Outcome Measures and Metrics in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune disease that manifests with a myriad of clinical and laboratory features. The assessment of SLE is comprehensive and includes different core set domains; disease activity, damage, health-related quality of life, adverse events and economic impact. This comprehensive book is focused on the instruments and outcome measures utilized in the assessment of SLE. It targets different audiences including physicians, scientists/researchers and different health professionals interested in learning about the art of measurement in SLE. The book highlights the importance of measurement in the assessment of SLE in a clinical settings, research and clinical trials. Each of the chapters provide a systematic approach to the instruments utilized in the assessment of a specific construct in SLE (e.g., disease activity, fatigue, etc.) and incorporate a comprehensive coverage of disease specific and disease generic measures. Italso discusses different patient-reported outcomes that are crucial to reflect patient perceptions of their health condition and cover constructs such as fatigue, pain, anxiety and depression, cognition, frailty, and many others.
Generations Deep
The story we tell ourselves is the one that becomes the most true . . . But what if that story is based on the wrong information?We're told that history tends to repeat itself. We're not told that unaddressed trauma and emotional wounds can be passed from one generation to the next. In very real ways-backed by science--we inherit the pain of our ancestors, creating generational patterns of trauma and dysfunction.In Generations Deep, author and licensed professional counselor Gina Birkemeier helps readers explore the impact of generational patterns and the dangers of passing dysfunctional and traumatic cycles from one generation to the next. She combines memoir, ancestry, questionnaires and inventories developed by trauma-informed mental health professionals, and journal prompts, along with Scripture and scientific research. The result? A practical, life-applicable book unlike anything else that's out there today. As you read, you will feel like you are "in the room" with Gina. She will speak to your story regardless of your faith orientation and perhaps challenge your definition of trauma along the way.If you are interested in the power of familial legacy and what it means to be a cycle breaker, this is the book for you. It will help you slay shame and find the freedom God wants for you, and for the generations after you.
Quit Smoking
How to quit smoking, smoking addiction, smoking habits, how to overcome smoking habits, how to quit smoking naturally, smoking problem, how to stop smoking, addictions, addiction recovery, quit smoking naturally, quit smoking tips, quit smoking for life, quit smoking for good, quit smoking the easy way, stop smoking now Here is a preview of what you'll learn- Learn about what experts say about the harmful effects of smoking- Understand how to exercise preventive care while quitting- Discover the success rates when it comes to individuals who have quit- Find out about how to quit smoking and what the actual process entails- Much, much more!One day a friend asked me how i stopped. That started an in-depth conversation and a serious evaluation of the differences between all the times i'd tried to give up smoking, but failed, and the time i actually stopped smoking forever.I know for certain that i'll never smoke again. And i knew it straight away the last time i gave up. I knew it because my thought process was different that time. It was the real thing. Now i've developed that process into a technique that i believe will work for all adult smokers.
Maging Positibo O Maging Tahimik
Ikaw ba ay Bumibigkas ng Pagkatalo, at Umaasa ng Tagumpay? -Alamin kung paano maging positibo -Ang dila ay halos walang timbang ngunit ilan lamang ang nakakapigil nito -Ikaw ba ang sumisira ng iyong kinabukasan? - Magsalita ng Positibo, ikaw ay Nagpopropesiya ng iyong Hinaharap Alamin kung paano maging positibo. Nakikita mo ba ang iyong sarili na sinasabi ang tulad ng: "Hindi na ako makakawala sa utang; kay-bagal ng negosyo ko kaya wala akong perang kinikita; hindi na ako muling magiging malusog, ang ulat pang-medikal ay nakapanghihilakbot; napakasama ng ekonomiya, wala akong mahanap na trabaho; hindi ko na matutupad ang aking mga pangarap ngayong napakatanda ko na, pinalagpas ko ang aking mga pagkakataon." Kung sinisira mo ang iyong hinaharap, kailangan mong simulan na maunawaan na hindi mo maaaring salitain ang pagkatalo at asahan ay tagumpay. Ang unang bagay na mapupuna mo matapos mong maranasan ang "Maging Positibo o Maging Tahimik", mapapansin mo ang kaligayahan at magandang pakiramdam. Ang bagong aklat ni Mark E. Wilkins, "Maging Positibo o Maging Tahimik" ay magdadala ng positibong katangian sa inyong buhay at nagpapakita ito kung gaano kadaling maglagay ng "bantay sa inyong bibig" sa pamamagitan ng paggamit ng karunungan mula sa Biblia. Hindi mo na kailangang mabitag