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Antibiotic Resistance: Challenges and Opportunities, An Issue of Infectious Disease Clinics of North America

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For many years, physicians and the public assumed that the discovery of new antimicrobial agents would outpace the ability of bacteria to mutate and develop drug resistance. Yet the development of new antibiotics has not kept up with bacterial evolution, especially since the late 1990's. At that time a multitude of pharmaceutical companies abandoned antibiotic research because of strong economic disincentives. For example, it is challenging for these companies to recuperate the investment (typically in the hundreds of millions of dollars) made in developing a new antibiotic, which is typically prescribed for a few days, compared to drugs that treat chronic conditions like heart disease or mental illness. This situation has led the U.S. federal government to take a more active lead in addressing antibiotic resistance. Recently, the White House announced an action plan that includes improving surveillance, developing better diagnostic tools, accelerating drug development, and improving global coordination of antibiotic resistance issues. Equally important is the $1.2 billion dollars that has been pledged to fund these efforts. While we await the implementation of new policies, this issue of Infectious Disease Clinics of North America brings together leading authorities in the field of antibiotic resistance who discuss current issues including antibiotic stewardship, the changing role of the microbiology laboratory in determining antibiotic resistance in gram-negative pathogens, the continuing spread of metallo--lactamases, ESBLs and KPCs, antibiotic options for treating resistant gram-negative infections such as colistin and tigecycline, resistance mechanisms and new treatment options for Mycobacterium tuberculosis, emerging resistance mechanisms in aminoglycosides, issues with antibiotic resistance in immunocompromised patients, new -lactamase inhibitors in the clinic, and resistance in VRE and Staphylococcus aureus. Additionally, combination therapy for resistant gram-negative infections has been advocated by some authorities and the advantages and disadvantages of this strategy will be reviewed.

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Natural Standard Medical Conditions Reference E-Book

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Natural Standard Medical Conditions Reference E-Book

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Healthcare providers are often approached by patients and clients about alternative therapies, whether self-prescribing or wanting to add therapies as an adjunct to the medical treatment they will be receiving. In addition, many healthcare providers plan to incorporate alternative treatments into their practice for a more integrative approach. Whichever the case, its important for the healthcare provider to have access to information about alternative and integrative treatments and how they work with standard medical therapies. Answering this need is Natural Standard Medical Conditions Reference: An Integrative Approach, a quick reference book with integrative medicine monographs for more than 100 of the most crucial conditions. This is your best source for comprehensive, evidence-based integrative medicine information, categorized according to evidence and proven efficacy. Covers 100+ of the most commonly seen conditions. Integrated therapies are rated according to whether the scientific evidence is good, unclear or conflicting, slightly negative, or strongly negative. Each monograph ends with a section on prevention, giving tips to help the patient prevent disease/conditions or perhaps avoid recurrence after treatment is finished. Conventional medical treatment is thoroughly explained, as well as lifestyle changes that could benefit the patient. The lead author is a PharmD from The Natural Standard Research Collaboration, which is well respected in both medical and alternative communities.

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Cardiac Potassium Channel Disorders, An Issue of Cardiac Electrophysiology Clinics

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This issue of Cardiac Electrophysiology Clinics, edited by Drs. Mohammad Shenasa and Stanley Nattel, will review Cardiac Potassium Channel Disorders in depth. Topics covered include but are not limited to: Molecular Biology of Cardiac Potassium Channels; Genetic Control of Potassium Channels; Potassium Channel Remodeling in Heart Disease; Gender-specific Effects of Potassium Channel Blockers; Pharmacogenetics of Potassium Channel Blockers; Multichannel Blockers; Selective Potassium Channel Blockers; and Proarrhythmic and Torsadogenic Effects of Potassium Channel Blockers in Patients.

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defines the specialty of pre-hospital medicine editors have extensive experience of both military and civilian pre-hospital trauma life support Greaves and Porter are well-known authors amongst the paramedic market

updated resuscitation guidelines (now in force throughout Europe) updated references modern, reader-friendly page design, incorporating text colour market-priced non-essential material (e.g. history of emergency medicine) removed

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Diagnosis and multidisciplinary approaches to management.. (Content Advisors: Stephen Friedmann BDSc (Dental); Cathy Sloan MBBS Dip RANZCOG (Medical)

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Headache, Orofacial Pain and Bruxism: Diagnosis and multidisciplinary approaches to management has been written by clinicians for clinicians. It contains the collective knowledge of hundreds of years of clinical experience. The authors are drawn from a range of disciplines which regularly encounter patients with headache, orofacial pain or bruxism. They have described evidence-informed clinical practice derived from anatomical, physiological, and biomechanical concepts.

