Showing posts with label physiology. Show all posts
Showing posts with label physiology. Show all posts

Monday, April 23, 2012

Netter's Anatomy Coloring Book: with Student Consult Access (Netter Basic Science)

Netter's Anatomy Coloring Book
Netter's Anatomy Coloring Book: with Student Consult Access (Netter Basic Science)
by John T. Hansen PhD
4.4 out of 5 stars(18)

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Review & Description

Now you can learn and master anatomy with ease, while having fun, through the unique approach of Netter's Anatomy Coloring Book, by John T. Hansen, PhD. Using this interactive coloring workbook, you can trace arteries, veins, and nerves through their courses and bifurcations...reinforce your understanding of muscle origins and insertions from multiple views and dissection layers...and develop a better understanding of the integration of individual organs in the workings of each body system throughout the human form. Online access to Student Consult-where you'll find the complete contents of the book and much more-further enhances your study and exponentially boosts your reference power. Whether you are taking an anatomy course or just curious about how the body works, let the art of Netter guide you!

  • Provides multiple views, magnifications, and dissection layers that strengthen your understanding of 3-D anatomical relationships.
  • Presents each topic in two-page spreads-with Netter anatomical illustrations accompanied by high-yield information-that gives context to the structures.
  • Features illustrations small enough for quick coloring, but large enough to provide you with important details.
  • Offers tips for coloring key structures that emphasize how a coloring exercise can reinforce learning.
  • Uses Key Points to cover functional and clinical relevance and relationships.
  • Contains tables that review muscle attachments, innervation, action, and blood supply.
  • Features Clinical Notes which highlight the importance of anatomy in medicine.
  • Includes online access to Student Consult where you can search the complete contents of the book, print additional copies of the coloring pages, view completed coloring pages for reference, access Integration Links to bonus content in other Student Consult titles...and much more...to further enhance your study and exponentially boost your reference power.

Product Details

  • Amazon Sales Rank: #5972 in Books
  • Published on: 2009-01-23
  • Original language: English
  • Number of items: 1
  • Dimensions: .90" h x 8.40" w x 10.70" l, 2.10 pounds
  • Binding: Paperback
  • 368 pages

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Sunday, April 22, 2012

Pierson and Fairchild's Principles & Techniques of Patient Care, 5e (Principles and Techniques of Patient Care)

Pierson and
Pierson and Fairchild's Principles & Techniques of Patient Care, 5e (Principles and Techniques of Patient Care)
by Sheryl Fairchild
Publication Date: May 1, 2012

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Review & Description

Build your physical and occupational therapy patient care skills on a foundation of the proven practices found in this must-read text. In addition to clear "how-to" information on everything from positioning and draping, to patient transfer and ambulation activities, the book's easy-to-understand rationales will give you the "why" behind these proven techniques. This fifth edition also comes with new student resources on the companion Evolve site complete with videos, case studies, skills checklists, and more.

  • Clearly written instructions and full-color illustrations on patient care techniques and procedures cover topics such as proper lifting, patient transfers, basic wound care, and assessment of vital signs.
  • Insight into rationales and physiological principles explain why specific techniques and procedures are used.
  • More than 700 full-color photographs vividly demonstrate proper performance of techniques and procedures used in the assessment and management of patients in the rehabilitation setting.
  • Procedure boxes throughout the text offer additional tips for optimal assessment and management of patients in the rehabilitation setting.
  • Self-study and problem solving activities promote decision-making and problem solving skills.
  • NEW! Video clips and skills activities on companion Evolve site illustrate the techniques and procedures described in the text.
  • NEW! Content based on the ICF model, the model currently endorsed by the APTA and AOTA, reflects the current theories and practice guidelines of physical and occupational therapy.
  • NEW! Information on professionalism teaches about the guidelines that currently exist and how to apply those guidelines to patient interactions.

Product Details

  • Amazon Sales Rank: #489885 in Books
  • Published on: 2012-05-01
  • Original language: English
  • Number of items: 1
  • Binding: Spiral-bound
  • 416 pages

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Measurement of Joint Motion: A Guide to Goniometry (4th edition) (MEASUREMENT OF JOINT MOTION: A GDE TO GONIOMETRY)

Measurement of Joint Motion
Measurement of Joint Motion: A Guide to Goniometry (4th edition) (MEASUREMENT OF JOINT MOTION: A GDE TO GONIOMETRY)
by Cynthia Norkin, Joyce D. White
4.4 out of 5 stars(10)

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Review & Description

Rely on the 4th Edition of this popular manual to teach you how to perform the skills essential to identifying impairments and assessing rehabilitation status. For each measurable joint in the body, you ll find a consistent, easy-to-follow format and exceptional photographs that depict stabilization during range of motion and alignment, making it easy for you to visualize the examination and technique for each joint motion and muscle length test.

Product Details

  • Amazon Sales Rank: #3716 in Books
  • Published on: 2009-06-24
  • Original language: English
  • Number of items: 1
  • Dimensions: .90" h x 9.10" w x 10.80" l, 2.30 pounds
  • Binding: Spiral-bound
  • 448 pages

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Thursday, April 19, 2012

Neuroscience: Exploring the Brain

Neuroscience
Neuroscience: Exploring the Brain
by Mark F. Bear, Barry W. Connors, Michael A. Paradiso
4.5 out of 5 stars(35)

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Review & Description

Widely praised for its student-friendly style and exceptional artwork and pedagogy, Neuroscience: Exploring the Brain is a leading undergraduate textbook on the biology of the brain and the systems that underlie behavior. This edition provides increased coverage of taste and smell, circadian rhythms, brain development, and developmental disorders and includes new information on molecular mechanisms and functional brain imaging. Path of Discovery boxes, written by leading researchers, highlight major current discoveries. In addition, readers will be able to assess their knowledge of neuroanatomy with the Illustrated Guide to Human Neuroanatomy, which includes a perforated self-testing workbook.

This edition's robust ancillary package includes a bound-in student CD-ROM, an Instructor's Resource CD-ROM, and resources online.

Product Details

  • Amazon Sales Rank: #5868 in Books
  • Published on: 2006-02-07
  • Original language: English
  • Number of items: 1
  • Dimensions: 11.00" h x 8.50" w x 1.50" l, 4.99 pounds
  • Binding: Hardcover
  • 928 pages

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