Acute Cardiovascular Care Association clinical decision-making toolkit
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat26161
Acute Cardiovascular Care Association ; Hector Bueno, Pascal Vranckx, editors.
--France:
ACCA
, 2013.
- Call Number
- WG 120 A189 2013
- Location
- Halifax Infirmary
- Call Number
- WG 120 A189 2013
- Corporate Author
- Acute Cardiovascular Care Association
- Other Authors
- Bueno, Hector
- Vranckx, Pascal
- Responsibility
- Acute Cardiovascular Care Association ; Hector Bueno, Pascal Vranckx, editors
- Alternate Title
- ACCA clinical decision-making toolkit
- Place of Publication
- France
- Publisher
- ACCA
- Date of Publication
- 2013
- Physical Description
- 116 p.
- ISBN
- 9782953789829
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Cardiovascular Surgical Procedures
- Clinical Decision-Making
- Coronary Disease
- Decision Support Techniques
- Format
- Book
- Location
- Halifax Infirmary
- Copies
- 1
- Loan Period
- 3 weeks
The adolescent brain : learning, reasoning, and decision making
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat34105
edited by Valerie F. Reyna, Sandra B. Chapman, Michael R. Doughtery ... [et al.].
--Washington, DC:
American Psychological Association
, c2012.
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Location
- Online
The period from adolescence through young adulthood is one of great promise and vulnerability. As teenagers approach maturity, they must develop and apply the skills and habits necessary to navigate adulthood and compete in an ever more technological and globalized world. But as parents and researchers have long known, there is a crucial dichotomy between adolescents' cognitive competence and their frequent inability to utilize that competence in everyday decision-making. This volume brings to…
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Other Authors
- Reyna, Valerie F
- Responsibility
- edited by Valerie F. Reyna, Sandra B. Chapman, Michael R. Doughtery ... [et al.]
- Place of Publication
- Washington, DC
- Publisher
- American Psychological Association
- Date of Publication
- c2012
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (475 p.)
- ISBN
- 9781433810718
- 1433810719 (electronic bk)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Adolescent
- Psychology, Adolescent
- Mental Processes
- Decision Making
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Adolescent psychology
- Cognition in adolescence
- Abstract
- The period from adolescence through young adulthood is one of great promise and vulnerability. As teenagers approach maturity, they must develop and apply the skills and habits necessary to navigate adulthood and compete in an ever more technological and globalized world. But as parents and researchers have long known, there is a crucial dichotomy between adolescents' cognitive competence and their frequent inability to utilize that competence in everyday decision-making. This volume brings together an interdisciplinary group of leading scientists to examine how the adolescent brain develops, and how this development impacts various aspects of reasoning and decision-making, from the use and function of memory and representation, to judgment, mathematical problem-solving, and the construction of meaning.
- Contents
- Anatomic magnetic resonance imaging of the developing child and adolescent brain / Jay N. Giedd ... [et al.] -- Semantic and associative relations in adolescents and young adults : examining a tenuous dichotomy / Ken McRae, Saman Khalkhali, and Mary Hare -- Representation and transfer of abstract mathematical concepts in adolescence and young adulthood / Jennifer A. Kaminski and Vladimir M. Sloutsky -- A value of concrete learning materials in adolescence / Kristen P. Blair and Daniel L. Schwartz -- Higher order strategic gist reasoning in adolescence / Sandra B. Chapman, Jacquelyn F. Gamino, and Raksha Anand Mudar -- Better measurement of higher cognitive processes through learning trajectories and diagnostic assessments in mathematics : the challenge in adolescence / Jere Confrey -- Adolescent reasoning in mathematical and nonmathematical domains : exploring the paradox / Eric Knuth ... [et al.] -- Training the adolescent brain : neural plasticity and the acquisition of cognitive abilities / Sharona M. Atkins ... [et al.] -- Higher cognition is altered by noncognitive factors : how affect enhances and disrupts mathematics performance in adolescence and young adulthood / Mark H. Ashcraft and Nathan O. Rudig -- Risky behavior in adolescents : the role of the developing brain / Adriana Galván -- Affective motivators and experience in adolescents' development of health-related behavior patterns / Sandra L. Schneider and Christine M. Caffray -- Judgment and decision making in adolescence : separating intelligence from rationality / Keith E. Stanovich, Richard F. West, and Maggie E. Toplak -- A fuzzy trace theory of adolescent risk taking : beyond self-control and sensation seeking / Christian F. Chick and Valerie F. Reyna -- Paradoxes of the adolescent brain in cognition, emotion, and rationality / Valerie F. Reyna and Michael R. Dougherty.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
The adolescent brain : learning, reasoning, and decision making
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat25448
Reyna, Valerie F.
--Washington, DC:
American Psychological Association
, 2012.
- Call Number
- BF 724 R459a 2012
- Location
- Nova Scotia Hospital
- Call Number
- BF 724 R459a 2012
- Author
- Reyna, Valerie F.
- Other Authors
- Chapman, Sandra B.
- Dougherty, Michael R.
- Place of Publication
- Washington, DC
- Publisher
- American Psychological Association
- Date of Publication
- 2012
- Physical Description
- 457 p.