Patients who present with headache, orofacial pain or bruxism provide a clinical challenge to make sense of symptoms, sources, and contributing factors. There are many structures associated with problems in this region and patients may call on any of a number of health practitioners for diagnosis and treatment. It is often beyond the expertise of a single practitioner to address all facets of the problem without the assistance of colleagues.

This book provides clinicians with the theoretical and clinical information required to appreciate the role of each discipline involved in the management of patients with headache, orofacial pain and bruxism.
Clinicians are encouraged to use a multidisciplinary approach and to collaborate in the comprehensive management of these patients.

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Peter Selvaratnam, Kenneth Robert Niere, Maria Inez Zuluaga, Pamela Oddy

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This book describes the underlying mechanisms and management of pain. It is aimed primarily at undergraduates who traditionally have received somewhat fragment teaching of this important problem within their curriculum.. This text would bring the elements of pain training together in one place and improve their understanding. It would also help anybody in the healthcare profession to develop an understanding of pain before moving on to clinical practice or more advanced training. The chapters have a logical sequence building from the basic sciences, introducing possible interventions before addressing assessment and more detailed therapeutic interventions. There are scenarios later in the book to bring together the earlier concepts. This will allow the text to be revisited as appropriate throughout the training years or be used as a reference later on.

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An Osteopathic Approach to Children presents a comprehensive general overview of pediatric medicine from an osteopathic perspective. The book is divided into two main parts.  The first part discusses the normal development, physiology and anatomy of the body systems from birth to adulthood. The second part explores the conditions and diseases of childhood and outlines the rationale for osteopathic treatment for each disorder. Also, it presents clinical problems from the perspective of the interrelatedness of structure and function. This unique approach will make it an invaluable source of reference for all those interested in using an osteopathic approach to the treatment of children in their care.2 new chapters, with new photographs.Fully updated and expanded of current chapters.

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Whilst Carreiros other title, An Osteopathic Approach to Children, covers the theory on pediatric medicine from an osteopathic perspective exploring conditions and diseases of childhood, and the rational for osteopathic treatment, this new book deals with the practical methods to treating children and infants with osteopathic techniques. She includes background on NMT for children and infants. The text refers to all areas including fascias, ligaments, muscles and bones covering all techniques with regard to osteopathic treatment, including techniques such as BLT, a ligamentous technique, counterstrain using muscles, myofascial trigger points,myofascial realease, myofascial unwinding, etc.Covers practical methods to treating children and infants with osteopatic techniques.Includes NMT for children and infants.Comprehensive, referring to all areas, including the fascia.Elaborately illustrated with many drawings and photographs.Includes dissections showing anatomical changes during growth.Treatment covers different age groups.The perfect companion to Carreiro's first book: An Osteopathic Approach to Children.

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Essential Human Disease for Dentists E-Book

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Essential Human Disease for Dentists E-Book

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The eBook version of this title gives you access to the complete book content electronically. Evolve eBooks allow 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 Dentistry eBooks.

A concise pocketbook for dental students and general dental practitioners, covering general medicine and the implications of medical conditions for dental practice.
Concentrates on the essential core of knowledge on human disease needed by the dentist.Focuses on the implications of conditions and drug treatment for dental practice, with important practice points emphasized in boxes.Uses standardised headings for each condition and concise text to make instant reference easy in clinical situations.Provides comprehensive coverage of relevant conditions from cardiovascular and respiratory disease through to psychiatric disorders, extremes of age and pregnancy.Covers an area that has considerable medicolegal relevance for today's dentists - failure to take account of pre-existing conditions or drug treatments may lead to litigation.Includes procedures for dealing with medical emergencies in the dental surgery are described.Illustrated in full colour.

