"A deep dive into the history of chronic lyme disease that will make you question everything you knew about the disease and how to treat it"--

Las enfermedades de origen genético han sido un desafío para los profesionales de la salud que deben encararlas. Este libro presenta una recopilación de los criterios clínicos de varias de estas enfermedades; de ahí que sea una adecuada herramienta para facilitar un diagnóstico más certero a los pacientes.

How Patients Think. At age twenty-one, Chloë Atkins began suffering from a mysterious illness, the symptoms of which rapidly worsened. Paralyzed for months at a time, she frequently required intubation and life support. She eventually became quadriplegic, dependent both on a wheelchair and on health professionals who refused to believe there was anything physically wrong with her. When test after test returned inconclusive results, Atkins's doctors...

En esta obra, el doctor De la Fuente, a partir de su vasta experiencia profesional, describe en 60 pasos el Método de interpretación clínica para problemas complejos que busca facilitar la labor diagnóstica del médico en su camino de descubrimiento. Con sencillez y profundidad a la vez, el autor ahonda en aspectos estratégicos como son la información que se tiene que recabar, las preguntas a las que tiene que responder, la forma...

Diagnoses are often just educated guesses, and prognoses less certain still. There is a significant amount of uncertainty in the daily practice of medicine, resulting in confusion and potentially deadly complications. Dr. Steven Hatch argues that instead of ignoring this uncertainty, we should embrace it. By digging deeply into a number of rancorous controversies, from breast cancer screening to blood pressure management, Hatch shows us how medicine...

Dermatology Essentials for Medical Assistants is a must-read for anyone wanting a head start in dermatology. This easy-reading guide will allow any medical assistant to hit the ground running in a new office. The book contains information on basic dermatology terms, clinic flow, procedure set up and break down, and everything else you need to know to walk in and contribute to the medical team on day one.

Defining mental disorders is easy but to actually diagnose a patient needs a lot of hard work and proper information. You need to be able to classify the symptoms in order to narrow down to the right diagnosis. A wrong diagnosis could lead to more serious problems later on. This quick DSM-5 study guide helps you begin with the right treatment for the right patient.