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  • Diagnostic Radiology and Ultrasonography of the Dog and Cat

    • 5th Edition
    • J. Kevin Kealy + 2 more
    • English
    Interpret diagnostic images accurately with Diagnostic Radiology and Ultrasonography of the Dog and Cat, 5th Edition. Written by veterinary experts J. Kevin Kealy, Hester McAllister, and John P. Graham, this concise guide covers the principles of diagnostic radiology and ultransonography and includes clear, complete instruction in image interpretation. It illustrates the normal anatomy of body systems, and then uses numbered points to describe radiologic signs of abnormalities. It also includes descriptions of the ultrasonographic appearance of many conditions in dogs and cats. Updated with the latest on digital imaging, CT, MR, and nuclear medicine, and showing how to avoid common errors in interpretation, this book is exactly what you need to refine your diagnostic and treatment planning skills!

  • Pharmacology for Rehabilitation Professionals

    • 2nd Edition
    • Barbara Gladson
    • English
    Now fully revised and updated, Dr. Barbara Gladson's Pharmacology for Rehabilitation Professionals, 2nd Edition, remains your best resource for understanding how various drugs affect patients during therapeutic exercise and rehabilitation. Using case studies and engaging activities, it helps you apply essential pharmacology information directly to rehabilitation practice. New chapters, a new reader-friendly design, new artwork, and more enhance the text and bring you up to date with both basic pharmacologic principles as well as the mechanism of action and side effects of drugs commonly seen in rehabilitation practice.

  • Cardiac CT, An Issue of Radiologic Clinics of North America

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 48-4
    • Jill E. Jacobs
    • English
    Computed Tomography (CT) has recently gained in importance in the imaging of the heart. A basis for the use of CT is provided with articles on normal anatomy as well as anomalies, patient preparation and scanning techniques, and technology and radiation dose reduction strategies. Evaluation of plaques and stenosis, bypass grafts and stents, and myocardial abnormities and ischemia are reviewed. Acute chest pain and congenital heart disease are just two of the other topics included in this issue.

  • 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.

  • Emergency Medicine Review

    Preparing for the Boards (Expert Consult - Online and Print)
    • 1st Edition
    • Richard A. Harrigan + 2 more
    • English
    Emergency Medicine Review: Preparing for the Boards, by Richard Harrigan, Matthew Tripp, and Jacob Ufberg, uniquely combines a comprehensive, bulleted review of all required subjects with a thorough practice exam of board-style questions, giving you all the tools you need to be prepared and confident during the American Board of Emergency Medicine's qualifying exam and beyond! You can also access the online Q&A review at expertconsult.com.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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!

  • 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.

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