The new edition of this popular text continues to present homeostasis as a dynamic concept that provides the basis for understanding health & well-being & to recognise how failure to respond to homeostatic disturbances results in imbalances responsible for signs & symptoms of ill-health & how healthcare interventions seek to reverse those imbalances. It provides an integrated explanation of body functioning with description of related anatomy. The book is divided into six major sections: organisation of the human body main features & processes that must be controlled for health the organ systems that act as homeostatic regulators effectors of homeostatic regulation influences on homeostasis & case studies that place examples of ill-health & health care into the context of homeostasis. This new edition has been updated & extended. New material
Includes:: Overview of microbiology & principles of infection management. Extended information on pharmacological principles & actions of the major classes of drugs. Extended application of physiological functions in relation to specific pathologies & examples of health care. Updates on how the Human Genome project is beginning to impact on health care. More case studies to illustrate the health carers role as an external agent of homeostatic control. Photographs of common clinical conditions. Accompanying website http://cw.tandf.co.uk/physiologyandanatomy/
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This coloring book offers an enjoyable highly effective way for students to learn physiology. Topics are covered in self-contained two-page spreads allowing students to easily focus on the material being presented. A unique combination of introductory material names & illustrations to be colored & substantive captions deliver a comprehensive yet easy-to-understand treatment of physiology. The Physiology Coloring Book is the companion to the extremely successful Anatomy Coloring Book which has sold more than 2.5 million copies. ...

The third edition of this popular textbook gives a clear easy-to-read account of anatomy & physiology at all stages of pregnancy & childbirth. Each chapter covers normal physiology changes to the physiology in pregnancy & application to practice. The physiology of childbearing is placed within a total biological context drawing on evolution ecology biochemistry & cell biology. ...

The leading textbook for undergraduate exercise physiology courses Physiology of Sport & Exercise Fifth Edition" has been fully updated in both content & design. The authors all distinguished researchers & past presidents of the American College of Sports Medicine combine their expertise to deliver superior technical content while maintaining the accessible reader-friendly format that has made this textbook a favourite of instructors & students alike. The fifth edition has been redesigned to enhance its visual appeal & provide students with an enhanced learning experience. Completely revamped photos illustrations & medical artwork offer a higher level of detail & clarity to better illustrate how the body performs & responds to physical activity." ...

The Physiotherapists Pocket Book" is an exceptionally comprehensive handy reference that is ideal for clinicians in their daily practice & students on core clinical placements
- musculoskeletal neurology respiratory. The second edition of this extremely popular book has been updated & expanded to make it even more invaluable during clinical practice. It is designed to be a useful aide memoir during assessment & treatment planning with instant access to key facts & figures."
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' We are drawn in to share his surprise & then disbelief at the horrifying progress of events all conveyed with an understated intimacy & dailiness that render them painfully close...riveting' OBSERVER On September 23 1939 Wladyslaw Szpilman played Chopin's Nocturne in C-sharp minor live on the radio as shells exploded outside
- so loudly that he couldn't hear his piano. It was the last live music broadcast from Warsaw: That day a German bomb hit the station & Polish Radio went off the air. Though he lost his entire family Szpilman survived in hiding. In the end his life was saved by a German officer who heard him play the same Chopin Nocturne on a piano found among the rubble. Written immediately after the war & suppressed for decades THE PIANIST is a stunning testament to human endurance & the redemptive power of fellow feeling. ' The images drawn are unusually sharp & clear...but its moral tone is even more striking: Szpilman refuses to make a hero or a demon out of anyone' LITERARY REVIEW
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This is the best-selling series that is guaranteed to improve your sight-reading! This workbook helps the player overcome problems by building up a complete picture of each piece through rhythmic & melodic exercises related to specific technical issues then by studying prepared pieces with associated questions & finally 'going solo' with a series of meticulously-graded sight-reading pieces. This new edition has been completely re-written with new exercises & pieces to support the Associated Board's new sight-reading requirements from 2009. Improve your Sight-reading!" will help you improve your reading ability & with numerous practice tests included will ensure sight-reading success in graded exams." ...

This is the best-selling series that is guaranteed to improve your sight-reading! This workbook helps the player overcome problems by building up a complete picture of each piece through rhythmic & melodic exercises related to specific technical issues then by studying prepared pieces with associated questions & finally going solo with a series of meticulously-graded sight-reading pieces. This new edition has been completely re-written with new exercises & pieces to support the Associated Boards new sight-reading requirements from 2009. Improve your Sight-reading!" will help you improve your reading ability & with numerous practice tests included will ensure sight-reading success in graded exams." ...

This is the best-selling series that is guaranteed to improve your sight-reading! This workbook helps the player overcome problems by building up a complete picture of each piece through rhythmic & melodic exercises related to specific technical issues then by studying prepared pieces with associated questions & finally going solo with a series of meticulously-graded sight-reading pieces. This new edition has been completely re-written with new exercises & pieces to support the Associated Boards new sight-reading requirements from 2009. Improve your Sight-reading!" will help you improve your reading ability & with numerous practice tests included will ensure sight-reading success in graded exams." ...

This is the best-selling series that is guaranteed to improve your sight-reading! This workbook helps the player overcome problems by building up a complete picture of each piece through rhythmic & melodic exercises related to specific technical issues then by studying prepared pieces with associated questions & finally going solo with a series of meticulously-graded sight-reading pieces. This new edition has been completely re-written with new exercises & pieces to support the Associated Boards new sight-reading requirements from 2009. Improve your Sight-reading!" will help you improve your reading ability & with numerous practice tests included will ensure sight-reading success in graded exams." ...