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Manual de técnicas de laboratorio en hematología
4 Edición
Joan Lluís Vives Corrons + 1 más
Español
La obra presenta la descripción ordenada de los componentes básicos de la sangre referidos al componente celular y los procedimientos de laboratorio que se utilizan actualmente para su estudio con finalidades diagnósticas. Incluye novedades que se refieren fundamentalmente a los capítulos de estudio leucocitario que se centra en la morfología y el análisis inmunofenotípico, la hemostasia y coagulación sanguínea, los aspectos inmunohematológicos relacionados con el banco de sangre y el capítulo renovado de parásitos en sangre escrito por un autor latinoamericano. Va dirigida a: técnicos de laboratorio clínico, alumnos de medicina, farmacia, biología, y especialistas en hematología y hemoterapia. Incluye www.studentconsult.e... con autoevaluación interactiva y galería de imágenes de la obra.
Manual de logopedia
4 Edición
Jordi Peña-Casanova
Español
Nueva edición de este "Manual de Logopedia" que incluye las aportaciones más recientes de la psicolingüística y de las ciencias neurocognitivas, y su concatenación con las nuevas tecnologías. Esta cuarta edición actualiza todos los contenidos y se amplia el capítulo sobre las bases neurobiológicas del lenguaje incluyendo también las bases de la conducta. Además, la obra incorpora nuevos capítulos: del diagnóstico audiológico, la evaluación del lenguaje oral en el niño, la evaluación neuropsicológica del adulto, la laringuectomía y su rehabilitación, la disfagia, los trastornos de la comunicación eb los traumatismos craneoencefálicos y las demencias e intervención cognitiva. Obra de referencia que aborda la logopedia desde una perspectiva global frente a otras obras de la misma temática que se centran en aspectos parciales de la logopedia. No existe en el mercado ninguna obra de estas características ya que la mayoría de las obras publicadas tiene como tema principal la logopedia infantil. Obra de gran utilidad también para el estudiante de esta disciplina ya que presenta sus contenidos de forma actualizada y con un enfoque crítico que permite el posterior desarrollo de su actividad profesional y una herramienta básica para profesionales de distintas áreas de ciencias de la salud.
Polysomnography for the Sleep Technologist
Instrumentation, Monitoring, and Related Procedures
1 Edición
Bonnie Robertson + 2 más
Inglés
The only sleep technology text written by experienced polysomnography educators, Polysomnography for the Sleep Technologist: Instrumentation, Monitoring, and Related Procedures covers the procedural knowledge you need to understand sleep studies. A sequential learning model systematically covers electronics, instrumentation, recording parameters, data acquisition, ancillary equipment, troubleshooting, recording quality, infection control, basic positive pressure therapy, and cardiopulmonary monitoring and intervention essential to polysomnography.
Clinical Doppler Ultrasound
Expert Consult: Online and Print
3 Edición
Myron A. Pozniak + 1 más
Inglés
Clinical Doppler Ultrasound offers an accessible, comprehensive introduction and overview of the major applications of Doppler ultrasound and their role in patient management. The new edition of this medical reference book discusses everything you need to know to take full advantage of this powerful modality, from anatomy, scanning, and technique, to normal and abnormal findings and their interpretation. It presents just the right amount of Doppler ultrasonography information in a compact, readable format! "The text is well referenced and provides details of enough relevant sources for any experienced sonographer to use the book as a guide for developing comprehensive scanning protocols for a range of studies, as well as providing a useful reference for normal values and disease grading criteria. As with previous editions of this text I feel it would make an excellent addition to the library of any department where Doppler ultrasound examinations are performed".Reviewed by: Dave Flinton on behalf of the Radiography journal, Nov 2014"Whether you are an experienced vascular technologist/sonogra... or a student in ultrasound this book should become a valued addition to your library".Reviewed by Gillian Martin, University Hospitals of South Manchester NHS Fundation Trust, on behalf of RAD Magazine, July 2014
Essential Oil Safety
A Guide for Health Care Professionals-
2 Edición
Robert Tisserand + 1 más
Inglés
The second edition of this book is virtually a new book. It is the only comprehensive text on the safety of essential oils, the first review of essential oil/drug interactions, and it provides detailed essential oil constituent data not found in any other text. Much of the existing text has been re-written, and 80% of the text is completely new. There are 400 comprehensive essential oil profiles and almost 4000 references. There are new chapters on the respiratory system, the cardiovascular system, the urinary system, the digestive system and the nervous system. For each essential oil there is a full breakdown of constituents, and a clear categorization of hazards and risks, with recommended maximum doses and concentrations. There are also 206 Constituent Profiles. There is considerable discussion of carcinogens, the human relevance of some of the animal data, the validity of treating an essential oil as if it was a single chemical, and the arbitrary nature of uncertainty factors. There is a critique of current regulations.
