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A New Theory of Conscientious Objection in Medicine: Justification and Reasonability (Routledge Annals of Bioethics)
by Robert F. CardThis book argues that a conscientiously objecting medical professional should receive an exemption only if the grounds of an objector’s refusal are reasonable. It defends a detailed, contextual account of public reasonability suited for healthcare, which builds from the overarching concept of Rawlsian public reason. The author analyzes the main competing positions and maintains that these other views fail precisely due to their systematic inattention to the grounding reasons behind a conscientious objection; he argues that any such view is plausible to the extent that it mimics the ‘reason-giving requirement’ for conscience objections defended in this work. Only reasonable objections can defeat the prior professional obligation to assign primacy to patient well-being, therefore one who refuses a patient’s request for a legally available, medically indicated, and safe service must be able to explain the grounds of their objection in terms understandable to other citizens within the public institutional structure of medicine. The book further offers a novel policy proposal to deploy the Reasonability View: establishing conscientious objector status in medicine. It concludes that the Reasonability View is a viable and attractive position in this debate. A New Theory of Conscientious Objection in Medicine: Justification and Reasonability will be of interest to researchers and advanced students working in bioethics, medical ethics, and philosophy of medicine, as well as thinkers interested in the intersections between law, medical humanities, and philosophy.
A New Understanding of Mental Disorders: Computational Models for Dimensional Psychiatry
by Andreas HeinzA new computational and dimensional approach to understanding and classifying mental disorders: modeling key learning and decision-making mechanisms across different mental disorders. Even as researchers look for neurobiological correlates of mental disorders, many of these disorders are still classified solely according to the manifestation of clinical symptoms. Neurobiological findings rarely help diagnose a specific disease or predict its outcome. Although current diagnostic categories are questionable (sometimes labeling common states of human suffering as disorders), traditional neuroimaging approaches are not sophisticated enough to capture the neurobiological markers of mental disorder. In this book, Andreas Heinz proposes a computational and dimensional approach to understanding and classifying mental disorders: modeling key learning and decision-making mechanisms across different mental disorders. Such an approach focuses on the malleability and diversity of human behavior and its biological underpinnings. Heinz explains basic learning mechanisms and their effects on human behavior, focusing not on single disorders but on how such mechanisms work in a multitude of mental states. For example, he traces alterations in dopamine-reinforcement learning in psychotic, affective, and addictive disorders. He investigates to what extent these basic dimensions of mental disorders can account for such syndromes as craving and loss of control in addiction, positive and negative mood states in affective disorders, and the altered experience of self and world associated with psychotic states. Finally, Heinz explores the clinical and therapeutic implications of such accounts. He argues that a focus on learning mechanisms, with its emphasis on human creativity and resilience, should help reduce the stigma of mental disorder.
A Night to Remember
by Jennifer Taylor24 hours--to save a marriage! Major incident headquarters...1500 hours A tanker loaded with toxic chemicals is headed straight for an oil rig. The only possible outcome--disaster! Grace Darling Hospital...1530 hours A team, led by Dr. Seb Bridges, is ready and waiting--to save lives. Emergency room...1600 hours Dr. Libby Bridges is on her way to the E.R., determined to ask Seb for a divorce. For Seb, only two things matter--saving lives and saving his marriage. This will be the most important night of his life and the clock is ticking.
A Notebook of Dermatopathology: Mastering the Basics, Pattern Recognition, and Key Pathologic Findings
by Mariya MitevaThis is an invaluable collection of information designed to help residents, fellows, and students - as well as any already qualified medical professional interested in revising the essentials of skin conditions – to master the basics of skin pathology. Using the principle of pattern recognition, it simplifies the multitude of dermatopathologic signs by using easy-to-memorize images of what the key features look like - photomnemonics. There are also helpful sections on the technical aspects of dermatopathology and on the key findings at each level of the skin. Organized simply and abundantly illustrated, this text will be an indispensable guide to revision for all its readers.