pa ng mga salita ng iyong bibig! Maraming tao ang nagsasalita sa kanilang sarili na salungat na hindi sila gagaling o makukuha ang promosyon. Alam ba ninyo ang kapangyarihan ng inyong mga salita? Sa katunayan, maraming mga tao ay nagulat kung gaano kabilis sila makahikayat ng positibong mga aksyon kapag inalalapat ang ganitong pamamaraan. Maraming sumusuri ang sumasalamin, "Ito ay isang mahusay na libro sa kung paano ang kapangyarihan ng positibong pag-iisip at makakapagbabago ng iyong buhay." Alam ng Diyos ang kapangyarihan ng ating mga salita, alam niya kapag tayo ay nagsasalita ng pagkatalo. Itinuturo sa atin ng Diyos na sa pamamagitan ng ating mga salita ay nagpopropesiya tayo ng ating kinabukasan. Maaring bang ang mga negatibong salitang iyon ang humahadlang sa inyong mga hangarin at mithiin? Ang mga nangungunang mananaliksik ay nagpasya na ang pagiging positibo o pagiging tahimik ang pinakamainam na paraan para mabilis na makamit ang tagumpay sa lahat ng inyong pagsisikap. Nais kong ipakita sa inyo kung paano babaguhin ang inyong buhay sa isang positibong paraan. Patas bang sabihin na ang pagiging positibo ay humahantong sa pagiging matagumpa
Diabetes Blood Sugar Blood Glucose Log Book
This log book was created to help you log and keep track of your blood glucose and blood pressure readings. This log book allows you to keep track of your Blood Glucose, Blood Pressure and Pulse readings 4 times a day. Readings at Breakfast, Lunch Dinner and Snack. Also Includes a Weekly Glucose Log Sheet, Diabetic Medication Log Sheet and Physician Contact List. Large Print Book
Adam Principle
The first-ever collection of this noted sexologist's original clinical studies of gender identity and role in genetics, hormones, body morphology, brain, and social assimilation and learning.
Non Invasive Brain Stimulation in Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences
This book presents the state of the art regarding the use of non-invasive brain stimulation (TMS and tDCS) in the research and treatment of neuropsychiatric disorders. The contributions, all of which were prepared by internationally recognized experts in the field, are divided into two main sections (for TMS and tDCS, respectively) across diagnoses, following an introductory section on the mechanisms of action and neurophysiological background. Neuropsychological perspectives and approaches are provided as well. The book is ultimately intended to offer a unique, integrated approach to the use of non-invasive brain stimulation across the clinical neurosciences, providing a comprehensive and updated perspective that will benefit psychiatrists, neurologists, clinical psychologists and neurophysiologists alike.
The Maudsley Trainee Guide to the Casc
Written by graduates of the internationally renowned Maudsley Training Programme, who have all recently sat the CASC examination, this book provides clear, practical guidance to passing the Royal College of Psychiatrists' CASC. Divided according to psychiatric subspecialties, each chapter includes practice clinical scenarios. These clinical scenarios are broken down into candidate instructions, actor instructions and constructive candidate feedback. This enables candidates to practice not only with their clinical peers, but with friends and family as well. An additional chapter is dedicated to practical information about the exam and tips for the day to further equip readers in what to expect, and reduce anxieties about the exam itself. Another chapter is specifically devoted to addressing the needs of international and BAME medical graduates. Relevant and reliable throughout, this is a must-have resource for psychiatric trainees looking to improve their clinical skills and gain their MRCPsych qualification.
Nanomedicinal Approaches Towards Cardiovascular Disease
Nanomedicinal Approaches Towards Cardiovascular Disease summarizes information about nanotechnology that is used in the diagnosis and regenerative treatment of heart diseases. Chapters in this reference introduce the reader to the basics of cardiac nanomedicine and cardiac regeneration before moving to advanced topics such as nanomedicine in cardiovascular diagnosis, imaging and therapeutics.Key Features- 13 chapters that cover nanotechnological aspects of cardiovascular diseases, contributed by expert scholars- Simple, reader-friendly text suitable for readers of all academic levels- Covers introductory topics of nanomedicine regenerative medicine in cardiovascular disease, cardiovascular diagnosis and therapeutics- Covers advanced topics such as cardiovascular nanotheranositics, cardiac reprogramming, biomimetics, drug delivery systems and smart nanomaterials- Includes a chapter on ethical implications in cardiovascular nanomedicine- Includes bibliographic references for each chapterNanomedicinal Approaches Towards Cardiovascular Disease is a simple. informative reference on cardiovascular nanomedicine for scholars, healthcare professionals and nanotechnology enthusiasts, alike, which provides holistic knowledge on the subject in a single volume.
