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Encyclopedia of Infectious Diseases Modern Methodologies

2009-04-12T21:28:00.000-07:00

Discover how the application of novel multidisciplinary, integrative approaches and technologies are dramatically changing our understanding of the pathogenesis of infectious diseases and their treatments. Each article presents the state of the science, with a strong emphasis on new and emerging medical applications.

The Encyclopedia of Infectious Diseases is organized into five parts. The first part examines current threats such as AIDS, malaria, SARS, and influenza. The second part addresses the evolution of pathogens and the relationship between human genetic diversity and the spread of infectious diseases. The next two parts highlight the most promising uses of molecular identification, vector control, satellite detection, surveillance, modeling, and high-throughput technologies. The final part explores specialized topics of current concern, including bioterrorism, world market and infectious diseases, and antibiotics for public health.

Each article is written by one or more leading experts in the field of infectious diseases. These experts place all the latest findings from various disciplines in context, helping readers understand what is currently known, what the next generation of breakthroughs is likely to be, and where more research is needed. Several features facilitate research and deepen readers' understanding of infectious diseases:

- Illustrations help readers understand the pathogenesis and diagnosis of infectious diseases

- Lists of Web resources serve as a gateway to important research centers, government agencies, and other sources of information from around the world

- Information boxes highlight basic principles and specialized terminology

- International contributions offer perspectives on how infectious diseases are viewed by different cultures

- A special chapter discusses the representation of infectious diseases in art

With its multidisciplinary approach, this encyclopedia helps point researchers in new promising directions and helps health professionals better understand the nature and treatment of infectious diseases.

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Forming Plurals of Medical Words

2009-04-01T23:40:00.000-07:00

Forming proper plurals of medical words is one of the more challenging aspects of medical transcription. The problem is exacerbated by the fact that even dictating physicians frequently have difficulty with plurals. They cannot always be counted on to dictate the correct plural form. This pushes the burden of identifying and transcribing the proper plural straight back on the transcriptionist. The good news is that plurals generally follow some basic rules. Once you have mastered these rules, you will be able to quickly form proper plurals for most medical terms that you encounter. The bad news is that for every rule there is an exception. This means that you will also need to memorize (or look up) these exceptions. With practice you will become very familiar with all common plurals.

10 Common Exceptions to Basic Plural Rules: (note the “sometimes”)

1. Sometimes the proper plural of a word ending in is will be formed by dropping the “is” and adding “ides.” For example, “epididymis” becomes “epididymides.”

2. Sometimes the proper plural of a word ending in “us” will be formed by dropping the “us” and adding “era” or “ora.” For example: “viscus” becomes “viscera”; “corpus” becomes “corpora.”

3. Some words ending in “ix “or “ax” have more than one acceptable plural form. For example, the plural of “appendix” can be either “appendices” or “appendixes,” although the most common plural form would utilize the “ices” ending.

4. The proper plural for certain words ending in “ion” can be formed simply by adding an “s.” For example, “chorion” becomes “chorions.“

5. The plural form of the term “vas” is “vasa.”

6. The plural form of “pons” is “pontes.”

7. The plural form of the dual meaning word “os” is “ora” when referring to "mouths" and “ossa” when referring to "bones."

8. The plural form of the term “femur” is “femora.”

9. The plural form of “cornu” is “cornua.”

10. The plural form of “paries” is “parietes.”

The chart below is designed to provide basic rules of thumb for forming plurals. But remember that there are exceptions to most of these rules.

WHY PLURAL FORMS ARE SOMETIMES DIFFICULT

A noted author of medical publications had this to say about Latin plurals:

Genitive (designating case that indicates possession or source) Forms/Derivations - Why plurals and possessives are sometimes so difficult.

Why does one use the Latin genitive form in the phrase "cyanosis retinae," but prefer the anglicized form "retinas" to the Latin plural "retinae"? Genitive forms of Latin nouns occur in many medical phrases: abruptio placentae, cervix uteri, chrondromalacia patellae, etc. Physicians often misspell and mispronounce some of these, not sounding the last letter, "abruptio placenta-ee," saying just "placenta."

Certainly Latin words have become "naturalized" in English. Pluralized Latin words such as "curriculum, focus, lacuna" are commonly used without the Latin pluralizing: "curricula, foci, lacunae." This group also includes Latin nouns whose singular and plural forms both end in "-es" (facies, pubes, series, species). In contrast, some Latin words are pleuralized by the addition of "s": areas, arenas, auras, lumens, omens, specimens, or "-es," "bonuses, calluses, lenses."

One reason for treating Latin words under English rules is that the patterns for forming plurals are far more complex in Latin. For example, nouns that end in "-us" in the singular do not change in the plural (like English words "deer" and "salmon"), such as "arcus, decubitus, ductus, fetus, hiatus, ictus, introitus," etc.

Because using the unaltered noun as a plural may cause confusion ("Some meatus are too small to admit even an 8 F catheter and all the above plexus are strictly motor"). Those words are best pluralized by the addition of "-es." Although meatuses and plexuses may seem awkward to pronounce, they are preferable to the incorrect meati and plexi.

