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Libros en Profesiones de la Salud

  • Case Studies to Accompany Clinical Manifestation and Assessment of Respiratory Disease

    • 2 Edición
    • 10 de abril de 2001
    • Terry Des Jardins + 1 más
    • Inglés
    Focusing on assessment through therapist-driven protocols, this valuable tool provides an overview of the assessment process and fundamentals needed for success. It offers discussion of the top five treatment protocols: oxygen, hyperinflation , bronchial hygiene and bronchodilator therapies, as well as mechanical ventilation. Using a case study approach, students learn to manage an entire case from beginning to end. Each time they assess the patient, they use the SOAP format: Subjective, Objective, Assessment, and Plan reasoning, giving them practice in documenting history and developing care plans.

  • Practice Knowledge & Expertise Health Prof

    • 1 Edición
    • 26 de marzo de 2001
    • Joy Higgs + 1 más
    • Inglés
    It provides the reader with a contemporary review examining the notion of practice knowledge gained from professional experience and its relationship to professional practice expertise.It is divided into four sections: the first broadly examines the nature and forms of knowledge and the relationships between knowledge and practice; the second considers the nature of professional expertise; the third explores these principles in action and the fourth looks at future developments.An essential purchase for all students, educators, researchers and practitioners of physiotherapy, occupational therapy, nursing and indeed all those in the health sciences field.An essential purchase for all students, educators, researchers and practitioners of physiotherapy, occupational therapy, nursing and indeed all those in the health sciences field.

  • The Hand

    Fundamentals of Therapy
    • 3 Edición
    • 19 de diciembre de 2000
    • Judith Boscheinen-Morrin + 1 más
    • Inglés
    Completely revised, much of the existing text has been replaced and updated. There are four new chapters covering simple wrist fractures, nerve compression, tendon entrapment and free tissue transfers. Many of the illustrations have been updated with new pictures added to illustrate the new chapters.Welcomed by both doctors and therapists intending to specialize in the subject, or those who regularly encounter hand patients in the course of general practice, this text is an accessible, quick reference book for all those involved in this difficult area of rehabilitation.With its new content and attractive new format, the popularity of this book is assured.

  • Craniofacial Dysfunction and Pain

    Manual Therapy, Assessment and Management
    • 1 Edición
    • 12 de diciembre de 2000
    • Lynn Bryden + 2 más
    • Inglés
    Further management strategies including clinimetry, cranio-cervical posture and 'psychological' management of chronic facial pain are described and discussed in relation to their integration in daily practice. Difficult clinical problems such as cervical headache, chronic ear pain in children, KISS syndrome, facial paralysis, tinnitus, craniomandibular dysfunction amongst others are described and discussed. A clinical reasoning approach to problem solving is emphasized throughout.This book is recommended for those interested in manual assessment and management of the craniofacial region including clinicians, physiotherapists, dentists, orthodontics, ENT-specialists, neurologists, maxillofacial surgeons, chiropractors and osteopaths.Foreword by Professor Mariano Racobado, Santiago, Chile.Contributors:H... Oudhof: Skull Growth in relation to mechanical stimulationDr H Biedermann: Features of cranial tissue as a basis for clinical pattern recognition on managementDr med H Biederman: Primary and secondary cranial asymmetry in Kiss-childrenR Spermon-Marijne: Manual Therapy of the craniofacial region as therapeuticDr J R Spermon: approach in children with long term ear diseaseP Westerhuis: Cervicogenic headache: a clinician's perspective and Cervicogenic Headache, physical examination and managementDavid Butler: Experience of pain and the craniofacial regionD Fitzgerald and Lynn Bryden: The influence of posture and alteration of function upon the cranio-cervical and craniofacial regionM Jones: Clinical reasoning. A basis for examination and treatment in the cranial regionF Winters: Pain management by patients with chronic craniofacial painG Aufdemkampe: The relevance of clinimetrie by patients with cranial facial pain

  • Occupational Therapy for Child and Adolescent Mental Health

    • 1 Edición
    • 23 de octubre de 2000
    • Lesley Lougher
    • Inglés
    Occupational Therapy for Child and Adolescent Mental Health is a practical textbook which provides occupational therapists working in this area with a theoretical framework for practice. It outlines the work of the occupational therapist in this area of mental health and introduces a variety of theoretical approaches and therapeutic interventions used with child and adolescent mental health clients. The role of the occupational therapist as part of a multidisciplinary team is emphasised throughout.This textbook will fill a real gap in the literature for occupational therapists, students and practitioners alike. It will alsobe welcomed by members of the other health care professions in the multidisciplinary team who need to understand each others roles so that they may work together more effectively.

  • Clinical Research for Health Professionals

    A User-Friendly Guide
    • 1 Edición
    • 12 de octubre de 2000
    • Mitchell Batavia
    • Inglés
    Learn not only how to recognize high-quality research, but how to improve your own research and apply it to patient care. Plus, find out how to start a journal club, write quality case reports and how to most effectively present your research to others. This book is ideal guide for students at both graduate and undergraduate levels who might be having difficulty with research concepts as well as for practiced clinicians interested in a fresh approach to clinical research.

  • Clinical Aromatherapy for Pregnancy and Childbirth

    • 2 Edición
    • 9 de octubre de 2000
    • Denise Tiran
    • Inglés
    Clinical Aromatherapy for Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2nd Edition presents a comprehensive and research-based exploration of the safe, effective and appropriate administration of essential oils in pregnancy, labour and the puerperium.Written specifically for all those caring for pregnant and childbearing women using aromatherapy, whether working in conventional maternity care or complememtary medicine, this detailed and research-based book builds on the success of the last edition, which was published under the title, Aromatherapy in Midwifery Practice, and the imprint Baillière Tindall.

  • Shortness of Breath

    A Guide to Better Living and Breathing
    • 6 Edición
    • 17 de agosto de 2000
    • Andrew L. Ries + 7 más
    • Inglés
    Shortness of Breathis a user-friendly patient handbook for those suffering from chronic lung disease. The authors successfully present a large amount of complex information in a manner that the average reader can understand. It gives invaluable information on dealing with the psychological as well as the physical impacts of lung disease including suggestions for exercise programmes, relaxation tips, travel precautions, diet, etc. Clever cartoons are used to illustrate key points and many topics are addressed in a question and answer format. A well-written book which conveys that the quality of life does not have to be severely hampered by lung disease.

  • How to Write Health Sciences Papers, Dissertations and Theses

    • 1 Edición
    • 4 de mayo de 2000
    • Shane A. Thomas
    • Inglés
    Clearly written and well-presented results are more readily accepted by examiners and fellow clinicians, however achieving this can be very difficult. This comprehensive text takes thefears and tears out of writing up research results. It provides a practical guide to the process of preparing a written research report, ensuring the information can be easily followed and understood. It details the sequence of events which must be followed if the written account is to be accessible to the reader and acceptable to the examiners. This practical guide provides help and reassurance for all those taking up the challenge of writing up their results.

  • Tools for Practice in Occupational Therapy

    A Structured Approach to Core Skills and Processes
    • 1 Edición
    • 3 de abril de 2000
    • Rosemary Hagedorn
    • Inglés
    This key text has been written to bridge the gap between the books on the theory of occupational therapy and those which look at the occupational therapy management of specific conditions, i.e., it links the theory to practice. It looks at the 4 core processes which form the basis of the unique practice of OT: assessment and evaluation of individual potential and performance, occupational analysis and adaptation, environmental analysis adaptation and therapeutic use of self. It introduces the student to the scope and purpose of each of these processes and gives practical information about theirapplication in relation to working with adults.

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