Family General Practice category: 781 books
Against‐Medical‐Advice Discharges from the Hospital
Optimizing Prevention and Management to Promote High Quality, Patient-Centered Care
Language: English
Release Date: May 17, 2018
This first-of-its-kind text provides a multidisciplinary overview of a significant problem in hospital-based healthcare: patients who decline inpatient medical care and leave the hospital against medical advice (AMA). Compared to standard hospital discharges, AMA discharges are associated with...
Induction Chemotherapy
Integrated Treatment Programs for Locally Advanced Cancers
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2011
Induction chemotherapy, as part of an integrated plan of management for locally advanced cancers, is being practiced throughout the world, but frequently teams are unaware of the work being undertaken in other institutions. This book aims to present the full range of management techniques used in...
Topics in Pediatrics
A Festschrift for Lewis A. Barness
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
ALLEN W. ROOT On November 11 and 12, 1988, a "Festschrift" was held to honor "our Chief;' Lewis A. Barness. Who is our Chief, and why was such an occasion held? I will not attempt to describe him in terms of his scientific and scholarly accomplish ments, which have spanned more than...
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Language: English
Release Date: May 24, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: May 24, 2016
This book deals with the essential factors in the personalization of treatment for primary breast cancer. These include host issues, lymph node surgery, radiation therapy, and preoperative systemic treatment requiring specialized knowledge, multidisciplinary care experience, techniques, and research....
Restless Legs Syndrome/Willis Ekbom Disease
Long-Term Consequences and Management
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2017
Due to the fact that Restless Legs Syndrome/Willis-Ekbom Disease is usually a chronic condition, this book aims to provide physicians with the necessary tools for the long-term management of patients with RLS. The first part of the book addresses the various comorbidities and long-term consequences...
Nutritional Health
Strategies for Disease Prevention
Language: English
Release Date: February 23, 2001
An authoritative and comprehensive collection of cutting-edge reviews by leading authorities detailing the scientific evidence for the health effects of vitamins, minerals, functional foods, and other classes of foods. The authors provide readers with updated recommendations on a wide range of significant...
Nocturia
Causes, Consequences and Clinical Approaches
Language: English
Release Date: November 17, 2011
Nocturia: Causes, Consequences and Clinical Approaches is the first volume exclusively on the topic of nocturia and is designed to be a comprehensive treatise on the subject. The volume is organized into 11 chapters first introducing and defining nocturia and its impact to patients and society, followed...
by Juan Carlos Kaski
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2016
This title discusses the magnitude of the problem of angina pectoris. The author also goes on to describe the characteristics and clinical profile of patients with angina in a contemporary population.
The different types and multiple mechanisms of angina pectoris are described, while the...
Traumatic Brain Injury
A Clinician's Guide to Diagnosis, Management, and Rehabilitation
Language: English
Release Date: June 13, 2012
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major cause of disability worldwide. Each year 1.7 million new TBIs occur in the United States, and it is also considered a signature injury of the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts. Despite the relatively high incidence-within both civilian and military populations-the...
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Language: English
Release Date: November 29, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: November 29, 2016
This book is written for physicians who work within an emergency department or urgent care setting to provide them with a treatment plan for those patients who are deemed not to have an emergency medical situation and can be safely treated as an outpatient. Emergency physicians (EPs) see a wide variety...
Medical Thinking
The Psychology of Medical Judgment and Decision Making
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Decision making is the physician's major activity. Every day, in doctors' offices throughout the world, patients describe their symptoms and com plaints while doctors perform examinations, order tests, and, on the basis of these data, decide what is wrong and what should be done. Although the process...
by Peter N. Benotti
Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2014
Patient Preparation for Bariatric Surgery provides a comprehensive and state of the art review of all aspects of the patient preparation process, The text reviews current literature and controversies involving sources of referrals and the difficulties encountered by primary care physicians in managing...
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Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Man is entering a new era as a result of advances in human reproduction. Techniques have been developed to assist in the creation of man-artificial insemination and, now, in vitro fertilization (IVF). Soon, other new methods, based upon current advances of the IVF procedure, will develop to improve...
Diabetes in Pregnancy
The Complete Guide to Management
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2017
This book is a comprehensive and easily accessible reference for physicians caring for pregnant women with diabetes. Covering patients with type 1, type 2, and gestational diabetes, this handbook offers guidance on the different methods of treatment necessary for each population. Chapters cover the...