Download or read book Improving Diagnosis in Health Care written by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2015-12-29 with total page 473 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Getting the right diagnosis is a key aspect of health care - it provides an explanation of a patient's health problem and informs subsequent health care decisions. The diagnostic process is a complex, collaborative activity that involves clinical reasoning and information gathering to determine a patient's health problem. According to Improving Diagnosis in Health Care, diagnostic errors-inaccurate or delayed diagnoses-persist throughout all settings of care and continue to harm an unacceptable number of patients. It is likely that most people will experience at least one diagnostic error in their lifetime, sometimes with devastating consequences. Diagnostic errors may cause harm to patients by preventing or delaying appropriate treatment, providing unnecessary or harmful treatment, or resulting in psychological or financial repercussions. The committee concluded that improving the diagnostic process is not only possible, but also represents a moral, professional, and public health imperative. Improving Diagnosis in Health Care, a continuation of the landmark Institute of Medicine reports To Err Is Human (2000) and Crossing the Quality Chasm (2001), finds that diagnosis-and, in particular, the occurrence of diagnostic errorsâ€"has been largely unappreciated in efforts to improve the quality and safety of health care. Without a dedicated focus on improving diagnosis, diagnostic errors will likely worsen as the delivery of health care and the diagnostic process continue to increase in complexity. Just as the diagnostic process is a collaborative activity, improving diagnosis will require collaboration and a widespread commitment to change among health care professionals, health care organizations, patients and their families, researchers, and policy makers. The recommendations of Improving Diagnosis in Health Care contribute to the growing momentum for change in this crucial area of health care quality and safety.

Download or read book Diagnostic Dilemmas in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry written by Christian David Perring and published by Oxford University Press (UK). This book was released on 2014 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Within child and adolescent psychiatry, there are a number of potential dilemmas pertaining to diagnosis, treatment, the protection of the child, as well as the child's own developing intelligence and moral judgement. Diagnostic Dilemmas in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry is the first in the IPPP series to explore this highly complex topic.

Download or read book Critical Care Neurology Part II written by and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2017-01-25 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Critical Care Neurology, Part II: Neurology of Critical Illness focuses on the care specialists and general neurologists that consult in the ICU and their work with patients in acute, life-threatening situations who are dealing with neurologic or neurosurgical crises emanating from either a preexisting neurologic syndrome or from a new neurologic complication appearing as a result of another medical or surgical critical illness. These two separate clinical situations form the pillars of neurocritical care, hence these practices are addressed via two separate, but closely related, HCN volumes. Chapters in both focus on pathophysiology and management, and are tailored for both general neurologists and active neurocritical specialists, with a specific focus on management over diagnostics. Part I addresses the principles of neurocritical care and the management of various neurologic diseases. Part II addresses the interplay between neurologic complications and the surgical, medical, cardiac, and trauma of critical illnesses that most typically present in the ICU. - Provides an essential neurocritical care overview for general neurologists - Presents neurocritical care specialists with an update on severe neurological illness management - Offers coverage of all the most frequent neurologic diseases requiring intensive care - Includes chapters authored by global leaders in the field, providing the broadest, most expert coverage available on the topics discussed

Download or read book Lippincott s Manual of Toxicology written by Joshua J. Lynch and published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. This book was released on 2012 with total page 473 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lippincott's Manual of Toxicology gives the emergency medicine clinician or toxicologist the information necessary to quickly diagnose and treat a broad range of poisonings and toxicologic emergencies. The content is provided in a concise and practical manner with evidence-based recommendations. The chapters are all extracted from the Harwood Nuss textbook, Clinical Practice of Emergency Medicine. This text is written by medical toxicologists, board certified and practicing, and highlights critical interventions and common pitfalls. Common poisons as well as rare and hard to look up poisons are included to provide you with readily available information at your fingertips. Features include: Prehospital care information Content designed to speed searchability Critical interventions Common pitfalls

Download or read book Complementary and Integrative Medicine Part I By Diagnosis An Issue of ChildAnd Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America E Book written by Deborah R. Simkin and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2023-05-08 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this issue of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics, guest editors Drs. Deborah R. Simkin and L. Eugene Arnold bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Complementary and Integrative Medicine Part 1: Disorders. This is the first of a two-part issue, which discusses complementary and integrative treatments to be considered for specific psychiatric disorders such as ADHD, sleep disorders, psychosis, TBI, iron deficiency, autism, and more. - Contains 13 practice-oriented topics including anxiety, substance abuse, PTSD, obesity, eating disorders, and more. - Provides in-depth clinical reviews on complementary and integrative medicine, offering actionable insights for clinical practice. - Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.