- ISBN
- 9781433810701
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Adolescent
- Psychology, Adolescent
- Mental Processes
- Decision Making
- Format
- Book
- Location
- Nova Scotia Hospital
- Loan Period
- 3 weeks
An Introduction to Medical Decision-Making : Practical Insights and Approaches
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat44763
Jonathan S. Vordermark II.
--Cham:
Springer
, c2019.
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Location
- Online
This volume presents novel concepts to help physicians and health care providers better understand the thought processes and approaches used in clinical decision-making and how we develop those skills as we transition from being a medical student to post-graduate trainee to independent practitioner. Approaches presented range from simple rules of thumb, pattern recognition, and heuristics, to more formulaic methods such as standard operating procedures, checklists, evidence-based medicine, math…
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Author
- Vordermark, Jonathan S., II
- Responsibility
- Jonathan S. Vordermark II
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2019
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xviii, 199 p.) : 28 illus., 20 illus. in color
- ISBN
- 9783030231477
- 9783030231460 (Print ed.)
- 9783030231484 (Print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Clinical Decision-Making - methods
- Specialty
- Clinical Medicine
- Abstract
- This volume presents novel concepts to help physicians and health care providers better understand the thought processes and approaches used in clinical decision-making and how we develop those skills as we transition from being a medical student to post-graduate trainee to independent practitioner. Approaches presented range from simple rules of thumb, pattern recognition, and heuristics, to more formulaic methods such as standard operating procedures, checklists, evidence-based medicine, mathematical modeling, and statistics. Ways to recognize and manage errors and how our decision-making can be improved, are also discussed. An Introduction to Medical Decision-Making presents several innovative techniques to allow the reader to use the principles presented and integrate the ethical, humanistic and social aspects of decision-making with the pragmatic and knowledge-based aspects of clinical medicine. It also highlights how our thinking processes, emotions, and biases affect decision-making. This invaluable resource will allow students and physicians to evaluate and critically discuss their decisions objectively to become more efficient and effective, and maximize the quality of care they provide.
- Contents
- Thinking about Thinking -- Ways of Thinking -- Problem-Solving and Decision-Making -- The Decision-Making Cycle -- The Elements of Medical Decision-Making -- Information Gathering, Storing, and Retrieval -- Mind-Mapping -- The Processes of Decision-Making and Problem-Solving -- Towards a Unified Approach -- Decision-Making by Recognition -- Transitional Models -- Decision-Making by Elimination -- Managing Errors -- Decision-Making Styles and Specialty Choice -- Conclusions.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Applying Comparative Effectiveness Data to Medical Decision Making : A Practical Guide
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat39912
Carl Asche, editor.
--Cham:
Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Adis
, c2016.
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Location
- Online
This textbook introduces students to the basic concepts and methods used to measure and compare the expected benefits, risks and cost of preventive and therapeutic medical interventions. It provides an easily accessible overview of comparative effectiveness and its practical applications to daily medical decisions. The book includes learning objectives for each topic, definitions of key terms and topic summaries. Each chapter is written by a highly regarded academic and extensive reference is m…
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Other Authors
- Asche, Carl
- Responsibility
- Carl Asche, editor
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Adis
- Date of Publication
- c2016
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (viii, 113 p. : 16 illus., 12 illus. in color)
- ISBN
- 9783319233291
- 9783319220642 (print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Clinical Decision-Making
- Comparative Effectiveness Research
- Decision Support Techniques
- Evidence-Based Medicine
- Abstract
- This textbook introduces students to the basic concepts and methods used to measure and compare the expected benefits, risks and cost of preventive and therapeutic medical interventions. It provides an easily accessible overview of comparative effectiveness and its practical applications to daily medical decisions. The book includes learning objectives for each topic, definitions of key terms and topic summaries. Each chapter is written by a highly regarded academic and extensive reference is made throughout to other sources of literature where the interested reader can find further details. The book considers, among other topics, evidence based medicine and the role of comparative effectiveness research in the development of medical guidelines, bias and confounding, quality of life, randomized controlled trials, analyses of retrospective databases, screening and economic evaluation. The book is intended to serve as a "what is it?", "why do we need it?" and "how does it or could it effect positive change in health care?"" rather than just a "how to" technical overview. As such, it provides an essential resource for both under- and post-graduate students in health sciences.
- Contents
- 1. Introduction to Comparative Effectiveness Research -- 2. Randomized Controlled Trials -- 3. Observational Studies -- 4. Evaluating Published CER Evidence -- 5. Epidemiological Principles Applied to CER -- 6. The Question of Value -- 7. Medical Decision Making: When Evidence and Medical Culture Clash -- 8. The Value of Prevention.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Applying evidence-based laboratory medicine : a step-by-step guide
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat24286
Price, Christopher P.
--Washington, DC:
AACC Press
, 2009.
- Call Number
- QY 39 P945a 2009
- Location
- Dickson Building
- Call Number
- QY 39 P945a 2009
- Author
- Price, Christopher P
- Other Authors
- Glenn, Joanne Lozar
- Christenson, Robert H
- Place of Publication
- Washington, DC
- Publisher
- AACC Press
- Date of Publication
- 2009
- Physical Description
- 270 p.