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Christopher Sproat, Georgina Burke, Mark McGurk

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A guide to solving serious pathology of the spine

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The perfect companion to the successful RED FLAGS: A GUIDE TO IDENTIFYING SERIOUS SPINAL PATHOLOGY by Sue Greenhalgh and James Selfe, this new pocketbook guides the practitioner through solving serious spinal pathologies.  RED FLAGS II expands on some of the concepts outlined in the first book and gives advice on appropriate investigations. It retains a strong clinical focus through the use of multiple case histories of real patients with serious pathology of the spine. Readers are given the opportunity to utilise clinical reasoning processes as they work through these case histories.Updated hierarchical list of Red FlagsSummary identifying key findings Red Flags and Red HerringsMultiple real patient case historiesManagement pathwaysPresentation of secondary cases

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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

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Crispian Scully, Ivor G. Chestnutt, John Gibson

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A Podiatrist's Guide to Using Research E-Book

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This title is directed primarily towards health care professionals outside of the United States. This title gives practical and jargon-free guidance for practitioners looking to understand, critique and use research to underpin their clinical decision-making. The authors explore the principles and methods used by the active researcher to help consumers of research develop the skills they need to approach and constructively use the extensive data available to consolidate and develop their own practice. With a demystifying and down-to-earth approach throughout, this book examines the mechanics and principles of literature searches and how to formulate appropriate questions to guide searching and extract relevant information; looks at systems of critical appraisal; discusses research methods in a focussed discussion that uses case studies as examples; explores how the resulting enhanced appraisal and understanding can inform changes in practice; and considers the rationale for change and how informed and reasoned change in practice can be measured to monitor outcomes.Integrative approach gives an understanding of research methodology in the context of the requirements of evidence-based practicePractical and jargon-free approach demystifies researchMany key point boxes and case studies contribute to ease of understandingExamples from a variety of different health professionsFrequent links to contemporary literature

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THERAPEUTIC FOOTWEAR: A COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE gives authoritative and wide-ranging information to health professionals concerned with the prescribing and fitting of surgical and corrective footwear. Wendy Tyrrell and Gwenda Carter have combined their many years of teaching and clinical experience to produce a textbook that is accessible, clear and without doubt the most definitive account of the subject currently available. Broad in scope, the text ranges through patient assessment, suitability of styles, retail and bespoke footwear, orthoses, measuring and fitting, all from the relatively simple to the most complex of cases. There is no other available single resource that offers such complete support and guidance to practitioners who wish to prescribe, fit and assess the effectiveness of therapeutic footwear.

Unique: the only book available on therapeutic footwear. Authoritative: authors combine many years teaching and clinical experience in the area. Comprehensive: covers all aspects clearly and readably. Contains many line and photographic illustrations throughout.

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BLOOD STASIS: CHINA'S CLASSICAL CONCEPT IN MODERN MEDICINE covers the area of blood stasis in Traditional Chinese Medicine, drawing from a huge range of original Chinese material. The book discusses many Western diseases including diabetes, gynecological disorders, stroke, tumors, myocardial infarction, and the interaction of these with other pathological factors. The book also provides both classical and modern differentiations and treatments, including both herbs and acupuncture in all categories with appropriate case histories.Thoroughly examines the concepts and processes of blood stasis in Traditional Chinese Medicine.Draws on original translations from Chinese sources ranging from the classical era through modern times.Describes, in full, the historical perspective of Chinese Medicine's presentation of blood stasis theory and also includes modern research for a balanced view of the effectiveness of blood stasis.Highlights recent detailed analysis of blood stasis and herbs.Incorporates real-life cases helped by blood stasis therapy.

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A Pocketbook of Managing Lower Back Pain E-Book

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A Pocketbook of Managing Lower Back Pain E-Book

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You are about to go on placement or have recently qualified and are about to treat patients complaining of low back pain.  Questions such as 'What do I do?'; 'What do I look for'; 'How do I do it?' may suddenly become overwhelming.  This pocketbook covers the examination, initial management and discharge options for patients with low back pain.  It will fit easily into your pocket with information that is close to hand.clinically effective examinationsreflects current clinical practicekey points, charts, tables all backed up with links to other texts and websites

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Occupational Therapy for People with Learning Disabilities

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This book is aimed primarily at occupational therapy undergraduate students, but will be of use to new practitioners working in the field of learning disability and other students studying topics related to learning disabilities. It meets perceived learning needs in line with theory and practice outcomes and provides an understanding of the current issues in health and social care for people with a learning disability. It provides a basis for further learning and the depth reflects present curricula demands and expectations in line with professional practice. There are also contributions and comments from service users with a learning disability.

