Now in its Seventh Edition and in vivid full-color, this groundbreaking book continues to champion the “Have a Care” approach, while also providing readers with a strong ethical and legal foundation that enables them to better serve their clients. The book addresses all major issues facing healthcare professionals today, including legal concerns, important ethical issues, and the emerging area of bioethics.
-- Vignettes dramatize the real-life significance of abstract legal and ethical principles -- All legal concepts and laws pertinent to the medical practice setting are presented clearly and logically -- Managed care and health care reform have been woven throughout the text -- All legal issues updated to reflect the latest decisions -- All ethics chapters revised to reflect most current events -- An important chapter added -- A Cultural Perspective for Ambulatory Health Care -- New pedagogical elements include boxes with definitions, supplementary information, and scenarios -- Contains well-tested, useful pedadogical devices: learning objectives, definitions, summaries, references, and end-of-chapter questions
-- Now in full color! -- Over 330 common diseases and medical conditions covered -- Numerous four-color illustrations have been added throughout the book -- Each disease condition is presented in an easy-to-follow, seven-part format including: description, etiology, signs and symptoms, diagnostic procedures, treatment, prognosis, and prevention -- Alternative medicine is discussed in treatment of diseases, where appropriate -- Topics added include trauma to the neck and spine, E. coli, hormonal therapy, Viagra, stomatitis, cardiac advances, and bone marrow transplantation
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