Pharmacology and physiology are the foundation of every anesthesia provider's training and clinical competency. Pharmacology and Physiology for Anesthesia: Foundations and Clinical Application, 2nd Edition, delivers the information you need in pharmacology, physiology, and molecular-cellular biology, keeping you current with contemporary training and practice. This thoroughly updated edition is your one-stop, comprehensive overview of physiology, and rational anesthetic drug selection and adm...

Signals and Systems Using MATLAB, Third Edition, features a pedagogically rich and accessible approach to what can commonly be a mathematically dry subject. Historical notes and common mistakes combined with applications in controls, communications and signal processing help students understand and appreciate the usefulness of the techniques described in the text. This new edition features more end-of-chapter problems, new content on two-dimensional signal processing, and discussions on the s...

Broadly viewing the global economy as a political competition that produces winners and losers, International Political Economy holistically and accessibly introduces the field of IPE to students with limited background in political theory, history, and economics. This text surveys major interests and institutions and examines how state and non-state actors pursue wealth and power. Emphasizing fundamental economic concepts as well as the interplay between domestic and international politics, ...

Dit boek sluit aan bij de recente ontwikkelingen van het kwaliteitsdenken in zorg en welzijn en geeft er een vernieuwende impuls aan. Wat is eigenlijk goede, warme en aandachtige zorg, hoe breng je deze tot stand en wat is daarvoor nodig? Werkelijk goede zorg, zo wordt uitgelegd, komt relationeel tot stand.

Dat stelt eisen aan de professionaliteit – minder regelgehoorzaamheid en meer praktische wijsheid – en dus ook aan de kwaliteitsstandaarden. Het boek biedt een handzaam model waarmee j...

For more than 60 years, Shackelford's Surgery of the Alimentary Tract has served as the cornerstone reference in this fast-moving field. With comprehensive coverage of all aspects of GI surgery, the 8th Edition, by Drs. Charles J.

Yeo, Steven R. DeMeester, David W. McFadden, Jeffrey B.

Matthews, and James W. Fleshman, offers lavishly illustrated, authoritative guidance on endoscopic, robotic, and minimally invasive procedures, as well as current medical therapies. Each section is edited by a ...

The most trusted anthology for complete works and helpful editorial apparatus. The Tenth Edition supports survey and period courses with NEW complete major works, NEW contemporary writers, and dynamic and easy-to-access digital resources. NEW video modules help introduce students to literature in multiple exciting ways.

A responsive, refreshed, and media-rich revision of the best-selling anthology in the field.

A brief, accessible, and engaging journey through Childhood and Adolescence

Janet Belsky’s Experiencing Childhood and Adolescence reflects a scientist’s understanding of key research, a psychologist’s understanding of people, and a teacher’s understanding of students. With all of this, the book itself is at just the right length and level of coverage to fit comfortably in a single-term course. With its clear presentation and integration of detailed real-world examples, this acclaimed ...

This third edition of Miriam Meyerhoff's highly successful textbook provides a solid, up-to-date appreciation of the interdisciplinary nature of the field and covers foundation issues, recent advances and current debates. It presents familiar or classic data in new ways, and supplements the familiar with fresh examples from a wide range of languages and social settings. It clearly explains the patterns and systems that underlie language variation in use, as well as the ways in which alternati...

A sound knowledge of cardiovascular physiology is fundamental to understanding cardiovascular disease, exercise performance and may other aspects of human physiology. Cardiovascular physiology is a major component of all undergraduate courses in physiology, biomedical science and medicine, and this popular introduction to the subject is intended primarily for these students. A key feature of this sixth edition is how state-of-the-art technology is applied to understanding cardiovascular funct...

De lezer verkrijgt een compleet overzicht van de algemene rechtsbeginselen van het strafrecht. Van noodweer tot medeplichtigheid. Van opzet tot vormverzuimen. De uitgave verkent uiteenlopende leerstukken binnen ruim 20 onderwerpen, stuk voor stuk verhelderd aan de hand van relevante criteria, jurisprudentie en literatuur. Zowel geschikt voor de praktiserende juristen als het onderwijs. Wanneer is er sprake van noodweer? En onder welke omstandigheden is iemand medeplichtig? Vraagstukken zo...