Physician category: 198 books
by David Greene MD MBA
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2018
The Ultimate Guide to Medical Internet Marketing contains essential information that every practice should incorporate for successful patient acquisition. In this updated second edition, Dr. David Greene lays out the basics of the internet, search engines and websites along with techniques every practice...
When Partnering with Your Medical Doctor is Difficult
The Present Day Dilemma in Getting Proper Medical Care
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2012
The health care - medical professional’s field is among the most important callings on earth but doctors and medical workers have very difficult and very stressful jobs. There has also arisen an unmistakable doctor-shortage in many areas of America. This has increased the workload of medical staff...
Patient Blood Management Case Report No. 1: The importance of preoperative evaluation of hemostasis and anemia
University Hospital Frankfurt, Department of Anesthesiology, Intensive Care Medicine and Pain Therapy
Language: English
Release Date: May 11, 2015
This case report describes the poor outcome of a female patient who underwent elective nephrectomy. Unfortunately, the patient was suffering from undiagnosed preoperative platelet dysfunction and anemia, although blood count and clotting were almost within normal ranges two weeks earlier at the day...
The Patient as Agent of Health and Health Care
Autonomy in Patient-Centered Care for Chronic Conditions
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2016
Patient-centered care for chronic illness is founded upon the informed and activated patient, but we are not clear what this means. We must understand patients as subjects who know things and as agents who do things. Bioethics has urged us to respect patient autonomy, but it has understood this autonomy...
by Mayer B. Davidson, M.D., Stanley H Hsia
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2017
Improving glycemic, lipid, and blood pressure outcomes is the essence of diabetes care. Maintaining consistently positive results is an ongoing challenge for every healthcare professional. After years of clinical practice, Mayer Davidson, MD, has developed a series of algorithmic techniques that can...
Disease Control Priorities, Third Edition (Volume 5)
Cardiovascular, Respiratory, and Related Disorders
Language: English
Release Date: November 17, 2017
Cardiovascular, respiratory, and related conditions cause more than 40 percent of all deaths globally, and their substantial burden is rising, particularly in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Their burden extends well beyond health effects to include significant economic and societal consequences....
by Edward L. Bradley III, Editors of Consumer Reports Books
Language: English
Release Date: August 5, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: August 5, 2015
In a Patient's Guide to Surgery, Dr. Edward L. Bradley III explains all you need to know to prepare yourself for the surgical experience. This book describes how you can actively participate in the decision-making process and, as a result, improve your chances for successful surgery and recovery.
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by Brandon van der Kolk
Language: English
Release Date: January 28, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: January 28, 2017
This book is a comprehensive, easy to understand guide to conducting perfect patient interviews as a physiotherapist. Written by new graduate Physiotherapist Brandon van der Kolk, this book is geared towards new physiotherapists or physiotherapy students, and breaks down everything you should be asking...
by Bradley P. Bengtson, MD
Language: English
Release Date: January 7, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: January 7, 2016
With breast augmentation and tumor removal the #1 procedures in cosmetic surgery and reconstructive surgery, respectively, according to latest ASPS information, this issue on breast augmentation presents discussion of procedures for cosmetic enhancement and for breast reconstruction. The first section...
by AA. VV.
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2012
Diet prescription is essential for all patients with hypertension and, together with an adequate pharmacologic treatment, can allow reduction of pressure values even in more severe cases. This booklet summarizes tha basic principles of correlation between sodium and hypertension, describes the rationale...
Going into hospital?
A guide for patients, carers and families
Language: English
Release Date: September 14, 2015
Hospitals are a constant presence in the lives of many people. Almost everyone will visit or go into hospital at some point in their life. This can be a confusing experience: the environment is strange, the daily routine is unfamiliar and it is hard to understand the medical language. Going into hospital...
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Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2016
Recent literature suggests that patient participation and engagement may be the ideal solution to the efficacy of healthcare treatments, from a clinical and pragmatic view. Despite the growing discussions on the necessity of patient engagement, there is no set of universally endorsed, concrete guidelines...
¿Bioingeniería o medicina?
El futuro de la medicina y la formación de los médicos
Language: Spanish
Release Date: June 1, 2012
La medicina asistencial contemporánea en los países tecnológicamente desarrollados abunda en situaciones delicadas y al límite de las posibilidades de la praxis clínica e incluso de la ética, que están propiciando un encarecimiento de la asistencia, el desengaño y desgaste profesional y variados...
Acid Reflux & Heartburn In 30 Minutes
A guide to acid reflux, heartburn, and GERD for patients and families
Language: English
Release Date: March 7, 2018
NEW FOR 2018! If you or a family member are among the millions of people suffering from heartburn, acid reflux, or gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), you are dealing with discomfort that impacts eating, sleeping, and other aspects of daily life. In Acid Reflux & Heartburn In 30 Minutes, author,...