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  • Hepatitis B Virus, An Issue of Clinics in Liver Disease

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 23-2
    • Tarek I. Hassanein
    • English
    In collaboration with Consulting Editor, Dr. Norman Gitlin, Dr. Tarek Hassanein has assembled top experts in hepatology to bring current information on the topic of Hepatitis B Virus. The issue provides the most current information on the prevention and care of infected patients. Specific articles are devoted to the following topics: Global perspective on HBV infections in the era of effective vaccines; Understanding the natural history of HBV infection and the new definitions of cure and the endpoints of clinical trials; HBV/HCV coinfection in the era of HCV-DAAs; Antiretroviral effects on HBV/HIV coinfection and the natural history of liver disease; Impact of HBV infection on HCC and liver transplantation; HBV in pregnant women and their infants; WHO guidelines for prevention, care and treatment of individuals infected with HBV: A US perspective; Reconciling the difference between the major HBV treatment guidelines: AASLD, EASL, APASL; HBV/HDV coinfection: A challenge for therapeutics; and The effects of hepatic steatosis on the natural history of HBV infection. Readers will come away with the current information they need to manage patient outcomes.

  • Critical Care in the Emergency Department, An Issue of Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 37-3
    • John C. Greenwood + 1 more
    • English
    This issue of Emergency Medicine Clinics, guest edited by Drs. John Greenwood and Tsuyoshi Mitarai in collaboration with Consulting Editor Dr. Amal Mattu, is dedicated to Critical Care in the Emergency Department. Topics include: Cutting edge acute ischemic CVA management; The current status of TTM post-cardiac arrest and early post-cardiac arrest optimization; Beyond MAP and lactate: Perfusion endpoints for managing the shocked patient; Resuscitative Ultrasound & TEE; Mechanical ventilation for hypoxemic respiratory failure; Mechanical ventilation strategies for the patient with severe obstructive lung disease; Acute Renal Failure and electrolyte management in the critically ill; Advances in emergent airway management in paediatrics; Non-ischemic causes of cardiogenic shock; Critically ill patients with End-Stage Liver Disease; Intracranial Hemorrhage and intracranial hypertension; Sedation & Analgesia in the Critically Ill; Extubating in the ED; and Geriatric Critical Care.

  • Onco-Nephrology

    • 1st Edition
    • Kevin W. Finkel + 2 more
    • English
    Kidney disease and cancer are frequent comorbidities that require specialized knowledge and expertise from both the nephrologist and the oncologist. Written by three pioneers in this growing subspecialty, Onco-Nephrology provides authoritative, definitive coverage of the mechanism and management of these two life-threatening diseases. This unique, single-volume resource covers current protocols and recommends management therapies to arrest kidney failure and allow oncologic treatments to continue and succeed.

  • Brain Embryology and the Cause of Congenital Malformations, An Issue of Neuroimaging Clinics of North America

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 29-3
    • Thierry A. G. M. Huisman + 1 more
    • English
    This issue of Neuroimaging Clinics of North America focuses on Brain Embryology and the Cause of Congenital Malformations and is edited by Drs. Thierry A.G.M. Huisman and Avner Meoded. Articles will include: Neuroimaging of normal brain development; Ultrasound and MRI of the normal fetal brain; Spinal dysraphia, Chiari 2 malformation, unified theory and advances in fetoscopic repair; Posterior fossa malformations; Synopsis of brain embryology; Cerebral dysplasia and overgrowth syndromes; Disorders of ventral induction/spectrum of holoprosencephaly; Classification and neurogenetics of intracranial vascular anomalies; DTI of brain malformations: Exploring the internal architecture; Connectomics in brain malformations: How is the malformed brain wired?; Commissural anomalies; and more!

