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Sex- and Gender-Based Women's Health - A Practical Guide for Primary Care (Paperback, 1st ed. 2020): Sarah A. Tilstra,... Sex- and Gender-Based Women's Health - A Practical Guide for Primary Care (Paperback, 1st ed. 2020)
Sarah A. Tilstra, Deborah Kwolek, Julie L. Mitchell, Brigid M. Dolan, Michael P. Carson
R3,314 Discovery Miles 33 140 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

This book provides primary care clinicians, researchers, and educators with a guide that helps facilitate comprehensive, evidenced-based healthcare of women and gender diverse populations. Many primary care training programs in the United States lack formalized training in women's health, or if they do, the allotted time for teaching is sparse. This book addresses this learning gap with a solid framework for any program or individual interested in learning about or teaching women's health. It can serve as a quick in-the-clinic reference between patients, or be used to steer curricular efforts in medical training programs, particularly tailored to internal medicine, family medicine, gynecology, nursing, and advanced practice provider programs. Organized to cover essential topics in women's health and gender based care, this text is divided into eight sections: Foundations of Women's Health and Gender Based Medicine, Gynecologic Health and Disease, Breast Health and Disease, Common Medical Conditions, Chronic Pain Disorders, Mental Health and Trauma, Care of Selected Populations (care of female veterans and gender diverse patients), and Obstetric Medicine. Using the Maintenance of Certification (MOC) and American Board of Internal Medicine blueprints for examination development, authors provide evidence-based reviews with several challenge questions and annotated answers at the end of each chapter. The epidemiology, pathophysiology, evaluation, diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis of all disease processes are detailed in each chapter. Learning objectives, summary points, certain exam techniques, clinical pearls, diagrams, and images are added to enhance reader's engagement and understanding of the material. Written by experts in the field, Sex and Gender-Based Women's Health is designed to guide all providers, regardless of training discipline or seniority, through comprehensive outpatient women's health and gender diverse care.

Ulcer and Non-Ulcer Dyspepsias (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1987): M.Lancaster Smith Ulcer and Non-Ulcer Dyspepsias (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1987)
M.Lancaster Smith
R1,928 R1,319 Discovery Miles 13 190 Save R609 (32%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Backing up the pioneering medical researchers and experi menters are the phalanxes and cohorts of practising clinicians in district general hospitals and in general practice who may have to implement and apply any breakthroughs and advances in practical and realistic terms. This they cannot, and should not, be expected to do without careful consideration and analysis. It is essential, therefore, to have regular reviews of the growing points of medicine which are constructively critical as well as being enthusiastic and which can present the issues and implications clearly and fairly to clinicians. The Practical Clinical Medicine series is designed to provide such regular reviews on selected subjects. Each volume is under the charge of an invited editor who selects his team of 4--6 experts. Each contribution is an authoritative, detailed and referenced examination of his topic, is clearly presented in an understandable manner and is practical, relevant and applic able to everyday clinical practice. The series is intended as a means of communication between researchers and practising clinicians. It is dedicated to gener alists who provide primary health care in general practice and to generalists providing secondary medical care in district vii viii Series Editors' Foreword general hospitals. Both are involved in applying good general practical clinical medicine for their patients, but can only succeed in a climate of constant review and examination."

Mental Health, Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities and the Ageing Process (Paperback, 2nd ed. 2021): Vee P. Prasher,... Mental Health, Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities and the Ageing Process (Paperback, 2nd ed. 2021)
Vee P. Prasher, Philip W. Davidson, Flavia H. Santos
R3,136 Discovery Miles 31 360 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

This book brings together findings from research and clinical practice, with comprehensive coverage of the important aspects of mental health in ageing persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities. It is crucial for professionals involved in the care of persons with all intellectual and developmental disabilities to have a broad understanding of the essential range of issues, and therefore this book provides a truly multi-disciplinary perspective, complete with many figures and illustrations to underline the key points. Undoubtedly, research and clinical practice are much more advanced in the general ageing population than in persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities, and so professionals and academics must be made fully aware of commonalities and idiosyncrasies of older people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. This book presents the ongoing developments concerning mental health and aging, which will become relevant to the intellectually disabled population. Through experience, this book also acknowledges that the impact on the persons themselves and on their carers always needs to be taken into account, with treatment programs established with a multi-faceted team approach in mind. Avoiding the jargon of many titles in this area while maintaining the hands-on approach of clinical practice, this book meshes the practical and scientific worlds, with all chapters written by leading experts in the field. Beyond the US, the IASSIDD support expands the book message worldwide.

