Mitral stenosis is due to thickening and immobility of the mitral valve leaflets, resulting in obstruction in blood flow from the left atrium to the left ventricle. The mitral valve leaflets are thickened and the commissures are fused along with thickening and shortening of the chordae tendineae. This mechanical obstruction leads to increases in pressure within the left atrium, pulmonary vasculature, and right side of the heart; in comparison, the left ventricle is unaffected if there is pure mitral stenosis.

The Wonder of Life takes you from Earth's beginning and describes the events that preceded man and carries you along the path of man's education. This came through wars, then religion, and always through the silent killers of man as disease became one of the major carriers of education as well as death. You will journey through the battles with the silent killers and understand how man went from a defensive mode to one of the aggressor with the invention of the microscope. Follow the progress of the wins over the Staff infections, to the use of penicillin during the war and then the defeat of Polio; always in the search of what made man tick. This carries him through the discovery of DNA, the genetic code, AIDS, the human genome and to today's great hope of the use of stem cells to correct for the body's malfunction of its organs. It's an exciting story told in a novel manner for the layman to understand.

Contains detailed interactive exercises such as fill-in-the-blank and matching, designed to reinforce learning and increase student comprehension. This workbook has been updated to reflect changes to Theory & Practice of Therapeutic Massage, 6th edition (Spanish).

Breaking Point captures the essence of teenage suicide and the "trigger" factors that cause it. Compelling new information with vignettes that remind us of each tragic loss.

Want to know about superfoods? Always wondering how you can finally get ahead of everyone on what you eat, what is healthy and where to get it? Though it is easy to think that superfoods are all exotic items from the jungles of a different continents, the truth is many of them can be found in your local supermarket. Here are the best supermarket superfoods: Oats, Apples, Sweet Potatoes, Hot Peppers, Nuts, Milk, Berries and Beans are just a few to mention. Within this book you will learn how to use these foods to achieve all your healthy lifestyle goals!

Written to encourage defensive action, Levine's book is meant both as a guide and a reference to understanding and preventing dementia. It is intended for lay people interested in learning about dementia and the measures that can be taken to repel its onslaught, as well as for caregivers and family members of impaired patients. Defying Dementia is presented in two sections. First, Levine explains the various types of dementia, its increasing incidence and current treatments, and the treatments being tested and on the horizon. The role of physiology and fresh insights from the field of genetics are included. The second section focuses on methods that can be incorporated into a healthy lifestyle to help avoid dementia. How do we motivate individuals to take action or change behavior in response to a possible threat that has not yet materialized? When the threat is dementia, argues longtime neurologist Robert Levine, it is an issue of considerable importance. The earlier the campaign is initiated to defeat this lurking foe, the greater the chances the combatant will emerge victorious. Written to encourage such defensive action, Levine's book is meant both as a guide and a reference to understanding and preventing dementia. It is intended for lay people interested in learning about dementia and the measures that can be taken to repel its onslaught, as well as for caregivers and family members of impaired patients. Defying Dementia is presented in two sections. First, Levine explains the various types of dementia, its increasing incidence and current treatments, and the treatments being tested and on the horizon. The role of physiology and fresh insights from the field of genetics are included. The second section focuses on methods that can be incorporated into a healthy lifestyle to help avoid dementia. Vignettes illustrate how dementia in its many forms can be recognized as it emerges. With proper actions on our part, we can achieve mastery, Levine writes. The transformation may not be easy, but recognizing the scourge that dementia is, and the way it devours the humanity of its victims, may inspire us to move ahead. Preparation is the key word; building solid defenses over time. And while any moment is worthwhile to begin this task, the earlier the better.

Never before have I witnessed such a manifestation of Divine Power than the one I experienced. My malignant tumor miraculously disappeared without leaving a trace, hence there was no need for my surgeon to use his scalpel. How could I not appreciate a God who provided the last ingredient for the cancer cure cocktail and defended me for His Glory and for my good?

Grandpa's Letters is a collection of letters written by Wang Rumei (Youdan) to his youngest son Wang Xuan (Shaozhou) between 1932 and 1936. An accomplished Confucian scholar in retirement after a political career lasting more than two decades, Youdan belongs to the gentry class and the intellectuals of an older generation. Yet like most people in China at that time, his life and that of his family were severely affected by the political turmoil of this period, and he shared with the majority of the Chinese people a strong sense of nationalism and patriotism on the eve of the Japanese invasion of China (1938-1945). These letters are in both Chinese and English translation and are richly annotated in order to help the reader better understand Chinese culture, tradition, and customs. To be faithful to history, they are not edited. A phonetical transcription-pinyin-is included in the English version of certain poetry so that those who do not read Chinese can have a sense of what the poems sound like and can better understand the rules for Chinese classical poetry. Youdan's elegant and well-known calligraphy is also presented in the book as images.

