Dictionary of Medical Acronyms and Abbreviations by
This best-selling portable resource provides authoritative definitions for all of the medical acronyms and abbreviations you can expect to encounter in medicine today. The new, 5th Edition features 10,000 completely new entries reflecting the most recent developments in health care-including new clinical trials, new technologies, and new advances. Highlights include the latest virus nomenclature, computer technology, medical informatics, and molecular biology, along with more from the ever-expanding list of organizations and associations. It also includes a CD-ROM that makes the content accessible via computer. What's more, a handheld software version is available on CD-ROM-sold separately, or in a money-saving package together with the book. Features a concise, pocket-sized format that is easy to carry, easy to consult, and easy to afford. Delivers all of the authority readers expect from the publisher of Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary. Offers 10,000 brand-new entries encompassing all of the latest acronyms and abbreviations from every front in health care. Includes a CD-ROM that makes the content accessible via computer. Is available separately on CD-ROM as software for most handheld devices, and in a money-saving package together with the book.
Mayo Clinic Family Health Book 5th Edition by
Drawing upon the research and expertise of more than 4,500 renowned physicians, this reference manual provides a clear look at the causes, symptoms, and treatment options for hundreds of potential health conditions. With almost 1,400 pages of updated content, the Mayo Clinic Family Health Book is a comprehensive health guide for the whole family. In the completely revised fifth edition of the Mayo Clinic Family Health Book, the experts at Mayo Clinic bring you in-depth information about health issues that can affect you at any age. From offering medical guidance for treating minor cuts, bruises, bites, or blisters, to identifying warning signs of more serious medical issues, this book gives a helpful overview for health conditions you may encounter as a parent, caretaker, or regular healthy adult. The book is broken down into 5 convenient sections: · Injuries and Symptoms · Pregnancy and Healthy Children · Healthy Adults · Diseases and Disorders · Tests and Treatments As a busy adult, it can be difficult to track down information about living a healthy lifestyle. In addition to outlining medical guidance concerning vaccinations, nutrition and fitness, managing stress, and overcoming unhealthy behaviors, the Mayo Clinic Family Health Book explains diseases and disorders that can develop as we age, like sleep disorders, diabetes, mental illnesses, digestive problems, and different types of cancers. And just as adult health conditions change with age, the same can be said for children. Whether it's healthcare for infants and toddlers or preteens and teenagers, this comprehensive manual helps give parents insight into every health condition their kids may face during all stages of childhood. While the Mayo Clinic Family Health Book serves as a helpful tool to keep and reference throughout life, the book also provides essential medical information that may be needed in emergency situations. With detailed descriptions for performing CPR, the Heimlich Maneuver, and treating severe bleeds and burns, this book is an invaluable resource to study to help you prepare for the worst-case scenario. Now with an updated, 48-page visual guide that helps readers have a better understanding of human anatomy, the Mayo Clinic Family Health Book is a must-have guide for understanding healthy living at all stages of life.
Mayo Clinic Guide to Self-Care by
Comprehensive Diagnosis and treatment of complex medical problems are hallmarks of Mayo Clinic, and have been for more than 100 years.sNow the world-renowned expertise of Mayo Clinic is available to you in this easy-to-understand, authoritative guide featuring instant access to the facts you need -- including practical information on more than 150 of today's most common health problems. Book jacket.
Mayo Clinic on Chronic Pain by
If you use the information in this book every day, you can learn how to control your pain instead of allowing it to control you. That's our commitment to you. This easy-to-understand book focuses on what you can do to manage long-standing or recurrent pain, from the more familiar headaches, back pain and arthritis to less common and unknown causes. Within these pages you'll find answers to your questions about how you can lead a more active and productive life. You'll read about: -- What Causes Pain to Become Chronic -- Specific Exercises That Help Reduce Pain -- Ways to Cope With Anger and Other Emotions -- Using Your Mind and Body to Relax and Relieve Stress -- How to Sleep Better and Improve Sexual Intimacy -- Strategies for Setting and Achieving Personal Goals -- Why Pain Medications Often Aren't an Answer -- Complementary and Alternative Therapies That May Help -- Role of Spirituality -- 10 Ways to Maintain Your Gains -- And Much, Much More
8 Weeks to Maximizing Diabetes Control by
In just 8 weeks, you can learn the tricks of the trade for managing your type 2 diabetes. Whether you've just been diagnosed or have bee living with diabetes for years, 8 Weeks to Maximizing Diabetes Control gives you the tools and resources you need to reach your treatment goals.
