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Animal behavior and welfare is an increasingly complex area of study, with the diversity of the animal kingdom ensuring there is no one, easy answer. Instead, it requires us to take a holistic approach combining scientific principles with both philosophical and ethical considerations to develop all-inclusive policies and legislation that decide how society should interact with domestic, farm, and native animals. With a focus on domestic animals, but with references to wild species to reinforce the arguments made, this book: considers the concept of consciousness, how it can be assessed, and how it relates to suffering and animal welfare more widely; emphasizes the need to better understand how animals behave both in relation to and outside of human influence, considering the diversity of behavior and sensorial capacities across species; includes author expertise across a wide range of animal species, from primates to domestic farm animals, and across living situations from intensive to free-ranging. We are far from having all the answers, so this book also raises areas that require further research and focus, such as the way animals are likely to act based on recent and life-long experiences. Still, this review of the topic, an updated translation of the French language work Vivre parmi les animaux, mieux les comprendre, provides an invaluable resource for anyone with an interest in animal behavior and welfare.
This book provides a broad range and style of questions, not only for medical students preparing for their final exams, but also for clinicians preparing for their post-graduate exams. This book includes over 200 single best answer questions (SBAs), 400 extended matching questions (EMQs) and 100 short answer questions (SAQs), giving the reader a wide variety of topics to test their exam knowledge and technique. It is an invaluable educational resource for exam preparation and to help you succeed. Key features: Over 700 questions on the core medical subjects; Compiled by a team of junior doctors with recent final exam and postgraduate specialty exam experience; Overseen by experienced doctors to ensure relevance and accuracy; The broad medical curriculum is covered in a succinct and consistent style; Clear and concise answers are provided; Easy accessible information to facilitate revision on the move. Enables the reader to assess their knowledge and help identify gaps in their knowledge to target revision. The following main specialties are covered: Cardiology; Respiratory medicine; Gastroenterology; Renal medicine; Endocrinology; Neurology; Haematology; Rheumatology; Infectious diseases. Watch out for our other titles in the MedQ4exams series: Surgery. The Specialties. Practice papers.
Drawing on key international reports and input from leading healthcare practitioners and educators worldwide, this ground-breaking book closely examines the real issues facing medicine and medical education. With a wide-ranging, evidence-based approach, the author identifies key drivers of change in both the developing and developed world. He examines national and international medical education priorities, suggests practical educational development and change management strategies to translate reforms into reality, and reviews the role of the medical profession as part of the wider healthcare community. This highly detailed, full-colour text offers thought-provoking reading for all healthcare educators and professionals. Healthcare managers and policy makers will find invaluable the practical, specific guidance for change. Healthcare students too, will find the accessible advice for personal direction and development both eye-opening and inspirational. With commentaries by experts who participated as members of The Lancet Commission on Education of 'Health Professionals for a New Century: Transforming Education to Strengthen Health Systems in an Interdependent World' Lord Nigel Crisp, House of Lords, London, United Kingdom Professor Patricia J. Garcia, Dean, School of Public Health and Administration, Cayetano Heredia University, Lima, Peru Professor Afaf I. Meleis, Margaret Bond Simon Dean of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania, United States and an epilogue on 'Leadership in Medicine and Healthcare for the 21st century' by Dr Ruth Collins-Nakai, former president of the Canadian Medical Association and chair of the Canadian Medical Foundation, Ontario, Canada
Tons of HESI A2 practice in an easy-to-use format-now featuring a 20-question Diagnostic Quiz Practice makes perfect, and with 500 HESI A2 Questions to Know by Test Day, Second Edition, you'll get a ton of practice-with hundreds of questions, a comprehensive answer key, and a 20-question Diagnostic Quiz to help you track your progress. It's the perfect way to sharpen your skills and build your confidence for test day. Organized by subject with detailed answers to every question, 500 HESI A2 Questions to Know by Test Day, Second Edition provides excellent practice to help you make the most of your review time. With small bits of information presented for quick and easy reference and smart strategies for test day, this essential study guide is helpful for all types of students, whether you're looking for a thorough refresh of topics or need extra help understanding specific topics or question types. Features: 500 HESI A2 questions and answers organized by subject NEW! 20 Question Diagnostic Quiz to test your knowledge Written to parallel the topic and format of the exam, accompanied by answers with comprehensive explanations Rigorous practice to help build the skills you need
Kaplan's MCAT 528 Advanced Prep 2023–2024 features thorough subject review, more questions than any competitor, and the highest-yield questions available—all authored by the experts behind the MCAT prep course that has helped more people get into medical school than all other major courses combined. Prepping for the MCAT is a true challenge. Kaplan can be your partner along the way—offering guidance on where to focus your efforts, how to organize your review, and targeted focus on the most-tested concepts. This edition features commentary and instruction from Kaplan's MCAT experts and has been updated to match the AAMC's guidelines precisely—no more worrying if your MCAT review is comprehensive! The Most Practice More than 500 questions in the book and online and access to even more online—more practice than any other advanced MCAT book on the market. The Best Practice Comprehensive subject review is written by top-rated, award-winning Kaplan instructors. All material is vetted by editors with advanced science degrees and by a medical doctor. Online resources, including a full-length practice test, help you master the computer-based format you'll see on Test Day. Expert Guidance Star Ratings throughout the book indicate how important each topic will be to your score on the real exam—informed by Kaplan's decades of MCAT experience and facts straight from the testmaker. We know the test: The Kaplan MCAT team has spent years studying every MCAT-related document available. Kaplan's expert psychometricians ensure our practice questions and study materials are true to the test.
