ABC of Domestic and Sexual Violence is a practical guide for all health care professionals who are looking after abused individuals (whether knowingly or not) and who wish to learn more in order to help their patients. It employs a positive and hands on approach, emphasising simple history taking skills and clinical tips and pitfalls to help demystify what is often considered a sensitive or difficult subject area. This new ABC title covers background and epidemiology, including: international and cultural perspectives, common presentations, how to identify abuse, and guidance on subsequent acute and longer-term medical and psychosocial interventions. It provides guidance on legal perspectives including documentation and sources of help and advice. While focusing mainly on women, it will also cover aspects relating to children and men. It also incorporates victim testimonies and case scenarios throughout. From a multidisciplinary team of contributors ABC of Domestic and Sexual Violence is ideal for all general practitioners, accident and emergency, practice nurses, health visitors, midwives, social workers, and other primary and secondary care health care professionals.

Etwa 30 % aller Menschen, die eine Arztpraxis aufsuchen, leiden an seelisch bedingten Erkrankungen. Fur Arzte ist es daher notwendig diese Patienten angemessen zu erkennen, mit ihnen umgehen, sie behandeln oder an Fachvertreter uberweisen zu konnen. Die Grundlagen der psychosomatischen Medizin zu beherrschen ist somit fur Studierende, Arzte aller Fachdisziplinen wie auch fur psychologische Psychotherapeuten unumganglich. Im Klussmann" werden die wichtigsten Krankheitsbilder aller klinischen Fachgebiete aus psychosomatischer Sicht behandelt. Dabei erleichtern Einleitungen und Definitionen den Einstieg in die Materie, zahlreiche Fallbeispiele sorgen fur Anschaulichkeit und stellen den Bezug zur Praxis her. Umfangreiche Hinweise zu weiterfuhrender Literatur, ein Glossar und ein Verzeichnis psychotherapeutisch/psychosomatischer Einrichtungen erhohen den Wert dieses Lehrbuchs als Nachschlagewerk."

This book provides the reader with a comprehensive study of the cervical spine in children and young adults. Written by Dr. Leonard Swischuk, a distinguished leader in the field of pediatric radiology, the book presents normal anatomy and embryology, especially as it is relevant to trauma, normal variations and congenital anomalies. The second part of the book deals with trauma, focusing on a systematic accounting of the various injuries encountered and each explained in terms of the mechanism of the injury. Emphasis is placed on plain films since this is the most important study for the cervical spine. CT and MRI will be used to amplify findings. An indispensable resource for anyone dealing with the cervical spine.

The aim of this book is to provide the target audience, specifically students of Medicine, Biology, Systems Biology and Bioinformatics, as well as experienced researchers in research fields relevant to metabolic syndrome (MetS) with an overview of the challenges and opportunities in systems biology and how it can be used to tackle MetS. In particular, the aims are: (1) to provide an introduction to the key biological processes involved in the pathophysiology of MetS; (2) through the use of specific examples, provide an introduction to the latest technologies that use a systems biology approach to study MetS; and (3) to give an overview of the mathematical modeling approaches for studying MetS.

The clearly written chapters by leading experts in the field provides detailed descriptions crucial for the unique position of this book and its focus on the application of systems biology to tackle specific pathophysiologically relevant aspects of MetS and provides a valuable practical guide to this research community.

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Focusing on communication needs in real-world clinical situations, Dr. Pilar Ortega's updated edition of this practical text helps you address today's growing demand for Spanish-speaking physicians and healthcare workers. This pocket-sized resource provides basic Spanish skills, sample interview questions, relevant cultural information, and more, in addition to online videos of physician-patient interactions, interactive self-assessment tools, and clinical vignettes. You'll find exactly what you need to develop better physician-patient communication skills, increase your cultural competence, and make better clinical decisions in your practice. Understand the nuts and bolts of better communication through Spanish grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation, sample interview questions, and helpful interview techniques. Pocket size allows for quick reference in an easily accessible format. Improve your skills with new and expanded content including more practice exercises for self-assessment, information on cultural issues, grammar tips and practice, complex clinical scenarios, and how to best use interpreters in your practice. Stay up to date with new chapters on pediatric health; common procedures and informed consent; the physician's impression and plan; diabetes medication; travel history and special exposures; adult immunization history; exercise and adult health safety screening; and specialized physical examination. Gauge and hone your doctor-patient communication skills with interactive self-assessment tools and practice exercises. Watch video of real-time physician-patient exchanges (with English and Spanish subtitles), complete interactive practice exercises, and learn from clinical vignettes-all online at Student Consult. eBook version included! Access the entire book online or offline across all devices with the Student Consult eBook.