Orthostatic Hypotension in Older Adults (Paperback, 1st ed. 2021): Ahmet Turan Isik, Pinar Soysal Orthostatic Hypotension in Older Adults (Paperback, 1st ed. 2021)
Ahmet Turan Isik, Pinar Soysal
R2,616 Discovery Miles 26 160 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

This book provides a comprehensive and practical guide to orthostatic hypotension (OH) for doctors and nurses involved in the care of older adults, together with a state-of-the-art update on OH, covering its epidemiology, pathophysiology, assessment, diagnosis, causes, prevention, management, and relevance for geriatric practice. In addition, it addresses mechanisms of orthostatic tolerance and other orthostasis related conditions, as well as drugs, comorbidities and geriatric syndromes related to OH. The homeostatic ability to maintain blood pressure while standing requires an adequate blood volume and the integrity of the nervous system, heart, blood vessels and muscle pump. However, in older adults, some age-related factors can contribute to the development of OH. For example, decreased baroreflex sensitivity, -1-adrenergic vasoconstrictor response to sympathetic stimuli, parasympathetic activity, renal salt and water conservation, increased vascular stiffness and decreased ventricular diastolic filling, as well as concentrated capacities of the kidney may be associated with changes in postural blood pressure. It has also been shown that OH is associated with falls, cardiac events, heart failure, stroke, reduced quality of life, and increased risk of overall mortality in these patients. "Orthostatic Hypotension in Older Adults" will be of considerable interest to all professionals working in the fields of geriatrics, geriatric psychiatry, neurology, internal medicine, cardiology, and emergency medicine, or working with older people in hospitals or in their community.

Notfallhandbuch Giftpflanzen - Ein Bestimmungsbuch Fa1/4r A"rzte Und Apotheker (German, Hardcover): Rainer Nowack Notfallhandbuch Giftpflanzen - Ein Bestimmungsbuch Fa1/4r A"rzte Und Apotheker (German, Hardcover)
Rainer Nowack
R1,500 Discovery Miles 15 000 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

1 Einfuhrung.- Was dieses Buch will.- Welche Pflanzen werden behandelt ?.- Welche Pflanzen werden nicht behandelt ?.- Wie wird die Giftigkeit der Pflanzen bewertet ?.- Welche Angaben zur Behandlung der Vergiftung werden gemacht?.- 2 Hinweise zur Benutzung des Buches.- Allgemeine Voraussetzungen.- Bestimmungsablauf.- Fallbeispiel zur schnellen Identifizierung einer moeglicherweise giftigen Pflanzen.- Erlauterung der botanischen Terminologie.- 3 Bestimmungsschlussel.- Bestimmungsschlussel A bei Ingestion von Fruchten.- Bestimmungsschlussel B bei Ingestion gruner Pflanzenteile.- Bestimmungsschlussel C bei Ingestion von Wurzeln.- Bestimmungsschlussel D bei Ingestion von Zierpflanzen im Hause (Zimmerpflanzen und Schnittblumen) und Balkonpflanzen.- 4 Beschreibungen der Pflanzen.- Pflanzen mit hohem Giftgehalt (Kategorie I).- Pflanzen mit geringem bis mittelschwerem Giftgehalt (Kategorie II).- Pflanzen mit geringem oder fehlendem Giftgehalt (Kategorie III).- 5 Anhang.- Welche Pflanzen sind giftig?.- Welche Inhaltsstoffe der Pflanzen sind giftig?.- Therapie der Pflanzenvergiftungen.- 6 Weiterfuhrende Literatur.- 7 Giftinformationszentren der Bundesrepublik Deutschland.

