Medicine: general issues

In 1989 a woman named Karen showed up at author and psychiatrist Richard Baer's practice, terribly frightened and at breaking point.

In Norah Vincent's acclaimed first book she described how she spent eighteen months disguised as a man, an experience that ended on a locked ward in a psychiatric hospital.

Why are there religious beliefs in all cultures?

Discover the profound and moving portrait of one doctor's life and work in the NHS'Wonderful - insightful and compassionate' Dr Richard Shepherd, bestselling author of Unnatural Causes________They can't teach you how to be a doctor at medical school .

The honest, compassionate and vital guide to getting older, from dementia to finances, medication to care homes'The most important book about the second half of your life you'll ever read.

Activate your 'skinny gene' with The Alternate-Day Diet, by James B Johnson.

Discover the benefits of intermittent fasting with 150 nourishing and satisfying recipes in the game-changing 5:2 Fast Diet Cookbook_______Intermittent fasting, also known as the 5:2 diet, is the game-changing diet method that everyone is talking about.

LEARN THE SECRETS TO A LONG, HEALTHY AND HAPPY LIFE IN JUST 4 WEEKSThe bestselling, evidence-based fitness, diet and lifestyle plan inspired by the world's healthiest population'Read this book and you will add years to your life and life to your years' Deepak Chopra MD, author of Ageless Body, Timeless Mind___________There is nothing more universal than the desire to live a long, full, healthy life.

Embrace a healthy and natural lifestyle in 2020 with this delicious collection of over 110 paleo-inspired recipes __________This is heavenly food which is also incredibly good for you; the type of food that your body was designed to eat.

A book about choices.

Although the current economic crisis creates a sense of urgency, we have always had and will always have a large number of people who are unemployed.

Intestinal failure is a challenging, emerging field that has been the subject of much research and debate in recent years and has only recently become widely accepted as a distinct clinical syndrome.

An authoritative book on one of the most fundamental and contentious issues for health care professionals Fully updated to include provisions of the Mental Capacity Act (April 2007); the latest policy on advance directives and the impact of the Human Rights Act on such decisions Provides guidance on the appointment of welfare attorneys to make health care decisions once capacity is lost Discusses recent cases, including Burke, baby MB, and Wyatt Written by medical ethics professionals in consultation with the appropriate medical and legal experts and in agreement with the General Medical Council's guidelines

Providing optimal care for heart failure patients is a complex challenge that requires cooperation and coordination across multiple disciplines.

Fainting, the sudden and often unpredictable loss of consciousness, can be a frightening experience.

This textbook is a dynamic exploration of the relationship between the visual pathway and visual field impairments.

Infants, children and adolescents with congenital heart disease (CHD) are a challenge to manage and an ever-increasing number are reaching adulthood.

Covers all aspects of the structure, function, neurochemistry, transmitter identification and development of the enteric nervous system This book brings together extensive knowledge of the structure and cell physiology of the enteric nervous system and provides an up-to-date synthesis of the roles of the enteric nervous system in the control of motility, secretion and blood supply in the gastrointestinal tract.

This guide to the proper use of the ECG in diagnosing acute myocardial infarction puts the combined experience of international authorities at your fingertips for immediate use.

This book draws on the established European guidelines from the ESC that address the key issues in sudden cardiac death, such as identifying individuals at risk prior to an episode of a ventricular tachyarrhythmia or a sudden cardiac arrest, and responding in a timely fashion to the person suffering the event out-of-the-hospital.

Written as a companion text to Dr Hesselson s first book about pacing, Simplified Interpretation of ICD Electrograms focuses on teaching an understanding of the electrogram (EGM) signal for troubleshooting ICD rhythms.

This book is the second in a series with the International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual Disabilities (Series Editor: Matthew P.

Pathology of Sudden Cardiac Death provides a comprehensive review of cardiovascular disorders.

This book covers the huge advances made in clinical diagnosis enabling earlier detection, while addressing the recent progress made in treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) to enable successful therapy.

This timely book locates older people as major clients of occupational therapy services.

Arthritis affects millions of people throughout the world and while its treatment is usually medical or surgical, there exists an increasingly large body of evidence concerning the positive effects of nutrition on the condition.

Atrial fibrillation is underdiagnosed and preventative strategies are underutilized.

Pacing and ICDs are used increasingly in the management of arrhythmias and a number of different cardiac conditions.

Now there is an up-to-date guide for optimizing pharmacologic therapy in treating patients with heart failure.

Health promotion is an increasingly important part of the work of most health professionals.

This book provides all the necessary information in a readable style that can be understood by anyone with even the most basic knowledge of mathematics Health Economics is ideal for all health professionals who are required to make policy decisions including hospital managers, clinical directors and partners in family practices.

This bestselling pocket guide to the skills of evidence-based medicine succeeds in demystifying the terminology and processes in a handy and easy-to-follow format, all within the space of 100 pages.

Designed for the practitioner, this handbook provides an easy-to-read overview of how to evaluate and treat patients with a history of fainting.

If you are one of the many physicians from different specialty disciplines who perform endovascular interventions then this practical reference will help you to develop your endovascular skills and encompass them into daily practice.

Compiled from electrocardiographic data on more than 1,800 normal newborns, infants, children, and adolescents, this convenient reference gives you fast access to the limits of normality so that data from an individual patient can be quickly interpreted in terms of comparison to the general population.

Clinicians are taught masses of facts, but not how to use them in the messy reality of patient care.

Prostate cancer continues to be a major threat to men's health, the second most common cancer in men, in many countries.

Reviews focused topics both clinical and basic science - in the fast-moving area of IBD, providing emphasis on the current challenges faced in the successful management of the disease Turn to Challenges in Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) when you need an expert opinion on the new, unusual or controversial areas of IBD and not just the tried and tested information.

This book is focused on the use of non-invasive imaging in clinical cardiology.

The Nutritional Trace Metals covers the roles played by trace metals in human metabolism, a relatively neglected area of human metabolism and nutrition.

This important and extremely interesting book is a serious scientific and authoritative overview of the implications of drinking beer as part of the human diet.

Learning disability nurses play a leading role in the care and support of people with learning disabilities.

Report of the British Nutrition Foundation s Task Force Chairman of the Task Force: Professor Malcolm Jackson, University of Liverpool Plants: Diet and Health is an extremely timely publication comprising the comprehensive and authoritative independent report of the British Nutrition Foundation s Task Force concentrating on bioactive substances and antioxidant nutrients in plant foods.

Radiography is an integral part of paediatric health care.

This exciting new book is the updated and revised second edition of an extremely popular and well-received textbook.

Current recommendations for diagnosis and management of portal hypertension This book presents the proceedings from the 'Baveno IV International Consensus Workshop: Methodology of diagnosis and treatment in portal hypertension' which was held on April 28-29, 2005 in Baveno, Italy.

Nursing in Care Homes is a practical guide for nurses of all levels working in care homes.

Limiting Harm in Health Care highlights the potential for unnecessary harm in health care practice.

Fully revised and updated, the fourth edition of Cardiac Pacing and ICDs continues to be an accessible and practical clinical reference for residents, fellows, surgeons, nurses, PAs, and technicians.

Stroke is a common and devasting event, which often results in death or major loss of independence, with immense human and financial costs.