Download or read book Patient 002 written by Floyd Skloot and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the author of In the Shadow of Memory, a memoir of living with brain damage that won the 2004 PEN Center USA Literary Award and was a finalist for the 2003 Barnes & Noble Discover Award, comes a gripping novel about the battleground of human medical researcha'told from the patienta's point of view.At 41, Sam Kiehl was a successful political consultant, a long-distance runner and rock climber, the single father of a grown son, and lover of a popular newspaper columnist. Then he contracted a virus that targeted his brain and left him totally disabled. With few treatment options available and his health continuing to worsen, Sam seizes upon the chance to offer himself as a subject in the clinical field trial of a new drug, Zomalovir. He becomes a?Patient 002a? and joins a group of patients from all walks of life who are similarly afflicted and desperate. What happens to Sam, to the young woman named Tracy Marsh with whom he is partnered, and to the others in his group, provides a sometimes shocking, sometimes humorous, always dramatic picture of human medical research, a world seldom seen. As the research subjects responda'or fail to responda'to their experimental treatment, as participating doctors and nurses observe, and as Physicians for Ethical Research, the pharmaceutical company that developed the drug and operates the study, deals with harsh truths about the costs and risks of conducting research, Patient 002 becomes a riveting tale of choices made and consequences faced at the center of the illness experience.Patient 002 is also a love story, as Sam discovers passion and romance in an unexpected place. Ita's also a novel of friendships forged in extreme circumstances and of the human capacity for survival in the face of overwhelming obstacles. A character in the novel warns, a?Beware of hopefulness.a? Yet Patient 002, especially when the patients take matters into their own hands in surprising ways, is a novel of hope, healing, and astonishing actions.
Download or read book Information Modeling and Relational Databases written by Terry Halpin and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2024-07-22 with total page 1086 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Information Modeling and Relational Databases, Third Edition, provides an introduction to ORM (Object-Role Modeling) and much more. In fact, it is the only book to go beyond introductory coverage and provide all of the in-depth instruction you need to transform knowledge from domain experts into a sound database design. This book is intended for anyone with a stake in the accuracy and efficacy of databases: systems analysts, information modelers, database designers and administrators, and programmers. Dr. Terry Halpin and Dr. Tony Morgan, pioneers in the development of ORM, blend conceptual information with practical instruction that will let you begin using ORM effectively as soon as possible. The all-new Third Edition includes coverage of advances and improvements in ORM and UML, nominalization, relational mapping, SQL, XML, data interchange, NoSQL databases, ontological modeling, and post-relational databases. Supported by examples, exercises, and useful background information, the authors' step-by-step approach teaches you to develop a natural-language-based ORM model, and then, where needed, abstract ER and UML models from it. This book will quickly make you proficient in the modeling technique that is proving vital to the development of accurate and efficient databases that best meet real business objectives. "This book is an excellent introduction to both information modeling in ORM and relational databases. The book is very clearly written in a step-by-step manner and contains an abundance of well-chosen examples illuminating practice and theory in information modeling. I strongly recommend this book to anyone interested in conceptual modeling and databases." — Dr. Herman Balsters, Director of the Faculty of Industrial Engineering, University of Groningen, The Netherlands - Presents the most in-depth coverage of object-role modeling, including a thorough update of the book for the latest versions of ORM, ER, UML, OWL, and BPMN modeling. - Includes clear coverage of relational database concepts as well as the latest developments in SQL, XML, information modeling, data exchange, and schema transformation. - Case studies and a large number of class-tested exercises are provided for many topics. - Includes all-new chapters on data file formats and NoSQL databases.
