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| benefits of hydration therapy: Integrative Sexual Health Barbara Bartlik, Geo Espinosa, Geovanni Espinosa, Janet Mindes, 2018 Integrative Sexual Health explores beyond the standard topics in men's and women's health, drawing on a diverse research literature to provide an overview of sexual biology and sexual dysfunction, diverse lifespan, lifestyle and environmental impacts on sexual function, integrative medicine solutions to sexual problems, and traditional eastern and western treatment approaches to healing sexual difficulties. This comprehensive guide written by experts in the field provides clinical vignettes, detailed treatment strategies for mitigating the side effects of both medications and sexual dysfunction associated with medical illness and poor lifestyle habits, and extensive further reading resources. Integrative treatment modalities not typically consulted in mainstream medicine, such as traditional Chinese medicine, Ayurvedic medicine, aromatherapy, and botanical medicine, are presented with the best evidence, in a clinically relevant manner. Part of the Weil Integrative Medicine Library, this volume is a must read for the specialist and non-specialist alike who wish to address sexual problems using an integrative medicine approach, and acquire tools to maintain lifetime optimal health and vitality that supports healthy sexuality. Integrative medicine is defined as healing-oriented medicine that takes account of the whole person (body, mind, and spirit) as well as all aspects of lifestyle; it emphasizes the therapeutic relationship and makes use of appropriate therapies, both conventional and alternative. Series editor Andrew Weil, MD, is Professor and Director of the Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona. Dr. Weil's program was the first such academic program in the U.S., and its stated goal is to combine the best ideas and practices of conventional and alternative medicine into cost effective treatments without embracing alternative practices uncritically. |
| benefits of hydration therapy: Dietary Reference Intakes for Water, Potassium, Sodium, Chloride, and Sulfate Institute of Medicine, Food and Nutrition Board, Standing Committee on the Scientific Evaluation of Dietary Reference Intakes, Panel on Dietary Reference Intakes for Electrolytes and Water, 2005-06-18 Dietary Reference Intakes for Water, Potassium, Sodium, Chloride, and Sulfate The Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs) are quantitative estimates of nutrient intakes to be used for planning and assessing diets for healthy people. This new report, the sixth in a series of reports presenting dietary reference values for the intakes of nutrients by Americans and Canadians, establishes nutrient recommendations on water, potassium, and salt for health maintenance and the reduction of chronic disease risk. Dietary Reference Intakes for Water, Potassium, Sodium, Chloride, and Sulfate discusses in detail the role of water, potassium, salt, chloride, and sulfate in human physiology and health. The major findings in this book include the establishment of Adequate Intakes for total water (drinking water, beverages, and food), potassium, sodium, and chloride and the establishment of Tolerable Upper Intake levels for sodium and chloride. The book makes research recommendations for information needed to advance the understanding of human requirements for water and electrolytes, as well as adverse effects associated with the intake of excessive amounts of water, sodium, chloride, potassium, and sulfate. This book will be an invaluable reference for nutritionists, nutrition researchers, and food manufacturers. |
| benefits of hydration therapy: Interdisciplinary Nutritional Management and Care for Older Adults Ólöf G. Geirsdóttir, 2021 Intro -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Part I: Nutritional Care in Geriatrics -- 1: Overview of Nutrition Care in Geriatrics and Orthogeriatrics -- 1.1 Defining Malnutrition -- 1.2 Nutrition Care in Older Adults: A Complex and Necessary Challenge -- 1.3 Malnutrition: A Truly Wicked Problem -- 1.4 Building the Rationale for Integrated Nutrition Care -- 1.5 Managing the Wicked Nutrition Problems with a SIMPLE Approach (or Other Tailored Models) -- 1.5.1 Keep It SIMPLE When Appropriate -- 1.5.2 A SIMPLE Case Example -- 1.5.2.1 S-Screen for Malnutrition -- 1.5.2.2 I-Interdisciplinary Assessment -- 1.5.2.3 M-Make the Diagnosis (es) -- 1.5.2.4 P-Plan with the Older Adult -- 1.5.2.5 L-Implement Interventions -- 1.5.2.6 E-Evaluate Ongoing Care Requirements -- 1.6 Bringing It All Together: Integrated Nutrition Care Across the Four Pillars of (Ortho) Geriatric Care -- 1.7 Summary: Finishing Off with a List of New Questions -- References -- Recommended Reading -- 2: Nutritional Requirements in Geriatrics -- 2.1 Nutritional Recommendations for Older Adults, Geriatric and Orthogeriatric Patients -- 2.2 Nutritional Recommendations for Older Adults -- 2.2.1 Energy Requirement and Recommended Intake -- 2.2.2 Protein Requirement and Recommended Intake -- 2.2.3 Micronutrients and Dietary Fibers -- 2.3 Nutritional Risk Factors in Older Adults -- 2.4 Estimating Intake in Older Adults -- 2.5 Nutritional Status of Older Adults, Geriatric and Orthogeriatric Patients -- 2.6 Summary -- References -- Recommended Reading -- 3: Nutritional Assessment, Diagnosis, and Treatment in Geriatrics -- 3.1 The Nutrition Care Process -- 3.2 Nutritional Screening/Risk Detection -- 3.3 Nutritional Assessment and Diagnosis -- 3.3.1 Nutrition Impact Symptoms -- 3.3.2 Nutritional Diagnosis -- 3.3.3 Etiologic Criteria. |
| benefits of hydration therapy: Total Water and Tapwater Intake in the United States Abby G. Ershow, 1989 Presents estimates of total water and tap water intake in the population of the continental United States, based on data collected during the 1977-78 Nationwide Food Consumption Survey of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Describes in detail the methods used to derive the estimates. Data are presented by age group, sex, season and geographic region, and separately for pregnant women, lactating women, and breast-fed children. |
