The Mcardle Disease Handbook

This handbook explains, in layman's terms, the cause, method of inheritance, history and current and future treatments of McArdle Disease (also known as Glycogen Storage Disease Type V). The handbook puts into plain English the published information relating to the scientific and medical research into McArdle Disease.

A great introduction to living with this genetic muscle condition. Important concepts simply explained, including "Second Wind", the "Six Second Rule" and the "ATP reservoir". Practical tips that people with this condition have found helpful. The aim is to avoid pain and muscle cramps, reduce or eliminate hospital visits and get more out of life. Foreword by Dr Ros Quinlivan.

This booklet provides referenced information to assist General Practitioners. McArdle Disease (Glycogen Storage Disease V) is an ultra rare metabolic disorder of the muscles. It should be managed in a specialist centre, but this booklet can help with issues arising in the primary care setting.

The account of the author's coming to terms with her diagnosis of a rare muscle disorder. She faces the challenges of a 210 mile long trek across the mountains of Wales. Includes a section on the development of walking courses for people with McArdle Disease and one of guidance for people with the condition who want to follow in her footsteps.

Rewritten and redesigned, this remains the one essential text on the diseases of skeletal muscle.

The Handbook of Clinical Anaesthesia has been completely updated for this new edition, providing trainee anaesthetists with a concise but comprehensive source of clinical information, and qualified anaesthetists with an indispensable aide. Written and edited by experts in the field, this compact but detailed text provides all the essential practical knowledge required by anaesthetists on co-existing medical conditions, operative procedures, and techniques. The handbook is presented in Parts 1 to 3. The first part covers Patient Conditions; the second part Surgical Procedures; and the third part Anaesthetic Factors. Each part is subdivided into sections on each organ system, and each section is divided into chapters. These chapters are in alphabetical order, and cover all common and rare conditions that anaesthetists will encounter within their practice.Trainees will find this book to be an excellent general guide, but in particular a provider of reliable information in preparation for examination as well as teaching clinical technique and practice.

A valuable reference source for professionals and academics in this field, this is an encyclopedia-dictionary of the many scientific and technical terms now encountered in kinesiology and exercise science.

The Oxford American Handbook of Neurology is a practical, quick-reference guide for use on the ward and in the clinic. It includes information on neurological assessment and common presentations and disorders, including sleep disorders, neurotrama, and neurosurgery. Numerous neuro-imaging studies and diagrams supplement concise, to-the-point text. The book concludes with an appendix of frequently used scales and indices. It should find a place in the hands of all those caring for neurological patients.