Mind, State and Society
Mind, State and Society examines the reforms in psychiatry and mental health services in Britain during 1960-2010, when de-institutionalisation and community care coincided with the increasing dominance of ideologies of social liberalism, identity politics and neoliberal economics. Featuring contributions from leading academics, policymakers, mental health clinicians, service users and carers, it offers a rich and integrated picture of mental health, covering experiences from children to older people; employment to homelessness; women to LGBTQ+; refugees to black and minority ethnic groups; and faith communities and the military. It asks important questions such as: what happened to peoples' mental health? What was it like to receive mental health services? And how was it to work in or lead clinical care? Seeking answers to questions within the broader social-political context, this book considers the implications for modern society and future policy. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.
Atlas of Human Semen Examination
This atlas provides valuable information on crucial aspects of sperm examination as well numerous meaningful color illustrations. It discusses successful evaluation of the sperm morphology and the cellular elements other than spermatozoa, enabling readers to unambiguously interpret seminal cytologic images and compare reports for diagnostic, therapeutic and prognostic purposes. With its extensive collection of colored images, the book is intended as a reference resource for students and technicians in the field of andrology as well as practitioners and clinicians in andrology, urology, pathology, IVF and other ART programs
Ten Days in a Mad House
Ten Days in a Mad-House (1887) is a book by American investigative journalist Nellie Bly. For her first assignment for Joseph Pulitzer's famed New York World newspaper, Bly went undercover as a patient at a notorious insane asylum on Blackwell's Island. Spending ten days there, she recorded the abuses and neglect she witnessed, turning her research into a sensational two-part story for the New York World later published as Ten Days in a Mad-House. Checking into a New York boardinghouse under a false identity, Bly began acting in a disturbed, unsettling manner, prompting the police to be summoned. In a courtroom the next morning, she claimed to be suffering from amnesia, leading to her diagnosis as insane from several doctors. Sent to the Women's Lunatic Asylum, Bly spent ten days witnessing and experiencing rampant abuse and neglect. There, she noticed that many of the patients, who were constantly beaten and belittled by violent nurses and staff members, seemed perfectly sane or showed signs of having their conditions severely worsened during their time at the asylum. Served spoiled food, forced to live in squalor, and given ice-cold baths by unsympathetic attendants, the patients she met during her stay seemed as though abandoned by a city that had sent them there for the supposed purpose of healing. Showcasing her skill as a reporter and true pioneer of investigative journalism, Bly published her story to a captivated and inspired audience, setting in motion a process of reform that would change the city's approach to its asylums for the better. This edition of Nellie Bly's Ten Days in a Mad-House is a classic work of American investigative journalism reimagined for modern readers. Since our inception in 2020, Mint Editions has kept sustainability and innovation at the forefront of our mission. Each and every Mint Edition title gets a fresh, professionally typeset manuscript and a dazzling new cover, all while maintaining the integrity of the original book. With thousands of titles in our collection, we aim to spotlight diverse public domain works to help them find modern audiences. Mint Editions celebrates a breadth of literary works, curated from both canonical and overlooked classics from writers around the globe.
The Future of Prevention and Treatment of Breast Cancer
The objective of this book is to provide a critical analysis of the present prevention strategies for breast cancer, emphasizing the cost benefits and quality of life of the patient. Rooted in the present knowledge of breast cancer biology and prevention and treatment options, the book will describe the future tools that could be available to oncologists and how these new approaches may change the landscape of recurrence and survival of the disease. Special emphasis will be given to the prevention strategies counterposing the present limitations and conflicting prevention guidelines for both hereditary and preventive non-hereditary breast cancer, and propose how the implementation of new strategies based on the present knowledge could save millions of lives and be more cost efficient. The book will present a critical status of the treatment and prevention of breast cancer and detail how a quantum leap could be achieved in the field by applying present basic research knowledge to clinical application.
Awkwardly Strong
Hey you! What are you hiding? Why? Is it that embarrassing? How awkward and creepy is it, really? Are you a secret people watcher? Maybe you are graceful enough to fall up stairs and trip on your own feet. Do you scream in the middle of a quiet church service? That's not awkward, or creepy. At least, it doesn't have to be. We all have something we are hiding. I mean, everyone else thinks they are normal, right?You are different. And you were meant to be different. There are over 7 billion people in the world. What makes it beautiful is that there are no two people exactly alike. The things that make each person special and unique are the things that give purpose and drive towards the most fulfilling and satisfying life possible! Self-esteem comes from fully loving one's self; the things that are considered strengths as well as what are considered flaws. This book shows you your own secret weapon. It's that thing you keep hiding from everyone. Paula uses her Tourette Syndrome to illustrate how potentially embarrassing situations have become cherished memories and golden opportunities. The freedom that comes from embracing and using your differences is both liberating and validating. Let the discovery of your true self take you to new places.
