Medical Physiology (Rhoades)

Medical Physiology (Medical Physiology (Rhoades))
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins | ISBN: 0781719364 | edition 2003 | PDF | 711 pages | 13,51 mb

 

This text is a concise and clinical presentation of physiological processes that gives students the essentials in an understandable format. New to the Second Edition: USMLE-style questions; a case study with questions in each chapter; new topics such as adaptive physiology (weightlessness, high altitude, exercise) and clinical topics (pain, congestive heart failure, gastrointestinal disorders); completely rewritten gastrointestinal section; expanded kidney transport information; and clinical focus boxes added to each chapter.

Medical English

Medical English
Author: Ramon Ribes Pablo R. Ros | Pages: 220 | PDF | 2.5mb

 

This book is an introduction to the vast topic of medical English. It will not only help you to improve your English, but is also an introduction to the world of medical jargon. It is intended to help health care professionals who need English for their work but do not speak the language on a day-to-day basis. It will be valuable for medical students, residents, nurses, doctors, and everybody else involved in the health care industry.

Medical Illness and Schizophrenia

Jonathan M. ed. Meyer, "Medical Illness and Schizophrenia"

American Psychiatric Publishing; 1 edition (2003) | ISBN:1585621064 | 256 pages | PDF | 

The life expectancy of patients with schizophrenia is approximately 20% shorter than that of the general population. Lifestyle choices, effects of medications, poor self-care, barriers to treatment—all contribute to medical problems that increase the severity of psychopathology, reduce quality of life, and lead to premature death in patients with schizophrenia.

Medical Illness and Schizophrenia examines the links between medical conditions and severe chronic mental illness, with a focus on

The need for better medical assessment and treatment to improve outcomes in patients with schizophrenia

Links between schizophrenia and conditions such as obesity, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, HIV and hepatitis C, endocrine-related disorders, and others

The association between therapy with certain antipsychotics and adverse health outcomes including hyperlipidemia, obesity, and diabetes mellitus

The importance of improving community health services to treat the dual problems of medical and mental illnesses in the schizophrenic population

Developed to fill a critical gap in the literature, Medical Illness and Schizophrenia is an important volume for any clinician who encounters patients with chronic severe mental illness. In addition, it serves to underscore the need to provide integrated medical and psychiatric care to this vulnerable population.

Marijuana (Drugs: the Straight Facts)

Marijuana (Drugs: the Straight Facts)
Publisher: Chelsea House Publications | ISBN: 0791072630 | edition 2003 | PDF | 105 pages | 7,5 mb

Marijuana is the flowering part of the Indian hempplant Cannabis sativa, a weed-like species that grows wild and is also cultivated in many tropical and temperate parts of the world. Cannabis means “hemp” in Latin and is derived from the Greek word kannabis. Marijuana probably comes from the Mexican Spanish marijuana/marihuana (Mary’s leaf or plant) or from Maria and Juan (Mary and John). Among its many names, marijuana is commonly known as weed, ganja, mary jane, and pot.For thousands of years, cannabis has enjoyed historical significance as a recreational drug, a useful fiber, an oil, an edible seed, and a medicine. It has been used to aid religious practices, alter mood (psychoactive effect), stimulate creativity, treat disease, relieve anxiety and boredom, enhance sensory experience and pleasure, rebel against authority, and go along with peer influence. That is a lot of work for one plant to do. This probably explains why cannabis has always been an important cultivated crop and is currently a cornerstone of controversial debate in all sectors of U.S. and international society.

Manual of Travel Medicine and Health

Robert Steffen; Herbert L. Dupont; Annelies Wilder-Smith, "Manual of Travel Medicine and Health"
Publisher: pmph usa; 2 edition | 2003-07-01 | 641 Pages | ISBN: 1550092278 | PDF | 

Manual of Travel Medicine and Health has become a standard reference among travel health professionals. This second edition continues its primary aim of providing clear answers to the many questions fundamental and complex that face the field of travel medicine. The manual focuses on preventive measures to be considered for travelers. Therapy is also included as it applies to self-treatment abroad and to address problems and questions primary care physicians are frequently confronted with by returning travelers. Updates include: new information on infectious health risks, new products entering the market, diagnosis and management of illness upon return Expanded segments on: travel advice for pregnant women, infants and children, patients with chronic medical conditions, senior travelers, and persons with HIV infection New chapters incorporated: Pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia, Fundamentals of Migration Medicine, Screening Immigrants and Refugees, Adoption of Children from Developing Countries, Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism, Diagnosis and Treatment of Malaria, and Diagnosis and Treatment of Sexually Transmitted Diseases. New topics have been added to cover aspects related to bioterrorism.

Living with Dying

Living with Dying
Publisher: Columbia University Press | (July 14, 2004) | ISBN:0231127944 | 928 pages | PDF | 4 MB

Review

"Berzoff's and Silverman's text is a compendium of educational material uniquely edited to facilitate social workers' understanding of how to think about, talk with and practice caring for people with life-limiting illness, their caregivers and themselves. It should be required reading for all healthcare professionals who provide end-of-life care. From its use of personal narratives to its emphasis on the theoretical underpinnings of social work practice and research, this resource models excellence in teaching. It is authoritative, comprehensive, practical and readable. Although each of the chapters could stand alone, together they carefully weave the complex elements of what healthcare professionals need to know to be both competent and compassionate in providing end-of-life care. This resource thoroughly addresses the educational challenges set forth in the three Institute of Medicine reports calling for the education of healthcare professionals to facilitate improved care to people with life-limiting illness.Kathleen M. Foley, MDProfessor of Neurology, Neuroscience & Clinical PharmacologyWeill Medical School of Cornell University Attending NeurologistMemorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer CenterPalliative Care Initiative Network PublicHealth ProgramOpen Society Institute" -- Kathleen M. Foley, MD

Key Questions in Obstetrics and Gynaecology (Key Topics)

• Paperback: 184 pages
• Publisher: Informa Healthcare; 1 edition (June 15, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1859960030
• ISBN-13: 978-1859960035

This is an essential revision aid for all trainee obstetricians. Comprising 360 MCQ's with cross-references to Key Topics in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Second Edition, for the detailed background to the questions and their answers, this text will ensure a successful examination.