The Diabetes Lifestyle Book by
You've been diagnosed with diabetes. Now what? Your doctor has given you directions on what you can do to control your blood sugar. Now you need to find a way to commit to smart choices for better health. And you need to deal with some uncomfortable feelings that might arise in the process. This book offers a powerful and proven new approach that can help you make it happen. Based on new research using acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), a bold new direction in psychology, these techniques will help you move past cravings, find motivation to exercise, and manage anxiety that you might feel when you test your blood sugar level. You'll learn how to embrace the changes you'll need to make in order to jumpstart your new, healthful lifestyle.
Every Woman's Guide to Diabetes by
Women have long needed a book devoted to their unique issues with diabetes. This up-to-date and practical guide advocates simple lifestyle changes that can help women reduce their risk of getting diabetes or, if already diagnosed, prevent the disease's most serious complications. Every Woman's Guide to Diabetes translates the latest findings from diabetes research into proven strategies busy women can use to stay healthy and gain control over an often overwhelming disease. The authors discuss the nature of diabetes, helping readers through the complex medical decisions involved in diabetes treatment. They highlight strategies to decrease the emotional stress and social isolation that often accompany diagnosis, and offer everyday techniques for managing blood sugar. Key features include: -- Unique aspects of diabetes for women throughout the life cycle -- Timetable of recommended tests and check-ups -- Guide to medications with common dosages -- Charts to help organize diabetes-care tasks and supplies -- Time-management tips for better disease regulation -- Guide to contraceptives available to women with diabetes -- Review of issues critical to women before, during, and following pregnancy -- Advice for overcoming barriers to weight loss and exercise -- Plan for intelligent diet trade-offs while still enjoying meals -- Practical tips for planning exercise -- Strategies to avoid diabetes "burn-out" Written by two physicians (one of whom is a woman living with diabetes) and an experienced medical writer, Every Woman's Guide to Diabetes recognizes the power that women have in their households to effect lifestyle changes that will benefit themselves and loved ones, including their mothers, daughters, sisters, and partners. This power can reduce the toll of the diabetes epidemic.
Living with Diabetes by
The particular challenges that diabetes presents African Americans with are discussed in this medical guide that highlights how cultural differences, including heredity and diet, impact the prevalence of diabetes in the black community. Information on how the disease works, how it is treated, and how to handle the emotional challenges that accompany a chronic disease is provided. Preventative steps, disease management, exercise and diet, and proper medication are covered for those who suffer from the disease.
The Mayo Clinic Diabetes Diet by
From the endocrinology experts at the Mayo Clinic comes an updated diabetes diet plan specifically designed to help prevent and manage prediabetes and type 2 diabetes. This adaptation of the #1 New York Times bestselling book, The Mayo Clinic Diet, provides those living with diabetes with a simple and straightforward guide to losing weight--and keeping it off. Countless issues can thwart weight loss attempts--a sedentary lifestyle, struggles with cravings, limited time to plan healthy meals and exercise, and minimal support from family and friends. The Mayo Clinic Diabetes Diet provides solutions to these issues in the form of physician-approved meal plans, recipes for diabetics (that you'll actually want to eat!), tips for increasing your physical activity, and tools to help you track your weight loss progress. This book will also help you change your mindset around weight loss by teaching you five healthy habits for weight loss success, five habits to kick to help you transition into a healthy lifestyle, and five bonus habits to make the weight loss process as pain free as possible. The Mayo Clinic Diabetes Diet follows the Mayo Clinic's scientifically proven method for weight loss by following a two-step program. The first phase of the program, Lose It!, is a straightforward two-week plan that helps at-risk individuals lose weight quickly and safely, lowering the body's overall blood sugar in the process. The second phase, Live It!, offers manageable lifestyle changes to help individuals lose one to two additional pounds a week until they reach their desired weight. Additionally, the new second edition of this bestselling book now offers a bonus section packed with information about understanding calorie intake versus output, choosing healthy ingredients for a diabetic diet, finding healthy food (whether you're in a restaurant or a grocery store), as well as helpful advice for pushing past weight loss plateaus. Committing to a healthy lifestyle now can help avoid dangerous health complications later. When combined with The Mayo Clinic Diabetes Diet Journal, this all-encompassing guide from the weight-loss and nutrition experts at the Mayo Clinic will help you lose weight, live an improved lifestyle, and gain control of your diabetes, once and for all.