On becoming plural some words undergo vowel and consonant shifts, consonant insertions or a combination: appendix = appendices, cortex = cortices, dens = dentes, femur = femora, genus = genera. Failure to grasp how this process works results in forming incorrect singular words like phalanx = phalanges, but using phalange for the singular. Also, an interesting evolutionary process is the English translation process of adding a mispronounced final syllable, "eez" as in "abscesses" [abscess-eez], "interstices" [interstish-eez], "processes" [process-eez].

Some singular Latin nouns ending in "s" are often mistaken for plurals, ("obstetrical forceps consist of a left and a right blade" and "scabies are highly contagious"). Or incorrectly used without change as plural forms ("both biceps and quadriceps are symmetrical"). Singular nouns ending in "a" are also sometimes treated as plurals ("No stria were noted" and "lacuna are conspicuous in size and number").

Conversely, Latin nouns that are chiefly or exclusively used in the plural are often mistaken for singular nouns, "adnexa, agenda, data, errata, fasces, fauces, feces, nares," etc. Hence, such nouns are often used with singular verbs (The left adnexa is boggy and tender) or equipped with illegitimate endings to make them plural (both adnexae). These double plurals can also result from confusion regarding which form of a Latin noun is singular. Thus, the plurals, "diverticula, haustra" and "septa" are often mistaken for singulars and pluralized as "diverticulae" or "diverticuli," "haustrae" and "septae" or "septi."

The divergence of sense among current reference works (and reference sources often disagree) has almost certainly arisen from different assessments of patterns of usage among health professionals. The variations arise from uncertainty regarding the etymologic meanings of the words. For example, "hyphemia," an abstract noun denoting a "condition of deficiency of blood" first became tangled with the Greek adjective "hyphaimos" (bruised, ecchymotic, suffused with blood). Then because the terms were often applied to hemorrhage in the anterior chamber of the eye where blood typically settles by gravity to form a crescent below the pupil, they were redefined as meaning "blood in a lower position." The Greek prefix "hypo-" has been interpreted with no fewer than 4 related meanings: 1) beneath, 2) deficient, 3) slightly or to a lesser degree, 4) in a lower position.

Though confusing at times, you can see why what you hear and what you type are often difficult to decide.

Source: Meditec.com

Dictionary of Medical Acronyms & Abbreviations

2009-03-10T05:45:00.001-07:00

Dictionary of Medical Acronyms & Abbreviations (5th Edition)
Publisher:Hanley & Belfus (2004-08-06) | ISBN-10: 1560536322 | PDF | 2.3 Mb | 536 pages

This best-selling portable resource provides authoritative definitions for all of the medical acronyms and abbreviations you can expect to encounter in medicine today. The new, 5th Edition features 10,000 completely new entries reflecting the most recent developments in health careincluding new clinical trials, new technologies, and new advances. Highlights include the latest virus nomenclature, computer technology, medical informatics, and molecular biology, along with more from the ever-expanding list of organizations and associations.
It also includes a CD-ROM that makes the content accessible via computer. What's more, a handheld software version is available on CD-ROMsold separately, or in a money-saving package together with the book.

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Diseases And Disorders A Nursing Therapeutics Manual

2009-03-10T05:21:00.000-07:00

Publisher: F A Davis Co
Pub. Date: July 2006
ISBN-13: 9780803613379

Now in its third edition, this Manual, containing complete information on hundreds of disorders, is still a "must have" reference for every nurse. In a concise format, this handbook allows nurses and students to find - and understand - information on disorders so they can effectively plan nursing care. Offering a clear but comprehensive discussion of pathophysiology, and providing rationales in the medications and laboratory sections, Diseases and Disorders will help nurses to understand the scientific basis for the nursing care patients need. It is an excellent reference for nurses working in community and clinical settings and students transitioning from classroom to clinical settings.

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Psychiatric Assessment

2009-03-06T05:19:00.000-08:00

Always Send Mail Through The Post Office

A - Apperance

S - Speech

M - Memory/Mood

T - Thoughts

P - Perception

O - Orientation

Color Atlas of Pharmacology

2009-03-05T19:33:00.001-08:00

Author: Heinz Lullmann, Klaus Mohr, Albrecht Ziegler
ISBN: 0865778434

This atlas of pharmacology first deals with general aspects, such as formulation, absorption, distribution, & molecular mechanisms of action of medicinal agents. It looks at various groups of medicinal agents with emphasis on functional & therapeutic aspects. Attention is given less to the chemical properties of the medicinal agents than to their action on body functions and the therapeutic possibilities of their application.

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Cranial Nerves - Functional Anatomy

2009-03-05T19:24:00.000-08:00

Cranial Nerves: Functional Anatomy
Author: Stanley Monkhouse Product Details

*Pages: 162 pages
*Publisher: Cambridge University Press
*ISBN: 0521615372
*Format: PDF

Cranial nerves are involved in head and neck function, and processes such as eating, speech and facial expression. This clinically oriented survey of cranial nerve anatomy and function, for students of medicine, dentistry and speech therapy, will also be useful for postgraduate physicians and GPs, and specialists in head and neck healthcare. After an introductory section surveying cranial nerve organization and tricky basics such as ganglia, nuclei and brain stem pathways, the nerves are considered in functional groups. In each chapter, the main anatomical features of each nerve are followed by clinical aspects and details of clinical testing. Simple line diagrams accompany the text.