  • Extreme Hydrology and Climate Variability

    Monitoring, Modelling, Adaptation and Mitigation
    • 1st Edition
    • Assefa M. Melesse + 2 more
    • English
    Extreme Hydrology and Climate Variability: Monitoring, Modelling, Adaptation and Mitigation is a compilation of contributions by experts from around the world who discuss extreme hydrology topics, from monitoring, to modeling and management. With extreme climatic and hydrologic events becoming so frequent, this book is a critical source, adding knowledge to the science of extreme hydrology. Topics covered include hydrometeorology monitoring, climate variability and trends, hydrological variability and trends, landscape dynamics, droughts, flood processes, and extreme events management, adaptation and mitigation. Each of the book's chapters provide background and theoretical foundations followed by approaches used and results of the applied studies. This book will be highly used by water resource managers and extreme event researchers who are interested in understanding the processes and teleconnectivity of large-scale climate dynamics and extreme events, predictability, simulation and intervention measures.

  • Clinical Examination Essentials

    An Introduction to Clinical Skills (and how to pass your clinical exams)
    • 5th Edition
    • Nicholas J. Talley + 1 more
    • English
    Talley and O’Connor’s Clinical Examination Essentials 5e provides an introduction to the skills required to successfully pass your clinical exams. It offers tips on how to impress your examiners and highlights key steps in taking a history and conducting a physical examination. With practice these will become second nature, even under the stress of exam conditions. We hope that Talley and O’Connor’s Clinical Examination Essentials inspires you to master your clinical skills and embark on a successful medical career. If you are looking to further develop your history taking and examination techniques, Talley and O’Connor’s Clinical Examination: A Systematic Guide to Physical Diagnosis provides greater detail (and more jokes).

  • Circadian Rhythm Disorders , An Issue of Neurologic Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 37-3
    • Phyllis C. Zee
    • English
    This issue of Neurologic Clinics, guest edited by Dr. Phyllis C. Zee, with consulting editor Randolph W. Evans, will focus on Circadian Rhythm Disorders. Topics include, but are not limited to, Circadian biology, Genetic basis of circadian rhythms, Implication of circadian rhythm misalignment on sleep and health, Assessment of circadian rhythms, Circadian Rhythm sleep-wake phase disorders, Irregular sleep-wake rhythm sleep –wake disorder, Non-24 hour sleep-wake rhythm disorder, Shift Work Sleep Disorder, Challenging cases, and Future of circadian and sleep medicine.

  • Biocompatible Hybrid Oxide Nanoparticles for Human Health

    From Synthesis to Applications
    • 1st Edition
    • Inna V. Melnyk + 3 more
    • English
    Biocompatible Hybrid Oxide Nanoparticles for Human Health: From Synthesis to Applications explores the synthesis, structure, properties and applications of functionalized oxide nanoparticles. The books shows the applications of materials depending on their composition and structure, with a focus on silicon, titanium and iron oxides, each of which was chosen because of their unique features, including silica because it is chemically resistant to most organic solvents, harmless to living organisms, can thicken flowable formulations, and increase the strength of materials, titania for its unique chemical, optical, electrophysical and bactericidal properties, and iron-containing materials because they possess important magnetic properties.

  • Mosby’s Pharmacy Technician Exam Review

    • 4th Edition
    • James J. Mizner
    • English
    Prepare for success on your certification exam! Mosby's Pharmacy Technician Exam Review, 4th Edition provides a complete review of core knowledge, thousands of review questions, and nine practice exams – plus a custom online engine that allows for unlimited opportunities to practice specific topics or create unique simulated exams. A bulleted, outline format makes review easier, reinforcing understanding with full-color illustrations, photographs, and summary tables. All questions reflect the latest exam blueprints. This resource provides you comprehensive support every step of the way for entry-level or sterile compounding certification.

  • 29th European Symposium on Computer Aided Chemical Engineering

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 46
    • Anton A. Kiss + 3 more
    • English
    The 29th European Symposium on Computer Aided Process Engineering, contains the papers presented at the 29th European Symposium of Computer Aided Process Engineering (ESCAPE) event held in Eindhoven, The Netherlands, from June 16-19, 2019. It is a valuable resource for chemical engineers, chemical process engineers, researchers in industry and academia, students, and consultants for chemical industries.

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