Archive for Acquired Brain Injury Books
Acquired Brain Injury
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The aim of the book is to provide health professionals and the students of those professions with an educational resource to assist in the care of patients with acquired brain injury (ABI) in the general hospital. Holistic patient centred care is the driving philosophy of this book incorporating ideologies arising from modernization initiatives.
The book will take readers through all stages of an acute care pathway, including critical care interventions, and begins with an exploration of the political influences that have been relevant to ABI. Anatomy and correlating pathophysiological processes are then discussed in detail with subsequent chapters being representative of individual aspects along a logical pathway of care.
Chapter 1 – Current Issues for ABI
Chapter 2 – Anatomy and Correlative Pathophysiology
Chapter 3 – Patient assessment
Chapter 4 – Transferring the patient
Chapter 5 – Monitoring and management to improve the outcome
Chapter 6 – Brain stem death tests and transplant
Chapter 7 – Looking towards the future
Chapter 8 – Planning and managing care
Chapter 9 – Research and the future of ABI care
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This digital document is an article from Journal of Mental Health Counseling, published by American Mental Health Counselors Association on April 1, 2009. The length of the article is 6376 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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Title: Adult-acquired traumatic brain injury: existential implications and clinical considerations.(RESEARCH)(Clinical report)
Author: Faith L. Patterson
Publication: Journal of Mental Health Counseling (Magazine/Journal)
Date: April 1, 2009
Publisher: American Mental Health Counselors Association
Volume: 31 Issue: 2 Page: 149(15)
Article Type: Clinical report
Distributed by Gale, a part of Cengage Learning
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This digital document is an article from Nutrition & Dietetics: The Journal of the Dietitians Association of Australia, published by Thomson Gale on September 1, 2007. The length of the article is 4220 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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Title: Eight years of nutrition intervention for a young person with an acquired brain injury.(CASE STUDY)(Case study)
Author: Melanie Voevodin
Publication: Nutrition & Dietetics: The Journal of the Dietitians Association of Australia (Magazine/Journal)
Date: September 1, 2007
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 64 Issue: 3 Page: 207(5)
Article Type: Case study
Distributed by Thomson Gale
Visual & Vestibular Consequences of Acquired Brain Injury
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A text written by several authors from different healthcare disciplines to provide optometrists with a broad understanding of acquired brain injury, its ocular, visual and vestibular consequences and some of the current pertinent optometric research. The information should alert healthcare providers to the contributions optometrists make to improve the functional abilities and quality of life of these patients.
Children With Acquired Brain Injury: Educating and Supporting Families
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…uses an approach that builds upon each family’s unique strengths, resources, and priorities…provides practical strategies for guiding children with ABI and their families through the rehabilitation and recovery process.
Children With Acquired Brain Injury: Educating and Supporting Families