Making Sense Of Medicine
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| Author | : R. Andrew Moore |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
| Total Pages | : 448 |
| Release | : 2006 |
| Genre | : Medical |
| ISBN | : |
This text provides practical guidelines on how to make sense of and interpret the evidence that is available, with information on how to avoid straying beyond evidence into conjecture, supposition, and wishful thinking. It covers size, trial design, harm as well as benefit, and health economics and management evidence.
| Author | : Robert A. Aronowitz |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 292 |
| Release | : 1998 |
| Genre | : Medical |
| ISBN | : 9780521558259 |
This 1998 book contains historical essays about how diseases change their meaning.
| Author | : Paul Jenkins |
| Publisher | : CRC Press |
| Total Pages | : 322 |
| Release | : 2010-04-30 |
| Genre | : Medical |
| ISBN | : 0340984252 |
The first 72 hours following assessment and admission to the emergency department are crucial to a patient's care. As the medical practitioner on duty, you need good diagnostic skills and the ability to formulate a quick, safe and appropriate management plan. Making Sense of Acute Medicine is here to help. This book is the perfect introduction to accurate diagnosis for medical students, newly qualified doctors and anyone intimately involved with the delivery of acute medical care. By focusing on the decision-making process in relation to common clinical presentations, Making Sense of Acute Medicine will assist you to: take an accurate history and examine the patient with a focused approach make appropriate investigations requests formulate suitable management plans
| Author | : Munier Hossain |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 202 |
| Release | : 2021-10-21 |
| Genre | : Medical |
| ISBN | : 1108976603 |
Do you want to know what a parametric test is and when not to perform one? Do you get confused between odds ratios and relative risks? Want to understand the difference between sensitivity and specificity? Would like to find out what the fuss is about Bayes' theorem? Then this book is for you! Physicians need to understand the principles behind medical statistics. They don't need to learn the formula. The software knows it already! This book explains the fundamental concepts of medical statistics so that the learner will become confident in performing the most commonly used statistical tests. Each chapter is rich in anecdotes, illustrations, questions, and answers. Not enough? There is more material online with links to free statistical software, webpages, multimedia content, a practice dataset to get hands-on with data analysis, and a Single Best Answer questionnaire for the exam.
| Author | : Alan G Johnson |
| Publisher | : CRC Press |
| Total Pages | : 237 |
| Release | : 2006-11-24 |
| Genre | : Law |
| ISBN | : 0340925590 |
The practice of clinical medicine is inextricably linked with the need for moral values and ethical principles. The study of medical ethics is, therefore, rightly assuming an increasingly significant place in undergraduate and postgraduate medical courses and in allied health curricula. Making Sense of Medical Ethics offers a no-nonsense introduction to the principles of medial ethics, as applied to the everyday care of patients, the development of novel therapies and the undertaking of pioneering basic medical research. Written from a practical rather than a philosophical perspective, the authors call upon their extensive experience of clinical practice, research and teaching to illustrate how ethical principles can be applied in different 'real-life' situations. Making Sense of Medical Ethics encourages readers to understand the principles of medical ethics as they apply to clinical practice; explore and evaluate common misconceptions; consider the ethics underlying any medical decision; and as a result, to realize that a good appreciation of medical ethics will help them to practise more effectively in the future.
| Author | : Nancy M.P. King |
| Publisher | : Georgetown University Press |
| Total Pages | : 308 |
| Release | : 1996-02-01 |
| Genre | : Medical |
| ISBN | : 9781589018600 |
Advance directives—such as living wills and health care proxies—are documents intended to declare and preserve the health care choices of patients if they become unable to make their own decisions. This book provides a comprehensive overview of advance directives and clear, practical directions for writing and interpreting them. Nancy M.P. King provides a legal, philosophical, and historical analysis of the moral and legal force of advance directives. She explains the types and models of advance directives currently in use and offers guidelines for individuals seeking to write, read, and use directives to promote individuals' health care choices within the laws of their own states. King emphasizes that advance directives are not orders given by patients to their doctors; instead, they are documents that invite conversation between doctors and patients about health care decisions of great importance. The purpose of advance directives is to support patients' health care choices, and the book promotes a thoughtful use of advance directives that is best calculated to achieve that purpose, whatever form individual advance directives may take. This new edition has been updated to reflect the many changes in advance directive statutes since 1991, including expanded discussions of health care proxy statutes, the impact of the Patient Self-Determination Act and the Supreme Court's Cruzan decision. King also has extended her analysis of the implications for advance directives of managed care, resource allocation, resource scarcity, and the debate over futile treatment at the end of life. Making Sense of Advance Directives is a valuable handbook for patients, health care providers and administrators, patient counselors, lawyers, policymakers, and any individual interested in advance directives.
