Medical : Surgery

The chapters in this book vary from methods of assessing and monitoring nutritional status to those of the use of intravenous and enternal nutritional support. Practical chapters define laparoscopic placement of feeding tubes as well as the use of a variety of nutritional substrates, which can be administered in different clinical scenarios. The discovery, implementation and utilization of total parenteral nutritional support have made enormous benefits to patients; saving lives and improving clinical outcome. more...

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Among the great discoveries of the nineteenth century, few offer a more fascinating insight into Victorian society than the new science of anaesthesia. This vivid and engaging history reveals how the worlds of Victorian medics, moralists, and clergymen were plunged into turmoil and debate by the discovery and introduction of anaesthetic medicine. - ;Among all the great discoveries and inventions of the nineteenth century, few offer us a more fascinating insight into Victorian society than the discovery of anaesthesia. Now considered to be one of the greatest inventions for humanity since the printing press, anaesthesia offered pain-free operations, childbirth with reduced suffering, and instant access to the world beyond consciousness. And yet, upon its introduction, Victorian medics, moralists, clergymen, and scientists, were. plunged into turmoil. This vivid and engaging account of the early days of anaesthesia unravels some key moments in medical history: from Humphry Davy's early experiments with nitrous oxide and the dramas that drove the discovery of ether anaesthesia in America, to the outrage provoked by Queen Victoria's use of chloroform during the birth of Prince Leopold. And there are grisly ones too: frequent deaths, and even notorious murders. Interweaved throughout the story, a fascinating social change is revealed. For anaesthesia caused the Victorians to rethink concepts of pain, sexuality, and the links between mind and body. From this turmoil, a profound change in attitudes began to be realised, as the view that physical suffering could, and should, be prevented permeated through society, most tellingly at first in prisons and schools where pain was used as a method of social control. In this way, the discovery of anaesthesia. left not only a medical and scientific legacy that changed the world, but a compassionate one too. - ;Snow's admirable account of the slow triumph of anaesthesia astonishes by its revelation of the inhumanity of s more...

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Focuses on the use of Clinical Densitometry in the pediatric and adolescent populations. This book, suitable for clinicians and technologists involved in the care of children and adolescents, provides expert-based guidelines to assist practitioners in performing dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry in younger patients and in interpreting the data. more...

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A practical reference covering: diseases requiring bone marrow transplants, such as multiple myeloma, lymphomas, paediatric malignancies, and adult solid tumours; indications, complications, drug doses and approaches to clinical management problems; unrelated donors, marrow processing, engraftment relapse and general patient care; and the requirements for maintaining a bone marrow transplant unit. more...

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Covering the essentials of gynaecological surgical practice, this text is specifically tailored for trainees for the MRCOG. The book concentrates on the most commonly performed procedures and is written by leading gynaecological cancer surgeon, John Monaghan. more...

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