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The study of medicine is one of the noblest pursuits to which human talent can be devoted. It is as far superior to geology, botany, entomology, zoology, and a score of kindred sciences as its subject, the body of man, the visible lord of the creation, is superior to the subject of all other physical sciences, which do so much honor to the power of the human mind; astronomy, which explores the vast realms of space, traces the courses and weighs the...
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This book looks at the American health system. That look finds that there are many problems that need thoughtful consideration to make the system more efficient and less costly.
Doyle Smith began his study of the nature of economic interactions at Arizona University in 1962. With a background in the scholastic study, he worked and observed the activities of many people and various enterprises for over fifty years, including thirty years as a CPA.
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Fans of Bones and Coroner will love Dr. Zol Szabo, a doctor who is out to solve medical mysteries before it's too late
After weeks of torture at the hands of Syria's secret police, the bombing of his villa in the ancient city of Aleppo, and the murder of his daughter, trauma surgeon Dr. Hosam Khousa flees his fractured homeland with his wife and son. They make their way to Canada as refugees, where Hosam is forced to trade his prestigious scalpel...
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The heart is made of only a few parts, but they are vital to the operation of the organ. A pamphlet can help a student learn about the ventricles, valves, arteries and other components in this vital part of the body. There are pictures of the different valves as well as the chambers that the student can learn about. Colors are sometimes used to give details about which way the blood flows into and out of the heart so that students can get a better...
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Drugs. Alcohol. Violence. Chaos.All in a night's work for Dr. Hope Sze, aspiring Montreal emergency physician-until someone tries to strangle her with her own stethoscope.Then Hope's lover disappears.A second woman barely escapes throttling before her beloved vanishes too.Hope slogs through the pneumonia and hemorrhoid patients cramming the ER while a psychopath stalks the empty, post-midnight hallways of St. Joseph's Hospital.Waiting. Waiting patiently.Until...
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Individuals who are preparing to take medical coding exams should note that study guides can help them earn the competitive score they want. This is the case for several reasons, including the fact that these study guides tend to incorporate a lot of helpful material, including: medical and anatomy terminology reviews, testing techniques for the exam, questions that parallel the CPC certification exam, practical examples, review questions designed...
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MENDELS GARDEN: SELECTED MEDICAL TOPICS contains a collection of short non-fiction texts covering a wide variety of medical issues. Dr. Holcombe intends each short text for the lay audience, and there are consequently no rigorous references as would be found in scientific publications. Instead, the topics are intended to introduce the average reader to a number of current issues that affect the public, from cancer to Cyclospora and from contingency...
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Medical abbreviations are shortened versions of medical and pharmaceutical terms used by physicians and her individuals in the medical industry. Such abbreviations are needed as the hectic day to day task of keeping track with the care of multiple patients requires specific note taking and record keeping. Additionally, countless prescription drugs are used for the treatment of many patients and abbreviations assist in the efficient recording and communication...
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The followings are the many Books that Dr. Alcena has written 1. The Status of Health of Blacks in the States of America- A Prescription for Improvement (1994) 2. The Third World Tropical Diet, Health Maintenance, and Medical Management Program (1994) 3. African American Health Book (1994) 4. AIDS the Expending Epidemic, What the Public Needs to know: A Multi Cultural Overview (1994) 5. African American Women's Health Book (2001) 6. Women's Health...
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Excellent Book for Patient Education and Perfect Tool for ESL Health Care ProvidersMedical consultation is a specific "questions and answers" session, in which the patient wants to receive the best treatments and the Medical specialist wants to give the best service. Therefore, medical specialists have to ask patients a series of questions on specific topics to understand fully patients' health conditions and medical history. The patients also...
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Emergency, Bundle One, is the first set of four fast-paced, exciting romances following the doctors and staff as they treat patients at Vancouver's St. Joseph's Medical Centre.Medical emergencies come wheeling into the ER, and the doctors, nurses and staff asses them and provide the best medical treatments.But the stories also center around complicated personal lives, passion and the intricacies of love. Drastic Measures (Book 1)-- Alexandra Ross...
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Emergency Bundle Two--Four full-length, stand-alone medical novels that blend compelling life-or-death emergencies with heartwarming love stories and emotional moments of human connection.
Nursing The Doctor (Book 5)
Laughter, Romance And Devious Nurses Doctor Greg Brulotte is considered one of the best ER doctors at busy St Joe's Hospital in Vancouver, although he has a well-earned reputation for bullying and terrorizing the nursing staff.
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In most places on the African continent, multiple health care options exist and patients draw on a therapeutic continuum that ranges from traditional medicine and religious healing to the latest in biomedical technology. The ethnographically based essays in this volume highlight African ways of perceiving sickness, making sense of and treating suffering, and thinking about health care to reveal the range and practice of everyday medicine in Africa...
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The book describes what goes on behind the scenes in undergraduate and postgraduate medical education, scientific research and general medical practice in the United Kingdom. It covers the years 1945 to 2012 and is an account of a unique medical journey. The author was brought up by parents who were general practitioners in Yorkshire. His upbringing was thoroughly middle class and his observations of his parents work and lifestyle resulted in his...
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No medical student can understand or associate him or her to classroom subjects without knowing the basic concept of the terminology of the human body. Many courses of study for medical students such as, anatomy and physiology use medical terminology through the course of study, so a basic course in common medical terminology regarding the human body is essential to forming the foundation for further and deeper medical courses. There is so much information...
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Anecdotes and real case studies ripped from the headlines about what doctors did which got them into trouble either with Medicare, HIPAA, The Office of Inspector General (OIG) or worse the FBI. The case studies are true stories of medical professionals: Some are about providers just like you trying to navigate the complex maze of the medical billing process. This guide will help you recognize the red flags and triggers so you can avoid a Medicare...
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Destroyed Lives. A Mysterious Death. And a Cover-Up That Impacts the World
The daughter of drug-addicted parents, Amy Spenser has amazingly grown into an intelligent, compassionate, and drug-free young woman. Her passion is helping those in need, in-between checking on her welfare abusing parents to be sure they haven't died from an overdose. Her research to find new ways of treating illnesses using the "God-given" properties of plants takes a new...
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Can you ever really escape your past? Though Staci was bright and beautiful, her life was a nightmare. Growing up in foster care, experimenting with drugs, gangs and guns, falling into twisted relationships with men, she was constantly on the run from predators and peril. When a devastating accident paves the way to escape her tortured past, she jumps at the change to start fresh-live the good life she'd only seen in movies and on TX. Driven and savvy,...
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