This new edition features chapters that explain the tenets of differential diagnostic reasoning, differential diagnostic characteristics of fever patterns in the CCU. The proper interpretation of...
Contents: If it smells like fish, forget it; living through divorce; A couch potato; The bible hospital; A boy's shelter for street people; The four new food groups; The dirty dozen; From one world...
Contents: Communication and the quality of care; Nonverbal communication; Verbal communication; Professional communication and behavior; Modifying communication to a patient's unique needs; Adapting...
EMTs are often the first licensed EMS personnel to arrive on the scene of an emergency, size up the situation, and provide emergency care and transportation. They practice in a wide diversity of...
Contents: Anatomy of word building: language of health care; The body as a whole; Integumentary system: the language of dermatology; Special senses: eye and ear; Musculoskeletal system: the language...
Preface -- Introduction to medical terminology -- The human body in health and disease -- The skeletal system -- The muscular system -- The cardiovascular system -- The lymphatic and immune systems...
Basic elements of a medical word -- Suffixes -- Prefixes -- Body structure -- Integumentary system -- Digestive system -- Respiratory system -- Cardiovascular system -- Blood, lymphatic, and immune...
Contents: Presenting complaints -- Working in general practice -- Instructions and procedures -- Explaining and reassuring -- Dealing with medication -- Lifestyle -- Parents and young children --...
Contents: A Personal take, A personal stake; What is health?; Reluctant healthcare providers; Why are prescription medicines so expensive?; Why do Americans pay more tha can Canadians for drugs?;...