The Routledge Companion to Philosophy of Medicine is a comprehensive guide to topics in the fields of epistemology and metaphysics of medicine. It examines traditional topics such as the concept of disease, causality in medicine, the epistemology of the randomized controlled trial, the biopsychosocial...

In most countries, problematic drug use is dealt with primarily as a criminal justice issue, rather than a health issue. Accordingly, a large proportion of people in prison have a history of alcohol, tobacco and/or illicit drug use and, despite the best efforts of...

Philosophy of Medicine asks two central questions about medicine: what is it, and what should we think of it? Philosophy of medicine itself has evolved in response to developments in the philosophy of science, especially with regard to epistemology, positioning it to make contributions...

A must-have study guide to review for the United States Medical Licensing Examination, USMLE Step 3 and easily recall medical scenarios while proving a linkage or a way each medical condition correlates to one another. There is no other Step 3 review book that...

Many people who have been sick with OMICRON/COVID-19, including some who had mild or no symptoms, reported dealing with additional symptoms long after their acute illness ended. The long-haul COVID-19 symptoms can range from fatigue or headaches to mental health issues or chronic pain,...

Many people who have been sick with OMICRON/COVID-19, including some who had mild or no symptoms, reported dealing with additional symptoms long after their acute illness ended. The long-haul COVID-19 symptoms can range from fatigue or headaches to mental health issues or chronic pain,...

A presentation of the cost-of-capital approach for analyzing the economic impact of tax policy.Author: Dale W. Jorgenson, Kun-Young YunISBN-10: 0262529653ISBN-13: 9780262529655Publisher: MIT PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/27/2001Pages: 496Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.45lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.00d

A comprehensive layperson's guide to devising a trusted medical plan following a cancer diagnosis. Written for anyone navigating a new cancer diagnosis, Confront Cancer empowers you to make the best health care decisions in order to ensure the highest quality and longest life possible....

Multiple sclerosis (MS) offers important challenges to understanding its complex genetics and molecular and immunological mechanisms, which eventually lead to relapsing and progressive clinical forms and a constellation of clinical manifestations. Along with the progress in knowledge, disease-modifying treatments and new therapeutic molecules have...

This is the book I hoped not to write. A virus, tightly targeted at the ill elderly, appeared in 2019. For unclear reasons all the accumulated medical knowledge of the Western world was thrown out and the dicats of the CCP were instituted. By...

This is the book I hoped not to write. A virus, tightly targeted at the ill elderly, appeared in 2019. For unclear reasons all the accumulated medical knowledge of the Western world was thrown out and the dicats of the CCP were instituted. By...

This is my third book written during COVID-19 pandemic where I continued to serve unceasing as a practicing Neurosurgeon, Anesthesiologist, Intensivist and Pain Specialist in the Chicago land area. Despite the extreme negative impact of COVID-19 worldwide, I kept daily dairy of my thoughts,...

This is my third book written during COVID-19 pandemic where I continued to serve unceasing as a practicing Neurosurgeon, Anesthesiologist, Intensivist and Pain Specialist in the Chicago land area. Despite the extreme negative impact of COVID-19 worldwide, I kept daily dairy of my thoughts,...

I like to help people by making their lives simpler and less complex. At one time, I was one of my mother's caregivers. My sisters and I had difficulty keeping up with my mother's medical information and scheduling. We would often write information down...

What are the foundations of life, and what is Life-supporting Medicine? To sustain life and support life processes, nature makes tremendous efforts. If something has gone wrong in the organism and illness occurs, it is never a trifle, but a fundamental disorder. This indicates...

The dual role of complement in both cancer development and treatment has been investigated extensively and is characterized by a substantial literature that documents the conditions in which complement can either enhance tumor growth or promote the killing of malignant cells. Indeed, there are...

Microalgae have been intensively studied for CO2 capture, nutrient removal from wastewater, and biofuels production. These photosynthetic microorganisms use solar energy with efficiency ten times greater than terrestrial plants and are responsible for about 50% of the world's oxygen production. Therefore, microalgae have been...

Cancer as a bitter reality and an important stressor is a complication that changes the course of a person's life and increases the vulnerability and loss of quality of life, daily functions, social activities and the ability to perform roles. Changes the usual. In...

Dr. George L. Lucas, MD practiced orthopedic surgery for fifty years. During that time, he treated thousands of people who were injured in a variety of ways. Orthopedic surgeons treat patients with infections, arthritis, congenital deformities, tumors, and developmental problems, but the bulk of...

Minimally invasive surgery has become a common term in visceral as well as gynecologic surgery. It has almost evolved into its own surgical speciality over the past 20 years. Today, being firmly established in every subspeciality of visceral surgery, it is now no longer...

Stroke is a disease in which cerebral function is lost due to blockage of blood supply or bleeding of brain tissue. It is associated with various neurological dysfunctions that affect movement, sensation, postural control, language, cognition, and perception depending on the location of the...

Introduction: Emergency departments receive critically ill patients who are admitted to the Life-Saving Emergency Room (LSE), where nurses play a key role. The objective of this study was to evaluate the practice of nurses in the VAS.Methods: Descriptive, prospective study, carried out through an...

DNA is a rapidly developing vaccine platform for cancer and infectious and non-infectious diseases. Plasmids are used as immunogens to encode proteins to be further synthesized in vaccine recipients. DNA is mainly synthetic, ensuring enhanced expression in the cells of vaccine recipients (mostly mammalians)....

Oxford International Primary Geography is a complete six year primary geography course that provides an engaging introduction to the subject. Using real life examples from around the globe, the course covers key aspects of both human and physical geography, from the basics of mapping...

