Catalog Search Results
Author
Language
English
Description
Saved by a Stranger is an honest, down-to-earth, informative book inspiring hope, perseverance, and triumph for those who are facing the need for a new organ. Through great storytelling, the author helps patients and caregivers feel empowered as they face the challenges of the unknown.
After battling a rare autoimmune disorder called Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC) for 18 years, which led to cirrhosis, author Lezlee Peterzell-Bellanich's husband,...
Author
Language
English
Description
Are you among the tens of thousands of people who have lost a dramatic amount of weight? If so, congratulations! You did it! Those years of struggling and failed diets are behind you. Perhaps you did it through weight loss surgery. Or, perhaps it was through diet and exercise. Either way, you have created a new body and a new life for yourself. But, now that the weight is gone, are you left with extra skin? If so, it likely causes you embarrassment...
Author
Language
English
Description
Early in his groundbreaking career as a maxillofacial surgeon, Dr. Morton Goldberg coined "The Humpty Dumpty Syndrome" to describe patients whose eggshell-thin facial bones had been damaged by trauma, disease, or malformation. The Humpty Dumpty Syndrome is his memoir of surgical adventures as he did what all the king's horses and all the king's men couldn't. He put people back together again.
His story begins in a dark, dusty basement at Harvard...
144) War Surgery 1914–18
Author
Language
English
Description
The First World War resulted in appalling wounds that quickly became grossly infected. The medical profession had to rapidly modify its clinical practice to deal with the major problems presented by overwhelming sepsis. Besides risk of infection, there were many other issues to be addressed including casualty evacuation, anesthesia, the use of X-rays, and how to deal with disfiguring wounds-plastic surgery in its infancy. This book focuses closely...
Author
Language
English
Description
A practical guidebook to cosmetic surgery after dramatic weight loss, this book includes information on choosing the right surgeon, what to expect from the surgical procedures, how to manage post-surgical pain, what fees to expect, and how to deal with insurance claims. Before-and-after photos along with detailed illustrations of the surgeries present prospective patients with all the information needed to make fully informed decisions on the procedures....
Author
Language
English
Description
On July 1, 2003, work-hour reforms were enacted nationally for the roughly 129,000 resident physicians in the United States. The reforms limit weekly work hours (a maximum of eighty per week) and in-hospital call (no more than once every three nights), mandate days free of clinical and educational obligations (one day in seven), and regulate other aspects of resident work life.
Why Surgeons Struggle with Work-Hour Reforms focuses on general surgeons,...
Author
Language
English
Description
You are about enter the wild and wonderful world of one of San Antonio's most respected and beloved board-certified plastic surgeons.
He takes you behind the scenes of his successful practice and tells all, especially the "stuff" nobody tells medical school residents when they decide to go into plastic surgery!
Get ready for your jaw to drop as you follow Dr. Jeneby…
• from the sanctuary of his on-site OR doing a pre-dawn breast augmentation...
Author
Language
English
Description
This book, The Painful Dental Implant, is written to help patients understand peri-implantitis, the most common complication and cause of pain with dental implants. You will learn why peri-implantitis happens, why it may be on the rise, how to prevent it, which treatments work. Additionally, you will learn how to choose the right team of dentists who can deliver remarkable results with less complications. If you are experiencing pain related to your...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"As a girl coming of age during the Civil Rights Movement, Patricia Bath made it her mission to become a doctor. When obstacles like racism, poverty, and sexism threatened this goal, she persevered--brightening the world with a game-changing treatment for blindness!"--Inside book jacket.
Author
Language
English
Description
Pioneer heart surgeons and bitter rivals: The "thoroughly engrossing" true story of doctors Michael DeBakey and Denton Cooley (The New York Times Book Review). By 1970, the Texas Medical Center in Houston was the leading heart institute in the world, home to the field's two most distinguished surgeons: Dr. Michael Ellis DeBakey and his young and ambitious disciple, Dr. Denton Arthur Cooley. Their combined mastery in occlusive disease, coronary artery...
