| Ending and Extending Life Contributor(s): Boleyn-Fitzgerald, Miriam (Author) |
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ISBN: 0816062056 ISBN-13: 9780816062058 Publisher: Facts on File OUR PRICE: $34.65 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Life Sciences - Genetics & Genomics - Medical | Ethics - Reference |
| Dewey: 174.2 |
| LCCN: 2008030547 |
| Series: Contemporary Issues in Science |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.2" W x 9" (1.00 lbs) 222 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Ending and Extending Life takes a detailed look at several bold medical innovations that have saved and improved the lives of millions of patients. Mechanical ventilation, organ transplantation and other life-saving surgical techniques, new diagnostic technologies (such as CT and MRI scans), advanced chemotherapy and antiviral drugs, and tube feeding are only a few of the many medical enhancements that have had exciting and complex implications for patients, loved ones, and health care practitioners. |