Advanced conceptual modeling techniques serve as a powerful tool for those in the medical field by increasing the accuracy and efficiency of the diagnostic process. The application of artificial intelligence assists medical professionals to analyze and comprehend a broad range of medical data, thus eliminating the potential for human error. Medical Diagnosis Using Artificial Neural Networks introduces effective parameters for improving the performance and application of machine learning and pattern recognition techniques to facilitate medical processes. This book is an essential reference work for academicians, professionals, researchers, and students interested in the relationship between artificial intelligence and medical science through the use of informatics to improve the quality of medical care.

Child Sexual Abuse: Entry-Level Training for the Mandated Reporter is a self-assessment training module for those professionals bound to report incidents of suspected child abuse. Mandated reporters have a vital role to play on the front lines of child protection, and it is important they be prepared to recognize potential cases of abuse and to respond appropriately to disclosures of abusive incidents. It is equally important that the mandated reporter understand when, how, and to whom reports of potential abuse should be made in order to report promptly and appropriately in all cases. Child Sexual Abuse: Entry-Level Training for the Mandated Reporter is designed with these goals in mind: to understand, effectively respond to, and assist in the prevention of child sexual abuse, however it manifests. It is the author's and the publisher's sincerest hope that this training self-assessment will benefit mandated reporters of every variety, as well as the children and families they work with, by means of continued education in child protection.

Complete Phlebotomy Exam Review contains1,000 questions and a wealth of content review to prepare you for the phlebotomy certification exams; a mock certification exam at the end of the book tests your knowledge of necessary information, while an Evolve website offers even more opportunity for practice. The text and Evolve site combine to provide the most comprehensive review available to succeed on the certification exams. 100-question mock certification exam at the end of the book allows you to test your comprehension of the material and identify areas of strength and weakness to target study. Answers, rationales, and page-number references to the trusted companion test by Warekois and Robinson help you understand why your selected answer was right or wrong and strengthen your knowledge of key exam content areas. The Evolve site provides you with myriad opportunities for practice. With all the text questions plus an additional 500, you can take tests in exam or study mode and sort questions by category or chapter to tailor practice to your individual needs. Organized by chapters, each begins with a content review to break the subject of phlebotomy into manageable areas. Multiple-choice questions with answers and rationales in each chapter test your comprehension of the material. NEW! 1,500 questions provide you with even more opportunities for testing yourself and reinforcing the content. NEW! 100-question pretest at the beginning of the book lets you assess where you stand from the start so you can target your study accordingly. NEW! Photos and line drawings throughout the book illustrate what is being discussed and help you learn more about the equipment you will encounter on the job.

'Medical technology is beneficial for well researched dangerous diseases. However, most symptoms that people bring to their primary care physician have no single clearly identifiable cause: investigations and drugs do more harm than good - and also waste resources - ' - Wilfrid Treasure Diagnosis and Risk Management in Primary Care teaches that adopting an evidence-based approach to primary care improves patient care and treatment outcomes. It demonstrates that brief clinical assessments, repeated if necessary, allow effective diagnosis while avoiding the costs and complications associated with more advanced testing. Adopting a fresh approach, this book sets consultation skills alongside evidence-based information by both itemising the specific techniques and facts that are needed in the consulting room, and providing detailed information on odds and likelihood ratios to quantify risk and deal with uncertainty. This book provides food for thought, and helps doctors develop communication skills that support their personal styles of consulting, encouraging a more traditional, intuitive treatment. It provides a map of the consultation and a compass to navigate through symptoms, signs and evidence - listening to their patients with one ear and, with the other, to the reflective inner voice of reason. General Practitioner Specialist Trainees and their teachers will find much of interest, as will established General Practitioners with an interest in maintaining traditional models of care. Undergraduate medical students and candidates for the MRCGP will find this an ideal reader for the clinical skills assessment. 'What a breath of fresh air to find an author capable of putting the patient back at the centre of the consultation and who is able to entertain at the same time as he informs and to stimulate critical reflection while nudging us in the direction of a rigorous approach to diagnosis, and the assessment and communication of risk.' From the foreword by Roger Jones

This book is a practical guide for the layman suffering from Faecal Incontinence and particularly those who have been told it is IBS. It details the various tests available that should be undertaken to diagnose the route cause, or causes, of the problem. If you are suffering, and not getting any answers from your doctor, then this book may be an invaluable aide for you.

Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) is a rare, disabling and potentially fatal brain infection of the central nervous system (CNS) caused by reactivation of the John Cunningham virus (JCV). The most important risk factor for PML is immunosuppression associated with HIV/AIDS or therapy. Approximately 60 to 80% of the adult population has JC antibodies, but PML is rarely diagnosed. The chapters in this book include research on the pathologic features of PML, the diagnosis, risk factors, pathogenesis, and management strategies.

