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The explosion of information about complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) has demanded the attention of health professionals and responsible consumers, in cluding the elderly. Increasingly, medical schools are providing education about CAM. This book brings together for academicians and interested mainstream practitio ners much of the current information on CAM and its role in the health of the elderly. The individual chapters are thoroughly researched and quite readable, even for patients and the lay public concerned with the state of the evidence and art supporting CAM's role in prevention and management of illness and well-being. This book provides edu cators with much necessary inf...
The underlying theme of this book is the biology of oxygen. The 22 chapters cover aspects of molecular, cellular, and integrative physiological functions. A fundamental evolutionary feature of the oxygen-consuming organism is that it developed a oxygen-sensing mechanism as apart of feedback control at the levels of molecules, organelles, organs, and systems. Oxygen sensing is partic ularly expressed in certain specific cells and tissues like peripheral chemore ceptors, erythroprotein-producing cells, and vascular smooth muscle. Apart of the book is focused on the current issues of this basic question of chemosen sing. Mitrochondria as the major site for cellular oxygen consumption is a nat u...
The first comprehensive and authoritative reference on pulmonary rehabilitation written specifically for physicians. An introductory section covers basic science aspects and provides the foundation for the understanding of the basis of respiratory impairment and disability. Specific pathophysiological mechanisms of respiratory impairments are covered in chapters dealing with the full spectrum of respiratory diseases or disease categories. Subsequent chapters cover approaches to assessment of respiratory function and performance, measurement of impairment and disability determination, and evaluation of dyspnea. A comprehensive review of rehabilitation management and treatment regimens follows, covering pharmacological approaches, improvement of muscle function, exercise training, and nutritional supplementation. Final chapters focus on psychosocial factors as well as relevant medical economic and bioethical issues.
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