Tom Williams, Brian Smith

Operating Department Practice A-Z

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The role of the operating department practitioner has evolved considerably in recent years, and both trainee and practising ODPs need a practical, up-to-date resource on terminology and current practice. Each entry in the second edition of Operating Department Practice A-Z has been fully updated and contains both a short definition and a more detailed description of the term or procedure, with supporting information to give the reader a deeper understanding of the field. In addition, the book contains useful appendices on medical terminology and abbreviations, normal values, medical and scientific symbols, and a list of useful websites for further reference. Written by two of the UK's most experienced Operating Department Practice lecturers, Operating Department Practice A-Z, second edition provides practical, concise information for all peri-operative staff members.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• 2nd edition
• Seitenzahl: 428
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Mai 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 616g
• ISBN-13: 9780521710213
• ISBN-10: 0521710219
• Artikelnr.: 23437368

Autorenporträt

The author has lived in East Anglia for over 30 years and had a career in banking, including Head Office finance function. He is married, and has two sons and two grandchildren. He says writing and research has provided a rich vein of human contact with a generous spirit shown by all to talk and to share. Other than writing, his interests include gardening, family history, walking, watching sport, code-breakers of Bletchley Park, economics, music, art and reading--favourite topics: real-life exploits (especially at sea), war stories (particularly POW escapes) and amusing fiction. But, he says, family always comes first.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Acknowledgements
Foreword A. A. Gilbertson
1. Abbreviations
2. Medical terms
3. A-Z
Appendix 1. Signs and symbols
Appendix 2. Normal values
Appendix 3. Assessment and classification systems
Appendix 4. Useful websites
Appendix 5. Professional bodies and organizations.