Download or read book The Silent Patient written by Alex Michaelides and published by Celadon Books. This book was released on 2019-02-05 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: **THE INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER** "An unforgettable—and Hollywood-bound—new thriller... A mix of Hitchcockian suspense, Agatha Christie plotting, and Greek tragedy." —Entertainment Weekly The Silent Patient is a shocking psychological thriller of a woman’s act of violence against her husband—and of the therapist obsessed with uncovering her motive. Alicia Berenson’s life is seemingly perfect. A famous painter married to an in-demand fashion photographer, she lives in a grand house with big windows overlooking a park in one of London’s most desirable areas. One evening her husband Gabriel returns home late from a fashion shoot, and Alicia shoots him five times in the face, and then never speaks another word. Alicia’s refusal to talk, or give any kind of explanation, turns a domestic tragedy into something far grander, a mystery that captures the public imagination and casts Alicia into notoriety. The price of her art skyrockets, and she, the silent patient, is hidden away from the tabloids and spotlight at the Grove, a secure forensic unit in North London. Theo Faber is a criminal psychotherapist who has waited a long time for the opportunity to work with Alicia. His determination to get her to talk and unravel the mystery of why she shot her husband takes him down a twisting path into his own motivations—a search for the truth that threatens to consume him....
Download or read book Introduction to Medical Software written by Xenophon Papademetris and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2022-05-05 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A concise and accessible overview of the design, implementation and management of medical software.
Download or read book The Economic Feasibility of Clinical Pharmacy in the Hospital Setting written by William E. Smith and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Health Care Budgeting and Financial Management written by William J. Ward Jr. and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2015-12-14 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In today's chaotic health reform environment, it is especially important for non-financial health care managers to have a practical guide to the tools and concepts they need to manage their human, supply, and equipment resources. Today's health care managers, frequently, were yesterday's technicians, physicians, and nurses. This puts them in an interesting predicament, since they know the health care side of the business but often lack the financial management skills necessary to create budgets and manage finances in a health care setting. In this guide, William J. Ward Jr. offers easy-to-understand explanations of basic accounting concepts, including cash flow, operating cost and cost behavior, revenue and reimbursement, and so much more. Providing clearly presented financial information in the context of health care, Ward's book is a one-stop desk reference that provides practical, useful tools and knowledge that readers can immediately put to use. It will help managers, directors, and clinical leaders who work in hospitals, physician practices, and other provider organizations to effectively manage their financial resources on a day-to-day basis, providing guidance for essential tasks such as preparing budgets, managing their departments, and making decisions around financial issues.
Download or read book Emerging Infectious Diseases written by and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 1232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Cerebral Small Vessel Diseases From Vessel Alterations to Cortical Parenchymal Injury written by Andreas Charidimou and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2020-03-12 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Noyes Knee Disorders Surgery Rehabilitation Clinical Outcomes E Book written by Frank R. Noyes and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2016-02-02 with total page 1312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Frank R. Noyes, MD – internationally-renowned knee surgeon and orthopaedic sports medicine specialist – presents this unparalleled resource on the diagnosis, management, and outcomes analysis for the full range of complex knee disorders. - Relies on Dr. Noyes' meticulous clinical studies and outcomes data from peer-reviewed publications as a scientifically valid foundation for patient care. - Features detailed post-operative rehabilitation programs and protocols so that you can apply proven techniques and ease your patients' progression from one phase to the next. - Presents step-by-step descriptions on soft tissue knee repair and reconstruction for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction, meniscus repair, soft tissue transplants, osseous malalignments, articular cartilage restoration, posterior cruciate ligament reconstruction, and more to provide you with guidance for the management of any patient. - Contains today's most comprehensive and advanced coverage of ACL,PCL, posterolateral, unicompartmental knee replacement, return to sports after injury, along with 1500 new study references supporting treatment recommendations. - Features all-new content on unicompartmental and patellofemoral knee replacement, updated operative procedures for posterior cruciate ligament and posterolateral ligament deficiency, updated postoperative rehabilitation protocols, and new information on cartilage restoration procedures and meniscus transplantation. - Includes some of the most comprehensive and advanced discussions on arthrofibrosis, complex regional pain syndrome, tibial and femoral osteotomies, and posterolateral reconstructions available in modern published literature. - Covers gender disparities in ligament injuries for more effective analysis and management. - Includes access to 46 outstanding videos encompassing nearly 11 hours of surgery, live patient rounds, and live presentations. - Expert Consult eBook version included with purchase. This enhanced eBook experience allows you to search all of the text, figures, images, and references from the book on a variety of devices.
