For courses in orthopedics, physical therapy, athletic training, and physical examination, in programs for healthcare providers including physicians, nurses, athletic trainers, physician's assistants, physical therapists, and occupational therapists. This is the field's most comprehensive evidence-based guide to clinical tests for orthopedic physical examination. It presents complete explanations and photography visualizing all commonly used physical exam tests for all body regions, including...

Systematically and comprehensively covering the management of life-threatening emergencies of pregnancy, this updated revision of the third edition gives readers the skills they need to save both mother and fetus. The clear step-by-step advice is invaluable for anyone facing obstetric emergencies, whether in training or experienced.

Selected as a Doody's Core Title for 2022 and 2023! Up to date, easy to use, and well-illustrated, Clinical Manual of Contact Lenses, 5th Edition, helps both students and practitioners fit, evaluate, and troubleshoot contact lens issues in everyday practice. Written by renowned experts in the field, this practical guide is designed for quick access to key information, and includes sample cases, nomograms, and proficiency checklists that summarize and emphasize important points. Thoroughly rev...

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...

Mapped to the 2018 NMC standards and using insightful examples, scenarios and case studies, the fifth edition of this popular and bestselling book shows students what reflection is, why it is so important and how it can be used to improve nursing practice.

When Breath Becomes Air chronicles Kalanithi's transformation from a medical student asking what makes a virtuous and meaningful life into a neurosurgeon working in the core of human identity - the brain - and finally into a patient and a new father. What makes life worth living in the face of death?

Concise, clearly written, and vibrantly illustrated, Langman’s Medical Embryology, 15th Edition, makes complex embryology concepts approachable to help you build the clinical understanding essential to your success in medical practice, nursing, or other health professions. Hundreds of full-color illustrations clarify the stages of embryonic development with rich detail, and engaging learning features, clinical examples, and online review questions ready you for the challenges ahead on your ...

Bij mensen met teennagelaandoeningen, zoals ingegroeide nagels en hypertrofische nagels, zien de teennagels er vaak ongezond uit. Een adequate behandeling van de pedicure kan dit oplossen. De uitgave Nagels, deel uit de Praktijkreeks Voetbehandeling, geeft ondersteuning bij het onderzoeken, beoordelen en adviseren van mensen met een teennagelaandoening. De auteur bespreekt de anatomie en groei van de nagel en geeft een overzicht van de instrumenten die bij de voetbehandelingen worden gebruikt...

De NVJG heeft het initiatief genomen tot de totstandkoming van het boek Standaarden borstvoeding omdat in Nederland in de laatste jaren een negatieve ontwikkeling met betrekking tot het geven van borstvoeding zichtbaar wordt. Het blijkt dat moeders van pasgeborenen minder vaak dan vroeger voor borstvoeding kiezen en dat het geven ervan minder lang wordt volgehouden.Nog een argument om aan dit onderwerp aandacht te besteden, is het feit dat uniformiteit ontbreekt in de begeleiding door hulpver...