Sinusitis, Hay Fever, and Allergic Rhinitis is widespread and affects millions of people. This books aims to provide the information sought out by those millions of people. Frederick Earlstein has written this medical education guide to provide an understanding of Sinusitis, Hay Fever, and Allergic Rhinitis with the goal of providing relief. Symptoms, signs, treatment, remedies, relief, cure, natural remedies, prevention, home remedies, medicine, vaccine, and surgery all covered The book is written in an easy to read and understandable style. In a straight forward, no nonsense fashion, Frederick Earlstein covers all aspects of Sinusitis, Hay Fever, and Allergic Rhinitis. The book is full of informative content and answers to your questions - including some you didn't know you had

Visology. The language of the face in health and illness. A complete guide to the reflexological connections between facial zones and internal organs and processes. Descriptions of the significance of alterations to points on the face, for use in monitoring health and for preventive medicine. Diagnosis and therapy. Complete maps.

Millions of people are suffering from migraines and are looking for pain relief and treatments. This is another very informative book by Robert Rymore. He continues with his interest in writing medical educational guides. This guide is intended to be a tool, one that will give you a lot of helpful information and hopefully some pain relief. Migraines are a painful and distressing condition that blights the lives of sufferers. The aim of this book is to explain the many different treatments that are available to sufferers as well as to share other people's personal experience of migraines and the tips and tricks that they use to help manage their migraines. The book will begin by explaining what a migraine is and detail the symptoms that are experienced by sufferers. The various triggers for migraines will be discussed as well as the different treatments - both medical and natural. Later on in the book there are also detailed chapters on practical tips that the reader can use to help address the causes of their migraines. Whether stress or hormones are a factor, the reader will find chapters on how to better manage these issues. By learning more about migraines, their causes, and the steps that can be taken to better manage the condition, the reader can gain some control over their lives by taking the necessary steps to reduce the chances of a migraine and learn about the various methods that are available to treat and manage the migraines more effectively. Diet is also covered: it isn't a good idea to radically change the diet, or to drastically alter the daily routine, as both of these factors can make the occurrence of migraines worse, especially if they are induced by low blood sugar or if they are stress-related. The book is written in an easy to read and understandable style. The content is informative, educative and easy to understand.

Conciso, portatil y facil de usar, Manual Washington (R) de especialidades clinicas. Alergia, asma e inmunologia ofrece informacion esencial sobre el manejo de alergias, asma y otros trastornos inmunologicos en pacientes hospitalizados y ambulatorios. Esta 3. edicion, como las anteriores, proporciona una orientacion practica sobre el diagnostico, la investigacion y el tratamiento, e incluye contenido de vanguardia sobre descubrimientos biomedicos y nuevos tratamientos. Este manual es ideal para estudiantes de medicina y para medicos residentes, internos y especialistas que necesitan acceso rapido y actualizado a la informacion cientifica y clinica de esta especialidad que cambia con rapidez. Tambien es util como recurso de primera linea para medicos internistas y de atencion primaria. El contenido, revisado a fondo de principio a fin, incluye un nuevo capitulo sobre diagnostico en alergia e inmunologia y secciones ampliadas sobre alergia a los alimentos mediada por inmunoglobulinas y no mediada por la edad.

Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome . Millions of people are suffering from Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome and heel pain. This is another very informative book by Robert Rymore. He continues with his interest in writing medical educational guides. This guide is intended to be a tool, one that will give you information and hopefully some pain relief. Readers will surely find much contribution by this book, to relief their pain or even to create a pain free healthy lifestyle. The book is written in an easy to read and understandable style. In a straightforward, no nonsense fashion, Robert covers all aspects of Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome. The content is informative, educative and easy to understand.

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is common and affects 5 to 20% of individuals worldwide. Physicians with various specialties and at different settings are bound to meet these patients. This book is written by clinicians with long experience with IBS patients at different settings that have performed active research on IBS from different angles. Topics discussed include the prevalence and incidence of IBS worldwide, symptoms and consequences for patients and the society; IBS symptom based diagnosis; pathogenesis and the different possible aetiological factors; a new hypothesis for the pathogenesis of IBS; post-infectious and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) associated IBS and treatment options, both non-pharmacological and pharmacological. This book does not only contain up to date data, but also included are the authors' points of view and their argument in several debated issues in IBS.

Advanced diagnostic imaging (ADI) services, such as computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and nuclear medicine (NM), allow physicians to diagnose life-threatening diseases like cancer and heart disease with greater speed and precision. The Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 (MIPPA) required that beginning January 1, 2012, suppliers that produce the images for Medicare-covered ADI services in office settings, such as physician offices, be accredited by an organization approved by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). This book examines the effect the accreditation requirement may have on beneficiary access to ADI services provided in the office setting. It also assesses CMS's standards for accreditation of ADI suppliers; CMS's oversight of the accreditation requirement; trends in Medicare spending on imaging services from 2000 through 2006; the relationship between spending growth and the provision of imaging services in physicians' offices; and imaging management practices used by private payers that may have lessons for Medicare.