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Glascow Coma Scale

2009-03-04T22:39:00.000-08:00

Glascow Coma Scale

A quick, practical standardized system for assessing the degree of consciousness in the critically ill and for predicting the duration and ultimate outcome of coma, primarily in patients with head injuries. The system involves eye opening, verbal response, and motor response, all of which are evaluated independently according to a rank order that indicates the level of consciousness and degree of dysfunction. The degree of consciousness is assessed numerically by the best response. The results may be plotted on a graph to provide a visual representation of the improvement, stability, or deterioration of a patient's level of consciousness, which is crucial to predicting the eventual outcome of coma. The sum of the numeric values for each parameter can also be used as an overall objective measurement, with 15 indicative of no impairment, 3 compatible with brain death, and 7 usually accepted as a state of coma. The test score can also function as an indicator for certain diagnostic tests or treatments, such as the need for a computed tomography scan, intracranial pressure monitoring, and intubation. The scale has a high degree of consistency even when used by staff with varied experience.

Mosby's Medical Dictionary, 8th edition. © 2009, Elsevier.

1. Best Verbal Response

5 - Oriented to 3 spheres (time, people, place)
4 - Confused
3 - Inappropriate words
2 - Incomprehensible sounds
1 - No response

2. Best Motor Response

6 - Obeys Commands
5 - Localizes Pain
4 - Withdraws to Pain
3 - Decorticate
2 - Decerebrate
1 - No Response

3. Eye Opens Spontaneously

4 - Opens Spontaneously
3 - Eyes open to speech
2 - Open to pain
1 - No Response

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14-15 - Normal: Conscious and Coherent
11-13 - Lethargy
8-10 - Stupor
4-7 - Semi-coma
3 - Deep coma

Measles (Rubeola/Morbilli)

2009-03-04T19:12:00.000-08:00

Definition:

Measles is an acute, contagious and exanthematous disease that usually affects children who are susceptible to Upper Respiratory Tract Infection (URTI). This maybe one of the most common and most serious of childhood diseases.

Etiologic Agent

Filtrable virus that belongs to genus Morbilivirus of the family paramyxoviridae is the agent of measles.

Measles virus is rapidly inactivated by heat, ultraviolet light, and extreme degrees of acidity and alkalinity.

Incubation Period

The incubation period is from ten to twelve days (the longest is 20 days and the shortest is eight days).
Single attack conveys a lifelong immunity.

Period of Communicability

Measles usually lasts about nine to ten days, measured from the beginning of the prodromal symptoms of the fading of the rash.
The disease is communicable four days before and five days after the appearance of rashes.
The disease is most communicable during the height of the rash.

Sources of Infection

The virus has been found in the patient's blood, as well as in the secretions from the eyes, nose, and throat.

Mode of Transmission

The disease is transmitted through direct contact with droplets spread through coughing or sneezing.
It can also be transferred indirectly through articles or fomites freshly contaminated with respiratory secretions of infected patients.

Pathognomonic Sign

Koplik's spots are pathognomonic of measles. These are inflammatory lesions of the buccal mucous glands with superficial necrosis.

They appear on the mucosa of the inner cheek opposite to the second molars, or near the junction of the gum and the inner cheek.
They usually appear one to two days before the measles rash.

Clinical Manifestations.

Clinical Manifestations come in three steps:

1. Pre-eruptive stage

Fever
Catarrhal symptoms (rhinitis, conjunctivitis, photopobia, coryza)
Respiratory symptoms start from common cold to persistent coughing
Enanthema sign (Koplik's spot, Stimson's line)

2. Eruptive Stage

The rash is usually seen late on the 4th day.
Maculo-papular rash appears first on either the cheeks, bridge of the nose, along the hairline, at the temple of the earlobe.
The rash is fully developed by the end of the second day and all symptoms are at their maximum at this time.
High grade fever coms on and off.
Anorexia and irritability.
Abdominal tympanism, pruritus and lethargy.
The throat is red and often extremely sore.
As fever subsides, coughing may diminish, but more often it hngs on for a week or two, become looser and less metallic.

3. Stage of convalescence

Rashes fade away in the manner as they erupted.
Fever subsides as eruption disappears.
When the rashes fade, desquamation begins.
Symptoms subside and appetite is restored.

Diagnostic Procedures

Nose and throat swab
Urinalysis
Blood exams (CBC, leukopenia, leukocytosis)
Complement fixation or hemoglutinin test

Modalities of Treatment

Anti-viral drugs (Isopresonine)
Antibiotics if with complication
Supportive lethargy (oxygen inhalation, IV fluids)

Complications

Bronchopneumonia
Otits Media
Pneumonia/Bronchitis
Nephritis
Encephalitis; encephalo-myelitis
Blindness (seldom)

Unfavorable Signals

Violent onset with high grade fever
Fading eruption with rising fever
Hemorrhagic or black measles
Persistence of fever for ten days or more
Slight eruptions accompanied by severe symptoms, especially those of encephalitis

Nursing Management

Isolation of the patient is necessary (the room must be quiet, well ventilated, and must have subdued light).
Control the patient's high temperature with warm or tepid sponges.
Skin care is utmost. The patient should have daily cleansing bed bath. The water should be comfortably warm.
Oral and nasal hygiene is very important aspect of nursing care of patients with measles.
Care of the eyes is necessary. The patient is sensitive to light, therefore, position the patient where a direct glare of light is avoided. Keep eyes free of secretions.
Care of the ears is important also. Careful attention should be given to ears. It is the responsibility of the nurse to be in the alert of any signs of early mastoid infection.
Daily elimination is important. This can be accomplished by mild laxative or as prescribed by the physician.
During the febrile stage, limit the diet to fruit juices, milk, and water. If the patient is vomiting, give iced juices in small amouts and more frequently.
Patient's position should be changed every three to four hours.
Penicillin, or other prescribed medication, is usually given in cases where there is complication.

