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    • Preventive Cardiology in the Elderly, An Issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 25-4
      • December 24, 2009
      • Michael W. Rich + 1 more
      • English
      • Hardback
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      With cardiovascular disease as the leading cause of death in the United States, the topic of preventive cardiology deserves intense examination. Michael Rich and George Mensah guest edit this issue, which explores important topics, such as the burden of cardiovascular disease, updates on hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and diabetes, all geared towards the elderly patient. This issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine also covers the effects of physical activity on cardiovascular and non-cardiovascular outcomes, impact of strength and resistance training on cardiovascular risk factors and outcomes, cellular mechanisms and the effects of caloric restriction, obesity and the obesity paradox, and the primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular diseases in older adults.

    • Emerging Concepts in MR Angiography, An Issue of Magnetic Resonance Imaging Clinics

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 17-1
      • May 13, 2009
      • William J. Weadock + 1 more
      • English
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      Angiography is a minimally invasive medical test that helps physicians diagnose and treat medical conditions. More and more physicians have been using Magnetic Resonance Angiography due to the fact that it is a noninvasive imaging technique that does not involve exposure to radiation. This current and up-to-date new issue of MRI Clinics explores MRA with many articles written by clinicians at the top of their field. Topics include: Dynamic 4D MRA of the Abdomen, Pediatric MR Angiography, and Non Contrast MRA.

    • Evidence-based Dentistry, An Issue of Dental Clinics

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 53-1
      • March 10, 2009
      • Mark V. Thomas
      • English
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      Guest editor Mark Thomas offers readers the latest in evidence-based dentistry. Topics will include incorporating evidence-based dentistry into the classroom and the private practice clinical setting, risk assessment of periodontal disease, and quantifying efficacy and risk. Specific evidence-based decision making articles will feature amalgam versus composite, single tooth replacement, the asymptomatic third molar, effectiveness of sealants, caries risk assessment and treatment, and much more!

    • Cancer Emergencies, Part 1, An Issue of Emergency Medicine Clinics

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 27-2
      • June 17, 2009
      • Mohamud Daya + 1 more
      • English
      • Hardback
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      First of a two-part issue dealing with Cancer Emergencies by Drs. Mohamud Daya and Charles Thomas. Topics with include: "Spinal Cord Compression," "Cerebral Edema," "Acute Renal Failure," "Electrolyte Disorders," and more!

    • Hepatology, An Issue of Veterinary Clinics: Small Animal Practice

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 39-3
      • June 26, 2009
      • P. Jane Armstrong + 1 more
      • English
      • Hardback
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      Current, important information on hepatology for all small animal practitioners! This issue will present articles on classification of liver disease, pathophysiology, diagnostic imaging, biopsy techniques, idiopathic hepatitis and cirrhosis in dogs, copper-associated hepatitis in dogs, congenital vascular disease, biliary diseases, hepatic lipidosis in cats, and more!

    • New Perspectives in Equine Colic, An Issue of Veterinary Clinics: Equine Practice

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 25-2
      • July 31, 2009
      • Frank M. Andrews
      • English
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      A current, comprehensive issue on management of colic in horses. Topics include equine gastric ulcer syndrome, impactions of the small and large intestine, enterolithiasis, antiendotoxin therapies, inflammatory bowel disease and chronic colic, colitis in hospitalized horses, parasitism, coagulopathies in horses with colic, post-operative ileus and prokinetic agents, post-operative complications, prognostic indicators and survival, feasibility and creation of an international audit and database of equine colic surgery, and much more!

    • Fungal Disease, An Issue of Clinics in Chest Medicine

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 30-2
      • May 26, 2009
      • George A. Sarosi + 1 more
      • English
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      In this imporatant update, the guest editors have brought together experts in fungal disease to discuss some of the most important topics in this area: histoplasmosis, blastomycosis, coccidioidomycosis, PCP, cryptococcosis, fungal infections in the era of biologics, Candida in the ICU, Aspergillus pulmonary syndromes, fungal disease in BMT and SOT, fungal complications of lung transplantation, Moulds, serology and Ag testing, role of BAL in rapid diagnosis, molecular testing, and overview of antifungal agents.

    • Preoperative Medical Consultation: A Multidisciplinary Approach, An Issue of Anesthesiology Clinics

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 27-4
      • December 24, 2009
      • Lee A. Fleisher + 1 more
      • English
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      This issue brings together leading specialists from diverse fields including multiple subspecialties of anesthesiology, as well as surgery, cardiology, oncology, neurology, hospital medicine, endocrinology, and others. A multidisciplinary approach is essential to patient safety and optimal outcomes, so this valuable and unique monograph brings the anesthesiologist up to date on current integrated methods of preoperative assessment, consultation, and patient preparation for surgery. Article topics include preoperative evaluation and prep of the patient for cardiac surgery; noncardiac surgery in the patient with heart disease; identification and evaluation of the patient with lung disease; surgery on the patient with endocrine dysfunction; obesity, metabolic syndrome, and the surgical patient; surgery in a patient with liver disease; surgery in the patient with renal dysfunction; anemia in the preoperative patient; perioperative anticoagulant management; preop prep of the surgical patient with neurologic disease; and emergency and urgent surgery.

    • Chronic Rhinosinusitis, An Issue of Immunology and Allergy Clinics

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 29-4
      • December 1, 2009
      • Wytske J. Fokkens
      • English
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      This issue will focus on treatments for Chronic Rhinosinusitis. Dr. Wyste Fokkens guest edits topics such as: "Inflammatory mechanisms in chronic rhinosinusitis with or without nasal polyposis," "European versus Asian Chronic rhinosinusitis. What did it teach us and what do we want to know," "Epithelium, cilia and mucus, their importance in chronic rhinosinusitis Noam Cohen Noam," "Aspirin intolerance: does desensitization alter the course of the disease," "Anti-inflammatory effects of macrolides: applications in CRS," and more!

    • Child Abuse and Neglect: Advancements and Challenges in the 21st Century, An Issue of Pediatric Clinics

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 56-2
      • May 1, 2009
      • Andrew Sirotnak
      • English
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      Child Abuse and Neglect is reviewed in this issue of Pediatric Clinics, guest edited by Dr. Andrew Sirotnak. Authorities in the field have come together to pen articles on physical abuse (including abusive head trauma, retinal hemorrhages, and fractures), neglect (including drug exposed children, what has changed, what is reported, cultural aspects, system response, and outcomes), systems (including foster care, home visitation models, child abuse prevention education, implications for child advocacy efforts, mental health care for the abused child and the offending family, challenges in access to care, public policy, child fatality review teams, the growth of systematic review, changes in definitions of SIDS, SUDS, and domestic violence prevention) and the future of the child abuse field (including education and subspecialty certification, the role of the primary care provider, the medical legal interface, and old and new national and international challenges).

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