Author: Anne Moger Publisher: ISBN: Category : Medical Languages : en Pages : 426
Book Description
This is a concise, easy-to-refer-to handbook of common conditions seen in primary care nursing and how to treat them. Each condition is discussed in a standard format: Diagnosis, including History and Examination, and Management. Critical points are highlighted in boxes throughout as well as helpful hints and key points. Short, concise, practical handbook makes it highly relevant to nursing practice Attractive 2-colour design and layout make it easy to access information quickly Covers all conditions commonly seen in primary care Helpful appendices, including drug monitoring, notifiable diseases, growth charts, pill ladder, etc. Incorporates all the latest national guidelines for diseases such as asthma, hypertension, diabetes New sections on: health promotion travel health minor injuri
Author: Sujoy Ghosh Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences ISBN: 1455742112 Category : Medical Languages : en Pages : 343
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The incidence of diabetes is increasing at epidemic proportions worldwide, presenting a huge challenge to modern medicine. In response, scientific advances in the understanding of diabetes and its complications are being translated into improved clinical practice at ever faster rates. Greater understanding of aetiopathogenesis of the different types of diabetes, the emerging roles of novel pharmacological agents and the importance placed on multidisciplinary team working and multi-risk-factor treatment all contribute to this. Now in a fully revised second edition, this clear, concise guide to modern diabetes and its management will prove invaluable to all health professionals in this field. Suitable for instant reference in the clinic or office. Helps answer the questions which diabetic patients will direct at their carers about their disease, its causes, prognosis and consequences for their lifestyle. Offers practical and accessible advice on all aspects of the condition from presentation and diagnosis to organisation of care. Suitable for diabetic nurses as well as junior doctors. Evidence based boxes give the rationale behind treatment decisions. Colour illustrations of important conditions such as diabetic retinopathy and foot disease. Key points highlighted throughout the book, vital/high risk points emphasized with exclamation mark icon. More information on insulin therapy, dyslipidaemia, macrovascular disease and hypertension. Complete rewrite of oral antidiabetic agents section. Smaller, more pocketable page size.
Author: Neno, Rebecca Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education (UK) ISBN: 0335223532 Category : Medical Languages : en Pages : 250
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This important new handbook for Primary Care Nurses is designed to assist senior nurses in developing the understanding and skills required to be effective at both strategic and operational levels.
Author: Vari Drennan Publisher: OUP Oxford ISBN: 0191039454 Category : Medical Languages : en Pages : 848
Book Description
Fully updated and revised for its second edition, the Oxford Handbook of Primary Care and Community Nursing is the essential guide to caring for patients in primary care and the community. Concise, easy-to-use, and comprehensive, this handbook ensures that the reader has the skills and knowledge required by any nurse working in modern primary and community care which cuts across different speciality and care settings. Chapters range from common adult health problems to vulnerable groups with extra needs, medicine management, and nurse prescribing. The handbook includes information on how health and social care services are organised and funded, from common technical care procedures to complex situations requiring practical, concise guidance. This is the essential guide to all aspects of the nurse's role. For the new edition material on end of life care has been revised and expanded, with more focus on care of dying children. It also includes new clinical topics such as nursing technology, dependent children at home, and frailty. All chapters have been written and reviewed by primary care nurses and other experts directly engaged in current practice and research. Providing an accessible and instant resource for everyday nursing, and a benchmark of good practice, the Oxford Handbook of Primary Care and Community Nursing is a unique and invaluable companion for all health care professionals working in the primary care and community setting.
Author: Thomas A Slater Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences ISBN: 0702077798 Category : Medical Languages : en Pages : 627
Book Description
This handy guide is packed full of information to support medical students, junior doctors and other health professionals in making an accurate diagnosis in relation to different presenting complaints. Now in its fifth edition, the Pocketbook takes the reader through the key steps of narrowing a differential diagnosis, including history, examination and investigation findings. It has been fully updated to cover the full range of common presenting problems facing clinicians today. This book is easy-to-read and logical, making it useful for all clinicians within a variety of settings, from the classroom to emergency department and primary care. - Traffic light system to allow consideration of common before rarer diagnoses - Hazard symbols to highlight diagnoses that may need rapid assessment and management - Summary boxes, with a focus on malignancy red flag symptoms - Updated terminology and investigations - This Fifth Edition covers 125 common presenting problems in both medicine and surgery in a consistent format. - Each topic includes a list of all potential causes of the condition, colour coded to indicate common, occasional or rare causes. Important geographical variations are also highlighted. - Two sections cover the differential diagnosis of biochemical and haematological disorders which provide a ready check when reviewing abnormal results - The text includes a targeted guide to the relevant general and specific follow-up investigations which should be carried out as appropriate. - Each topic ends with a box highlighting important learning points, or indicating symptom and signs suggestive of significant pathology which require urgent action. - A new authorial team have thoroughly revised the contents and ensured the coverage is entirely appropriate for the book's readership.
