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  • Surgical and Medical Management of Common Oral Problems, An Issue of Dental Clinics of North America

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 64-2
    • Harry Dym
    • English
    This issue of Dental Clinics of North America focuses on Surgical and Medical Management of Common Oral Problems, and is edited by Dr. Harry Dym. Articles will include: Short Implants: An Answer to a Challenging Dilemma; Surgical Case Review Utilizing New Techniques to Treat a Complex Case; The Role of Platelet Rich Fibrin in the Dental Office; The Total Joint Prosthesis: Indications and Techniques; Peri-implantitis: Why and How to Manage; New Approaches to Pain Management; Botox and Fillers Review; Diagnosis and Treatment Approaches to a "Gummy Smile"; Role of Piezzo Surgery and Lasers in the Modern Dental Office; Intra-Oral Scanner, 3D Imaging and 3D Printing in the Dental Office; Recognizing Neuropathic Pain and Current Treatment Regimens; Zygomatic Implant Replacement; Update on Treatment of the Anti-Coagulation Patient and Hemostatic Agents; Growing Bone: Old and New Techniques Reviewed; Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Review for the General Dentist; and more!

  • Direct Methanol Fuel Cell Technology

    • 1st Edition
    • Kingshuk Dutta
    • English
    Direct Methanol Fuel Cell Technology presents the overall progress witnessed in the field of DMFC over the past decade, highlighting the components, materials, functions, properties and features, designs and configurations, operations, modelling, applications, pros and cons, social, political and market penetration, economics and future directions. The book discusses every single aspect of DMFC device technology, the associated advantages and drawbacks of state-of-the-art materials and design, market opportunities and commercialization aspects, and possible future directions of research and development. This book, containing critical analyses and opinions from experts around the world, will garner considerable interest among actual users/scientists/exp...

  • Myelodysplastic Syndromes, An Issue of Hematology/Oncology Clinics of North America

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 34-2
    • David Steensma
    • English
    This issue of Hematology/Oncology Clinics, guest edited by David P. Steensma, will cover key topics in Myelodysplastic Syndromes. This issue is one of six selected each year by our series consulting editors, George P. Canellos and Edward J. Benz. Topics discussed in this issue will include: Novel prognostic models for MDS, Evaluating MDS patients with genetic mutations that might be germline, Implications of splicing mutations in MDS for pathophysiology and therapy, Assessing quality of life in MDS/MPN overlap patients, Creation of a clinic for patients with clonal hematopoiesis, Luspatercept in MDS, Prospects for venetoclax in MDS, Treatment of acquired sideroblastic anemias, Treatment of patients with AML arising from MDS, Targeting TP53 mutations in MDS, among others.

  • Concept-Based Clinical Nursing Skills

    Fundamental to Advanced
    • 1st Edition
    • Loren Nell Melton Stein + 1 more
    • English
    Are you looking for a new way of learning skills? Do you want to learn how to problem solve and think conceptually?　Stein and Hollen’s Concept-Based Clinical Nursing Skills: Fundamental to Advanced covers over 250 nursing skills in an innovative　concept-b... format with excellent illustrations, concise rationales, and current evidence. Unlike any other text, Stein and Hollen incorporate an overarching framework of seven critical concepts — accuracy, client-centered care, infection control, safety, communication, evaluation, and health maintenance — to drive home the importance of these key themes in performing nursing skills. Each section balances need-to-know narrative with step-by-step skills, and every chapter includes a detailed case study with a concept map to help you apply knowledge and use clinical judgement in clinical situations involving nursing skills.

  • Acute Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatic Heart Disease

    • 1st Edition
    • Dr. Scott Dougherty + 3 more
    • English
    Acute Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatic Heart Disease is a concise, yet comprehensive, clinical resource highlighting must-know information on rheumatic heart disease and acute rheumatic fever from a global perspective. Covering the major issues dominating the field, this practical resource presents sufficient detail for a deep and thorough understanding of the latest treatment options, potential complications, and disease management strategies to improve patient outcomes.