Living The Mango-Licious Life
What is the Mango-Licious Life? Simply put, it's a life of resilience, a fierce resolve to live with fullness and purpose beyond our difficult seasons. As a cancer survivor, preemie mother and prayer warrior, Tanya Wilson has weathered many storms and knows with vivid intimacy the fragility of life and the bitter sweet reality of life's seasons. Yet she has discovered through each encounter and often agonizing setbacks, that there is still a sweet savoring life beyond the scourge of adversity. Join author and speaker Tanya Wilson as she embarks on an unforgettable journey, sharing sips and tips from her mango-licious life. Unpack the stories in each chapter and discover indescribable peace, strength and hope that propels us from desperate disappointment to daring determination. The title pays homage to her favorite fruit, the mango, which serves as a metaphor of life's unpredictable and oftentimes bitter-sweet encounters. The mango-licious life is a mindset shared by those who not only survive but thrive beyond life's most difficult seasons. As we travel through each story we hope you will find renewed purpose, flavor, and encouragement for the road ahead. This book is a place of reflection, a window of inspiration, and a scrumptious source of insight and encouragement. Enjoy the sip, embrace the tips as you too begin to live the mango-licious life.
Oxford Desk Reference: Oncology
This easy-to-read, practical guide distils and compiles all the disparate literature on cancer into one succinct volume. It includes the essential, evidence-based clinical guidelines needed for the safe and effective management of patients with cancer, and has a clear layout to allow for quick reference whilst on the ward. All aspects of cancer and its management are covered, including prevention, screening, diagnosis, and treatment. The text begins by outlining the clinical approach to suspected cancer and the principles of multidisciplinary prevention and management. It then progresses through site-specific cancer management, including head and neck, CNS, thoracic, breast, gastrointestinal system, genitourinary system, female genital system, skin, musculoskeletal system, haemopoietic system, and endocrine. Later chapters cover oncological emergencies and acute oncology, and special situations such as cancer in younger and older people, and pregnancy and fertility. The guide also offers information about coping with the lifestyle and social issues that may arise with a diagnosis of cancer, such as insurance, travel and support, and includes a chapter dedicated to palliative care for the cancer patient. A unique appendix of clinical management flowcharts assists fast, appropriate decision-making.
Radial Access for Neurointervention
For the longest time, neuroendovascular procedures have been done through the femoral artery (TFA) located in the thigh and groin region. Over the last decade, interventional cardiologists have pioneered a newer approach: by utilizing the radial artery in the wrist to access the arterial system, a new procedure has been employed: radial access. Numerous studies and randomized controlled trials have demonstrated this to be a safer way of performing endovascular procedures, and a majority of the interventional cardiac procedures are performed via radial access. The neurointerventional community, however, has been slow to adopt this innovation. The radial access innovation is finally making its way to the neurointerventional community. Radial Access for Neurointervention has all the literature supporting illustrating how radial access is useful to the neuro community. Detailed chapters describe the techniques of radial access including positioning the patient on the table, driving the microcatheters intracranially, aneurysms treatment, AVM/AVF embolizations, complications management, and more. Readily enhanced throughout with pictures and movies, this first-of-its-kind book will guide neurointerventionalists to transition their practices to radial first.
Camberwell Assessment of Need for the Elderly
The Camberwell Assessment of Need for the Elderly (CANE) is an internationally accepted tool for assessing the needs of older people. Needs are assessed in twenty-four areas of life and cover a broad range of health, social and psychological domains. Two items that measure the needs of those who care for the older person are also included. The CANE is suitable for use in research, clinical practice and for evaluating health and social services provided to older people. It has been used for over twenty years in a range of settings, populations and countries. This book outlines the evidence for its use in effectively measuring the needs of older people across primary care, community, inpatient and care home settings. Both the full version CANE and short version (CANE-S) are included, along with a detailed manual and scoring guidance. The assessment forms are freely available to download from researchintorecovery.com/can and cambridge.org.
Living with Mental Illness in a Globalised World
This text systematically examines the manifold contributions to the burdens of living with mental illness in a developing and globalized world. It explores the stigma of mental illness, the burden of which is sometimes considered more disabling than the illness itself.
2 - 3 Tears
Mental health issues, suicide, traumatic brain injuries, abusive relationships, serious accidents, abandonment, alienation, hurt, spiritual warfare, life-altering illnesses, seemingly endless surgeries, and loss. Each of these is tragic on its own. What does it look like when one person endures all of these in the first forty years of life? This captivating and inspiring read follows a woman's life as she takes a pause and looks at the journey behind her while trying to make sense of it, and who she has become. It is a story of a woman shrouded by ominous darkness, in desperate search of a love that is true, a love that would die for her.This book will have you laughing, crying, and cheering!
