This book provides an overview of the physiology of pregnancy and the pathophysiology of common pregnancy complications. Using this information, options are discussed for the early detection and prevention of these complications. 

Chapter 1 outlines the maternal adaptation to pregnancy, which enables the fetus to grow, mature and thrive without compromising maternal health. Chapter 2 describes the pregnancy course in healthy women, who develop a common pregnancy complication, such as a pl...

Een kind in het ziekenhuis is een bijzondere patiënt. Dat uit zich in het spectrum aan ziektebeelden (bijvoorbeeld allerlei aangeboren afwijkingen) en in de verschillende ontwikkelingsfasen waarin kinderen zich bevinden. Beide bepalen de benadering van het kind in de spreekkamer en de diagnostische route. Voor elke leeftijd moet daar steeds weer naar gekeken worden: wat is de waarschijnlijkheid voor een kind van deze leeftijd op het hebben van een bepaald ziektebeeld, hoe interpreteer je een...

De seksuologie maakt grote ontwikkelingen door. De wetenschappelijke interdisciplinaire studie van seksualiteit heeft sinds het begin van deze eeuw veel nieuwe theoretische visies, behandelingen en onderzoeksdata opgeleverd. Daarnaast zijn de effecten van de toegenomen medicalisering op de seksuologische hulpverlening groot.Seksuologie is een grondige academische inleiding tot de interdisciplinaire seksuologie. De actuele stand van zaken binnen het vakgebied wordt overzichtelijk en kritisch w...

Selected as a Doody's Core Title for 2022 and 2023! A best-selling source of compact, authoritative guidance on the treatment of ocular disorders in a variety of settings, The Wills Eye Manual, 8th Edition, is the comprehensive, high-yield reference of choice for both trainees and seasoned practitioners. It provides highly illustrated information on more than 200 ophthalmic conditions along with proven clinical recommendations from initial diagnosis through extended treatment. The consistent,...

This book is an authorized translation of the 5th German edition published and copyrighted 2014 by Georg Thieme Verlag, Stuttgart. Title of the German edition: Augenheilkunde.

A mother whose child has had a cochlear implant tells Laura Mauldin why enrollment in the sign language program at her daughter's school is plummeting: "The majority of parents want their kids to talk." Some parents, however, feel very differently, because "curing" deafness with cochlear implants is uncertain, difficult, and freighted with judgment about what is normal, acceptable, and right. Made to Hear sensitively and thoroughly considers the structure and culture of the systems we have bu...

480 pages Master the most effective techniques for evaluating movement and performing special tests with expert guidance from leading orthopedic physical assessment authority David J. Magee. Confidently perform more than 165 special tests common in musculoskeletal assessment with detailed step-by-step instructions.

Review movement examinations and specific test details with narrated video demonstrations. Access up-to-date, evidence-based information at a glance with a convenient atlas format....

The concise, easy-to-understand Neurology for the Speech-Language Pathologist, 7th Edition provides you with a practical guide for the study and understanding of neurology as it relates to human communication and the study of speech-language pathology (SLP). Correlated with clinical syndromes and diseases seen in SLP, it gives you a solid understanding of the nervous system, including development of the nervous system, organization of the brain, protective mechanisms, descending motor and asc...

For more than 80 years this unique short atlas has been the go-to guide to the examination of patients with lesions of the peripheral nerves and nerve roots - appreciated by generations of students and experienced practitioners alike. First published in its original form in 1943 and updated in its sixth edition by highly respected author Michael O'Brien, this book is the perfect companion for all those involved or caring for patients with peripheral nerve injuries and other neuromuscular diso...