General practice / Family medicine Books

Legal action involving doctors, either as defendants or expert witnesses, has greatly increased over the past decade and few can now remain aloof from this aspect of their profession. Written by doctors (including five Council...

To the entomologist all insects have six legs; the layman tends to use the term "insect" to include the eight-legged spiders and mites. All these creatures are correctly classified as arthropods. Many thousands of the hundreds...

The Sclera is the definitive text on the diagnosis and treatment of scleral diseases, with in-depth chapters on non-infectious scleritis, infectious sclertitis, non-inflammatory diseases of the sclera, and systemic implications of scleral disease. Basic...

Section 1: Performing the Test: Why to Exercise Stress Test.- Physiology.- Test Performance.- Special Protocols and Testing Special Populations.- Hospital Privilege, Risk and Medical-Legal Concerns.- Section 2: Test Interpretation and Application: Test...

An expanded, updated, and revised edition, the ADHD Handbook, second edition covers recent advances in causes and management of ADHD, and includes more than 400 scientific references to peer-reviewed articles. It provides...

Tieve Tara was the name of a private house and semi-detached General Practice surgery in Airedale, Castleford, West Yorkshire. It has been occupied by the author’s family almost continuously since 1923.  He and his parents were GPs who worked...

People age 65 and older are the fastest growing segment of the U.S. population. In the 2010 census 16% of the population, 50 million people, were age 65 and older. That number is projected to increase to 66 million by the year 2050. Life expectancy...

During the past several years, there has been an extensive reappraisal of the physiologic changes of pregnancy and their associated disorders, along with a refinement of diagnostic procedures and evaluation of the therapeutic...

Advances over the past two decades have enabled physicians to revolutionize the manner in which they can assess and manage children's pain. Thirty years ago it was thought that young children did not experience pain and...

In this book, Dr. Richard Allen Williams has assembled the very best scholars on healthcare disparities to raise the public consciousness of this issue. Arranged into discrete categories, this volume contains comprehensive...

INTRODUCTION Yanni Rho MD MPH and Nhi-Ha Trinh MD MPH SECTION ONE: RESEARCH ON ACCULTURATION IN ASIAN AMERICAN MENTAL HEALTH Ch 1. Acculturation: Measurements and Review of Findings Richard M Suinn PhD Ch 2. Theories and Research on Acculturation and...

This is a step-by-step manual of protocols for ultraviolet light therapy in the dermatologist's office. It provides technical information for UVB, PUVA, outpatient daycare, RePUVA, UVA/UVB combination, hand and foot therapy, scalp treatments, and...

Iodine Made Simple is a unique volume that explains the basic properties of iodine as well as the products and technology using it. Included are eight sections: What Is Iodine?, Iodine around Us, Iodine That Sustains Electronic and Information Materials,...

We humans are essentially primitive creatures, trying to fit into a modern world of our own making. Our bodies and emotions are controlled by instincts that formed in the Stone Ages. That genetic programming has not had time to change and is in constant...

In our Western society where aging, illness, the process of dying and death itself are, in general, related to with a denial mentality, a book like "Caring for Parents and Other Loved Ones" is vital to our life-education. Simmons addresses many vital...

ME is the most common cause of long-term absence from school. A mild case causes regular absences from education, social life and sport, a severe case leaves a young person housebound or bedbound for years. So why is ME surrounded by a lack of...

BẠN TỰ HỎI NHỤY HOA NGHỆ TÂY có chữa được ung thư?Bạn thắc mắc mình nên bổ sung vitamin như thế nào là đủ?Bạn nghe nói phải giải độc gan mới tốt cho cơ thể?... ...và hàng ngàn câu "nghe nói" khác, có thể bạn đang thắc mắc nhưng chưa biết nên tìm hiểu...

Psychiatry in Primary Care: A Concise Canadian Pocket Guide is a comprehensive, practical resource designed to support the work of primary care providers who encounter challenging mental health problems in their daily practices. Following a "just the...

This new book summarizes the adherence literature for a number of specific health behaviors and populations. It provides a comprehensive source on the conceptualization, interventions, and measurement of treatment adherence and a synthesis of the...

Abhängigkeitserkrankungen von Alkohol, Medikamenten und illegalen Drogen werden zunehmend zu einem Problem in der klinischen Versorgung. Bei einer Unterbrechung der gewohnheitsmäßigen Konsum-Muster entwickeln zunächst ...