Author: Institute of Medicine Publisher: National Academies Press ISBN: 0309133181 Category : Medical Languages : en Pages : 536
Book Description
The anthrax incidents following the 9/11 terrorist attacks put the spotlight on the nation's public health agencies, placing it under an unprecedented scrutiny that added new dimensions to the complex issues considered in this report. The Future of the Public's Health in the 21st Century reaffirms the vision of Healthy People 2010, and outlines a systems approach to assuring the nation's health in practice, research, and policy. This approach focuses on joining the unique resources and perspectives of diverse sectors and entities and challenges these groups to work in a concerted, strategic way to promote and protect the public's health. Focusing on diverse partnerships as the framework for public health, the book discusses: The need for a shift from an individual to a population-based approach in practice, research, policy, and community engagement. The status of the governmental public health infrastructure and what needs to be improved, including its interface with the health care delivery system. The roles nongovernment actors, such as academia, business, local communities and the media can play in creating a healthy nation. Providing an accessible analysis, this book will be important to public health policy-makers and practitioners, business and community leaders, health advocates, educators and journalists.
Author: Chris Gunn Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences ISBN: 0702050172 Category : Medical Languages : en Pages : 435
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This title is directed primarily towards health care professionals outside of the United States. It is a dictionary of terms used in imaging departments covering radiography, radiotherapy, imaging, radionuclide imaging, ultrasound, MRI, associated medical terms, associated anatomical terms, quality assurance, computers, physics.Historical and modern terminology includedComprehensiveIllustrated
Author: I. G. Chestnutt Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences ISBN: 0443102112 Category : Medical Languages : en Pages : 603
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A concise pocket guide to clinical dentistry, offering the dental student clear guidance on dental condition, practical procedures and patient management. Instant pocket guide to dental conditions, practical procedures and patient management - ideal for quick reference on the clinic.Boxes in second colour clearly highlight definitions.Exclamation mark icon draws attention to important points and likely pitfalls for the inexperienced.Attractive two-colour page design with two colour line diagrams makes book easy to use. New chapter on law, ethics and quality dental careCovers advances in restorative dentistryRevised guidance on dental emergencies in keeping with updated guidelines from the European Resuscitation Council
Author: Nick D. Barber Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences ISBN: 0702039977 Category : Medical Languages : en Pages : 517
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The eBook version of this title gives you access to the complete book content electronically*. Evolve eBooks allows you to quickly search the entire book, make notes, add highlights, and study more efficiently. Buying other Evolve eBooks titles makes your learning experience even better: all of the eBooks will work together on your electronic "bookshelf", so that you can search across your entire library of Pharmacy eBooks. *Please note that this version is the eBook only and does not include the printed textbook. Alternatively, you can buy the Text and Evolve eBooks Package (which gives you the printed book plus the eBook). Please scroll down to our Related Titles section to find this title. A handbook of clinical pharmacy that covers the role of the pharmacist in hospital and community and key areas of practice such as OTC (over-the-counter) prescribing and therapeutic drug level monitoring. The new edition will specifically address, among other things, the changing role of the pharmacist in the community, issues surrounding compliance, and management and communication skills. - This unique pocket-sized clinical reference is easy to use on the go. - Includes content on both hospital and community pharmacy. - How to Use This Book section at the beginning of the book helps readers get the most out of the text by describing all of its assets and their uses. - Expanded and timely information on the changing role of the pharmacist in the community, including their role in initiatives such as smoking cessation, and protocols for emergency hormonal contraception. - Includes more content on compliance such as researching and providing patients with accurate drug information. - Expanded information on communication and management skills emphasize the importance of these skills for both community and hospital pharmacists. - Improved, more user-friendly format features a two-color design to make finding information easier.
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