Developmental Neuropsychiatry
Several alterations of brain function cause common mental problems in young people. ADHD, autism, tic disorders, learning difficulties, intellectual disability, and the psychotic disorders of young people are conventionally classified and described as discrete neuropsychiatric problems. Research, however, has made it clear that they are complex, variable, dimensional, overlapping, and that they frequently coexist and share aetiological influences. Developmental Neuropsychiatry explores how clinicians often find themselves confronted with complex problems of diagnosis and treatment. Existing texts and guidelines, however, continue to be organized around simple conceptualization of illness categories. The book provides unified accounts of the complex psychiatric, psychological, neurological, medical, social, and educational issues that are relevant to clinical understanding.
Childhood Obesity
In recent years there has been tremendous progress in the understanding of childhood obesity and in strategies for prevention and treatment. This book presents current reviews on the complex problem of obesity from the multi-level causes throughout early life and the implications of this for long-term disease risk. It reviews numerous types of s
Diabetes in Practice
Diabetes clinical practice is a life-long learning experience, and the insights presented in Diabetes in Practice will facilitate a deeper knowledge of the complex nature of diabetes and its comorbidities for physicians, nurse practitioners, registered dietitians, diabetes educators, and students. Diabetes in Practice offers a deep look into years of the professional practice of clinical diabetes. The 49 case studies Boris Draznin, MD, PhD, has assembled cover a wide array of diabetes cases involving atypical presentations to those addressing ketoacidosis and hypoglycemia, continuous glucose monitoring and insulin pumps, and diabetes co-occurring with cancer and autoimmune conditions. Each case study includes expert review from long-term diabetes practitioners to help you in your daily interactions with patients and enhance your understanding of diabetes diagnosis and treatment challenges.
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Cabin Fever
Cabin fever occurs at sea, on land, in the air, in space. Principally, it occurs in our minds. This book examines 'cabin fever' in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic and the greatest confinement of people to their homes in history. It provides a timely account of the threat of cabin fever during lockdown.
Choosing Happy
Do you find it hard to get excited about life?Are you irritable, struggling to escape negative thoughts, or overwhelmed by persistent sadness?You're not alone. These are all symptoms of low mood, and are shared by millions of people globally. Often unrecognized, low mood is an emotional state that while milder than depression, can negatively affect every aspect of your life. And the way we think, view, and react is only making things worse.The good news is, it can be beaten!Choosing Happy explores the science behind your sadness, and helps you embrace daily joy. It's proven hacks will teach you to combat the self-loathing, negativity, and irritability, and will encourage you to find and enjoy the little things, that make life the crazy, amazing, mess it is.If you often feel sad and low then this book is for you. If you simply want to bring more happiness and unadulterated joy into your life then this book is also for you. Are you tired? Cranky? Do you find it hard to get excited about anything? Then this book is definitely for you.Mental health is not just about conditions such as depression and anxiety. Instead it is about wellness. It's about realising your potential, living a life you love, and being able to cope with the stresses of everyday life.And this is what I want for you. To be whole and happy. Body, mind, and spirit.Low mood is not a part of who you are, and it's not something you have to live with forever.You CAN live an outrageously happy life. You just need to know how.
Choosing Happy
Do you find it hard to get excited about life? Are you irritable, struggling to escape negative thoughts, or overwhelmed by persistent sadness?You're not alone. These are all symptoms of low mood, and are shared by millions of people globally. Often unrecognized, low mood is an emotional state that while milder than depression, can negatively affect every aspect of your life.It has reached epidemic levels in our society, and the way we think, view, and react to life, is only making things worse. The good news is, it can be beaten!Choosing Happy explores the science behind your sadness. It teaches you to find and enjoy the little things that make life the crazy, amazing mess it is, and includes the facts, hacks, and action steps you need to defeat low mood, and instill happiness into your life. Low mood is not a part of who you are, and it's not something you have to live with forever. You CAN live an outrageously happy life. You just need to know how.
Next Generation Kinase Inhibitors
Protein kinases are fascinating enzymes that maintain the proper function of nearly every task performed by the cells of the human body. By extracting a phosphate from the energy molecule ATP and linking it to another protein, protein kinases alter the structure and ultimate function of other proteins. In this way, protein kinases help monitor the extracellular environment and integrate signaling cues that, for the most part, are beneficial for human health and survival. However, protein kinases are often dysregulated and responsible for the initiation and progression of many types of cancers, inflammatory disorders, and other diseases. Thus, decades of research have revealed much about how protein kinases are regulated and approaches to inhibit these enzymes to treat disease. However, nearly 30 years since the identification of the first clinically beneficial small molecule protein kinase inhibitor, there are only a few examples where these drugs provide sustained and durable patientresponses. The goal of this book is to provide biomedical scientists, graduate, and professional degree students insight into different approaches using small molecules to block specific protein kinase functions that promote disease.
