Saunders Nursing Survival Guide: Fluid and Electrolytes, 2nd Edition presents a complete review of the ever-challenging topic of fluid and electrolytes, using lighthearted cartoons and mnemonic tools
Spot the triggers and handle IBS at home or work Get control of your symptoms and improve your quality of life Are you or a loved one suffering from IBS? This plain-English, reassuring guide explain
Scurvy took a terrible toll in the Age of Sail, killing more sailors than were lost in all sea battles combined. The threat of the disease kept ships close to home and doomed those vessels that ventu
An examination of the many common?but rarely addressed?ailments that can affect the digestive system and bowel, with suggestions of natural ways to tackle the symptoms and ease discomfort. The manual
Dysphagia, difficulty in swallowing, used to be treated with a fluoroscopic scan and speech exercises. Then endoscopy for swallowing appeared in the late 1980s, followed by laryngopharyngeal sensory t
Offering four times the amount of imaging cases offered by competing texts, this reference stands as the foremost guide to common diseases and radiographic presentations of the gastrointestinal tract
Dancey (psychology, University of East London, UK) and Rutter, a researcher, show irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) sufferers how to cope with the illness using concepts and skills based on the individua
Do you suffer from heartburn? Is an ulcer bothering you? Are the difficult symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome compromising your life? If so, you are not alone. You are that one out of every three Am
Fluids and Electrolytes: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses offers both a serious reference book to read and a collection of logically organized bullet points for a quick review. The wide inner column of
This book is the proceedings of the 18th International Bile Acid Meeting, held as the Falk Symposium 141 in Stockholm, Sweden, on June 18–19, 2004. The International Bile Acid Meetings have become som
In Get to Know Your Gut, Joan Sauers and Joanna McMillan-Price take a candid, often hilarious look at the inner workings of our gut, explaining to readers why their stomachs act the way they do and h
Drawing on the expertise of 25 practitioners, Optimal Digestive Health explores the symptoms, causes, and effective treatments for 30 digestive disorders. The best of mainstream medicine and compleme
"This is the reference guide you dream about--answers to all your important questions written in a language you can understand. For everyone who wants better health and peace of mind." --Diane Sa
Defects in Secretion of Cystic Fibrosis presents an overview on current research from leading experts in North America and Europe. This update on cystic fibrosis provides in depth original work as wel
Imagine that the human body has an internal mechanism that keeps two basic types of chemicals—acid and alkali—in balance. When your body becomes either too acidic or too alkaline, you become susceptib
A comprehensive, empathetic guide for anyone suffering from this serious liver disease Approximately 4 million Americans and 170 million people worldwide suffer from hepatitis C, a viral liver disea
Enlisting thirteen anthropologists and one fat activist, editors and anthropologists Don Kulick and Anne Meneley have produced an unconventional and unprecedented examination of fat as a concept, a s
As an academic subject, nutrition has grown enormously in recent years and with it the need for specialist textbooks on the subject. In response to this need, a decision was taken by The Nutrition Soc