| Author | : Zackary Berger |
| Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
| Total Pages | : 183 |
| Release | : 2016-06-17 |
| Genre | : Medical |
| ISBN | : 1442242337 |
The more we know about medicine, the more we realize that many health questions have no one true answer. Realizing this, and thinking carefully about how medicine asks patients to treat their conditions, leads us to some questions. How reliable are the guidelines that might form the basis of doctors’ advice? Is it wrong, after all, to base an approach to medicine on patients’ preferences? And, given that there is often a distance between the treatment a doctor advises and what a patient would like to do, how do we bridge the gap—especially in a health culture of inequality, technical proficiency, and increasing costs? In practical, engaging, narrative-driven chapters about common health conditions that millions of Americans are familiar with—depression and high blood pressure, arthritis and diabetes—Dr. Zackary Berger of Johns Hopkins demystifies the often bewildering disconnect between patients and doctors and asks us all to think more clearly about how best to protect and cure the human body.
| Author | : Gill Hek |
| Publisher | : SAGE |
| Total Pages | : 164 |
| Release | : 2003 |
| Genre | : Medical |
| ISBN | : 9781412900881 |
'The authors are not advocating that all people need to be involved in research but certainly argue the need for practioners to develop their research skills and expertise. This text removes some of the mystique of research and would certainly encourage the practioner to explore some of the areas raised in more depth. I would consider it to be an essential text for any social and health care practioner whether they are in practice or pursuing further studies. - Nurse Education Today, Volume 24, Issue 1, January 2004 Research is now a crucial function of health and social care practice. All professionals in these fields need to understand research and be able to apply it in their daily care. Making Sense of Research aims to demystify research by introducing the relevant and essential elements. The authors provide a foundation of research knowledge by explaining the role of research in health and social care, giving an overview of the research process and presenting a range of approaches both quantitative and qualitative. There is an emphasis on the development of critical skills and how to implement research findings in practice. Additionally, they cover ethical issues involved in research and the dissemination of evidence gained through research. This completely revised and updated Second Edition is an invaluable introductory text for students and qualified practitioners in the health and social care professions who have no prior training or experience in the area. It includes new material on internet research, and the examples and reading lists have been fully updated.
| Author | : Riaz Agha |
| Publisher | : CRC Press |
| Total Pages | : 208 |
| Release | : 2005-04-29 |
| Genre | : Medical |
| ISBN | : 9780340887370 |
Medicine is an extremely competitive field, and whilst some specialties will always prove more popular than others, the competition is set to increase across all areas. If you are serious about succeeding in medicine then Making Sense of Your Medical Career is the book for you. This practical guide is packed with invaluable career information, and takes time to explain carefully the best path to career success. Key Features · Universal approach, applicable across all specialties · Unbiased and impartial advice · Easy-to-read and informal style · Step-by-step advice in how to build an effective CV · Practical examples from expert contributing authors · Handy tips on getting short-listed and selected for competitive posts · Further information and support on www.yourmedicalcareer.com This book will help you to answer difficult questions: · Should I do an intercalated BSc and what are the costs, benefits and alternatives? · How do I get funding for an intercalated BSc and elective? · How do I organise a successful elective? · How do I write and publish a scientific paper or book? · How do I get the most out of my time at medical school? · How do I manage my time, finances and stress? · What will I be asked at an interview? · How can I make myself stand out from the crowd? Making Sense of Your Medical Career is the ultimate passport to a successful career in medicine. "We have no doubt that any medical student would benefit from reading this book and so would many of their teachers....it is a remarkable achievement and we believe that it justly merits a place on the student's personal bookshelf as well as in libraries everywhere." Sir Graeme Catto and Sir Barry Jackson
| Author | : Andrew Houghton |
| Publisher | : CRC Press |
| Total Pages | : 340 |
| Release | : 2019-10-08 |
| Genre | : Medical |
| ISBN | : 0429581548 |
Interpreting an ECG correctly and working out what to do next can seem like a daunting task to the non-specialist, yet it is a skill that will be invaluable to any doctor, nurse or paramedic when evaluating the condition of a patient. Making Sense of the ECG has been written specifically with this in mind, and will help the student and more experienced healthcare practitioner to identify and answer crucial questions. This popular, easy-to-read and easy-to-remember guide to the ECG as a tool for diagnosis and management has been fully updated in its fifth edition to reflect the latest guidelines.