Geriatric Practice - A Competency Based Approach to Caring for Older Adults (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020): Audrey Chun Geriatric Practice - A Competency Based Approach to Caring for Older Adults (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020)
Audrey Chun
R4,968 Discovery Miles 49 680 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book serves as a comprehensive reference for the basic principles of caring for older adults, directly corresponding to the key competencies for medical student and residents. These competencies are covered in 10 sections, each with chapters that target the skills and knowledge necessary for achieving competency. Each of the 45 chapters follow a consistent format for ease of use, beginning with an introduction to the associated competency and concluding with the most salient points for mastery. Chapters also includes brief cases to provide context to the clinical reasoning behind the competency, strengthening the core understanding necessary to physicians of the future. Written by expert educators and clinicians in geriatric medicine, Geriatric Practice is key resource for students in geriatric medicine, family and internal medicine, specialties, hospice and nursing home training, and all clinicians studying to work with aging patients.

Creating a Lifestyle Medicine Center - From Concept to Clinical Practice (Paperback, 1st ed. 2020): Jeffrey I. Mechanick,... Creating a Lifestyle Medicine Center - From Concept to Clinical Practice (Paperback, 1st ed. 2020)
Jeffrey I. Mechanick, Robert F. Kushner
R4,105 Discovery Miles 41 050 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Building on the groundbreaking work Lifestyle Medicine (2016), this unique new book bridges the gap between theory and practice by providing detailed information on the real-world development and creation of a Lifestyle Medicine Center, whether independently or as part of an established medical program or department. Part one sets the stage by establishing the rationale for creating a Lifestyle Medicine Center as well as the medical and economic burden it seeks to alleviate. The construction of the physical facility and all of the myriad details of the program and its key players are covered in part two, from the structural to the aesthetic, including informatics, developing patient resources and education tools, current technologies and applications, the role of the dietitian and exercise physiologist, inpatient consultation, the importance of community engagement, and more. Part three is comprised of case studies of existing, successful Lifestyle Medicine Centers across the country, with detailed descriptions of their history, development, programs and challenges. Chapters are supported with plentiful figures, tables and useful links. The burden of chronic disease in the U.S. and globally is growing, with pervasive direct and indirect multi-scale adverse effects on health and well-being, economics, and quality of life. Notwithstanding the remarkable progress in biomedical technology, the role of lifestyle medicine in managing chronic disease in a preventive care model is paramount; however, the relevant and effective education in lifestyle medicine is lacking. Translating the theory into action steps, instantiated by case studies with critical interpretations and problem-solving tools, Creating a Lifestyle Medicine Center is the go-to resource for family and primary care physicians, internal medicine physicians, and all clinical specialties interested in planning and developing a lifestyle medicine program.

Primary Care of the Solid Organ Transplant Recipient (Paperback, 1st ed. 2020): Christopher J. Wong Primary Care of the Solid Organ Transplant Recipient (Paperback, 1st ed. 2020)
Christopher J. Wong
R2,440 Discovery Miles 24 400 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Solid organ transplantation offers a new chance at life to those suffering from failing organs. With these successes, however, comes the everyday management that is required to maintain health. The field of solid organ transplantation has become a part of medicine that generalists should be familiar with, as recipients are living longer and frequently returning to primary care for management. While specialists will still need to be involved with the care of solid organ transplant recipients on a life-long basis, many conditions will still need initial and often ongoing care by generalists, including infections, metabolic conditions, psychiatric illnesses, and malignancy. This book focuses on the care of adult solid organ transplant recipients, and is targeted at the level of the primary care provider. It begins with an introduction and overviews of solid organ transplantation and anti-rejection medications. It then delves into organ-specific chapters that provide the primary care provider with an overview of how to take care of patients with the most commonly-transplanted solid organs: kidney, kidney-pancreas, liver, heart, and lung. The final section focuses on specific complications that arise from transplantation including cancer, metabolic conditions, infections, and common presenting syndromes. Preventative health is also discussed, and the book concludes with a chapter on palliative care. Primary Care of the Solid Organ Transplant Recipient is a unique text that provides the reader with organ and complication-specific sections that can be independently read as they relate to the individual physicians and their patients. Written by experts in the field, this text is a valuable resource for primary care providers, medical students, residents and anyone involved in the care of solid organ transplant recipients.