A Novel Intrabody Communication Transceiver for Biomedical Applications (Series in BioEngineering)
by Mir Hojjat Seyedi Daniel LaiThis monograph explores Intrabody communication (IBC) as a novel non-RF wireless data communication technique using the human body itself as the communication channel or transmission medium. In particular, the book investigates Intrabody Communication considering limb joint effects within the transmission frequency range 0. 3-200 MHz. Based on in-vivo experiments which determine the effects of size, situations, and locations of joints on the IBC, the book proposes a new IBC circuit model explaining elbow joint effects. This model not only takes the limb joint effects of the body into account but also considers the influence of measurement equipment in higher frequency band thus predicting signal attenuation behavior over wider frequency ranges. Finally, this work proposes transmitter and receiver architectures for intrabody communication. A carrier-free scheme based on impulse radio for the IBC is implemented on a FPGA.
A Numerical Tool for the Analysis of Bioinspired Aquatic Locomotion (SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology)
by Giovanni BianchiThis book presents a novel method for the numerical simulation of swimming animals. It includes a review of the hydrodynamics of swimming, a description of the CFD model adopted, and a description of the results obtained by applying this model to the cownose ray. This method is developed for the open-source software OpenFOAM and relies on an overset mesh. A custom library is added to the solver to include the equations of the kinematics of the animal under investigation, combining the deformation of the fish fins with the computed displacement and rotation of the animal's body. The presented method helps investigate the dynamics of any animal moving in a fluid, provided that its kinematics is known, and in this work, it is applied to investigate the hydrodynamics of a cownose ray. This book is intended for researchers and engineers who aim to deeply understand the hydrodynamics of fish swimming and to design bioinspired autonomous underwater vehicles or novel propulsion systems.
A Nurse Worth Waiting For: A Medical Romance (Medical Romances #3)
by Gill SandersonA heartwarming medical romance by best-selling author Gill Sanderson! Perfect for fans of Mia Faye, Laura Scott, Helen Scott Taylor, Grey's Anatomy and ER.'A lovely romance with interesting twist' 5* reader review'An excellent read. Didn't take long to read' 5* reader review'Brilliant, romantic, sensitive, just simply compulsive reading... a must buy!!' 5* reader reviewSix years ago, Jan Fielding was a trainee nurse and Chris Garrett a newly qualified doctor - they were in love. But that love vanished when Chris appeared to have left Jan's father to die after he fell on a mountain rescue mission. Soon afterwards Chris left to work abroad.Now he is back and has joined her GP practice. They are professionals; they have to work together. Although wanting nothing to do with him, Jan has to admit that he is a very competent doctor - and still a very attractive man. Then she learns a little more about her father's death. Has she misjudged Chris's actions on the mountain? Is it possible that the feelings they had for each other might be re-kindled?Don't miss Gill Sanderson's delightful medical romances, including the Good, Bad and Ugly and the A Lakeland Practice series.
A Nurse Worth Waiting For: A Medical Romance (Medical Romances Ser.)
by Gill SandersonA heartwarming medical romance by best-selling author Gill Sanderson! Perfect for fans of Mia Faye, Laura Scott, Helen Scott Taylor, Grey's Anatomy and ER.'A lovely romance with interesting twist' 5* reader review'An excellent read. Didn't take long to read' 5* reader review'Brilliant, romantic, sensitive, just simply compulsive reading... a must buy!!' 5* reader reviewSix years ago, Jan Fielding was a trainee nurse and Chris Garrett a newly qualified doctor - they were in love. But that love vanished when Chris appeared to have left Jan's father to die after he fell on a mountain rescue mission. Soon afterwards Chris left to work abroad.Now he is back and has joined her GP practice. They are professionals; they have to work together. Although wanting nothing to do with him, Jan has to admit that he is a very competent doctor - and still a very attractive man. Then she learns a little more about her father's death. Has she misjudged Chris's actions on the mountain? Is it possible that the feelings they had for each other might be re-kindled?Don't miss Gill Sanderson's delightful medical romances, including the Good, Bad and Ugly and the A Lakeland Practice series.
A Nurse and Mother
by Evelyn Prentis'Matron smiled. It was the smile that one woman gives to another and not the chilly facial movement from Matrons of old. "Do you think you would be able to work 9 to 3.30?" For a moment I couldn't think at all. There seemed something not quite right in being paid for so little labour.'At the end of the Second World War, as husbands came back to Civvy Street their wives had the luxury of staying at home with the children. For a short while at least. Soon Evelyn realised she had to find part-time work to make ends meet, and to her astonishment she was offered part-time hours at her old hospital.The day-to-day job hadn't changed much, but she was now a nurse and mother. Whooping cough and measles could still kill a small child, and the early '50s polio epidemic left the whole country in shock.But the nurses worked hard, moaned incessantly about their aching feet and yet found things to laugh at, just as they did from the start of their training. If old soldiers never die, then neither do nurses.