Der Inhalt des Arbeitsbuches beschreibt pr{analytische Einflu~gr|~en und St|rfaktoren in der Labormedizin. Auf dem Gebiet der klinischen Chemie liegen die Schwerpunkte des Werkes. Das bedeutende Gebiet der Pr{analytik ...

Der Band "Gie~ener Gyn{kologische Forschung 1991" beinhaltet die ausf}hrliche Darstellung der Referate der 17. Gyn{kologischen Fortbildung. Aus 10 Teilgebieten der Gyn{kologie und Geburtshilfe werden die f}r ...

Die Institution des Notdienstes, der regelmäßig die Telefonanamnese einsetzt, verdeutlicht in quantifizierbarer Weise den Wert dieser spezifischen Anamneseform für die allgemeinärztliche Praxis. Die eigenständige ...

Der auf dem Gebiet der Sportmedizin und Sportwissenschaften weltweit als Autorität anerkannte Autor präsentiert mit diesem Buch eine Gesamtdarstellung von Randgebieten der Sportmedizin, denen bislang wenig Beachtung geschenkt...

Diagnostische und therapeutische Maßnahmen im Kindesalter müssen den Verhaltenseigenarten des Kindes besonders angepaßt werden. Darüber hinaus erfordern die einzelnen Entwicklungsstadien des Kindes zusätzliche altersspezifische...

Basierend auf psychophysiologischen und psychoanalytischen Vorstellungen wird in diesem Buch das Konzept vom sog. "Strain" (= Summe aller somatischen Vorgänge, die korrelativ während des Erlebens von neurotischen ...

Schmerz gehört zu den häufigsten Ursachen, die den Patienten zum Arzt führen. Eine adäquate Schmerztherapie sollte nicht nur den wenigen Schmerzzentren vorbehalten bleiben. Es ist zu fordern, daß die neuen Erkenntnisse und...

Die Forderung nach "Management" in Arztpraxis und Klinik wird immer drangender. "Wirtschaftliches Fiihren" wird verlangt. Was aber ist Management? Fiir viele Mediziner ein geheimnisumwobener Begriff, und selbst bei ...

Gesundheitsberatung in der ärztlichen Praxis mit dem Ziel der Verhaltensänderung der Patienten gewinnt immer mehr an Bedeutung. Eine effektivere Gestaltung ist möglich, wenn die Einzelberatung durch Gruppenarbeit ergänzt wird,...

El objetivo general de la presente investigación es: Evaluar las Medidas de Bioseguridad que maneja el profesional de salud en el área de emergencia de adultos del Hospital "Dr. José María Carabaño Tosta", la...

The NATO Advanced Study Institute (ASI) on Physics and Engineering of Medical Imaging has addressed a subject which in the wide area of biomedical technology is one of those which are showing greater impact in the practice of...

Utilizing true stories from his pediatric practice, Dr. Vernon L. James sheds light on "attacks" made on children that rob them of their right to reach their highest potential.Children are vulnerable to attacks from the moment of conception and...

Due to the fact that Restless Legs Syndrome/Willis-Ekbom Disease is usually a chronic condition, this book aims to provide physicians with the necessary tools for the long-term management of patients with RLS. The first part of the book addresses the...

In recent years there has been rapid progress in the development of signal processing in general, and more specifically in the application of signal processing and pattern analysis to biological signals. Techniques, such as...

This innovative book provides a new conceptual analysis of loneliness - a condition associated with severe health consequences, including increased morbidity and early death.

The field of asthma has expanded in the last decade with specific drugs targeting the disease mechanisms. This book is an updated treatise covering diagnoses, phenotypes and endotypes of asthma along with its management. Including diagnostic work-up...

Um dia recebi o resultado de um exame de sangue que mudou toda minha vida...... Medo, angústia, sofrimento e superação. Todas as confissões de um soro

Dyslipidemias: Pathophysiology, Evaluation and Management provides a wealth of general and detailed guidelines for the clinical evaluation and management of lipid disorders in adults and children. Covering the full range of common through rare lipid...

A concise review of the epidemiology, pathogenesis, and management of common respiratory conditions seen in a primary care setting. Using an illuminating case-based approach, Dr. Mintz assesses the key clinical questions that a primary care physician...