Medical Aspects Of Disability
by Zaretsky, Herbert H.; Richter, Edwin F., III, M.D.; Eisenberg, Myron G.Edition: 3rd
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2005-06-21
Publisher(s): Springer Pub Co
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Summary
The third edition of this acclaimed handbook provides professionals and academics with the most important medical and psychosocial developments affecting persons with disabilities. New chapters on accreditation and outcome measurement, along with thorough updates to the twenty-five chapters on the evaluation and treatment of disabling conditions highlight this new edition.
Table of Contents
| An Introduction to Key Topics and Issues | |
| Comprehensive Rehabilitation: Themes, Models, and Issues | p. 3 |
| Body Systems: An Overview | p. 31 |
| Disabling Conditions and Disorders | |
| Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome and Human Immunodeficiency Virus | p. 59 |
| Alzheimer's Disease | p. 79 |
| Traumatic Brain Injury | p. 119 |
| Burn Injuries | p. 151 |
| Cancers | p. 159 |
| Cardiovascular Disorders | p. 179 |
| Chronic Pain Syndromes | p. 213 |
| Diabetes Mellitus | p. 241 |
| Epilepsy | p. 267 |
| Speech, Language, Hearing, and Swallowing Disorders | p. 289 |
| Hematologic Disorders | p. 325 |
| Developmental Disabilities | p. 343 |
| Neuromuscular Disorders | p. 383 |
| Orthopedic Impairments | p. 411 |
| Ostomy Surgeries | p. 427 |
| Pediatric Disorder: Cerebral Palsy and Spina Bifida | p. 443 |
| Peripheral Vascular Disorders | p. 495 |
| Psychiatric Disabilities | p. 509 |
| Pulmonary Disorders | p. 543 |
| Chronic Kidney Disease | p. 563 |
| Rheumatic Diseases | p. 583 |
| Spinal Cord Injury | p. 611 |
| Hemiplegia | p. 649 |
| Substance Use Disorders in Rehabilitation | p. 675 |
| Visual Impairments | p. 695 |
| Special Topics | |
| Alternative Medicine and Its Relationship to Rehabilitation | p. 725 |
| Rehabilitation Nursing: Educating Patients Toward Independence | p. 737 |
| Social Work and Rehabilitation | p. 751 |
| Telerehabilitation - Solutions to Distant and International Care | p. 769 |
| The Computer Revolution and Assistive Technology | p. 783 |
| Trends in Medical Rehabilitation Delivery and Payment Systems | p. 797 |
| Legislation and Rehabilitation Professionals | p. 827 |
| Accreditation - A Quality Framework in the Consumer-Centric Era | p. 851 |
| Outcomes Measurement and Quality Improvement in an Acute Inpatient Rehabilitation Setting | p. 879 |
| Index | p. 891 |
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