Author : Kevin Blake
Publisher : Envenomators
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 36,8 MB
Release : 2018-08
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781684026555
"Learn all about venomous snakes in this engrossing new narrative nonfiction book for young readers. It's packed with exciting wildlife encounters, cutting-edge science, and loads of info about venom and its deadly effects"--
Author : Tulio E. Bertorini
Publisher : Elsevier Health Sciences
Page : 469 pages
File Size : 32,12 MB
Release : 2010-09-08
Category : Medical
ISBN : 1437736408
Neuromuscular Disorders presents a multi-disciplinary approach to the management and therapeutic treatment of the full range of neuromuscular disorders and resulting complications. Dr. Tulio Bertorini and a contributing team of the world’s leading authorities in the field provide the latest tools and strategies for minimizing disability and maximizing quality of life. Effectively treat your patients using the latest management tools and targeted therapeutic strategies. Manage all neuromuscular disorders as well as resulting complications through comprehensive coverage of diagnosis and evaluations, treatments, and outcomes. Apply the multi-disciplinary approach of an expert in clinical neuromuscular care and a team of world-renown contributors. Easily refer to tools for diagnosis, treatment algorithms, and drug tables included throughout the text.
Author : Department of the Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery
Publisher : Skyhorse Publishing Inc.
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 35,97 MB
Release : 2013-07
Category : Medical
ISBN : 162087623X
The famous Navy manual, now updated and back in...
Author : Maxine A. Papadakis
Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional
Page : 1907 pages
File Size : 43,61 MB
Release : 2018-09-10
Category : Medical
ISBN : 1260117448
Know what the experts know and incorporate it into your daily practice with the #1 annual guide to internal medicine INCLUDES 7 ONLINE-ONLY CHAPTERS AT NO ADDITIONAL COST! Visit: www.AccessMedicine.com/CMDT A Doody’s Core Title for 2019! Written by clinicians renowned in their respective fields, CMDT offers the most current insight into epidemiology, symptoms, signs, and treatment for more than 1,000 diseases and disorders. For each topic, you’ll find concise, evidence-based answers to questions about hospital and ambulatory medicine. This streamlined clinical companion is the fastest and easiest way to keep abreast of the latest diagnostic advances, prevention strategies, and cost-effective treatments. Features and content critical to clinical practice: •Strong emphasis on the practical aspects of clinical diagnosis and patient management in all fields of internal medicine •Full review of all internal medicine and primary care topics, including gynecology and obstetrics, dermatology, neurology, ophthalmology, geriatrics, and palliative care •Update of newly emerging infections and their treatments •Specific disease prevention information •Hundreds of medication tables, with indexed trade names and updated prices – plus helpful diagnostic and treatment algorithms •Recent references with PMID numbers •Full-color photographs and illustrations (many new to this edition) HERE ARE SOME OF THE MANY UPDATES AND ADDITIONS: •Revised section on pain management at the end of life •Updated ACC/AHA guidelines for treatment of valvular disease •New ACC/AHA and Hypertension Canada blood pressure guidelines •New FDA approved medications for treatment of breast cancer •New colon cancer screening recommendations from the U.S. Multi-Society Task Force •Acclaimed annual update of HIV/AIDS •New classification of epilepsy •Revised recommendations for treating hepatitis C virus-associated kidney disease •Revised chapter on psychiatric disordersNew FDA approved medication for gastric adenocarcinoma •Updated information about treating spinal muscular atrophy
Author : Jimmy Morrow
Publisher : Mercer University Press
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 23,39 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780865548480
Jimmy Morrow, a pastor and serpent handler for over a quarter of a century explores the history of serpent handling from a variety of sources, including his extensive familiarity with families whose roots are deep in Appalachia. As a native Appalachian Jimmy has access to histories unavailable to outsiders. While not formally trained as a historian, Jimmy's own narrative of the Jesus Name tradition is a unique contribution to not only Appalachian studies, but to the history of what many have prematurely thought to be a tradition whose obituary is soon to be written. Jimmy's astounding photographs and his keen insight to the power of this tradition that he proudly upholds suggests that while unlikely ever to be a dominant form of religious expression, it will continue as perhaps Americas most unique form of religion that persists in Appalachia despite laws against the practice of handling serpents. This is an extraordinary personal account of a unique form of religious devotion and dedication. It will be of interest to anyone interested in Appalachian culture or religion in the South.
Author : Steven Foster
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 41,37 MB
Release : 1994
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780395936085
Describes dangerous mammals, reptiles, spiders, insects, flowers, shrubs, trees, and mushrooms.
Author : David L. Kimbrough
Publisher : Mercer University Press
Page : 592 pages
File Size : 30,2 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780865547988
David Kimbrough explains the history and practice of serpent-handling believers from the pserspective of a respectful and scholarly participant-ovserver.
Author : Johan Marais
Publisher : Penguin Random House South Africa
Page : 1026 pages
File Size : 39,20 MB
Release : 2022-09-08
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1775847489
This long-awaited third edition of A Complete Guide to the Snakes of Southern Africa has been updated, revised and expanded. New information based on scientific research relating to behaviour, identification, reproduction and snake venoms has been included in the species accounts. Features of this book: Covers all essential aspects of snake biology and behaviour; species descriptions are accompanied by full-colour photographs and distribution maps; simple icons make essential information available at a glance; a separate ‘key features’ box assists in quickly identifying species in the field; chapters on classification and identification, keeping snakes, and the treatment of snakebite supplement the species accounts. Sales points: A guide to all snakes, dangerous and harmless, in southern Africa; practical first-aid advice for snakebite; packed with full-colour images; icons, maps and concise text make identification simple.
Author : Julian White
Publisher :
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 37,8 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Bites and stings
ISBN : 9780730895510
Author : Oscar H. Del Brutto
Publisher : Elsevier Inc. Chapters
Page : 38 pages
File Size : 22,73 MB
Release : 2013-07-03
Category : Medical
ISBN : 012807969X
Cysticercosis, an infection caused by the cystic larvae of the pork tapeworm Taenia solium, is one of the most frequent parasitic infections of the human nervous system (neurocysticercosis). It is endemic in most of Latin America, the sub-Saharan Africa, and vast parts of Asia, including the Indian subcontinent. It has also been increasingly diagnosed in developed countries because of migration of people from endemic zones and exposure in travelers. The life cycle involves the development of the adult tapeworm in the human small intestine (after ingesting infected pork with cysts) and larval infection in pig tissues (after ingesting human stools containing the eggs of the tapeworm). Humans get infected by the fecal-oral route, most often from a direct contact with an asymptomatic Taenia carrier. Most common clinical presentations are seizures (particularly late-onset seizures), chronic headaches, and intracranial hypertension. However, cysticerci can locate anywhere in the human nervous system, thus potentially causing almost any neurological syndrome and making clinical diagnosis a difficult task. Neuroimaging is the main diagnostic tool, and specific serology confirms the diagnosis and helps to define the diagnosis when images are unclear. Factors such as location (extraparenchymal versus intraparenchymal), number, size and evolutive stage of the parasites determine the clinical manifestations, therapeutic approach, and prognosis. Management includes symptomatic drugs (analgesics, antiepileptic drugs, anti-inflammatory agents) and in many cases cysticidal drugs, either albendazole or praziquantel. In recent years, efforts have focused on transmission control and potential elimination in endemic regions.