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| benefits of hydration therapy: Quench Dana Cohen, Gina Bria, 2018-03-06 Based on breakthrough new science in the field of hydration, Quench debunks many popular myths about getting enough water and offers a revolutionary five-day jump start plan that shows how better hydration can reduce or eliminate ailments like chronic headaches, weight gain, gut pain, and even autoimmune conditions. Chronic headaches, brain fog, fatigue, weight gain, insomnia, gut pain, autoimmune conditions. We may think these and other all-too-common modern maladies are due to gluten intake or too much sugar or too little exercise. But there is another missing piece to the health puzzle: Proper hydration. Yes, even in this era of Poland Spring many of us are dehydrated due to moisture-lacking diets, artificial environments, medications, and over-dependence on water as our only source of hydration. For this reason, that new diet or exercise plan may fail because our body doesn't have enough moisture to support it. Quench presents a wellness routine that can reverse all of that, based on breakthrough new science in the field of hydration. Readers will be surprised to learn that drinking too much water can flush out vital nutrients and electrolytes. Here is where gel water comes in: the water from plants (like cucumber, berries, aloe), which our bodies are designed to truly absorb right down to the cellular level. In fact, Ms. Bria's work as an anthropologist led her to the realization that desert people stay hydrated almost exclusively from what they eat, including gel plants like cactus. Based on groundbreaking science from the University of Washington's Pollack Water Lab and other research, Quench offers a five-day jump start plan: hydrating meal plans and the heart of the program, smoothies and elixirs using the most hydrating and nutrient-packed plants. Another unique feature of their approach is micro-movements -- small, simple movements you can make a few times a day that will move water through your fascia, the connective tissue responsible for hydrating our bodies. You will experience more energy, focus, and better digestion within five days . . . then move onto the lifetime plan for continued improvements, even elimination of symptoms. |
| benefits of hydration therapy: Blue Mind Wallace J. Nichols, 2014-07-22 A landmark book by marine biologist Wallace J. Nichols on the remarkable effects of water on our health and well-being. Why are we drawn to the ocean each summer? Why does being near water set our minds and bodies at ease? In Blue Mind, Wallace J. Nichols revolutionizes how we think about these questions, revealing the remarkable truth about the benefits of being in, on, under, or simply near water. Combining cutting-edge neuroscience with compelling personal stories from top athletes, leading scientists, military veterans, and gifted artists, he shows how proximity to water can improve performance, increase calm, diminish anxiety, and increase professional success. Blue Mind not only illustrates the crucial importance of our connection to water; it provides a paradigm shifting blueprint for a better life on this Blue Marble we call home. |
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| benefits of hydration therapy: Water Intake, Body Water Regulation and Health William M. Adams, Evan C. Johnson, 2020-04-16 The purpose of this Special Issue, “Water Intake, Body Water Regulation, and Health”, is to present novel reviews and experimental data regarding hydration physiology and its implication in overall health. Water has previously been dubbed the forgotten nutrient due to humans’ and animals’ ability to subsist seemingly unchanged across a wide range of daily water intakes. However, with the introduction of stressors such as exercise, diseased states, and/or chronic high or low water intake, the homeostatic signals related to body water regulation can influence organ and whole-body health. This Special Issue will discuss water intake, the scientific rationale surrounding the U.S. and European water intake guidelines, homeostatic mechanisms, diseases related to dysfunction of water regulation, and differences in the volume and the vehicle in which the water is contained (i.e., plain water versus mixed beverages) on water intake during and following exercise. The aim is to continue discussion surrounding water, the previously forgotten nutrient, and highlight the importance of water in daily life. |
| benefits of hydration therapy: If Our Bodies Could Talk James Hamblin, 2016-12-27 If you want to understand the strange workings of the human body, and the future of medicine, you must read this illuminating, engaging book. —Siddhartha Mukherjee, author of The Gene In 2014, James Hamblin launched a series of videos for The Atlantic called If Our Bodies Could Talk. With it, the doctor-turned-journalist established himself as a seriously entertaining authority in the field of health. Now, in illuminating and genuinely funny prose, Hamblin explores the human stories behind health questions that never seem to go away—and which tend to be mischaracterized and oversimplified by marketing and news media. He covers topics such as sleep, aging, diet, and much more: • Can I “boost” my immune system? • Does caffeine make me live longer? • Do we still not know if cell phones cause cancer? • How much sleep do I actually need? • Is there any harm in taking a multivitamin? • Is life long enough? In considering these questions, Hamblin draws from his own medical training as well from hundreds of interviews with distinguished scientists and medical practitioners. He translates the (traditionally boring) textbook of human anatomy and physiology into accessible, engaging, socially contextualized, up-to-the-moment answers. They offer clarity, examine the limits of our certainty, and ultimately help readers worry less about things that don’t really matter. If Our Bodies Could Talk is a comprehensive, illustrated guide that entertains and educates in equal doses. |