- ISBN
- 9781594250897
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Clinical Laboratory Techniques
- Decision Making
- Evidence-Based Medicine
- Format
- Book
- Location
- Dickson Building
- Loan Period
- 3 weeks
Berman's pediatric decision making
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat52878
Bajaj, Lalit.
(5th ed.)
--Philadelphia, PA:
Mosby
, 2011.
- Call Number
- WS 141 B38 2011
- Location
- IWK Health Sciences Library
- Call Number
- WS 141 B38 2011
- Author
- Bajaj, Lalit
- Edition
- 5th ed.
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia, PA
- Publisher
- Mosby
- Date of Publication
- 2011
- Physical Description
- 788 p.
- ISBN
- 9.78E+12
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Diagnosis
- Physical Examinations
- Pediatrics
- Clinical Decision-Making
- Child
- Format
- Book
- Location
- IWK Health Sciences Library
- Copies
- 1
- Loan Period
- 2 weeks
Born to die? : deciding the fate of critically ill newborns
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat52900
Shelp, Earl E.
--New York, NY:
The Free Press
, 1986.
- Call Number
- WS 420 S544b 1986
- Location
- IWK Health Sciences Library
- Call Number
- WS 420 S544b 1986
- Author
- Shelp, Earl E.
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Publisher
- The Free Press
- Date of Publication
- 1986
- Physical Description
- 250 p.
- ISBN
- 29291100
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Decision Making
- Ethics, Clinical
- Infant, Newborn, Diseases
- Neonatal Intensive Care
- Morals
- Congenital Abnormalities
- Format
- Book
- Location
- IWK Health Sciences Library
- Copies
- 1
- Loan Period
- 2 weeks
Calling the circle : the first and future culture
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat23443
Baldwin, Christina.
--New York, NY:
Bantam Books
, 1998.
- Call Number
- HD 57.7 B181s 1998
- Location
- Dickson Building
- Call Number
- HD 57.7 B181s 1998
- Author
- Baldwin, Christina
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Publisher
- Bantam Books
- Date of Publication
- 1998
- Physical Description
- 245 p.
- ISBN
- 978055379006
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Group Processes
- Decision Making
- Ceremonial Behavior
- Format
- Book
- Location
- Dickson Building
- Copies
- 2
- Loan Period
- 3 weeks
Changes in decision-making capacity in older adults : assessment and intervention
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat24699
Qualls, Sara Honn.
--Hoboken, NJ:
John Wiley & Sons
, 2007.
- Call Number
- WT 145 C456 2007
- Location
- Halifax Infirmary
- Call Number
- WT 145 C456 2007
- Author
- Qualls, Sara Honn
- Other Authors
- Smyer, Michael A
- Place of Publication
- Hoboken, NJ
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons
- Date of Publication
- 2007
- Physical Description
- 352 p.
- Series Title
- Wiley series in clinical geropsychology
- ISBN
- 9780470037980
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Decision Making - Aged
- Geriatric Assessment
- Aged - psychology
- Format
- Book
- Location
- Halifax Infirmary
- Loan Period
- 3 weeks
Clinical Algorithms in General Surgery : A Practical Guide
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat44125
Salvatore Docimo Jr., Eric M. Pauli, editors.
--Cham:
Springer
, 2019.
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Location
- Online
This book takes the major pathologies commonly studied in general surgery and presents them in a unique format based upon algorithms. The algorithms begin with the clinical presentation of the patient and work their way through the various diagnostic modalities available to the surgeon. This allows the physician to make a decision regarding treatment options based upon various patterns in the algorithms. This text serves as a very useful resource for surgeons as it allows complex clinical pathw…
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Other Authors
- Docimo Jr., Salvatore
- Pauli, Eric M.
- Responsibility
- Salvatore Docimo Jr., Eric M. Pauli, editors
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- 2019
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xxxii, 873 p.) : 241 illus., 12 illus. in color
- ISBN
- 9783319984971
- 9783319984964 (Print ed.)
- 9783319984988 (Print ed.)
- Specialty
- General Surgery
- Abstract
- This book takes the major pathologies commonly studied in general surgery and presents them in a unique format based upon algorithms. The algorithms begin with the clinical presentation of the patient and work their way through the various diagnostic modalities available to the surgeon. This allows the physician to make a decision regarding treatment options based upon various patterns in the algorithms. This text serves as a very useful resource for surgeons as it allows complex clinical pathways to be conveniently organized in logical algorithms while providing a concise yet comprehensive manual to assist in clinical decision making. The algorithms were created by recognized experts in their field and include the most up-to-date clinical and evidence-based information. Clinical Algorithms in General Surgery: A Practical Guide provides a useful resource for surgeons in clinical practice, as well as surgical residents in training and those who are preparing for board examinations or recertification.
