines? From migraines to sinus pain to tension headaches - and everything in between - Splitting separates fact from fiction, putting you in control and helping you practise habits that will protect you from headache.

Intraoperative Neurophysiologic Monitoring (Hardcover): Gloria M. Galloway, Marc R. Nuwer, Jaime R. Lopez, Khaled M. Zamel Intraoperative Neurophysiologic Monitoring (Hardcover)
Gloria M. Galloway, Marc R. Nuwer, Jaime R. Lopez, Khaled M. Zamel
R3,301 Discovery Miles 33 010 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Intraoperative neurophysiologic monitoring has shown a steady increase in use for surgeries in which neural structures may be at risk of injury. Some of the surgical techniques used carry inherent risks, and these risks have changed the way in which neurophysiologic monitoring has impacted patient safety and quality of care during surgical procedures. It is therefore crucial that those performing and interpreting intraoperative neurophysiologic monitoring are adequately trained. This book is a comprehensive guide to the current practice of intraoperative neurophysiology with chapters on various modalities and clinical uses. Separate chapters devoted to anesthesia, operating room environment, special considerations in pediatrics and the interpretation and reporting of neurophysiologic data are useful and complementary. Questions and detailed answers on the topics covered can be found on the accompanying website for study review. This book will be useful to the trainee as well as the neurophysiologist already in practice.

Atlas of Pain Management Injection Techniques (Hardcover, 5th edition): Steven D. Waldman Atlas of Pain Management Injection Techniques (Hardcover, 5th edition)
Steven D. Waldman
R4,902 Discovery Miles 49 020 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Ideal for hands-on, day-to-day use in practice, Atlas of Pain Management Injection Techniques, 5th Edition, helps you master the key nerve blocks you need to know to successfully treat 200 common and uncommon pain syndromes. Focusing on the "how to" details of pain management injection techniques, this bestselling atlas by Dr. Steven D. Waldman equips you to deliver safe, accurate and cost-effective pain relief to your patients using the most clinically appropriate imaging modalities. It demonstrates exactly how to evaluate the causes of pain, identify the most promising injection technique, locate the injection site with precision, and deliver effective relief to patients. Helps you find information quickly with a logical organization by anatomic region, and templated chapters that cover indications and clinical considerations, clinically relevant anatomy, technique, side effects and complications, and Dr. Waldman's own clinical pearls. Includes 14 brand-new injection techniques, including Chalazion Injection; Botox Injection for Migraine; Intra-articular Injections of the Glenohumeral, Hip, Ankle, and Knee Joints; Rectus Sheath Block; Fascia Iliaca Plane Block; Penile Block; and more. Incorporates all clinically useful imaging modalities including expanded information on office-based ultrasound-guided techniques as well as fluoroscopy and CT-guided procedures. Illustrates the anatomical targets for each procedure and the appropriate needle placement and trajectory used to reach each target. Features new full-color anatomic drawings as well as photographs, radiographs, ultrasound, CT, and MRI images throughout. Provides clear guidance on the risks and benefits of each procedure/technique. Enhanced eBook version included with purchase. Your enhanced eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.

What's in the Syringe? - Principles of Early Integrated Palliative Care (Paperback): Juliet Jacobsen, Vicki Jackson,... What's in the Syringe? - Principles of Early Integrated Palliative Care (Paperback)
Juliet Jacobsen, Vicki Jackson, Joseph Greer, Jennifer Temel
R1,657 R1,138 Discovery Miles 11 380 Save R519 (31%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

What's in the Syringe? offers a succinct overview of the psychological skills of outpatient palliative care, teaching clinicians how to help patients live well and acknowledge end of life as patients meet five challenges of serious illness. It explores how to help patients develop prognostic awareness, through which they pair hopes and worries and see themselves with clarity and empathy. The book also teaches clinicians how to support patients' coping skills. As patients use these skills, they improve their quality of life and deepen their prognostic awareness, helping them make informed medical and personal decisions as they approach end of life. Illustrated, case-based chapters are organized from diagnosis to end of life and draw on two decades of research and clinical experience. Each chapter describes how palliative care and oncology clinicians can collaborate and explains the interpretive role of the palliative care clinician in helping the patient and oncologist understand each other. What's in the Syringe? is an essential resource for palliative care fellows, trainees, and clinicians, for oncologists, primary care clinicians, and medical students, and for all care providers working with patients facing serious illness.

