The Oxford Specialist Handbook of Paediatric Nephrology helps the reader understand and manage all conditions affecting the kidney in childhood. This concise yet comprehensive guide covers everything from history taking and urinalysis, to electrolyte management, acute kidney injury and transplantation. It is a complete reference for the day to day, bedside, and out-patient management of all conditions dealt with by general paediatricians and specialist paediatric nephrologists. The handbook also offers advice to clinical professionals working with patients in shared care between general hospitals and specialised centres. Paediatric Nephrology benefits from a clear, user-friendly layout, with bullet points and text boxes to highlight key information and colour plates illustrations and photographs. This makes the book a perfect reference for use on-the-go, and easy to navigate during an emergency. The primary focus of the book is investigation and management, but in order to enable a better understanding of conditions such as fluid and electrolytes, it also discusses pathophysiology. Evidence-based recommendations are made where possible, however the authors also provide recommendations informed by their own personal experience and current best practice in areas where high quality evidence is still lacking. Paediatric Nephrology is useful for paediatric consultants and doctors at all levels of their training, including the general paediatrician and the specialist nephrologist. The book has a global appeal, and presents information that is applicable worldwide.
Four elementary level pianists will love joining forces on this popular holiday song, alternating melodic duties nicely between the performers in a generally boisterous and jolly musical Christmas celebration.
Make me a princess In this girly gift book, Princess Emily tells readers how they can become princesses. Her simple sevenday makeover plan includes fashion and beauty advice, etiquette and room decor. Step-by-step craft projects, such as bubble bath and a jewellery box, are easy for would-be princesses to follow and use only ordinary household ingredients. Party planning tips include making invitations, foods to make and princess party games to play. Best of all, this pretty volume comes with a pocket packed full of must-have princess accessories: a shiny tiara, sparkly hairbands, self-adhesive jewels and gorgeous glittery stickers. Young girls will love Princess Emily's sassy voice and the funky illustrations. This is the perfect gift for any girl who wants to unlock the secret princess within
Offers advice for would-be pirates, from pirate names to what to wear, how to run a tight ship and manage a crew of bloodthirsty buccaneers. This seven-day plan helps the reader to become a proper pirate and celebrate by throwing a pirate party.
Princess Petal loves a part and has received an invitation to a palace ball from a handsome prince. Her best friend, a spotted puppy, helps her get ready. Princess Petal puts on beautiful jewels and a shiny tiara and heads to the ball in a carriage. When the prince asks her to dance she is the happiest girl in the kingdom.
Comparative case studies are an effective qualitative tool for researching the impact of policy and practice in various fields of social research, including education. Developed in response to the inadequacy of traditional case study approaches, comparative case studies are highly effective because of their ability to synthesize information across time and space. In Rethinking Case Study Research: A Comparative Approach, the authors describe, explain, and illustrate the horizontal, vertical, and transversal axes of comparative case studies in order to help readers develop their own comparative case study research designs. In six concise chapters, two experts employ geographically distinct case studies—from Tanzania to Guatemala to the U.S.—to show how this innovative approach applies to the operation of policy and practice across multiple social fields. With examples and activities from anthropology, development studies, and policy studies, this volume is written for researchers, especially graduate students, in the fields of education and the interpretive social sciences.
Lovely, colourful pictures and simple text make these chick stories and rhymes perfect for reading together or for older readers to read by themselves." -- from back cover.
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