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Pain, especially chronic pain, is a major health care problem, a fact that has precipitated a recent dramatic expansion in pain-related research efforts. This revised edition of Dr Welden Bell's classic text has been updated to incorporate the latest findings from these studies, including advanced understanding of the neurophysiology and central processing of pain and the resulting changes to diagnostic, classification, and treatment guidelines. To assist clinicians in the difficult and...
| Автор | Jeffrey P. Okeson |
The use of ceramics in dentistry holds enormous potential for restoring dentitions, but ceramics can be difficult to master because of the common problems of chipping and fracture. This book unlocks the mystery behind successful use of dental ceramics and lays bare the science behind this high technology. The author shows how and why fracture occurs and explains why choosing the right material, design and processing method are vital to the success of any ceramic restoration and why certain...
| Автор | J. Robert Kelly |
Jan Mundo’s mind-body program teaches headache and migraine sufferers how to relieve and prevent their symptoms naturally — without drugs and their side effects. Here she shares her powerful personalized, comprehensive program for the first time. In step-by-step instructions, she helps readers discover and prevent the triggers that perpetuate their headaches — <em>and</em> stop their pain on the spot with her unique hands-on therapy. In a caring and...
| Автор | Jan Mundo |
La posibilidad de contar con referentes de la Psicomotricidad mundial en primera persona nos hace reflexionar acerca de la novel disciplina por la que transitamos nuestra propia vida profesional. Ese es el mayor beneficio que puede tener una disciplina en desarrollo, poder dialogar con los constructores de nuestra práctica, y que sean ellos los que nos puedan relatar de su recorrido profesional. Eso es «El Saber de la Psicomotricidad en Primera persona», entrevistas entre colegas… Tener el...
| Автор | Miguel Sassano |
George Laskaris is renowned for his excellent Color Atlas of Oral Diseases, one of Thiemes all-time bestsellers. This new title by Laskaris represents the ideal companion to the atlas, providing a logical extension from the diagnostic atlases toward treatment of the diseases described here.Each disease is described in capsule form, with epidemiology, etiology, the main clinical features, and the appropriate diagnostic tests. After this, a section follows on general therapeutic guidelines, which...
| Автор | George Laskaris |
The treatment of temporomandibular disorders requires a multidisciplinary approach, involving the participation of dentists, oral and maxillofacial surgeons, radiologists, and others. This lavishly illustrated text/atlas provides a wealth of valuable information for specialists who need to enhance their understanding of TMJ disorders. TMJ Disorders and Orofacial Pain is the invaluable diagnostic guide all dentists and related specialists need to provide optimize the care and treatment of...
| Автор | Axel Bumann |
In today's modern dental practice, the patient's role has changed–from petitioner seeking pain relief to client requesting a wide range of services, including improved looks. Often the patient will decide between amalgam, gold, composite or ceramics as the material of choice for a posterior tooth restoration, or have a say in the processing method used for its fabrication!This lavishly illustrated new volume in the prestigious Color Atlas of Dental Medicine Series explores the full...
| Автор | J. Schmidseder |
The book contains all the latest and best information on large animal osteosynthesis. The CD-ROM gives you easy access to the full AO ASIF Knowledge Base. With simple mouseclicks you can switch from text to figures to animation and to the AO ASIF teaching videos. This is ideal for preoperative planning, allowing you to develop a surgical strategy by working with standardized bones and instruments presented on the screen. The World Wide Web can be accessed via mouseclick, allowing you to scan all...
| Автор | L. R. Bramlage |
Children and adolescents are affected by a large range of diseases with oral manifestations that may not be seen in adults. Such diseases include viral and bacterial infections, but many other conditions as well, for example, after swallowing caustic liquids. As with the author's immensely successful Color Atlas of Oral Diseases, this new work is lavishly illustrated with high-quality color photographs, providing the reader with an at-a-glance diagnostic guide. Succinct texts in tabular...
| Автор | George Laskaris |
The problem with most orthopedic surgery books is that they don't accurately portray what you see in a surgical setting. This outstanding atlas, featuring nearly 400 beautifully executed color photographs, provides the first visual guide to surgical anatomy as you see it. Special features of the atlas include:*Over 400 high-quality color photographs that vividly depict surgical anatomy* Fresh cadaver specimens portray the true colors of the anatomy involved* Step-by-step coverage of more...
| Автор | Christopher Jordan |
Allergy and asthma represent some of the most common chronic conditions presenting in primary care. Furthermore, up to 20% of patients with allergies struggle on a daily basis with the fear of anaphylactic shock or an asthma attack. This book guides readers through the basic immunology and pathophysiology and then provides details on all aspects of the clinical assessment of allergic patients:• History-taking• Clinical examination• Investigations and imagingA broad range of allergies is then...
| Автор | Amtul Salam Sami |
Die Einführung des G-DRG-Systems in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland hat die Entstehung einer völlig neuen Berufsgruppe begründet: die Medizincontroller. Die Aufgaben dieser Berufsgruppe sind vielschichtig, wobei zwei Zuständigkeiten eine besondere Bedeutung haben: die Fallkodierung/-abrechnung und die Bearbeitung von Rechnungsprüfungen durch die Krankenkassen. In die Version 2020 sind zahlreiche aktualisierte Informationen und praktische Hinweise für das MD-Management im Krankenhaus eingeflossen....
