1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910452049803321

Autore

Wang Lu-in

Titolo

Discrimination by default [[electronic resource] ] : how racism becomes routine / / Lu-in Wang

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : New York University Press, c2006

ISBN

0-8147-9506-4

0-8147-8467-4

1-4294-1488-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (199 p.)

Collana

Critical America

Disciplina

342.7308/73

Soggetti

Race discrimination - Law and legislation - United States

Equality before the law - United States

Electronic books.

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 (p. 149-175) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Discrimination by default, discrimination as default -- Situational racism -- Self-fulfilling stereotypes -- Failures of imagination -- Discrimination by and as default in medical care -- Overriding the default.

Sommario/riassunto

Much as we "select" computer settings by default-reflexively, without thinking, and sometimes without realizing there are other options-we often discriminate by default as well. And just as default computer settings tend to become locked in or entrenched as the standard, discrimination by default creates a situation in which disparate outcomes are expected, accepted, and taken for granted. The killing of Amadou Diallo, racial disparities in medical care, the dominance of Whites and men in certain professions, and even the uneven media attention paid to crimes depending on their victims' race a



2.

Record Nr.

UNISA996213071703316

Autore

Bayés de Luna Antoni <1936->

Titolo

The 12-lead ECG in ST elevation myocardial infarction [[electronic resource] ] : a practical approach for clinicians / / Antonio Baye  s de Luna, Miguel Fiol-Sala & Elliot Antman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford, : Blackwell, 2007

ISBN

1-280-74896-6

9786610748969

0-470-76520-8

0-470-75096-0

1-4051-7341-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (112 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

Fiol-SalaM (Miguel)

AntmannE. M (Elliot M.)

Disciplina

616.1237

616.123707547

Soggetti

Myocardial infarction - Diagnosis

Electrocardiography

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

The 12-Lead ECG in ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction; Contents; Foreword; Introduction; 1 The heart walls and coronary circulation; The heart walls and their segmentation: the importance of uniform nomenclature; Coronary circulation: the perfusion of the heart walls; 2 The ECG changes in ST elevation-myocardial infarction; 3 The concept of the injury vector: direct and reciprocal patterns; 4 Clinical interpretation and significance of ST changes; Location of the occlusion and risk stratification: the role of deviations of the ST-segment

1. From the occluded artery to the area at risk and the corresponding electrocardiographic abnormality2. From the electrocardiographic pattern to the occluded artery and the area at risk; Other characteristics of ST elevation regarding prognosis; ST changes in patients with ischemia due to multivessel occlusion; 5 Conclusions; 6 Self-assessment; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This guide to the proper use of the ECG in diagnosing acute myocardial



infarction puts the combined experience of international authorities at your fingertips for immediate use. In The 12 Lead ECG in ST Elevation MI: A Practical Approach for Clinicians, Drs. Bayés de Luna, Fiol-Sala and Antman supply the practical, specific information you need to determine which patients with ACS are showing ST elevation. To facilitate correct diagnosis and guide management, the authors use a consistent sequence to explain the ECG abnormalities for each site of coronary occlusion. A schematic of