Pulmonary Fibrosis: Coping With a Terminal Disease by Robert PostWhat do you do when you learn you have Pulmonary Fibrosis, a terminal disease for which there is presently no cure? The author relates his personal experience and explains how he has learned to cope with the disease, products and methods he uses for maintaining health and combating progression of the disease and explains how you can, too.A linked resources section gives advice on finding and using support grou...

CNACertified Nursing Assistant Exam CramLinda WhitentonMarty WalkerSucceed with topical reviews, practice exams, and preparation tools· Covers exactly what you need to know to score higher on your CNA exam· More than 150 sample test questions help you gain confidence and decide when you’re ready to take the actual exam· Simplifies key nursing assistant concepts and techniques for easy learning· Includes popular Cram Sheet tear...

In a medical emergency, time is of the essence. Doc's First Aid Guide is an ER Doc's illustrated, first-aid pocket handbook designed to be used as a quick reference. Kathleen A. Handal, M.D. is a nationally and internationally known emergency medicine 'Doc'. Author of "The American Red Cross First Aid and Safety Handbook", she believes physicians have a responsibility to teach and share medical common sense.Have an ER Doc at your side! Best to read before you need it! For each medic...

Live Your Life with COPD 52 Weeks of Health, Happiness and Hope is your guide to living well with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Theres a lot to learn when youve got COPD Live Your Life will show you what you need to know and help you put it into practice. Each week youll discover something new: Information on breathing techniques, medications, exercise, oxygen, nutrition and more…as well as thoughtful perspectives, joyful inspiration and endless empowerment. Whether you were diagno...

Go behind the scenes of the OR in this "fact-filled, poignant, and funny" account by an anesthesiologist ( Booklist).Even patients who've spent time in the operating room don't really know much about them—thanks to the important work of anesthesiologists like Dr. Paul Whang. But here, he takes readers into the hospital and past the OR doors—fully alert.Combining personal stories with staff experiences, he reveals hidden truths about what goes on du...

If you've ever gotten wrapped up in the arcana of "E.R." or "House," or been absorbed by a piece in The New Yorker by Gawande, Groopman, or Nuland, or sat on that exam table wondering what's really going on in your doctor's head, then this book is for you. Expertise versus commonsense practice; moral judgments on young patients or their parents; asking tough questions; death and physician-assisted suicide; daily life with a doctor's job (yours or a family member's); docto...

Forget everything youve learned about medical terminology! Laymans Terms: The Humorous Guide to Medical Misinterpretation introduces a whole new medical language as patients, family members, and even healthcare workers give their version of the doctor talk. From ammonia (pneumonia) to chex populations (chest palpitations), Laymans Terms serves as your guide to hundreds of medical malapropisms, misspellings, and humorous quotations.Highlights include:- Almost 400 tra...

Dr. Bogash has been publishing posts related to back pain for many years. This book is a compilation of blog posts done over the years in a organized format with some additional commentary to help make the information clearer.Many of the topics discussed in this book may be new to you and may never have been brought up by your personal physician. Unfortunately, there is a veritable chasm between the medical research and what primary care doctors and orthopedic doctors seem to share...

I am a professional strength coach and not a doctor or physical therapist. The things I say here are my own opinion and should not substitute (and is not meant as a substitute) for what your health care person is telling you.This is a no nonsense book of exercise suggestions the author used to get a full range of motion back into his right knee after the knee was replaced. These were tested and found valuable movements and techniques that worked. He now has full extension to zero d...

Knee pain is common and can be very limiting, cutting into your ability to enjoy your life without limitations and play with your family and loved ones. The pain can come from arthritis or some type of an injury like a meniscus tear or ligament injury.You've tried rehab / physical therapy but the benefits seemed to be temporary or didn't provide enough relief. You believe that knee surgery or a knee replacement is the only answer and the surgeon you consulted with confirmed your fe...

As I became more and more ill over time I attempted to navigate through our healthcare system for help. I saw many doctors through this process and was astounded at the lack of care and intervention displayed. The healthcare system took me through a nightmare for two years as I continued to deteriorate and slowly starve. This system, that I am a part of as a registered nurse, left me to fend for myself and shattered my faith in the institution I was a part of. I became a part of this syste...

We are dedicated to providing easy to use tools for the thriving dental practice. Being there ourselves, we realize how difficult it is to accomplish patient care, administration and staff education simultaneously. By providing tools and resources, our team at Dental Practice Resource Group strives to lift the burden of fitting it all into an already busy practice.This manual will provide both the templates that we use in all our operatories as well as discussion o...