A Nurse in Action
by Evelyn Prentis'We were quickly learning to live with war. We became very proficient at moving the patients who could walk quickly to the shelters when the sirens went. We were equally proficient at talking those who couldn't walk into believing that they would be safe where they were. Some believed us, others didn't.'Surprising Matron as well as herself, Evelyn Prentis managed to pass her Finals and become a staff-nurse. Encouraged, she took the brave leap of moving from Nottingham to London - brave not least because war was about to break. Not only did the nurses have to cope with stray bombs and influxes of patients from as far away Dunkirk, but there were also RAF men stationed nearby - which caused considerable entertainment and disappointment, and a good number of marriages ...But despite all the disruption to the hospital routine, Evelyn's warm and compelling account of a nurse in action, shows a nurse's life would always revolve around the comforting discomfort of porridge and rissoles, bandages and bedpans.
A Nurse to Trust
by Margaret O'NeillThe doctor's nurseWhen nurse Clare Summers takes a new job as a nurse, she knows it will be a challenge, but she doesn't realize that Dr. Dan Davis will add to it so much. There is an immediate chemistry between them, and an immediate tension. With a painful relationship behind him, Dan is unwilling to place his emotions in Clare's hands. Caring for others with Clare at such close quarters forces Dan to trust her nursing skills, but as personal tension grows between them, their relationship looks likely to remain critical unless Dan can trust Clare with his heart.
A Nurse's Forgiveness
by Jessica MatthewsThe determined doctor Handsome, polite and charming he might be, but Marta Wyman wasn't going to let Dr. Evan Gallagher pressure her into a meeting with her grandfather. She didn't know why he should bring himself here to persuade her, or why he was so bothered by her nonexistent relationship with a relative she'd never met, but Marta was determined to carry on with her life in New Hope exactly as it was. And Evan Gallagher would have a long wait before she changed her mind—or gave in to her desires….
A Nurse's Story
by Tilda ShalofThe team of nurses that Tilda Shalof found herself working with in the intensive care unit (ICU) of a big-city hospital was known as "Laura's Line." They were a bit wild: smart, funny, disrespectful of authority, but also caring and incredibly committed to their jobs. Laura set the tone with her quick remarks. Frances, from Newfoundland, was famous for her improvised recipes. Justine, the union rep, wore t-shirts emblazoned with defiant slogans, like "Nurses Care But It's Not in the Budget." Shalof was the one who had been to university. The others accused her of being "sooo sensitive."They depended upon one another. Working in the ICU was both emotionally grueling and physically exhausting. Many patients, quite simply, were dying, and the staff strove mightily to prolong their lives. With their skill, dedication, and the resources of modern science, they sometimes were almost too successful. Doctors and nurses alike wondered if what they did for terminally-ill patients was not, in some cases, too extreme. A number of patients were admitted when it was too late even for heroic measures. A boy struck down by a cerebral aneurysm in the middle of a little-league hockey game. A woman rescued - too late - from a burning house. It all took its toll on the staff.And yet, on good days, they thrived on what they did. Shalof describes a colleague who is managing a "crashing" patient: "I looked at her. Nicky was flushed with excitement. She was doing five different things at the same time, planning ahead for another five. She was totally focused, in her element, in control, completely at home with the chaos. There was a huge smile on her face. Nurses like to fix things. If they can."Shalof, a veteran ICU nurse, reveals what it is really like to work behind the closed hospital curtains. The drama, the sardonic humour, the grinding workload, the cheerful camaraderie, the big issues and the small, all are brought vividly to life in this remarkable book.From the Hardcover edition.
A Nurse, a Surgeon, a Christmas Engagement: Forever Family For The Midwife / A Nurse, A Surgeon, A Christmas Engagement (Mills And Boon Medical Ser.)
by Allie KincheloeFrom emergency wedding date…To happily-ever-after?Nurse Lena has serious doubts about playboy surgeon Dex’s request that she be his emergency date to his brother’s wedding… But when he offers to be her fake boyfriend in return to meet her family obligation, she reluctantly agrees. Maybe it’s the heady spirit of the season—or a Christmas miracle!—but Dex surprises Lena at every turn. Could he be the man she swore she never wanted?From Harlequin Medical: Life and love in the world of modern medicine.
