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  • Technological Advances in Dentistry and Oral Surgery, An Issue of Dental Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 55-3
    • Harry Dym + 1 more
    • English
    This Issue of Dental Clinics of North America is devoted to technological advances in dentistry.

  • PET Imaging of Thoracic Disease, An Issue of PET Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 6-3
    • Drew A. Torigian + 1 more
    • English
    PET imaging has been used for the assessment of lung cancer for several years for diagnosis, staging, and post-treatment follow up. Expanded applications are now being used and explored in the imaging of the heart, thoracic vascular disease, and chest wall disorders. This issue provides an up-to-date review of the uses of PET for oncologic and nononcologic diseases of the thorax.

  • Organ Failure in Critical Illness, An Issue of Veterinary Clinics: Small Animal Practice

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 41-4
    • Tim Hackett
    • English
    A comprehensive review of critical care for the small animal practitioner! Guest edited by Dr. Tim Hackett, the topics in critical illness will include: cardiovascular issues, respiratory issues, renal issues, alterations in drug metabolism with critical illness, critical illness related to corticosteroid insufficiency, coagulation defects in the critical patient, altered central nervous system function in critical illness, hepatic dysfunction, and much more!

  • Breast Ultrasound, An Issue of Ultrasound Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 6-3
    • Gary Whitman
    • English
    Breast sonography is commonly used to evaluate mammographic and palpable abnormalities, and this issue covers all of the current applications currently in use. Sonography also plays a role in screening for breast cancer and in evaluating the extent of disease in the breast and the regional lymph nodes. This issue also reviews the use of ultrasound to perform biopsies, guide catheters, and deliver radiation therapy.

  • ALI and ARDS: Challenges and Advances, An Issue of Critical Care Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 27-3
    • Lena M. Napolitano + 1 more
    • English
    This issue of Critical Care Clinics will focus on Severe Acute Respiratory DIstress Syndrome and dealing with it in the ICU. Topics will include: Challenges and Successes in ARDS Research;Mechanical ventilation with Lung Protective Strategies: What works?; Gene therapy for ALI/ARDS;High Frequency Oscillatory Ventilation in ALI/ARDS;Prone positioning therapy in ARDS;Recovery and Long-term outcome in ARDS; and Experimental models and emergeing hypotheses for ALI and ARDS

  • Rhinitis, An Issue of Immunology and Allergy Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 31-3
    • Michael A. Kaliner
    • English
    This issue of Immunology and Allergy Clinics of North America brings the clinician up to date on essential topics in rhinitis, including the following. The primary clinical symptoms and their causes are defined. The wide range of current treatments are discussed, including the use of antihistamines, nasal corticosteroids, anticholinergics, decongestants, cromolyn, guafenesin, saline washes, capsaicin, and leukotriene antagonists. The efficacy of allergy avoidance is discussed. The future treatment of rhinitis is also explored. The current understanding of the pathophysiology of allergic rhinitis is covered. The definition, clinical characteristics, and diagnosis of nonallergic rhinopathy are also covered. Causes of rhinitis are presented, including causes of mixed, gustatory, viral, hormonal, pregnancy-related rhinitis medicamentosa; and senile rhinitis. A discussion and comparison of subcutaneous versus sublingual immunotherapy is also explored.

  • From Residency to Retirement: Building a Successful Career in Thoracic Surgery, An Issue of Thoracic Surgery Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 21-3
    • Sean C. Grondin + 1 more
    • English
    This is the first practice management issue ever published in Thoracic Surgery Clinics. The purpose of the issue is to help thoracic surgeons with the day-to-day concerns involved in managing a surgical practice, including setting up and building a practice; billing, coding, and credentialing; administrative responsibilities; and retirement planning.

  • Perthes Disease, An Issue of Orthopedic Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 42-3
    • Charles T. Price + 1 more
    • English
    The Disease Etiology, Epidemiology, Pathophysiology, Classifications, and Natural Evolution of Perthes’ Disease, Imaging for Perthes’ Disease, Prognostic Factors and Outcome MeasuresSection II – Treatment Early in the Course of the Disease (Onset to the Early Fragmentation Stage)Principles of Containment Treatment Aimed at Preventing Femoral Head Deformation in Perthes’ Disease ContainmentSection III – Treatment Late in the Course of the Disease (Late Fragmentation Stage to Early Reconstitution StagePrinciples of Treatment in the Late Stages of Perthes’ DiseaseValgus Osteotomy for Hinge AbductionShelf and/or Reduction and Containment Surgery, Articulated DistractionSection IV- Treatment After Complete Healing of Perthes’ DiseasePrinciples of Treatment of the Sequelae of Perthes’ Disease, Treatment of Coxa Brevis, Re-Shaping the Deformed Femoral Head, Treatment of Femoro-Acetabular Impingement, Resurfacing and THRASection V- Newer Treatment Options Bisphosphonates, Core Decompression

  • Cardio-oncology Related to Heart Failure, An Issue of Heart Failure Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 7-3
    • Daniel J. Lenihan + 1 more
    • English
    As the number of effective anti-neoplastic agents has grown, there has been a concomitant increase in side effects. Cardiotoxicity, and specifically LV dysfunction, remains the limiting factor for many such agents, and is the focus of growing research and clinical emphasis. This issue summarizes for the heart failure specialist the possible ways that chemotherapeutic agents might cause cardiotoxicity as well as the methods for detecting, treating and preventing cardiotoxicity.

  • Elsevier's Integrated Review Genetics

    With STUDENT CONSULT Online Access
    • 2nd Edition
    • Linda R. Adkison
    • English
    Effectively merge basic science and clinical skills with Elsevier's Integrated Review Genetics, by Linda R. Adkison, PhD. This concise, high-yield title in the popular Integrated Review Series focuses on the core knowledge in genetics while linking that information to related concepts from other basic science disciplines. Case-based questions at the end of each chapter enable you to gauge your mastery of the material, and a color-coded format allows you to quickly find the specific guidance you need. Online access via www.studentconsult.c... - included with your purchase - allows you to conveniently access the book's complete text and illustrations online as well as relevant content from other Student Consult titles. This concise and user-friendly reference provides crucial guidance for the early years of medical training and USMLE preparation.

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