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"In the spirit of The Orphan Train and Before We Were Yours, a historical debut about a nurse who chooses to save a baby's life, and risks her own in the process, exploring the ties of motherhood and the little-known history of Coney Island and America's first incubators"--
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"Children universally take it for granted that their parents love them and will never abandon them. Not by bread alone—children need not only food, water, and shelter but also a loving family to provide these things to them. Dealing with a child not only as a patient but also as a person helps a pediatrician become a part of the flowing river of life with its constant stories, the content and complexity of which are many times more fantastic and...
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The third edition of “The Gross Motor Function Measure (GMFM-66 & GMFM-88) User's Manual” has retained the information contained in the original 2002 and 2013 publications which included the conceptual background to the development of the GMFM, and the administration and scoring guidelines for people to be able to administer this clinical and research assessment tool appropriately. Information is presented on the development and validation of...
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This document has been produced to bring together current advice on the evaluation and management of pediatric heart failure. It builds on the previous International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) guidelines published in 2004. The recently published 2013 ACCF/AHA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure focused on the adult population; this document addresses children while recognizing the influence of adult heart failure practice...
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What if we could resolve childhood trauma early, rather than late?
We are understanding more and more about how early traumatic experiences affect long-term mental and physical health:
# Physical impacts are stored in muscles and posture
# Threats of harm are stored as tension
# Overwhelming emotion is held inside
# Negative emotional patterns become habit
# Coping and defense mechanism become inflexible
What if we could resolve childhood trauma...
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La cuarta edición de "Fundamentos de Pediatría" que la Corporación para Investigaciones Biológicas pone orgullosamente hoy a su disposición, es el resultado de un arduo trabajo académico y editorial en el que han participado muchas personas, con el fin de reunir los conocimientos más relevantes y actualizados alrededor de la Pediatría como especialidad, para compartirlos con quienes en el ejercicio de su profesión se ocupan de la salud infantil....
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La medicina es un área del saber que mejora y cambia cada día por diferentes razones: los nuevos descubrimientos en biología molecular y en genética, los grandes avances en informática, tecnología y comunicaciones, el desarrollo de nuevos medicamentos, cada vez más eficaces y con menos efectos colaterales, el hallazgo de nuevas vacunas, la presentación de nuevas guías de práctica clínica basadas en la mejor evidencia disponible, el estudio...
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La cuarta edición de "Fundamentos de Pediatría" que la Corporación para Investigaciones Biológicas pone orgullosamente hoya su disposición, es el resultado de un arduo trabajo académico y editorial en el que han participado muchas personas, con el fin de reunir los conocimientos más relevantes y actualizados alrededor de la Pediatría como especialidad, para compartirlos con quienes en el ejercicio de su profesión se ocupan de la salud infantil.
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"Winner of the 1997 Charles A. Corr Award in Literature" Myra Bluebond-Langner is professor emerita at University College London and Board of Governors Professor of Anthropology Emerita at Rutgers University. She is also the author of The Private Worlds of Dying Children (Princeton), winner of the Margaret Mead Award.
A revealing account of how families adapt to living with a chronically ill child
What is it like to live with a child who has a...
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Get the Summary of Sally Ozonoff's A Parents Guide to HighFunctioning Autism Spectrum Disorder in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "A Parent's Guide to High-Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorder" by Sally Ozonoff provides a comprehensive look at the challenges and strengths of individuals with high-functioning ASD. The book traces the evolution of the autism diagnosis, including the integration of Asperger syndrome...
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La cuarta edición de "Fundamentos de Pediatría" que la Corporación para Investigaciones Biológicas pone orgullosamente hoya su disposición, es el resultado de un arduo trabajo académico y editorial en el que han participado muchas personas, con el fin de reunir los conocimientos más relevantes y actualizados alrededor de la Pediatría como especialidad, para compartirlos con quienes en el ejercicio de su profesión se ocupan de la salud infantil....
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As a mother, a pediatric ER doctor and a concussion specialist, I have seen my share of concussed individuals. Even my own child was diagnosed with 2 concussions, and we were completely in the dark on how to treat him (for the first one!) What motivated me to write this book, was the number of patients who had received misinformation about how to diagnose and treat their concussion, and how appropriate, targeted therapy could dramatically alter and...
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Sam saw something awful and scary! Ms. Carol, a special therapist, will show Sam how to feel better. Children can help Sam feel better too by using drawings, play, and storytelling activities. They will be able to identify and manage their own feelings and difficulties in their lives following a traumatic event, crisis, or grief.
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El estado epiléptico es un motivo de consulta frecuente en el servicio de urgencias debido al riesgo de muerte y las graves complicaciones que implica. Aunque existen guías para el manejo de esta entidad, las diferentes causas y condiciones de los pacientes que lo presentan obligan a individualizar el tratamiento para brindar una solución con mayor rapidez y con las mínimas complicaciones y secuelas para el paciente.
Este libro busca facilitar...
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Los planteamientos recogidos en el libro parten de la investigación de un grupo interdisciplinario del Doctorado en Ciencias Sociales y Humanas de la Pontificia Universidad Javeriana sobre el significado de la transición del formato impreso al digital En particular, se centra en la población estudiantil que ha generado ciertas competencias de manejo de información
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"Wouldn't it be cool to have a job working with or around the things you love? If you like kids, perhaps a career working in pediatrics is something you would really care for! Discover what it would be like to have a dream job working with kids."--Page 4 of cover
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A true collector's item, Nurturing Yesterday's Child offers an illustrated history of the care of children from early Greek, Roman and Egyptian times to the present – a history that will inform you and touch your heart. There is much to fascinate a parent and particularly those with medical connections and interests. Dr. Theodore Drake (1891-1959), co-inventor of Pablum, collected feeding vessels, rattles and teethers, amulets, furniture, books,...
19) Boardwalk babies
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In the late 19th century, there wasn't much hope for premature babies-- until Dr. Couney developed the incubator. The device was so new and strange, hospitals rejected it. So Dr. Couney set up a sideshow at Coney Island, taking care of the tiniest newborns as part of a display to convince the public that incubators worked. Thousands of babies grew into healthy children as Boardwalk Babies, including Dr. Couney's own premature daughter. Many of those...
20) Mama doc medicine: finding calm and confidence in parenting, child health, and work-life balance
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Presents evidence-based advice on raising children, enhancing a collection of the author's blog posts with statistics, charts, and summaries to discuss four themes--prevention, social-emotional support, immunizations, and work-life balance.
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