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  • State of the Art Brain Tumor Diagnostics, Imaging, and Therapeutics, An Issue of Neuroimaging Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 20-3
    • Meng Law
    • English
    This Neuroimaging publication presents information in three distinct sections: Diagnostics, Planning/Imaging, and Therapeutics. Topics include State of the Art Pathology (New tools, New WHO classification/impli... Applications of nanotechnology in the imaging and therapy of brain tumors; Molecular Tools (Biology, Prognosis and Therapeutic Triage in Gliomas); Surgical planning and intra-operative MR in brain tumor surgery; Imaging of brain tumors via DTI and fMRI; Imaging of brain tumors via MR Spectroscopy and Metabolic Imaging; Imaging of brain tumors: Perfusion Permeability; Novel Gadolinium liposomal contrast agents; Current status and future potential of MRI-guided focused ultrasound surgery; Update on surgically based clinical trials in brain tumors including new neurosurgical techniques; Novel medical therapeutics in brain tumors, including targeted molecular therapies, current and future clinical trials; and Radiation oncology in brain tumors, current approaches and clinical trials in progress.

  • Leibel and Phillips Textbook of Radiation Oncology

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    • 3rd Edition
    • Richard Hoppe + 2 more
    • English
    Stay on top of the latest scientific and therapeutic advances with the new edition of Leibel and Phillips Textbook of Radiation Oncology. Dr. Theodore L. Phillips, in collaboration with two new authors, Drs. Richard Hoppe and Mack Roach, offers a multidisciplinary look at the presentation of uniform treatment philosophies for cancer patients emphasizing the "treat for cure" philosophy. You can also explore the implementation of new imaging techniques to locate and treat tumors, new molecularly targeted therapies, and new types of treatment delivery.

  • Primary Care Urology, An Issue of Primary Care Clinics in Office Practice

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 37-3
    • Karl T. Rew + 1 more
    • English
    A primary care practitioner needs to be a jack of all trades who is familiar with all body systems and their disorders. This issue is devoted to common urinary tract conditions that are encountered in a typical office practice. Articles focus on diagnosis, evaluation, and treatment options, making this issue a handy, practical guide for family practice physicians.

  • Osteoarthritis, An Issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 26-3
    • David J. Hunter
    • English
    This issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine, Guest Edited by David Hunter, MD, will feature such article topics as: Epidemiology of Osteoarthritis; Age-Related Changes in the Musculoskeletal System and the Development of Osteoarthritis; The Contribution of Osteoarthritis to Disability; Etiology and Assessment of Disability in Older Adults; Quality of Osteoarthritis Care for Community-Dwelling Older Adults; Contextualizing Osteoarthritis Care and the Reasons for the Gap Between Evidence and Practice; Transforming Osteoarthritis Care in an Era of Health Care Reform; Strength Training in Older Adults: the Benefits for Osteoarthritis, Diet and Exercise in Older Obese Adults with Osteoarthritis; Device Use: Braces, Walking aids and orthotics; Pharmacologic Intervention for Osteoarthritis in Older Adults; Surgery in Older Adults with Osteoarthritis.

  • Meniere's Disease, An Issue of Otolaryngologic Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 43-5
    • Jeffrey P. Harris + 1 more
    • English
    Topics include: Current day incidence of Meniere's disease -IMS data; Endolymphatic hydrops: pathophysiology and experimental models; Physiologic effects on the cochlea in Meniere’s disease; Physiologic effects on the vestibular system in Meniere’s disease; Audiovestibular testing in Meniere’s patients; Clinical hints and Precipitating Factors in patients suffering from Meniere’s disease; Hypothetical mechanism for vertigo in Meniere’s disease; Meniere’s disease and the menstrual cycle; Meniere’s disease in the elderly; Allergy and Meniere’s disease; Imaging of inner ear in patients with Meniere’s disease; Medical and non-invasive therapy for Meniere’s disease; In situ therapy for Meniere’s disease; Endolymphatic sac shunt, labyrinthectomy, vestibular nerve section in Meniere's disease; Early vestibular rehab in patients with Meniere’s disease; The Role of Regenerative Medicine in Meniere's Disease; Genetics (molecular biology) and Meniere’s disease.