With the rapid increase in the world's population, and the improvements in health and longevity, the demographic profile is altering and resulting in changes in the patterns of nutritional problems. There is a global epidemic of diet-related non-communicable diseases and, until now, industrialised countries have largely borne the brunt of it. In the last thirty years, however, there have been large increases in the mortality rates from diet-related chronic diseases, both in Eastern Europe and in rapidly developing countries in transition. Diet, Nutrition and Chronic Disease: Lessons from Contrasting Worlds is the sixth of a series of annual public health forums organised by the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. It summarises the current state of the art of our understanding of the problem of non-communicable diseases and their primary prevention, and aims to:
* Increase international awareness of the global burden of non-communicable diseases and in particular to highlight the trends in developing countries.
* Evaluate the impact of changes in diet, nutrition and lifestyle that predispose to chronic non-communicable diseases in modern societies.
* Share knowledge of the growing problems of non-communicable diseases and experiences related to its prevention between health professionals of developing and developed countries.
* Identify and prioritise major research issues and suggest strategies to deal with the global epidemic of chronic non-communicable diseases.
This book is an invaluable volume for public health professionals and nutritionists, health and nutrition policy makers and researchers, national governments and international agencies concernedwith population health and nutrition.

Das Buch spannt einen weiten Bogen A1/4ber die Transplantationsmedizin und gibt einen Aoeberblick A1/4ber Immunologie, Chirurgie, Vorbereitung und Nachsorge sowie die Randbereiche der Transplantationschirurgie. Es dient Chirurgen, Internisten, Allgemeinmedizinern als auch Medizinstudenten als Nachschlagewerk fA1/4r die thorakale und abdominelle Organtransplantation und soll Grundlagen der Transplantationschirurgie bzw. -medizin vermitteln. Ausserdem informiert es den Leser A1/4ber rechtliche, ethische und organisatorische Aspekte der Transplantationsmedizin und nicht zuletzt A1/4ber die "Physiologie des Hirntodes und die Spenderkonditionierung" sowie A1/4ber den Themenkomplex "Organkonservierung, Transport und Allokation."

Psychiatry: Breaking the ICE contains everything psychiatry trainees need in order feel confident and competent in general adult inpatient and community placements. * A practical and reassuring guide to life as a psychiatrist, structured around the tasks expected both in day-to-day practice and in out-of-hours work * Key themes running throughout the book include ethical and legal issues, risk assessment and management, patient experience and safe prescribing * The authors are closely involved in the training, mentoring and supervision of core trainees, and know the real-world challenges faced by junior psychiatrists

Praise for
Improving Healthcare Through Advocacy
A Guide for the Health and Helping Professions

"Bruce Jansson's thoughtful and innovative book will appeal to students in social work, nursing, and public health as well as those working in the health field of practice. The case examples are extraordinary, and Jansson provides the ideas, context, and theoretical base for readers to acquire the skills of advocacy in healthcare. This is by far the best advocacy book I have seen."
--Gary Rosenberg,
PhD Director, Division of Social Work and Behavioral Science
Mount Sinai School of Medicine

""Improving Healthcare Through Advocacy" is a terrific description of opportunities for advocacy intervention and provides the skill sets necessary for effective advocacy. A needed book."
--Laura Weil, LCSW
Director, Health Advocacy Program
Sarah Lawrence College

""Improving Healthcare Through Advocacy" is an invaluable resource for practitioners working in the healthcare field as well as for students. It very thoroughly covers healthcare advocacy issues, contains real-world case examples, and provides a clear, step-by-step framework for practicing advocacy."
--Kimberly Campbell, ACSW, LCSW
Lecturer, Department of Social Work
Ball State University

An important resource for all who strive for the best in healthcare treatment for their patients, themselves, and the nation

Bestselling author and award-winning researcher Bruce S. Jansson uses an intervention framework to illustrate how everyone in the healthcare system can advocate effectively, not just for better healthcare delivery to individual clients but for the necessary policy change that will deliver long- term solutions to our nation's healthcare crisis as well.

