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81) Project Reset
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PROJECT RESET by Ryan D. Lang, MD, MPH is a guide which provides empowerment and simple strategies for those seeking life improvement and alignment with their true life purpose. In this book, Dr. Lang (he/they); a certified life coach, actor, and board-certified internal medicine and preventive medicine physician; discusses his journey toward making a life reset in his career and personal life while sharing tools for success learned along the way....
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Peritoneal dialysis (PD) is a valid renal replacement therapy when incorporated in an overall integrated care programme for end-stage renal disease patients. Despite this fact, PD has not yet been established as a true long-term dialysis modality. This practical handbook offers sensible advice as well as detailed information on virtually all clinical and pathophysiological aspects of PD in a readily accessible format and explains the complexities...
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After a decade of development, Drexel Hospital's cutting-edge Electronic Health Records system is about to become the national standard and revolutionize health care. Housing the real-time medical records of every American, the EHR system will enable doctors to access records with a keystroke and issue life-or-death medical orders with a finger swipe. No one wants the EHR to succeed more than Hugh Torrence, a former NSA honcho who sees the system...
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Poet and short story writer, Maya Mitra Das, was born in India and came to the U.S. in 1973. She studied internal medicine and pediatrics in India, England and the United States, earning her M.D. and Ph.D. She received her training at Downstate Medical Center and State University Hospital in Brooklyn, New York.
Her poetry has appeared in her book Rhythms Primeval, the anthology Tuesday's Poetry, and two narrative poems have been anthologized in,...
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From the internationally bestselling author of Three Floors Up, a novel of psychological suspense exploring the vagaries of love and relationships through three interlocking stories.
A honeymoon in South America that should have been romantic becomes more nightmarish by the minute.
A senior doctor at a Tel Aviv hospital feels a powerful, inexplicable urge to protect a young female resident who has recently joined the internal medicine department.
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The ultimate guide to recognizing, coping with, and overcoming chronic infection.
Lyme Disease is a substantial problem. While the CDC reported 427,000 new cases in 2017 based on surveillance criteria, actual numbers based on clinical diagnosis put that number at over one million. It is now well accepted that 10 to 20 percent of these cases go on to become a chronic illness, and these numbers don't even include those people who became chronically...
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"Fromm's developing thought merits the critical attention of all concerned with the human condition and its future." -The Washington Post
The essays in this fascinating volume examine present-day psychological and cultural problems with the keen insight and humanistic sympathies characteristic of Erich Fromm's work.
The Dogma of Christ provides some of the sharpest critical insights into how the contemporary world of human destructiveness and...
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As a child, teenager, and young adult Edna didn't realize the value of the gifts God had given her. She felt she had been cheated out of everything life had to offer her, wanting to be socially compatible with the "elite people" even though she didn't know anything about their character. Since her daddy, Berkeley Herbert Brown, had the responsibility of taking care of his family, Edna believed he hadn't fulfilled his role as the provider because she...
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Dr. Scheldon Kress is a specialist in Internal Medicine with over 30 years of clinical experience caring for patients with challenging medical problems. Over the course of his career, he has pioneered the development of several educational and behavioral health management programs. The majority of POTS (postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome) patients, primarily female adolescents and young adults, suffer with mysterious and frightening symptoms...
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The life of a prominent Dutch-American patriot.
Born in 1753 to a prominent Dutch-American family in Hackensack, New Jersey, Richard Varick became a lawyer, then a Patriot officer in the American Revolutionary War. Colonel Varick served with distinction as aide to generals Philip Schuyler and Benedict Arnold. Later, George Washington entrusted him with the editing of his wartime papers-forty-four volumes now housed in the Library of Congress.
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Now that you matched or prematched, what's next? where do I live? What do I wear? What should I study and what are the things I wish I had known before starting? How do I balance my work with family? Do not look further. The Intern's Diary will guide you through every step of the way.
If you are an IMG, medical student, or AMG, recent or old graduate. Or perhaps you are already in the residency training, and it's hard to get through easily. This...
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Tinsley Harrison -- doctor, teacher, researcher, medical school leader -- is one of the most important medical figures of the 20th century. He edited the first five editions of Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, regarded as a quintessential medical text and perhaps the best-selling medical textbook of all time. He traveled the world in his capacity as a teaching doctor, made significant contributions to scholarship, and served as the dean/medical...
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In 1982, a young couple with small children received devastating news. Jim Oakley and his wife, Beverly, were told he had a rare chest tumora malignant thymomaone known not to respond to treatment. He was given three to six months to live. Though their world had been turned upside down, the couple chose to remain hopeful. With the love and support of friends, family, and our Lord, the two were able to face seemingly insurmountable odds with great...
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In “Lupus: In the Jaws of the Wolf”, Niranjana Parthasarathi, M.D., named one of the "Best Doctors in America" and former professor of internal medicine, recounts her thirty-seven-year history with this debilitating disease. Her symptoms began at age 23 while a medical student, and though she was able to pursue her passion for her career, a severe flare at age 50 disabled her, followed by an extended period of multi-organ complications of both...
95) A Midnight Trade
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December 2001: Two unrelated but equally devastating events on opposite sides of the globe will forever change the life of young Sara Wyeth. When American forces invade Afghanistan, Sara leaves her internal medicine residency in London, and with her fianc, Dr. Khaled Afaq, she joins in setting up a hospital in Kabul, only to have Khaled kidnapped and thrown into the U. S. established Bagram Prison as an accused terrorist. At the same time, Saras father,...
96) The Power of Mindfulness, clear your mind and become stress free. Discover how to live in the mom
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Do you struggle to cope with the harsh reality of everyday life? Are you having trouble controlling your thoughts and anxieties? Then you need to keep reading...
An analysis published by JAMA Internal Medicine found there was significant evidence to suggest that mindfulness meditation can reduce signs of depression and anxiety. Even three to six months after mindfulness programs were stopped, researchers found that these benefits lingered. Aside...
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This quick reference guide designed for medical students, physical therapists, physical therapy assistants, residents, chiropractic physicians, physicians and physician assistants, and the independent medical examiners specialized in Family practice, Neurology, Internal Medicine, PM&R, Orthopedic Surgery, and other specialist in Musculoskeletal Medicine and Legal Medicine, as well as Attorneys.
Traditionally muscle and orthopedic tests described...
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Today, certain health conditions are not always best served by conventional medicine. Learn the ins and outs of integrative medicine with this comprehensive guide from the internal medicine experts at the Mayo Clinic. Once believed to be an alternative approach to patient care, recent studies have shown that integrative medicine is a valid option for reducing chronic pain, fatigue, depression, anxiety, as well as overall wellness. In fact, 1 in 3...
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In this rollicking dark comedy about a failing hospital in Mars, Nebraska, Dr. Wave, a kind and well-meaning outsider, leaps into a year-long fight against an overwhelming bureaucracy upheld by a corrupt administrator who refuses to budge. Wave juggles some of the worst (and silliest) medical cases of his career and struggles to manage a hostile coterie of MDs with a host of defects, the least of which is their ubiquitous lack of Medical Board certifications,...
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Millions of people in the United States suffer from the devastating, stigmatizing mental illness called manic depression. Much of the care they receive from their doctors is ineffective. Much of the information they receive about their medications is misleading. Furthermore, their loved ones are not allowed information even though they are critical in assisting the patient cope with the disease. Handling Mr. Hyde is intended to help patients and their...