- Contents
- Management of Cutaneous Melanoma -- Basal Cell Carcinoma -- Squamous Cell Carcinoma -- Management of Soft Tissue Sarcoma -- Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infection -- Management of Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Oropharynx (OPSCC) -- Evaluation of Neck Mass -- Evaluation of an Enlarged Cervical Lymph Node -- Salivary Gland Tumors -- Massive Hemoptysis -- Mediastinal Masses -- Tracheal Stenosis -- Incidental Lung Nodule -- Management of Lung Cancer -- Management of Empyema -- Management of Spontaneous Pneumothorax -- Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysm -- Nipple Discharge -- Breast Mass Evaluation -- Ductal Carcinoma in situ -- Lobular Carcinoma in situ -- Enlarged Axillary Lymph Node -- Metastatic Breast Cancer -- Recurrent Breast Cancer -- Paget’s Disease -- Locoregional Recurrence of Breast Cancer -- Metastatic Breast Cancer -- Inflammatory Breast Cancer -- Breast Reconstruction -- Management of Male Breast Cancer -- Management of Esophageal Motility Disorders -- Management of Achalasia -- Barrett’s Esophagitis -- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease -- Hiatal Hernia -- Esophageal Carcinoma -- Esophageal Perforation -- Acidic and Basic injuries -- Gastric Ulcer Management -- Duodenal Ulcer Management -- Complications of Peptic Ulcer Disease -- Management of Recurrent Peptic Ulcer Disease -- Management of Gastric Cancer -- Management of Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors -- Management of Upper Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage -- Small Bowel Obstruction -- Small Bowel Tumors -- Management of Small Bowel Neuroendocrine Tumors -- Management of Enterocutaneous Fistulas -- Management of Chron's Disease -- Management of Postoperative Ileus -- Management of Gallstone Illeus -- Management of Short Bowel Syndrome -- Management of Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding -- Management of Diverticulitis -- Management of Large Bowel Obstruction -- Management of Colonic Pseudo-Obstruction -- Management of Colonic Volvulus -- Appendicitis -- Ulcerative Colitis -- Crohn’s Colitis -- Ischemic Colitis -- Clostridium Difficile Colitis -- Hereditary Colon Cancer Syndromes -- Colon Polyps -- Colon Cancer -- Rectal Prolapse -- Solitary Rectal Ulcer Syndrome -- Rectal Cancer -- Rectovaginal Fistula -- Management of Hemorrhoids -- Management of Anal Fissure -- Management of Perianal Abscess and Fistula-in-Ano -- Management of Anal Cancer -- Management of Fecal Incontinence -- Evaluation of Liver Nodule -- Cystic Diseases of the Liver -- Management of Benign Liver Masses -- Hepatic Abscess -- Malignant Liver Tumors (Metastatic Liver Disease) -- Diagnosis and Management of Hepatocellular Carcinoma -- Diagnosis and Management of Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis -- Portal Hypertension and Shunting -- Acute Cholecystitis and Biliary Colic -- Acalculous Cholecystitis -- Post cholecystectomy -- Management of Post-cholecystectomy Cholangitis -- Management of Choledocholithiasis -- Acute Cholangitis -- Cholangiocarcinoma -- Diagnosis and Management of Gallbladder Cancer -- Choledochal Cysts -- Cholecystectomy of the Pregnant Patient -- Acute Pancreatitis -- Chronic Pancreatitis -- Pancreas Divisum -- Walled-off Pancreatic Fluid Collections -- Periampullary Carcinoma -- Management of Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasms -- Pancreatic Necrosis -- Management of Splenic Abscess -- Atraumatic Indications for Splenectomy -- Hypothyroidism -- Hyperthyroidism -- Thyroiditis -- Goiter -- Thyroid Nodule -- Thyroid Cancer -- Hyperparathyroidism -- Cushing’s Syndrome and Disease -- Primary Hyperaldosteronism (Conn’s syndrome) -- Glucagonoma -- Management of Pheochromocytoma -- Management of Aldosteronoma -- Management of Gastrinoma -- Management of Insulinoma -- Management of Somatostatinoma -- Management of VIPoma -- Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia -- Tracheoesophageal Fistula -- Other Diaphragmatic Hernias: Late-presenting Bochdalek Hernia, Morgagni Hernia, and Giant Hiatal Hernia of Infancy -- Duodenal Obstruction in Newborns -- Small Intestinal Atresia -- Management of Malrotation -- Management of Imperforate Anus -- Hirschsprung Disease -- Pediatric Inguinal Hernia -- Meconium Ileus -- Pediatric Intussusception -- Management of Pyloric Stenosis -- Necrotizing Enterocolitis -- Omphalocele and Gastroschisis -- Biliary Atresia -- Carotid Artery Stenosis -- Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm -- Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm -- Aortic Dissection -- Acute Lower Extremity Ischemia -- Chronic Lower Extremity Ischemia -- Intermittent Claudication -- Acute Deep Venous Thrombosis -- Management of Acute Mesenteric Ischemia -- Management of Chronic Mesenteric Ischemia -- Thoracic Outlet Syndrome -- AV Shunt Complications -- Management of the Renal Mass -- Prostate Cancer -- Management of Scrotal/Testicular Mass -- Diagnosis and Management of Fournier’s Gangrene -- Hypotension and Blunt Abdominal Trauma -- Traumatic Brain Injury -- Penetrating Neck Trauma -- Penetrating Chest Trauma -- ED Thoracotomy -- Blunt Chest Wall Trauma -- Blunt Cardiac Injury -- Deceleration Injury – Blunt Aortic Injury -- Penetrating Abdominal Trauma -- Blunt Abdominal Trauma -- Management Algorithm for Acute and Chronic Diaphragmatic Injuries -- Management of Traumatic Liver Injuries -- Management of Pancreatic Trauma -- Management of Traumatic Splenic Injuries -- Management of Kidney and Ureter Injuries -- Urethral Injuries -- Pelvic Fractures -- Bladder Injuries -- Rectal Injuries -- Extremity Compartment Syndrome -- Management of