While one may not find ancient studies that substantiate the pomegranate's curative and preventive qualities, the exalted status of this fruit goes back as far as the history of agriculture itself. Allusions to the pomegranate are readily found in the oldest cultures of the Indus Valley, ancient China, and classical Greece, as well as in...
Practical Immunology is a basic text aimed at immunology students and researchers at all levels who need a comprehensive overview of the methodology of immunology. The rapid and startling innovations in immunology over the past two decades have their root in sound experimental practice and it has always been the aim of this book to...
...provides simple and efficient visual training in the evaluation and diagnosis of ear canal and middle ear pathology as seen through the otoscope...includes differential diagnoses and where appropriate, CTs and line drawings.
With case examples and step-by-step frameworks for intervention, the authors illustrate the challenges and solutions in establishing an effective ward-based psychotherapy service for renal dialysis and transplant patients. They describe clinical patterns of presentation and how psychotherapeutic intervention was refined over time in a...
This pocket-sized Thieme flexibook offers quick, reliable clarification of a wide and often confusing array of presenting symptoms. The book provides vital diagnostic information in a convenient tabular format that leaves "no stone unturned" in considering the rarer possibilities, and is enormously helpful in achieving an accurate...
Rapid advances in identifying the epidemiology, physiology, and genetics of
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In comparison to large, overly detailed specialty texts, this practical new book is designed to give you the basic clinical steps of the most frequently performed orthopedic procedures -- all in a clear, reproducible, easy-to-follow format. For quick review before an operation, a handy refresher, teaching tool, or learning aid, it is ideal!...
A comprehensive review of contemporary periodontics in which clinicians and investigators offer solid treatment options and clinical evidence. The 26 chapters begin with an introduction to the essentials of goal-oriented treatment planning and a discussion of the treatment of medically compromised and juvenile patients, explaining the latest...
Oral health is an intrinsic part of overall health. The mouth is part of the digestive and respiratory systems; it is essential to spoken communication and facial expression; in fact, toothaches are among the most severe and hence debilitating kinds of pain that a person can suffer. The economic cost of dental disease is staggering, equaling...
Approximately 350,000 people in the United States have Multiple Sclerosis. Whether you're a newly diagnosed MS patient, or a friend or relative of someone suffering from this disease, this book offers help. The only text to provide the doctor's and patient's views, 100 Questions & Answers About Multiple Sclerosis gives you...
Offering sound presentation of fundamental nursing concepts, and precise coverage of step-by-step clinical procedures, the second edition of Fundamentals of Nursing has been thoroughly revised to reflect the latest developments in current practice. NEW TO EDITION: Coverage of the nursing process has been moved forward, opening with a...
This innovative book provides the most complete and accurate information about the structure and function of the respiratory system. Written in an easy to understand, highly visual format with excellent learning aids, inlcluding full color art throughout to enhance the reader's comprehension of difficult concepts.