Genitourinary Ultrasound, An Issue of Ultrasound Clinics
1 Edición
Volumen 8-4
Lorenzo E. Derchi
Inglés
This issue of Ultrasound Clinics features a review of genitourinary topics and includes the following articles: Characterization of Renal Masses by Ultrasound; Renal Malignant Masses as Characterized by Ultrasound Contrast; US Elastography of Kidney; Prostate Biopsies and Controversies; Post-vasectomy Complications; Acute Scrotum; Testicular trauma- Role of Sonography; Testicular Elastography; Contrast Enhance Ultrasound of the testes; and Vascular Complications of Renal Transplant.
2014 ICD-9-CM for Physicians, Volumes 1 and 2, Standard Edition
1 Edición
Carol J. Buck
Inglés
Elsevier and the American Medical Association have partnered to co-publish this ICD-9-CM reference by Carol J. Buck! Code more efficiently and effectively with Carol J. Buck's 2014 ICD-9-CM for Physicians: Volumes 1 and 2, Standard Edition. Designed by coders for coders, this reference combines Netter's Anatomy illustrations and the Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting. Its format makes it easy to access the ICD-9-CM information you need to stay up-to-date and ensure the most accurate billing and optimal reimbursement in physician-based and outpatient coding settings. In addition, you can take this resource into your certification exams for enhanced testing support!
Mosby's Review for the Pharmacy Technician Certification Examination
3 Edición
James J. Mizner
Inglés
Covering everything you need to study for and pass the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) and ExCPT exams, Mosby's Review for the Pharmacy Technician Certification Examination, 3rd Edition makes exam preparation easy. Review the content you'll see on the exam with handy outlines, test-taking tips and strategies, and electronic flash cards. Written by noted pharmacy technician educator James J. Mizner, this complete review tests your knowledge and simulates the actual PTCB exam with 17 different, 100-question practice exams in the book and online. This edition is modeled after the updated Pharmacy Technician Certification Exam Blueprint.
Workbook for Pharmacy Practice Today for the Pharmacy Technician
Career Training for the Pharmacy Technician
1 Edición
LiAnne C. Webster
Inglés
Reinforce your knowledge of the pharmacy technician role, and prepare for certification exams! Corresponding to the chapters in Pharmacy Practice for Today’s Pharmacy Technician: Career Training for the Pharmacy Technician, by LiAnne Webster, this practical workbook offers a wide variety of review questions relating to essential pharmacy technician tasks and skills. Critical thinking exercises help you apply what you’ve learned to real-life situations in pharmacy practice.
Auriculotherapy Manual
Chinese and Western Systems of Ear Acupuncture
4 Edición
Terry Oleson
Inglés
Auriculotherapy Manual: Chinese and Western Systems of Ear Acupuncture provides a comprehensive guide to the practice of Chinese and Western systems of ear acupuncture. This impressive new edition utilizes 3-D models of the external ear, as well as 3-D anatomical images, to demonstrate the somatotopic relationship between particular parts of the body and specific regions of the auricle. This is the first ear acupuncture text that has incorporated 3-D technology in order to present amazing images of the auricle which precisely indicate ear acupoint positions. The book offers in-depth evaluation of the theoretical and clinical underpinnings of auriculotherapy, describing and illustrating over 200 ear acupuncture points and more than 200 auriculotherapy treatment protocols for clinical discorders ranging from chronic pain to substance abuse to visceral and neurological disorders. There are an expanded number of auricular landmarks that are utilized to guide the practitioner in accurately determining the precise location of hidden ear points on the 3-D model. These landmarks further reveal the varied depth perspectives of the external ear. The ear reflex points presented in this manual are based upon systematic research conducted at the UCLA Pain Management Center and upon the extensive clinical findings of medical doctors and acupuncturists in China and Europe over the past 50 years. Scientific and clinical information from the most recent international symposia of auricular acupuncture have been used to update the scientific and clinical knowledge presented in this fourth edition. Each chapter is organized in same basic order, beginning with an introductory overview, progressing to the main topics in the chapter, and ending with a section listing a definition of terms and a set of preparatory sample questions. The book is concise and clear enough for students yet provides provides sophisticated clinical approaches to allow the experienced practitioner to enhance and complement their existing treatment strategies.