Modern Monitoring in Anesthesiology and Perioperative Care (Paperback): Andrew B. Leibowitz, Suzan Uysal Modern Monitoring in Anesthesiology and Perioperative Care (Paperback)
Andrew B. Leibowitz, Suzan Uysal
R1,294 Discovery Miles 12 940 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Close monitoring of patients during anesthesia is crucial for ensuring positive treatment outcomes and patient safety. The increasing availability of new technologies and the repurposing of older monitors means more patient data is at anesthesiologists' fingertips than ever before. However, this flood of options can be overwhelming. A practical resource for understanding this array of clinical monitoring options in anesthesia, this important text focuses on real-world applications in anesthesia and perioperative care. Reviewing the evidence for improved patient outcomes for monitoring technology, neurological monitoring, echocardiography systems and ultrasound are amongst the techniques covered in a head-to-toe approach. Statistics used by manufacturers to gain approval for their technology are discussed, as well as the under-appreciated risks associated with monitoring such as digital distraction. Future monitoring technologies including wearable systems are explored in depth. Focusing on applied practice, this book is an essential text for front-line healthcare professionals in anesthesia.

The Comprehensive Textbook of Healthcare Simulation (Paperback, 1st ed. 2013, Corr. 2nd printing 2014): Adam I. Levine, Samuel... The Comprehensive Textbook of Healthcare Simulation (Paperback, 1st ed. 2013, Corr. 2nd printing 2014)
Adam I. Levine, Samuel DeMaria Jr, Andrew D. Schwartz, Alan J. Sim
R3,778 Discovery Miles 37 780 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The Comprehensive Textbook of Healthcare Simulation is a cohesive, single-source reference on all aspects of simulation in medical education and evaluation. It covers the use of simulation in training in each specialty and is aimed at healthcare educators and administrators who are developing their own simulation centers or programs and professional organizations looking to incorporate the technology into their credentialing process. For those already involved in simulation, the book will serve as a state-of-the-art reference that helps them increase their knowledge base, expand their simulation program's capabilities, and attract new, additional target learners. Features: * Written and edited by pioneers and experts in healthcare simulation * Personal memoirs from simulation pioneers * Each medical specialty covered * Guidance on teaching in the simulated environment * Up-to-date information on current techniques and technologies * Tips from "insiders" on funding, development, accreditation, and marketing of simulation centers * Floor plans of simulation centers from across the United States * Comprehensive glossary of terminology

Pain Management - Expanding the Pharmacological Options (Paperback): G McCleane Pain Management - Expanding the Pharmacological Options (Paperback)
G McCleane
R2,534 Discovery Miles 25 340 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Conventional pharmaceutical approaches to pain management are not always successful. Using only those medications that have an official indication for a certain condition reduces substantially the chance of the patient gaining pain relief and may expose them to intolerable side effects. However evidence now exists on the use of other drugs, produced for non-pain conditions, and how they can substantially increase the chances of pain relief.
Covering the most recent developments in this field, McCleane offers an alternative solution to pain treatment when conventional treatments fail. This pioneering book proposes evidence-based alternatives to current options in pain management, using well-grounded rationales for each given treatment.
This book is an ideal reference for the specialist and non-specialist prescriber alike and for practitioners from a wide variety of disciplines. It provides the evidence required and treatment algorithms for readers to use the drugs appropriately and to explore the field if they wish.

