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The outmost goal of managing a pregnancy is to prevent complications and enhance safe labour, childbirth, and neonatal period. This goal is achieved in this book. The first chapter on prepregnancy care deals with what you have to do before trying for a baby; this was followed with human anatomy, early pregnancy and its peculiarities, foetal development week-by-week, and then antenatal care in succession. Dr Abbey explains the modern techniques of...
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Willie Ramirez is arguably the most important medical malpractice case related to language and prejudice. As a result of an interpreting error, Willie's brain hemorrhage was misdiagnosed and he was left quadriplegic. On January 22, 1980, 18-year-old Willie Ramirez ate a fast food hamburger. That evening, he fell down unconscious and his Cuban family thought it was the hamburger that made him sick. They tried to explain to the emergency room doctor...
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La salud es un derecho fundamental de todo ser humano. El derecho a la salud implica el acceso a una atención sanitaria oportuna, rápida, profesional, eficaz y de calidad.
En la actualidad la situación en la que se encuentran los profesionales de la salud difiere a la de hace unos años al tener que interaccionar con personas procedentes de culturas ajenas a la suya propia. En efecto, con individuos que entienden la salud, la enfermedad y los...
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In 1927 in the field of health care an unusual event occurred. Morris Aaron Cohen, M.D. founded the Boston Evening Clinic, an unique and never before conceived facility for the treatment of the indigent and low-wage earners who could not afford to lose a day's pay. It was an endeavor that achieved success against overwhelming odds: the objections of the Massachusetts Medical Society, major hospitals, banks, and businesses. Often denounced as unethical...
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The Health Care System from the End of Polio through COVID: A Nurse's Journey and Observations chronicles where the US health care system currently is and where it needs to be in the future with the help and influence of the nursing profession.
With keen discernment and vision coupled with passion for her profession, Judith sees nursing as part of the solution, beginning with herself. After obtaining her master's degree in public health from UC Berkeley,...
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We live in a world where data can help us make more informed decisions about how to navigate traffic, who to date, what to buy, who to network with and how to better manage our finances.
But, when it comes to our personal health and wellness, we have no roadmap. We need something to show us where we are in terms of our health, with landmarks for risks and opportunities. A GPS that makes it easier to move toward our personal health goals. A new way...
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With the present emerging artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, computational "machine learning" techniques for training and generalisation from data, and cutting-edge statistical techniques, will play a significant role in analysing multidimensional datasets generated by the new technologies of systems medicine. This progressively but rapidly leads to a "new taxonomy," generating new approaches for disease diagnosis, therapy, and clinical decisions,...
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Navigating the challenges of age-related memory decline is no small feat. "Memory Matters" offers an empathetic and comprehensive guide tailored specifically for caregivers of seniors who are grappling with this often daunting and emotional journey.The book sheds light on the intricacies of age-related memory loss, distinguishing between normal signs of aging and more concerning symptoms. It provides insights into the science behind memory decline,...
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What can be more vital to each of us than our health? Yet, despite unprecedented health care spending, the U.S. health system is substantially underperforming, especially with respect to what should be possible, given current knowledge. Although the United States is currently devoting 18% of its Gross Domestic Product to delivering medical care-more than $3 trillion annually and nearly double the expenditure of other advanced industrialized countries-the...
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Schadmechanismen, die nach Corona-"Impfungen" zu Gesundheitsschäden und Todesfällen führen darunter Herzmuskelentzündugen, Gefäßentzündungen, und Störungen des Gerinnungssystems mit Bildung atypischer Gerinnsel.
Arne Burkhardt und Walter Lang sind Pathologen mit je mehr als 40 Jahren Berufserfahrung.
Im Rahmen der Reutlinger Pathologiekonferenz haben sie mit dem Arzt und Epidemiologen Norbert Schwarz Gewebeschnitte von mehr als 85 nach Corona-"Impfungen"...
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We are surrounded by medical miracles: polio has been eradicated; childhood leukemia is now treatable; death by cardiovascular disease has declined by two-thirds in the last fifty years. Yet while American medicine has never been better, angst over American health care has never been greater. Why is American health care such a mess? In this path-breaking book, Dr. David Gratzer goes to the heart of the problem, showing that the crisis in American...
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The 11th edition of Development Asia looks into the double burden of communicable and noncommunicable diseases in Asia and the Pacific. Asian and Pacific countries are facing unprecedented challenges related to health care. While wealthier countries tend to suffer from noncommunicable ailments, such as cancer and diabetes, and poorer countries from communicable diseases, like malaria and dengue, many parts of Asia and the Pacific are plagued by both....
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In Their Own Words invites you to become "doctor for a day" and see medical practice from the physicians' perspective. Drawing on one of the largest physician surveys ever undertaken, In Their Own Words offers insights from hundreds of doctors, who reveal in candid comments exactly how they feel about being physicians and why it matters to patients. Read why: Close to half of all doctors plan to opt out of medical practice in the next one to three...
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Optimize your health and healthcare. This simple and effective guide will support you in increasing your understanding of healthcare and healthcare professionals. The included keys will assist you in preparing for and utilizing your healthcare experiences. For healthcare professionals, the keys will assist as reminders and suggestions in enhancing your relationships with your patients.
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Nursing Assistant/HealthCare AssistantYou will help patients with their medical needs while working as a nursing or healthcare assistant in a healthcare setting You Must have the perseverance and capacity to work with a wide range of patients, as well as the capacity to handle difficult situations. You also need to be able to read and comprehend charts and medical data in order to provide your patients with the best care possible. This manual teaches...
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As our loved ones age, their ability to perform daily activities may be signicantly affected. Thissubchapter explores the various ways in which aging can impact the daily activities of theelderly and offers insights and strategies to address these challenges. Targeted at caregivers,nurses, baby boomers, and grown children, this chapter aims to provide valuable information andguidance for those involved in homecare for the elderly.
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Oregon Health & Science University seemed stuck in the backwaters of the nation's academic health centers when Dr. Peter Kohler became its president in 1988. Its hospital hemorrhaged money, served rusty water from its faucets, and sometimes forced women in its cramped maternity ward to deliver babies in hallways. Legislators proposed bills to close it. State support for the university was on the decline as was maintenance on its aging buildings. Roofs...
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"From registered nurse and public health advocate Sana Goldberg, a timely, accessible, and comprehensive handbook to navigating common medical situations. From the routine to the unexpected, How to Be a Patient is your ultimate guide to better healthcare. Let's face it: nobody likes going to the doctor. It can be uncomfortable, nerve wracking, expensive--and that's just for routine care! When it's an emergency--how do you choose between the ER, Urgent...
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John Ferrier is the pseudonym of a young neurologist who, having completed residencies and research fellowships at Oxford, Vancouver, Denver, Cornell, and Columbia, returned to his home in a medium-sized Rocky Mountain city to take up private practice. Ferrier, whose recreations range from architecture to jazz, combines a passionate interest in neurological research with the sensitivity and compassion of the best clinicians. For over a year, widely...
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