Medical Speech-Language Pathology: A Practitioner's Guide - Hardcover

 
9781604063950: Medical Speech-Language Pathology: A Practitioner's Guide
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1604063955 ISBN 13: 9781604063950
Verlag: Thieme Publishers New York, 2016

Inhaltsangabe

Overwhelming response to the first edition and compelling needs of the practicing orthopedic surgeon and the plastic, hand, and microvascular surgeon have seeded the way for the second edition of K-Wiring: Principles and Techniques. This efficient revision of the book includes various case scenarios with updated and extended indications and techniques. Plenty of new, quality illustrations have been added, covering most of the common and uncommon scenarios. This book will equip every reader to treat the gamut of extremity fractures amenable to treatment with K-wires. It demonstrates the different ways of K-wiring by direct and indirect fixations. Key Features: • Video demonstrations of common orthopedic K-wire procedures have been added to help and guide the surgeon practically and visualize the key aspects of an operation. • General principles with clear concepts and thorough understanding with tips to perform the procedure are given in each chapter. • New topics and images have been added in chapters on hand, wrist, forearm, elbow, shoulder, and foot; major revisions being for the hand and wrist fractures, with clinical examples for almost every possible scenario. • Pediatric fractures and their K-wire application have been included in most of the chapters.

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Written by renowned experts in the field, the updated edition of this classic textbook is essential for all practitioners and advanced students involved in the field. The editors artfully synthesize the complex pathology of speech-language disorders with practical guidance covering full scope of practice, resulting in a perfectly balanced text.

The underlying degenerative, neurogenic, and psychogenic causes of speech-language impairments are explored in detail, along with respective treatment modalities. Starting with an overview of key considerations, the latest evidence-based science is presented throughout 22 chapters. Topics include differential diagnosis of adult communication and swallowing disorders, assessment and management approaches, and diagnostic tools such as imaging and endoscopy.

Major Sections

  • Neurological Communication Disorders
  • Disorders of Swallowing and Voice
  • Patient Medical Management
  • Critical Care Collaboration

New chapters are devoted to motor speech disorders, education for medical speech-language pathologists, aphasia assessment and management, pediatric traumatic brain injury, and end of life communication and swallowing disorders. Leading neurologists, otolaryngologists, and nurse practitioners contribute their expertise, reflecting the multidisciplinary aspects of this field.

Enhanced with reader-friendly tables, charts, and illustrations, the third edition is a comprehensive, must-have guide. For graduate-level students and practicing speech-language pathologists, this book is certain to be an invaluable and frequently referenced resource.

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Verlag
Thieme Publishers New York
Erscheinungsdatum
2016
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
1604063955
ISBN 13 
9781604063950
Einband
Gebundene Ausgabe
Auflage
3
Anzahl der Seiten
436
Herausgeber
Johnson Alex F., Jacobson Barbara H.
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