Author
Language
English
Description
Embark on a journey of empowerment and understanding with "Barrett's Esophagus Demystified: Doctor's Secret Guide." This comprehensive guide unravels the intricacies of Barrett's Esophagus, offering a profound exploration of its definition, prevalence, and causes. Delve into the symptoms, and demystify the condition through the lens of the biopsychosocial model. Navigate complications, separate myths from facts, and explore the diagnosis and medical...
Author
Language
Français
Description
Un témoignage plein d'espoir, idéal pour garder foi en la vie!
En 1994, alors jeune chef d'entreprise, Guibert del Marmol apprend qu'il est atteint d'une importante tumeur crânienne étroitement liée au stress professionnel. Tandis que la médecine conventionnelle lui prédit un avenir sombre, il va développer au cours des dix années suivantes une hygiène de vie différente, d'autres convictions et d'autres méthodes de guérison qui lui permettront...
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Trauma. Addiction. A man given 48 hours to live.
Meet Anthony Williams III, who rose above it all.
In his self-help memoir, discover how you can start achieving incredible things, no matter where you are in life.
Opening up to deep and important discussions about overcoming sexual abuse, addiction, life-changing surgery, and personal growth through trauma, On Borrowed Time guides and gives you essential tools for overcoming your personal prisons and...
Author
Language
English
Description
Ten Years. A Decade.
That's how long I lived with debilitating symptoms before I was finally diagnosed with a Chiari Malformation. Until then, Chiari was a word I'd never encountered, a medical term, a brain condition I didn't know. Now it controls my life.
Pre-diagnosis I was frustrated and subjected to test after test with no results, until we were out of options. My life became unbearable, and I began to despair of ever knowing what was wrong.
But,...
156) Homemade Body Scrubs and Masks for Beginners: All-Natural Quick & Easy Recipes for Body & Facial
Author
Language
English
Description
Why Would You Want to Make Homemade Body Scrubs and Masks? Here's a look at just some of the reasons why: Using all natural organic oils is much healthier for your skin than the store bought versionsStore bought products are filled with so many additives that they can clog your skin leading to acne and blemishesThe recipes in this book contain nothing but the essential ingredients guaranteed to leave your skin looking and feeling amazingNot only...
Author
Language
English
Description
"The Unofficial Guide to Radiology: 100 Practice Chest X Rays" is the sequel to the Unofficial Guide to Radiology, which has sold 1500 copies in just eight months. This book teaches systematic analysis of Chest X Rays. The layout is designed to make the book as relevant to clinical practice as possible, the X-rays are presented in the context of a real life scenario. The reader is asked to interpret the X-ray before turning over the page to reveal...
158) Parkinson's Warrior
Author
Language
English
Description
On a chilly Thursday in December, Nick Pernisco woke up from his Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) surgery with a few new holes in his head - and a whole new lease on life with Parkinson's.
In the follow up to his best-selling Parkinson's Warrior: Fighting Back and Taking Control, Nick takes you on an intimate, first-person journey through the full DBS experience. With candor and humor, Deep Brain Stimulation: A Journey to Relief offers inspiration and...
Author
Language
English
Description
'This book speaks to two of the most diametrically opposed yet mutually supportive aspects of war: the ability to inflict horrific injury and the ability to heal Mayhew is to be commended on an outstanding addition to expanding our knowledge of an area rarely discussed by historians. Her book should be mandatory reading for all defense members (both civilian and military) and on everyone's history shelf. This book is highly recommended.' Airforce...
160) Facing Up to It: One Woman's Transformational Journey from Craving Acceptance to Accepting Herself
Author
Language
English
Description
Think bullies were mean to you?
Imagine what it would have been like if you had a "different" face.
When Dawn has a fast-growing tumor removed shortly after birth, it not only reshapes the left half of her face, leaving it deconstructed and paralyzed, it reshapes her entire life. Her journey of self-discovery and acceptance involves the physical, the emotional and the spiritual.
Teased, mocked and bullied throughout her childhood and tortured by...
Didn't find it?
Can't find what you are looking for? Try our Materials Request Service. Submit Request