Crooked - Outwitting the Back Pain Industry and Getting on the Road to Recovery (Paperback): Cathryn Ramin Crooked - Outwitting the Back Pain Industry and Getting on the Road to Recovery (Paperback)
Cathryn Ramin
R334 R274 Discovery Miles 2 740 Save R60 (18%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

The acclaimed author of Carved in Sand-a veteran investigative journalist who endured persistent back pain for decades-delivers the definitive book on the subject: an essential examination of all facets of the back pain industry, exploring what works, what doesn't, what may cause harm, and how to get on the road to recovery. In her effort to manage her chronic back pain, investigative reporter Cathryn Jakobson Ramin spent years and a small fortune on a panoply of treatments. But her discomfort only intensified, leaving her feeling frustrated and perplexed. As she searched for better solutions, she exposed a much bigger problem. Costing roughly $100 billion a year, spine medicine-often ineffective and sometimes harmful -exemplified the worst aspects of the U.S. health care system. The result of six years of intensive investigation, Crooked offers a startling look at the poorly identified risks of spine medicine, and provides practical advice and solutions. Ramin interviewed scores of spine surgeons, pain management doctors, physical medicine and rehabilitation physicians, exercise physiologists, physical therapists, chiropractors, specialized bodywork practitioners. She met with many patients whose pain and desperation led them to make life-altering decisions, and with others who triumphed over their limitations. The result is a brilliant and comprehensive book that is not only important but essential to millions of back pain sufferers, and all types of health care professionals. Ramin shatters assumptions about surgery, chiropractic methods, physical therapy, spinal injections and painkillers, and addresses evidence-based rehabilitation options-showing, in detail, how to avoid therapeutic dead ends, while saving money, time, and considerable anguish. With Crooked, she reveals what it takes to outwit the back pain industry and get on the road to recovery.

Integrative Pain Management (Paperback): Robert A Bonakdar, Andrew W Sukiennik Integrative Pain Management (Paperback)
Robert A Bonakdar, Andrew W Sukiennik
R3,601 Discovery Miles 36 010 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Integrative Pain Management provides an overview of pain physiology, current conventional care options, an understanding of integrative medicine as it applies to pain management, the role of pain practitioners when working collaboratively, and the utilization of an expansive and patient-centered treatment model. This comprehensive guide written by experts in the field provides case examples of pain conditions, reviews common integrative treatments including physical therapy, behavioral strategies, and advanced procedures to maximize function and reduce pain, and extensive further reading resources. Part of the Weil Integrative Medicine Library, this volume offers clinicians treating pain innovative and patient-centered tools for approaching their most difficult cases to improve their approach and outcomes. The book provides access to additional online content that supplements some of the integrative interventions discussed including videos of tai chi in pain management, a demonstration of motivational interviewing as practitioner empowerment, and figures including the STarT Back Screening Tool (SBST) for spine care. Integrative medicine is defined as healing-oriented medicine that takes account of the whole person (body, mind, and spirit) as well as all aspects of lifestyle; it emphasizes the therapeutic relationship and makes use of appropriate therapies, both conventional and alternative. Series editor Andrew Weil, MD, is Professor and Director of the Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona. Dr. Weil's program was the first such academic program in the U.S., and its stated goal is "to combine the best ideas and practices of conventional and alternative medicine into cost effective treatments without embracing alternative practices uncritically."