| benefits of hydration therapy: The Harvard Medical School Guide to Tai Chi Peter M. Wayne, PhD, 2013-04-09 A longtime teacher and Harvard researcher presents the latest science on the benefits of T’ai Chi as well as a practical daily program for practitioners of all ages Conventional medical science on the Chinese art of T’ai Chi now shows what T’ai Chi masters have known for centuries: regular practice leads to more vigor and flexibility, better balance and mobility, and a sense of well-being. Cutting-edge research from Harvard Medical School also supports the long-standing claims that T’ai Chi also has a beneficial impact on the health of the heart, bones, nerves and muscles, immune system, and the mind. This research provides fascinating insight into the underlying physiological mechanisms that explain how T’ai Chi actually works. Dr. Peter M. Wayne, a longtime T’ai Chi teacher and a researcher at Harvard Medical School, developed and tested protocols similar to the simplified program he includes in this book, which is suited to people of all ages, and can be done in just a few minutes a day. This book includes: • The basic program, illustrated by more than 50 photographs • Practical tips for integrating T’ai Chi into everyday activities • An introduction to the traditional principles of T’ai Chi • Up-to-date summaries of the research on the health benefits of T’ai Chi • How T’ai Chi can enhance work productivity, creativity, and sports performance • And much more |
| benefits of hydration therapy: Pocket Book of Hospital Care for Children World Health Organization, 2013 The Pocket Book is for use by doctors nurses and other health workers who are responsible for the care of young children at the first level referral hospitals. This second edition is based on evidence from several WHO updated and published clinical guidelines. It is for use in both inpatient and outpatient care in small hospitals with basic laboratory facilities and essential medicines. In some settings these guidelines can be used in any facilities where sick children are admitted for inpatient care. The Pocket Book is one of a series of documents and tools that support the Integrated Managem. |
| benefits of hydration therapy: Handbook of ICU Therapy Ian McConachie, 2006-01-12 Handbook of ICU Therapy provides rapid access to important information on the treatment of the critically ill patient. It comprises a series of 'cutting edge' reviews of the most advanced treatment concepts available in the modern ICU. Whilst assuming a basic knowledge of underlying conditions, it nonetheless outlines key physiological principles where necessary, and critically reviews current literature and best practice. The heart of the book is aimed at providing key practical information on treatment techniques to the busy clinician in an easily accessible style. In addition to conventional drug therapy, ventilator, fluid and physical therapies are also discussed in detail. All of the authors are directly involved in ICU research and practice and are familiar with all of the latest developments in this fast-moving field of medicine. |
| benefits of hydration therapy: Perioperative Fluid Therapy Robert G. Hahn, Donald S. Prough, Christer H. Svensen, 2016-04-19 Perioperative fluid therapy requires the correct selection, amount, and composition of fluids based on the patient's underlying pathology, state of hydration, and type and duration of surgical stress. Filling a gap in the literature, this source provides a solid foundation to practical perioperative fluid management, fluid solutions, and the utiliz |
| benefits of hydration therapy: Modern IV Wellness Uhuru Smith, 2015-09-22 IV hydration is cutting edge and the most effective & affordable way to reach your optimum lifestyle! Within this book you will discover how IV wellness can help you with: - Chronic Fatigue - Sun Burns - Nausea after Alcohol Indulgence - Body Aches - Weight Loss - Skeletal Muscle Recovery - Tissue Repair - Cell Detoxification - Migraines - Minor Depression - And More! |
| benefits of hydration therapy: Herbal Medicine Iris F. F. Benzie, Sissi Wachtel-Galor, 2011-03-28 The global popularity of herbal supplements and the promise they hold in treating various disease states has caused an unprecedented interest in understanding the molecular basis of the biological activity of traditional remedies. Herbal Medicine: Biomolecular and Clinical Aspects focuses on presenting current scientific evidence of biomolecular ef |
| benefits of hydration therapy: Recommended Dietary Allowances National Research Council, Commission on Life Sciences, Food and Nutrition Board, Subcommittee on the Tenth Edition of the Recommended Dietary Allowances, 1989-02-01 Since its introduction in 1943 Recommended Dietary Allowances has become the accepted source of nutrient allowances for healthy people. These Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDAs) are used throughout the food and health fields. Additionally, RDAs serve as the basis for the U.S. Recommended Daily Allowances, the Food and Drug Administration's standards for nutrition labeling of foods. The 10th Edition includes research results and expert interpretations from years of progress in nutrition research since the previous edition and provides not only RDAs but also Estimated Safe and Adequate Daily Dietary Intakesâ€provisional values for nutrients where data were insufficient to set an RDA. Organized by nutrient for ready reference, the volume reviews the function of each nutrient in the human body, sources of supply, effects of deficiencies and excessive intakes, relevant study results, and more. The volume concludes with the invaluable Summary Table of Recommended Dietary Allowances, a convenient and practical summary of the recommendations. |
