What causes hypertension in children? Is it common for epileptic patients to have post-ictal vomiting? If so, how often does this occur? Why is the incidence of parkinsonism less common in smokers? What is the role of urine examination in diabetic control? This book provides you with an easy way to discover the answers to your medical questions.

Reflects the challenges presented to A&E nurses by the range of patient conditions encountered in emergency care. This is a useful text for A&E staff, including those who are new to the A&E department and minor injury unit who are not taking formal study.

Suitable for emergency nurses, covering the range of emergency care issues, including trauma management and trauma care, the lifespan, psychological issues, physiology for practice, practice and professional issues, this book is about more than what a nurse should do; it is about why it should be done, leading to sustainable and safer practice.

Suitable for all those who work in the Emergency Department, this book offers step-by-step analytical approaches which help them to answer this question: "These images look normal to me, but... how can I be sure that I am not missing a subtle but important abnormality?"

Gives a combination of insights into the legal, medical and patients' points of view regarding how X-rays are taken, regulated, interpreted and misinterpreted in the context of accident and emergency departments. This textbook emphasises the importance of knowing about normal anatomy and normal variations, and of the enormous scope for error.

Serves as a tool for therapists working with people with communication difficulties. This edition is a manual of over 50 group exercises for use when working with groups to help those taking part to overcome problems with interpersonal communication. It explains the use of exercises in the context of the developments in psychiatric medicine.

An illustrated and practical guide to using acupuncture to treat women throughout their pregnancy and labour. This book covers physiology related to pregnancy and childbirth, illuminating links between Western knowledge and acupuncture approaches and suggesting points and point combinations for particular stages during pregnancy and labour.

Presents an account of the relevant physiology, pathophysiology, nutritional therapy and dietetic application for each specialist dietetic area. This title deals with clinical governance, for example patient-centred care, clinical decision-making and developing evidence-based practice. It also describes 18 clinical conditions or dietetic areas.