Ratgeber Schmerzmittel - Substanzen, Indikationen, Nebenwirkungen (German, Paperback, 1. Aufl. 2022): Andreas Schwarzer,... Ratgeber Schmerzmittel - Substanzen, Indikationen, Nebenwirkungen (German, Paperback, 1. Aufl. 2022)
Andreas Schwarzer, Christoph Maier
R585 R483 Discovery Miles 4 830 Save R102 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Als Schmerzpatient mussen Sie ggf. regelmassig Schmerzmedikamente einnehmen, um den Alltag bewaltigen zu koennen. Dieser Ratgeber erklart verstandlich die Wirkungsweise und die moeglichen Risiken der verschiedenen Substanzen, wie sie richtig eingesetzt werden und welche Nebenwirkungen auftreten koennen. Der Leser erhalt auf praktische Fragen klare Antworten, z.B.: Welche Tatigkeiten darf ich unter Schmerzmitteln ausuben, darf ich Maschinen bedienen oder Auto fahren? Sind Schmerzmittel in der Schwangerschaft und Stillzeit erlaubt? Wie lange durfen Schmerzmittel eingenommen werden? Die Autoren sind AErzte und Experten auf dem Gebiet der Schmerzmedizin und kennen die Sorgen und Fragen von Patienten. Sie wenden sich an alle, die Schmerzmedikamente verschrieben bekommen haben oder rezeptfrei verkaufliche Schmerzmedikamente einnehmen.

Essentials of Evidence-Based Practice of Neuroanesthesia and Neurocritical Care (Paperback): Hemanshu Prabhakar Essentials of Evidence-Based Practice of Neuroanesthesia and Neurocritical Care (Paperback)
Hemanshu Prabhakar
R3,036 Discovery Miles 30 360 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The current practice of medicine is largely moving toward applying an evidence-based approach. Evidence-based medicine is the integration of best research evidence using systematic reviews of the medical literature and then translating it into practice by selecting treatment options for specific cases based on the best research. Clinicians rely on the availability of evidence and accordingly take decisions to provide best treatment to their patients. Clinical management of neurologically compromised patients is challenging and varied; for this reason, treating physicians including neuroanesthesiologists are always in search of best available evidence for patient management and care. Essentials of Evidence-Based Practice of Neuroanesthesia and Neurocritical Care highlights the various controversies that exist in the practice of neuroanesthesia and provides conclusive evidence-based solutions. This comprehensive resource succinctly discusses evidence-based practice of neuroanesthesia based on systematic reviews in clinical neuroscience research. Topics include neurophysiology: ICP or CPP thresholds; neuropharmacology: intravenous or inhalational anesthetics; and neuromonitoring: ICP monitoring. Evidence-based practice is now an integral part of neuroscience, and this book will help residents and trainees gain knowledge to apply it to their practice. Endorsements/Reviews: "Evidence based practice is facilitating changes at a rapid pace in neuroanesthesia and neurocritical care practice. Its practice is exceedingly crucial in neuroanesthesia and neurocritical care considering the criticality of the neurologically sick patients, which leaves little or no room for error for an acceptable outcome in them. Patient management in Neuroanesthesia and neurocritical care has many contentious issues because of rapidly evolving changes in their management which require treatment guided by the latest available evidence in literature. Dr. Hemanshu Prabhakar is a strong proponent of evidence based practice for the management of neurologically ill patients both for surgical procedures and their management in neurointensive care unit. Undoubtedly, this book will be of enormous benefits to the students as well as teachers of neuroanesthesia and neurocritical care sub-specialties." -- Parmod Bithal, Editor-In-Chief, Journal of Neuroanaesthesiology and Critical Care (JNACC)

Anesthesiology and Pain Management (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1991): T.H. Stanley, M.A. Ashburn,... Anesthesiology and Pain Management (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1991)
T.H. Stanley, M.A. Ashburn, P.G. Fine
R6,184 Discovery Miles 61 840 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Theodore H. Stanley, M.D. Anesthesiology and Pain Management contains the Refresher Course manuscripts of the presentations of the 36th Annual Postgraduate Course in Anesthesiology which took place at The Cliff Conference Center in Snowbird, Utah, February 22-26, 1991. The chapters reflect new data and concepts within the general framework of "pain research and basic science," "clinical topics in pain management." The purposes of the textbook are to 1) act as a reference for the anesthesiologists attending the meeting, and 2) serve as a vehicle to bring many of the latest concepts in anesthesiology to others within a short time of the formal presentation. Each chapter is a brief but sharply focused glimpse of the interests in anesthesia expressed at the conference. This book and its chapters should not be considered complete treatises on the subjects addressed but rather attempts to summarize the most salient points. This textbook is the ninth in a continuing series documenting the proceedings of the Postgraduate Course in Salt Lake City. We hope that this and the past and future volumes reflect the rapid and continuing evolution of anesthesiology in the late twentieth century. ix list of Contributors Ashburn, Michael A. Department of Anesthesiology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah Basbaum, Allan Department of Anatomy & Physiology, University of California - San Francisco, San Francisco, California Bonica, John J. Department of Anesthesiology, The University of Washington, Seattle, Washington Cousins, Michael J.