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Download or read book Boarding Time written by James Morrison and published by American Psychiatric Pub. This book was released on 2009-07-23 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By the time psychiatrists face Part II of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology examination, they have completed many years of coursework, untold hours of study, and the rigors of internship and residency. Yet this oral exam may be among the most stressful events in their careers. With no "right" answers and the spotlight on their patient interview techniques, they must rapidly formulate and defend a diagnosis and discuss etiology, prognosis, and therapy. With so much riding on this examination, candidates need all the insight and guidance they can obtain. That's where Boarding Time: The Psychiatry Candidate's New Guide to Part II of the ABPN Examination comes in. Long a classic in the field, this practical, systematic guide has been thoroughly updated to reflect new developments in clinical psychiatry and the latest changes to the exam. Grounded in the authors' exhaustive review of the literature and extensive interviews with candidates and examiners, this book also offers other features sure to benefit the candidate: For the first time, it includes training vignettes -- both in written and video formats -- that capture the immediacy of the examination experience. In an appendix, the authors discuss each video vignette included on the DVD. The authors have designed the book to be useful to all candidates -- whether they are just beginning their preparations, have limited time, have already reviewed extensively, or have failed the exam and are retaking it. Study strategies are provided for each of these groups. As the authors point out, Boarding Time is "a manual of advice, not a scientific treatise." This pragmatic, down-to-earth approach ensures that it will be useful, not only as exam preparation, but as a concise reference work for interviewing and diagnosis after the candidate obtains certification. An appendix devoted to "Maintaining Your Certification" provides a guide to steps in the process of recertification: the self-assessment program, lifelong learning activities, "Performance in Practice," and "Cognitive Expertise." Easy-to-read and filled with actual case examples, Boarding Time provides indispensable knowledge and support at a critical juncture in every psychiatrist's career.

Download or read book Clinical Approaches to Oral Mucosal Disorders Part II An Issue of Dental Clinics of North America written by Thomas P. Sollecito and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2014-04-28 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Part II of our important volume on oral mucosal disorders, in this issue we cover: oral herpes virus infections, recurrent aphthous stomatitis, lichen planus/lichenoid mucositis, pediatric soft tissue diagnosis, oral cancer, chemotherapy/radiation induced oral mucositis, bisphosphonate related osteonecrosis of jaws/anti-resorptive drug related osteonecrosis of the jaw, oral graft-versus-host disease, human papillomavirus, perioral lesions and dermatoses, and more!

Download or read book Clinical Arrhythmias Bradicardias Complex Tachycardias and Particular Situations Part II An Issue of Cardiac Electrophysiology Clinics written by Luigi Padeletti and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2018-06-06 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This issue of Cardiac Electrophysiology Clinics--edited by Drs. Luigi Padeletti and Giuseppe Bagliani--will focus on Clinical Arrhythmias: Bradicardias, Complex Tachycardias and Particular Situations. Topics include Introduction to Bradicardias; Sick sinus syndrome; AV nodal conduction disease; Intraventricular delay and Blocks; How to interpret pacemaker, AICD and CRT electrocardiograms; Ectopic beats; Advanced ep mechanisms in the electrogenesis of re-entry svt; Atrial fibrillation and ablation: ecg in the pre and post procedure; Ventricular tachycardias: detailed electrocardiographic aspects; Ventricular Tachicardia Ablation: the role of the Electrocardiogram; J Syndromes; Congenital and acquired long QT syndromes; Clinical approach to the patient with Syncope; Clinical approach to the patient with palpitations; Neonatal and Pediatric Arrhythmias; and Imaging in patients with cardiac arrhythmias.

Download or read book The Handbook of Forensic Psychology written by Irving B. Weiner and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2013-11-18 with total page 944 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A revised new edition of one of the top references for forensic psychologists This top professional and academic reference in forensic psychology is an established presence as both a professional reference and graduate text. This Fourth Edition is completely revised and updated for the new and rapidly growing demands of the field to reflect the new tools available to, and functions required of, present-day practitioners. The new edition expands coverage of neuropsychological assessment, eyewitness testimony, ad jury competence and decision-making, including selection, process and authority. In addition, the new ethics guidelines approved by the American Psychological Association (APA) are included and interpreted. Updated to include reframed content and the introduction of new chapter topics and authors Ideal for professional forensic psychologists and graduate students Written by experts in the field, a clinical professor of psychiatry and an associate professor of mental health policy

Download or read book Motor System Disorders Part II written by David S. Younger and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2023-08-22 with total page 672 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive review of research and best practice clinical management of spinal cord, neurodegenerative, and cerebral disorders is intended for both researchers and clinicians. Encompassing hereditary and acquired disorders from disease and accident, the book explores motor control disorders associated with stroke, dementia, seizure, encephalitis, and more. Covering disorders of both children and adults, the book discusses the latest advances in treatments related to neuroplasticity, neural tissue transplantation, and immunotherapy. - Summarizes assessment, disease course, and best practice treatment - Includes hereditary disorders and disorders from disease or accident - Discusses advances in neuroplasticity, tissue transplantation, immunotherapy, and other treatments - Reviews effects of dementia, stroke, seizure, encephalitis, cancer, and more

Download or read book Pediatric Complaints and Diagnostic Dilemmas written by Samir S. Shah and published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. This book was released on 2004 with total page 582 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pediatric Complaints and Diagnostic Dilemmas: A Case-Based Approach contains 119 cases in 20 chapters that cover a common chief complaint. Each chapter opens with a definition of the complaint, moves to differential diagnosis with a table on the most frequent causes, and reviews the important questions in the history. Four to eight cases in each chapter illustrate how the same chief complaint can have different causes. Case presentations cover the history of present illness, past medical history, the physical exam, diagnostic studies, and the development of the complaint over time.