The Female Reproductive System anatomical chart features illustrated overviews of the perineum and pelvic organs; details of the ovary, fallopian tube, uterus, vagina, and clitoris; and changes to the ovary and uterus during phases of the menstrual cycle. The chart also describes the menstrual cycle and menopause. Illustrations included: The ovary, fallopian tube, uterus, and vagina (coronal section of aligned uterus, vagina, and proximal fallopian tube) Detail of an ovum The female pelvic organs (sagittal section) The female perineum (inferior view, lithotomy position) NEW! The clitoris (median section and anteroinferior view) NEW! Detail of the clitoris (transverse section and anteroinferior view) The menstrual cycle (views of the ovary and uterus during each phase and ovulation) 20" x 26" heavy paper laminated with grommets at top corners
Exploring how our bodies work and function. This series of 20 beautifully illustrated charts explores essential concepts of human physiology. Each chart graphically explains processes vital to the functioning of human beings. Ideal for students, patient education and the informed consumer, the series is suitable for the home, school library or doctor's surgery. The charts are available with metal eyelets for hanging.
The Homeostasis & Heat Regulation chart explains the concept of homeostasis using the body's responses to environmental changes in temperature. A diagram showing a generalized process of homeostasis is followed by graphic representations and descriptions of heat transfer modes. The bottom portion of the chart is devoted to the body's response to heat and cold.
"The Trotula" was the most influential compendium of women's medicine in medieval Europe. Scholarly debate has long focused on the traditional attribution of the work to the mysterious Trotula, said to have been the first female professor of medicine in eleventh- or twelfth-century Salerno, just south of Naples, then the leading center of medical learning in Europe. Yet as Monica H. Green reveals in her introduction to the first English translation ever based upon a medieval form of the text, the Trotula is not a single treatise but an ensemble of three independent works, each by a different author. To varying degrees, these three works reflect the synthesis of indigenous practices of southern Italians with the new theories, practices, and medicinal substances coming out of the Arabic world.Green here presents a complete English translation of the so-called standardized Trotula ensemble, a composite form of the texts that was produced in the midthirteenth century and circulated widely in learned circles. The work is now accessible to a broad audience of readers interested in medieval history, women's studies, and premodern systems of medical thought and practice.
An innovative, visual textbook for medical students to help learn and understand core medical conditions. Over 100 mind maps: The book features over 100 easy to follow, full colour mind maps of clinically relevant medical conditions using a systems-based structure: Cardiology Respiratory Gastroenterology Renal Endocrinology Neurology Rheumatology Infectious diseases The mind maps give you quick access to key information in a visually appealing way. Where appropriate the mind map is followed by additional reference information to remind you about, for example, risk assessment tools, staging criteria, and treatment algorithms. Consistent structure: All mind maps are presented consistently and cover: Definition Pathophysiology Causes and Risk factors Clinical features: signs and symptoms Epidemiology Investigations: blood tests and imaging Management: lifestyle, pharmacological and surgical Complications Other key features: Images are provided throughout the book to help illustrate key signs. Mnemonics are used throughout to aid learning. Information is up-to-date and based around the latest guidelines. All topics are clinically relevant or likely to appear in medical school examinations. Mind Maps for Medicine is a key medical textbook for all medical students but particularly those who consider themselves visual learners.