| benefits of hydration therapy: Hydration Throughout Life Maurice J. Arnaud, 1998 |
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| benefits of hydration therapy: H2 Water 4 Life Dr Howard Peiper Nd, Howard Peiper, Steven Clarke, Steven Clarke Cmha, 2018-06 Humans have survived for as many as 90 days without food. But we can live only seventy-two hours without water before going into a semi-comatose state. However, drinking water saturated with inorganic minerals such as magnesium carbonate, calcium carbonate and other elements our bodies cannot use, may lead to a variety of unhealthy conditions and diseases. These inorganic minerals, toxic chemicals, fluoride and other contaminants can pollute, clog up and even turn our tissues into stone, causing pain, illness and even premature death. H2 Water, nature's healing water, may help remove inorganic mineral deposits and toxins from our joints, may remove cholesterol and fat, and create a pH balance in our body. This book unlocks the mysteries of H2 Water, which can often relieve chronic suffering. Using the miracle of H2 Water Ther-apy can now help us live healthier, happier and longer lives. - Dr. Howard Peiper, N.D. We are very fortunate to be alive during a global movement towards hydrogen water therapy and enjoy its abundance of health benefits. Hydrogen was present at the dawn of time. It is the father of all known elements in our universe. It is the most abundant gas in our galaxy. Earth could not sustain life without it because 71% of our planet's surface is covered in water (2 Hydrogen Atoms + 1 Oxygen Atom = H2O). Our human body is a bag of H2O. For centuries, science-minded people have focused on the O part of H2O and either minimized or have never considered possible health benefits of the H2 in H2O. There are millions of hydrogen atoms in every glass of water! This raises two fascinating questions. First, how can the 2 hydrogen atoms connected to the 1 oxygen atom in H2O be separated from the water molecules? Second, how can we get these millions of liberated single hydrogen atoms to pair with each other and form a very safe, emerging medical gas, H2, ... and, again, get this medical gas safely infused into a glass of water? So, in this book, we have the privilege of introducing you to what may be the greatest discovery in medical-science and health-care since 1953! - Steven Clarke, C.M.H.A. |
| benefits of hydration therapy: Healthy Gut, Healthy You Michael Ruscio, 2018-02-06 Thousands of years ago, Hippocrates said that all disease begins in the gut. Scientific research has proven this idea to be true. In Healthy Gut, Healthy You, clinician and researcher Dr. Michael Ruscio shows how modern lifestyle changes and the widespread use of antibiotics have made our guts more vulnerable than ever before. |
| benefits of hydration therapy: Exertional Heat Illnesses Lawrence E. Armstrong, 2003 The only text to focus exclusively on heat-related illnesses. Full of practical advice for professionals in a variety of medical, academic, & commercial settings. Learn how to identify, treat & prevent exertional heat illnesses & ensure your sporting events are safe. |
| benefits of hydration therapy: Medication Safety Henri Richard Manasse, 2005 Medication safety is the most challenging goal for pharmacy practice and patient safety professionals in all health care facilities. This book serves as an essential reference guide for planning and implementing a medication safety program. Written by nationally-recognized experts, Medication Safety: A Guide for Health Care Facilities provides a comprehensive analysis of principles and practices associated with the prevention and identification of medication errors, as well as interdisciplinary, facility-wide recommendations for achieving medication safety in all settings. This book is divided into four sections so users can easily find the information they need: the Importance of Medication Safety, the Medication Safety Team, Building a Safe Medication Use System, and Measuring Medication Safety. |
| benefits of hydration therapy: ROAR Stacy T. Sims, PhD, Selene Yeager, 2016-07-05 “Dr. Sims realizes that female athletes are different than male athletes and you can’t set your race schedule around your monthly cycle. ROAR will help every athlete understand what is happening to her body and what the best nutritional strategy is to perform at her very best.”—Evie Stevens, Olympian, professional road cyclist, and current women’s UCI Hour record holder Women are not small men. Stop eating and training like one. Because most nutrition products and training plans are designed for men, it’s no wonder that so many female athletes struggle to reach their full potential. ROAR is a comprehensive, physiology-based nutrition and training guide specifically designed for active women. This book teaches you everything you need to know to adapt your nutrition, hydration, and training to your unique physiology so you can work with, rather than against, your female physiology. Exercise physiologist and nutrition scientist Stacy T. Sims, PhD, shows you how to be your own biohacker to achieve optimum athletic performance. Complete with goal-specific meal plans and nutrient-packed recipes to optimize body composition, ROAR contains personalized nutrition advice for all stages of training and recovery. Customizable meal plans and strengthening exercises come together in a comprehensive plan to build a rock-solid fitness foundation as you build lean muscle where you need it most, strengthen bone, and boost power and endurance. Because women’s physiology changes over time, entire chapters are devoted to staying strong and active through pregnancy and menopause. No matter what your sport is—running, cycling, field sports, triathlons—this book will empower you with the nutrition and fitness knowledge you need to be in the healthiest, fittest, strongest shape of your life. |
