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Adventure of medicine Allied health series (Meridian Education Corporation) Answer book (Sourcebooks, Inc.) Bow-wow! dog helpers Complete career & techincal education library ; Volume 1 Differential diagnosis in psychiatry Everything health guides Everything series Little bits! First readers Portraits in human sexualitySummary: What is it like for people with autism, living among others yet always, in a sense, living alone? And how do their parents cope, as they care for them? Built around several case studies, this program distinguishes between high- and low-functioning autism; illustrates structural and functional differences between autistic and non-autistic brains; considers genetics, neurological diseases, and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: This program shows the structure and replicating processes of DNA and the effect of genetic mutation; demonstrates the Lederberg Experiment; and recapitulates the evidence provided by fossils and structural and biological homologies that the process of adaptation and the selection of adaptors rests on a wide range of genetic variability. After viewing the program, students should have a general...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Fishman, Loren.
Summary: Are you one of the 20 million Americans who will seek help for back problems this year? You may belong to the group of up to 5 million who have sciatica, an often mysterious condition of neurological origin. If you are among these-or suspect you might be-let internationally renowned specialist Loren Fishman, MD, explain your pain and help instruct you to find a lasting cure! In clear language...
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Health Med FishmanSummary: Often obscured by symptoms and circumstances, depression is notoriously difficult to diagnose. In this program, case studies of patients with adult, childhood, and postnatal depression define the spectrum of the illness. The history of a patient with Cushing's syndrome underscores the effects of cortisol on depression, while studies conducted by Oxford University and the University of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: Although diagnostic radiologic fields are good at detecting cancer, radiation therapy can actually help stop it. In this program, filmed at La Grange Memorial Hospital's Treatment Pavilion, five radiation experts demonstrate how a radiation therapy team works as they treat a young man with abdominal cancer. By watching the oncologist, clinical physicist, dosimetrist, and radiation therapists...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: Of all the healthcare disciplines, physical therapy may require the widest range of talents and interests. This program profiles the jobs of physical therapy assistant and aide, detailing their responsibilities, essential skills, and differences. The video explores the duties the assistant and aide must perform-such as helping patients under the supervision of a physical therapist, performing...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Morimoto, Sen
Contents: If the answer isn't love -- Bad state -- St. Peter blind -- Diagnosis -- Pressure on the pulse -- Naive -- Feel change -- What you say -- Surrender -- Deeper -- Pain -- Forsythia -- Reality.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in NEW Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK MORSummary: This program covers basic inspection, checking control head and air door action, feeling and measuring line temperatures, listening for normal and abnormal sounds, as well as other techniques for finding trouble. Compares R-134a refrigerant systems with the older R-12 systems. Viewers also learn how to use a manifold gauge set to complete a performance test to diagnose system operation.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: At some point in their young lives, children will probably come down with a cold, a stomach upset, an earache, pinkeye, or the flu. Drawing upon the knowledge and insights of two pediatricians, a pediatric nurse, and parents with a lot of hands-on experience, this program will show viewers how to identify and deal with those common childhood illnesses-and reduce the likelihood of future...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: It has been estimated that 80 to 90 percent of couples will have one or more of the nine sexual dysfunctions outlined in the DSM-IV. This program introduces the most common dysfunctions while dispelling myths about female sexuality, stressing the importance of good communication, and offering advice on improving sexual technique. Common sexual disorders are commented upon as well. In addition,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: This clinical though often emotionally charged program challenges one of the most seductive and controversial ideas in all medicine: gene therapy. Scientists once thought its concept beautifully simple: remove the defective genes and replace them with healthy ones. Research was thought to advance when Dr. James Wilson determined that the best way to transport the healthy genes into the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Markovics, Joyce L.
Summary: "In this book, young readers will learn about therapy dogs."--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Bearport Publishing 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 636.7 MARSummary: This program from The Doctor Is In shows how a diagnosis of Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) is made and what treatments are working. The program follows children at home and school, both on and off medication. An innovative private school specializing in alternative education for children with ADD is profiled, and the program explains how best to structure school and home environments....
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: Many people think occupational therapy helps with employment or career guidance. This program clears up any misunderstanding and gives students a solid overview of what an O.T. Assistant does. Illustrating the responsibilities of the O.T.A. and the skills and personal qualities needed to become one, the video also describes the pay level and personal satisfaction that many people in the job...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Deardorff, David C.
Summary: This innovative, easy-to-use book enables you to recognize what's plaguing your plant and then implement an appropriate cure--without resorting to toxic chemicals.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Timber Press 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 635.049 DEASummary: Insights into immune system disorders are unlocking new treatments for rheumatoid arthritis. Many of these innovative approaches are explored in this program, such as experimental drugs that suppress messenger proteins, treatments to regenerate cartilage through the use of stem cells, and the cultivation of chondrocyte cells in the lab. The program looks at detection and treatment of reactive...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: The Testosterone Replacement Therapy (TRT) program discusses a problem that for years had been considered a natural and inevitable part of the aging process for men. But today, men don't have to feel ashamed and hide their private suffering. TRT not only can bring vitality and passion back to life for the millions suffering from it, but as research is beginning to support, treating low...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: Schizophrenia, acute and transient psychoses, persistent delusional disorders, and schizoaffective disorders are examined in this program, which was filmed in the U.K. Their principal abnormalities are divided into the following psychiatric phenomena: disordered thinking, delusions, hallucinations, and abnormal behavior. Specific symptoms of each disorder are discussed. Particular symptoms to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: This program, filmed in the U.K., discusses the following disorders and their differential diagnoses: phobic anxiety; anxiety; obsessive-compulsive disorder, from minor to acute; stress reactions and adjustment; and dissociative disorders. Sub-disorders discussed include Korsakov's syndrome; agoraphobia and social phobia; generalized anxiety and mixed-anxiety-and-depressive disorder; panic...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Burgess, Wes.
Contents: Depression basics -- Symptoms of depression -- Diagnosis and causes -- Similar and coexisting disorders -- Newer antidepressant medications -- Classic antidepressants -- What if your antidepressant doesn't work? -- Finding a doctor -- Seeking therapy -- Choosing between psychotherapists -- Treating depression at home -- Good health habits -- Stress-reduction techniques -- Women and depression...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Sourcebooks 2009
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Contents: Background information -- Action at an emergency -- The human body -- Finding out what's wrong -- CPR -- Automated external defibrillators -- Shock -- Bleeding -- Wounds -- Bandaging wounds -- Burns -- Head and spinal injuries -- Chest, abdominal, and pelvic injuries -- Bone, joint, and muscle injuries -- Extremity injuries -- Splinting extremities -- Sudden illnesses -- Poisoning -- Bites and...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Jones and Bartlett Publishers 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.0252 THYSummary: This program, filmed in the U.K., offers viewers a chance to watch interviews with four patients and then, based on their symptoms, come up with their own differential diagnoses. The cases include a 22-year-old man who continually complains about body odor, when he does not have body odor; a 26-year-old man in a seemingly confused mental state; a 30-year-old woman with anxiety symptoms; and a...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006