Physician & Patient

"USMLE Medical Ethics: The 100 Cases You are Most Likely to See on the Exam" is designed to help guide readers through this challenging, standardized patient exam. It includes advice and information about the ethical issues relating to topics including: End of life issuesEuthanasia and physician ass... More

Image is a quality element essential to all businesses. Just as the personal image matters with friends or neighbours and in professional circuits, similarly the image of the business matters in the macro level of market prospecting.Gautam Chatterjea is a marketing and image management practitioner.... More

Rapid advances in diagnostic medicine have made it crucial for consumers to have access to up-to-date, objective information about the tools commonly used by physicians, hospitals, and commercial labs. Fully revised and updated, The Patient's Guide to Medical Tests, Second Edition provides a basic u... More

This book alphabetically lists the tests most commonly used by physicians, hospitals and commercial labs. An extensive glossary of medical terms translates professional terminology into accessible language. It provides information on more than 1,000 commonly prescribed tests, such as the CAT scan, a... More

Overviews the technology behind gene therapy and provides examples of how the approach is being used in clinical medicine to treat a variety of genetic diseases, including cancer, AIDS, cardiovascular disease and rheumatoid arthritis. For scientists and healthcare workers involved in gene therapy t... More

With the aid of useful case histories and summary boxes,  this invaluable book breaks down the process of communication with patients into manageable stages. Chapters  by experienced specialists in each  field  explore  the particular difficulties and skills required in each situation, making �... More

Izzie hasn't been to Swallowcliffe Hall since she was small, but after a bout of tuberculosis, she's sent to stay with her Grandmother Polly, who is still a housekeeper there. While at Swallowcliffe she meets Andreas, a German refugee who has been taken in by the local shopkeeper. It doesn't seem as... More

Effective health communication is essential for the dissemination of health related information. It will prove beneficial to healthcare professionals in carrying out their task of providing “Health For All”. The application of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in health related ... More

This textbook for instruction in biomedical research ethics can also serve as a valuable reference for medical professionals and bioethicists. The 149 cases included in the book are grouped in nine chapters, each of which covers a key area of debate in the field. Some of the case studies are classic... More

This compelling book illuminates the complex legal, ethical, medical, and deeply personal issues of a debate that ultimately affects us all. Compassionate and beautifully written, Colby helps readers understand the implications of current laws and proposed legislation, various medical options (inclu... More

Insurance companies routinely use an individual's medical history and family medical history in determining eligibility for life insurance; this is part of the process of medical underwriting. Insurers have also long used genetic information, often derived from family history, in underwriting. But r... More