Ferri's Netter Patient Advisor E-Book

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Elsevier Health Sciences, Jan 17, 2012 - Medical - 1048 pages

Beautifully illustrated, the new edition of Ferri's Netter Patient Advisor, by Fred F. Ferri, MD, FACP, helps patients to understand what their illness is and to comply with recommended treatment. Designed with the end user in mind, it features over 725 printable, succinct, and highly visual patient education handouts (500 of which are in the printed book) that provide all the information patients need, in a quick and memorable manner. More than 175 new handouts address timely topics such as Bed Bugs, Childhood Nutrition, and Pneumoconiosis. Clear explanations by renowned author Dr. Fred Ferri, combined with more than 2,000 Netter and Netter-style illustrations, provide an easy understanding of each health condition and what patients can do to facilitate their own care. It’s the perfect way to help your patients become informed and active partners in their healthcare management.

  • Involve your patients in the treatment and management of their health. More than 2,000 Netter and Netter-style illustrations combined with clear, concise explanations from Dr. Fred F. Ferri help patients understand their illness and what they can do to facilitate treatment.
  • Ensure the best patient encounters and outcomes with downloadable, customizable English and Spanish patient education guides on www.netterreference.com covering 775 topics.
  • Educate your patients about timely topics such as Bed Bugs, Childhood Nutrition, Pneumoconiosis, and more. 175 new topics are new to this edition.

Access the complete text, downloadable patient guides, and regular updates at www.netterreference.com.

 

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Contents

Chapter 1 Cardiology
1
Chapter 2 Dermatology
67
Chapter 3 Endocrinology
167
Chapter 4 Environmental Medicine
231
Chapter 5 Gastroenterology
261
Chapter 6 Gynecology and Obstetrics
347
Chapter 7 HematologyOncology
433
Chapter 8 Infectious Diseases
489
Chapter 12 Ophthalmology
713
Chapter 13 Orthopedics
731
Chapter 14 Otorhinolaryngology ENT
823
Chapter 15 Pediatrics
845
Chapter 16 Psychiatry
865
Chapter 17 Pulmonary Disease
905
Chapter 18 Rheumatology
933
Chapter 19 Surgery General
959

Chapter 9 Interdisciplinary Medicine
581
Chapter 10 Nephrology
619
Chapter 11 Neurology
633
Chapter 20 Urology
979
INDEX
1001
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About the author (2012)

Dr. Ferri is a Clinical Professor of Community Health at the Alpert Medical School, Brown University and author of over 30 medical books. He has been the best selling medical author in the United States over the past 25 years and is also well known and respected internationally. He has been a visiting Professor at other medical schools and many of his books have been translated in several languages. In addition to his numerous publications, he has had a distinguished academic career at Brown University where he has received several awards for his dedication to teaching including the Brown University Excellence in Teaching award and Dean’s teaching Award, and with the American College of Physicians where he was inducted as a Fellow in the ACP and has been a recipient of the Irving Addison Beck Award from the Rhode Island Chapter of the American College of Physicians.

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