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Seller Notes: | “Book is in typical used-Good Condition. Will show signs of wear to cover and/or pages. There may be underlining, highlighting, and or writing. May not include supplemental items (like discs, access codes, dust jacket, etc). Will be a good Reading copy.” |
Format: | Trade Paperback | Publisher: | McGraw-Hill |
Publication Year: | 2001 | Language: | English |
ISBN: |
9780071351423 |
EAN: |
9780071351423 |
Product Information | |
The defining book for physicians and other health care workers practicing outside the US * Provides guidelines for evaluating community needs, implementing preventive medicine, assessing refugee health situations, and dealing with the impact of cultural issues * Also includes walk-throughs of common emergent situations including infectious disease and trauma management, and discusses travel preparaiton and clinic set-up | |
Product Identifiers | |
Publisher | McGraw-Hill |
ISBN-10 | 0071351426 |
ISBN-13 | 9780071351423 |
eBay Product ID (ePID) | 868000 |
Product Key Features | |
Format | Trade Paperback |
Publication Year | 2001 |
Language | English |
Dimensions | |
Weight | 46.2 Oz |
Width | 7.3in. |
Height | 1.3in. |
Length | 9in. |
Additional Product Features | |
Dewey Edition | 21 |
Table of Content | Introduction: The International Health Worker. 1. Evaluating Community Health Needs. 2. Public Health and Disease Prevention. 3. Health Education Techniques. 4. Refugee Health Needs. 5. Culture and Health. 6. Field Assessment of General Health and Nutrition. 7. General Care for the Sick and Injured. 8. Use and Misuse of Medications. 9. Assessment of the Acutely Ill Patient/Adult Emergencies. 10. Infectious Diseases. 11. Tropical Medicine. 12. Pediatric Emergencies. 13. Pediatric Infectious Diseases. 14. Women's Health Issues. 15. Gynecology. 16. Obstetrics. 17. Toxicology. 18. Environmental Emergencies. 19. Trauma Management. 20. Skin and Wound Management. 21. Orthopedic Injuries. 22. Ophthalmology and ENT Emergencies. 23. Dental Emergencies. 24. Anesthesia and Pain Management. 25. The Field Laboratory. 26. Travel Health and Occupational Medicine. Appendices: 1: Differential Diagnosis Tables. 2: Common Medications and Dosing Regimens. 3: WHO Basic and Supplemental Health Kits. 4: The Mobile Medical Kit. 5: Sample Medical Records and Immunization Records. 6: Medical Treatment Using Local Materials. 7. Informational Resources. 8: Geographical Distribution of Disease. |
Illustrated | Yes |
Dewey Decimal | 362.1 |
Age Level | Scholarly & Professional |
Copyright Date | 2002 |
Author | Michael J. Vanrooyen, Thomas Kirsch, Kathleen Clem, James Holliman |
Lc Classification Number | Ra393 |
Reviews | "If you are planning or considering spending some time oversees as a volunteer physician, this is the book for you. ""...there is no otherbook like this in the literature. It well be well worth the cost of purchase for any physician planning to so a stint of Third World medicine." |
Lccn | 2001-044817 |
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