Medical
Explore a comprehensive selection of medical books, including medical medium books, dictionaries, and textbooks covering dermatology, human anatomy, physiology, surgery, and pediatrics.
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The Humpty Dumpty Syndrome: Fixing Broken Faces: Patient Stories of Maxillofacial SurgeryEarly in his groundbreaking career as a maxillofacial surgeon, Dr. Morton Goldberg coined "The Humpty Dumpty Syndrome" to describe patients whose eggshell-thin facial bones had been damaged by trauma, disease, or malformation. The Humpty Dumpty Syndrome is his memoir of surgical adventures as he...
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Get Hip!: How to Prepare for and Recover from Total Hip ReplacementGet Hip tells the story of hip replacement, from the first pains of osteoarthritis, through medical decisions, surgery and recovery. It is the story of retired journalist Rob Taylor and 11 other hip surgery patients, men and women, ages 30 to 88. It's written...
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Open Society and Its Enemies, Volume 1: The Spell of PlatoPopper was born in 1902 to a Viennese family of Jewish origin. He taught in Austria until 1937, when he emigrated to New Zealand in anticipation of the Nazi annexation of Austria the following year, and he settled in England in 1949. Before the...
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Resurrecting the Person: Friendship and the Care of People with Mental Health ProblemsIn Resurrecting the Person, John Swinton argues that while mental illnesses are often biological and genetic in origin, the real handicap experienced by individuals is imposed by the types of reactions, values, and attitudes which are typical of contemporary western society. In other words,...
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The Hand: How Its Use Shapes the Brain, Language, and Human Culture"A startling argument . . . provocative . . . absorbing." --The Boston Globe "Ambitious . . . arresting . . . celebrates the importance of hands to our lives today as well as to the history of our species." --The New York Times...
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Embryos Under the Microscope: The Diverging Meanings of LifeToo tiny to see with the naked eye, the human embryo was just a hypothesis until the microscope made observation of embryonic development possible. This changed forever our view of the minuscule cluster of cells that looms large in questions about the meaning of...
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Hand and Foot ReflexologyHere's a revolutionary way to fine-tune your relationship with your body, reduce stress, and feel better all over: Stimulate the reflexes in your hands and feet It's all in this hands-on encyclopedia of personal reflexology information. Here, Kevin and Barbara Kunz (authors of The...
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Grammar Booster for OET Nursing: Language and grammar for effective communication in healthcare settingsGrammar Booster for OET Nursing focuses on grammar structures to boost accuracy and communicative effectiveness in healthcare settings provides nine units of grammar presentation and practice and one review unit with answer keys includes Grammar Boost sections to highlight the use of familiar grammar...
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The Marriage of the Sun and Moon: Dispatches from the Frontiers of ConsciousnessFrom the great popularizer of alternative medicine, here is a collection of essays about his travels to South America in the early 1970s in search of information on altered states of consciousness, drug use in other cultures, and other matters having to do with...
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The Medical Entrepreneur: Pearls, Pitfalls and Practical Business Advice for Doctors (Third Edition)"A comprehensive primer on the business skills essential for physicians."- Kirkus Reviews"A doctors' guide to entrepreneurship..."- Kirkus ReviewsThis is the new third edition (2015-2016) of the most popular business and practice management book for physicians, medical students and medical residents. Thousands of doctors and...
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Home Health Aide Training Manual And HandbookIt is my hope that this text, when properly used will be of great benefit to the individual aide or aide intraining in mastering the required skills that would make the individual a good home health aide. The book has been specially tailored as...
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Allergic: Our Irritated Bodies in a Changing WorldThe definitive story of allergies, combining history, reporting, and cutting-edge science to lay out a radical new understanding of the changes in environment and lifestyle that are contributing to a stunning increase in cases Hay fever. Peanut allergies. Eczema. Either you have an allergy,...
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Imaging of the NewbornThis fully revised new edition of a popular practical guide provides a concise introduction to radiology in neonates, covering the full range of problems likely to be encountered in the neonatal ICU. The material is presented in atlas format, with concise text descriptions to...
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Mechanics of BiomaterialsTeaching mechanical and structural biomaterials concepts for successful medical implant design, this self-contained text provides a complete grounding for students and newcomers to the field. Split into three sections: Materials, Mechanics and Case Studies, it begins with a review of sterilization, biocompatibility and foreign...
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Practical Head & Neck UltrasoundHead and neck ultrasound is a standard radiological examination performed at most hospitals. It is an important topic and all specialist registrars in radiology will need to learn how to scan the organs and structures of the head and neck. This book covers normal...
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The Western Medical Tradition: 800 BC to Ad 1800The influence of Greek medical practices dating back to the fifth century B.C. has had an immeasurable impact on the development of medicine in the West over the subsequent centuries. This text is designed to cover the history of Western medicine from Classical Antiquity...
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On Deep History and the BrainWhen does history begin? What characterizes it? This brilliant and beautifully written book dissolves the logic of a beginning based on writing, civilization, or historical consciousness and offers a model for a history that escapes the continuing grip of the Judeo-Christian time frame. Daniel...
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Acupuncture MedicineStarting with historical background, including the origins and meanings of concepts essential to the practice of acupuncture, the text proceeds to a discussion of the anatomical and pathophysiological concepts of Oriental medicine, concluding with a detailed review of diagnostic methods. A practical guid for...
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Gifted Grownups: The Mixed Blessings of Extraordinary PotentialWhat is it like to be smarter than 95% of the people you meet?Fifty-four-year-old Alison says, "They told me I was smart and Icried. I wanted to be sexy, or glamorous!" Jean, 38, laments, "Ilearned the whole job in six weeks, and now I'm...
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Great Feuds in Medicine: Ten of the Liveliest Disputes EverAn exciting, well-researched work, which should appeal to anyone with an interest in the nature and progress of the human race.--American ScientistThe cataclysmic clash of medical ideas and personalities comes to colorful lifeIn this follow-up to the critically acclaimed Great Feuds in Science (Wiley:...
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