  • Alterations of Consciousness in the Emergency Department, An Issue of Emergency Medicine Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 28-3
    • Chad Kessler
    • English
    Guest editor Chad Kessler has assembled an expert panel of authors on the topic of Alterations of Consciousness. Articles include: The Mental Status Examination in Emergency Practice, Dizzy and Confused: A Step-by-Step Evaluation of the Clinician’s Favorite Chief Complaint, Diagnosis and Evaluation of Syncope in the Emergency Department, The Emergency Department Approach to Syncope: Evidence-based Guidelines and Prediction Rules, Pediatric Syncope: Cases from the Emergency Department, Seizures as a Cause of Altered Mental Status, Central Nervous System Infections as a Cause of an Altered Mental Status? What is the Pathogen Growing in Your Central Nervous System?, Traumatic Alterations in Consciousness: Traumatic Brain Injury, and more!

  • Pulmonary Manifestations of Rheumatic Disease, An Issue of Clinics in Chest Medicine

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 31-3
    • Kristin B. Highland
    • English
    This issue brilliantly pairs a rheumatologist with a pulmonologist to explore each of the 14 article topics. Topics include autoantibody testing, ultility of bronchoalveolar lavage in autoimmune disease, and pulmonary manifestations of such conditions as scleroderma, rheumatoid arthritis, lupus erythematosus, Sjogren's Syndrome, Inflammatory Myopathies, and Relapsing Polychondritis. The pulmonary vasculitities are discussed, as is antiphospholipid antibody syndrome, ankylosing spondylitis, and the impact of osteoporosis on pulmonary fuction. Toxicity and monitoring of immunosuppressive therapy used in systemic autoimmune diseases is reviewed, as is lung transplantation in autoimmune diseases.

  • Technologic Advances and the Upper Extremity, An Issue of Hand Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 26-3
    • Asif M. Ilyas
    • English
    Articles include: The Role of Locking Technology in the Hand; Intramedullary Fixation of Metacarpal Fractures; Implant Arthroplasty of the Carpometacarpal Joint of the Thumb; Interposition Arthroplasty Options of the Carpometacarpal Joint of the Thumb; Intramedullary Fixation of Distal Radius Fractures; Variable-Angle Screw Volar Plate Fixation of Distal Radius Fractures; Non-Bridging External Fixation of Distal Radius Fractures; Intramedullary Fixation of Forearm Fractures; Radial Head Arthroplasty; Parallel versus Orthogonal Locked Plating of the Distal Humerus; Hinged External Fixation of the Elbow; 3D Imaging and Modeling of the Upper Extremity; The Role for Nerve Allografts and Conduits for Nerve Injuries; Headless Compression Screw Fixation of Scaphoid Fractures.

  • Cases in Interventional Cardiology

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    • 1st Edition
    • Michael Ragosta
    • English
    Cases in Interventional Cardiology, by Dr. Michael Ragosta, offers practical, clinical guidance on coronary and peripheral interventional cardiology through 100 well-presented case histories. Brief clinical presentations, representative illustrations, and dynamic online videos of angiograms, aortograms, and intravascular echos optimize your understanding of these procedures and help you better recognize and manage a wide array of conditions. You'll find valuable advice on patient selection, complications, complex lesion subsets, management dilemma controversies, and much more. Through expertconsult.com you’ll have convenient access to the full text, illustrations, and videos online.

  • Liver Failure, An Issue of Critical Care Nursing Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 22-3
    • Sarah Saxer + 2 more
    • English
    This issue of Critical Care Nursing Clinics, guest edited by Sarah Saxer, PharmD, Dinesh Yogaratnam, PharmD, BCPS, and Tenita Foston, NP, on the topic of Liver Failure, will include the following article subjects: Drug-Induced Liver Failure: A Focus on Acetaminophen Overdose; Current and Emerging Strategies for Treating Hepatic Encephalopathy; Drug Dosing Considerations for the Critically Ill Patient with Liver Disease; Critical Care Therapies for Bleeding Esophogeal Varices; Treating Coagulopathies in Fulminant Hepatic Failure; Treating HCV; Management HBV; Hepatorenal Syndrome; Hepatopulmonary Syndrome; Live Transplant Considerations for Evaluation; Hepatocellular Carcinoma; Cholestatic Live Disease; Nutrition in ESLD; Infectious Issues in Patients with Liver Disease; and Management Ascites, TIPS/Shunts.

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