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  • Veterinary Dental Techniques for the Small Animal Practitioner

    • 3 Edición
    • Steven E. Holmstrom + 2 más
    • Inglés
    The third edition of Veterinary Dental Techniques continues to serve as an easy-to-use, practical guide to dental techniques and materials for the small animal practitioner. Covers a wide range of topics including examination and charting, routine and advanced periodontal care, endodontic treatment, orthodontics, dental anesthesia, and ergonomics.

  • Learning Re-Enabled

    A Practical Guide to Helping Children with Learning Disabilities
    • 2 Edición
    • Susan Orloff
    • Inglés
    Learning Re-enabled is designed to help therapists, teachers, and parents understand the learning disabled child. The author, through extensive professional experience and a special devotion to learning disabled children, developed this book to be a resource for professionals and parents as they sort out the best possible learning plan for the child who learns differently. This book takes the approach that no two children are the same and that one needs to decipher both the child’s overt and covert behaviors to make informed choices about appropriate learning strategies.

  • Assessment of the Spine

    • 1 Edición
    • Phillip Ebrall
    • Inglés
    A systematic, integrated approach to manual assessment of the spine and its related articulations. Presented in a way which will fit into any chiropractic curriculum and written at a level suitable for undergraduate students and newly qualified practitioners. Observational and manual techniques of examination and assessment are described and discussed and guidance is given on how the findings may be recorded and analysed in order to arrive at an appropriate working diagnosis. The book is highly illustrated with line drawings, radiographs and photographs.

  • Physiotherapy in Obstetrics and Gynaecology

    • 2 Edición
    • Jill Mantle + 2 más
    • Inglés
    This is the second edition of the highly acclaimed classic physiotherapy textbook which has become the definitive guide for undergraduate students, junior physiotherapists and practitioners specialising in obstetrics, gynaecology and urogynaecology. The text has been extensively re-written and up-dated for the twenty-first century by a group of respected specialists in the field.Following in the footsteps of its very successful predecessor, Mantle and Polden's Physiotherapy in Obstetrics & Gynaecology 2E it is extensively referenced and copiously illustrated, and it documents in the most practical and relevant way the scientific and philosophical basis on which all good physiotherapeutic clinical intervention rests. Brimming with evidence based advice and practical tips, the book contains:A detailed anatomical description of the female reproductive, urinary and lower intestinal tracts together with associated structures.The physiology of reproduction, pregnancy, parturition, the puerperium as well as the menopause and beyond.A thorough reasoned account of the physiotherapist's role preconceptually, through the reproductive cycle, to the middle years and beyondInformation on a wide range of gynaecological pathologies and relevant surgeryTreatment of incontinence in much detail with separate chapters on both urinary and bowel dysfunctions. This comprehensive text will be essential reading for all those participating in the post registration university physiotherapy courses in women's health and continence.The editors, Jill Mantle, Jeanette Haslam and Sue Barton are internationally known as physiotherapists, academics, authors and researchers in this field.

  • Equine Clinical Pharmacology

    • 1 Edición
    • Joseph Bertone + 1 más
    • Inglés
    For the first time pharmacology is tackled as book in its own right. This multi-contributor text provides a complete source of information on drugs used in the horse. Each chapter covers a particular class of drugs or organ system, providing clinical information and discussing therapeutic strategies for managing disease conditions.The text is fully referenced and current prescribing practice for horses is backed up by scientific research published in the literature: for example, direct evidence from equine studies versus extrapolation from studies in other species is reviewed by the contributors. A formulary of generic drug names that includes dosages and routes of administration, with a special emphasis on products and dose rates approved for use in horses, is included at the end of the book.

  • Atlas of Radiologic Anatomy

    • 7 Edición
    • Lothar Wicke
    • Inglés
    This new edition of the classic atlas incorporates the latest technological advances in radiologic anatomy, including increased resolution and numerous new images in computed tomography and magnetic resonance. Descriptions have also been revised and updated to reflect the most current understanding and recent advances in sonography, computed tomography, magnetic resonance, positron emission tomography, and single-photon emission computed tomography.

  • Communication Assessment and Intervention with Infants and Toddlers

    • 1 Edición
    • Barbara Weitzner-Lin
    • Inglés
    Written from a practical case-based approach, this textbook provides a theoretical framework for assessing the communication abilities of young children (from birth to three years). It includes helpful protocols developed by the author for assessing young children as well as evaluation instruments that can be used with this population. The case studies build upon the knowledge presented in the chapters and serve to translate the theoretical information into practical clinical applications. A unique feature of this book includes the incorporation of information regarding the impact of cultural diversity upon the family's orientation to early assessment and intervention. The assessment and intervention techniques for children who need alternative means of communication, such as the use of signs and object boards, will be especially helpful for speech-language pathologists who work with children with special needs.

  • Successful Negotiation in the New Contracts

    • 1 Edición
    • Andrew Dearden
    • Inglés
    The new contract has much more in the way of discussion and negotiation between GP practices and LMCs and the PCOs, between practices and Acute Trusts, and between different practices than the old Red Book. Many GPs feel unskilled and ill prepared to take on this role of negotiating and are worried that they will not get the best deal, or will be taken advantage of. Successful Negotiating in the New Contract outlines the basic elements of a successful negotiation. It tries to demystify the process, giving easy steps to follow, to help LMCs, GPs and their practice managers feel more capable of undertaking successful negotiations in the future.Written in straightforward style, it gives an easy-to-follow set of steps to help the user through the negotiating process, including the actual contract meeting by giving helpful preparation hints, tips on strategy and behaviour, and what to do between meetings. The informal and highly readable chapters make this an essential read for all those involved in any aspect or amount of negotiating contracts under the New GP Contract.Chapter coverage:Anyone can do itWhat to do before you get in "the room"Prepare before the meeting The meeting itself - basic skills At the end - don't lose any gains you've made by sloppiness nowLearn from each negotiation· Andrew Dearden is an expert on Enhanced Services within the new contract, having written and lectured widely on the subject. He has extensive experience in advertising on and participating in the negotiation of Local Development Schemes prior to the new contract negotiations. He is currently Chairman of GPC Wales and a member of the GPC negotiating team responsible for the New GP GMS Contract.

  • Skeletal Muscle

    A Textbook of Muscle Physiology for Sport, Exercise and Physiotherapy
    • 1 Edición
    • David Anthony Jones + 2 más
    • Inglés
    Understanding the function of skeletal muscle requires knowledge of its structure from the level of gross anatomy down to that of molecular organization. This book is mainly concerned with skeletal muscle physiology sand biochemistry and covers from embryonic development, muscle organization, energy metabolism, structure of the muscle fibre to mechanisms of fatigue. The text is fully illustrated with appropriate photographs of fibres and drawings/graphs to illustrate biochemistry.

  • The Back Pain Revolution

    • 2 Edición
    • Gordon Waddell
    • Inglés
    This is a medical text book aimed at all health care professionals who care for patients with back pain. It is a book for health professionals about the understanding and management of back pain. It has become established as one of the leading examples of a biopsychosocial approach to medicine. It sets out to challenge unsubstantiated beliefs regarding the best way to treat and manage back pain and to create an interdisciplinary debate on the subject. Patients and society are demanding more effective approaches to this huge problem. This requires a radical rethink among professionals about their individual contributions to the problem. This book is about the revolution that is taking place in this area.

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