| benefits of hydration therapy: Totally Implantable Venous Access Devices Isidoro Di Carlo, Roberto Biffi, 2012-02-01 Since their first application in 1982, Totally Implantable Venous Access Devices (TIVADs) have become increasingly important in the clinical practice, as more intensive chemotherapy and parenteral treatments have come into use. At this time, there is objective evidence that TIVADs are a safe, effective strategy for long-term venous access; they play a significant role throughout the management of the oncology patient, as they are needed in the initial phases for active treatments as well as in the last stages for palliative measures, making possible repeated administration of chemotherapeutic vesicant agents, nutrients, antibiotics, analgesics, and blood products. According to a number of prospective studies, use of TIVADs is associated with a significant complication rate (10% to 25% of all patients). Evidence-based data support that most complications are directly related to inappropriate technique of placement and/or nursing care, sometimes leading to TIVAD loss, significant morbidity, increased duration of hospitalization, and additional medical cost. A group of world-renowned experts - both in the clinical and research fields – contributed to this volume, whose aim is to provide clinicians, nurses and medical students with a multidisciplinary, full update on these devices, as long term central venous access can no be longer considered a routine matter, and serious complications can be maintained at a very low level only if strict adherence to a well-defined protocol of surgical technique and of catheter care is maintained. |
| benefits of hydration therapy: I.V. Therapy Made Incredibly Easy! Lippincott, 2011-12-26 The Fourth Edition of this practical reference provides current, comprehensive information on I.V. therapy in a clear, concise, and entertaining manner. The book reviews the basics of I.V. therapy such as purpose, delivery methods, flow rates, legal issues, profession standards, and documentation; discusses the necessary components of peripheral and central venous therapy, including access sites, equipment, preparation, maintenance, and discontinuation of therapy; and describes administration of I.V. medications, including special considerations for the pediatric, elderly, and home care patient. Coverage includes transfusion therapy, chemotherapy, and parenteral nutrition. This edition includes new geriatrics and pediatrics chapters, new information on home care throughout, and updated Infusion Nurses Society standards. |
| benefits of hydration therapy: Infections in Hematology Georg Maschmeyer, Kenneth V.I. Rolston, 2014-12-13 Infections are among the most frequent complications in patients with hematological malignancies and in those undergoing high-dose chemotherapy and autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. A profound knowledge on the epidemiology, diagnostic approaches, treatment modalities and prophylactic strategies is essential for the clinical management of these complications in patients who are often severely immunocompromised owing to their underlying diseases and in particular, the intensive myelosuppressive chemo and immunotherapy. This textbook provides a clinically oriented, compact and up-to-date overview on infections in hematology patients and their management. The typical pathogens to be considered in different subgroups of patients are identified and further aspects of the microbiological background are explored. Clinical, imaging, and laboratory-based diagnostic techniques are discussed and therapeutic strategies appropriate to different situations are then presented, with due attention to the pitfalls, toxicities and interactions that can arise during antimicrobial treatment. Strategies to prevent infection are also outlined, encompassing antimicrobial prophylaxis, isolation procedures, hospital hygiene, protective immunization and the use of hematopoietic growth factors. |
| benefits of hydration therapy: Beating Cancer with Nutrition Patrick Quillin, 2005 In this revision of the best-seller, Dr. Patrick Quillin shares his extensive and very practical experience in helping thousands of cancer patients with a nutrition program of diet and supplements, including nutrients to reduce the toxic side effects of chemo and radiation. This book has been translated in Japanese, Korean and Chinese. Reissue. |
| benefits of hydration therapy: The Rational Clinical Examination: Evidence-Based Clinical Diagnosis David L. Simel, Drummond Rennie, 2008-04-30 The ultimate guide to the evidence-based clinical encounter This book is an excellent source of supported evidence that provides useful and clinically relevant information for the busy practitioner, student, resident, or educator who wants to hone skills of physical diagnosis. It provides a tool to improve patient care by using the history and physical examination items that have the most reliability and efficiency.--Annals of Internal Medicine The evidence-based examination techniques put forth by Rational Clinical Examination is the sort that can be brought to bear on a daily basis – to save time, increase confidence in medical decisions, and help decrease unnecessary testing for conditions that do not require absolute diagnostic certainty. In the end, the whole of this book is greater than its parts and can serve as a worthy companion to a traditional manual of physical examination.--Baylor University Medical Center (BUMC)Proceedings 5 STAR DOODY'S REVIEW! Physical diagnosis has been taught to every medical student but this evidence-based approach now shows us why, presenting one of medicine's most basic tenets in a new and challenging light. The format is extraordinary, taking previously published material and updating the pertinent evidence since the initial publication, affirming or questioning or refining the conclusions drawn from the data. This is a book for everyone who has studied medicine and found themselves doubting what they have been taught over the years, not that they have been deluded, but that medical traditions have been unquestionably believed because there was no evidence to believe otherwise. The authors have uncovered the truth. This extraordinary, one-of-a-kind book is a valuable addition to every medical library.