Here's a rich pictorial review of normal and abnormal human prenatal development. For each body system or region, you'll find a brief description of the developmental plan, with key concepts and terminology, followed by discussions of histological principles, the classification of congenital defects, and basic cellular, molecular, and genetic concepts. An emphasis on morphological patterns in the embryo and fetus makes it easy to understand the structure and function of the adult body and the...

Covering the entire research process - from theory through data collection and analysis to writing up the project - this book offers an easy-to-follow introduction to qualitative methods in nursing and healthcare.

Providing a thorough biopsychosocial approach, this lively and approachable guide is your ideal companion to studying health psychology.

This bestselling textbook introduces the theories, evidence and research that define supervision, learning and student assessment in healthcare today.

How to pass on strength not pain to those you love.

When a physical wound is left unhealed, it continues to cause pain and can infect the whole body. When emotions are left unhealed, they similarly cause harm that spreads to other parts of our lives, hurting our family, friends and colleagues. Eventually, this hurt spreads further, affecting entire communities and families across generations.

This is intergenerational trauma. It can lead us to become people-pleasers, co-dependent in relations...

Praised for its concise coverage, this highly accessible monograph lays a foundation for understanding the underlying concepts of normal cardiovascular function and offers a welcome alternative to a more mechanistically oriented approach or an encyclopedic physiology text. Clear explanations, ample illustrations and engaging clinical cases and problems provide the perfect guidance for self-directed learning and prepare you to excel in clinical practice. ?Chapter Learning Objectives highlight...

This book contains a selection of articles and pamphlets on analytical psychology written at intervals during the past fourteen years. These years have seen the development of a new discipline, and as is usual in such a case, have involved many changes of view-point, of concept, and of formulation.

It is not my intention to give a presentation of the fundamental concepts of analytical psychology in this book; it throws some light, however, on a certain line of development which is especially...

Introductory Guide to Musculoskeletal Ultrasound for the Rheumatologist is a comprehensive compilation of standard rheumatology ultrasound scans. It systematically incorporates normal and pathological sonography findings of various structures and disorders.The format of this book is to present standard scans that cover a whole range of anatomic sites: shoulder, elbow, wrist, fi ngers, hip, knee, ankle, forefoot and toes. Each scan is accompanied by a picture showing the position of the probe,...

Acne is the most common and disfiguring skin infection in the whole of humanity. It produces ugly, sore skin, destroying people’s lives and confidence and leaving terrible scarring and mental illness. And it doesn’t have to be this way. There is a simple solution to this awful problem. For decades dermatologists have failed to fully get to the bottom of the cause of acne in the human race.

The Internet is awash with ridiculous ideas which have nothing to do with acne causation. The cause ...

In this book you can easily keep track of your mental health day by day by simply writing down your thoughts and feelings to understand them more clearly.

If you struggle with stress, depression, or anxiety, keeping a journal can help you gain control of your emotions and improve your mental health.

Keeping a mental health diary, for example, can help you Manage anxiety, Reduce stress, and Cope with depression. It helps you prioritize problems, fears, and concerns, and teaches you to recogni...