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  • Technological Advances in Rehabilitation, An Issue of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 30-2
    • Joel Stein
    • English
    Guest edited by Drs. Joel Stein and Leroy R. Lindsay, this issue of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics will cover several key areas of interest related to Technological Advances in Rehabilitation. This issue is one of four selected each year by our series Consulting Editor, Dr. Santos Martinez of the Campbell Clinic. Articles in this issue include, but are not limited to: Functional Electrical Stimulation; Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation; Spinal Cord Stimulation for Motor Rehabilitation; Robotics for Limb Rehabilitation; Virtual Reality and Gaming; New Technologies in Prosthetics and Amputee Rehabilitation; Regenerative Medicine; Smart Homes and other Technology for Adaptive Living; Big Data and Rehabilitation; and Telemedicine in Rehabilitation.

  • Niños con dificultades de aprendizaje

    • 1st Edition
    • Pierre Fourneret + 1 more
    • Spanish
    Esta guía práctica es una herramienta indispensable para todos aquellos profesionales que, independientemente de su nivel de experiencia, ofrecen apoyo a los niños afectados por estas dificultades y a sus familias. Proporciona a los profesionales los elementos indispensables para detectar y reconocer las enfermedades y trastornos relacionados con el aprendizaje, respuestas claras a situaciones clínicas precisas y criterios de orientación y propuestas de conductas recomendadas. Con un planteamiento pluridisciplinar, la obra propone un enfoque centrado en la práctica clínica respecto al manejo y al tratamiento de las patologías relacionadas con las dificultades de aprendizaje, insistiendo especialmente en las recomendaciones más recientes para su seguimiento. El título se dirige a pediatras de hospitales y de centros ambulatorio, así como a médicos de atención primaria.

  • Advances in Family Practice Nursing, 2019

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 1-1
    • Geri C Reeves + 3 more
    • English
    Advances in Family Practice Nursing is a yearly publication aimed at family practice nurse practitioners and brings you the best current clinical information from the expert editors and authors in pediatrics, adult/gerontology, women’s health, and primary care in general. The Editor and Associate Editors identify current advances and updates in nursing care and invite authors to contribute original articles on these topics. These insightful overviews bring concepts to a clinical level and explore their everyday impact on patient care and outcomes. Whether you’re looking to update your knowledge of a particular area or to read about the newest clinical advances to incorporate into your clinical care, this publication aims to appeal to all nurse practitioners providing primary care to patients.

  • Asthma in Early Childhood, An Issue of Immunology and Allergy Clinics of North America

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 39-2
    • Theresa Guilbert + 1 more
    • English
    This issue of Immunology and Allergy Clinics is devoted to Asthma in Childhood and is Guest Edited by Drs. Leonard Bacharier and Theresa Guilbert. Articles in this outstanding issue include: Inception and Natural History of Pediatric Asthma; Recent Diagnosis Techniques in Pediatric Asthma; Management / co-morbidities for Preschool-aged Children with Asthma; Management/ co-morbidities for School-aged Children with Asthma; Effects of the Environment on Disease Activity; New Advances of Self-Management/Adhe... Monitoring and Management in Pediatric Asthma; Severe Asthma in Early Childhood; Inner-city Asthma in Early Childhood; Personalized Medicine and Pediatric Asthma; Prevention in Pediatric Asthma; Asthma in the Schools; and New Directions in Pediatric Asthma.

  • Myles Professional Studies for Midwifery Education and Practice

    Concepts and Challenges
    • 1st Edition
    • Jayne E. Marshall
    • English
    Myles Professional Studies for Midwifery Education and Practice Concepts and Challenges explores the non-clinical areas of the midwifery curriculum (e.g. law, ethics, leadership, employer-led supervision and professional development) in a helpful, user-friendly format brought to readers by a team of experts under the guidance of Jayne Marshall, editor of Myles Textbook for Midwives. The volume will be suitable for all student midwives, whether undertaking pre-registration education programmes or post-graduate studies, as well as practising midwives preparing for revalidation and/or undertaking CPD. Whilst prepared predominantly by contributors from the UK, Myles Professional Studies for Midwifery Education and Practice Concepts and Challenges will be suitable for an international readership.

