This programme demonstrates in a video lesson the procedure in determining whether there is adequate number of white blood cell in circulation. The procedure covers the description of the laboratory instruments and materials that are used in such tests. At the end of the procedure, and observation of the test result is made and interpreted with the use of a microscope.

This entire class is, of course, designed to help alleviate test stress by offering numerous strategies and perspectives when it comes to general preparation for and participation in academia.

Health Case Studies is composed of eight separate health case studies. Each case study includes the patient narrative or story that models the best practice (at the time of publishing) in healthcare settings. Associated with each case is a set of specific learning objectives to support learning and facilitate educational strategies and evaluation.

Readers will learn about the nature of health, health education, health promotion and related concepts. This will help to understand the social, psychological and physical components of health.

The Health Information Resource Database includes 1,400 organizations and government offices that provide health information upon request. Entries include contact information, short abstracts, and information about publications and services the organizations provide.

This unit discusses the health professionals who deliver healthcare and the training needed to work in these professions. The following professionals are described in this unit: physicians, nurses, advanced practice nurses, physician assistants, pharmacists, therapists, allied health professionals, paramedics, EMTs, dental professionals, mental health professionals, and social workers.

This project was funded by the MHCC Foundation OER Grant Program and published by MHCC Library Press. MARC record available at the end of the book.

The primary goal of this textbook is simple: to provide you with the framework to design a distinctive Respiratory Care department that becomes the first and best choice for Respiratory Therapists. The framework in this book aligns with the anatomy of a tree. Each anatomical part of the tree represents a critical aspect of Respiratory Care management. In this textbook, I will be introducing the side of Respiratory Care few Respiratory Therapists ever see – the business side.

This unit describes the process used by a clinician to make a diagnosis and determine a care plan. This includes gathering information from the patient as well as other objective and subjective sources, managing and organizing the information, comparing the information to known states of disease, and developing a care plan for the patient.

This unit provides an overview of healthcare trends including evidence based medicine, quality and practice-care recommendations, comparative effectiveness research, and an overview of healthcare reform initiatives in the US.

This unit describes healthcare delivery sites including outpatient care, hospitals, tertiary care centers, academic medical centers, the VA healthcare system, the military health system, the Indian health service, and non-traditional delivery sites such as school-based, community-based, and employer-based sites. It also specifically examines the structure, function and interrelationship between healthcare settings.

This NIH-sponsored web link provides an excellent overview of heart failure and its causes, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment.
It includes a comprehensive glossary of terms.
An illustration of a male person demonstrates the signs of heart failure such as edema and pulmonary congestion.

This electronic textbook covers histology and embryology of the head and neck for students in a Dental hygiene program.
It contains numerous hyperlinks, animated images and interactive quizzes.

Most of the flavoring in gum is due to the sugar or other sweetener it contains. As gum is chewed, the sugar dissolves and is swallowed. After a piece of gum loses its flavor, it can be left to dry at room temperature and then the difference between its initial (unchewed) mass and its chewed mass can be used to calculate the percentage of sugar in the gum. This demonstration experiment is used to generate new questions about gums and their ingredients, and students can then design and execute new experiments based on their own questions.

What if we could stop aging forever? The video "How to Cure Aging - During Your Lifetime?" is a resource included in the Aging topic made available from the Kurzgesagt open educational resource series.

Coding and billing is booming, and unfortunately this means there are more than a few scams out there trying to take your money. In this video, we'll teach you how to recognize and avoid some of the most common industry scams.

Working in medical coding involves becoming fluent in medical terminology. Learn some of the most common anatomical and surgical terms by looking at prefixes, suffixes, and roots.

This course addresses essential learning outcomes in normal growth, development and nutrition across the lifespan, inclusive of aging. Its focus is on normal function rather than disease.

Includes lectures, handouts, schedules, and student notes.

This textbook serves as an introduction to nutrition for undergraduate students and is the OER textbook for the FSHN 185 The Science of Human Nutrition course at the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa. The book covers basic concepts in human nutrition, key information about essential nutrients, basic nutritional assessment, and nutrition across the lifespan.

ICD-10-CM is a vastly expanded set of diagnosis codes that's set to replace ICD-9-CM in 2014. While these code sets share a number of similarities, ICD-10-CM is different in its format and organization. This course will teach you what ICD-10-CM is and will give you a foundation for using it in everyday coding.