Disruptive Cooperation in Digital Health (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2016): Jody Ranck Disruptive Cooperation in Digital Health (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2016)
Jody Ranck
R2,702 Discovery Miles 27 020 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

This clear-sighted volume introduces the concept of "disruptive cooperation"- transformative partnerships between the health and technology sectors to eliminate widespread healthcare problems such as inequities, waste, and inappropriate care. Emphasizing the most pressing issues of a world growing older with long-term chronic illness, it unveils a new framework for personalized, integrative service based in mobile technologies. Coverage analyzes social aspects of illness and health, clinically robust uses of health data, and wireless and wearable applications in intervention, prevention, and health promotion. And case studies from digital health innovators illustrate opportunities for coordinating the service delivery, business, research/science, and policy sectors to promote healthier aging worldwide. Included among the topics: Cooperation in aging services technologies The quantified self, wearables, and the tracking revolution Smart healthy cities: public-private partnerships Beyond silos to data analytics for population health Cooperation for building secure standards for health data Peer-to-peer platforms for physicians in underserved areas: a human rights approach to social media in medicine Disruptive Cooperation in Digital Health will energize digital health and healthcare professionals in both non-profit and for-profit settings. Policymakers and public health professionals with an interest in innovation policy should find it an inspiring ideabook.

New Directions in Geriatric Medicine - Concepts, Trends, and Evidence-Based Practice (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the... New Directions in Geriatric Medicine - Concepts, Trends, and Evidence-Based Practice (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2016)
Lee Ann Lindquist
R2,823 Discovery Miles 28 230 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

This book is designed to present the clinical geriatric trends within general internal medicine and family practice, which practitioners often encounter in caring for their older adult patients. Chapters focus on increasingly difficult clinical decisions that practitioners have to make in caring for older adults, who often experience medical complications due to memory loss, physical disability, and multiple chronic conditions. Written by experts in geriatric medicine, each of these chapters start with the most up-to-date clinical geriatric research and provide specific examples or case studies on how to use this information to address the clinical needs of older adult patients. In addition, there is a set of concise "take-home points" for each chapter that are easy to commit to memory and implement in clinical care of aging patients. As the only book to focus on current trends in geriatric research and evidence-based eldercare practice, Clinical Trends in Geriatric Medicine is of great value to internists, family practitioners, geriatricians, nurses, and physician assistants who care for older adults.

Care at Home for People Living with Dementia - Delaying Institutionalization, Sustaining Families (Hardcover): Christine Ceci,... Care at Home for People Living with Dementia - Delaying Institutionalization, Sustaining Families (Hardcover)
Christine Ceci, Mary Ellen Purkis
R3,220 Discovery Miles 32 200 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

What 'kind' of community is demanded by a problem like dementia? As aspects of care continue to transition from institutional to community and home settings, this book considers the implications for people living with dementia and their carers. Drawing on extensive fieldwork and case studies from Canada, this book analyses the intersections of formal dementia strategies and the experiences of families and others on the frontlines of care. Considering the strains placed on care systems by the COVID-19 pandemic, this book looks afresh at what makes home-based care possible or impossible and how these considerations can help establish a deeper understanding necessary for good policy and practice.

Primary Care Revisited - Interdisciplinary Perspectives for a New Era (Paperback, 1st ed. 2020): Ben Yuk Fai Fong, Vincent Tin... Primary Care Revisited - Interdisciplinary Perspectives for a New Era (Paperback, 1st ed. 2020)
Ben Yuk Fai Fong, Vincent Tin Sing Law, Albert Lee
R2,688 Discovery Miles 26 880 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

This book adopts an interdisciplinary approach with a wide scope of perspectives on primary healthcare, describing related principles, care models, practices and social contexts. It combines aspects of development, research and education applied in primary health care, providing practitioners and scholars with a comprehensive overview of the current knowledge and delivery models of healthcare in community settings. It covers the practical, philosophical and scholarly issues pertinent to the delivery, financing, planning, ethics, health politics, professional and technological development, resources, and monitoring in primary health care. Contributors are from a diverse range of academic and professional backgrounds, bringing together collective expertise in mainstream medicine, nursing, allied health, Chinese medicine, health economics, administration, law, public policy, housing management, information technology and mass communications. As such, the book does not follow the common clinical practice or service-based approach found in most texts on primary care.The contents will serve as a useful reference work for policymakers, researchers, community health practitioners, health executives and higher education students.