Despite being described for the first time more than 110 years ago, Chagas disease (caused by the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi) persists as one of the most neglected tropical diseases. This persistent neglect of those affected by this disease is evidenced by the ongoing scientific...

The meniscal bodies are semilunar fibrocartilages that are interposed between the femoral condyles and the tibial plateaus. They not only improve the congruence of the joint surfaces, but by their shape are also an important element of knee stabilization. In the literature, numerous diagnostic...

Eating disorders (ED) are a group of mental disorders characterized by an altered food intake and the presence of inappropriate behaviors and thoughts about weight and shape. All EDs lead to physical and psychosocial functioning impairments in the patients which, in turn, may contribute...

Economic Geography: An Institutional Approach 2e is a comprehensive introduction to the study of economic activity in place and across space. Perfect for all second- and third-year courses in economic geography, the text provides both a solid foundation in the location dynamics of value...

Teaching, Learning and Assessment presents a new vision for curriculum and pedagogy. It helps pre-service, beginning or practising teachers develop a deep understanding of how teaching, learning and assessment are inextricably linked with curriculum and holistic education. The author's approach stems from a belief...

This book is for all those who notice that they are not the people they once were or who are being told that by their families, friends, colleagues, or pets. Laura van Dernoot Lipsky takes a deep and sympathetic look at the many ways...

Angiogenesis is the growth of blood vessels from the existing vasculature. It occurs throughout life in both health and disease, beginning in utero and continuing on through old age. Capillaries are needed in all tissues for diffusion exchange of nutrients and metabolites. Metabolic load...

The definitive book on circumcision, meriting the subtitle "Everything you wanted to know about circumcision and were afraid to ask." - This 2nd edition of Rosemary Romberg's standard work from 1985 about genital mutilation on minors has been very much revised and supplemented with...

The time when a stroke occurs is not trivial; for some, it is the date of an anniversary or a meaningful and emotionally overinvested event. Testimonials presented in this book provide a better understanding of how the psychosocial, affective and symbolic factors can be...

Medical Investigation 101 invites you to try out a career in medical science. Learn about medical specialties and the wide array of healthcare team careers. Try your hand at solving the sort of medical mysteries doctors confront each day. Learn some basic medical terminology...

Phytotherapy is probably the oldest form of medicine; however, it represents a new therapeutic tool for healthcare workers. Indeed plants are an infinite source of novel molecules, with countless possible combinations. This collection of articles (a Special Issue from Molecules) brings together the most...

During 1847 in England and Wales, there were 5,247 patients housed in 21 County and Borough Asylums; by 1914, this had increased to 108,837 patients in 102 asylums. For some, such a traumatic time in their lives may only have lasted a few weeks...

Electronic addiction disorder' is not officially recognized as a disorder by the psychiatric community- yet it was not included in the recently released Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorder V (DSM-V), published by the American Psychiatric Association-an alarming number of people show what...

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At 35 with two young children aged 4 and 6 - Bowel Cancer was the last thing on the doctors mind but I knew something wasn't right when I began vomiting after eating. The doctor initially put it down to a 'tummy bug' and...

Physicians play vital roles in the overall quality of patient care. However, HIM professionals and clinical documentation improvement specialists also share essential roles in the healthcare system as guardians of PHI and advocates for continuity of care through consistent documentation and accurate code assignment....

Millions of people all over the world have been afflicted with a pilonidal cyst. It is a complicated medical condition that may seem insignificant, but it packs a big punch. It can develop quickly, without warning, and stop anyone in their tracks. The exact...

Literature studies will become essential to check possible known interactions before choosing the contender bacteriophages. For example, it has been shown that when bacteria are exposed to their specific bacteriophages, biofilm produced by some bacteria could create difficulties for virus infected patients in developing...

The adult vertebrate central nervous system mainly consists of neurons, astrocytes, microglia cells, and oligodendrocytes. Oligodendrocytes, the myelin-forming cells of the CNS, are subjected to cell stress and subsequent death in a number of metabolic or inflammatory disorders, among which multiple sclerosis (MS) is...

Digital technologies are currently dramatically changing healthcare. This book introduces the reader to the latest digital innovations in healthcare in fields such as artificial intelligence, points out new ways in patient care and describes the limits of its application. It also offers essential guidance...

This book is a compilation on drug-addiction / substance abuse / alcohol addiction and its management / treatment is dedicated to the memory of those "unfortunate victims" who lost their precious lives at the altar of this terrible disease - this menace continues to...

Prescribing accurate drug doses is essential in children so that adequate therapeutic levels are achieved for optimal response & overdosing/under dosing is avoided. This book provides concise but adequate information for Paediatricians & Neonatologists for drug prescription.Age & weight related drug doses are clearly...

★★★★★ "Anyone starting in the journey to practice would benefit from this book!" - A. Budzeak___________Discover the Ultimate Guidebook to Surviving the First Year as a Nurse Practitioner!Nursing school can be, without a doubt, challenging. But everything pales in comparison to the first year...

A completely revised and expanded text about the newest Schroth practices, based on the 3rd edition of the German 'Befundgerechte Physiotherapie bei Skoliose', Pflaum, Munich. Currently, there is the highest level of evidence for physiotherapy and bracing for scoliosis. In contrast, evidence for spinal...

Generally, the name "cancer" brings about a huge sense of terror. It is a big threat to human beings the world over. It is approximated that the number of cancer related deaths in the world may rise up to 11.0 million in 2030. Tobacco...

Failures are a common phenomena in civilization. Things fail and society responds, often very slowly, sometimes inappropriately. What kinds of things go wrong? Why do they go wrong? How do people and organizations react to failures, and what are the best ways to react?...