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Interventional Pulmonology, An Issue of Clinics in Chest Medicine

1st Edition
Volume 31-1
March 28, 2010
Atul C. Mehta
English
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Topics include: Bronchoscopy of the past and the Future, Flexible Bronchoscopes of the 21st Century, Electromagnetic Navigation, Airway Stents, Early Diagnosis of Lung Cancer, Endoscopic Staging of Bronchogenic Carcinoma, Role of Bronchoscopy in the evaluation of Solitary Pulmonary Nodule, Endoscopic Management of Emphysema, Bronchoscopic Thermoplasty, Radiofrequency Ablation of the Peripheral Lung Lesions, Role of Bronchoscopy in Lung Transplantation, Virtual Mapping, Current Status of Pleuroscopy.

Low Back Pain, An Issue of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics

1st Edition
Volume 21-4
November 22, 2010
Alison Stout
English
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Articles in this issue include: "Low Back Pain: Health Care Dilemma”, “Anatomic and Biomechanical Principles of the Lumbar Spine”, “Diagnosis of Low Back Pain: Imaging and Electrodiagnostics”, “Axial Low Back Pain: Disc, Posterior Element, Sacroiliac Joint as Pain Generators”, “Radicular Pain”, “Myofascial Pain and Referral Patterns”, “Osteoporosis and Compression Fracture”, “Exercise for Low Back Pain”, “Pharmacologic Treatment for Low Back Pain”, “Complementary and Alternative Medicine Treatments for Low Back Pain”, “Interventional Treatments for Low Back Pain – General Risks”, “Epidural Steroid Injections”, “Z-joint and SIJ Intra-Articular Injection and Diagnostic Blocks”, “Radiofrequency Neurotomy”, “Discography/IDET/Bi... “Vertebroplasty/Kyph... “Pumps/Stims”, “Chronic Low Back Pain and Psychosocial Issues."

Genetics of Cardiomyopathy and Heart Failure, An Issue of Heart Failure Clinics

1st Edition
Volume 6-2
April 22, 2010
Calum MacRae
English
Hardback
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This issue explores the genetic basis of specific cardiomyopathies and phenotypic components of heart failure with an eye to the clinical implications of this genetic knowledge. An understanding of the genetic causes of disease can aid in development of effective prevention and management strategies.

Ocular Disease: Mechanisms and Management

1st Edition
March 3, 2010
Leonard A. Levin + 1 more
English
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Ocular Disease—a newly introduced companion volume to the classic Adler’s Physiology of the Eye—correlates basic science and clinical management to describe the how and why of eye disease processes and the related best management protocols. Editors Leonard A. Levin and Daniel M. Albert—two of the world’s leading ophthalmic clinician-scientists... recruited as contributors the most expert and experienced authorities available in each of the major areas of ophthalmic disease specific to ophthalmology: retina, cornea, cataract, glaucoma, uveitis, and more. The concise chapter structure features liberal use of color—with 330 full-color line artworks, call-out boxes, summaries, and schematics for easy navigation and understanding. In print and online at expertconsult.com, this comprehensive resource provides you with a better and more practical understanding of the science behind eye disease and its relation to treatment.

Current Topics in Anesthesia for Head and Neck Surgery , An Issue of Anesthesiology Clinics

1st Edition
Volume 28-3
October 8, 2010
Joshua H. Atkins + 1 more
English
Hardback
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This issue brings the anesthesiologist up to date on current essential topics in anesthesia for otolaryngologic surgery, covering the newest cutting-edge procedures. Topics covered include functional vocal cord surgery; functional endoscopic sinus surgery & skull base surgery; pediatric and adult laryngeal/tracheal surgery; jet ventilation; middle ear; neuromonitoring; transoral robotic surgery; lasur surgery and fire hazards in ENT; office-based procedures; applications of ultrasound in ENT (nerve blocks & airway assessment); LMAs for surgery procedures in head and neck; and anesthesia, OSA, and upper airway collapsibility.

Uniformed Services Nursing, An Issue of Nursing Clinics

1st Edition
Volume 45-2
June 29, 2010
Deborah J. Kenny + 1 more
English
Hardback
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This issue of Nursing Clinics, Guest Edited by LTC Deborah Kenny, AN, USA, and Bonnie Jennings, DNSc, RN, FAAN, on the topic of Uniformed Services Nursing will include the following article topics: Pain Management of the Air Evacuation Patient; Iron Deficiency Anemia in Active Duty Soldiers; Clinical Implications for Sweat Calcium Loss in Soldiers; Clinical Implications Associated with Disaster Nursing; Deployment Issues; Care of the Military Person with Pressure Ulcers; Competencies Required for Wartime; Military Nursing Response to the SARS Epidemic in Taiwan; Deployment Issues in the Air Force; and Clinical Issues at Landstuhl regional Medical Center in Germany.

Drug Hypersensitivity, An Issue of Medical Clinics of North America

1st Edition
Volume 94-4
July 2, 2010
Werner J. Pichler
English
Hardback
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This issue of the Medical Clinics of North America brings the internist up to date on the latest approaches to drug hypersensitivity. Acute symptoms and reactions such as urticaria, angioedema, anaphylaxis, anaphylactic shock are covered. Delayed symptoms such as MPE, SDRIFE, delayed urticaria, vasculitis, Stevens-Johnson Syndrome, toxic epidermal necrolysis, AGEP, and DRESS/D(i)HS are also covered. Complex clinical pictures are explored, including the side effects to biologics, anticoagulation (including HIT), and cytostatic drugs (such asoxaliplatin, cisplatin, paclitaxel, and others). Other topics include perioperative anaphylaxis, betalactam hypersensitivity, and NSAID intolerance.

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

1st Edition
Volume 45-3
September 28, 2010
Mimi Mahon
English
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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.

Wounds and Wound Management, An Issue of Surgical Clinics

1st Edition
Volume 90-6
December 9, 2010
Michael D. Caldwell
English
Hardback
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This issue of the Surgical Clinics will focus on new advances in Wound Healing and will include articles on The Progression of Wound Surgery, Foot Wounds in the Diabetic Patient, Decubitus Ulcer Prevention and Treatment, Intraabdominal Wound Healing, Anastamotic Healing, Adhesions, Venous Ablation and Reconstruction for the Treatment of Venous Stasis Ulceration, Endovascular Arterial Techniques for CLI, Unusual and Difficult Wounds (Calciphylazis, Vasculitis, Pyoderma Gangrenosum, Necrobiosis Lipoidica Diabeticorum, Pyogenic Granuloma), Complex Wounds and Their Management (Fournier’s, Necrotizing Fasciitis, Open Orthopedic Injuries), Wound Microbial Ecology, Biofilms, Bioengineered Skin and Dermal Substitutes.

Contemporary Concepts in the Diagnosis of Oral and Dental Disease, An Issue of Dental Clinics

1st Edition
Volume 55-1
December 14, 2010
Ira Lamster
English
Hardback
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Guest editor Ira Lamster offers readers the latest in contemporary concepts in the diagnosis of oral and dental disease. Topics will include the diagnostic process, periodontal disease, caries and endodontic disease, oral cancer, differential diagnosis of temporomandibular disorders and other orofacial pain disorders, disorders of malocclusion, mucosal disorders, imaging technology for implant diagnosis, the influence of systemic diseases on the diagnosis of oral disease, saliva as a diagnostic fluid, salivary gland disease, and much more!

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