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Master clinical skills with key information on 169 common clinical presentations This comprehensive guide provides clinicians, medical students, and other health care professionals with a structured approach to navigating 169 of the most common clinical presentations with confidence and efficiency.

When she was twenty-four years old, Ellen Anderson Penno lost her partner in a climbing accident while they were ascending Mount Baker in Washington's Cascade Range. The avalanche hid his body in a crevasse just weeks before Penno was slated to begin medical school, and she soon found herself torn between deferring her studies for a year, or starting right away with a full course load.

This book recounts many of Ontario's worst disasters, both natural and manmade. Among them are the American burning of Toronto in 1812, the Honeymoon Bridge disaster at Niagara Falls in 1938, the Mississauga train derailment of 1979 and the ice storm of 1998.

Chocolate. Seductive, decadent and sinfully delicious.

They took away smoking, they took away drugs and promiscuous sex, they took away eating red meat and cat calling hot chicks on the street. All I have left is over-priced coffee, and by God I'm going to drink it! - Brent Sienna I'll take a venti, half-sweet, non-fat, caramel macchiato with extra whipped cream. Hold the caramel. In our consumer culture, coffee has become almost unrecognizable from its origin as a little brown bean.

Face it, Canada, we're SEXY! Our men offer more minutes of foreplay to their partners than Americans, and that's just for starters. When it comes to sex in the Great White North, we've definitely mastered the art of staying warm. We've come a long way from our prudish past, but just how does sex fit into Canada's national fabric in the 21st century? Join Jeff Pearce as he takes an irreverent romp through Canada's little-known sexual history and peeks into the bedrooms of the nation.

Indigenous Legalities, Pipeline Viscosities examines the relationship between the Wet'suwet'en and hydrocarbon pipeline development, showing how colonial governments and corporations seek to control Indigenous claims and how the Wet'suwet'en resist. Tyler McCreary explores pipeline regulatory review processes, reviews attempts to reconcile Indigeneity with development, and asks fundamental questions about territory and jurisdiction. In the process, he offers historical context for the continuing influences of colonialism on Indigenous peoples.

From prairie towns to sprawling cities, Laser Quit Smoking Massage revels in the peculiarities of the Canadian West. A unique and exciting new voice in Canadian literature, Cole Nowicki's witty, insightful, and ever-curious reportage explores the evolving states of community, family, and belonging.

Niagara is rich with fascinating stories, from daredevils to heroics.

In every sphere of life, division and intolerance has polarized communities and entire nations. The learned construction of the Other-an evil "enemy" against whom both physical and discursive violence is deemed acceptable-has fractured humanity, creating divisions that seemingly defy reconciliation. How do we restore the bonds of connection among human beings? How do we shift from polarization to peace?