Download or read book Bradley s Neurology in Clinical Practice E Book written by Robert B. Daroff and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2015-10-25 with total page 2845 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Comprehensive, easy to read, and clinically relevant, Bradley’s Neurology in Clinical Practice provides the most up-to-date information presented by a veritable "Who's Who" of clinical neuroscience. Its unique organization allows users to access content both by presenting symptom/sign and by specific disease entities—mirroring the way neurologists practice. A practical, straightforward style; templated organization; evidence-based references; and robust interactive content combine to make this an ideal, dynamic resource for both practicing neurologists and trainees. Authoritative, up-to-date guidance from Drs. Daroff, Jankovic, Mazziotta, and Pomeroy along with more than 150 expert contributors equips you to effectively diagnose and manage the full range of neurological disorders. Easy searches through an intuitive organization by both symptom and grouping of diseases mirrors the way you practice. The latest advances in clinical neurogenetics, brain perfusion techniques for cerebrovascular disease, the relationship between neurotrauma and neurodegenerative disease, management strategies for levodopa-related complications in movement disorders, progressive neuropsychiatric disorders arising from autoimmune encephalitis, and more keep you at the forefront of your field. Reorganized table of contents which includes new chapters on: Brain Death, Vegetative, and Minimally Conscious States; Deep Brain Stimulation; Sexual Dysfunction in Degenerative and Spinal Cord Disorders; Sports and Performance Concussion; Effects of Drug Abuse on the Nervous System; and Mechanisms of Neurodegenerative Disorders. Regular online updates reflect the latest information on the diagnosis and treatment of neurologic diseases based on the latest recommendations and methodologies. Expert Consult eBook version included with purchase. This enhanced eBook experience allows you to search all of the text, figures, references, and videos from the book on a variety of devices.

Download or read book Evidence Based Oral Surgery written by Elie M. Ferneini and published by Springer. This book was released on 2019-02-18 with total page 494 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is designed to guide the dental practitioner in the medical and surgical management of the oral surgery patient. It provides dentists and dental professionals with up-to-date, evidence-based information on how to handle any oral surgical problem and how to work up a patient. The book is divided into five sections, the first two of which present overviews of general and basic perioperative topics and the principles of exodontia. Management of oral pathology is then discussed in detail, covering odontogenic infections, osteonecrosis, preprosthetic surgery, common oral pathology, biopsy techniques, and dentoalveolar trauma. The fourth section is devoted to topics in advanced oral surgery, such as disturbances of the temporomandibular joint apparatus, facial deformities, and dental implants. Finally, a series of illustrative case reports and unusual surgical cases is presented. The book is multi-institutional and multispecialty based. Both editors have extensive academic experience and have authored numerous scientific publications.

Download or read book Handbook of Borderline Personality Disorder in Children and Adolescents written by Carla Sharp and published by Springer Science & Business. This book was released on 2014-04-21 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Diagnosing Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) in young people has long been a tough call for clinicians, either for fear of stigmatizing the child or confusing the normal mood shifts of adolescence with pathology. Now, a recent upsurge in relevant research into early-onset BPD is inspiring the field to move beyond this hesitance toward a developmentally nuanced understanding of the disorder. The Handbook of Borderline Personality Disorder in Children and Adolescents reflects the broad scope and empirical strengths of current research as well as promising advances in treatment. This comprehensive resource is authored by veteran and emerging names across disciplines, including developmental psychopathology, clinical psychology, child psychiatry, genetics and neuroscience in order to organize the field for an integrative future. Leading-edge topics range from the role of parenting in the development of BPD to trait-based versus symptom-based assessment approaches, from the life-course trajectory of BPD to the impact of the DSM-5 on diagnosis. And of particular interest are the data on youth modifications of widely used adult interventions, with session excerpts. Key areas featured in the Handbook: The history of research on BPD in childhood and adolescence. Conceptualization and assessment issues. Etiology and core components of BPD. Developmental course and psychosocial correlates. Empirically supported treatment methods. Implications for future research, assessment and intervention. The Handbook of Borderline Personality Disorder in Children and Adolescents is a breakthrough reference for researchers and clinicians in a wide range of disciplines, including child and school psychology and psychiatry, social work, psychotherapy and counseling, nursing management and research and personality and social psychology.

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