Libri di Humphries

Fino a qualche tempo fa le infezioni mortali erano molto temute in Occidente. Da allora, diversi Paesi hanno attraversato un'enorme trasformazione diventando più sicuri e più sani. Molte cose infatti sono mutate complessivamente nella vita sociale: dalla nuova sensibilità per l'ambiente alla legislazione sulla sicurezza sul lavoro, dalla maggiore consapevolezza dell'igiene a una migliore conoscenza dei bisogni alimentari. Le malattie infettive erano già in diminuzione a partire dalla metà del XIX secolo, e all'inizio del XX avevano raggiunto livelli significativamente più bassi.Questa trasformazione è una storia che parla di fame, di povertà, di sporcizia, di terapie dimenticate, di idee eugenetiche, di libertà personali contro il potere dello Stato, di proteste e detenzioni per il rifiuto dei vaccini e di molto altro ancora. Oggi ci viene insegnato da più parti che gli interventi medici sotto forma di vaccinazione sono la maggiore scoperta della medicina perché hanno aumentato la nostra aspettativa di vita e prevenuto le morti di massa. Ma questo corrisponde davvero alla verità?Suzanne Humphries e Roman Bystrianyk hanno investigato direttamente le fonti, ricercando e analizzando una miriade di documenti storici da metà Settecento ai giorni nostri. Libri e riviste mediche, eventi storici, rapporti scientifici, relazioni parlamentari, studi statistici e molta altra documentazione medica da tempo dimenticata.Il compendio di questa vastissima mole di informazioni è raccolto in questo libro: più di 50 grafici, decine di diagrammi e altre immagini storiche, insieme a un'abbondanza di citazioni e testimonianze, che illuminano le vere cause delle malattie e il nesso essenziale tra le condizioni di vita, l'alimentazione e la salute. Molti miti cadono, molte credenze si dissolvono, molte presunte certezze - divenute veri e propri dogmi quasi religiosi - evaporano.Prefazione di Jayne L. M. Donegan.

Authoritative, easy-access coverage for Emergency Department clinicians who need answers NOW Essential for anyone practicing in an emergency department or acute care setting, this new edition of CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment Emergency Medicine strikes the perfect balance between brevity and clinical necessity. It delivers exactly the amount of information needed for quick diagnosis, effective treatment, and improved outcomes - no more, no less. The book emphasizes immediate management of life-threatening problems, then covers the evaluation and treatment of specific diseases. The problem-based organization encompasses all aspects of emergency medicine, including common emergencies, trauma, neonatal and pediatric emergencies. * NEW! Increased number of procedural diagrams, new coverage of emergency bedside ultrasound and procedural sedation; updates throughout * Extensive at-a-glance algorithms facilitate rapid management and diagnosis

A quick-access practical reference focusing on the diagnosis and treatment of pediatric emergency medicine conditions CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment Pediatric Emergency Medicine is a carry anywhere, accessible text specifically designed for use in a busy, fast-paced emergency department. This unique text focuses on providing only the information needed for effective diagnosis, treatment, disposition, and improved outcomes. The consistent design features numerous headers, tables, charts, illustrations, and concise text detailing exactly what must be done in a specific pediatric emergency. Numerous illustrations clarify difficult concepts and the textemphasizes need-to-know information

This is an easy-to-use guide to the diagnosis, treatment, and managemenet of the full range of clinical conditions seen in emergency medicine. For more than 70 years, professors, students, and clinicians have trusted LANGE for high-quality, current, concise medical information in a convenient, affordable, portable format. Whether for coursework, clerkships, USMLE prep, specialty board review, or patient care, there's a LANGE book that guarantees success. This updated edition in the trusted CURRENT series is valuable to anyone practicing in an emergency department or acute-care setting. It emphasizes immediate management of life threatening problems, then covers the evaluation and treatment of specific disorders. It offers authoritative, easy-access coverage for Emergency Department clinicians who needs answers NOW. Priority-based and problem-oriented organization encompasses all aspects of emergency medicine, including common emergencies, trauma, neonatal and pediatric emergencies; extensive at-a-glance algorithms facilitate quick management and diagnosis. It features comprehensive tables of drugs commonly used in the ED. NEW chapters on beside ultrasound, procedural sedation, and pandemic flu MORE radiologic images throughout ALL chapters updated with the latest developments.

"Current Essentials of Emergency Medicine" by C. Keith Stone, MD and Roger L. Humphries, MD is a unique, high-compression quick reference for the wards and the clinic! It features in-a-nutshell information on the diagnosis and treatment of 500 diseases, disorders, and symptoms managed by emergency physicians. It covers common conditions, trauma, and nontrauma emergencies and features one disease per page with bulleted key points for easy access. It contains diagnosis, differential, treatment, pearl, and references for each condition. It is great for medical students, residents, nurse practitioners, physician's assistants, and general and family practitioners. It is a unique emergency medicine quick reference! It is a one-of-a-kind guide to emergency medicine at a glance. It features easy-scan, bulleted lists of diagnostics, treatments, and other basics as well as pearl per page - a memorable pearl for each disease. It includes select references - one general review for each disorder. This book covers topics including: Shock; Cardiac Emergencies; Pulmonary Emergencies; Gastrointestinal Emergencies; Neurologic Emergencies; Genitourinary Emergencies; Vascular Emergencies; Hematologic Emergencies; Infectious Disease Emergencies; Metabolic & Endocrine Emergencies; Electrolyte & Acid-Base Emergencies; Rheumatologic Emergencies; Obstetric & Gynecologic Emergencies; Eye Emergencies; ENT Emergencies; Head Trauma; Maxillofacial & Neck Trauma; Chest Trauma; Abdominal Trauma; Genitourinary Trauma; Vertebral & Spinal Injuries; Orthopedic Emergencies; Hand Emergencies; Dermatologic Emergencies; Psychiatric Emergencies; Emergencies Due to Physical & Environmental Agents; Pediatric Emergencies; and Nuclear, Biologic, & Chemical Agents of Terrorism.