Mayo Clinic on Managing Diabetes by
Mayo Clinic on Managing Diabetes offers sound advice on controlling the disease and living as normal a life as possible. In this book, readers will learn: The different types of diabetes; Symptoms, risk factors, and how diabetes is diagnosed; The best ways of monitoring your condition; How to develop a healthy eating plan; The latest cutting edge therapies; What complication to watch for, and how they can be prevented.
Naturally Healthy Mexican Cooking by
Just about everyone loves Mexican food, but should you eat it if you want to manage your weight or diabetes? Yes, absolutely! There are literally hundreds of authentic Mexican dishes that are naturally healthy--moderate in calories, fat, and sugar--and completely delectable. In Naturally Healthy Mexican Cooking, Jim Peyton presents some two hundred recipes that have exceptional nutrition profiles, are easy to prepare, and, most important of all, taste delicious. Peyton starts from the premise that for any diet to work, you have to enjoy the food you're eating. Substitutions that alter the taste and pleasure of food, such as nonfat yogurt for mayonnaise, have no place here. Instead, you'll find tasty, highly nutritious, low-calorie dishes from the various schools of Mexican and Mexican American cooking in Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California. From traditional meat, seafood, and vegetarian entrees and antojitos mexicanos, including tacos, enchiladas, and tamales, to upscale alta cocina mexicana such as shrimp ceviche and mango salsa, these recipes are authentic, simple for home cooks to prepare with supermarket ingredients, flavorful, and fully satisfying in moderate portions. Every recipe includes nutritional analysis--calories, protein, carbs, fat, cholesterol, fiber, sugar, and sodium. In addition to the recipes, Peyton offers helpful information on diet and healthy eating, Mexican cooking and nutrition, ingredients, cooking techniques, and cooking equipment. Try the recipes in Naturally Healthy Mexican Cooking, and you'll discover that comfort food can be both delicious and good for you. ¡Buen provecho!
Practical Diabetes Care by
Winner in the Internal Medicine category at the 2019 British Medical Association awards. Concise, affordable and extremely practical, Practical Diabetes Care, 4th edition offers a wholly clinical approach to diabetes and its treatment. Covering all the practical aspects of all major aspects of Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes, it also includes the very latest in clinical research and trial results. Structured in a problem-orientated way, the book focuses on the areas of maximum anxiety for health-professionals treating patients with diabetes, e.g. hyperglycaemic emergencies, and multiple complications. Easy to navigate, clear and convenient for when on the wards and in clinic, this is the perfect guide to the practical aspects of caring for patients with diabetes.
Real-Life Guide to Diabetes by
Here's everything you need to know about diabetes in a one-of-a-kind book packed with information you won't find anywhere else. Using an easy-to-search format, Real-Life Guide to Diabetes lets you find the answers to your most pressing questions quickly and easily. Other books give you complex systems to manage your diabetes, but those rarely work in real life - it's time for a more realistic approach.
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Type 2 Diabetes - Your Healthy Living Guide by
Your one-stop, comprehensive guide to everything you need to know about living well with type 2 diabetes. This new edition has been redesigned and updated with the latest information to help you find the answers to your questions faster and easier, giving you the resources you need to stop worrying about diabetes and get back to living life.
100 Questions and Answers about Breastfeeding by
This text is an evidence-based, comprehensive approach to the many questions women have when they are thinking about breastfeeding and during the time they are breastfeeding their baby. 100 Questions & Answers About Breastfeeding gives you authoritative, practical answers to your questions. Written by three prominent breastfeeding experts, Karin Cadwell, Cindy Turner-Maffei and Anna Blair, with 'insider' advice from actual mothers, this book is an invaluable resource!