Primary Care Medicine (Hardcover, 8th edition): Allan Goroll Primary Care Medicine (Hardcover, 8th edition)
Allan Goroll
R3,930 R3,702 Discovery Miles 37 020 Save R228 (6%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Selected as a Doody's Core Title for 2022! Long regarded as "the book" in the field for in-depth learning as well as decision support at the point of care, Primary Care Medicine, 8th Edition, continues its tradition as a comprehensive, evidence-based, action-oriented information resource. Presented in companion electronic format updated quarterly, its problem-based orientation spans the full spectrum of problems encountered in adult primary care practice. Chapters address screening, diagnosis, prevention and management, including indications for referral and approaches to patient education and shared decision making. Clear, practical, bulleted recommendations and an extensive annotated bibliography of best references follow detailed discussions of pathophysiology, clinical presentation, differential diagnosis, and strategies for workup and treatment. Now with its 40th-anniversary edition, this exceptional text is a must-have resource for physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, students, and residents- offering the most complete and up-to-date resource available for primary care education and practice. Included interactive eBook incorporates quarterly updates featuring critically reviewed important new evidence as well as a study guide for students and tables for shared decision making. Fully updated chapter content based on nearly 4,000 new references and real-world advice in bulleted form at the end of each chapter ensure current, easily accessible, evidence-based point-of-care decision support. Unique problem-based chapter organization covers the spectrum of adult primary care, highlighted by more than 400 tables, figures, and photographs, many in color. Chapters present actionable, scientifically validated guidance that allows physicians to go beyond standard consensus guidelines and provide highly personalized care. Best evidence is integrated with considerations of affordability, cost-effectiveness, convenience, and patient preference. Special consideration is given to team-based approaches of primary care delivery, recognizing its increasing importance to achieving high levels of practice performance. Enrich Your eBook Reading Experience Read directly on your preferred device(s), such as computer, tablet, or smartphone. Easily convert to audiobook, powering your content with natural language text-to-speech.

Sex and Medicine - Gender, Power and Authority in the Medical Profession (Paperback): Rosemary Pringle Sex and Medicine - Gender, Power and Authority in the Medical Profession (Paperback)
Rosemary Pringle
R945 Discovery Miles 9 450 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Professional medicine has often been seen as a field that discriminates against women as doctors and patients. Yet women are entering medicine in increasing numbers. This 1998 book explores the position of women in the medical profession in Australia and the UK, asking the key question 'Do women doctors make a difference?' Based on an extensive survey of general practitioners and specialists, the book evokes the culture of contemporary medicine by describing the experiences of doctors themselves, often in their own words. Pringle employs a distinctive theoretical approach, but writes accessibly and with insight about a profession that is slowly being transformed. She notes the success of women in entering medicine and describes the ways in which they have challenged medical authority and practice. This is an original and important work that contains new visions for medical practice.

Comorbidity - Symptoms, Conditions, Behavior and Treatments (Paperback, 1st ed. 2020): Rhonda Brown, Einar Thorsteinsson Comorbidity - Symptoms, Conditions, Behavior and Treatments (Paperback, 1st ed. 2020)
Rhonda Brown, Einar Thorsteinsson
R2,653 Discovery Miles 26 530 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

This book introduces a new theory on the substantial comorbidity that exists between many illnesses and disorders and concurrent symptoms such as pain, impaired sleep and fatigue. The specific illnesses and disorders discussed include obesity, diabetes mellitus type-II, medical illnesses including cardiovascular disease and sleep-disordered breathing, insomnia, disordered eating such as binge-eating disorder and night-eating syndrome, affective distress (anxiety and depression), and comorbidities that are linked to eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa. The book posits that the comorbidities are the result of a complex bio-psycho-behavioral mechanism that includes circadian rhythm dysfunction. It examines the statistical and methodological (e.g. measurement) problems that can complicate the understanding of comorbidity and explores a broad range of novel, existing, and repurposed therapy approaches that could have utility in treating comorbid disorders. This book will be of great value to academics as well as practitioners working in the field of psychiatry, health psychology and medicine more broadly.