--Doody's Review Service Completely updated with new literature analyses, here is a uniquely practical, clinically relevant approach to the use of evidence in the content of physical examination. Going far beyond the scope of traditional physical examination texts, this invaluable resource compiles and presents the evidence-based meanings of signs, symptoms, and results from physical examination maneuvers and other diagnostic studies. Page after page, you'll find a focus on actual clinical questions and presentations, making it an incomparably practical resource that you'll turn to again and again. Importantly, the high-yield content of The Rational Clinical Examination is significantly expanded and updated from the original JAMA articles, much of it published here for the first time. It all adds up to a definitive, ready-to-use clinical exam sourcebook that no student or clinician should be without. FEATURES Packed with updated, new, and previously unpublished information from the original JAMA articles Standardized template for every issue covered, including: Case Presentation; Why the Issue Is Clinically Important; Research and Statistical Methods Used to Find the Evidence Presented; The Sensitivity and Specificity of Each Key Result; Resolution of the Case Presentation; and the Clinical Bottom Line Completely updated with all-new literature searches and appraisals supplementing each chapter Full-color format with dynamic clinical illustrations and images Real-world focus on a specific clinical question in each chapter, reflecting the way clinicians approach the practice of evidence-based medicine More than 50 complete chapters on common and challenging clinical questions and patient presentations Also available: JAMAevidence.com, a new interactive database for the best practice of evidence based medicine |
| benefits of hydration therapy: Tiny But Mighty Hannah Shaw, 2019-08-06 *A New York Times Bestseller* #1 National Bestseller Indie Bestseller From Kitten Lady, the professional kitten rescuer, humane educator, animal advocate, and owner of the popular Instagram @kittenxlady comes the definitive book on saving the most vulnerable—and adorable—feline population: newborn kittens. Hannah Shaw, better known as Kitten Lady, has dedicated her life to saving the tiniest felines, but one doesn't have to be a professional kitten rescuer to change—and save—lives. In Tiny but Mighty, Hannah not only outlines the dangers newborn kittens face and how she combats them, but how you can help every step of the way, from fighting feline overpopulation on the streets to fostering unweaned kittens, from combating illness to combating compassion fatigue, from finding a vet to finding the purrfect forever home. Filled with information on animal welfare, instructional guides, and personal rescue stories of kittens like Chloe, Tidbit, Hank, and Badger—not to mention hundreds of adorable kitten photos—Tiny but Mighty is the must-have kitten book for cat lovers, current-and-future rescuers, foster parents, activists, and advocates. |
| benefits of hydration therapy: Your Body's Many Cries for Water F. Batmanghelidj, 1997 A preventive and self-education manual for those who prefer to adhere to the logic of the natural and the simple in medicine. |
| benefits of hydration therapy: FASTer Way to Fat Loss Amanda Tress, 2019-05-20 Are you one of the millions of individuals who have tried every fad diet on the market, and still can't meet your goals? Or maybe you're killing yourself at the gym, spending hours on the treadmill to maintain the perfect number on the scale. Regardless of your failing strategy, you're feeling exhausted, discouraged, and uninspired. Enter The FASTer Way to Fat Loss, a behind-the-scenes look at the lifestyle sweeping the health and wellness industry. Since the creation of the program in 2016, the FASTer Way has helped tens of thousands of men and women lose fat and regain confidence. Through the book, Amanda Tress, author and creator of the FASTer Way to Fat Loss, details the core components of the FASTer Way and dives into the science that backs them up. Please note: Purchasing this book does NOT include participation in the official FASTer Way to Fat Loss program. Program registration must be purchased separately at www.fasterwaytofatloss.com. |
| benefits of hydration therapy: Nutritional Medicine, Third Edition Alan R. Gaby, 2024-05-05 Textbook regarding the use of diet, nutritional supplements, and other natural substances for the prevention and treatment of disease. |
| benefits of hydration therapy: Diet and Nutrition in Palliative Care Victor R. Preedy, 2011-05-24 Optimal terminal and palliative care requires consideration of the patient and family unit as well as cultural and religious sensitivities. The patient's well being in terms of mobility, anxiety, stress, social interaction, and pain control needs expert focus and attention. Furthermore, there is an increasing awareness that diet and nutritional sup |