"Improving Healthcare Through Advocacy" provides professionals with:

Tools to move from traditional services to case advocacy and policy advocacy tasks

Over 100 case studies from the perspective of patients, healthcare providers, and others who relate the experiences they have encountered in the healthcare system and share the wisdom they have learned

Practical tips on how to provide effective advocacy and bring about positive and long-term change in this complex environment

Ease the pressure of the GP Vocational Training Scheme Stage 2 exams, and ensure your progress to Stage 3, with this complete preparation guide Featuring all question types from the exam, including SBAs, EMQs and Professional Dilemmas, and covering a range of medical and surgical specialties, this invaluable guide not only tests appropriate application of clinical knowledge, but encourages doctors to think logically and ethically - vital in recognising appropriate behaviour in professional dilemmas. The opening section provides handy advice on how to prepare for the exam and explains what the question setters are looking for - the key to success in Stage 2. Based on the contributors own experience of typical problems and dilemmas, and including thorough explanations for each answer, this book is not just an exam crammer, but a valuable learning tool.

About this book— In recent years, a number of different spectroscopic techniques have been applied to the study of a wide range of biomedical topics. Biomedical investigations in fields as diverse as eye lens research, the study of cardiovascular and inflammatory diseases, and the study of oxidative stress in disease can now be carried out by spectroscopic means. The nine chapters in Biomedical Applications of Spectroscopy present an authoritative overview of the current status of the field, with each chapter written by acknowledged experts. A wide range of techniques is considered, including optical microspectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, FTIR spectroscopy, NMR and EPR spectroscopy and mass spectrometry. This highly topical volume will stimulate interest in this expanding field, and point the way towards future directions in research. The major objectives of this established series are to integrate theory and practice and to bring together different branches of both academic and industrial research through the presentation of critical review articles in fundamental and applied spectroscopy. The policy of the editors is to commission authoritative reviews by acknowledged leaders in the various fields of spectroscopy. Thus each volume presents a carefully composed picture of the ‘state of the art’ for a particular area. For each volume the subject matter is presented in a manner which is Comprehensible to the non-expert, for whom the series will continue to provide a valuable introduction, and a timely overview of topics in spectroscopy which are of current interest and importance. At the same time the involved expert will find much to engage his or her attention. The series is of interest to research scientists and technologists, to teachers and both graduate and undergraduate students.

Critical care medicine is a relatively new specialty. Over the past few decades, we have seen an enormous growth in the number of inten sive care units (ICUs) worldwide. Medical students, residents, fellows, attending physicians, critical care nurses, pharmacists, respiratory ther apists, and other health-care providers (irrespective of their ultimate field of practice) will spend several months or years of their profes sional lives taking care of critically ill or severely injured patients. These clinicians must have special training, experience, and compe tence in managing complex problems in their patients. In addition, they must interpret the data obtained by many kinds of monitoring devices, and they must integrate this information with their knowl edge of the pathophysiology of disease. This handbook was written for every practitioner engaged in criti cal care medicine. We have attempted to present basic and generally accepted clinical information and some important formulas as well as laboratory values and tables that we feel will be useful to the practi tioner of critical care medicine. Chapter 1 provides an introduction to the ICU. Chapters 2 through 18 follow an outline format and are divided by organ system (i. e. , neurologic disorders, cardiovascular dis orders), as well as special topics (i. e. , environmental disorders, trauma, toxicology). In addition, many of these chapters review some useful facts and formulas systematically. Finally, Chapters 19 and 20 supply lists of pharmacologic agents and dosages commonly used in the ICU and laboratory values relevant to the ICU.