Common Nursing Diagnosis

Ineffective airway clearance
Altered Nutrition: Less than body requirement
Impaired skin integrity
Activity intolerance
Knowledge deficit
Body image disturbance
Alteration in comfort
Sleep pattern disturbance
Altered body temperature

Preventive Measures

Immunization with:

Anti-measles at the age of 9 months, as single dose
Mumps, measles, rubella (MMR) vaccine to be given at 15 months old, and the 2nd dose at 11 to 12 years.
Measles vaccines should not be given to pregnant women, or to persons with active tuberculosis, leukemia, lymphoma, or depressed immune system.

Quotes of the Day

2009-03-03T20:32:00.000-08:00

Panic plays no part in the training of a nurse.
~Elizabeth Kenny

No man, not even a doctor, ever gives any other definition of what a nurse should be than this - 'devoted and obedient'. This definition would do just as well for a porter. It might even do for a horse. It would not do for a policeman
~ Florence Nightingale

Nurses dispense comfort, compassion, and caring without even a prescription.
~Val Saintsbury

2009-03-02T05:39:00.000-08:00

Your family’s first line of defense!

Provides expert medical advice on more than 100 common signs, symptoms, and problem areas—A-Z Common Symptom Answer Guide is a wonderful addition to your medical reference library!

Can you describe what your symptoms look and feel like—but not know what they mean? Written by an experienced team of physicians and nurses, this handy guide answers your questions before you go to the doctor.

A-Z Common Symptom Answer Guide gives you:

-A toolkit for matching your signs and symptoms to possible causes
-A renowned medical team’s advice on symptoms from allergies to vomiting blood to irritability in children
-Expert tips on relieving symptoms and helping yourself heal
-What to avoid and what could make your condition worse
-The questions your doctor will ask
-Alphabetical listing of common symptoms for easy reference
-A glossary of medical terms you may not know

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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder - From Genes to Parents

2009-03-02T05:30:00.000-08:00

Publisher: Humana Press
ISBN: 1588293122
EAN: 9781588293121
No. of Pages: 576

Psychiatrists, psychologists, pharmacologists, and pharmaceutical scientists from around the world comprehensively review the pathophysiology, symptomatology, evaluation, and treatment of patients with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The authors emphasize the evaluation and treatment of patients with ADHD, moving from the day-to-day approach by the clinical psychologist to the more sophisticated anatomical and functional imaging strategies that have emerged in the last decade. Specific impairments, such as reading disabilities, social difficulties, and limited working memory are analyzed in detail, as well as for their respective contributions to global functioning. Additional chapters explain, in a readable style, current theories on the pathophysiology of ADHD, focusing on neurotransmitters and the insights gained from animal models. An expanded review of the pharmacotherapy of ADHD includes appropriate methods for selecting of specific drug for individual patients based on drugs kinetics and gene expression.

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Anestheticand Obstetric Management of High-Risk Pregnancy

2009-02-25T17:22:00.000-08:00

This is the 3rd edition of a classic text which still represents the only multi-disciplinary approach to the evaluation and management of a high-risk pregnancy. Since most chapters are written by a 2-author team (an anesthesiologist and an obstetrician or fetologist), information will be efficiently formated, practical, and complete. Coverage will include causes of the health risk, pathophysiology, obstetric treatment written by an obstetrician, and anesthetic management written by an obstetric anesthesiologist. Chapters will include the latest procedures and most advanced technology. They will cover the parameters used to observe fetal well-being and deal with abnormal findings, regardless of the stage of development. Topics will extend through the delivery and post delivery periods.

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Anatomy DeMystified

2009-02-24T19:51:00.000-08:00

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional | 2004-06-15 | ISBN 0071438270 | Pages: 350 | PDF | 9 MB

Say goodbye to dry presentations, grueling formulas, and abstract theories that would put Einstein to sleep -- now there's an easier way to master the disciplines you really need to know.

McGraw-Hill's Demystified Series teaches complex subjects in a unique, easy-to-absorb manner, and is perfect for users without formal training or unlimited time. They're also the most time-efficient, interestingly written "brush-ups" you can find.

Organized as self-teaching guides, they come complete with key points, background information, questions at the end of each chapter, and even final exams. You'll be able to learn more in less time, evaluate your areas of strength and weakness and reinforce your knowledge and confidence.

This clear, heavily-illustrated guide to the human body covers anatomy of cells and tissues, muscle tissue, major muscles of the body, nervous tissue, membranes, organs, cancer, the skin, the human skeleton, the nervous system, glands, the senses, the cardiovascular system, the immune system, the respiratory system, digestion, genitourinary system, the embryo, and more.