A must-have for Finals success! Revise and prepare for Finals with question papers and comprehensive answers that test your knowledge and help you learn This question book covers all medical specialties, as well as surgical specialties, paediatrics, orthopaedics, and obstetrics and gynaecology, to provide a fully comprehensive revision and study tool for Finals. "Complete SAQs for Medical Finals" comprises at least ten questions in each section, in the style seen and used in SAQ Finals papers. Short case scenarios set the scene, from which questions are then taken, and each question is fully explained to help understanding and learning. Featuring two complete practice papers, and written by recently graduated Foundation doctors, this is essential for any medical student preparing for Finals to test understanding, identify weak areas, consolidate knowledge, and hone decision-making skills.
This timely collection examines representations of medicine and medical practices in international period drama television. A preoccupation with medical plots and settings can be found across a range of important historical series, including Outlander, Poldark, The Knick, Call the Midwife, La Peste and A Place to Call Home. Such shows offer a critique of medical history while demonstrating how contemporary viewers access and understand the past. Topics covered in this collection include the innovations and horrors of surgery; the intersection of gender, class, race and medicine on the American frontier; psychiatry and the trauma of war; and the connections between past and present pandemics. Featuring original chapters on period television from the UK, the US, Spain and Australia, Diagnosing history offers an accessible, global and multidisciplinary contribution to both televisual and medical history. -- .
Human Molecular Genetics has been carefully crafted over successive editions to provide an authoritative introduction to the molecular aspects of human genetics, genomics and cell biology.
The Vision chart presents the anatomy of the eye, from the eyeball to the rods and cones in the retina. Visual field and visual pathways shows how an image is put together by the brain. Accommodation and pupillary muscle action sections describe ways the eye adjusts to the environment.
The Nutrition & Metabolism chart relates general nutrition and the body's metabolism, including basal metabolic rate and metabolic pathways. The lower part of the chart describes food metabolism, showing protein, carbohydrate and fat metabolism.
The Respiration & Gas Exchange chart depicts the anatomy of the respiratory system, from the upper respiratory tract to the alveoli. Gas exchange at the cellular level is explained. The section on inspiration and expiration is complemented by a diagram and text on lung volumes.
Single Best Answer (SBA) examinations are an increasingly popular
means of testing medical students and those undertaking
postgraduate qualifications in a number of subject areas. Written
by a final year medical student, junior doctors and experienced
clinicians, 500 Single Best Answers in Medicine provides invaluable
guidance from authors who understand from personal experience that
detailed and accurate explanations are the key to successful
revision.
A very well written introductory dermatology text with excellent clinical photographs and diagrams. We would highly recommend this for those wishing to grasp the basic concepts in dermatology. British Journal of Dermatology Dermatology Lecture Notes presents an accessible overview of skin structure and function, along with the practical aspects of disease management. Now in its 11th edition, it has been thoroughly updated to focus on recent advances in the knowledge of skin diseases and their treatment. It combines readability with high quality illustrations, and is the ideal guide for new comers to the specialty as well as those more advanced in their studies. Key features include: An overview of the basics of skin structure and function, as well as practical aspects of disease management Excellent clinical photographs, diagrams and histological images Newly expanded and updated sections on benign skin tumours, viruses, emergency dermatology (skin failure in particular) and vascular disorders Includes a companion website at www.lecturenoteseries.com/dermatology featuring self-assessment and case studies With beautiful colour artwork throughout, Dermatology Lecture Notes includes a glossary of dermatological terms, and provides an excellent balance between theory and clinical relevance.