  • Left Atrial Appendage, An Issue of Cardiac Electrophysiology Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 12-1
    • Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy + 2 more
    • English
    In collaboration with the Consulting Editors, Ranjan K. Thakur and Andrea Natale, Drs. Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy, David R. Holmes Jr., and Saibal Kar have assembled an issue of Cardiac Electrophysiology Clinics on Left Atrial Appendage. Topics include, but are not limited to, why we have an atrial appendage, thromboembolism in AF, role of LAA in systemic homeostasis, history of LAA closure, impact of LAA closure on systemic thromboembolization, perirprocedural imaging, anatomical considerations for epicardial and endocardial appendage closure, epicardial vs endocardial closure, technical considerations of endocardial and epicardial closure, surgical LAA occlusion, post procedural management, AF patients undergoing ablation, and more.

  • Genetic and Metabolic Engineering for Improved Biofuel Production from Lignocellulosic Biomass

    • 1st Edition
    • Arindam Kuila + 1 more
    • English
    Genetic and Metabolic Engineering for Improved Biofuel Production from Lignocellulosic Biomass describes the different aspects of biofuel production from lignocellulosic biomass. Each chapter presents different technological approaches for cost effective liquid biofuel production from agroresidues/biomass... Two chapters cover future direction and the possibilities of biomass-based biofuel production at the industrial level. The book provides a genetic and metabolic engineering approach for improved cellulase production and the potential of strains that can ferment both pentose and hexose sugars. The book also gives direction on how to overcome challenges for the further advancement of lignocellulosic biomass-based biofuel production.

  • The Future of Intelligent Transport Systems

    • 1st Edition
    • George J. Dimitrakopoulos + 2 more
    • English
    The Future of Intelligent Transport Systems considers ITS from three perspectives: users, business models and regulation/policy. Topics cover in-vehicle applications, such as autonomous driving, vehicle-to-vehicle/v... communication, and related applications, such as personalized mobility. The book also examines ITS technology enablers, such as sensing technologies, wireless communication, computational technology, user behavior as part of the transportation chain, financial models that influence ITS, regulations, policies and standards affecting ITS, and the future of ITS applications. Users will find a holistic approach to the most recent technological advances and the future spectrum of mobility.

  • Why Patients Sue Doctors

    Lessons learned from medical malpractice cases
    • 2nd Edition
    • Duncan Graham + 2 more
    • English
    In Why Patients Sue Doctors 2e the authors draw on their wide-ranging, collective experience in over 1000 real-life medicolegal cases to explore why and how doctors make mistakes. By analysing and discussing the situations and behaviours that lead to complaints by patients and their families, this book provides clear and practical direction for practitioners to improve clinical care and avoid litigation. Written in a concise and engaging narrative writing style by editors Duncan Graham, Bernard Kelly and David Richards, readers will obtain a broad understanding of the origins, workings and outcomes of medicolegal cases and will be equipped with practical strategies to improve clinical care and avoid common pitfalls in practice. The text also introduces important legal concepts in an approachable manner appropriate for those working in medicine.

  • Imaging of the Reproductive Age Female, An Issue of Radiologic Clinics of North America

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 58-2
    • Liina Poder
    • English
    This issue of Radiologic Clinics of North America focuses on Imaging of the Reproductive Age Female, and is edited by Dr. Liina Poder. Articles will include: Imaging Safety and Technical Considerations in the Reproductive Age Female; Imaging of Infertility: Hysterosalpingograms to MRI; Imaging Spectrum of Benign Uterine Disease and Treatment Options; Imaging of Benign Adnexal Disease; Imaging Spectrum of Endometriosis (Endometriomas to Deep Infiltrative Endometriosis); Imaging of The Female Pelvic Floor: Current Implications and New Horizons; Imaging of Acute Pelvic Pain: Nonpregnant; Imaging of Acute Pelvic Pain: Pregnant (ectopic and first trimester viability updated); Nonfetal Imaging During Pregnancy: Acute Abdomen/Pelvis; Nonfetal Imaging During Pregnancy: Placental Related Disease; Imaging of Gynecologic Malingancy in a Reproductive Age Female: Fertility Sparing; Imaging of Gynecologic Malignancy in A Reproductive Age Female: Cancer During Pregnancy; Imaging of Post/Peripartum Complications; Role of Interventional Procedures in Obstetrics and Gynecology, and more!

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