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Nursing is an Art

2009-02-21T06:15:00.000-08:00

Nursing is an art:
and if it is to be made an art,
It requires an exclusive devotion
as hard a preparation,
as any painter's or sculptor's work;
for what is the having to do with
dead canvas or dead marble,
compared with having to do
with the living body,
the temple of God's spirit?
It is one of the Fine Arts:
I had almost said,
the finest of Fine Arts.

~ Florence Nightingale

ABC of Subfertility

2009-02-21T06:12:00.000-08:00

ISBN: 978-0-7279-1534-4

Written by a team of infertility experts, this guide addresses the complex subject of subfertility. It begins with diagnosis in the male and female before presenting advice on all forms of assisted conception as well as counselling help with treatment decisions.

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ABC of Nutrition

2009-02-21T06:08:00.001-08:00

ISBN: 978-0-7279-1664-8

This well established ABC has been updated with new charts, illustrations and guidelines on aspects of nutrition which affect heart disease, blood pressure, chronic diseases such as diabetes and some types of cancer. The book also contains the most current nutritional recommendations for pregnancy and infant feeding as well as advice for children and adults young and old. With chapters covering nutritional deficiencies in both developing and affluent countries as well as eating disorders and obesity, this latest edition has worldwide relevance.

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ABC of Psychological Medicine

2009-02-21T06:04:00.000-08:00

ISBN: 978-0-7279-1556-6

This book provides both the evidence and the guidance to enable doctors to improve their assessment and management of the psychological and behavioural aspects of the most common problems presenting in general medical care.

It summarises the recent research evidence and provides common sense guidance on how psychological and psychiatric aspects of illness can be addressed within the medical consultation.

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ABC of Heart Failure

2009-02-21T05:58:00.001-08:00

ISBN: 978-0-7279-1644-0

This new edition of the ABC of Heart Failure provides coherent and concise information relating to the epidemiology, pathophysiology and clinical features, aiding the diagnosis and treatment of this life threatening condition.

Fully updated to cover all the latest advances, the ABC of Heart Failure is an invaluable reference for general practitioners, hospital doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals involved in the treatment and prevention of heart failure.

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ABC of Resuscitation

2009-02-21T05:03:00.001-08:00

ISBN: 978-0-7279-1669-3

Concise and clearly illustrated, the ABC of Resuscitation contains practical information on all aspects of the subject. New guidelines are just one of the changes to the 5th edition of this book. Many of the chapters are completely rewritten, with new material on automated defibrillators, advanced life support including paediatric life support, new drugs plus many new illustrations. The text is relevant for Europe, Australasia, South Africa, South America, Malaysia and the Middle East - especially Israel. Ireland is moving closer to the European position and away from the USA.

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PNA - Schedule of Introduction to ACLS

2009-02-20T18:41:00.000-08:00

Philippine Nurses Association
Continuing Professional Education

Schedule of Introduction to ACLS

FEBRUARY 9-12, 2009 (CANCELLED)
MARCH 9-12, 2009
APRIL 20-23, 2009
MAY 11-14, 2009
JUNE 8-11, 2009
JULY 13-16, 2009
AUGUST 10-13, 2009
SEPTEMBER 7-10, 2009
OCTOBER 12-15, 2009
NOVEMBER 9-12, 2009
DECEMBER 7-10, 2009

REGISTRATION FEE for every seminar: P 4,000.00

Time: 8:00am to 5:00pm
Venue: PNA Auditorium P.N.A. Office,
1663 F. T. Benitez St., Malate, Manila

NOTE: PRE-REGISTRATION is required and will stop once
the quota is reached.
Registration fees will be forfeited if pre-registered
participants will not be able to attend the paid
schedule.

For further inquiries and confirmation, please contact
Mr. Nicole at tel. no.4004430. 5361888, 5210937.

ABC of The Liver, Pancreas and Gall Bladder

2009-02-20T18:32:00.000-08:00

ISBN: 978-0-7279-1531-3

A review of medical and surgical problems affecting the liver, pancreas and biliary system. This book provides the essential information for medical and nursing students, GPs and junior hospital doctors in general medical and surgical training. It provides algorhithms for diagnosing and treating common diseases (e.g. gallstones, hepatitis) as well as information for referring, and allowing informed discussion with patients regarding treatment and prognosis of rarer conditions such as malignancies and transplantation.

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ABC of First Year

2009-02-20T18:21:00.001-08:00

This is the new edition of the established guide to medical care for babies "The first year of life". Taking on board an additional editor the book has been fully updated with new illustrations and a new chapter on "Non-accidental injury and selected drugs". The ABC of the First Year gives clear guidance on normal development and how to diagnose and manage illness in the newborn and babies. The book is an ideal practical guide for GPs, junior doctors, nurses, midwives and anyone else who manages babies or advises parents.

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ABC of Spinal Cord Injury

2009-02-20T06:13:00.000-08:00

Edition #4; ABC Series; Paperback; Illustrations
94 pages
Published: January 2002
ISBN: 0727915185

Fourth edition. Substantially rewritten to include the most recent developments in the practical management of patients with potential spine injury and risk minimization techniques, this fourth edition also has a chapter on spinal cord injury in developing countries.