American Academy of Pediatrics Caring for Your Teenager by
Expert, authoritative guidance you can trust on helping your teenager cope with the changes and challenges of adolescence, from The American Academy of Pediatrics. The critical, life-shaping years between twelve and twenty-one have been called the "turbulent teens." But adolescence doesn't have to be a time of anxiety and upheaval--for either teenagers or their parents. In this comprehensive, down-to-earth guide, the nation's leading authority on the care of children helps parents and caregivers guide teenagers through the successful transition into young adulthood. Combining practical parenting advice with the latest medical, psychological, and scientific research, and covering every aspect of a teenager's growth and development, the American Academy of Pediatrics' Caring for Your Teenager offers indispensable information on: * The stages of adolescence--what defines normal physical, emotional, social, and intellectual development * Setting rules and limits--helping teenagers grow into responsible adults * The twelve building blocks of self-esteem--from feelings of security and belonging to decision making, pride, and trust * Instilling values and strengthening family ties * The problem of peer pressure: giving your child the confidence to handle it * Hormones--easing teenagers' anxieties about their changing bodies * Safeguarding your teenager from sexually transmitted diseases * Adapting to different family types--from single-parent to adoptive to blended * Helping your teenager cope with serious illness or death in the family, sibling rivalry, separation, or divorce Plus * Helping your teenager find the right college--or make an alternative choice * Teens, the Internet, and the law * A comprehensive medical guide to common ailments . . . and much more Caring for Your Teenager is the one guide that no one entrusted with the care of a teenage child should be without--a book that provides parents with all the information they need to ensure that their child is on the right track to becoming a happy, healthy adult.
Birthing From Within by
Birthing From Within offers parents engaging and memorable ways for pregnant women, and their partners, to activate personal, social and spiritual resources that will guide them through their labour and afterwards.
Mayo Clinic Guide to a Healthy Pregnancy by
An essential pregnancy resource for all parents-to-be. Mayo Clinic Guide to a Healthy Pregnancy, second edition is an authoritative, yet practical reference manual from the pregnancy experts at the #1 ranked hospital in America. The newly updated book includes information on everything from healthy lifestyle habits to the latest technologies in prenatal care and childbirth. Features include week-by-week updates on baby's growth, as well as month-by-month changes that mom can expect.
Natural Birth Control Made Simple by
This book gives specific instruction on the use of two methods of family planning: Natural Family Planning and Fertility Awareness Method. These methods give couples natural choices: 1. To avoid pregnancy, you can determine when you are infertile and have sexual intercourse without conceiving. 2. To become pregnant, you can track the days of the month when you are most fertile and have intercourse when you are most likely to conceive. 3. These safe non-invasive techniques can be used by themselves or combined with other contraception methods. 4. The techniques are noninvasive, have no side effects and carry no danger of toxic infection or cancer. The authors, experts in fertility awareness, have completely revised and updated this newly titled edition of the book. The new material includes several new examples of natural birth control and the fertility awareness method, with illustrations. The book contains 40 charts for readers to use. The book is written in an accessible style and contains edifying case studies.
The Portable Pediatrician by
Dr. Laura Nathanson wrote The Portable Pediatrician to help parents find the joy in parenting and gain the confidence to quickly and easily assess their child's development, medical symptoms, and behavioral problems. Parents can't always visit their pediatrician every time they have a question, but fortunately with this book they have the next best thing. The Portable Pediatrician, one of the few child-care books written by a practicing pediatrician, offers authoritative and practical advice on: Keeping up with, or even one step ahead of, your child's rapidly changing needs Setting limits before the one year birthday Planning the arrival of the next baby in the family Coping with your own as well as with your child's separation anxiety Dealing with the four I's: illnesses, injuries, immunizations, and insurance coverage Getting prompt medical attention for serious crises -- and what to do in the meantime Preventing childhood obesity and eating disorders later Confronting complex behavior and medical problems, including ADD, autism, asthma, oppositional behavior (including potty resistance)
What to Eat When You're Pregnant Including the a-Z of What's Safe and What's Not by
Pregnancy is an amazing time, full of wonder and excitement. But it can be worrying too. You know it's down to you to eat and drink in a way that will keep your baby safe and provide the ideal fuel for growth and development. But for most of us it's far from clear exactly what that means. So what should you eat - and what should you avoid? What's healthy - and what's not? And if there is a risk involved with certain foods, what exactly is the risk and how big is it? What are the nutrients that a growing baby needs and what can you eat to provide them? Do you need to take supplements, and if so, which ones? This handy, compact book is your saviour. It's the definitive healthy eating guide for pregnancy and provides an instant checklist as to what foods are safe and what you should steer clear of. This new edition has been fully revised and includes: A unique, updated A-Z of food and drink - the ultimate handy, quick reference Guidelines on alcohol and caffeine, with full explanation Advice for vegetarian mothers-to-be and those on special diets Tips on how to handle morning sickness How to achieve a healthy weight gain and how to lose it sensibly afterwards Latest research findings on what foods affect a baby's development, including the most up-todate advice on allergy proofing your baby What you should and shouldn't eat while breastfeeding Expert nutritionist and pregnancy specialist Dr Rana Conway provides all the facts and everything you need to know to give your baby the very best start in life.