Intracranial Hemorrhage -- Airway Management -- Intubation and Extubation -- Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) -- Management of Sepsis -- Management of Shock -- Blood Transfusion Indications -- Abdominal Compartment Syndrome -- Acute Renal Failure -- Post-operative Pulmonary Emboli -- Burns Management -- Acid-Base Disorders -- Hyponatremia -- Hypernatremia -- Hypokalemia -- Hyperkalemia -- Management of Hypocalcemia -- Management of Hypercalcemia -- Paradoxical Aciduria -- Inguinal Hernia -- Recurrent Inguinal Hernia -- Femoral Hernia -- Obturator Hernia -- Ventral Hernia Repair -- Incarcerated and Strangulated Hernia -- Management of Open Abdomen -- Abdominal Wall Reconstruction -- Indications for Bariatric Surgery -- Work-up of Abdominal Pain in the Bariatric Patient -- Internal Hernia – Diagnosis and Treatment -- Marginal Ulcer: Diagnosis and Treatment -- Ventral Hernia Repair in Bariatric Patients -- Acute Leak Following Bariatric Surgery -- Vitamin and Micronutrient Deficiencies After Bariatric Surgery -- Pregnancy and Cholelithiasis -- Pregnancy and Appendicitis -- Pregnancy and Breast Cancer -- Pregnancy and Hernia.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Clinical and professional reasoning in occupational therapy
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat24026
Boyt Schell, Barbara A.
--Philadelphia, PA:
Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
, 2008.
- Call Number
- WB 555 C641 2008
- Location
- Dickson Building
- Call Number
- WB 555 C641 2008
- Author
- Boyt Schell, Barbara A
- Other Authors
- Schell, John W
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia, PA
- Publisher
- Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
- Date of Publication
- 2008
- Physical Description
- 462 p.
- ISBN
- 9780781759144
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Occupational Therapy - psychology
- Models, Psychological
- Decision Making
- Format
- Book
- Location
- Dickson Building
- Loan Period
- 3 weeks
Clinical Cases in Heart Failure
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat42567
Ravi V. Shah, Siddique A. Abbasi, editors.
--Cham:
Springer
, c2018.
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Location
- Online
This concise practical guide is designed to facilitate the clinical decision-making process by reviewing a number of cases and defining the various diagnostic and management decisions open to clinicians. It is well illustrated and diverse in scope, enabling the reader to obtain relevant clinical information regarding both standard and unusual cases in heart failure in a rapid, easy to digest format. Clinical cases are a key component in modern medical education, assisting the trainee or recerti…
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Other Authors
- Shah, Ravi V.
- Abbasi, Siddique A.
- Responsibility
- Ravi V. Shah, Siddique A. Abbasi, editors
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2018
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (viii, 120 p.) : 15 illus., 14 illus. in color
- Series Title
- Clinical cases in cardiology
- ISBN
- 9783319658049
- 9783319658032 (print ed.)
- 9783319658056 (print ed.)
- ISSN
- 2523-3009
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Clinical Decision-Making
- Heart Failure
- Specialty
- Cardiology
- Abstract
- This concise practical guide is designed to facilitate the clinical decision-making process by reviewing a number of cases and defining the various diagnostic and management decisions open to clinicians. It is well illustrated and diverse in scope, enabling the reader to obtain relevant clinical information regarding both standard and unusual cases in heart failure in a rapid, easy to digest format. Clinical cases are a key component in modern medical education, assisting the trainee or recertifying clinician to work through unusual cases using best practice techniques. Cardiology is a key discipline in this regard and is a highly visual subject requiring the reader to describe often very subtle differences in the presentation of patients and define accurately the diagnostic and management criteria on which to base their clinical decision-making. This title therefore provides valuable assistance to trainees and clinicians alike in evaluating pati ents and defining an appropriate procedure for each case covered.
- Contents
- 1. New-Onset LV Dysfunction -- 2. Restrictive Cardiomyopathy -- 3. Acute Decompensated Heart Failure -- 4. Valvular Disease and Heart Failure: Mitral Regurgitation -- 5. Valvular Disease and Heart Failure: Aortic Stenosis -- 6. Low Output Heart Failure -- 7. Management of Stage D Heart Failure -- 8. Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction. -- 9. Management of Cardiogenic Shock.
- Format
- e-Book
- Publication Type
- Case Reports
- Location
- Online
Clinical Controversies in Device Therapy for Cardiac Arrhythmias
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat44743
Jonathan S. Steinberg, Andrew E. Epstein, editors.
--Cham:
Springer
, c2019.
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Location
- Online
This book addresses the tough clinical issues faced by electrophysiologists and cardiologists who treat patients with Cardiac Implantable Electrical Devices (CIEDs) in real-world practice. With contributions from widely recognized international leaders in the field, this 10-chapter resource covers a variety of controversies with CIEDs, from discerning what device is appropriate to use for heart failure to ethical issues in their use at the end of a patient’s life. To supplement these discussion…
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Other Authors
- Steinberg, Jonathan S.