Neuroimaging Techniques in Clinical Practice
Clearly explains the underlying physical concepts of each advanced neuroimaging technique Tailored to meet the needs of non-technological professionals Presents clinical examples that clarify applications Offers a go-to reference for experiment planning or discussions with technical staff
What Happened to My Child?
When Heather Korbmacher's 10-year-old son began having extreme emotional responses to otherwise normal situations, she began to wonder what was happening to her child. When these responses erupted into violent rages, severe panic attacks, debilitating anxiety and phobias, an inability to eat, and a rigid need for everything to be just right, this mother knew something was profoundly wrong.In this true story, one mother shares her journey to find healing for her son and her family. She unpacks the terrifying heartache of suddenly losing the son she once knew, the fierce battle that a parent endures to save a child, and the peace of finding health and a new normal. You will be moved by the courage of Heather's determination to find answers, save her son, and take back control of her life. You will find hope and guidance as you read this account of one family's quest for healing. You will be inspired to fight your own battles, knock down barriers, and ultimately find your own peace.Heather Korbmacher is a dedicated mother and fierce advocate for families living with PANDAS/PANS/AE. She resides in Bellingham, WA with her loving husband and two tenacious children. Connect with her at CourageousParent.comA portion of the proceeds will go to support PANDAS Network, dedicated to improving diagnosis and treatment of children with PANDAS/PANS/AE.
The Optimized Patient
The Optimized Patient offers insights from a team of six spine patients, two physical therapists, a chiropractor and a nutritionist all dedicated to helping you prepare to be an Optimized Patient. In the time it takes to read this book, you will have gained the insights from all those patients, surgeons, and experts as if you were in a small group setting where you could ask all the questions you wanted. What you end up with is the ability to make a well-informed decision about whether or not spine surgery is right for you. And, should you make that decision, you will have the best information possible to achieve what every spine patient wants: to be you again. No matter how perfect the surgery, your surgeon needs your commitment and help to achieve your goal of a pain-free life.
What Happened to My Child?
When Heather Korbmacher's 10-year-old son began having extreme emotional responses to otherwise normal situations, she began to wonder what was happening to her child. When these responses erupted into violent rages, severe panic attacks, debilitating anxiety and phobias, an inability to eat, and a rigid need for everything to be just right, this mother knew something was profoundly wrong.In this true story, one mother shares her journey to find healing for her son and her family. She unpacks the terrifying heartache of suddenly losing the son she once knew, the fierce battle that a parent endures to save a child, and the peace of finding health and a new normal. You will be moved by the courage of Heather's determination to find answers, save her son, and take back control of her life. You will find hope and guidance as you read this account of one family's quest for healing. You will be inspired to fight your own battles, knock down barriers, and ultimately find your own peace.Heather Korbmacher is a dedicated mother and fierce advocate for families living with PANDAS/PANS/AE. She resides in Bellingham, WA with her loving husband and two tenacious children. Connect with her at CourageousParent.comA portion of the proceeds will go to support PANDAS Network, dedicated to improving diagnosis and treatment of children with PANDAS/PANS/AE.
Machine Learning and Deep Learning in Efficacy Improvement of Healthcare Systems
This book describes the fundamental concepts of machine learning and deep learning techniques in a healthcare system. The aim of this book is to describe how deep learning methods are used to insure high quality data processing, medical image and signal analysis, and improved healthcare application.
Health Technology Assessment
The term health technology refers to drugs, devices, and programs that can improve and extend quality of life. As decision-makers struggle to find ways to reduce costs while improving health care delivery, health technology assessments (HTA) provide the evidence required to make better-informed decisions. This is the first book that focuses on the statistical options of HTAs, to fully capture the value of health improvements along with their associated economic consequences. After reading the book, readers will better understand why some health technologies receive regulatory or reimbursement approval while others do not, what can be done to improve the chances of approval, as well as common shortcomings of submissions for drug and device reimbursement. The book begins by contrasting the differences between regulatory approval and reimbursement approval. Next, it reviews the principles and steps for conducting an HTA, including the reasons why different agencies will have a different focus for their scope in the HTA. Supplying an accessible introduction to the various statistical options for different methods in an HTA, the book identifies the links to regulatory and reimbursement decisions for each option. It highlights many of the methodological advances that have occurred since HTA research began, to provide researchers and decision-makers with a cutting-edge framework. It also details the logical basis for the methods along with simple instructions on how to conduct the various techniques. Both authors have considerable experience in generating evidence for submissions and reviewing submissions to decision-makers for funding. One of the authors has also received a nationally recognized lifetime achievement award in this area.
