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Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
COPD stands for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, a group of 5 lung diseases that limits the flow of air into and out of your lungs. This program is part of our respiratory series designed to comply with the Joint Commission standards for education of patients and family.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Dr. Marty Makary is co-developer of the life-saving checklist outlined in Atul Gawande's bestselling The Checklist Manifesto. As a busy surgeon who has worked in many of the best hospitals in the nation, he can testify to the amazing power of modern medicine to cure. But he's also been a witness to a medical culture that routinely leaves surgical sponges inside patients, amputates the wrong limbs, and overdoses children because of sloppy handwriting....
4) The patient's checklist: what every hospital patient needs to know to stay organized, safe & sane
Author
Publisher
Sterling Pub
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
For the half million people who undergo back surgery each year, and the additional million who are seriously contemplating it, Do You Really Need Back Surgery? is a godsend--an informed, reliable guide to when you should consider surgery and when you should not.
Author
Publisher
Vintage Español
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
Español
Description
"Una llamada a la acción -- a que cambies la manera en que gestionas tu salud y la de tu familia. Consejo experto para ayudarte a elegir a los mejores médicos, seleccionar los planes médicos apropiados, mejorar las búsquedas online, organizar tu equipo de apoyo, prevenir errores médicos."--Cover note.
Author
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
In this thoroughly updated edition of Hysterectomy: Exploring Your Options, gynecologists Edward E. Wallach, Esther Eisenberg, Isabel Green, and Stacey A. Scheib describe and explain every aspect of the procedure, including ʺ Symptoms of gynecological disorders that may require uterine fibroid removal or hysterectomyʺ The full range of diagnostic and therapeutic imaging techniques, including MRI-focused ultrasoundʺ Thorough explanations of specific...
Author
Publisher
American Diabetes Association
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"Being diagnosed with diabetes, no longer means giving up an active life. New technology, such as insulin pumps and continuous glucose monitors, can help people with both type 1 and type 2 diabetes stay active and flexible and maintain healthy attitudes and lifestyles. Designed to mimic the action of the pancreas, insulin pumps are small, pager-sized devices that infuse insulin under the skin based on programmed rates. Not only does this eliminate...
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"The Patient's Playbook will change the way you manage your health and the health of your family, from finding the right doctor to coordinating the best medical care. An expertly informed guide to the steps that everyone should take--even before illness strikes. The Patient's Playbook is a compelling narrative of personal stories that imparts lessons and illuminates strategies for better, and even life-saving, medical decision-making. With clarity...
Author
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Pub. Date
©2017.
Language
English
Description
Each year, one out of every four hospital patients in the United States will be harmed by the care they receive. Over 400,000 will die as a result. Watson delivers a patient-centered blueprint on how to transform the patient-safety movement, and provides key safety habits that people must learn to recognize so they can be sure hospital personnel use them during every patient encounter.
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