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Psychosocial Theory of Erick Erikson

2009-02-20T02:42:00.000-08:00

Psychosocial Theory of Erick Erikson

- Most commonly used theory by health professionals
- Describes the human cycle as a series of eight EGO developmental stages from birth to death; FOCUS: PSYCHOSOCIAL TASKS throughout the life cycle

Stages of Psychosocial Development:

Infancy (0-18 months) - Trust VS Mistrust
Toddler (18 months - 3 years) - Autonomy VS Shame and Doubt
Preschool Age (3-6 years) - Initiative VS Guilt
Adolescense (12-20 years) - Identity VS Role Confusion
Early Adulthood (20-35 years) - Intimacy VS Isolation
Middle Adulthood (35-65 years) - Generativity VS Stagnation
Later years/Old Age (65 years-) - Integrity VS Despair

ABC of Eyes

2009-02-20T02:31:00.000-08:00

ISBN-10: 0727912623 ISBN-13: 978-0727912626

Many advances in the treatment of eye conditions have taken place since the third edition of ABC of Eyes was published. This book takes a symptom-based approach to the treatment and diagnosis of eye problems. It has been fully updated with an expanded version of the chapter on refractive errors and sections on glaucomas rewritten. Two new chapters have been added on age-related macular degeneration and the global impact of eye disorders.

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Blood Pressure Monitoring in Cardiovascular Medicine and Therapeutics

2009-02-20T02:26:00.000-08:00

Humana Press | ISBN:1588295125 | Edition - 22007-08-08 | PDF | 494 pages | 3.09 MB

In this newly updated second edition of Blood Pressure Monitoring in Cardiovascular Medicine and Therapeutics, William B. White, MD, and a panel of highly experienced clinicians critically review every aspect of out-of-office evaluation of blood pressure, including home and ambulatory pressure, the relationship between whole-day blood pressure and the cardiovascular disease process, and the effects of numerous antihypertensive therapies on these blood pressure parameters. The world-class opinion leaders writing here describe the significant advances in our understanding of the circadian pathophysiology of cardiovascular disorders and demonstrate that ambulatory blood pressure values are independent predictors of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality.

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Screening Notes: Rehabilitation Specialist’s Pocket Guide

2009-02-20T02:02:00.000-08:00

By Dawn Gulick, PhD, PT, ATC, CSCS, Associate Professor, Physical Therapy, Widener University, Chester, Pennsylvania.

ISBN-13: 978-0-8036-1573-1 ISBN-10: 0-8036-1573-6

This handy pocket guide gives you the essential orthopedic information you need in class, clinical, and practice.

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Derm notes: Dermatology Clinical Pocket Guide

2009-02-19T16:41:00.000-08:00

By Benjamin Barankin, MD FRCPC, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Anatoli Freiman, MD, FRCPC, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

ISBN-13: 978-0-8036-1495-6
ISBN-10: 0-8036-1495-0

Rely on this Davis’s Notes title to put the most clinical pertinent information at your fingertips. Packed with full-color photographs and illustrations, it covers the diagnosis and treatment of more than 100 of most common and serious skins disorders that you are likely to encounter in practice. The spiral binding, thumb-tabs, and convenient size make it perfect for both exam review and on-the-spot reference.

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Psych notes: Clinical Pocket Guide

2009-02-19T16:30:00.000-08:00

Psych Notes: Clinical Pocket Guide is a reliable quick reference for key psychiatric clinical information. It provides portable, always-on-hand access to comprehensive psychiatric content for NCLEX or other exams.

Contents Include:

- How to communicate with a client
- Easy-to-access information on key disorders
- How to form a therapeutic alliance
- Cultural considerations
- Techniques for handling crisis situations
- Client/family teaching tools
- "Clinical Pearls" for critical thinking that translate theory into clinical practice

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Lab Notes: Guide to Lab and Diagnostic Tests 2005

2009-02-19T16:23:00.000-08:00

By Tracey Hopkins, BSN, RN, Ardmore, Pennsylvania.
ISBN-13: 978-0-8036-1265-5 ISBN-10: 0-8036-1265-6

A Davis’s Notes book. LabNotes provides students, nurses, and other health professionals with a quick and portable reference tool for competently explaining, preparing, and caring for patients before, during, and after common lab and diagnostic testing. Concise information explains lab reference ranges and considerations, diagnostic test purposes and procedures, pre-test preparation, and post-test care.

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Night Nurses' Prayer

2009-02-19T15:59:00.000-08:00

Walk with me Father throughout the long night.

Help me to perform each and every duty
to the best of my ability and for the
betterment of those for whom I care.

Let me not shy from any duty, nor perform it
any less thoroughly for want of supervision.

Grant me confidence in all my tasks
and wisdom with which to fulfill them.

Keep me alert and loyal to the cause to which
I am dedicated this night and in those to follow.

And above all help me to remain faithful
not only to those dependent upon my
ministering but to those who place in me their trust,
so that, at dawn, I may relinquish my post with
the glad thought that I have not only served
well in my appointment but that I have
repaid in part the guidance and strength which
Thou provided throughout the night.

Copyright © Margaret C. Nelson, RN
From Praying Hands

ECG Notes: Interpretation and Management Guide

2009-02-19T02:17:00.000-08:00

A Davis's Notes book, ECG Notes is a quick-lookup reference for ECG interpretation and management. This indispensable pocket guide presents the basics (anatomy and physiology of the cardiovascular system, electrical conduction system of the heart, basic ECG concepts and components), ACLS and CPR algorithms, emergency medications, and comprehensive information on monitoring leads and interpretation of over 100 ECG rhythms including 12-Lead and pacemaker rhythms.

