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  • Advances in Cardiac and Aortic Surgery, An Issue of Surgical Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 89-4
    • John A. Kern + 1 more
    • English
    Proposed topics for this issue include: Cardiac Screening Prior to Non-Cardiac Surgery ; Non-Invasive Imaging of the Heart and Coronary Arteries; Cardiopulmonary Bypass / ECMO / Left Heart Bypass: Indications, Techniques and Complications; On Pump versus Off Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting; Surgical Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation; Minimally Invasive Valve Surgery; Valve Sparing Aortic Root Operations; Great Vessel, Aortic and Cardiac Trauma; Indications for the Treatment of Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms; Stent Grafts for Thoracic Aortic Pathology; Approach to the Treatment of Aortic Dissections; Indications and Treatment of Great Vessel Occlusive Disease; Surgical Therapy for the Failing Heart (DOR / VAD / Transplantation); Current Status of Percutaneous Valve Therapy; Congenital Heart Surgery in the Adult.

  • Advances in Cardiac Computed Tomography, An Issue of Cardiology Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 27-4
    • Mario J. Garcia
    • English
    Computed tomography (CT) is becoming increasingly more important in the diagnosis of cardiac disease. As more hospitals purchase scanners for cardiac CT, more cardiologists are learning how to interpret the scans. This issue is geared to helping cardiologists understand and adopt this new modality. It includes articles on CT angiography, evaluation of the coronary atherosclerotic plaque, evaluation of heart valves, and electrophysiology applications of CT, among others.

  • Neuroendovascular Management: Anatomy and Techniques, An Issue of Neurosurgery Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 20-3
    • Robert H. Rosenwasser + 1 more
    • English
    Vascular Anatomy: The Head, Neck and Skull Base; Neurovascular Anatomy of the Brain and Skull; Vascular Anatomy of the Spine and Spinal Cord; Intracranial Collateral Anastomoses - Relevance to Endovascular Procedures; CT Imaging, MR Imaging and Ultrasound; Applications to Endovascular Procedures; Techniques and Devices in Neuroendovascular Procedures; Percutaneous Vertebroplasty; Inferior Petrosal Sinus Sampling in the Diagnosis of Sellar Neuropathology; Physiological Testing; Balloon Occlusion Testing, and WADA Testing in Neuroendovascular Procedures

  • Renal Disease, An Issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 25-3
    • Edgar V. Lerma
    • English
    This new issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine, guest edited by Edgar Lerma, examines critical aspects of renal disease from anatomic and physiologic changes in the aging kidney, to ethical issues in elderly with patients with renal disease. Authors from the United States and abroad cover topics in this issue such as: drug dosing and the elderly kidney, diabetic nephropathy, renal replacement therapy, glomerular diseases in the elderly, urinary tract infections, obstructive uropathy, and urinary incontinence.

  • Fetal Neurology, An Issue of Clinics in Perinatology

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 36-3
    • Adre J du Plessis
    • English
    Fetal Neurology is covered in this issue of Clinics in Perinatology, guest edited by Dr. Adre du Plessis. The genetic basis of normal brain development and its disorders is explored, including reviews on the prosencephalon, the cerebral cortex, and the cerebellum. Next, normal and abnormal circulatory support of the fetal brain is covered, with articles on normal fetal cerebral substrate supply, disorders of placental circulation and the fetal brain, and disorders of fetal circulation and the fetal brain. Toxic-metabolic causes of disturbed brain development is reviewed, including articles on primary disorders of metabolism and disturbed fetal brain development and maternal drug abuse and impaired fetal brain development. Next, a section on infectious-inflammat... causes of disturbed brain development includes articles on fetal viral infections and impaired brain development and fetal inflammation and impaired brain development. A section on disorders of labor and delivery covers fetal hypoxia insults and patterns of brain injury, the fetal heart rate response to hypoxia, and non-asphyxial hypoxic-ischemic brain injury during prolonged labor. The issue closes with a section on advances in fetal neurodiagnostic testing, including reviews on imaging the fetal brain, quantitative fetal heart rate techniques, and fetal magnetoencephalograp... for assessment of fetal neurologic function.

  • Contrast-Induced Nephropathy and Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis, An Issue of Radiologic Clinics of North America

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 47-5
    • Sameh K. Morcos
    • English
    Damage to the kidneys continues to be a serious problem related to the use of gadolinium as a contrast agent. This issue not only describes the dangers and controversies related to contrast-induced nephropathies but also provides advice for identifying patients at risk and recommending other imaging options.

  • Saunders Comprehensive Review for the NAVLE®

    • 1st Edition
    • Patricia Schenck
    • English
    Don't leave your performance on the NAVLE® to chance! With so many ways to review for the veterinary board exam, studying is easy with Saunders Comprehensive Review for the NAVLE® -- and it's a smart investment! In-depth coverage of essential information in each of the major veterinary disciplines ensures that you are studying with the best veterinary board review book available. Written by noted educator Patricia Schenck to follow NAVLE® specifications, this valuable resource is the only book with companion website review package created specifically to help with NAVLE® exam preparation.NAVLE is a registered trademark owned by the National Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners. This publication is not licensed by, endorsed by, or affiliated with the National Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners.

  • Bacterial and Parasitic Diseases, An Issue of Veterinary Clinics: Exotic Animal Practice

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 12-3
    • Laura Wade
    • English
    The latest information on bacterial and parasitic diseases in exotic pet animals for the exotic animal veterinarian. Species to be covered include passerines, psittacines, anseriformes, birds of prey, ferrets, rabbits, primates, fish, and more.

  • Anxiety Disorders, An Issue of Psychiatric Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 32-3
    • Hans-Ulrich Wittchen + 1 more
    • English
    Topics include: The size and burden of Anxiety worldwide: An update, Patterns of comorbidity and the structure of anxiety and mental disorders revisited: Lumping or splitting?, Anxiety and anxiety disorders in children and adolescents: Developmental issues, precursor conditions, etc., Anxiety disorder - all the same? Anxiety as fear circuitry disorders Anxiety disorders - all the same? Genetic and psychoneuroendocrino... mechanisms, First line treatment: A critical appraisal of CBT developments and alternatives, Panic/ Agoraphobia, GAD, Social Phobia, Specific phobias, stress-related disorders and PTSD, OCD and related disorders, Public Health Perspective: Why did we fail?

  • Pediatric Endocrinology: Part I, An Issue of Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 38-3
    • Robert Rappaport
    • English
    This two-part issue of the Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinics of North America brings the practicing endocrinologist up to date on the most important topics in pediatric endocrinology. Part I covers genomics: genetic disorders and new techniques; newborn screening; hormones in the premature infant; congenital disorders of the thyroid: hyper/hypo; glucose in the PIC setting; diabetes prevention; obesity: etiology, prevention, and treatment; metabolic syndrome in pediatrics; complementary and alternative medicine in pediatric endocrinology; imaging in pediatric endocrine dosoirders; U/S gonads; and global epidemiology of Type 1 diabetes.

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