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5) Code five
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A war-wounded doctor comes to a slum area hospital for rehabilitation and finds himself solving the social ills therein.
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Jackie Peyton is a sharp-tongued and quick-witted nurse who is trying to survive the chaotic grind of saving lives in a hectic New York City hospital. Jackie's a woman of substance who knows how to handle it all. With a white lie here, a bent rule there, and a steady dose of pain relievers for her chronic back pain, Jackie does whatever it takes to get the job done.
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"Many students choose a career in medicine without knowing what will be expected of them. This comprehensive documentary provides insights into what it takes to become a doctor. Medical students and administrators discuss the rigors of medical education, and offer valuable information on how to prepare for and finance a medical career. The rewards and challenges students can expect to face upon becoming doctors are examined."--Container
9) Out of the crucible: how the US military transformed combat casualty care in Iraq and Afghanistan
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Out of the How the U.S. Military Transformed Combat Casualty Care in Iraq and Afghanistan edited by Arthur L. Kellermann, MD and MPH, and Eric Elster, MD is now available by the US Army, Borden Institute. This comprehensive resource, part of the renowned Textbooks of Military Medicine series , documents one of the most extraordinary achievements in the history of American medicine - the dramatic advances in combat casualty care developed during Operations...
10) Toxin
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Cardiac surgeon Dr. Kim Reggis, crazed that cost-cutting procedures at the hospital are keeping his daughter from getting the care he believes she needs to recover from E.coli bacterial poisoning, launches his own investigation into how and why the child got sick.
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Going behind the headlines to give you the definitive answers to your health questions. Can you be fat and fit? Could you improve your health by staying in bed longer? Should we all be taking an Aspirin pill to help us live longer? Michael Mosley is joined by a team of doctors who use their expertise to get to the bottom all those health claims. Dr Chris van Tulleken examines what diseases lurk on Britain's hands; Dr Saleyha Ahsan has some simple...
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Covering a wide range of skills and systems, this title prepares you for work in today's technology-filled clinical field. Topics include clinical decision support, clinical documentation, provider order entry systems, system implementation, adoption issues, and more. Case studies, abstracts, and discussion questions enhance your understanding of these crucial areas of the clinical space. New to this edition: 31 chapters written by field experts give...
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Noted neurosurgeon and author Milton D. Heifetz has made the tough decisions in tragic, often anguishing situations. As a member of hospital ethics committees for many years, Dr. Heifetz found that discussions of complex issues -- many involving urgent matters of life and death -- were all too often clouded by tradition, dogma, and gut reactions. A comprehensive moral foundation with the flexibility to respond to often rapidly changing circumstances...
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A hands-on workbook designed to help you develop effective English language communication skills for the real-world work environment. Strengthen your language skills for the specific job needs of nursing with over 200 interactive exercises focusing on: medical/nursing terminology, abbreviations, change-of-shift and telephone reports, documentation skills, nursing care plans, therapeutic communication skills, interviewing skills, assertiveness skills,...
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Our sporting heroes do things with their bodies that are almost superhuman. But how many of them reach these heights illegally? As sports continue to hit the headlines for all the wrong reasons, Horizon investigates the controversial world of doping. Discover the extraordinary ways professional cheaters avoid detection, and meet the amateur athletes destroying their bodies in pursuit of perfection. Presenter Xand van Tulleken undergoes a unique experiment...
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