- Epstein, Andrew E.
- Responsibility
- Jonathan S. Steinberg, Andrew E. Epstein, editors
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2019
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (x, 140 p.) : 43 illus., 32 illus. in color
- ISBN
- 9783030228828
- 9783030228811 (Print ed.)
- 9783030228835 (Print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Arrhythmias, Cardiac - therapy
- Clinical Decision-Making
- Defibrillators, Implantable
- Pacemaker, Artificial
- Risk Factors
- Abstract
- This book addresses the tough clinical issues faced by electrophysiologists and cardiologists who treat patients with Cardiac Implantable Electrical Devices (CIEDs) in real-world practice. With contributions from widely recognized international leaders in the field, this 10-chapter resource covers a variety of controversies with CIEDs, from discerning what device is appropriate to use for heart failure to ethical issues in their use at the end of a patient’s life. To supplement these discussions, chapters review opposing positions on both sides of a controversy and present clinical material to illustrate the different perspectives. Clinical Controversies in Device Therapy for Cardiac Arrhythmias is an essential resource not only for physicians, residents, and fellows in cardiac electrophysiology and cardiology but also for associated professionals including nurses and technicians who work with CIEDs.
- Contents
- 1. The Use of Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators in Nonischemic Cardiomyopathy -- 2. Risk Stratification Beyond Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction: Role of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance -- 3. Wearable Cardioverter-Defibrillators -- 4. Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy for Heart Failure in Patients Without Left Bundle Branch Block -- 5. Biventricular Pacing for Patients with Complete Heart Block -- 6. CRT Devices in Heart Failure: Does the Patient Need a Pacemaker or Defibrillator? -- 7. His Bundle Pacing Versus Biventricular Pacing for CRT -- 8. Replacement of Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators When Ventricular Function Has Recovered -- 9. Use of Implantable Monitors for Arrhythmia Detection -- 10. Ethical Conundra in CIED Therapy: Ethical Implantation, Ethical End-of-Life Care.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Clinical decisions in nephrology, hypertension and kidney transplantation
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat32389
Edgar V. Lerma, Mitchell Rosner, editors.
--New York, NY:
Springer
, c2013.
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Location
- Online
Through case presentations and a question and answer format, Clinical Decisions in Nephrology, Hypertension and Renal Transplantation provides a state of the art, updated reference for the optimal management of patients with diseases of the kidneys, and hypertension. This volume starts with the assessment of the patient, focusing on history and physical examination. Subsequently, cases depicting various clinical syndromes and/or diseases are presented, with questions centering on the appropriat…
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- Other Authors
- Lerma, Edgar V
- Rosner, Mitchell
- Responsibility
- Edgar V. Lerma, Mitchell Rosner, editors
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2013
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xix, 676 p. : 92 ill., 33 ill. in color)
- ISBN
- 9781461444541
- Abstract
- Through case presentations and a question and answer format, Clinical Decisions in Nephrology, Hypertension and Renal Transplantation provides a state of the art, updated reference for the optimal management of patients with diseases of the kidneys, and hypertension. This volume starts with the assessment of the patient, focusing on history and physical examination. Subsequently, cases depicting various clinical syndromes and/or diseases are presented, with questions centering on the appropriate diagnostic and treatment strategy. This sets the stage for a Socratic approach' to learning between the attending physician and the house staff or medical student. This is the only book featuring problem-oriented true to life clinical cases in this format to cover nephrology, hypertension and kidney transplantation. Written by renowned actively practicing clinicians, this unique reference is both comprehensive and concise and will be of great value to hospitalists and internists, as well as students, and interns/residents rotating in nephrology and internal medicine.Clinical practitioners, in the fields of critical care and hypertension specialists would also find this of value.
- Contents
- Approach to the Patient with Renal Disease -- Nephrotic Syndrome -- Acute Glomerulonephritis -- Disorders of Volume Regulation -- Edematous States -- Disorders of Water Regulation -- Disorders of Potassium Balance -- Disorders of Calcium and Phosphorus Metabolism -- Disorders of Magnesium Metabolism -- Metabolic Acidosis and Alkalosis -- Respiratory Acid Base Disorders -- Obstructive Uropathy -- Nephrolithiasis -- Diabetic Nephropathy -- Hypertensive Nephropathy -- Lupus Nephritis -- Urinary Tract Infections -- Kidney Disease and Hypertension during Pregnancy -- Hepatorenal Syndrome -- Tumor Lysis Syndrome -- Radiocontrast Nephropathy -- Nephrogenic Fibrosing Dermopathy -- ICU Patient with Muti-organ Failure -- Cardiorenal Syndrome -- Poisonings and Intoxications -- Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy -- Chronic Kidney Disease -- Secondary Hyperparathyroidism -- Anemia of Chronic Kidney Disease -- Nutritional Aspects of Chronic Kidney Disease -- Social and Ethical Issues -- Hemodialysis -- Peritoneal Dialysis -- Kidney Transplantation -- JNC VII Classification and Implications -- Antihypertensive Agents: Classification, Mechanisms, Adverse Effects, and Clinical Trials -- Primary or Essential Hypertension -- Secondary Hypertension -- High Risk Populations for Hypertension -- Resistant Hypertension -- Hypertensive Emergencies -- Index.