Download or read book Equine Clinical Pathology written by Raquel M. Walton and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2013-08-12 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Equine Clinical Pathology is the first complete resource for hematology and clinical chemistry in horses. Encompassing the basic principles and advanced interpretation, the book’s single-species approach to pathology allows for focused coverage of the unique disease characteristics of equids. Equine Clinical Pathology is equally useful for anyone using clinical pathology as a diagnostic tool, from beginning student to experienced specialist. The heart of the book is organized by body system, making it easy to find and apply information. Chapters cover general laboratory medicine, including instruments and techniques, hematology, and proteins as well as specific organs, such as the kidney and liver. Equine Clinical Pathology is a useful bench-side reference for anyone involved in laboratory medicine for the horse.
Download or read book Department of Medicine and Surgery information systems data dictionary written by United States. Veterans Administration. Department of Medicine and Surgery and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Paramedic Calculations for Medication Administration written by American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), and published by Jones & Bartlett Publishers. This book was released on 2008-10-13 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “I love math!” “I hate math!” Whether you’re a math aficionado or someone who cringes at calculations, Paramedic: Calculations for Medication Administration will make you a master of paramedic math. This textbook teaches the basic principles of mathematics and applies these principles to cases that paramedics face on the job. Chapters cover math rules and principles; fractions, decimals, and percentages; ratios, proportions, and conversion factors; and rate-dependent and weight-based calculations. Practice problems are scattered throughout the chapters; students practice as they go. Every chapter highlights how paramedics can make use of the math knowledge that they already have in order to solve more complicated problems. Chapters begin with the simple and obvious, and progress to the level used in the field. Important Notice: The digital edition of this book is missing some of the images or content found in the physical edition.
Download or read book Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children written by Angela Mauro and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2024-03-28 with total page 93 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since April 2020, pediatric patients in Europe and the USA were reported presenting Kawasaki Disease-like shock syndrome. These patients showed pictures of variable severity up to multiorgan involvement and hyper inflammation, sometimes requiring intensive care. The CDC later defined this condition as Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C). The following diagnostic criteria were established: age <21 years; fever >24 hours; blood chemistry tests compatible with an inflammatory state; involvement of at least 2 organs or systems; severe clinical conditions requiring hospitalization; exclusion of other possible diagnoses, recent exposure (>4 weeks) to SARS-CoV-2 or positive nasopharyngeal swab or previous infection ascertained on serological examination. The immunopathogenesis of MIS-C is unclear but overlapping features with Kawasaki disease suggestive of vasculitis and a likely autoimmune etiology has been described.
Download or read book Cancer Immunotherapies From Efficacy to Resistance Mechanisms written by Morten Hansen and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2022-06-29 with total page 470 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dr. Koguchi receives funding from Tesaro, a GSK company, Bristol-Myers Squibb, and Shimadzu Corporation.. Dr. Vujanovic is a co-inventor of a methodology licensed to INmune Bio, Inc. where a selective inhibitor of soluble TNF can be used to prevent or treat malignancies. Dr. Hansen is the recipient of a private grant from Eurostars Eureka. The other Topic Editors declare no competing interests.
Download or read book Proceedings of the International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence written by and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 912 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Modern Trends in Human Leukemia III written by R. Neth and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 578 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Es ist ja ganz eineriei, wer es gejunden hat, die Hauptsache ist, daB es gejunden worden ist." This was said by Hermann Wilbrand, director of the department of opthalmology at the university hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf (1919-1923), when others claimed priority for the long searched for cortical visuell center, which he had discovered. Five years ago we tried in Wilsede an unusual experiment, bringing together for three long days and nights scientists and medical doctors to learn like students about each others work. The hope was that the participants in the workshop would discuss the whole problem of human leukemia, and coopera tive programmes among the different specialized research groups and medical centers would be stimulated. Now five years later we feel that the experiment was a success. Coope rative research programmes around the world were started and most of us understand more and more the Frederic Stohl man question about the pratical application of our research and its benefit for the patient. The chairman have done a tremendous job organizing an up to date scientific programme for the third Wilsede meet ing. I would like to thank all of them for a programme which includes all the important results and future aspects of human leukemia.
