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This issue of Critical Care Clinics focuses on Mechanical Circulatory Support. Editors Nitin Puri and Michael Baram have assembled an expert team of authors on topics such as: History of ECMO; Evolution current technique and equipment; Program Development; Review ELSO standards; Cardiac Failure of...

Driven to the end of his rope, with no solution to the health care crisis in sight, Steve Westwood thinks he has found the perfect solution. Unfortunately, the Commonwealth of Virginia takes a different view. It does not think murder is the answer. It should be an open and shut case however Steve's...

This innovative, comprehensive book covers the key elements of perioperative management of older patients. The book's chapter structure coincides with the clinical path patients tread during their treatment, from preoperative evaluation to post-hospital care. Epidemiological aspects and aging processes...

Self-tracking practices are part of many health and medical domains. The introduction of digital technologies such as smartphones, tablet computers, apps, social media platforms, dedicated patient support sites and wireless devices for medical monitoring has contributed to the expansion of opportunities...

Despite advances in medical technology and patient safety initiatives, maternal morbidity and mortality rates continue to increase. Maternal mortality trends in the US as reported from the CDC from 1989-2009 demonstrate increasing mortality trends from 7.2 deaths per 100,000 live births in 1987 to...

This issue of Critical Care Clinics focuses on Burn Resuscitation in the ICU. Articles include: The Physiologic Basis of Burn Shock and the Need for Aggressive Fluid Resuscitation; The Use of Colloid in Burn Resuscitation; Monitoring and Endpoints of Burn Resuscitation; Vitamin C in Burn Resuscitation;...

Digital healthcare can dramatically revolutionise the delivery of healthcare in health and social care settings. Technology enabled care greatly improves health outcomes, enhances end users’ experiences and saves money. This practical book from frontline with case studies, checklists, FAQs etc.

DANGER SIGNS! The Contraindications and Proper Applications of Spinal Manipulation is a medical text to be used by Chiropractors and other practitioners of spinal and pelvic manipulation with special attention to malpractice attorneys. The beginning chapters discuss the proper standard of chiropractic...

The growing popularity of alternative therapies poses challenging questions for the medical establishment and the state. By confronting these questions, The Healing Bond makes an important contribution to current debates about health care. The contributors, who are all experts in the fields of health...

Cardiac Nursing: A Companion to Braunwald's Heart Disease is the only comprehensive text available for cardiac nurses. This brand-new reference emphasizes both evidence-based practice and hands-on care in a high-tech, high-touch approach that meets the high-stakes needs of cardiac and critical care...

Professionelles Wissen konkret für die Praxis! Dieses Fachbuch bietet Pflegenden aus dem Bereich Intermediate Care kompaktes Grundlagenwissen und zeigt anhand zahlreicher Beispiele die erfolgreiche Umsetzung im täglichen Arbeitsablauf. Durch die ausführliche Darstellung von konkreten...

Bible verses quoted. Explaining with diagrams nearsightedness, farsightedness, astigmatism, presbyopia, glasses, contact lenses, cataracts, laser eye surgery, glaucoma, floaters, flashes, retinal detachments, macular degeneration, diabetes’ and hypertension’s eye effects, watery and dry eyes,...

This book presents the methodology, findings and implications of a large-scale corpus-based study of the metaphors used to talk about cancer and the end of life (including care at the end of life) in the UK. It focuses on metaphor as a central linguistic and cognitive tool that is frequently used...

Mindfulness is a ticket to go home. It is a ticket to a place where our heart is. It can bring us to a place beyond the limits of our mind. The place is our source, our origin, our root. When we arrive, we feel completely peaceful and truly relaxed. We dont have to do anything. We just be, resting...