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Fluid Physiology
Kerry Brandis · Gold Coast Hospital
The notes aim to develop understanding from introductory concepts about acids and bases, through a discussion of acid-base disorders, then to the ability to be able to interpret acid-base results in actual patients. The discussion of acid-base physiology outlined in most of this book is the "traditional" empirical approach. The concepts and explanations of this approach are still the most common way that acid-base physiology is taught and understood by many clinicians.
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Field Trials of Health Interventions - A Toolbox (Smith, Morrow, and Ross)
Drue H. Barrett, Angus Dawson, Leonard W. Ortmann · London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine & The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Before new interventions can be used in disease control programmes, it is essential that they are carefully evaluated in “field trials”, which may be complex and expensive undertakings. Descriptions of the detailed procedures and methods used in trials that have been conducted in the past have generally not been published. As a consequence, those planning such trials have few guidelines available and little access to previously accumulated knowledge.
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NUTRI 300: Nutrition (Silva)
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Nutrition is the science that interprets the interaction of nutrients and other substances in food in relation to maintenance, growth, reproduction, health and disease of an organism. It includes food intake, absorption, assimilation, biosynthesis, catabolism and excretion. The diet of an organism is what it eats, which is largely determined by the availability, the processing and palatability of foods.
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Wellness for the Helping Professions
Tina Decker & Emily Pacholski · Trinity Christian College
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Human Anatomy Laboratory Manual
Lumen Learning · Lumen Learning
This human anatomy lab manual guides students through hands-on study of the body, from basic anatomical terms and microscopy to detailed exploration of cells, tissues, and all major organ systems. Using models, slides, and dissections, it emphasizes structure, function, and system integration across the human body.
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Introductory Animal Physiology
Sanja Hinić-Frlog · University of Toronto Mississauga
Introduction to diversity of structure and function in animals at the tissue and organ system level.
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Fit Happens: Essential Principles of Fitness, Wellness, and Health: Lab Activities
Danielle Altman, Rusty Johnson, and Cheryl Owiesny · De Anza College
This is a lab compendium for the comprehensive introductory kinesiology textbook designed for activity-based fitness classes. Covers wellness, physical fitness principles, cardiorespiratory endurance, muscular strength and endurance, flexibility, mobility, low-back health, and body composition.
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Nutrition Science and Everyday Application (Callahan, Leonard, and Powell)
Alice Callahan, Heather Leonard, and Tamberly Powell · Lane Community College
This book is designed as an OER text and learning resource for undergraduate students enrolled in FN 225 Nutrition at Lane Community College in Eugene, Oregon. The book covers basic nutrition and metabolism, information literacy, energy balance, nutrition across life stages, dietary supplements, an in-depth look at each of the macronutrients, and major functions of vitamins and minerals.
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Nursing Fundamentals
Ernstmeyer & Christman (Eds.) · Chippewa Valley Technical College
This book introduces the entry-level nursing student to the scope of nursing practice, various communication techniques, and caring for diverse patients. The nursing process is used as a framework for providing patient care based on the following nursing concepts: safety, oxygenation, comfort, spiritual well-being, grief and loss, sleep and rest, mobility, nutrition, fluid and electrolyte imbalance, and elimination.
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Clinical Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory
Erin Burton and Anna Lalande · University of Minnesota
This book is aimed to guide the pre-clinical veterinary student through basic patient-side diagnostic testing procedures that accompany the in-person laboratory course.
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T. V. Pleteneva, M.A. Morozova, E.V Uspenskaya & M.A. Khatchaturyan
Peoples' Friendship University of Russia · Peoples' Friendship University of Russia
The Course book presents the basics of drugs quality control in accordance with regulatory documents (pharmacopoeia of Europe, USA, Japan, Russia) and new data from current scientific periodicals, monographs. The features of the physical, spectral and chemical quality control of medicines according to the indicators «identification», «tests» and «assay» are described in detail. Part II presents a workbook, which includes questions for the self-control of the material studied and tasks for a labo
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Social Determinants of Health in Nursing Education
Dawn M. Bowker and Karla S. Kerkove · Iowa State University
This workbook was established with nurse educators and nursing students in mind to provide knowledge, guidance, and support for integrating social determinants of health (SDOH) across the nursing education spectrum. Contents from this workbook are applicable to pre-licensure baccalaureate nursing programs, RN-to-BSN programs, and graduate education.
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Anatomy and Physiology II Laboratory Manual
Sheryl Shook · Kapi'olani Community College
This manual is a guide for anatomy and physiology laboratory exercises. It includes dissection guidance with detailed images; instructions for physiology experiments including foundational content; and gross anatomy study guides for six body systems. Videos and tutorial links provide additional support.
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Introduction to Health 2e
Kelly Falcone · Palomar College
The Introduction to Health OER Textbook provides a broad overview of information pertaining to human health and opportunities for improving health and wellness throughout life. The intended goal of the book is to equip the learners with important information needed to better understand their own health and how their daily choices may impact both their quantity and quality of life. Although this is a "health" textbook, it could actually be called a "life" textbook.
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Medical Terminology
Stacey Grimm, Coleen Allee, Elaine Strachota, Laurie Zielinski, Traci Gotz, Micheal Randolph, and Heidi Belitz · Nicolet College
Medical Terminology is an OER that focuses on breaking down medical terms into their word parts, pronouncing medical terms, and learning the meaning of medical terms. This resource is targeted for health services students in the first year of their college programs.
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Human Anatomy and Physiology Preparatory Course
Liachovitzky · LibreTexts
The overall purpose of this preparatory course textbook is to help students familiarize with some terms and some basic concepts they will find later in the Human Anatomy and Physiology I course. The organization and functioning of the human organism generally is discussed in terms of different levels of increasing complexity, from the smallest building blocks to the entire body.
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Introduction to Nutrition
Ann Diker · Metropolitan State University of Denver
This course is designed to provide students with an understanding of the fundamental concepts of human nutrition, including digestion, absorption, metabolism, and the function of nutrients as they relate to human health and disease.
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Exploring the U.S. Healthcare System
Karen Valaitis · University of West Florida
This open educational resource (OER) introduces students to foundational characteristics of the U.S. healthcare system. While this OER book was curated and created for undergraduate students in the field of healthcare, it is my hope that it will continue to be customized to other programs and shared again.
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MVCC Sleep Technologies Project
Ellen Lawrence · Moraine Valley Community College
In the contents: 04: Legal and Ethical Issues in Sleep Medicine · 06: Disparities in Sleep Medicine Access- Diversity Equity and Inclusion
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Medical Terminology 2e
OpenRN · Chippewa Valley Technical College
This textbook is an open educational resource (OER) that is aligned with the course competencies of Wisconsin Technical College System’s Medical Terminology course (10-501-101). The Medical Terminology course focuses on learning the components of medical terms, including prefixes, suffixes, and word roots, and also introduces students to diagnostic, therapeutic, surgical, and symptomatic terminology of all body systems.