Die Logotherapie und Existenzanalyse Viktor Frankls - Systematisch und kritisch (German, Hardcover, 2005 ed.): Hedwig Raskob Die Logotherapie und Existenzanalyse Viktor Frankls - Systematisch und kritisch (German, Hardcover, 2005 ed.)
Hedwig Raskob
R3,481 Discovery Miles 34 810 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Viktor Frankl und die Logotherapie sind mittlerweile weltweit bekannt. Mit seinem Leben und Werk hat Frankl fast das ganze zwanzigste Jahrhundert (1905-1997) begleitet - und eine deutliche Spur hinterlassen. Die Logothe- pie und Existenzanalyse, wie sein Werk mit dem vollen Namen heisst, ist im Wesentlichen ein medizinisch-psychotherapeutisches System, allerdings mit einem umfassend dargelegten philosophischen Menschen- und Weltbild. Die menschliche Sinnfrage ist das Markenzeichen der Logotherapie und der Wille zum Sinn das unterscheidend Menschliche. Frankls ganzes Streben geht dahin, aufzuzeigen oder zu beschwoeren, dass das Leben als solches und das des Einzelnen grundsatzlich sinntrachtig ist und bleibt - auch angesichts der tragischen Trias, wie er sie nennt, von Schicksal, Schuld und Tod. Die B- schaft der Logotherapie ist der Glaube an einen unbedingten Sinn. Damit kommt eine letztgultige, transzendental-religioese Dimension in den Blick. Die Logotherapie ist auf alle Falle anthropologisch ganzheitlich konzipiert in dem Sinne, dass den wesentlichen Dimensionen des Menschseins, also der leib-seelisch-geistigen Ganzheit, Rechnung getragen wird. Frankls besonderes Augenmerk und spezifischer Beitrag zu den Heilungsdisziplinen liegt all- dings auf der geistig-existentiellen Realitat. Die Medizin allgemein hat sich naturgemass immer mit dem Leiblichen, der Physis bzw. dem Soma befasst. Sie hat mehr und mehr gelernt, sich mit dem Seelischen, der Psyche zu befassen, auch mit Psyche und Physis im Zusammenspiel miteinander: in der Psyc- somatik.

The MassGeneral Hospital for Children Adolescent Medicine Handbook (Paperback, 2nd ed. 2017): Mark A Goldstein The MassGeneral Hospital for Children Adolescent Medicine Handbook (Paperback, 2nd ed. 2017)
Mark A Goldstein
R2,203 R2,087 Discovery Miles 20 870 Save R116 (5%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

The second edition of this definitive guide for clinical care of adolescents builds upon the practical knowledge and guidance of the first edition, and expands into new subjects of adolescent care. The handbook is divided into three sections: general adolescent medicine, sexuality, and mental health, and contains relevant, practical knowledge, covering those areas most often seen in the practice of adolescent medicine. The MassGeneral Hospital for Children Adolescent Medicine Handbook, 2nd edition details best practices in regards to diagnostic evaluations and clinical care, but also instructs practitioners on the best methods to connect, communicate, and continue that care with adolescents, in order to provide optimal treatment, and instill healthy lifetime behaviors. Each chapter is written by clinicians who have been trained at, or are members of the staff of Massachusetts General Hospital, and this edition has nearly doubled the amount of skilled physician authors. While this title has been revised and updated, entirely new chapters devoted to hypertension, immunizations, breast disorders, HIV, and resilience have also been added, reflecting new and changing contributions to the field of adolescent medicine. This second edition brings together the practical, hands-on knowledge of the first edition, along with new information and additional subject areas to create a balanced, multi-specialty method to treating and engaging adolescent patients.

Understanding Fever and Body Temperature - A Cross-disciplinary Approach to Clinical Practice (Paperback, 1st ed. 2020): Ewa... Understanding Fever and Body Temperature - A Cross-disciplinary Approach to Clinical Practice (Paperback, 1st ed. 2020)
Ewa Grodzinsky, Marta Sund Levander
R3,106 Discovery Miles 31 060 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

This book covers several areas, such as immunology, infectious diseases, physiology, general nursing, and medicine as well as measurement accuracy and the history of our understanding of fever. This book employs an interdisciplinary approach to exploring our concept of body temperature and specifically fever. The present volume revolves around thermometry, taking the reader on a journey from the past to the present. Yet while the emphasis is on the clinical importance of obtaining accurate, quantitative measurements of body temperature, the reader is also introduced to the most recent clinical work on the subject. This book represents a truly cross-disciplinary collaboration, using evidence-based practice to integrate physiological and immunological knowledge. The authors' intention with this volume is to help readers gain better insight into the importance of using knowledge from different disciplines to develop an appreciation of the different aspects of body temperature. In addition, the reader will come to understand the concept of fever in a broader perspective than is traditionally adopted.