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Parotitis

2009-02-18T20:21:00.000-08:00

Parotitis

- "Mumps"
- Inflammation of the parotid gland
- Paromyxo virus

Signs and Symptoms:

1. Fever, chills, anorexia, general body malaise
2. Swelling of parotid glands
3. Dysphagia
4. Ear ache - otalgia

Mode of transmission: direct transmission and droplet nuclei
Incubation period: 14-21 days
Period of communicability: 1 week before swelling and immediately when swelling begins

Nursing Management:

1. CBR
2. Strict Isolation
3. MEDS: analgesic, antipyretic, antibiotics to prevent secondary complications
4. Alternate warm & cold compress at affected part
5. General liquid to soft diet
6. Complications:

Women - cervititis, vaginitis, oophoritis
Both Sexes - meningitis & encephalitis/reason why antibiotic is needed
Men - orchitis might lead to sterility if it occurs during/after puberty

Rehab Notes: A Clinical Examination Pocket Guide

2009-02-18T20:15:00.001-08:00

By Ellen Z. Hillegass, PhD, PT, CCS, Dunwoody, Georgia.

ISBN-13: 978-0-8036-1398-0
ISBN-10: 0-8036-1398-9

This innovative, easy-to-access, pocket guide of essential assessment and treatment information is the ideal patient-side tool for students and rehabilitation clinicians. It’s chocked full of critical information that you are unlikely to memorize, but always need close at hand when treating patients.

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IV Therapy Notes: A Clinical Examination Pocket Guide

2009-02-18T20:03:00.000-08:00

By Lynn Dianne Phillips, RN, MSN, CRNI, Butte Community College, Oroville, California.

ISBN-13: 978-0-8036-1288-4
ISBN-10: 0-8036-1288-5

A Davis’s Notes book. IV THERAPY NOTES provides essential facts and on-the-spot guidance for nurses delivering and maintaining intravenous fluids with different access devices. With a focus on safe administration of IV therapy, IV Therapy Notes references all types of intravenous fluids and their contents----and the essential rules for calculating infusion rates. With an entire section devoted to fluids and electrolytes, IV Therapy Notes covers it all! To optimize patient safety and provide you with a pocket full of confidence, always keep IV Therapy Notes at your side.

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Pinoy Nurses' Final Interview For Japan

2009-02-18T19:52:00.000-08:00

Source: GMANews

MANILA, Philippines - Candidates for several nursing and caregiver positions under the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA) are up for final interview.

The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) has asked the final candidates (see list here) to go to the Occupational Safety and Health Center, North Avenue corner Agham Road, Quezon City depending on their assigned schedule between February 23 to 25 at 8 a.m.

The POEA also advised the candidates to come in “proper attire" and take note of their applicant number.

Applicants are also required to bring the following documents: (for nurses) passport, college diploma, board certificate, board rating, and employment certificates; (for caregivers) passport, authenticated college diploma, and national certificate II issued by the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority for non-Nursing graduates.

Japan has finally opened its labor market to Filipino caregivers and nurses as part of the JPEPA.

Japan, however, requires tight screening and thorough training and applicants are required to learn the Japanese language. - Kimberly Jane T. Tan, GMANews.TV

Certified Nurse Assistant Prayer

2009-02-18T19:41:00.000-08:00

As I enter into my place of calling
I ask for strength as I help those in needing
Hide my tears for the sick and aging
and let my smile be the hope they're seeking.
Guide my hands as they do for them
The things they cannot do, and we take for granted
Allow my eyes to see those things
that make my stay with them a blessing
Provide the words I need to speak
To let them know I love them so.
As I do my work throughout the day
It is for my residents that I stay,
and for my residents that I pray

Quotes of the Day

2009-02-18T09:46:00.000-08:00

"Nurses are angels in comfortable shoes."
~Unknown

"Constant attention by a good nurse may be just as important as a major operation by a surgeon."
~Dag Hammarskjold

"Nursing would be a dream job if there were no doctors."
~Gerhard Kocher

Nursing is an art: and if it is to be made an art, it requires an exclusive devotion as hard a preparation, as any painter's or sculptor's work; for what is the having to do with dead canvas or dead marble, compared with having to do with the living body, the temple of God's spirit? It is one of the Fine Arts: I had almost said, the finest of Fine Arts.
~Florence Nightingale

Handbook of Vitamins

2009-02-18T08:33:00.001-08:00

CRC | 2007-06-08| ISBN: 0849340225| 608 pages | PDF | 4.65 MB

Thoroughly revised and updated, the Handbook of Vitamins highlights recent research in vitamins and gene expression, including vitamin-dependent genes, and vitamin effect on DNA stability. This edition adds chapters on vitamin-dependent chromatin modification, vitamin metabolism analysis using mass spectrometry, and dietary intakes. Encompassing classical and modern approaches, it focuses on nutrition and looks at vitamin action at the molecular level. With contributions from international experts, this remains an ideal reference for nutritional and food scientists, and graduate students.

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Beating Diabetes

2009-02-18T08:23:00.001-08:00

Paperback: 304 pages
Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 1 edition (July 13, 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0071473688
ISBN-13: 978-0071473682

You can control or even prevent diabetes!
Dr. David Nathan was one of the lead researchers of the landmark Diabetes Control and Complications Trial sponsored by the National Institutes of Health. It scientifically proved that the right program of nutrition and exercise can prevent diabetes in people on the brink of the disease. The same lessons can have a major effect in those who already have diabetes.

