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Medical Crisis:What Every Caregiver Should Know

What Every Caregiver Should Know Diagnosis, Surgery, Hospital Stay, Recovery

By: Peter G. Christie

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Medical Crisis:What Every Caregiver Should Know

What Every Caregiver Should Know Diagnosis, Surgery, Hospital Stay, Recovery

By: Peter G. Christie

Most of us are unprepared for medical crises. We go about our daily lives and dont give much thought to our ability to handle medical emergencies. Often we hear about afflictions that have affected people we know. Maybe we even have friends, family members and acquaintances that have had such experiences. However, never has the old adage, Out of sight, out of mind, had more relevance than it does when it comes to medical crises. All of this changed for my wife and me when she was diagnosed with an invasive bladder cancer in early 2010. We were hit between the eyes with the shocking news. There were decisions to be made, research that needed doing, and very little time in which to accomplish it all. She would need surgery. This book is a memoir of our experiences and the lessons that I learned through several surgeries and a prolonged hospital stay. It is written through my perspective as the primary caregiver. It will help you in your role as a caregiver. I am sure that my male perspective is apparent. However, regardless of your sex, there are lessons to be learned to help better prepare you. The timeline of the book begins with the day of the diagnosis and ends with the recovery once we were back home after a twenty seven day stay in the hospital. During this period, I learned to be an advocate. There are important lessons here for anyone who is facing a similar situation. I did not have any medical background prior to this experience. Both my wife and I were healthy 59 year olds. Nor did my professional life prepare me for the emotional and spiritual issues that are discus in the memoir. My sole purpose in publishing my thoughts, feelings, and actions throughout our crisis is to help others when they are facing similar situations. Our hospital stay was prolonged and we had to deal with several mistakes that were made. I discuss them candidly, not for the reason of pointing fingers or establishing blame, but instead, because I believe that they will better prepare you, as a caregiver, for dealing with your loved ones crisis. Like it or not, as a caregiver you have some awesome responsibilities that will definitely affect your loved ones recovery. The research you do, the connections that you make to help you advocate, the tactics you ploy to gain information, and the continual support and affection that you give, will make a difference. This book shares all of my personal experiences with you, the reader. As you read, try not to compare your situation or my personal life with yours. Instead, try to relate to my experiences. Look for commonalities rather than differences. By doing so, I believe that you will be better prepared for logically and emotionally helping your loved one achieve a full and healthy recovery. Although you are not the person who is ill, you will be challenged emotionally, physically, and even spiritually. The extent to which you are on guard and prepared to handle these challenges will affect the experience of your loved one. Again, this is the sole purpose of the book: to better prepare you to help you loved one get better. I wish you and your loved one the best. You become an advocate on the day of diagnosis. From that point on, its no longer about you, its about helping your loved one get better. Theres another old adage that says, This too shall pass. I, sincerely, wish that you crisis will pass uneventfully and successfully. Best Wishes, Peter G. Christie

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Xlibris Corporation

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ISBN 10

1453569758

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Coronary Care Manual

By: Peter L. Thompson

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Coronary Care Manual

By: Peter L. Thompson

The Coronary Care Manual has been designed as a practical manual for the management of the acute coronary patient, and aims to achieve a balance between the large and rapidly changing evidence base and practical application in the CCU, ICU, ED and ambulance. The book has been written by a group of Australian and international experts for medical, nursing and paramedic staff working in these areas. This edition covers a broad range of coronary care medicine in enough detail to eliminate the need to refer to a larger reference book, providing a portable companion for a night "on call". Completely redesigned with new artwork, the manual is organized to suit academics and practitioners alike. • covers a broad range of coronary care medicine• provides specific advice on the management of common clinical problems• eliminates the need to refer to a larger reference book• features a consistent style and focus, with standardised artwork for figures• is now also available as an eBook! A code inside the Coronary Care Manual enables a full text download, allowing you to browse and search electronically, make notes and bookmarks in the electronic files and highlight material

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737

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Elsevier Health Sciences

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0729579271

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9780729579278

Ostergard’s Textbook of Urogynecology

Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery

By: Ali Azadi,Jeffrey L. Cornella,Peter L. Dwyer,Felicia L. Lane

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Ostergard’s Textbook of Urogynecology

Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery

By: Ali Azadi,Jeffrey L. Cornella,Peter L. Dwyer,Felicia L. Lane

Now totally revised and rewritten for today’s female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery practice, Ostergard’s Textbook of Urogynecology: Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery, 7th Edition, offers comprehensive guidance on all aspects of this complex field. Drs. Ali Azadi, Jeffrey L. Cornella, Peter L. Dwyer, and Felicia L. Lane bring you up to date with current diagnosis and treatment of all female pelvic floor dysfunctions, including urinary incontinence and other lower urinary tract conditions, disorders of the anus and rectum, and disorders of pelvic support. Thorough updates include revised and rewritten content throughout, new full-color illustrations, new surgical videos, new chapters on current clinical topics, and much more.

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1843

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Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

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1975162358

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9781975162351

Schistosomiasis

The St Lucia Project

By: Peter Jordan

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Schistosomiasis

The St Lucia Project

By: Peter Jordan

Schistosomiasis is a disease affecting over 200 million people in developing countries. It is caused by worms that need particular species of fresh water snails for completing their life cycle, and developments in Third World countries have spread and increased the severity of the disease. Dr Jordan describes a 15 year study on St Lucia, a mountainous Caribbean Island where isolated valleys provided ideal field laboratories for comparing the effects on transmission, the advantages and disadvantages of intensive snail control, environmental improvement (providing villages with water), and chemotherapy with newly available drugs. The project was staffed by a multidisciplinary team and their intensive programme led to successful control. This book describes the investigation, fully and readably. It will be valuable to all who work in the fields of tropical medicine, parasitology, epidemiology, community and environmental health, and vital to workers on schistosomiasis control in developing countries.

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472

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CUP Archive

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0521303125

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9780521303125

Critical Literacy/critical Teaching

Tools for Preparing Responsive Teachers

By: Cheryl Dozier,Peter H. Johnston,Rebecca Rogers

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Critical Literacy/critical Teaching

Tools for Preparing Responsive Teachers

By: Cheryl Dozier,Peter H. Johnston,Rebecca Rogers

This book describes and documents an exciting new approach to educating literacy teachers. The authors show how to help teachers develop their own critical literacy, while also preparing them to accelerate the literacy learning of struggling readers. The text takes readers inside a literacy lab in a high-poverty urban elementary school, reveals the instructional approach in action, and provides many excellent examples of critically responsive teaching. Featuring a synthesis of several fields of theory and research, this book: illustrates teacher preparation and development as personal and social transformation - demonstrating that this process requires changing the ways teachers think about students, language, culture, literacy, learning, and themselves as educators; provides pedagogical tools - including the history of the innovative literacy lab, the context of the instructional interactions, and the transition from a university-based to a school-based project; and combines critical and accelerative literacy instruction, showing how teachers can accelerate the slowest developing readers in their classrooms and also build a sense of engagement for students with the social world.

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230

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Teachers College Press

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0807746452

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9780807746455

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Medical Crisis:What Every Caregiver Should Know

Medical Crisis:What Every Caregiver Should Know

Coronary Care Manual

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Ostergard’s Textbook of Urogynecology

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Schistosomiasis

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