| benefits of hydration therapy: Occupational Therapy Practice Framework: Domain and Process Aota, 2014 As occupational therapy celebrates its centennial in 2017, attention returns to the profession's founding belief in the value of therapeutic occupations as a way to remediate illness and maintain health. The founders emphasized the importance of establishing a therapeutic relationship with each client and designing an intervention plan based on the knowledge about a client's context and environment, values, goals, and needs. Using today's lexicon, the profession's founders proposed a vision for the profession that was occupation based, client centered, and evidence based--the vision articulated in the third edition of the Occupational Therapy Practice Framework: Domain and Process. The Framework is a must-have official document from the American Occupational Therapy Association. Intended for occupational therapy practitioners and students, other health care professionals, educators, researchers, payers, and consumers, the Framework summarizes the interrelated constructs that describe occupational therapy practice. In addition to the creation of a new preface to set the tone for the work, this new edition includes the following highlights: a redefinition of the overarching statement describing occupational therapy's domain; a new definition of clients that includes persons, groups, and populations; further delineation of the profession's relationship to organizations; inclusion of activity demands as part of the process; and even more up-to-date analysis and guidance for today's occupational therapy practitioners. Achieving health, well-being, and participation in life through engagement in occupation is the overarching statement that describes the domain and process of occupational therapy in the fullest sense. The Framework can provide the structure and guidance that practitioners can use to meet this important goal. |
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IV HYDRATION THERAPY - wsnmmedspa.com
What are the benefits of IV hydration therapy? IV hydration therapy is completely customized for your body’s needs. You get the perfect mix of fluids, electrolytes, and nutrients so you feel
STAYING HYDRATED DURING CANCER TREATMENT - Sansum …
Try some of the following options which have the benefits of both hydration from fluids AND nutrients from food. Try coconut water, cactus water or aloe vera water. These waters are the …
Home Infusion Therapy Services Benefit Beginning January …
To be eligible to receive home infusion therapy services under the home infusion therapy benefit, a beneficiary must have Medicare Part B and meet each of the following requirements: A.
Integrated infusion services in the comfort of home
– Hydration – Biologics – Enzyme replacement therapy Program benefits include: – Trained and experienced high-tech infusion nurses – Pharmacy consultation and lab work monitoring – 24/7 …
Healthy Hydration Evidence-Based Best Practices - Texas …
Proponents suggest that dehydration in terminally ill persons is not painful and lessens other complications and uncomfortable symptoms, such as increased respiratory secretions, nausea, …
Home infusion therapy - BCBSM
Home infusion therapy is the continuous, slow administration of a controlled drug, nutrient, antibiotic or other fluid into a vein or other tissue on a daily, weekly or monthly basis, …
IV Hydration and Vitamin Therapy - clpnm.ca
The stated purposes for these infusions include increased energy levels, faster post-sports recovery, hangover relief, improved memory, skin health and improved immune functioning, …
Intravenous (IV) Infusion Therapy at Element Primary Care
Benefits of intravenous therapy include: a) Injectables are not affected by stomach, or intestinal absorption problems. b) Total amount of infusion is available to the tissues.
Benefits of Good Hydration - pivotphysicaltherapy.com
Hydration Benefits of Good Hydration: • Keep water on hand • Eat foods that contain water • Watch for signs of dehydration • Incorporate electrolytes • Sweat more? Drink more! • …
GUIDELINES Intravenous fluid therapy for adults in hospital: …
Principles and protocols for intravenous fluid therapy The assessment and management of patients’ fluid and electrolyte needs are fundamental to good patient care. • Assess and …
Reducing pre- and post-hydration for cisplatin chemotherapy
Prehydration with 1 L sodium chloride (NaCl) 0.9% in 1 hour prior to administration of chemotherapy (in the setting of chemoradiation therapy for patients with non-small cell lung …
I.V. Infusion Menu and Information Booklet - PatientPop
These are just some of the possible benefits that IV vitamin infusions have to offer! bloating, body aches, GI discomforts, dehydration, and recharges your body. IV includes: inflammation, speed …
Pediatric Oral Rehydration Therapy Pathway in the Emergency …
Feb 20, 2019 · Pediatric Oral Rehydration Therapy Pathway in the Emergency Department The following information is intended as a guildeline for the acute management of pediatric patients …
Oral Versus Intravenous Rehydration of Moderately …
There are inherent benefits of ORT that make it a desirable therapy. Patients treated successfully with ORT do not require intravenous access, a potentially painful and difficult procedure in …
Medicare Plus Blue Home infusion therapy - BCBSM
Jan 1, 2023 · The enhanced Medicare Plus Blue home infusion therapy benefit provides coverage for the in–home administration of infusion therapy services when the Original Medicare …
Water, Hydration and Health - Nutritional Therapy
Water’s importance for prevention of nutrition related noncommunicable diseases has emerged more recently because of the shift toward large proportions of fluids coming from caloric …
It's Great to Hydrate - American Heart Association
Hydration is the process of replacing water within your body. Why is hydration important? Staying hydrated helps your heart pump blood through the body, and helps to rid the body of waste. It …
Best Practices in Nutrition Care at End-of-Life - Texas Health …
Benefits of dehydration in the dying process include reduced lung secretions/less coughing, reduced edema or ascites, reduced nausea and vomiting, and less urine output. Symptoms of …
Nutritional Issues in Palliative Care
Nutritional support therapy has been shown to benefit patients by improving quality of life and reducing emotional and physical distress in appropriate patients. It is important to consider the …
To feed or not to feed? Clinical aspects of withholding and …
When a patient becomes too unwell to take food and fluids orally there is a possibility to provide nutrition and hydration by non-oral ways.