Chemotherapy and Immunotherapy in Urologic Oncology - A Guide for the Advanced Practice Provider (Paperback, 1st ed. 2021):... Chemotherapy and Immunotherapy in Urologic Oncology - A Guide for the Advanced Practice Provider (Paperback, 1st ed. 2021)
Edouard J. Trabulsi, Costas D. Lallas, Anne E. Lizardi-Calvaresi
R2,887 Discovery Miles 28 870 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

This book is designed to familiarize clinical practitioners in systemic therapy options and medical management of urologic malignancies including prostate cancer, bladder and upper tract urothelial carcinoma, and renal cell carcinoma. Organized by organ system, the text highlights new therapies such as novel forms of androgen deprivation, cytotoxic chemotherapy, immune check point and immunomodulatory agents, and targeted therapies. Written by experts in the field, the book also reviews current chemotherapy and immunotherapy regimens for genitourinary malignancies and discusses indications, outcomes, and toxicities, as well as clinical trial concepts. Each of the book's chapters offers a bulleted box of clinical pearls on the particular role of the APP. Chemotherapy and Immunotherapy in Urologic Oncology: A Guide for the Advanced Practice Provider is a resource for urologists, uro-radiologists, medical clinicians and family practitioners alike, familiarizing its audiences with systemic therapy regimens for urologic malignancies, as well as their expected outcomes and side effects.

Handbook Integrated Care (Paperback, 2nd ed. 2021): Volker Amelung, Viktoria Stein, Esther Suter, Nicholas Goodwin, Ellen... Handbook Integrated Care (Paperback, 2nd ed. 2021)
Volker Amelung, Viktoria Stein, Esther Suter, Nicholas Goodwin, Ellen Nolte, …
R5,257 Discovery Miles 52 570 Out of stock

This handbook shares profound insights into the main principles and concepts of integrated care. It offers a multi-disciplinary perspective with a focus on patient orientation, efficiency, and quality by applying widely recognized management approaches to the field of healthcare. The handbook also highlights international best practices and shows how integrated care can work in various health systems. In the majority of health systems around the world, the delivery of healthcare and social care is characterised by fragmentation and complexity. Consequently, much of the recent international discussion in the fields of health policy and health management has focused on the topic of integrated care. "Integrated" acknowledges the complexity of patients' needs and aims to meet them by taking into account both health and social care aspects. Changing and improving processes in a coordinated way is at the heart of this approach. The second edition offers new chapters on people-centredness, complexity theories and evaluation methods, additional management tools and a wealth of experiences from different countries and localities. It is essential reading both for health policymakers seeking inspiration for legislation and for practitioners involved in the management of public health services who want to learn from good practice.

A Practical Guide to Emergency Telehealth (Paperback): Neal Sikka A Practical Guide to Emergency Telehealth (Paperback)
Neal Sikka
R1,404 Discovery Miles 14 040 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

A Practical Guide to Emergency Telehealth is the most thorough, up to date, and practical guidebook available for the design and implementation of a wide variety of acute and episodic distance-based clinical services. Historically it has been evident that Emergency Medicine stands to benefit from improvements in telecommunication technologies. This book helps readers understand how emergency telehealth can be used to improve care within and outside the ED, discover telehealth opportunities, identify solutions for health care disparities, guide them through to implementation, and support them to long-term success. Chapters feature case examples, checklists, and lessons learned from professionals who have been at the forefront of the telehealth industry. The content is designed for individuals and institutions at all levels of telehealth experience. It is fitting and essential for hospital administrators, information technology staff, emergency medicine clinicians, nurses, and other key stakeholders involved in the delivery of urgent and emergent medical care. Advance Praise for A Practical Guide to Emergency Telehealth "This excellent text will serve the practitioners with a ready reference as telehealth continues to grow in importance and utility in the aftermath of a global pandemic." - Charles R. Doarn, MBA, FATA, FAsMA, Research Professor, Department of Environmental and Public Health Sciences, MPH Program Director, College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati "While telehealth as a method of providing care is not new, pre-COVID growth accelerated by the response to COVID-19 has been remarkable. Dr. Sikka and his colleagues have provided us with the most comprehensive body of work to date on this important subject." - B. Tilman Jolly, MD, FACEP, Chief Medical Officer, Aveshka, Inc., Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine, The George Washington University "This book provides an excellent summary of the contemporary issues in emergency telehealth, and is a must read for clinicians interested in this topic." - Jesse Pines, MD, National Director of Clinical Innovation, US Acute Care Solutions

