Author : Institute of Medicine
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 20,80 MB
Release : 2010-12-04
Category : Medical
ISBN : 030915698X
The Social Security Administration (SSA) uses a screening tool called the Listing of Impairments to identify claimants who are so severely impaired that they cannot work at all and thus immediately qualify for benefits. In this report, the IOM makes several recommendations for improving SSA's capacity to determine disability benefits more quickly and efficiently using the Listings.
Author : Stefano Govoni
Publisher : Springer
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 30,86 MB
Release : 2020-07-31
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9783030280079
This ambitious and comprehensive handbook represents an essential contribution to our current understanding of interactions between heart and brain, a research topic generating growing interest. Despite the increasing awareness that neural mechanisms are the primary cause of cardiac disease and its progression, therapy continues to focus on end-organ protection and does not approach the neural core of the problem. Growing public health problems such as heart failure are still treated with autonomic drugs that are 30-40 years old and simply act on cardiac receptors. However, it has now been shown that the progression of ischemic heart disease to heart failure is mainly due to abnormal central responses to incipient cardiac disease, with neural activation the primary cause rather than the consequence of cardiac remodeling. Written by leading international experts in their respective research areas, the book presents a variety of perspectives on the core topic: from social and philosophical to gender-related aspects. It is designed for a broad readership and includes dedicated sections for cardiologists, psychiatrists, neurologists and psychotherapists looking for a more insightful and targeted approach to neuro-cardiovascular disease.
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Page : 1860 pages
File Size : 23,21 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Medicine
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Page : 2454 pages
File Size : 29,63 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Medicine
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Vols. for 1963- include as pt. 2 of the Jan. issue: Medical subject headings.
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Page : 620 pages
File Size : 37,31 MB
Release : 1978
Category : Dissertation abstracts
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Author : Sonja M. Hunt
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 283 pages
File Size : 28,52 MB
Release : 1986-01-01
Category : Health status indicators
ISBN : 9780709935841
Author : Institute of Medicine
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 213 pages
File Size : 24,85 MB
Release : 2002-06-20
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0309083435
Many Americans believe that people who lack health insurance somehow get the care they really need. Care Without Coverage examines the real consequences for adults who lack health insurance. The study presents findings in the areas of prevention and screening, cancer, chronic illness, hospital-based care, and general health status. The committee looked at the consequences of being uninsured for people suffering from cancer, diabetes, HIV infection and AIDS, heart and kidney disease, mental illness, traumatic injuries, and heart attacks. It focused on the roughly 30 million-one in seven-working-age Americans without health insurance. This group does not include the population over 65 that is covered by Medicare or the nearly 10 million children who are uninsured in this country. The main findings of the report are that working-age Americans without health insurance are more likely to receive too little medical care and receive it too late; be sicker and die sooner; and receive poorer care when they are in the hospital, even for acute situations like a motor vehicle crash.
Author : James E. Mitchell
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 41,26 MB
Release : 2012-04-27
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 113662273X
Bariatric surgery plays an important role in the treatment of obesity; in this comprehensive resource the worldwide leaders of the field provide the most up-to-date information on the psychosocial issues that affect their patients. Included is an overview and history of surgical procedures, complete with illustrations, practical advice on topics such as physical activity and nutritional care after surgery, and essential information that allows clinicians to assist their clients as much as possible; for example, how pre-weight loss surgery psychosocial evaluations can serve as clinical interventions in their own right, and how structured interviews and questionnaires can be used in multiple contexts such as screening, treatment planning, and prognostic assessment. A distinctive chapter includes an overview of the special issues present in treating adolescents, who increasingly are the target of bariatric surgery procedures. This book is an essential reference for clinicians from the evaluation through the follow-up and aftercare of bariatric surgery patients.
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Page : 854 pages
File Size : 34,24 MB
Release : 1979
Category : Industrial hygiene
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Author : United States. Public Health Service. Office of the Surgeon General
Publisher :
Page : 728 pages
File Size : 21,71 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Government publications
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This report considers the biological and behavioral mechanisms that may underlie the pathogenicity of tobacco smoke. Many Surgeon General's reports have considered research findings on mechanisms in assessing the biological plausibility of associations observed in epidemiologic studies. Mechanisms of disease are important because they may provide plausibility, which is one of the guideline criteria for assessing evidence on causation. This report specifically reviews the evidence on the potential mechanisms by which smoking causes diseases and considers whether a mechanism is likely to be operative in the production of human disease by tobacco smoke. This evidence is relevant to understanding how smoking causes disease, to identifying those who may be particularly susceptible, and to assessing the potential risks of tobacco products.
