Buchanan General Hospital, VA. Provides the consumer with a basic understanding of the diagnostic procedures and tools used by physicians hospitals, and commercial laboratories. Organized alphabetically and presents more than 1,000 commonly prescribed tests and procedures. Previous edition: c1998.
Obesity has become a common metabolic disease throughout the world. The second edition of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Health in Early Life analyzes longitudinal and cross-sectional data on the dietary, development, environmental, and functional factors influencing the growth and development of humans in early life stages. New chapters address the role of genetic factors as well as the prevention, consequences, and treatment of obesity.
All your pregnancy and birth questions answered by experienced midwives. What's best to eat during pregnancy? How many minutes apart should my contractions be? What's a great tip for a good night's sleep? When it comes to dispensing care, advice and friendly reassurance during pregnancy and labour, midwives are the health professionals mothers want to turn to. You can find 1,000 real-life questions to midwives, answered with up-to-date information you can trust.
Chronic knee, hip and back pain is a problem of epidemic proportions leaving millions of sufferers desperate to find relief. But after trying invasive surgery and countless therapies, all claiming to eliminate chronic musculoskeletal pain, why are so many still suffering with indescribable pain?
In diagnostic cardiology, the usefulness and effectiveness of state-of-the-art echocardiography is unsurpassed. This handy atlas includes all of the information you need to navigate the numerous imaging planes that transect the heart with ease and confidence. More than 400 illustrations, including, sharp, clear echocardiograms, full-color schematic diagrams, and 3-D images. Detailed descriptions of all of the acoustic windows and imaging planes for every echocardiogram. All major diseases depicted in B-mode, M-mode, Doppler and color Doppler
Obesity has become a common metabolic disease throughout the world. The second edition of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Health in Early Life analyzes longitudinal and cross-sectional data on the dietary, development, environmental, and functional factors influencing the growth and development of humans in early life stages. New chapters address the role of genetic factors as well as the prevention, consequences, and treatment of obesity.