- Format
- e-Book
- Publication Type
- Case Reports
- Problems and Exercises
- Location
- Online
Clinical decision support : the road to broad adoption
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat33142
edited by Rober A. Greenes.
(2nd ed.)
--Amsterdam, Netherlands:
Elsevier/AP
, c2014.
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This book examines the nature of medical knowledge, how it is obtained, and how it can be used for decision support. It provides complete coverage of computational approaches to clinical decision-making. Chapters discuss data integration into healthcare information systems and delivery to point of care for providers, as well as facilitation of direct to consumer access. A case study section highlights critical lessons learned, while another portion of the work examines biostatistical methods in…
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- Other Authors
- Greenes, Robert A
- Responsibility
- edited by Rober A. Greenes
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Place of Publication
- Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Publisher
- Elsevier/AP
- Date of Publication
- c2014
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xxxix, 887 p.)
- ISBN
- 9780128005422 (electronic bk.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Decision Support Systems, Clinical - trends
- Automation
- Electronic Health Records
- Organizational Innovation
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Diagnosis - Decision making - Data processing
- Clinical medicine - Decision making - Data processing
- Decision Support Systems, Clinical - trends
- Automation
- Electronic Health Records
- Organizational Innovation
- Abstract
- This book examines the nature of medical knowledge, how it is obtained, and how it can be used for decision support. It provides complete coverage of computational approaches to clinical decision-making. Chapters discuss data integration into healthcare information systems and delivery to point of care for providers, as well as facilitation of direct to consumer access. A case study section highlights critical lessons learned, while another portion of the work examines biostatistical methods including data mining, predictive modelling, and analysis.
- Contents
- Computer-based Clinical Decision Support: Overview, Status, and Challenges -- Experience with CDS Development and Adoption: Case Studies, National Initiatives, and Lessons Learned -- Sources of Knowledge for Clinical Decision Support -- The Technology of Clinical Decision Support -- Adoption of Clinical Decision Support -- The Journey to Widespread Use of Clinical Decision Support.
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- Registration required for PDF access.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Clinical delegation skills : a handbook for professional practice
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat23650
Hansten, Ruth I.
(3rd ed.)
--Sudbury, MA:
Jones and Bartlett
, 2004.
- Call Number
- WY 105 H251c 2004
- Location
- Dickson Building
- Call Number
- WY 105 H251c 2004
- Author
- Hansten, Ruth I
- Other Authors
- Jackson, Marilynn
- Edition
- 3rd ed.
- Place of Publication
- Sudbury, MA
- Publisher
- Jones and Bartlett
- Date of Publication
- 2004
- Physical Description
- 365 p.
- ISBN
- 9780763733261
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Personnel Delegation - Nurses' Instruction
- Nursing, Supervisory - organization & administration
- Decision Making - Nurses' Instruction
- Format
- Book
- Location
- Dickson Building
- Loan Period
- 3 weeks
Clinical thinking : evidence, communication and decision-making
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat24294
Del Mar, Chris.
--Malden, MA:
Blackwell Pub. | BMJ Books
, 2006.
- Call Number
- WB 102 D331c 2006
- Location
- Dickson Building
- Halifax Infirmary
- Call Number
- WB 102 D331c 2006
- Author
- Del Mar, Chris
- Other Authors
- Doust, Jenny
- Glasziou, Paul
- Place of Publication
- Malden, MA
- Publisher
- Blackwell Pub.
- BMJ Books
- Date of Publication
- 2006
- Physical Description
- 127 p.
- ISBN
- 978072917416
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Clinical Competence
- Clinical Decision-Making
- Format
- Book
- Location
- Dickson Building
- Halifax Infirmary
- Copies
- 2
- Loan Period
- 3 weeks
Comparative Effectiveness and Efficacy Research and Analysis for Practice (CEERAP) : Applications in Health Care
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat31138
Francesco Chiappelli, editor ; Xenia Maria Caldeira Brant, Corazon B. Cajulis, co-editors.
--Berlin, Heidelberg:
Springer
, c2012.
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- Location
- Online
Recent trends in health care across the United States and internationally have emphasized a novel approach that consists in comparing the effectiveness and efficacy of treatment interventions with a patient-centered emphasis (i.e., evidence-based health care), while ensuring cost constraints, maximizing benefits, and minimizing risks. In this book, experts in comparative effectiveness and efficacy research and analysis for practice (CEERAP) in health care in general address a range of topical i…
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- Responsibility
- Francesco Chiappelli, editor ; Xenia Maria Caldeira Brant, Corazon B. Cajulis, co-editors
- Place of Publication
- Berlin, Heidelberg
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2012
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xii, 194 p. : 20 ill., 7 ill. in color)
- ISBN
- 9783642231445
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Comparative Effectiveness Research
- Decision Making
- Evidence-Based Practice
- Health Services Research
- Nursing Administration Research
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Dentistry
- Nursing
- Statistics
- Abstract
- Recent trends in health care across the United States and internationally have emphasized a novel approach that consists in comparing the effectiveness and efficacy of treatment interventions with a patient-centered emphasis (i.e., evidence-based health care), while ensuring cost constraints, maximizing benefits, and minimizing risks. In this book, experts in comparative effectiveness and efficacy research and analysis for practice (CEERAP) in health care in general address a range of topical issues. The emphasis is on implications for endodontics and nursing, both of which are considered in a series of detailed chapters. Commonalities and differences among CEERAP, utility-based and logic-based analysis and decision-making, and evidence-based and patient-centered practice are defined and discussed. The book concludes by examining applications for CEERAP in developing patient-centered optimal treatment interventions for the next decade.