Cocinando para Latinos con Diabetes/Diabetic Cooking for Latinos by
All the great Spanish classics made healthier! 87 recipes in Spanish and English fit into your diabetes meal plan. Kitchen-tested favorites include: . Tender Chayotes -- a Costa Rican delight with just 65 calories . Chicken Hallacas -- a true Venezuelan treat wrapped in healthier banana leaves . Baked Papaya topped with ice cream and just 90 calories. Includes exchanges.
Diabetes de la A a la Z by
As happens to most people with diabetes, you have probably heard certain words and phrases on the topic of diabetes you do not recognize, or maybe you've read a complicated or confusing subject.Diabetes A to Z, 7th edition, will clarify the confusion and give you simple but informative answers to all your questions, whether you're newly diagnosed with diabetes or have had diabetes for years. This completely revised and updated guide comes packed with the latest information about the personal care of those with diabetes, even on new drugs and treatment guidelines: alcohol blood sugar complications diet exercise foot care heart disease insulin insurance kidney complications planning meals pregnancy sex weight loss much more Now, when you have important questions about diabetes, or when you simply want to learn more about a topic related to diabetes, fast and confidentially, you can find practical, easy to understand answers inDiabetes A to Z, 7th edition.
Donde No Hay Doctor by
Un guida para los campesinos que viven lejos de los centros medicos.
El Primer Ano de Su Bebe by
Brinda el sano consejo en todos los aspectos del cuidado del beb#65533; de la Asociaci#65533;n Americana de Pediatr#65533;a. Este manual completo y sencillo de usar aborda preguntas m#65533;dicas, preocupaciones de los padres, e aspectos de seguridad. Incluyendo temas que van desde las etapas a alcanzar por mes, el cuidado infantil b#65533;sico, c#65533;mo enfrentar emergencias, y problemas del sue#65533;o, haste la instalaci#65533;n del asiento de beb#65533; para el auto y la elecci#65533;n de un pediatra, esta gu#65533;a contiene una abundancia de informaci#65533;n para padres que buscan tanto datos cl#65533;nicos como avisos para una vida enfocada en la familia. Covering everything from preparing for childbirth to baby’s first steps, this easy-to-use Spanish translation of Your Baby's First Year addresses medical worries, safety concerns, well-baby questions, and so much more. Includes a month-to-month guide to growth, behavior, and development for baby’s first year.
Medical Dictionary by
This dictionary contains virtually all health-related terms likely to occur in a conversation between a health worker and a Spanish-speaking patient, including common colloquialisms and slang terms not found in similar dictionaries. This edition contains over 18,000 entries and 3000 new terms have been added.
Waiting for Bebé by
While pregnant with her first daughter Alcaniz discovered that there isn't a single book on the market that deals with the unique aspects of the pregnant Hispanic woman. Waiting for Beb deals with the unique concerns, both physiological and cultural, that Hispanic women face during pregnancy.
100 Questions and Answers about Depression by
Approximately 35 to 40 million Americans will deal with severe depression at some point in their lives. Whether youre a newly diagnosed patient, or a friend or relative, this book offers help. The only volume available to provide the doctors and patients view, 100 Questions and Answers About Depression gives you authoritative, practical answers to your questions about treatment options, advice on coping with depression, sources of support, and much more. Written by two prominent psychiatrists, Drs. Ava T. Albrecht and Charles Herrick, with commentary from both a patient and a family member, this book is an invaluable resource for anyone coping with the medical, psychological, and emotional turmoil of this debilitating condition.