IV HYDRATION THERAPY - wsnmmedspa.com
What are the benefits of IV hydration therapy? IV hydration therapy is completely customized for your body’s needs. You get the perfect mix of fluids, electrolytes, and nutrients so you feel
STAYING HYDRATED DURING CANCER TREATMENT - Sansum …
Try some of the following options which have the benefits of both hydration from fluids AND nutrients from food. Try coconut water, cactus water or aloe vera water. These waters are the …
Home Infusion Therapy Services Benefit Beginning January …
To be eligible to receive home infusion therapy services under the home infusion therapy benefit, a beneficiary must have Medicare Part B and meet each of the following requirements: A.
Integrated infusion services in the comfort of home
– Hydration – Biologics – Enzyme replacement therapy Program benefits include: – Trained and experienced high-tech infusion nurses – Pharmacy consultation and lab work monitoring – …
Healthy Hydration Evidence-Based Best Practices - Texas …
Proponents suggest that dehydration in terminally ill persons is not painful and lessens other complications and uncomfortable symptoms, such as increased respiratory secretions, …
Home infusion therapy - BCBSM
Home infusion therapy is the continuous, slow administration of a controlled drug, nutrient, antibiotic or other fluid into a vein or other tissue on a daily, weekly or monthly basis, …
IV Hydration and Vitamin Therapy - clpnm.ca
The stated purposes for these infusions include increased energy levels, faster post-sports recovery, hangover relief, improved memory, skin health and improved immune functioning, …
Intravenous (IV) Infusion Therapy at Element Primary Care
Benefits of intravenous therapy include: a) Injectables are not affected by stomach, or intestinal absorption problems. b) Total amount of infusion is available to the tissues.
Benefits of Good Hydration - pivotphysicaltherapy.com
Hydration Benefits of Good Hydration: • Keep water on hand • Eat foods that contain water • Watch for signs of dehydration • Incorporate electrolytes • Sweat more? Drink more! • …
GUIDELINES Intravenous fluid therapy for adults in hospital: …
Principles and protocols for intravenous fluid therapy The assessment and management of patients’ fluid and electrolyte needs are fundamental to good patient care. • Assess and …
Reducing pre- and post-hydration for cisplatin chemotherapy
Prehydration with 1 L sodium chloride (NaCl) 0.9% in 1 hour prior to administration of chemotherapy (in the setting of chemoradiation therapy for patients with non-small cell lung …
I.V. Infusion Menu and Information Booklet - PatientPop
These are just some of the possible benefits that IV vitamin infusions have to offer! bloating, body aches, GI discomforts, dehydration, and recharges your body. IV includes: inflammation, …
Pediatric Oral Rehydration Therapy Pathway in the …
Feb 20, 2019 · Pediatric Oral Rehydration Therapy Pathway in the Emergency Department The following information is intended as a guildeline for the acute management of pediatric patients …
Oral Versus Intravenous Rehydration of Moderately …
There are inherent benefits of ORT that make it a desirable therapy. Patients treated successfully with ORT do not require intravenous access, a potentially painful and difficult procedure in …
Medicare Plus Blue Home infusion therapy - BCBSM
Jan 1, 2023 · The enhanced Medicare Plus Blue home infusion therapy benefit provides coverage for the in–home administration of infusion therapy services when the Original Medicare …
Water, Hydration and Health - Nutritional Therapy
Water’s importance for prevention of nutrition related noncommunicable diseases has emerged more recently because of the shift toward large proportions of fluids coming from caloric …
It's Great to Hydrate - American Heart Association
Hydration is the process of replacing water within your body. Why is hydration important? Staying hydrated helps your heart pump blood through the body, and helps to rid the body of waste. It …
Best Practices in Nutrition Care at End-of-Life - Texas Health …
Benefits of dehydration in the dying process include reduced lung secretions/less coughing, reduced edema or ascites, reduced nausea and vomiting, and less urine output. Symptoms of …
Nutritional Issues in Palliative Care
Nutritional support therapy has been shown to benefit patients by improving quality of life and reducing emotional and physical distress in appropriate patients. It is important to consider the …
To feed or not to feed? Clinical aspects of withholding and …
When a patient becomes too unwell to take food and fluids orally there is a possibility to provide nutrition and hydration by non-oral ways.
