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Recovery from surgery an anaesthesia is a very importqnt subject about which little has been written. This book provides essential information on many of the common problems that occur in the first preoperative week (such as heart attacks, pneumonia, clots, and postoperative confusion) and how they can be reduced by proper care in the first hours after surgery.

In this practical manual, details of how to set up, equip, administer, and organize a postanaesthetic care unit are given; along with details of how to manage everyday medical and nursing problems such as pain, nausea, vomiting, and fluid administration. Also included is comprehensove information on likely emergencies. ... Read more

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*Another new Butterworth-Heinemann study aid specifically tailored to the needs of the Veterinary Nurse student

*'300 Questions and Answers in ...........' provides you with a collection of new questions and answers in individual subject areas so that you can concentrate on specific areas of weakness

*This new Series of Multiple Choice Questions provides you with additional opportunities for both self-assessment and examination practice

*The selected subject areas have been grouped according to the requirements of Part 1 and Part 2 veterinary nursing examinations, enabling you to purchase only those books relevant to their year of study ... Read more

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Now expanded and updated to reflect the most recent changes in the viva examination, this two volume series is an indispensable aid to success in the anaesthesia viva examinations and appropriate to both the Primary FRCA and the Final FRCA. This first volume covers the essentials of physiology, pharmacology, and statistics and gives the candidate a comprehensive range of possible questions and exemplary model answers to provide the perfect self-learning tool, and it is also useful as a concise reference for the established anaesthetist, being packed with up-to-date information on fundamental questions that face the anaesthetist on a daily basis. ... Read more

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Using his insight as a longtime physician, Dr. Ron Henderson describes the productive life he lives despite having a rare autoimmune disease known as myasthenia gravis (MG). He also provides a forum for three other MG patients to share their inspirational stories. A disease unfamiliar to many, myasthenia gravis means "grave muscle weakness" and causes severe weakness and loss of strength in voluntary muscles in various parts of the body. Often debilitating, MG falls into the category of "autoimmune" diseases, which all involve problems related to the immune system. Explaining MG symptoms, treatments, research, and disease-management tips, this book becomes a useful guide for MG patients, their families, and their physicians. And the book goes further. Using MG as an example, Dr. Henderson and others provide tips to all who suffer from chronic health problems for which there are treatments but no cures. Forced by MG to retire eight years ago as an obstetrician-gynecologist, Dr. Henderson now enjoys improved health but realizes he can never expect to be well unless a cure is found for MG. In this book, he announces plans to expand research into MG and other autoimmune diseases through his founding of the International Autoimmune Disease Research Foundation. ... Read more

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Dealing With Myasthenia
I found the book to be informative, but could have done without so much of the author's bragging about himself and his accomplishments. People who would want a book on this subject are probably trying to deal with myasthenia in their own lives and won't really be interested in how the author set up his own businesses. Cut some of the extranious material and it would be a much better book. ... Read more

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In retrospect, the dosage of IV sedatives used in the early days of endoscopy both in the USA and Great Britain was frequently too high. Today we are much more careful in the way we sedate patients, being acutely aware of the fact that if the patient becomes unresponsive and verbal contact is lost then, by definition, a general anesthetic has just been administered with all the clinical and legal implications that this holds.

This expertly written book examines all aspects of safe conscious sedation and will be an essential reference for nurses and other health professionals involved in the clinical care of patients undergoing diagnostic or therapeutic procedures that require conscious sedation. Each chapter covers a particular area of the practice of conscious sedation and the chapter authors come from a wide spectrum of clinical specialties. ... Read more

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This book provides all the key information for developing a thorough understanding of the concepts of IV conscious sedation.Fully detailed sections include basic concepts of medications, administration techniques, potential complications and emergencies, monitoring parameters, developing a credentialing program, legal implications, and patient discharge.The text is designed with practical implementations to the clinical setting, including useful information such as sample documentation forms, learner feedback and question and answer sections. ... Read more

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THIS IS A GREAT BOOK FOR NEW AND SEASONED PERIOPERATIVE NURS
BUY THIS BOOK. IT IS PERFECT FOR PERIOPERATIVE NURSE ... Read more

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This book describes a method of local anaethesia developed by a dermatologist and a pharmacologist, demonstrating its use in cosmetic liposuction and other procedures. Richly illustrated to show details of the technique and with serial photographs of many clinical cases, the book explains the advantages of this new technique of tumescent local anaesthesia and provides practical instruction in how to perform it. ... Read more

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Course or exam review in outline format, for nursing students. Includes IBM and Macintosh diskettes with practice exam and rationales for both right and wrong answers. ... Read more

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Encourages students to apply the concepts they learned in the text through vocabulary exercises, labeling and identification exercises, multiple choice questions, and competency sheets. Multiple choice questions in the format of the certification review provide practice for taking the exam. ... Read more

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HYSTERO safpengram
I like to know what the procedure is and what instruments they use

Excellent introduction to surgical technology!
This book is an excellent introduction to various aspects of the many different surgeries and procedures in use, such as anatomy, instrumentation, and OR duties. It also contains a solid introduction to ethics. Overall, a useful book for the budding medical student, or for anyone interested in surgery. ... Read more

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Neuroanesthesia contains the edited presentations of the 42nd Annual Postgraduate Course in Anesthesiology given by the Department of Anesthesiology at the University of Utah School of Medicine, February 1997. The chapters reflect recent advances in neurophysiology, pharmacology and monitoring related to the practice of neuroanesthesiology. The sections on central nervous system trauma, intraoperative management, brain protection and postoperative care provide a conceptual framework for current clinical practices.This textbook is the fifteenth in a continuing series documenting the proceedings of the Postgraduate Course of the Department of Anesthesiology of the University of Utah School of Medicine. It reflects, as well as past and future volumes, the rapid and continuing evolution of anesthesia in the last years of the twentieth century. ... Read more

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This new and fully updated edition of Anaesthetic Aide-Memoire (previously published by OUP) is not intended as a definitive pocket textbook of anaesthesia. Instead, it provides a compilation of key lists, numerical data, physiological and pharmacological formulae, procedural algorithms, important information on illnesses pertaining to anaesthesia, data on equipment, clinical measurement, and intensive care management that will serve as a valuable quick reference for senior anaesthetists in training and for consultants in anaesthesia. It is the ideal first reference source to consult when a fact, statistic, or formula eludes the memory, and as such will also prove to be a useful aid to teaching. It will also be useful for candidates for the FRCA examination who will already understand the basic physiology and pharmacology underpinning anaesthesia but who need reminding occasionally in a clear, concise, didactic way. ... Read more