Contemporary Issues in Women's Cancers by
Contemporary Issues in Women's Cancers addresses the incidence, prevalence, assessment, diagnosis and treatment of cancers specific to women--in particular, gynecological cancers. This new resource provides nurses with a comprehensive, up to date, ready reference that will enhance their clinical practice, and help them treat their patients amidst not only the changing healthcare system in US, but also the changing ways in which cancer is diagnosed and treated. Expert authors, all member of the SGNO, offer their expertise in exploring the psychological issues associated with having cancer, and offer insight on providing assistance and resources to the individuals and families facing this disease. Every health care provider who uses this text will grow and expand their knowledge, their care and their service to their patients
Eldercare for Dummies by
Cope with legal, financial, and medical issues Minimize anxiety and stress and make the later years golden Need help caring for an elderly loved one? This sensitive, reassuring guide provides strategies for assessing older persons' needs, arranging for care, ensuring their safety, and enhancing quality of life - all while respecting their dignity. You'll see how to manage physical disabilities and chronic health problems, evaluate nursing homes, and help elders control their destinies. The Dummies Way * Explanations in plain English * "Get in, get out" information * Icons and other navigational aids * Tear-out cheat sheet * Top ten lists * A dash of humor and fun
National Geographic Desk Reference to Nature's Medicine by
For millennia, humans have looked to nature for remedies to ailments great and small. Long before formal science enabled us to take a systematic approach to medicine, healers used plants to alleviate pain, ease the symptoms of dozens of diseases, and treat complaints of every kind. And today, countless people still use medicinal plants, whether in traditional roles or as building blocks for new research and innovative drugs. Featuring 350 full-color photographs, botanical drawings, and maps, this accessible, fact-filled book is based on the work of renowned botanical experts and presents alphabetically arranged, beautifully illustrated entries for hundreds of plants touted for thousands of years to soothe, even heal. Each is clearly described, with full details of its physical appearance and medicinal uses; its origins and geographic distribution, how it’s harvested and used in conventional and alternative medicine, a range map; and more. With fascinating medical chronicle filled with informative sidebars on everything from ancient folklore to the latest research, readers learn how aspirin evolved from a concoction of willow bark to the familiar white pill of today, how the foxglove’s flowery beauty contributes to the potent heart drug digitalis, and how many other now common treatments have deep historical and cultural roots. It’s a journey that starts many centuries ago in remote places like the Amazon rain forest, where shamans practiced their powerful curative magic of plants, and leads to the high-tech pharmaceutical labs of today’s scientists working to discover new plant-based drugs that can be used effectively to treat diseases major and minor alike, from cancer to the common cold.
Quitting Smoking for Dummies® by
The decision to quit smoking is far from a casual one. Quitting smoking involves your complete commitment; it must become your number-one priority. Mustering all the support you can get, you need to decide to turn up the flame on your survival instincts, your belief in a healthy future, and your will power and faith that you can and will quit. The sooner you stop smoking, the better your chances of avoiding some of the unwelcome consequences of smoking. You body and brain begin to recover almost immediately. Cigarette cravings aside, your body wants to stop smoking, and the moment you cut loose the smokes, your respiratory system begins to clear itself out. Here are just a few of the benefits you can reap from kicking the habit: A longer life with a lower risk of cancer and other deadly diseases No more sore throats, congested lungs, and persistent cough The ability to exercise and "get back into shape" Kissable breath and clothes that don't smell like you just came home from a bar Being able to really taste good food Pleasing your family and friends and no more being the outcast Like all smokers, you've probably tried to quit a half dozen times, only to relapse. Perhaps you'd given up all hope of being able to quit, but now you're getting pressure from others, such as family members, to end your smoking career completely. But how do you take those first steps? And how do you follow through with your commitment to quit smoking? Quitting Smoking For Dummies can help. Quitting Smoking For Dummies takes a total approach to help you quit smoking - short of yanking the cigarettes from your hands. It gives you the cold, hard truth about why you're addicted and how smoking harms your body - and it helps you develop a plan for finally quitting. Here's just a sampling of the topics you'll find covered: Understanding the various forms of tobacco - and their effects Figuring out why you're addicted Analyzing the health risks of smoking Developing a strategy to quit smoking Exploring nicotine replacement therapies Staying clean: Avoiding the relapse Getting help from support groups and programs Special considerations for pregnancy and teen smoking So, the question to ask yourself is, "Why wait to quit?" You're going to have to eventually; why not start now? With Quitting Smoking For Dummies, you can start your recovery today, and look forward to a long and healthy life.
