Exploring rural medicine : current issues and concepts / / Barbara P. Yawn, Angeline Bushy, Roy A. Yawn, editors

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910822238703321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Thousand Oaks, Calif., : SAGE, c1994
• ISBN: 1-4833-2665-9; 1-4522-5447-8
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xix, 332 p.) : ill
• Altri autori (Persone): YawnBarbara; BushyAngeline; YawnRoy A
• Disciplina: 362.10425
• Soggetti: Medicine, Rural - United States
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1 - Rural Medical Practice: Present and Future; Chapter 2 - Labor and Delivery Crises: Rural Solutions; Chapter 3 - Stabilization and Transport of the III Newborn Infant; Chapter 4 - Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia: After the Infant Goes Home; Chapter 5 - Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder; Chapter 6 - Recognition and Evaluation of Child Abuse; Chapter 7 - Adolescent Pregnancies in Rural America: A Review of the Literature and Strategies for Prevention; Chapter 8 - Common Mental Health Problems; Chapter 9 - Environmental Hazards; Chapter 10 - Managing Trauma in the Rural Emergency Department: Basic OrganizationChapter 11 - Managing Trauma in the Rural Emergency Department: Specific Problems; Chapter 12 - Treatment of Acute Myocardial Infarction with Thrombolytic Drugs in the Rural Hospital; Chapter 13 - Women's Health Issues; Chapter 14 - Caring for the AIDS Patient in a Rural Practice; Chapter 15 - Treatment of Patients with Terminal Cancer; Chapter 16 - Caring for Dying Patients and Their Families; Chapter 17 - Health Maintenance in Clinical Practice: Strategies and Barriers; Chapter 18 - Patient Education in the Rural PracticeChapter 19 - Making Your Practice Palatable for Your Patients: Cultural Competency; Chapter 20 - Ethics Dilemmas in Rural Practice; Chapter 21 - Quality ; Assessment in Rural Practice; Chapter 22 - Living Through Malpractice Litigation; Index; About the Authors
• Sommario/riassunto: This volume will serve as an indispensable reference for the rural health practitioner facing uniquely rural concerns in health promotion, patient care and professional practice.