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Libros en Ciencias de la Salud

Pediatric Acupuncture
1 Edición
May Loo
Inglés
This book introduces, explores and clearly explains acupuncture and related techniques used in the treatment of children. The author is a practicing pediatrician with many years' experience in both working with children and as an acupuncture practitioner. The book introduces important concepts of childhood development that integrate conventional theories with the Traditional Chinese Medicine theories presented in the classic texts. It covers a variety of acupuncture techniques, including non-invasive approaches (such as electrical stimulation, laser and magnet therapy) which are particularly helpful with children. Full treatment protocols are given for 22 common pediatric conditions, with a particular emphasis on treatments which are safe, simple and readily accepted by children. In addition, issues of diet and immunization are explored by the author.
Diagnosing and Treating Computer-Related Vision Problems
1 Edición
James E. Sheedy + 1 más
Inglés
With visual symptoms occurring in fifty to ninety percent of workers using computers, this practical guide provides careful diagnosis and treatment of visual conditions which can cause visual syndromes. This authoritative text further provides an assessment of the visual ergonomics of a patient's work station, and makes suggestions to reduce the visual demands of a task.
Ogier's Reading Research
3 Edición
Nicky Lanoe
Inglés
The importance of evidence-based nursing and the need to be research-minded means that all nurses must be aware of research and use it to inform their practice. But how can you find out what research is available? How do you find your way around reports? And how can you decide what research is relevant to your practice? This book will help. Thousands of nurses found the first 2 editions' down-to-earth style and step-by-step guidance invaluable. The new edition will retain and enhance this straightforward approach, but reflect changes in locating and reading research, including the impact of new technologies such as CDROM, Medline and the Internet.
Trauma Nursing Secrets
1 Edición
Sharon Saunderson Cohen
Inglés
The dynamic field of trauma nursing has emerged into a specialty that demands a Nursing Secrets book of its own. Trauma Nursing Secrets covers trauma nursing from the pre-hospital phase to the trauma resuscitation area, and follow the patient into the Intensive Care Unit and then into rehabilitation. Specific issues covered include forensics, trauma prevention, system injuries, toxicology in the trauma patient, organ procurement, skin, wounds, and ostomies, and evidenced-based practice.
Oral Medicine Secrets
1 Edición
Stephen T. Sonis + 2 más
Inglés
Using the popular question and answer format of The Secrets Series, this helpful mini reference offers practical tips, answers, and secrets from experts specializing in various areas of oral medicine. The evaluation, management, diagnosis, and treatment of various oral diseases arecovered. Topics include cardiovascular disease, bacterial endocarditis, endocrine disease, pregnancy, pulmonary disease, gastrointestinal disease, neurologic disease, diseases of the salivary glands and much more.Chapters on oral cancer detection and management as well as the pharmacology of drugs used in dentistry are also included.
Beyond the Clinic
Survival Skills for the Ophthalmologist
1 Edición
Merrick Moseley + 1 más
Inglés
Written by experts with many years of experience in teaching trainees in the field, this is a practical and essential handbook for all trainee ophthalmologists. Written with humour and sensitivity, this book will help you succeed at the interview, get that job, guide you through the maze of what hardware and software you will need, set you on the road of clinical research, tell you about clinical audit, how to write academic papers and posters and improve your administrative and presentation skills.
Staff Development Nursing Secrets
1 Edición
Kristen L. O'Shea
Inglés
Staff Development Nursing Secrets is a practical guide for nurse educators working in staff development. The question and answer format helps provide readers with specific answers to their everyday questions and challenges. The text explores the state of today's healthcare world and identifies the myriad of competencies and skills necessary for a nurse educator to succeed. In addition, nurse educators will gain useful tips and knowledge regarding the planning, implementation and evaluation of many types of educational programming. The text concludes with a section on the nuts and bolts of common staff development programs.
Health and Wellbeing for Older People
Foundations for Practice
1 Edición
Anne Squire
Inglés
This unique book provides one of the first and certainly the most practical approach to considering the needs of this population. It addresses important issues such as choice, partnership and community development in order that health promoters can work with and alongside older people to ensure that their health needs are addressed. The text contains numerous examples of good practice and is intentionally interactive, encouraging practitioners to reflect upon and question the assumptions that they make about the health and life-quality expectations for which older people have the potential. Its pragmatic and practical approach encourages the reader to then address these issues in their own practice.
Jong's Community Dental Health
5 Edición
George Gluck + 1 más
Inglés
This essential resource gives the reader a practical overview of the expanding and evolving role of the dental professional in the health care community. Coverage includes globalism, diversity, the impact of technology on public health and community dentistry, and information on Hepatitis C and water fluoridation.
Clinical Data Interpretation in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care
1 Edición
Christopher Dodds + 1 más
Inglés
A book of clinical data interpretation for anaesthetists, aimed particularly at trainees taking exams.

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