What Every Patient, Family, Friend, and Caregiver Needs to Know about Psychiatry by
If you care for someone with a mental illness -- whether as a family member, friend, or practitioner -- this hands-on reference is for you. The acclaimed What Every Patient, Family, Friend, and Caregiver Needs to Know About Psychiatry is now available in a long-awaited second edition. Like the first, it is written in a simple, concise style for the layperson -- and is packed with need-to-know information on adult psychiatric disorders, including their causes, approaches to treatment, and what caregivers can do to help. It is an excellent resource for therapist's waiting room. What Every Patient, Family, Friend, and Caregiver Needs to Know About Psychiatry features a wealth of immediately usable guidance for caregivers. It's an excellent text for introduction to psychiatry classes in colleges and nursing schools for helping students develop valuable knowledge and skills to apply in practice. This one-stop resource is the first place to turn for practical guidance for the latest research-based techniques. You'll * Get a solid understanding of the causes of psychiatric disorders, including stress, genetics and heredity, and emotional and physical problems* Develop hands-on skills for the full range of emotional and mental disorders, including psychosomatic disorders, anxiety, substance abuse, sexual problems, loss, personality and mood disorders, schizophrenia, and cognitive disorders such as Alzheimer's disease * Find out how the psychiatrist should function in the patient-caregiver-doctor relationship -- and learn how to choose a psychotherapist. This second edition has been extensively revised and updated with new information on diagnostic techniques and brain scans, the role of genetics, new medications and psychotherapeutic approaches, and more. In addition, it features a unique and illuminating look at mental health in our post-9/11 nation, including the rising incidence of posttraumatic stress disorder. Whether you're a social worker or psychologist, nurse or other professional, friend or family member, you'll get a sound framework to help you achieve better results. Caring for a person with mental illness requires knowledge, skill, understanding, and strength. What Every Patient, Family, Friend, and Caregiver Needs to Know About Psychiatry gives you a source of guidance and techniques that will make you more confident and successful in your role as practitioner or caregiver.
Williams' Essentials of Nutrition and Diet Therapy by
Awarded first place in the 2019 AJN Book of the Year Awards in the Adult Primary Care category. Learn the latest nutrition and diet therapies for treating common diseases. Williams' Essentials of Nutrition & Diet Therapy, 12th Edition offers a solid foundation in the fundamental knowledge and skills you need to provide effective patient care. It addresses nutrition across the lifespan and includes the 2015 Dietary Goals for Americans as well as MyPlate for Older Adults. This exceptionally reader-friendly text features evidence-based information, real-world case scenarios, colorful illustrations, boxes, and tables to help you learn how to apply essential nutrition concepts and therapies in clinical practice. Strong community focus is threaded throughout with robust coverage of health promotion, cultural competence, patient safety, lifespan, and public health issues. Focus on Culture boxes introduce you to cultural competence and the special nutritional needs, health problems, and appropriate interventions applicable to different cultural, ethnic, racial and age groups. Focus on Food Safety boxesalert you to food safety issues related to a particular nutrient, age group, or medical condition. Health Promotion section devoted solely to health promotion and wellness stresses healthy lifestyle choices and prevention as the best "medicine." Diet-Medication Interactions boxesprovide diet-warnings related to specific prescription drugs. Evidence-Based Practice boxes summarize current research findings. Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) boxesoffer uses, contraindications, and advantages/disadvantages of common types of herbs and supplements and potential interactions with prescription or over-the-counter medications. Perspective in Practice boxes supply you with practice elements for nutrition education. Key terms identified in the text and defined on the page help reinforce critical concepts. NEW! Includes the 2015 Dietary Goals for Americans which covers the latest guidelines and medications. NEW! MyPlate for Older Adults developed by the Tufts University Human Research Center on Aging and the AARP Foundation replaces former Food Guide Pyramid. NEW! Newly-approved Nutrition Labeling Guidelines incorporated into text along with the latest medications, research findings, and clinical treatment therapies. NEW! New and refreshed case studies illustrate key concepts in authentic, "real-life" scenarios that reinforce learning and promote nutritional applications. NEW! Expanded coverage of health promotion includes strategies for implementation. NEW! New coverage of text messages for nutrition and health information includes what to watch out for when visiting health-related web sites.
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