- Contents
- Fundamentals: Building Communities of Practice in Comparative Effectiveness Research -- Probability–Utility Model for Evidence-Based Decision-Making -- Clinically Relevant Complex Systematic Reviews in Endodontics: Relevance to Comparative Effectiveness Research and Evidence-Based Clinical Decision-Making -- Efficacy, Effectiveness, and Evidence-Based Dental Decision-Making: Principles and Practice -- Endodontic Therapy Versus Dental Implant Therapy: Deciding the Best Approach -- The Translation Evidence Mechanism -- Evidence-Based Treatment and Management of Asthma and Pressure Ulcers -- Evidence-Based Care for Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome in New York City -- The Patient Centered Medical Home -- Transitional Care -- Evidence-Based Standard of Care: Applications for Comparative Effectiveness and Efficacy Research and Analysis for Practice (CEERAP) in Developing Patient-Centered Optimal Treatment Interventions in Health Care for the Next Decade.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Compelling Ethical Challenges in Critical Care and Emergency Medicine
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat45529
Andrej Michalsen, Nicholas Sadovnikoff, editors.
--Cham:
Springer
, c2020.
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- Online
This book addresses the ethical problems that physicians have to face every day while caring for critically ill patients. Advances in medical technology, ageing societies worldwide, and their increased demands on health care systems have, on the one hand, led to better care and remarkable longevity in many parts of the world. On the other hand, however, improved treatments in many medical fields, amongst others in emergency and critical care, have resulted in more patients surviving with reduce…
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- Other Authors
- Michalsen, Andrej
- Sadovnikoff, Nicholas
- Responsibility
- Andrej Michalsen, Nicholas Sadovnikoff, editors
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2020
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xix, 170 p.) : 10 illus. in color
- ISBN
- 9783030431273
- 9783030431266 (Print ed.)
- 9783030431280 (Print ed.)
- 9783030431297 (Print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Clinical Decision-Making - ethics
- Critical Care - ethics
- Critical Illness
- Emergency Medicine - ethics
- Ethics, Clinical
- Specialty
- Critical Care
- Emergency Medicine
- Ethics
- Abstract
- This book addresses the ethical problems that physicians have to face every day while caring for critically ill patients. Advances in medical technology, ageing societies worldwide, and their increased demands on health care systems have, on the one hand, led to better care and remarkable longevity in many parts of the world. On the other hand, however, improved treatments in many medical fields, amongst others in emergency and critical care, have resulted in more patients surviving with reduced quality of life. This entails tradeoffs for many patients, their families, and the teams caring for them. At the same time, health care expenditures have risen dramatically and have to be balanced against costs for other public goods. Finally, the humane aspects of care have often failed to keep pace with the remarkable technological strides made in recent years. In this book, experts in their respective fields describe compelling ethical challenges resulting from these discrepancies and discuss potential solutions. The book is primarily intended for clinicians who care for two of the most vulnerable patient subpopulations – those being treated in ambulances or emergency rooms, and those being treated at intensive care units – due in part to the fact that they may be temporarily or permanently incapacitated. Core medical skills, such as diagnosis and predicting outcomes, as well as implementing treatment, remain challenging. However, without adequate communication and collaboration both within the inter-professional treatment teams and between the teams and the patients/their families, delivering excellent care is difficult at best. Therefore, the so-called “soft skills” are given the attention they deserve in order to overcome the gap between technological progress and interpersonal standstill.
- Contents
- Part I. Introduction -- 1. How Ethics Can Support Clinicians Caring for Critically Ill Patients -- 2. Patients and Teams Caring for Them: Parallels Between Critical Care and Emergency Medicine -- Part II. Goal of Therapy, Teams and Patients -- 3. Indication and Prognostication -- 4. Consent, Advance Directives, and Decision by Proxies -- 5. Cultural Diversity -- 6. Interprofessional Shared Decision-Making -- 7. Shared Decision-Making With Patients and Families -- Part III. Extent of Treatment -- 8. Emergency Medicine and Critical Care Triage -- 9. Usage of Cutting-Edge Technology: ECPR -- 10. Usage of Cutting-Edge Technology: ECMO -- 11. Limiting Life-Sustaining Therapies -- 12. Advancing Palliative Care in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine -- 13. Organ Donation and Transplantation -- Part IV. Disproportionate Care -- 14. Disproportionate Care, Ethical Climate, and Moral Distress -- Part V. The Way Ahead -- 15. To Treat or Not to Treat: How to Arrive at an Appropriate Decision Under Critical Circumstances -- Part VI. Epilogue -- 16. Epilogue: Critical Care During a Pandemic – A Shift from Deontology to Utilitarianism?
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
