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Physical therapists know that their patients are more than just a list of symptoms. They are people first, often with a complex mix of medical and psychiatric circumstances, who may receive a wide range of care from a team of professionals. Keeping this in mind, Psychosocial Elements of Physical Therapy: The Connection of Body to Mind is both a textbook and a clinical resource for physical therapist students and clinicians practicing in any patient population with psychological concerns or disorders. Inside, Dr. Hannah Johnson provides an essential introduction of psychosocial concepts, general treatment approaches for culturally sensitive care, and selected classes of mental illness as defined by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th Edition (DSM-5). A complete review of the current research and evidence base provides students a strong foundation to build their careers on, but can also act as a crash-course in the most recent literature for the busy clinician. Features: Clear, concise language and layout for efficient learning Application-based review questions Real world case studies to apply critical thinking skills Evidence-based practical tests and measures Vocabulary terms that facilitate interdisciplinary teamworkPsychosocial Elements of Physical Therapy: The Connection of Body to Mind provides physical therapist students and clinicians with an efficient yet comprehensive guide to helping patients with psychological concerns or disorders.

Despite being core skills, the techniques and practical aspects of subjective refraction and prescribing glasses are often developed by trial and error, if they are developed at all. This book is designed as a complete guide to these essential skills, offering everything from basic terminology to tips, tricks, and best practices.

A text that can be easily read and understood by health care professionals yet is in-depth enough to create a solid understanding of how the body works, making it easy to then pass on the information to athletes to help them eat ideally based on their specific sport, goal, and situation.

Offering cutting edge information, More Phaco Nightmares: Conquering Cataract Catastrophes will guide surgeons on how to mitigate the common problems and unanticipated disasters which may arise for even the most experienced surgeons.

Presents different perspectives that challenge the reader's understanding of occupational adaptation. As the first of its kind text to explore, analyse, and present a comprehensive and multidimensional approach to understanding occupational adaptation, this book adds to the range of knowledge available in occupational therapy.

Leadership Questions for Health Care Professionals: Applying Theories and Principles to Practice offers students a broader conceptual understanding of leadership, as well as the depth required by seasoned health care clinicians, managers, and executives who are looking for practical and evidence-based insights to their toughest leadership issues.

Designed as a narrated video-based book of ophthalmic surgeries, LASIK Emergencies covers the entire spectrum of Intralase flap complications. With 15 chapters, this book and accompanying website contains nearly 4 hours of state-of-the-art video teaching.

The Pancreas. It's not very large, but it packs a punch. You gotta know about the pancreas. Then toss in the crazy complexities of the biliary system and there's is a lot to learn to manage your patients. In this latest book in the Acing GI Board Exam Series, the focus is on the pancreas and biliary tree and how they can cause trouble. In today's fast-paced world, it is a struggle to keep up with the burgeoning panc-bil literature. Until now, there has been no single, slim, but high-yield volume that summarizes the panc-bil you really need to know for the board exam. This review book will keep you on your toes so you can stay sharp for clinical practice too. What is the best way to effectively prepare and study, if reading multiple resources can't seem to fit into your daily schedule?The answer to your study questions (and study time!) can be found inside Acing the Pancreaticobiliary Questions on the GI Board Exam: The Ultimate Crunch-Time Resource. Dr. Brennan MR Spiegel and Dr. Hetal A. Karsan have collected every pearl of wisdom, high-yield factlet, panc-bil "e;board buzzword,"e; and classic imaging study they could muster, all while keeping Acing the Pancreaticobiliary Questions on the GI Board Exam a manageable size. Why You Will Need to Read Acing the Pancreaticobiliary Questions on the GI Board Exam: Carefully vetted board-style clinical vignettes with color images Comprehensive yet succinct answers using a high-yield format Emphasis on key clinical pearls and "e;board buzzwords"e; Answers to classic board "e;threshold values"e; questions that you need to know but always seem to forget Rapid-fire, crunch-time exam with 150 classic one-liners Acing the Pancreaticobiliary Questions on the GI Board Exam fills the unmet need in board review by presenting time-tested and high-yield information in a rational, useful, and contextually appropriate format suitable studying for the board exams and preparing for the recertification exam. Chapters Include: A compilation of general lessons learned from past test-takers "e;Tough Stuff"e; board review vignettes Board review "e;Clinical Threshold Values"e; "e;Crunch-Time"e; Self-Test and Answer Guide-time to get your game on!With its focus on pearl after pearl, emphasis on images, and attention to high-yield "e;tough stuff"e; vignettes you don't know the answers to (yet), Acing the Pancreaticobiliary Questions on the GI Board Exam is truly the ultimate crunch-time resource for acing the GI board examination, taking recertifying examinations, looking good on clerkship rounds, or for just challenging yourself with interesting and entertaining vignettes.

Provides a thorough review of key characteristics of normal gait that are important for observational clinical gait analysis. This visual guide by Drs. Jan Adams and Kay Cerny has unique features to further the understanding of examination and evaluation of the subject's gait.

