Presents the rheumatologist with the breakthroughs in the assessment and treatment of fibromyalgia. This title covers topics that include fibromyalgia and central sensitization disorders; neurobiology/pathophysiology of fibromyalgia; genetics and socioenvironmental influences; neuroimaging; dysautonomia; and, patient-reported outcome measures.

Offers a theoretical framework that is vital for health promotion. This book provides a foundation for practice that encourages students and practitioners to identify opportunities for health promotion in their area of work.

Describes the practical skills which every clinician must acquire and develop in order to evolve diagnostic procedures and management strategies and plans. This book aims to document and explain how to talk with a patient; take the history from the patient; and examine a patient.

An integrated textbook on the nervous system, covering both the basic science of the system and its major diseases.

Part of the Midwifery Essentials series, this book describes the provision of safe and effective care during labour and birth. It prepares the reader to provide safe, evidence-based, woman-centred intrapartum care.

Explores the pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment of the spectrum of sports-related injuries and medical disorders.

Delineates the potentials and limits of acupuncture in the treatment of pain in the context of a modern bio-psycho-social concept of pain therapy. This book offers the background for both traditional Chinese concepts to pathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment of pain and basics of the conventional, western approach to pain treatment.

Demonstrates the application of vibration technology to the treatment of pathologies such as osteoporosis, osteopenia, stroke and different musculoskeletal disorders. This book covers pathology on the upper and lower extremities as well as the whole spine. It presents different treatment strategies practically and logically.

Offers guidance on a range of breast surgery techniques. This book presents step-by-step advice on a wide array of surgical procedures, including the ablative and reconstructive approaches, to help you expand your repertoire and hone your operative skills.

Pharmaceutics is a diverse subject area in pharmaceutical science. It is concerned with the scientific and technological aspects of the design and manufacture of dosage forms for medicines. This book provides pharmacy and pharmaceutical science students with information on various aspects of pharmaceutics.

A workbook for the Clayton's Basic Pharmacology for Nurses, 15th Edition textbook. It helps students in understanding and applying material from each chapter in the text.

Features surgical management strategies for different types of hip arthroplasty. This title also contains discussions of possible complications, risks and benefits to specific patient populations, and more.

Helps you test your knowledge in performing medical assisting procedures. Designed to support Klieger's Saunders Essentials of Medical Assisting, 2nd Edition , this workbook matches the textbook chapter for chapter, and provides a review of terminology and content, as well as critical thinking and application exercises.

Covering a range of tumors and tumor-like conditions in various organ systems, this book offers a road map to the main criteria you should consider in order to differentiate between a variety of potential diagnoses that all have a very similar appearance.

Reviews the use of PET to image children with Hodgkin and non-Hodgkin lymphoma, brain tumors, and inflammatory bowel disease, among other conditions. This issue also includes the use of PET to assess response to therapy.

Presents information that you need to prepare for your career as a medical assistant. This book offers information on basic body systems; foundational concepts such as medical terminology, nutrition, and coverage of office concepts and procedures.

Brings you abstracts of articles selected from more than 500 journals worldwide. This title features commentaries that evaluate the clinical importance of each article and discuss its application to your practice.

Offers information on the roles and responsibilities of the manager of patient care, core competencies required of nurses caring for patients, and a wide range of management concepts that nurses need to know before entering practice.

An orthopedics resource that offers the how-to step-by-step guidance you need in both atlas and online video formats to perform the best procedures.

Covers the discoveries and techniques in physics, biochemistry, and anesthesia equipment. This book offers information on drugs and drug categories; and on various anesthesia subspecialties. It covers the basic sciences and general anesthesia and subspecialty considerations, and emphasises the important and clinically relevant principles.