Anesthesia for the New Millennium - Modern Anesthetic Clinical Pharmacology (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st... Anesthesia for the New Millennium - Modern Anesthetic Clinical Pharmacology (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1999)
T.H. Stanley, Talmage D. Egan
R1,476 Discovery Miles 14 760 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Anesthesia for the New Millenium: Modern Anesthetic Clinical Pharmacology contains the refresher course lectures of the 1999 meeting and is a review of the current state of the art in anesthesia clinical pharmacology. The authors of the individual chapters are among the world's most widely recognized experts in the pharmacology of perioperative medicine. The book features sections on new pharmacology concepts, new drug delivery techniques, recently released drugs and novel thinking about older drugs. It also addresses several areas that have recently emerged as very hot clinical and research topics, including depth of anesthesia monitoring technology and anesthesia drug interactions. The textbook is the seventeenth in a continuing series documenting the proceedings of the postgraduate course.

Voluntarily Stopping Eating and Drinking - A Compassionate, Widely-Available Option for Hastening Death (Hardcover): Timothy E.... Voluntarily Stopping Eating and Drinking - A Compassionate, Widely-Available Option for Hastening Death (Hardcover)
Timothy E. Quill, Paul T. Menzel, Thaddeus Pope, Judith K. Schwarz
R1,690 Discovery Miles 16 900 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

In the 21st century, people in the developed world are living longer. They hope they will have a healthy longer life and then die relatively quickly and peacefully. But frequently that does not happen. While people are living healthy a little longer, they tend to live sick for a lot longer. And at the end of being sick before dying, they and their families are frequently faced with daunting decisions about whether to continue life prolonging medical treatments or whether to find meaningful and forthright ways to die more easily and quickly. In this context, some people are searching for more and better options to hasten death. They may be experiencing unacceptable suffering in the present or may fear it in the near future. But they do not know the full range of options legally available to them. Voluntary stopping eating and drinking (VSED), though relatively unknown and poorly understood, is a widely available option for hastening death. VSED is legally permitted in places where medical assistance in dying (MAID) is not. And unlike U.S. jurisdictions where MAID is legally permitted, VSED is not limited to terminal illness or to those with current decision-making capacity. VSED is a compassionate option that respects patient choice. Despite its strongly misleading image of starvation, death by VSED is typically peaceful and meaningful when accompanied by adequate clinician and/or caregiver support. Moreover, the practice is not limited to avoiding unbearable suffering, but may also be used by those who are determined to avoid living with unacceptable deterioration such as severe dementia. But VSED is "not for everyone." This volume provides a realistic, appropriately critical, yet supportive assessment of the practice. Eight illustrative, previously unpublished real cases are included, receiving pragmatic analysis in each chapter. The volume's integrated, multi-professional, multi-disciplinary character makes it useful for a wide range of readers: patients considering present or future end-of-life options and their families, clinicians of all kinds, ethicists, lawyers, and institutional administrators. Appendices include recommended elements of an advance directive for stopping eating and drinking in one's future if and when decision making capacity is lost, and what to record as cause of death on the death certificates of those who hasten death by VSED.

