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. -- .

The art of good communication is an essential skill that every healthcare professional must master in this increasingly demanding and challenging healthcare climate.From medical, nursing and allied health students to experienced doctors, nurses and healthcare professionals, the authors of The Bedside Communication Handbook — with more than 20 years of teaching 'Clinical Communication' — present common and challenging communication scenarios and share important principles and useful phrases which can be used to help busy healthcare professionals communicate better with patients and their relatives.This is probably the only such book set in an Asian context. It will contain practical tips and model statements that would help to guide the readers in improving their communication skills and preventing a communication faux pas.

Best Practice in Lameness Diagnostics This guide to systematic, step by step lameness examination is based on the latest findings in locomotion research. Each step of the examination is clearly described and informatively illustrated. Video demonstrations of techniques used throughout the examination process are also provided. An introductory chapter delivers the key to a functional understanding of canine anatomy. Anatomical structures relevant to each stage of the examination are depicted in detailed graphics to faciliate elucidation of findings derived from palpation. The most common observations and their interpretation are presented in convenient, quick-reference summaries. Investigation of lameness is complemented by a comprehensive guide to neurological examination, including accompanying videos. The most important orthopedic and neurological disorders are presented through video examples of abnormal gaits, as well as detailed descriptions of diagnostics and therapeutics. The complete guide to lameness examination in the dog. 38 videos included.

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