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- Authors: David L. Joyce MD
Description
There is a significant gap in current knowledge about infusion therapy for treating different pain, headache and psychiatric conditions. Infusion therapy is now a common practice but there is considerable variation in how the therapy is implemented in different centers which can be both dangerous, if high doses are given, or ineffective, if low doses are given. This book provides a practical guide to infusion therapy for clinicians on how to safely and effectively perform this kind of therapy.
Reviews
This book is unique in the number of clinical areas it discusses as well as the depth of the information it provides. The chapters on multicultural considerations and medical diagnoses are particularly interesting. The authors state that cultural competency is having the necessary level of knowledge and skills to provide care to a client from a cultural group outside our own culture.” They continue by describing 14 different social rules a clinician should consider when working with clients from a different culture. Everyone should be aware of these rules and other information in this chapter as they initiate an assessment session. The last chapter deals with medical diagnoses associated with communicative disorders. It is extensive and goes beyond the medical topics that most SLPs consider when assessing a client. For example, it covers diagnoses such as HIV, mumps, sinusitis, and Apert Syndrome, many of which are not typically considered diagnoses that may impact communication. The forms in the book are user ready, and the authors allow readers to reproduce them for clinical use. Students and instructors can review the forms and assessment materials online. PowerPoint slides are available for teaching and mentoring faculty, which in turn benefits future SLPs.
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