A Mother's Cry by Kerri J. Busteed is a story of about Rachel Spielbauer, a woman who so desperately feels the need for attention. Her entire life she has felt neglected and always had to find her own way to get the attention she felt she deserved. Rachel grew up to be an amazing woman who co-founded her own magazine and married a successful pilot for a commercial airline. Shortly after getting married she became pregnant. Rachel felt her life would now be perfect, until her heart was broken after the birth of her child. Once her life starts to get back to normal she begins to feel lonely and depressed. She needs to find a way to get attention and unfortunately for her child, finds that by having a child who is sick the staff at the hospital gives her the attention she so desperately desires. How far will Rachel go to get attention?

Pardeck provides mental health professionals with readily available information on self-help books that can be effectively used with various clinical problems. The materials presented can also be used by those not necessarily trained in clinical intervention; this group would include parents, teachers, and librarians. The approach offered--bibliotherapy--is an emerging clinical technique. There are over 400 self-help books presented and annotated that focus on chemical dependency, coping with change, family violence and dysfunctional families, parenting, personal growth, serious illness, social relationships, and divorce and blended families.

The Caregiver's Choice offers solid, uplifting advice presented in a compelling way as it presents the simple truths caregivers need to focus on in order to maintain a peaceful life despite the burden of caring for a loved one who cannot care for themselves. Elaine Long has been there-not once, but twice-and shares her personal experiences as a caregiver both to her mother and husband. Long infuses home-grown wisdom with an empathetic approach as she covers the broad mental and physical issues of caregiving such as learning to forgive family members, avoiding unfounded optimism, and battling gloom. Long includes the techniques and philosophies that provide caregivers internal strength and coping skills as they face common challenges. Caregivers will learn specifically how to: Find strength and support in others Deal effectively with the medical community Focus on one task at a time Release anger and guilt Grow with grief and find hope This powerful and valuable resource provides deep insight and an honest portrayal of the life of a caregiver, helping anyone caring for a dying loved one, whether in the home or in an outside facility, to find peace and joy in every day.

The Broken Mask is a novel of time and torment, from the Great Depression to the computer revolution. An epic drama that illustrates the agony that each life depicted must endure and how each does, or does not, overcome their personal successes and tragedies. The scope of the saga sweeps across the country allowing the reader an opportunity to vividly imagine the beautiful grandeur. The Broken Mask tells about families and relationships-about generations of blood connections, about a relationship between a boy and his father, his mother, and his grandparents. About two men with diverse backgrounds, and the pain and suffering each must endure as the cards of life are dealt to each. Dirk Wescott was raised in a poor family in Oil City, a small town in the southern San Joaquin Valley of California. While Matthew Purcell Jr. was born to an affluent family in Santa Rosa, a moderate size city fifty miles north of San Francisco. Matt and Dirk are destined to clash. Book I details Dirk and his family .The plot details their lives and the personal misery Dirk suffers triggered by the tragic death of his father and his mother's illicit behavior. Book II tells of Matt, his family, and his conflict with Dirk. Throughout the novel Matt tries to do more for Dirk, and it isn't until Dirk's tragic death that Matt was finally set free from the burden of Dirk Wescott and his tragic life. While Dirk Wescott is overcome by the psychosis brought on by his jealousy of Matt and elements in his upbringing that drive him to violence. Dirk is intelligent, athletic, and an excellent manipulator people until the walls come crashing down. Will the reader pity Dirk? Or be jealous of Matt, as is Dirk? Now, I presentto you a saga of American life centered on the lives of two young men. Dirk Wescott and Matthew Purcell Jr. are not living beings, nor have they ever been alive. But, it has been my pleasure to meet and cavort about with life's splen

Welcome to Your health in the Information Age: How You And Your Doctor Can Work Together. This book has been written for the 120 million people in the USA who have already used the Internet to find health information for themselves or a loved one, and for the tens of millions of others whose medical records are now kept electronically by their doctor. This book is for all those who want to use the internet to improve their health, who want to improve their relationship with their doctor, and who want to use the power of knowledge gained from their doctor and the Internet, to improve their health. It is written in a practical way to allow you to understand and select the right type of health information and use it in your relationship with your doctor in a way that is most helpful for you.