| Автор | Remco Salomé |
Against a backdrop of virtual intercourse, online porn, and burgeoning Viagra sales, Sex, Lies, and Pharmaceuticals reveals how women’s sexual difficulties are being repackaged as symptoms of a new disorder. In this compelling book, award-winning journalist Ray Moynihan teams up with drug assessment specialist Barbara Mintzes to investigate the creation of female sexual dysfunction or FSD, and the marketing machine that promises to «cure» it.The authors go inside the corridors of...
| Автор | Ray Moynihan |
Subjektive Mundtrockenheit kann die Lebensqualität erheblich negativ beeinträchtigen. Mundbrennen, Zungenbrennen, Probleme bei der Phonetik und Artikulation, Schwierigkeiten beim Schlucken, lokale Beschwerden beim Verzehr härterer oder gewürzter Speisen, ständige Irritationen oder kleinere Verletzungen der Mundschleimhaut und nicht zuletzt Mundgeruch belasten die Betroffenen teilweise erheblich. Durch die zunehmende Lebenserwartung der Menschen und durch die Korrelation von Mundtrockenheit und...
| Автор | Группа авторов |
La globalización y los avances tecnocientíficos requieren innovaciones radicales tanto en la producción y la gestión del saber como en las políticas educativas y la producción cultural. Las tecnologías de la información son generalmente consideradas herramientas democráticas y eficientes para las nuevas exigencias de la sociedad, cuando, en realidad, son más el problema que la solución. Esta contradicción se radicaliza también porque la mayoría de los teóricos y críticos se limita a coleccionar...
| Автор | Umberto Roncoroni |
Este libro trata de forma amena las principales áreas de la física que debiera conocer un profesional de la salud. Temas de mecánica, termodinámica, electricidad y magnestismo, física ondulatoria, física nuclear y física de láser se explican en el contexto de las ciencias médicas, incluyendo un gran número de problemas resueltos y ejemplos. Pensado para estudiantes, es también material de referencia para aquellos profesionales con conocimientos básicos de cálculo que deseen profundizar o...
| Автор | Pablo Olmos |
The international bestseller from Dr. Jason Fung, one of the world's leading experts on intermittent fasting and weight loss, whose 5-step plan has helped thousands of people lose weight and transform their health. “Not only full of insights but also surprisingly funny. Read it to understand why the world became fat, how to reverse the epidemic—and how to stay thin yourself.”— Andreas Eenfeldt , MD, Founder of dietdoctor.comEverything you...
| Автор | Jason Fung |
Strange Harvest illuminates the wondrous yet disquieting medical realm of organ transplantation by drawing on the voices of those most deeply involved: transplant recipients, clinical specialists, and the surviving kin of deceased organ donors. In this rich and deeply engaging ethnographic study, anthropologist Lesley Sharp explores how these parties think about death, loss, and mourning, especially in light of medical taboos surrounding donor anonymity. As Sharp argues, new forms of embodied...
| Автор | Lesley A. Sharp |
As human society continues to develop, we have increased the risk of large-scale disasters. From health care to infrastructure to national security, systems designed to keep us safe have also heightened the potential for catastrophe. The constant pressure of climate change, geopolitical conflict, and our tendency to ignore what is hard to grasp exacerbates potential dangers. How can we prepare for and prevent the twenty-first-century disasters on the horizon? Rethinking Readiness offers an...
| Автор | Jeffrey Schlegelmilch |
The ultimate guide to managing the multifaceted business aspects of a dermatology practice Although board-certified dermatologists provide the best care for their patients, managing a practice and optimizing every facet of the business is a daunting endeavor. Business acumen is not taught in residency and is the most overlooked aspect of any given practice. The Business of Dermatology , written by esteemed dermatologists Jeffrey S. Dover, Kavita Mariwalla, and an impressive group of experts,...
| Автор | Группа авторов |
Few surgical texts are able to provide readers with a level of descriptive and visual detail sufficient to be considered a primary manual for surgical procedures. Surgeons typically face the daunting task of extensive research through various texts to piece together a picture comprehensive enough to guide them through a new procedure. This prospect is especially formidable in the field of plastic and reconstructive breast surgery, in which techniques are constantly evolving and older texts...
| Автор | Glyn E. Jones |
Pocket-size, user-friendly roadmap outlines most common surgical procedures in neurosurgery! Surgery requires a combination of knowledge and skill acquired through years of direct observation, mentorship, and practice. The learning curve can be steep, frustrating, and intimidating for many medical students and junior residents. Too often, books and texts that attempt to translate the art of surgery are far too comprehensive for this audience and counterproductive to learning important basic...
| Автор | Paul E. Kaloostian |
We rely on environmental health scientists to document the presence of chemicals where we live, work, and play and to provide an empirical basis for public policy. In the last decades of the 20th century, environmental health scientists began to shift their focus deep within the human body, and to the molecular level, in order to investigate gene-environment interactions. In <i>Exposed Science</i>, Sara Shostak analyzes the rise of gene-environment interaction in the environmental...
| Автор | Sara Shostak |
This searing indictment, David Healy’s most comprehensive and forceful argument against the pharmaceuticalization of medicine, tackles problems in health care that are leading to a growing number of deaths and disabilities. Healy, who was the first to draw attention to the now well-publicized suicide-inducing side effects of many anti-depressants, attributes our current state of affairs to three key factors: product rather than process patents on drugs, the classification of certain drugs as...
| Автор | David Healy |