Medical Professional

Flight for Life is the heart-stopping account of one of the most gripping rescue missions in African history, told by a doctor involved in saving the lives of Nigerian workers who became victims of a tragic American chemical company explosion. Dr. Stewart and his colleague moved mountains and cut red tape to fly patients to one of the premiere burn centers in the United States.

This course focuses on key words and phrases in Mandarin for doctors, surgeons, nurses, caregivers, and others who work in the medical and healthcare field. A review of commonly used Mandarin words and phrases is also included as part of the course. The course is broken down into 14 daily sessions, to enable a firm understanding of Mandarin medical terminology in 2 weeks.

The first full-length biography of the Civil War surgeon who, over the course of the war’s bloodiest battles - from Antietam to Gettysburg - redefined military medicine.

Jonathan Letterman was an outpost medical officer serving in Indian country in the years before the Civil War, responsible for the care of just hundreds of men. But when he was appointed the chief medical officer for the Army of the Potomac, he revolutionized combat medicine over the course of four major battles - Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, and Gettysburg - that produced unprecedented numbers of casualties.

Peu de gens savent ce qui se passe réellement à l'arrière d'une ambulance. Martin Viau, paramédic, vous dirait que c'est très bien ainsi. Lui et ses collègues interviennent sur des corps amochés, parfois méconnaissables, retrouvés dans des circonstances souvent effroyables. Ils affrontent tous les jours la souffrance et parfois, presque régulièrement, la mort. Pourtant, un jour, Martin Viau a eu besoin de prendre du recul et de tout raconter, de lever le voile sur leur quotidien méconnu.

This audio course reviews key medical vocabulary for those practicing healthcare in Colombia. It covers terminology for patient interactions, reviews terms of medical equipment, diseases and conditions and relevant equipment. The course includes 8 sessions of approximately 30 minutes each in length and comprehensive review module. A basic introduction to Colombian Spanish is also provided.

You are no doubt a busy student with a lot of things going on! It can be challenging to find the time to study your Med Surg Nursing textbook. That is why the author Kylie Licon, a nursing professional, developed the Med Surg Nursing Study Guide! This edition is a complete review & practice questions edition. It covers all essential concepts found in your textbook! It contains hundreds of practice test questions!

"In 1960 I was given a transorbital, or 'ice pick' lobotomy. My stepmother arranged it. My father agreed to it. Dr. Walter Freeman, the father of the American lobotomy, told me he was going to do some 'tests'. It took 10 minutes and cost 200 dollars." Assisted by journalist/novelist Charles Fleming, Howard Dully recounts a family tragedy of Sophoclean proportions.

In this searing and poignant memoir, Alex Belth and Emily J. Shapiro delve deep into their relationship history, what they brought to their marriage, and what remains. At first glance, it seems the biggest challenge they face is Emily’s chronic illness - and the impact that’s had on their life as a couple. But her medical conditions aren’t the only thing that set the relationship on a precipice. When they start to work through their issues, it prompts a closer examination of Alex and the ways his needs and personal history challenge their partnership.

Trente infirmières et infirmiers de tous les horizons racontent, à tour de rôle, la relation avec un patient la plus marquante de leur carrière. Ces professionnels dévoués nous donnent accès aux moments parfois bouleversants qui ponctuent leur quotidien dans les centres hospitaliers, les cliniques, les dispensaires du domaine communautaire et les pénitenciers.

This Next Generation NCLEX-RN Audio Study Guide by Davidson's is your essential companion as you prepare for the Next Generation NCLEX-RN (NGN), a revolutionary approach in nursing licensure examination. This audiobook integrates seamlessly into your daily routine, allowing you to study while commuting, exercising, or performing chores, turning every moment into a valuable learning opportunity.

At the age of 22, Jennifer Worth left her comfortable home to move into a convent and become a midwife in postwar London’s East End slums. The colorful characters she met while delivering babies all over London - from the plucky, warm-hearted nuns with whom she lived to the woman with 24 children who couldn't speak English to the prostitutes and dockers of the city’s seedier side - illuminate a fascinating time in history.

You are no doubt a busy professional with a lot of things going on! It can be challenging to find the time to study in preparation for the NCLEX-PN exam. However, the truth is that the NCLEX-PN test is a challenging test. It is normal to have some anxiety about taking this test. Thorough preparation cannot be overlooked. That is why the author Natasha Webster developed the NCLEX-PN Study Guide!

Introducing the premium resource for healthcare professionals preparing to excel in the Critical Care Registered Nurse certification exam. Crafted to fit seamlessly into your busy life, this audiobook transforms the way you study, allowing you to master complex critical care concepts while commuting, exercising, or doing household chores.

À trente-huit ans, Sophie Reis reçoit un diagnostic de cancer du sein agressif, découvert de façon fortuite, sans symptôme ni antécédent familial. Un cancer en cadeau, c’est son histoire, un récit de résilience, mais c’est surtout un ouvrage qui retrace les étapes d’un parcours oncologique et met en lumière, faits à l’appui, des techniques de médecine intégrative et des soins complémentaires aux traitements conventionnels. Un appel au questionnement et à la participation active des patients.

Take your Spanish-language skills you acquired in Spanish for the Busy Medical Professional and Spanish for the Busy Medical Professional, Level 2 to the next level! Using the same revolutionary and intuitive method of language learning we used in Spanish for the Busy Medical Professional we now teach you how to become more fluent, expand your medical vocabulary, use the past, present, and future tense, and talk in the third personal singular and plural.

In this book, you will learn: basic word elements, rules to defining and building medical terminology, types of prefixes, and more.

This enhanced Medical School audiobook study guide by the Davidson's, offers a full-spectrum review of all essential components of the Medical College Admission Test: Chemical and Physical Foundations of Biological Systems, Critical Analysis and Reasoning Skills (CARS), Biological and Biochemical Foundations of Living Systems, & Psychological, Social and Biological Foundations of Behavior. This audiobook is designed for aspiring medical students who want to optimize their study time, allowing them to learn while commuting, working out, or doing all types of chores.

Take your medical Spanish-language skills to the next level! Using the same revolutionary and intuitive method of language learning used in Spanish for the Busy Medical Professional, expand your vocabulary, become more fluent, and learn how to express yourself in any medical situation with confidence.

In Shock is a riveting first-hand account from a young critical care physician, who in the passage of a moment is transfigured into a dying patient. This transposition, coincidentally timed at the end of her medical training, instantly lays bare the vast chasm between the conventional practice of medicine and the stark reality of the prostrate patient.

Selective Persecution: The Legalization of American Fascism weaves a narrative from Dr. Gold’s personal experience as a frontline doctor, and her forty-eight minutes inside the US Capitol Building on January 6. The author walks listeners through an array of COVID lies and corruption, the course of January 6 itself, and the unfathomable progression of fascist government abuse that followed. She endured a violent FBI raid, extreme malice and misconduct by the Department of Justice, and was sentenced to federal prison amid shocking corruption in the judiciary.