Neonatal Haematology This unique handbook contains comprehensive coverage of neonatal haematology and aids diagnosis via high-quality images, diagnostic algorithms, case studies, and tables. With illustrations accompanying the diagnosis at each stage and clear explanations provided throughout, the book is ideal for trainees and experts alike. Authored by two of the world's leading haematologists, Professor Irene Roberts and Professor Barbara Bain, this book provides a depth of knowledge that is unequalled in other texts. To aid in reader comprehension, it is neatly organised by clinical problems and covers sample topics such as: Red cells: morphology, membrane, enzymes, and changes over the first 4 weeks of life Haemolytic anaemias: causes of neonatal haemolysis, diagnostic clues, and immune haemolysis (haemolytic disease of the newborn) Neonatal anaemia due to blood loss: causes of blood loss, diagnostic clues, feto-maternal haemorrhage, and twin-to-twin transfusion Haematological signs of neonatal infection: causes of neutrophil left shift, leucoerythroblastosis, and toxic granulation Paediatric haematologists, consultant haematologists, and trainees in haematology can use the succinct, well-written content in this book as a useful helping hand during consultation. Biomedical scientists will also value the work as a laboratory reference.

Data interpretation questions based on clinical cases are a popular means of testing medical students both during undergraduate studies and as an element of finals examinations. Written by a small team of authors with extensive teaching experience, 100 Cases in Medical Data Interpretation provides invaluable guidance from lecturers who understand from personal experience that detailed and accurate explanations are the key to successful revision. This book presents 100 cases arranged by specialty area-radiology, clinical chemistry, haematology and cardiology-as well as a random section of miscellaneous cases. Questions accompanying each case prompt the reader to consider how the data presented might be correctly understood. A clear discussion of how the correct answer was reached, with boxed highlights and bullet lists of key points, makes this book an excellent learning aid during all stages of clinical studies, and particularly while preparing for medical finals.

This fourth edition of Peter Gotzsche's 'Rational Diagnosis and Treatment' argues that clinical decision-making should be built from first principles. By asking relevant questions, such as 'how reliable are various sorts of data?', 'how has the disease classification evolved over time, and is it logical?', fewer mistakes will be made by the practising physician and trainee.

This beautifully written book integrates the science and statistical approach of evidence-based medicine with the art and humanism of medical practice. It stresses that, whenever possible, clinical decisions must be based on the best evidence from clinical research; but also highlights the pitfalls of such research and the problems involved in applying evidence from groups of patients to the individual patient.

Such an intellectually challenging book is ideal for medical students, practitioners and doctors who require theoretical and practical clinical skills to help ensure that they apply theory to their practice, to achieve the best possible outcomes.

How does the diagnostic process narrow down options, and what are the pitfalls in diagnostic reasoning?

How do randomness, the spontaneous course of the disease, the placebo effect, luck and clinical trials come together?

What is the nature of reasoning?

What is the true value of the published literature?

How do commercial interests distort our perceptions about drugs?

Should people get screened for cancer and other diseases?

New edition contains:

Updated sections on placebo and meta-analysis

Sections on different research designs, focusing on advantages and limitations

Notes on increased medicalisation and the effectsof cancer screening on healthy people

Updated section on alternative medicine

Greater focus on insufficient reporting of harms of interventions

Additional text on academic freedom.

The quintessential example of the mind-body connection, Decoding The Secret Language of Your Body makes everyone aware of even the most subtle interaction between feelings and body responses. Itchy palms...cold feet...a pain in the neck. Not a day goes by that our bodies don't "speak" to us through tickles and tingles, belches and bellyaches -- and psychiatrist Martin Rush takes us on an entertaining, enlightening exploration as he teaches us how to decode these secret signs and signals.