Sozialmedizinische Kenntnisse und Fragen gewinnen an Relevanz - und das nicht nur fur Mediziner. Vor dem Hintergrund der Zunahme chronischer Krankheiten, einer gesteigerten Bedeutung von Pravention, Qualitatssicherung und -management, aber auch der aktuellen Gesundheitspolitik ist der einfache Zugang zu sozialmedizinischen Informationen von immer groesserem Interesse. In Zusammenarbeit mit der Deutschen Rentenversicherung ist der neue Pschyrembel (R) Sozialmedizin entstanden: ein verlassliches und kompaktes Nachschlagewerk mit rund 5000 Stichwoertern. Das Woerterbuch verzeichnet alle relevanten und sozialen Aspekte der Medizin und bietet klar strukturierte Informationen zu: Sozial- und Gesundheitssystem Rehabilitation Pravention Gesundheitsoekonomie Public Health Pravention und Gesundheitsfoerderung Gesundheitsoekonomie Qualitatssicherung und Qualitatsmanagement Sozialrecht Epidemiologie Umwelt- und Arbeitsmedizin Statistik Erganzend werden kontextbezogene Gesichtspunkte der Soziologie Psychologie Ernahrungswissenschaften Pharmakologie Stadt- und Umweltplanung Ethik Arbeitsrecht sowie zur Geschichte der Sozialmedizin und zu wesentlichen Berufsbildern dargestellt. Der Pschyrembel (R) Sozialmedizin ist unentbehrlich in der gutachterlichen und arztlichen Praxis, in Rehabilitationseinrichtungen, in Studium und Ausbildung sowie in der sozialmedizinischen Beratung. Auch als Erganzung zum Pschyrembel Klinisches Woerterbuch bietet es dem niedergelassenen und klinisch tatigen Arzt als erstem Ansprechpartner bei sozialmedizinischen Fragestellungen eine verlassliche Orientierung. Facharzte fur Arbeitsmedizin, OEffentliches Gesundheitswesen, Hygiene, Physikalische und Rehabilitative Medizin profitieren von der umfassenden Verbindung von Eintragen und Fachgebieten. Zusatzlich stellt das Nachschlagewerk fur Juristen, Absolventen von Fachstudiengangen wie Sozialarbeit, Sozialpadagogik, Heilpadagogik und Public Health sowie fur Mitarbeiter von Krankenversicherungen, Rentenversicherungstragern, Arbeitsagenturen, Sozialstationen und Pflegediensten einen wichtigen und hilfreichen Wegweiser im komplexen Schnittstellenbereich zwischen Medizin, Gesundheitspolitik und Gesellschaft dar.
Love's Madness has made an important contribution to the interdisciplinary study of insanity. Focusing on the figure of the love-mad woman, it presents a significant reassessment of the ways in which British medical writers and novelists of the nineteenth century thought about madness, femininity, and narrative convention. At the centre of the book are studies of novels by Jane Austen, Sir Walter Scott, Charlotte Brönte, Wilkie Collins, and Charles Dickens, as well as of hitherto neglected writings by Charles Maturin, Lady Caroline Lamb, Edward Bulwer-Lytton, and others.
Learn to apply your A&P learning in the lab setting with the Laboratory Manual for Clinical Anatomy and Physiology for Veterinary Technicians, 4th Edition. This practical laboratory resource features a variety of activities, such as terminology exercises, illustration identification and labelling, case presentations, and more to help reinforce your understanding of veterinary anatomy and physiology. The laboratory manual also features vivid illustrations, lists of terms and structures to be identified, and step-by-step dissection guides to walk you through the dissection process. Clinically oriented learning exercises introduce you to the language of anatomy and physiology as you identify structures and learn concepts. Clear, step-by-step dissection instructions for complex organs such as the heart familiarize you with the dissection process in a very visual, easy-to-understand format. Learning objectives, the clinical significance of the content, and lists of terms and structures to be identified appear at the beginning of each chapter. Review activities and study exercises are included in every chapter to reinforce important information. High-quality, full-color illustrations provide a solid understanding of the details of anatomic structure.
A long-awaited update of the classic equine massage reference Fully revised and updated, this new edition provides step-by-step instructions and more than 180 photographs and diagrams to help riders and professionals alike master equine massage techniques. This authoritative guide provides detailed information about massage movements, pressures, rhythms, and sequences. It includes: An introduction to equine anatomy, physiology, and kinesiology Practical information on stretching and hydrotherapy Four new chapters covering equine myofascial massage, Equine TMJ (temporomandibular joint) Dysfunction Syndrome, Equine Muscular Compensation Phenomenon, and saddle fitting A conformation check-up routine Information about areas of stress specific to each discipline and different massage techniques and routines for different situations A handy comb-bound format that lays flat for convenient use in the stable Equine massage enhances the performance and quality of life of horses by increasing flexibility, reducing stiffness, improving attitude, and shortening recovery time from injury. In addition to its many health benefits, equine massage strengthens the bond between the horse and his owner, trainer, or groom. Using these techniques, you'll learn to "see" with your hands and sense areas that need special attention. "Equine Massage, Second Edition" is truly a hands-on guide to proven massage techniques that improve a horse's well-being.
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