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Title Neurotrauma : Managing Patients with Head Injuries / edited by Nadine Abelson-Mitchell
Published Chichester, West Sussex : Wiley-Blackwell, 2013
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Contents Title page; Copyright page; Preface; Dedication; Acknowledgements; Contributor Details; NADINE ABELSON-MITCHELL; JUDE FEWINGS; PENNY FRANKLIN; ANTHONY GILBERT; HENRY GULY; KATY LEWIS; SUE MOTTRAM; ZUHAIR NOORI; SIMON PARFORD; MICHELLE SMITH; JUDI THOMSON; KEVIN TSANG; ANDREW WARLOW; PETER WHITFIELD; DANIELLE WILLIAMS; Abbreviations; List of Tables and Figures; TABLES; FIGURES; Section 1: FOUNDATIONS FOR PRACTICE; INTRODUCTION; Chapter 1 The Patient's Journey; INTRODUCTION; CARE PATHWAYS: POLICIES AND GUIDELINES; INTEGRATED CARE PATHWAYS; Chapter 2 Philosophy; INTRODUCTION; CONCLUSION
Chapter 12 Applied Anatomy and PhysiologyINTRODUCTION; THE NERVOUS SYSTEM; THE SCALP; THE SKULL; STRUCTURE OF THE BRAIN; ADDITIONAL CONCEPTS RELATED TO NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; ACID-BASE BALANCE; SUMMARY; CONCLUSION; Chapter 13 Investigations; Chapter 14 Pharmacology for Neurotrauma Patients; INTRODUCTION; ANAESTHETIC AGENTS; ANALGESICS; DIURETICS; ANTI-EPILEPTIC DRUGS; ANTICOAGULANTS; ANTI-EMETICS; LAXATIVES; CONCLUSION; Chapter 15 Applied Microbiology; INTRODUCTION; MENINGITIS; ENCEPHALITIS; BRAIN ABSCESS; CONCLUSION; Section 3: FEATURES OF NEUROTRAUMA; INTRODUCTION
Chapter 3 The Needs Approach ModelINTRODUCTION; WHAT IS A NEED?; STRUCTURE OF THE NEEDS APPROACH MODEL; USE OF THE MODEL; ASSESSING THE PATIENT'S NEEDS; PLANNING; GOAL SETTING; IMPLEMENTATION; EVALUATION; RISK; THE MIRACULOUS RECOVERY; NURSING DIAGNOSIS; CONCLUSION; Chapter 4 The Patient Matters; THE PATIENT; FAMILY AND CARERS; CONCLUSION; Chapter 5 Multidisciplinary Management; INTRODUCTION; STAFFING; SPEECH AND LANGUAGE THERAPY SERVICES; Chapter 6 Physiotherapy; INTRODUCTION; RESPIRATORY CARE; POSITIONING; MUSCULOSKELETAL INTEGRITY AND NEUROMUSCULAR STATUS; SUMMARY
INTRODUCTIONChapter 10 Epidemiology; INTRODUCTION; SEVERITY OF INJURY; HOSPITAL ATTENDANCE; INCIDENCE; PREVALENCE OF HEAD INJURY; AGE DISTRIBUTION; GENDER DISTRIBUTION; RACE AND ETHNICITY; MECHANISM OF INJURY; SEASONAL VARIATION; PREDISPOSITION; USE OF ALCOHOL; HEAD INJURY MORTALITY; CONCLUSION; Chapter 11 Prevention of Head Injuries; INTRODUCTION; RECOMMENDATIONS; ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS (RTAs); ACTION REGARDING THE USE OF PRESCRIPTION, OVER THE COUNTER AND ILLICIT DRUGS; PREVENTION OF SPORTS INJURIES; CARE OF OLDER PEOPLE; INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE; CONCLUSION
REHABILITATION AND MOTOR CONTROL THEORIESPOSTURE AND SEATING; CONCLUSION; Chapter 7 Neuropsychology; INTRODUCTION; WHAT IS CLINICAL NEUROPSYCHOLOGY?; WHO IS A CLINICAL NEUROPSYCHOLOGIST?; WHAT IS THE ROLE OF THE CLINICAL NEUROPSYCHOLOGIST IN THE MANAGEMENT OF TBI?; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL FUNCTIONS; THE PATIENT'S NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL JOURNEY; ADDITIONAL FACTORS INFLUENCING NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL FUNCTIONING; OTHER ISSUES AND CONSIDERATIONS; Chapter 8 Social Considerations; THE ROLE OF THE SOCIAL WORKER; SOCIAL ISSUES; CONCLUSION; Chapter 9 Occupational Therapy; Section 2: PRE-REQUISITE KNOWLEDGE
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Nervous system -- Wounds and injuries.
Craniocerebral Trauma -- rehabilitation.
Craniocerebral Trauma -- therapy.
Evidence-Based Medicine.
Form Electronic book
Author Abelson-Mitchell, Nadine.
LC no. 2012027830
ISBN 111845524X (electronic bk.)
1118455266 (electronic bk.)
9781118455241 (electronic bk.)
9781118455265 (electronic bk.)