Approximately 800,000 new cases of diabetes are diagnosed each year in the United States, and that number continues to rise sharply. The results of the Diabetes Control and Complications Trial received enormous media attention because this approach to lifestyle change offers real hope to the vast and growing number of people with prediabetes (40 million in the United States alone) and those with type 2 diabetes (16 million).

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A Beginner's Guide to Blood Cells

2009-02-18T06:25:00.000-08:00

Publisher: Wiley | English | ISBN: 1405121750 | 136 pages | 2004 | PDF | 2 Mb

Description: This popular pocket book has been updated and expanded throughout, providing a concise view of diagnostic haematology, in a convenient and practical format.

A Beginner's Guide to Blood Cells is an ideal for:

* Trainee laboratory technicians and scientists
* Students studying the physiology or pathology of the blood
* Those preparing for haematology examinations

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Case Files Microbiology

2009-02-18T06:04:00.000-08:00

ISBN : 007164315X | Published date : 11 April 2008

More than 50 clinical cases help you excel in your microbiology coursework and on the USMLE Step 1The Case Files series is an award-winning learning system proven to improve exam scores. This series helps you to learn in the context of real patients instead of simply memorizing.Case Files: Microbiology: Second Edition presents 50+ clinical cases with open-ended questions which weave basic science concepts into the clinical scenario. Each case includes an extended discussion (including definitions and a pathophysiology discussion), key points, and 3-5 USMLE-style comprehension questions. The authors are experienced teachers from the University of Texas-Houston Medical School in Houston, Texas and Loma Linda University School of Medicine in Loma Linda, California.

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Case Files Pharmacology

2009-02-18T02:44:00.000-08:00

ISBN: 0071488588 / 9780071488587

Clinical correlations are increasingly emphasized in the teaching of basic medical science. Students, therefore, need exposure to clinical cases to pass course exams. This resource contains 52 clinical cases correlated to high-yield pharmacology concepts. Each case includes a very basic discussion related to key science concepts, definition of key terms, pharmacology pearls and USMLE style review questions. The authors attempt to provide the medical student with cases so that they can bridge their study of pharmacology to actual applications on the use of drugs in the treatment of clinical diseases.

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Case Files Biochemistry

2009-02-18T02:20:00.000-08:00

File Size: 4899 KB
Print Length: 456 pages
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Medical; 2 edition (April 10, 2008)

Fifty clinical cases help you excel in biochemistry courses and the USMLE Step 1. The Case Files series is an award-winning learning system proven to improve exam scores. This series helps students to learn in the context of real patients instead of simply memorizing. Case Files: Biochemistry: Second Edition presents 50 clinical cases with open-ended questions which weave basic science concepts into the clinical scenario. Each case includes an extended discussion (including definitions and a pathophysiology discussion), key points, and 3-5 USMLE-style comprehension questions. The authors are experienced teachers from the University of Texas-Houston Medical School in Houston, Texas.

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Case Files Anatomy

2009-02-18T02:13:00.000-08:00

ISBN: 9780071489805 | 384 pages | 2008-04-15 | PDF | 5 Mb

The Case Files series is an award-winning learning system proven to improve exam scores. This series helps you to learn in the context of real patients instead of simply memorizing. Case Files: Anatomy: Second Edition presents more than 50 clinical cases with open-ended questions which weave basic science concepts into the clinical scenario. Each case includes an extended discussion (including definitions and a pathophysiology discussion), key points, and 3-5 USMLE-style comprehension questions. The authors are experienced teachers from the University of Texas-Houston Medical School in Houston, Texas.

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Chronic Disease Nursing: A Rheumatology Example

2009-02-18T01:58:00.000-08:00

Publisher:Wiley | Pages:250 | 2005-11-29 | ISBN:1861564120 | PDF | 1.5 MB

Individuals with chronic diseases have to cope with various challenges to their physical and psychological well being as part of their daily lives. In the field of chronic disease management nurses have an integral role in supporting the needs of the patient and identifying the optimum in high quality care. Dealing with the increasing needs of the growing chronic disease and elderly populations presents difficult challenges. Resources need to be used effectively.

Chronic Disease Nursing offers support to all nurses but particularly primary and secondary care advanced practitioners wishing to develop an effective system of care for those with a long term medical condition. There is guidance on the practical aspects of setting up a telephone helpline service, identifying the ethical and professional aspects of developing a nurse led clinic, selecting appropriate outcome measures for clinic setting, and suitable biologic therapies used in chronic disease areas and working across professional organisations. This book provides a framework for the development of a chronic disease nursing service, using rheumatology as an example.

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To Be A Nurse Is To Walk With God

2009-02-18T01:25:00.000-08:00

To be a nurse is to walk with God,
Along the path that our Master trod;
To soothe the achings of human pain,
To faithfully serve for little gain,
To lovingly do the kindly deed,
A cup of water to one in need,
A tender hand on a fevered brow,
A word of cheer to those living now;
To reach the souls through its body's woe
Oh, this is the way that Jesus would go.
Oh, white-capped nurses with hearts so true,
Our Great Physician is working through you.

Author: Anonymous