Patient Care category: 3822 books
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Understanding and Optimizing Quality of Life and Psychological Well-Being
Language: English
Release Date: February 16, 2018
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is a devastating neurodegenerative disorder with a progressive and fatal course, with no known medical therapies that can reverse the disease or halt its progression. Palliative care is the mainstay of disease management, aimed at maximizing Quality Of Life (QOL)...
Falling Into the Fire
A Psychiatrist's Encounters with the Mind in Crisis
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2013
Falling Into the Fire is psychiatrist Christine Montross’s thoughtful investigation of the gripping patient encounters that have challenged and deepened her practice. The majority of the patients Montross treats in Falling Into the Fire are seen in the locked inpatient wards of a psychiatric hospital;...
Patient Privacy, Consent, and Identity Management in Health Information Exchange
Issues for the Military Health System
Language: English
Release Date: May 17, 2013
As a step toward improving its health information technology (IT) interoperability, the Military Health System is seeking to develop a research roadmap to better coordinate health IT research efforts, address IT capability gaps, and reduce programmatic risk for its enterprise projects. This report identifies...
by Danielle Ofri
Language: English
Release Date: February 7, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: February 7, 2017
Can refocusing conversations between doctors and their patients lead to better health?
Despite modern medicine’s infatuation with high-tech gadgetry, the single most powerful diagnostic tool is the doctor-patient conversation, which can uncover the lion’s share of illnesses. However, what...
Health Outcomes
A New Way of Defining and Managing health
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 2015
Although published in 1985, this book is particularly relevant today, with the major move to Health Outcomes.Utilising delightful doctor/patient encounters, taken from his own clinical experience, Dr Price discovers the real objective of the patients attendance at the GP.He discovers that only 10% of...
The Secret Language of Doctors
Cracking the Code of Hospital Culture
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2015
Most people have visited a doctor’s office or emergency room in their lifetime to gain clarity about an ailment or check in after a procedure. While doctors strive to ensure their patients understand their diagnoses, rarely do those outside the medical community understand the words and phrases...
by Kimberly Kinder
Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 2015
Medical students and residents receive a lot of formal training in basic science and hands-on patient care. However, much of what you need to know to be an effective physician really boils down to communication skills. This book explores the nuances of the doctor-patient relationship, communication...
by Florence S Cromwell
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2014
This volume speaks to the issue of occupational therapy practice with the patient in pain. The hows and whys of treatment are explored in a broad range of chapters written by and for professionals in the field of occupational therapy.
The Philosophy of Medicine Reborn
A Pellegrino Reader
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2008
Edmund D. Pellegrino has played a central role in shaping the fields of bioethics and the philosophy of medicine. His writings encompass original explorations of the healing relationship, the need to place humanism in the medical curriculum, the nature of the patient’s good, and the importance of...
Nutrition in Cystic Fibrosis
A Guide for Clinicians
Language: English
Release Date: November 28, 2015
Nutritional therapies have been key early interventions, and remain central to the well-being and survival of patients with cystic fibrosis. The nature of the disease causes significant alterations in a patient’s ability to process and assimilate nutrients. Furthermore, many factors contribute...
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Language: English
Release Date: February 17, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: February 17, 2016
Up to 35% of adults suffer from chronic pain, and a substantial number of these patients are admitted to hospitals every year. A major concern of these patients is whether the pain will be adequately controlled during hospitalization. these patients are more likely to have poor pain control and may...
Exploring the Gray Zone
Case Discussions of Ethical Dilemmas for the Veterinary Technician
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2016
Veterinary technicians face difficult situations on a daily basis. They dedicate their lives to aiding in the treatment of animals and relieving suffering, serving as each patient's main advocate and caretaker. The veterinary technician holds a unique role in patient care. Acting as the intermediary...
Notes of a Love Song
Day-to-Day with Parkinson's Disease
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2015
When Claire Verney agreed to ‘for better or for worse, in sickness and in health’ she never imagined the journey that lay ahead of her. Her husband Michael was diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease at the age of forty-six. Notes of a Love Song chronicles their lives as Claire becomes her husband’s...
Surviving Your Doctors
Why the Medical System is Dangerous to Your Health and How to Get Through it Alive
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2010
Surviving Your Doctors, with its in-depth explanations, guidance, and direction will be the basic training manual patients need to work their way through the health care maze. It serves as a map of the medical minefield, told from the perspective of a doctor yet designed to reveal the faults in the...