Cannabis: Potenzial und Risiko - Eine wissenschaftliche Bestandsaufnahme (German, Paperback, 1. Aufl. 2019): Eva Hoch, Chris... Cannabis: Potenzial und Risiko - Eine wissenschaftliche Bestandsaufnahme (German, Paperback, 1. Aufl. 2019)
Eva Hoch, Chris Maria Friemel, Miriam Schneider
R2,102 Discovery Miles 21 020 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Dieses Buch fasst den aktuellen Forschungsstand zum Thema Cannabis zusammen. Hierfur wurden alle bedeutsamen, in den letzten 10 Jahren in deutscher und englischer Sprache publizierten Forschungsarbeiten systematisch recherchiert und ausgewertet. Dargestellt werden: - psychische, organische und soziale Risiken des Konsums pflanzlicher und synthetischer Cannabisprodukte zu Rauschzwecken, - Wirksamkeit, Vertraglichkeit und Sicherheit von Cannabisarznei bei organischen und psychischen Erkrankungen, - Motive und Erwartungen eines nichtarztlich verordneten Gebrauchs von Cannabis im Sinne einer Selbstmedikation. Die Expertise liefert einen umfassenden UEberblick uber die aktuelle Literatur. Sie bewertet das therapeutische Potenzial und die Risiken von Cannabis entsprechend internationaler methodischer Vorgaben der evidenzbasierten Medizin. Die Expertise dient somit als solides Nachschlagewerk. Ihr Auftraggeber war das Bundesministerium fur Gesundheit.

Oh's Intensive Care Manual (Paperback, 8th edition): Andrew D. Bersten, Jonathan M. Handy Oh's Intensive Care Manual (Paperback, 8th edition)
Andrew D. Bersten, Jonathan M. Handy
R2,818 R2,465 Discovery Miles 24 650 Save R353 (13%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

For nearly 40 years, Oh's Intensive Care Manual has been the quick reference of choice for ICU physicians at all levels of experience. The revised 8th edition maintains this tradition of excellence, providing fast access to practical information needed every day in today's intensive care unit. This bestselling manual covers all aspects of intensive care in sufficient detail for daily practice while keeping you up to date with the latest innovations in the field. New coverage of the latest developments in ICU imaging techniques, including ultrasound. New information on the latest advances in ECMO (Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation) for cardiac and respiratory failure, ARDS, septic shock, neurologic disorders, muscle function, and hemodynamic therapy. New co-editor Dr. Jonathan Handy shares his knowledge and expertise on acid-base disturbances during critical illness, critical care transfers, intravenous fluid therapy, cardiovascular physiology, burn management, sepsis, and the immunological impact of surgery and burn injury. Expert ConsultT eBook version included with purchase. This enhanced eBook experience allows you to search all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.

Perioperative Monitoring, An Issue of Anesthesiology Clinics, Volume 39-3 (Hardcover): Gabriella Iohom, Girish P Joshi Perioperative Monitoring, An Issue of Anesthesiology Clinics, Volume 39-3 (Hardcover)
Gabriella Iohom, Girish P Joshi
R2,369 Discovery Miles 23 690 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This issue of Anesthesiology Clinics, guest edited by Drs. Gabriella Iohom and Girish P. Joshi, focuses on Perioperative Monitoring. This is one of four issues each year selected by the series consulting editor, Dr. Lee Fleisher. Articles in this issue include, but are not limited to: Clinician monitoring, Ventilation monitoring, Measurement of pulmonary mechanics, Hemodynamic monitoring, Tissue perfusion monitoring, Neuromuscular blockade monitoring, Depth of anesthesia monitoring, Antinociception monitoring, Cerebral perfusion monitoring - Brain oxygen saturation monitoring, Coagulation, Ultrasound - the new stethoscope (POCUS), Mobile and Remote monitoring, smart phone use, AI, machine learning, deep learning, and closed loop devices and Telemedicine for anesthesiologists.

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