The germs of the ideas in this book became implanted in me during my experience as a resident in clinical pathology at Boston University Medical Center. At the time, I had inklings that the test results churned out by our laboratories were more than scientific facts. As a philosophically unsophisticated young physician, however, I had no language or framework to analyze what I saw as a deep philosophical problem, a problem largely unrecognized by most physicians. The test results provided by our laboratories were accurate and of great practical importance for patient care. However, most of the physicians who relied on our test results to diagnose and treat their patients either did not have the time or interest to consider the philosophical issues inherent in diagnosis, or, like me, had inadequate means to further analyze them. It was more than ten years later that I began doctoral studies in philosophy, and I was fortunate to find a faculty that was supportive of my efforts to address the problem. This book began as my doctoral dissertation in the Department of Philosophy at Georgetown University. I would like to acknowledge the assistance of my mentor, Robert Veatch, Ph. D. Our conversations during my Georgetown years led me in new and often fascinating directions. I would also like to acknowledge the help of Kenneth Schaffner, M. D. , Ph. D.

This updated edition of Painless Evidence-Based Medicine presents basic concepts and application of research statistics in simple and practical manner creating an introductory approach to the complex and technical subject of evidence-based medicine from experienced teachers. * A simplified introductory approach to the complex and technical subject of evidence-based medicine from experienced teachers * Approaches learning from the vantage point of clinical questions on therapy, diagnosis, prognosis or harm rather than the framework of study designs * Provides tables and boxed case studies throughout highlighting key topics, or difficult issues, in an easy to read manner * Emphasizes applicability of EBM, encouraging readers to dissect the evidence and how results can be applied to individual patients with different circumstances, varying values and preferences * New to the Second Edition are chapters on health screening, clinical practice guidelines, and major updates incorporating recommended trial criteria

This innovative book provides a unique perspective on the biomedical and societal implications of personalized medicine and how it will help mitigate the healthcare crisis and rein in ever-growing expenditure. It introduces the reader to underlying concepts at the heart of personalized medicine - pharmacogenomics, targeted therapies and individualized diagnosis and treatment - and shows how, with the advent of genomic technologies, clinicians will have the capability to predict and diagnose disease more efficiently. Advocating a patient-centred approach at the heart of care, this introduction to personalized medicine, the science behind it, its economic effects, its effects upon patients and its overall implications for society will be invaluable to clinicians, to healthcare providers and to patients.

Developments in biochemistry have contributed immensely to the rate at which medical knowledge has expended in recent years. Following the GMC recommendations regarding undergraduate medical education, Biochemistry for Clinical Medicine integrates, in a single volume, all aspects of biochemistry required by a medical student, with a special focus on information specific to medicine as opposed to laboratory-based biochemistry. The first section of the book provides an understanding of basic cell biology and the critical concepts of membrane transport, cellular energetics, information storage, transmission and expression, as well as describing the essential chemistry and metabolism of cellular biomolecules and the clinical conditions that arise from disturbances in their metabolism. The second section adopts a systems-based approach to present clinical biochemistry in an easily readable and concise manner, using tables and clear diagrams to summarise important facts, as well as providing information on the biochemical basis of good nutrition.

As a follow up and review book to Dr. Robert Taylor's highly successful FAMILY MEDICINE: PRINCIPALS AND PRACTICE, TAYLOR'S FAMILY MEDICINE REVIEW will become an indespensible study guide for family practice residents preparing for certification exams, practioners preparing for recertification and medical students during their family practice clerkship. Complete with over 1,200 questions drawn directly from and keyed to FAMILY MEDICINE, this question and answer book will provide an extensive review all the issues confronted by family practitioners in clinical practice.

A PRIMER OF BIOMECHANICS is the first volume of its kind to present the principles of biomechanics with a highly clinical orientation. Dr. Lucas and his colleagues (specialists in biomechanics) have assembled a practical guide utilizing case presentations to make this very technical and complicated material palatable to the orthopaedic resident and practitioner. This "user-friendly" text is further enhanced by well integrated chapters covering all the basic materials and the latest information of this rapidly evolving field from the perspective of its useful application. Each case presentation is followed by a detailed, but easily understandable explanation of the biomechanical principles involved and includes protocols for treatment. This volume is a must-have for orthopaedic residents and practitioners.