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  • Musculoskeletal Ultrasound, An Issue of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 21-3
    • Nelson Hager
    • English
    Articles in this issue include: “Basic Appearance of US Structures and Pitfalls”, “US of the Shoulder”, “US of the Elbow and Wrist”, “Prolotherapy and PRP Applications – Evidenced Based Discussion”, “US of the Hip & Lower Extremity”, “US Guided Injections in MSK Medicine”, “Physiatric Perspectives of MSK US”, “Orthopedic Perspectives of MSK US”, “Rheumatologic Perspectives of MSK US”, “Radiology Perspectives of MSK US”, “European Perspectives on MSK US”, “Sports Medicine Applications for MSK US”, “MSK US in Pain Medicine”, “US of Nerve Entrapments”, “US Guided BOTOX Therapy”, “Foot and Ankle.”

  • Spinal Diseases, An Issue of Veterinary Clinics: Small Animal Practice

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 40-5
    • Ronaldo C. da Costa
    • English
    A current review of spinal disorders for the small animal practitioner! Topics will include clinical approach and lesion localization in patients with spinal disorders, differential diagnosis of spinal disorders, advanced imaging of the spine, degenerative myelopathy, acute spinal cord injury, inflammatory diseases of the spine, spinal neoplasia, cervical spondylomyelopathy, fibrocartilaginous embolic myelopathy, feline spinal cord diseases, vertebral fractures and luxations, intervertebral disk disease, congenital diseases of the spine, lumbosacral stenosis, and more!

  • Genetic Predisposition to Cancer, An Issue of Hematology/Oncology Clinics of North America

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 24-5
    • Ken Offit + 1 more
    • English
    This issue serves as a timely review of both the genetic and genomic factors resulting in a predisposition to human cancer. There is now strong evidence to support the use of genetic testing for cancer predisposition in the practice of preventive medicine, and at the same time, there is emerging new literature defining the role of genomic approaches to assessment of cancer predisposition. Articles address predisposition syndromes in the areas of breast cancer, lower GI cancer, genitourinary cancer, pediatric cancer, endocrine cancer, and hematologic malignancy.

  • Palliative and End of Life Care, An Issue of Nursing Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 45-3
    • Mimi Mahon
    • English
    This issue of Nursing Clinics, Guest Edited by Mimi Mahon, features subject topics such as: Understanding Children's Involvment in Medical Decision Making; Symptom Management at End of Life; Assessing respiratory distress when the patient can’t self-report; Barriers to Palliative Care, Legislative Issues; End Stage Liver Disease: Symptoms & Practice Implications; Dying children: Creating opportunities out of a “Last Chance”; Decision making in palliative care; Discussing a family member's serious illness: children's and families' perspectives; Living with cognitive impairments in Long Term Care: Palliative Care & End of Life implications; Withdrawal of Life-Sustaining Therapy; The patient and family perspectives: Living with cancer; Palliative care concepts in the sickle cell population.

  • Otolaryngology for the Internist, An Issue of Medical Clinics of North America

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 94-5
    • Matt Ryan
    • English
    This issue of the Medical Clinics of North America covers all the latest approaches to treating patients with the most common diseases, disorders, and symptoms relating to the ear, nose, and throat. Symptoms such as: sinus infection allergy nosebleed post-nasal drip sore throat hoarseness tinnitus hearing loss dizziness thyroid nodule earache upper aerodigestive tract cancer neck mass snoring sleep apnea

  • Breast Imaging, An Issue of Radiologic Clinics of North America

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 48-5
    • Robyn L. Birdwell
    • English
    Imaging of the breast can be one of the most challenging tasks in all of radiology. This issue not only covers all of the modalities (plain film, multislice CT, MRI, US, and nuclear medicine and molecular imaging it also provides discussions on the controversy regarding when women should be screened, the costs involved in breast imaging, and the appropriate use of screening.

  • Sterilization and Disinfection for the Perioperative Nurse, An Issue of Perioperative Nursing Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 5-3
    • Terrie Goodman-Kent
    • English
    This issue of Perioperative Nursing Clinics, Guest Edited by Terri Goodman-Kent, features subject topics such as: high temperature, low temperature sterilization; flash sterilization; Environmental Management; Monitoring, Packaging, Education in Sterilization and Disinfection; Reprocessing of Single Use Devices.

  • Physical Rehabilitation for the Physical Therapist Assistant

    • 1st Edition
    • Linda G Monroe
    • Michelle H. Cameron + 1 more
    • English
    Prepare for practice with the book tailored specifically for physical therapist assistants! Physical Rehabilitation for the Physical Therapist Assistant provides a clear, easy-to-read, evidence-based guide to the PTA's role in patient management, covering the core concepts related to physical rehabilitation and emphasizing the PTA's role in intervention. A treatment-oriented focus addresses each of the four categories of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) Preferred Practice Patterns: musculoskeletal, neuromuscular, cardiopulmonary, and integumentary. The final section of the book addresses interventions which overlap many practice patterns. Written by rehabilitation experts Michelle Cameron, MD, PT and Linda Monroe, MPT, in consultation with Susan Schmidt, a practicing PTA, and Carla Gleaton, the director of a PTA education program, this text will be a valuable resource both in the classroom and in professional practice.

  • Positive Airway Pressure Therapy, An Issue of Sleep Medicine Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 5-3
    • Richard B. Berry
    • English
    Positive Airway Pressure (PAP) Therapy is a hugely important therapy option for sleep medicine specialists. This issue examines PAP therapy from every angle, in adults and children, to deliver a collection of up-to-the-minute reviews for the clinician. Topics include PAP Adherence, PAP treatment of OSA in adults and children (two separate articles), CPAP/BPAP titration, Adaptive Servo-Ventilation Titration, APAP and alternative titration methods, PAP treatment of Central Sleep Apnea, PAP and CHF, PAP treatment of hypoventilation in children, effects of PAP treatment on Non-CV medical disorders and on cardiovascular function, Adjunctive measures in PAP (oxygen, humidification, hypnotics) and NPPV titration and treatment.

  • Type 1 Diabetes, An Issue of Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinics of North America

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 39-3
    • Desmond A. Schatz + 2 more
    • English
    This issue of Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinics of North America provides the endocrinologist with essential updates on treatment of type 1 diabetes, with an eye toward future trends and developments. The Guest Editors brought together a remarkable group of notable authors, such as Paul Robertson, President of the National Diabetes Association. Topics covered include epidemiology; economics; contemporary management; inpatient management; update on insulin pumps and continuous glucose monitoring systems; update on studies aimed at interdicting and preventing type 1 diabetes; advances in the prediction, natural history, and mechanisms leading to type 1 diabetes; complications; hypoglycemia in type 1 diabetes; new lessons from animal models; the role of the gut in the genesis of type 1 diabetes and other autoimmune diseases; and an update on transplantation for reversing type 1 diabetes.

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