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"In the tradition of Henry Marsh's Do No Harm, Reinhard Friedl's The Source of All Things is a heart surgeon's personal investigation of the human heart, moving from his riveting clinical experiences to a more poetic understanding of its workings. The heart is our most important organ. Yet despite that it has not changed since the appearance of Homo sapiens 300,000 years ago, it is also our most mysterious. In most human cultures, it is seen as the...
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The International Society of Plastic and Aesthetic Nurses (ISPAN) and ANA have collaborated to produce this foundational document for contemporary plastic and aesthetic nursing practice. Inside this foundational resource, readers will find:
17 standards with measurable competencies;
A scope of practice statement laying out the who, what, where, when, why, and how of plastic and aesthetic nursing practice;
A comprehensive and up-to-date description...
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Provides an easy reference aid for those involved in the field of Plastic Surgery. Plastic surgery is a large and diverse field and therefore this book would serve as a framework or skeleton on which to base answers to questions relating to the individual components of the topic. It would be useful to students of the specialty in addition to those involved in teaching.
Provides definitions: a particularly helpful way to engage in answering a question.-...
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Transplanted and Exposed is a brutally candid, quirky and amusing memoir recounting a period of the author's life when a number of health issues spiralled out of control - a period that ended with a double-organ transplant.
Opening from the moment he wakes from that operation, the book details a life led with many hidden, and not-so-hidden, disabilities. It contains flashbacks and anecdotes to medical events, with the aim to share a frank and unflinching...
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Cancer: Bowel ScreeningA Simple Guide About How It Works To Help You Decide You know how hesitant you are to have a home Test kit done?So many people around the world are considering this.Yet, we throw up so many mental barriers to getting it done, including any repercussions.If you're thinking about taking a preliminary bowel screening test but aren't sure what to do next, this first book can assist.It should remove any early concerns about what...
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“Never, never, never give in”, Winston Churchill's famous quotation best sums up the life of Stephen Westaby, the world-leading cardiothoracic surgeon. This book chronicles the triumphs and failures of his surgical life, the lives saved and extended, the innovations (such as artificial hearts) he developed, and his research discoveries.
Having spent his childhood in the backstreets of a northern steel town, he went on to become one of the world's...
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Extrait: "L'Histoire de la chirurgie fut entreprise, il y a quelques années, par M. Dujardin, membre du Collège de Chirurgie de Paris. Une mort prématurée ne lui permit pas d'en conduire l'exécution au-delà du premier volume, qu'il publia en 1774. L. Peyrilhe, chargé de continuer cet ouvrage, s'en est acquitté d'une manière également instructive et piquante."
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This book is a must-have for people that will undergo or are currently recovering from a vitrectomy surgery, especially those that had a retinal detachment-and, as a result, are required to maintain a facedown position. It is also, recommended for support persons and healthcare providers that are caring for vitrectomy patients.
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You will gain an understanding of the overall experience from start to finish, and an understanding of...
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Completely updated by vascular nurses for vascular nurses. The first best resource for the RN or APRN vascular nurse at any level and in any setting. Essential for all involved in vascular nursing practice now and throughout this decade. The vascular nurse focuses on the needs and care of individuals and their families with known or at risk for vascular disease. This includes patient education, health promotion, care management, assessment for alterations...
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In this medical memoir, Dr. Friedman recounts the humorous, tragic, and always intense relationships of neurosurgeons to their colleagues and patients. He details what it takes to become a leading neurosurgeon and deal with deadly brain diseases and their devastating complications. He weighs in on universal health care in the United States. He also answers such questions as how does the mind work, why is trigeminal neuralgia called the "suicide disease,"...
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"Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Demystified: Doctor's Secret Guide" is a comprehensive exploration of abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA), offering readers a thorough understanding of this potentially life-threatening condition. Driven by a commitment to demystify medical complexities, the book delves into the definition of aneurysms, elucidates signs and symptoms, and explores the multifaceted risk factors involved. Dr. [Author's Name] expertly guides readers...
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Transplant nursing is the delivery of specialized nursing care focused on protecting, promoting, and optimizing the health and abilities of both the transplant recipient and the living donor across the life span. Patient care includes prevention, detection, and treatment of illness and injury related to diseases treated by solid organ transplantation and to diseases that may result from living donation. Transplant nursing also addresses the prevention...
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Second Opinion is the definitive resource for any of the 15 million people each year who are told they need surgery. This is the one book to turn to when you are sorting out whether or not to have surgery. Dr. Eric Rose and his collegues provide patients a reassuring arsenal of approaches and alternatives so they can participate fully in this important process to assure the best possible outcome. You'll want to bring Second Opinion with you for note-taking,...
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From choosing a doctor to postsurgical recovery, this guidebook for facial cosmetic surgery provides tips for every stage of the most popular procedures including facelifts, lip augmentation, and rhinoplasty. Potential risks and complications, realistic expectations, and criteria for determining if one is a good candidate for surgery are addressed by three experienced plastic surgeons. The newest materials used in cosmetic surgery, such as Restylane,...
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The Truth About Facial Procedures Is Finally Revealed...
Are you considering getting a procedure done?
Would you like to learn how to quickly analyze your body to determine what procedures would help you become a better you?
If you're interested in getting a procedure done, the Plastic Surgery book will help you in a big way.
You'll learn everything that you need to know when it comes to determining what kind of procedure you need (and don't need)...
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Extrait : "Un spirituel sceptique, Paul Lacroix, a prétendu que la superstition est la conséquence parasite, mais inévitable, de la religion, et que, dans certaines âmes faibles ou peu éclairées, elle devient plus puissante que la religion même. Sans souscrire à un paradoxe qui, présenté sous cette forme, ne soutient pas l'examen, on est obligé de reconnaître que bien des faits, dans l'histoire de la médecine à travers les siècles..."
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At the age of twelve, Emma awoke one day in a hospital bed with no knowledge as to why she was there. She soon learned she had received a life-saving heart transplant. From then on, Emma was prescribed a new life structure that never felt like her own. Struggling to find balance between being "normal" and chronically ill, and dealing with issues of body image, guilt, anger and ego, Emma found herself on a long journey to recovery that went beyond...
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Kanopy Streaming
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2016.
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1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 76 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound
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Winner of multiple audience awards, States of Grace intimately captures the profound transformation of a revered physician and her family in the wake of a life-changing accident. For Dr. Grace Dammann, a pioneering AIDS specialist who was honored by the Dalai Lama, a routine commute across the Golden Gate Bridge turned tragic when another driver crashed head on into her car. After seven weeks in a coma and a dozen surgeries, Grace miraculously awakened...
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Warner Home Video
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2004.
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Widescreen version.
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5 videodiscs in 3 separate volumes (DVD)(approximately 10 hr., 38 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Two plastic surgeons in Miami, Florida find themselves in full-blown midlife crises as they confront career, family and romance problems.
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¿Cirugía nasal? ¡No caiga en las garras del síndrome de la nariz vacía! es una fiel traducción de la obra publicada por Christopher Martin 'Having Nasal Surgery? Don't You Become An Empty Nose Victim!, si bien la edición española incluye un nuevo prólogo del Dr. Steven M. Houser donde refiere el creciente interés mostrado por la comunidad médica en el síndrome, siendo muestra de ello la nueva bibliografía aparecida, añade nuevas páginas...
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