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Product Info This user-friendly text enables nurses to recognise, rationalise and remedy the common problems using both a multi-systems and evidence based approach. more »

In this work, two teachers of anaesthesia provide the practical information on all the procedures an anaesthetist is called upon to perform, both every day and in an emergency. The whole spectrum of anaesthetic practice is covered, from assessing the airway and checking the machines to management of ... more »

Vorsicht Interaktion! Das Risiko von Interaktionen wächst mit jedem zusätzlich eingenommenen Arzneistoff. Bei der steigenden Anzahl an multimorbiden Patienten in einer alternden Gesellschaft ist Wachsamkeit gefragt! Mithilfe der Interaktionen gelingt die Bewertung im Handumdrehn: Schnelles Finden der ... more »

Within these pages is the promise of a long-awaited good night's rest. For decades, millions of people have experienced the irresistible urge to move their legs without understanding why. These disagreeable leg sensations get worse with inactivity, making sitting still and sleep painful and sometimes ... more »

This course book gives guidance on life-threatening emergencies in children. It incorporates subjects such as recognition of the seriously ill child, basic life support, shock, and the structured approach to the seriously injured child. Contents: Introduction Life Support The Seriously Ill Child The ... more »

Concentrating on the management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) through various different forms of treatment, this concise and practical handbook also covers causes and pathology of COPD, investigations and prevention. more »

This comprehensive book gives a systematic approach to managing acute patients, from basic procedures to the specific treatments for different conditions. Based on the Advanced Life Support Group course MedicALS, it is a tried and tested guide appropriate for all emergency staff, as well as those likely ... more »

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Product Info This handbook bridges the gap between the colorectal surgeon, the stoma nurse and the dermatologist more »

Product Info This second edition contains new material on podiatry and its input for management of nail disorders. more »

This text represents a collaboration among primary care and specialist physicians in the Department of Medicine at New York University School of Medicine and the Bellevue Hospital Primary Care Clinic. It is intended for use by teachers, students and practitioners of primary care and in the hospital outpatient ... more »