A Paediatric Vade-Mecum, 14Ed
by Timothy G Barrett A LanderA complete revision of this successful pocketbook, the fourteenth edition of A Paediatric Vade-Mecum provides the junior doctor and trainee grade paediatrician with invaluable information on the diagnosis and management of illness in children, and with practical evidence-based advice for the safe and effective management of the sick child.
A Pandemic in Residence: Essays from a Detroit Hospital
by Selina MahmoodIn a series of essays, a Pakistani American doctor reflects on a variety of subjects during her first year of residency during the COVID-19 pandemic. During the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, Selina Mahmood―in the middle of the first year of a neurology residency―found scraps of time between grueling shifts to write. The resulting collection is her personal and meticulous chronicle of an unprecedented year in medicine. It&’s also the debut of a young and uncommon talent. In the tradition of Oliver Sacks and Paul Kalanithi, Dr. Mahmood takes the science of neurology and spins it into poetry, exploring theories of the mind, Pakistani American identity, immigration, family, the history of medicine, and, of course, the challenges of becoming a physician in the midst of a global health crisis. Skipping nimbly across continents and drawing inspiration from an array of sources ranging from Thomas Edison to Yuval Harari to Beyoncé, she has crafted an elegant, incisive, and utterly original investigation. As Salon put it, this book is &“A profound, moving and unfiltered account of not just a frontline worker&’s experience at an unprecedented moment, but a story of family and identity, of pop songs and PPE.&” A must-read for anyone seeking insight into the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic as well as a broader understanding of our universal search for meaning.
A Paramedic to Change Her Life
by Alison RobertsIn the latest Harlequin Medical Romance from Alison Roberts, a doctor falls for a paramedic just as she&’s decided to have a baby—alone!Taking a risk…For the miracle of a baby! Dr. Jo has always wanted a family but never found the right man or the right time. Now, on the eve of her forty-sixth birthday, she decides to make her dream a reality—alone. But when fearless paramedic Cade bursts into her life, she falls headfirst and offtrack! Cade has been running from his heartache and grief, but could Jo and her desire to have a family be just what he needs, too?From Harlequin Medical: Life and love in the world of modern medicine.
A Paramedic's Diary: Life And Death On The Streets
by Stuart GrayA Paramedic's Diary is his gripping, blow-by-blow account of a year on the streets - 12 roller-coaster months of enormous highs and tragic lows. One day he'll save a young mother's life as she gives birth, the next he might watch a young girl die on the tarmac in front of him after a hit-and-run. His is a world of hoax calls, drunks and druggies, terrorist bombings and gangland shootings. A gripping, entertaining and often amusing read.
A Parametric Framework for Modelling of Bioelectrical Signals (Series in BioEngineering)
by Yar M. MughalThis book examines non-invasive, electrical-based methods for disease diagnosis and assessment of heart function. In particular, a formalized signal model is proposed since this offers several advantages over methods that rely on measured data alone. By using a formalized representation, the parameters of the signal model can be easily manipulated and/or modified, thus providing mechanisms that allow researchers to reproduce and control such signals. In addition, having such a formalized signal model makes it possible to develop computer tools that can be used for manipulating and understanding how signal changes result from various heart conditions, as well as for generating input signals for experimenting with and evaluating the performance of e. g. signal extraction methods. The work focuses on bioelectrical information, particularly electrical bio-impedance (EBI). Once the EBI has been measured, the corresponding signals have to be modelled for analysis. This requires a structured approach in order to move from real measured data to the model of the corresponding signals. This book proposes a generic framework for this procedure. It can be used as a guide for modelling impedance cardiography (ICG) and impedance respirography (IRG) signals, as well as for developing the corresponding bio-impedance signal simulator (BISS).