This book is aimed primarily at occupational therapy undergraduate students, but will be of use to new practitioners working in the field of learning disability and other students studying topics related to learning disabilities. It meets learning needs in line with theory and practice outcomes and provides an understanding of the current issues in health and social care for people with a learning disability. It provides a basis for further learning and the depth reflects present curricula demands and expectations in line with professional practice. There are also contributions and comments from service users with a learning disability.Informative text supported by reflective activitiesReflects changes in service provision subsequent to "A Strategy for the 21st Century"Case scenarios and self assessment tasksAdvises on further readingOffers occupational therapy focus on issues that are also relevant to other health professionals

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Jane Goodman, Jenni Hurst, Christine Locke

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E-Book Visceral and Obstetric Osteopathy

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E-Book Visceral and Obstetric Osteopathy

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This title covers the osteopathic approach to patient management for pregnant women (pre and post partum), and for patients presenting with a variety of visceral conditions such as asthma, chronic breathing problems, various gastro-intestinal tract disorders such as irritable bowel syndrome, other conditions such as post operative scarring and pain, and many others. It also addresses the improvement of management of general musculo-skeletal problems such as back pain, neck pain and so on, by incorporating visceral and fascial perspectives into those examinations and treatment protocols. Current clinical knowledge, and ethical and medical constraints are dissucssed throughout. Supported by clear illustrations and clinical case studies this books makes an excellent resource for all practitioners and students of osteopathy.

Author is a world renowned lecturer in visceral osteopathy for the last 15 years, and more recently in the field of obstetrics. Potentially a core textbook for undergraduate and post graduate courses Clear, functional presentation Abundant illustrations and photographs Case studies are included to supplement the text Visceral osteopathy is the new cranio-sacral therapy in osteopathy/manual therapy and this is the text to fill the gap.Foreword by Jean-Pierre Barral.

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Ear Acupuncture provides an up-to-date practical guide to the principles and practice of Chinese and Western ear acupuncture.  Written clearly with a practical and sensible approach, this book is aimed at both the student and also the practitioner.   Excellent two-colour illustrations are used throughout to illustrate the text.  Additionally, it integrates the Chinese and Western opinions and also includes chapters covering ear acupuncture used in the treatment of addiction and also the Western theories about how acupuncture works.
- Written with a practical and very sensible approach
- Clearly presented and easy to read
- Excellent 2-colour illustrations are used throughout to illustrate the text
- Includes an appendix of acupuncture points

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The fifth edition of this highly popular text offers a lucid and readable account of ethical issues affecting nurses and other health care practitioners, which will be of value throughout their careers. Nursing ethics offers a highly practical approach with a direct focus on ethical issues that might be encountered by health practitioners in training, in practice and in management. It is also interactive and case-based, encouraging readers to reflect on their current and future areas of practice. The concluding chapters discuss the role of moral theory and give practical models for ethical decision-making. The authors have developed a holistic approach that explores: ethics in hospital and community settings, inter-disciplinary teamwork, ward and hospital management, nursing research, performance management and the political ethics of nursing administration, health service re-structuring and reform. The content has been substantially revised for this edition and significant new material added to reflect developments in theory and practice.
covers a wide range of ethical issues - much more than just clinical' dilemmas and decision-making skillsa down-to-earth and practical approach to applied ethicsuser-friendly layoutmaterial on moral theory kept to a minimum (but dealt with thoroughly at the end of the book)focuses on ethical issues in nursing and case studies taken from nursing practice i.e. the concrete concerns of nurses and other front-line workerspedagogical features include: chapter aims, learning outcomes and further reading for possible essay, tutorial and project topicsalso useful as a general work of reference on ethic in health care An up-to-date analysis of professions in the context of modernity, to enable health professionals to make sense of global cultural & social developments
An analysis of the ethics of evidence-based practice
An examination of professional accountability and ethics in performance management to help practitioners/managers understand the ethical basis of management
useful web links and teaching notes on a dedicated website:
http://evolve.elsevier.com/Thompson/nursingethics/

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Ian E. Thompson, Kath M. Melia, Kenneth M. Boyd, Dorothy Horsburgh

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This book examines disability, in an accessible and interactive style, as it relates to healthcare policy and practice. It is aimed at physiotherapists and occupational therapists, both sutdents and practitioners, but will also be useful to all healthcare workers, including nurses, doctors and speech and language therapists.Based on the social rather than the medical model of disabilityViews disability in terms of environmental, structural and attitudinal barriers which deny disabled people full participation in societyEngages health professionals in critical reflection on the provision of services to disabled peopleCase studies and activities throughout facilitate understanding of issues presented