  • Orthopedics, An Issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Exotic Animal Practice

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 22-2
    • Mikel Sabater González + 1 more
    • English
    This issue of Veterinary Clinics: Exotic Animal Practice, Guest Edited by Dr. Mikel Sabater González and Dr. Daniel Calvo Carrasco, is devoted to Orthopedics. Articles will include: Comparative bone composition and pathophysiology of bone healing in exotic species; Orthopedic diagnostic imaging in exotic pets; Osteoarthrosis in research animals; Avian orthopedics; Avian skull orthopedics; Small mammal orthopedics; Reptile and amphibian orthopedics; Nerve blocks in exotic animals; Application of evidence-based medicine in non-domestic animal orthopedic surgery; and Exoskeleton repair in invertebrates.

  • Vasculitis and the Nervous System, An Issue of Neurologic Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 37-2
    • David S. Younger
    • English
    This issue of Neurologic Clinics, guest edited by Dr. David S. Younger, covers Vasculitis and the Nervous System. Topics include, but are not limited to, History and Background of Vasculitis, Overview of Primary and Secondary Vasculitis, Epidemiology of Primary Systemic Vasculitis, Comorbidity and Health Outcomes of Vasculitis, Experimental Autoimmune Vasculitis, Genetic Basis of Vasculitides, General Approach to the Patient with Vasculitis, ANCA-Associated Vasculitis, Polyarteritis Nodosa, Giant Cell Arteritis, Dermatologic Aspects of Vasculitides, Neuro-Ophthalmologic Aspects of Vasculitides, The Blood-Brain Barrier: Implications for Vasculitis, Adult Primary Angiitis of the Central Nervous System, Childhood Inflammatory Brain Diseases, Adult Vasculitic Stroke, Central Nervous System Vasculitis Due to Substance Abuse, Peripheral Nerve Vasculitis: Classification and Disease Associations, Hashimoto Encephalopathy: Autoimmune Encephalitis or Vasculitis, and Treatment of Primary Systemic and Nervous System Vasculitis.

  • Nanobiomaterials in Clinical Dentistry

    • 2nd Edition
    • Karthikeyan Subramani + 1 more
    • English
    Nanobiomaterials in Clinical Dentistry, Second Edition shows how a variety of nanomaterials are being used to solve problems in clinical dentistry. New nanomaterials are leading to a range of emerging dental treatments that utilize more biomimetic materials that more closely duplicate natural tooth structure (or bone, in the case of implants). The book's chapters discuss the advantages and challenges of using nanomaterials and include case studies to illustrate how a variety of materials are best used in research and practice.

  • Emerging Technologies in Renal Stone Management, An Issue of Urologic Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 46-2
    • Ojas Shah + 1 more
    • English
    In consultation with Consulting Editor, Dr. Samir Taneja, Guest Editors Dr. Brian Matlaga and Dr. Ojas Shah have put together a timely look at Emerging Technologies in Renal Stone Management. The issue focuses on techniques and newer generation of lasers, fiberoptics, and imaging techniques. Clinical review articles are specifically devoted to the following: Next Generation Reusable Ureteroscopes: Fiberoptic and Digital; Single-Use Ureteroscopes; Disposable Stone Retrieval Devices; New Generation Laser Fibers; Emerging Laser Techniques for Stone Management; Ultrasonic and Pneumatic Lithotripters; Emerging technologies in lithotripsy; New technologies to aid in percutaneous access; Innovations in Ureteral Stent Technology; New imaging techniques in the Management of Stone Disease; Radiation Mitigation Techniques; Ultrasound Technology in the Management of Stone Disease; Emerging Mobile Platforms to Aid in Stone Management; and Assessing Cost-Effectiveness of New Technologies in Stone Management. Readers will come away with the latest information they need to optimize treatment and management outcomes in the patient with stone disease.

  • Discovery and Development of Therapeutics from Natural Products Against Neglected Tropical Diseases

    • 1st Edition
    • Goutam Brahmachari
    • English
    Discovery and Development of Therapeutics from Natural Products against Neglected Tropical Diseases draws together research on medicinal agents from natural sources as starting points for the design of drugs against Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs). From the prediction of promising leads and identification of active agents, to the extraction of complex molecules, the book explores novel, economical and efficacious therapeutics for these diseases. It describes current research and the role of natural products, antimalarial compounds from marine natural products and sesquiterpene lactones, natural antileprotic agents, natural products with potential against Leishmaniasis, Trypanosomiasis and Dengue, and more. In addition, Quinoline and Isoquinoline alkaloids for developing new antiprotozoal agents are discussed, alongside anti-trypanosomatid heterocyclic compounds as structures for development. Combining the expertise of specialists from around the world, this volume aims to support and encourage researchers in the investigation of natural sources as starting points for the development of novel, safe and effective agents for use against neglected tropical diseases.

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