A Part of Me: A brand new emotional and gripping family drama
by Vivien BrownA compelling and emotional novel that asks: What do you owe to a child you let go? A widow in her sixties, Geraldine is financially secure, happy, and about to marry her second husband, William. She&’s come a long way from being a motherless fourteen-year-old giving a baby up for adoption—but over the decades, she&’s made a special effort to support vulnerable girls as a way of compensating for her lingering guilt. Miles away in London, Beth has endured a painful divorce and the death of her adoptive mother—and now faces kidney disease. A transplant means waiting indefinitely for a stranger to die . . . unless someone volunteers as a living donor. She will not consider putting her three children at risk or burdening them with the truth, but with both her adoptive parents gone, could the time be right to track down the birth parents she knows nothing about? When biological mother and daughter finally meet, the emotions that accompany the reunion are complicated further by haunting questions: Is Beth driven by selfishness as much as—or more than—a desire to connect? Will Geraldine&’s urge to help Beth by being tested as a potential donor jeopardize her new life with William? What does she owe, and to whom? Thought-provoking and absorbing, this novel explores the meaning of family, the nature of guilt and regret, and the conflicts raised by the miracles of modern medicine.
A Path with a Heart: Ericksonian Utilization with Resistant and Chronic Clients
by Yvonne M. DolanAn approach for psychotherapists to take with clients who have had long-term and deep-seated psychological difficulties.
A Patient's Guide to Dental Implants
by Thomas Balshi William Becker Edmond Bedrossian Peter WohrleDo You Need Teeth Replacement? Are you missing a tooth? Several teeth? If so, perhaps you're like many individuals--you already wear a bridge or dentures or are considering them. But have you considered dental implants? They are "permanent teeth" that are inserted into the jawbone and function like natural teeth. They offer a more natural appearance and greater comfort than bridges or dentures. Although the trend toward dental implants is growing rapidly, you, like many consumers, may not fully understand how they work. The doctors who wrote this book recognized the need for consumer information. All specialists in dental implants, they provide answers to such questions as: * What are the benefits of dental implants? * Who is a candidate for dental implants? * How are the implants inserted? * Are the procedures painful? * How long do implants last? * Are there risks or possible complications? * How do you choose a qualified dentist or specialist? * What follow-up care is required? Your Complete Guide to Dental Implants
A Patient's Guide to Dental Implants
by Thomas Balshi William Becker Edmond Bedrossian Peter WohrleDo You Need Teeth Replacement? Are you missing a tooth? Several teeth? If so, perhaps you're like many individuals—you already wear a bridge or dentures or are considering them. But have you considered dental implants? They are "permanent teeth" that are inserted into the jawbone and function like natural teeth. They offer a more natural appearance and greater comfort than bridges or dentures. Although the trend toward dental implants is growing rapidly, you, like many consumers, may not fully understand how they work. The doctors who wrote this book recognized the need for consumer information. All specialists in dental implants, they provide answers to such questions as: • What are the benefits of dental implants? • Who is a candidate for dental implants? • How are the implants inserted? • Are the procedures painful? • How long do implants last? • Are there risks or possible complications? • How do you choose a qualified dentist or specialist? • What follow-up care is required? Your Complete Guide to Dental Implants
A Patient's Guide to Surgery
by Edward L. Bradley III Editors of Consumer Reports BooksIn a Patient's Guide to Surgery, Dr. Edward L. Bradley III explains all you need to know to prepare yourself for the surgical experience. This book describes how you can actively participate in the decision-making process and, as a result, improve your chances for successful surgery and recovery.A Patient's Guide to Surgery also lists specific questions you should consider when evaluating a doctor, a hospital, or a prepaid health plan.
A Patient's Guide to Unnecessary Knee Surgery: How to Avoid the Pitfalls of Hasty Medical Advice
by Ronald P. GrelsamerEvery year millions of Americas are told by an orthopedic surgeon that the only way to successfully get rid of their knee pain is to undergo some form of knee surgery. But so many of these procedures could have been avoided if the patient was fully informed regarding all the intricacies of his or her condition.In A Patient’s Guide to Unnecessary Knee Surgery, respected orthopedic surgeon Ronald P. Grelsamer intricately and accessibly conveys all the information regarding the knee and surrounding areas that any person suffering from knee pain would ever need to know in order to make an informed decision about treatment for his or her condition. Within this guide, you’ll find chapters on pertinent topics such as: Reasons behind some of the leading causes of knee pain Tips on how to understand the results of an MRI Exercises to boost your knee health Advice on how to find the best doctor for your needs And ten other areas of knee-related healthSo if you’re suffering from knee pain, make sure to you grab A Patient’s Guide to Unnecessary Knee Surgery before you decide to undergo surgery.