Documentation Basics for the Physical Therapist Assistant, Third Edition is the perfect guide for all physical therapist assistant students and clinicians who want to update and refine their knowledge and skills in documentation.

Although it is the least noticed by patients, effective documentation is one of the most critical skills that speech-language pathologists must learn. With that in mind, Documentation and Reimbursement for Speech-Language Pathologists: Principles and Practice provides a comprehensive guide to documentation, coding, and reimbursement across all work settings.

Designed to provide surgeons who are interested in starting or are already performing SMILE with a detailed description of the preoperative assessment, surgical technique, and postoperative management of SMILE treatments.

Includes detailed information on clinical applications and fundamental principles needed to understand and use optical coherence tomography angiography. This includes information on high-speed OCT systems, algorithms to extract flow contrast, the appearance of the normal eye, the findings in myriad diseases, and tips on how to deal with artifact and pitfalls.

This new and expanded second edition provides a concise yet comprehensive summary of the CXL process. With each chapter being fully updated, plus the inclusion of over twenty new chapters that cover the latest advances and future directions, Corneal Cross-Linking, Second Edition represents the cutting-edge of CXL research and clinical practice.

Despite the interdisciplinary treatment that laryngeal cancer requires, many resources offer the perspective of only one specific profession. This book caters to the team approach that is needed to provide patients with evidence-based treatment and maximise outcomes. It brings together a wide range of medical professionals to represent their unique perspectives on the treatment of patients with laryngeal cancer.

If you have been diagnosed with cataracts or are concerned you may have them, get detailed and understandable answers to your questions with Cataracts: A Patient's Guide to Treatment, Third Edition, newly updated to include the latest information on rapidly-evolving cataract surgical and lens implant technologies.

A newly updated, user-friendly resource for occupational therapy assistant students and new practitioners, Developing Clinical Competence: A Workbook for the OTA, Second Edition assists readers in developing practical problem-solving and "e;'real-life"e;' skills essential for fieldwork and clinical practice. Maintaining the easy-to-read workbook format from the First Edition, this book is filled with learning activities, worksheets, and detailed answer explanations, as well as expanded chapter content and revised references. Marie J. Morreale breaks down competencies into step-by-step units to allow for independent study. With multiple choice, matching, true/false, and fill-in-the-blanks questions; case studies; vignettes; and experiential activities, this Second Edition presents helpful tips in their most useful format. Guiding the reader through occupational therapy clinical decision making, professional conduct, and meeting standards of care for various practice areas, each chapter is fully independent and can be read in the order most conducive to the reader's individual learning needs. This text can help readers measure attainment of knowledge and skills when preparing for fieldwork, the national certification exam, or transitioning to entry-level practice. New for the Second Edition: Fundamental topics including effective communication, assessment of client function, safety, supervision, documentation, group process, and department management Additional questions regarding behavioral health and pediatric practice Expanded content for professionalism, ethics, cultural sensitivity, and interventions to support occupations Topics such as wheeled mobility, hand function development, infection control, feeding/eating, wound care basics, quality improvement, and more Added content regarding the American Occupational Therapy Association documents, evidence-informed practice, advocacy, chronic conditions, and new trends Incorporated concepts and principles from the Occupational Therapy Practice Framework: Domain and Process, Fourth EditionInstructors in educational settings can also visit www.efacultylounge.com for additional instructional resources.

When all you need is a basic understanding of goniometry and manual muscle testing, supplemented by concise and illustrative examples of techniques, look to Cram Session in Goniometry and Manual Muscle Testing: A Handbook for Students & Clinicians for quick and at- your -fingertips facts. Cram Session in Goniometry and Manual Muscle Testing by Lynn Van Ost is a descriptive quick reference that provides the rehabilitation professional with a very basic approach to various techniques. Organized in a "e;head-to-toe"e; format and with over 400 photographs, Cram Session in Goniometry and Manual Muscle Testing takes user-friendly and efficient learning to a new level. This handbook is unique in that it takes the information published inside Cram Session in Goniometry and Cram Session in Manual Muscle Testing and combines them into one succinct resource. Readers will enjoy the benefits of both of these books, now in one compact and affordable format. What is in your "e;Cram Session"e;: In the Goniometry section, subdivisions are broken down into type of joint, capsular patterns, average range of motion for each movement, patient positioning, goniometric alignment, alternative methods of measurement, and patient substitutions. In the Manual Muscle Testing section, subdivision are broken into the specific movement to be tested, average range of motion, prime movers of the movement, the secondary movers, the anti-gravity subject position, gravity minimized subject position, stabilization and grades, substitutions for the movement, and points of interest for that particular muscle group. Cram Session in Goniometry and Manual Muscle Testing: A Handbook for Students & Clinicians is an informative, well-organized handbook for all students and clinicians in physical therapy, occupational therapy, athletic training, orthopedics or any allied health professional who treats musculoskeletal disorders.