"Cancer. It's the diagnosis no one wants to hear. Unfortunately though, these days most of us have known or will know someone who receives it. But what's next? With the diagnosis comes not only fear and uncertainty, but numerous questions, and a lot of unsolicited advice. With A Cancer Companion, esteemed oncologist Ranjana Srivastava is here to help, bringing both experience and honesty to guide cancer patients and their families through this labyrinth...

Las enfermedades de origen genético han sido un desafío para los profesionales de la salud que deben encararlas. Este libro presenta una recopilación de los criterios clínicos de varias de estas enfermedades; de ahí que sea una adecuada herramienta para facilitar un diagnóstico más certero a los pacientes.

How Patients Think. At age twenty-one, Chloë Atkins began suffering from a mysterious illness, the symptoms of which rapidly worsened. Paralyzed for months at a time, she frequently required intubation and life support. She eventually became quadriplegic, dependent both on a wheelchair and on health professionals who refused to believe there was anything physically wrong with her. When test after test returned inconclusive results, Atkins's doctors...

Why are doctors, teachers, and parents incorrectly diagnosing healthy American children with serious psychiatric conditions? Gnaulati examines the factors that have led to our current crisis, provides parents with information about symptoms that to a casual or untrained eye can mimic a psychiatric disorder, and gives parents of struggling children hope, perspective, and direction. A veteran clinical psychologist exposes why doctors, teachers, and...

Dermatology Essentials for Medical Assistants is a must-read for anyone wanting a head start in dermatology. This easy-reading guide will allow any medical assistant to hit the ground running in a new office. The book contains information on basic dermatology terms, clinic flow, procedure set up and break down, and everything else you need to know to walk in and contribute to the medical team on day one.

Defining mental disorders is easy but to actually diagnose a patient needs a lot of hard work and proper information. You need to be able to classify the symptoms in order to narrow down to the right diagnosis. A wrong diagnosis could lead to more serious problems later on. This quick DSM-5 study guide helps you begin with the right treatment for the right patient.

"A collection of more than fifty hard-to-crack medical quandaries, featuring the best of The New York Times Magazine's popular 'Diagnosis' column. Dr. Lisa Sanders has encountered all of the most common symptoms. And yet the fascinating case studies from her 'Diagnosis' column have nearly stumped even her. These stories begin in a familiar place--a sudden fever, a bout of nausea, a fit of exhaustion. But the symptoms don't follow a common medical...

"Ser padre de un hijo con autismo no es fácil. En un principio, sentimos que la vida se viene abajo, que nuestros sueños se han roto...[La autora] es madre de una pequeña diagnosticada y comparte sus experiencias como mamá, mujer, amiga y esposa...[Ella] divulga los más recientes estudios clínicos e investigaciones académicas sobre el trastorno y propone una visión humana sobre los problemas que se pueden enfrentar en la vida diaria"--Page...