Managing the Menopause (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition): Nicholas Panay, Paula Briggs, Gabor T. Kovacs Managing the Menopause (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition)
Nicholas Panay, Paula Briggs, Gabor T. Kovacs
R1,380 Discovery Miles 13 800 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

With up to 60 per cent of women experiencing both physical and emotional symptoms during the menopause, including hot flushes, mood swings and loss of libido, managing these symptoms can be a complex task. Managing the Menopause is a highly practical, evidence-based reference, covering all forms of management in detail. Providing guidance on prescribing, as well as the advantages and disadvantages of various products and therapies, particular emphasis is given to addressing concerns over the long-term complications of Menopausal Hormone Therapy (MHT) use. The book contains new chapters on nutrition, ovarian tissue cryopreservation and migraine in the menopause and previous chapters have been fully updated to inform readers of the latest research. Treatment plans are included in the text, helping clinicians to support their patients quickly and effectively. A comprehensive review of the menopause that is easily understood at all levels, this is an essential guide for clinicians.

A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis (Paperback, 5th edition): Stephen N. Adler, Debra Adler-Klein, Dianne B. Gasbarra A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis (Paperback, 5th edition)
Stephen N. Adler, Debra Adler-Klein, Dianne B. Gasbarra
R1,360 Discovery Miles 13 600 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The revised, updated Fifth Edition of this pocket book is a handy reference to consult when making bedside interpretations of clinical data. Remarkably complete for its small size, the book lists nearly 200 symptoms, physical signs, laboratory test results, and radiologic findings and their differential diagnoses.

This edition has a new, more user-friendly two-color design, tabs indicating sections, and shortened lists of the most common diagnoses. An expanded section on HIV infection covers new manifestations, including immune reconstitution syndrome. The infectious disease chapter has been revised to reflect its increasing importance in clinical medicine, the emergence of multi-drug resistant bacteria, and the threat of bioterrorism.

This Beating Heart (Hardcover): Laura Barnett This Beating Heart (Hardcover)
Laura Barnett
R435 R396 Discovery Miles 3 960 Save R39 (9%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

WHAT IF THE FAMILY YOU WANT... ...ISN'T THE FAMILY YOU NEED? 'It was up to her now; everything was up to her; she needed only to make a choice and step towards it, out from the shadows and into the light.' At forty-three, Christina Lennox thought her future was settled: marriage to Ed, children, a house of their own. But this is not that future: her marriage has ended, fractured by the stress of five rounds of IVF and two miscarriages. Overwhelmed by grief and disappointment, Ed has relocated to San Francisco and Christina's dream of becoming a mother rests on persuading him to let her go ahead with one final round of IVF, using the last frozen embryo they have stored at the clinic. But when Ed drops a bombshell that threatens to undo everything Christina has strived for, she is forced, once again, to realign her plans. Is this the end of her dream, or an opportunity to consider a different - perhaps happier - version of her future?

Ambulatory Gynecology (Paperback, 1st ed. 2018): John V. Knaus, Marko J. Jachtorowycz, Allan A. Adajar, Teresa Tam Ambulatory Gynecology (Paperback, 1st ed. 2018)
John V. Knaus, Marko J. Jachtorowycz, Allan A. Adajar, Teresa Tam
R3,879 Discovery Miles 38 790 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

There are approximately 55,000 practicing ob/gyns in the United States. The obstetrics and gynecology residency training authority (the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education) has now pushed ambulatory primary and preventative care to the top of its list for residency training. Interest in the area of ambulatory gynecology is not just growing in the field of ob/gyn, however; family and primary care practitioners, emergency room physicians, and advance practice nurses all must know how to diagnose, manage, and treat gynecological conditions. Since office technology has expanded and decision-making has become increasingly complex, physicians need a guide through the endless list of treatment options for commonly presenting gynecologic disorders. Ambulatory Gynecology gives practitioners tools for diagnosis, investigation and management of these disorders, including decision-making algorithms. The text is evidence-based. From endocrine disorders to breast disease, preventative measures for osteoporosis to management of an abnormal pap smear, from adolescent gynecology to menopause, this book is crucial for office-based physicians to feel confident practicing in all areas of gynecology.

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