Weekly Blood Glucose & Blood Pressure Recording Log Book
This log book was created to help you log and keep track of your blood glucose and blood pressure readings. This log book allows you to keep track of your Blood Glucose, Blood Pressure and Pulse readings 4 times a day. Readings at Breakfast, Lunch Dinner and Snack.
Seminars in the Psychotherapies
This comprehensive and highly readable book outlines the main psychological therapies used in contemporary clinical practice. It clearly describes the underlying theoretical principles and techniques and with vivid case examples, demonstrates the central role of these treatments in mental health care. The contribution of psychological and psychodynamic ideas to different psychiatric presentations is outlined, including mood disorders, psychosis, self harm and suicide. Other chapters specifically address recent developments, including neuropsychoanalysis, psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy and Open Dialogue. As the chapters unfold this book illustrates how a psychologically informed approach to mental disorder can enrich psychiatric practice by providing a holistic and meaningful understanding of the symptoms of psychological distress. Bringing together ideas from psychiatry and psychotherapy, this is the go-to text for trainees, experienced psychiatrists, and other mental health professionals interested in the psychological and psychodynamic aspects of psychiatry. An essential resource for preparation for the MRCPsych examinations.
A Clinical Guide to Urologic Emergencies
A Clinical Guide to Urologic Emergencies A Clinical Guide to Urologic EmergenciesAn ageing population and a predicted shortfall in the number of urologists means that, increasingly, the management of complex urological problems will fall to hospital emergency departments and the surgeries of primary care physicians. With many doctors and medical students now having less exposure to urology, there is a real and urgent need for accessible and practical guidance in managing urologic emergencies.A Clinical Guide to Urologic Emergencies offers practical guidance to the best practices in diagnosis, treatment and management of patients with urgent urological conditions. Designed to be an extremely useful tool to consult in the clinical setting, it will be a vital source of information and guidance for all clinicians, irrespective of their level of urologic knowledge.Edited by an outstanding international editor team, this book is particularly aimed at physicians, advanced practice providers, and urology and emergency medicine trainees managing patients in diverse healthcare settings across the globe.A Clinical Guide to Urologic Emergencies is accompanied by a website featuring video content at www.wiley.com/go/wessells/urologic
Stahl’s Essential Psychopharmacology
Long established as the preeminent source in its field, the eagerly anticipated fifth edition of Dr Stahl's essential textbook of psychopharmacology is here! With its use of icons and figures that form Dr Stahl's unique 'visual language', the book is the single most readable source of information on disease and drug mechanisms for all students and mental health professionals seeking to understand and utilize current therapeutics, and to anticipate the future for novel medications. Every aspect of the book has been updated, with the clarity of explanation that only Dr Stahl can bring. The new edition includes over 500 new or refreshed figures, an intuitive color scheme, fourteen new uses for older drugs and eighteen brand new drugs, coverage of Parkinson's Disease Psychosis, behavioural symptoms of dementia, and mixed features in major depressive episodes, and expanded information on the medical uses of cannabis and hallucinogen assisted psychotherapy.
Obstetric and Intrapartum Emergencies
Global and national confidential inquiry reports show that 60 to 80% of maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality are due to avoidable errors. This comprehensive and illustrated second edition offers a practical guide to the management of obstetric, medical, surgical, anaesthetic and newborn emergencies in addition to organisational and training issues. The book is divided conveniently into nine sections and updated throughout in line with modern research and practice. Several new chapters cover setting up skills and drills training in maternity services to reduce avoidable harm, managing obstetric emergencies during 'home births' and in low-risk midwifery units, and minimizing maternal and fetal morbidity in failed operative vaginal delivery. Each chapter includes a practical algorithm for quick reference, the scientific basis for proposed actions, a case-based practical exercise and useful learning tools such as 'Key Pearls' and 'Key Pitfalls'. An invaluable resource for obstetricians, neonatologists, midwives, medical students, anesthesiologists and the wider perinatal team.
Peer-Viktimisierung und Soziale Phobien bei Kindern und Jugendlichen. Inwiefern beeinflussen Sie sich gegenseitig?
Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2020 im Fachbereich Gesundheit - Kinder und Jugendliche, Note: 1,3, Technische Universit瓣t Dortmund (FAK Rehabilitationswissenschaften), Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Diese Hausarbeit besch瓣ftigt sich mit der Frage, wie sich Peer-Viktimisierung und Soziale Phobien bei Kindern und Jugendlichen gegenseitig bedingen und beeinflussen. Die Arbeit beginnt mit einer Kl瓣rung des Begriffs der Peer-Viktimisierung und den Auswirkungen, die diese m繹glicherweise im Kindes- und Jugendalter haben kann. Im weiteren Verlauf der Arbeit wird der Begriff der sozialen Phobie gekl瓣rt und spezifische Faktoren, die zur Aufrechterhaltung sozialer Phobien beitragen anhand eines Modells erkl瓣rt. Au?erdem werden die Auswirkungen, die diese Angstst繹rungen bei Kindern und Jugendlichen mit sich bringen k繹nnen, aufgef羹hrt.
Geophagia
The consumption of soil, clay and chalk by humans is labeled as geophagia. This book takes a consistent, interdisciplinary approach for reviewing this aberrant behavior, crafting its etiology, charting its health effects and identifying the universal traits among the affected population.
Tobacco Cessation
Cessation of tobacco use is the need of the hour given that it is the single largest cause of disease and premature death in the world. This book covers epidemiology and risks, user classification, nicotine replacement therapy, pharmacological aids, behavioral modification and patient counseling techniques, and personalized action plan development.
The Book of Life
Have you ever wondered if you've reached the max potential of what you're capable of in a certain area of your life, and for years you'd always responded in certain ways to certain situations that might have been less than favorable, so many different times that you felt as if you're just not capable of higher levels? You are not alone at all, even though it can surely feel that way. The fact is that every single human being to walk the face of the Earth has the exact same problem as you do in various degrees in every area of life. Hindered beliefs, inaccurate conceptions about self, others and the world we live in, are hidden in the subconscious portion of the mind and were programmed there from birth to seven years old. I had thought all my life that a person gets set in their ways by the age fifty - I know now that we are all set in our ways by the age seven, if not sooner. Most generally it is only a couple of issues causing an appearance of many seemingly completely different problems, when in fact they are stemmed from a single misconception of self from childhood. Something could have happened to you at the age of two or three and you don't remember it - no memory whatsoever - and that could very well be the exact thing causing frustrations, confusions and grudges against the self and others, eventually turning into hopelessness throughout life. These books are self-help, but they are more geared through the sharing of principles instead of traditional step-by-step, because in this case this is not as simple as a cake recipe that everyone can follow exactly and get the same results each and every time. All of us are different in our contents of hindered beliefs in subconscious and why it's like that. The good news is it will not take seven to nine years to rewire the mind so we can actually pursue in life what we truly desire instead of settling for less, way less. These processes and suggestions in these books and devotionals are designed to bring about awareness rather than things to practice, memorize and axes to grind; rather, they recommend more of periodic auto-inquisition to get the subconscious to rewire itself.Thank you for purchasing our products and we look forward to hearing about what you think, feel and your honest opinion whether good or bad. What you have to say is very valuable to the world's wellbeing, whether you believe it or not. May the Spirit of the Universe give you the desires of your heart, or something bigger and better.
Healthful Eating as Lifestyle (Heal)
Healthful Eating As Lifestyle (HEAL): Integrative Prevention for Non-Communicable Diseases highlights the importance of HEAL as an intervention for the prevention and cure of non-communicable diseases, as well as the prevention and treatment of its risk factors like hypertension, high cholesterol, obesity, smoking, incr
The Glycemic Index
The Glycemic Index: Applications in Practice has gathered together, in an unbiased and critical way, all the evidence and research on GI, including diabetes, cardiovascular disease, cancer, obesity, polycystic ovary syndrome, pregnancy outcomes, sports performance, eye health, and cognitive functioning. It provides a de
Dietary Lipids for Healthy Brain Function
Research suggests that lipids including cholesterol, fat soluble vitamins and some carotenoids participate in maintaining brain function. This book focuses on how nutrients can improve brain development in early life leading to slower age related decline of higher brain functions. Chapters review how nutrients affect brain and cognitive developm
Nutritional Intervention in Metabolic Syndrome
Metabolic syndrome (MS) is a combination of medical disorders that, when occurring together, increase the risk of developing cardiovascular disease and diabetes. The prevalence of MS is rising in developing countries and developed countries, now considered a pandemic disease. This book presents information on how to treat MS through lifestyle ch
Healthcare Robots
This study deals with an underexplored area of the emerging technologies debate: robotics in the healthcare setting. The author explores the role of care and develops a value-sensitive ethical framework for the eventual employment of care robots. Highlighting the range of positive and negative aspects associated with the initiative to design and us
