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  • Burn Rehabilitation, An Issue of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 22-2
    • Peter C. Esselman + 1 more
    • English
    Acute Assessment and Management, Positioning, Splinting, Contracture Management, Exercise, Wound Care, Hypertrophic Scar, Hand Burns, Neuromuscular Musculoskeletal and Other (Electrical Injuries), Amputation Management, Psychosocial, Pain and Itch, Vocational/Return to Work, Reconstruction.

  • Palliative Care, An Issue of Primary Care Clinics in Office Practice

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 38-2
    • Serife Eti Karakas
    • English
    Palliative care focuses on reducing the severity of disease symptoms in order to prevent and relieve suffering and to improve the quality of life for people facing serious, complex illness. Primary care providers are often the coordinators of palliative care and need to be well versed in all aspects of providing palliative care. This issue covers important topics in palliative care, such as prognosis, management of several end-stage diseases, and management of severe symptoms. The issue could be helpful to a physician studying for subspecialty certification in hospice and palliative medicine.

  • Surgical Oncology in the Community Cancer Center, An Issue of Surgical Oncology Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 20-3
    • Frederick L. Greene
    • English
    This issue of Surgical Oncology Clinics of North America, guest edited by Dr. Frederick Greene, focuses on Surgical Oncology in the Community Cancer Center. An array of experts have come together to explore topics on Sarcoma Management, Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy, Multidisciplinary Clinics and the Surgeon's Role in the Hospital Cancer Program, Breast Cancer Care in the Community Cancer Center, Lumpectomy versus Mastectomy Rates in the Community Setting, American College of Surgeons Oncology Group trials and the Community Surgeon, Quality Surgical Oncology Care in the Community: Training versus Hospital Volume, The Impact of Dedicated Tumor Boards in Clinical Trials, The National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers: Quality Improvement Through Standard Setting, and much more.

  • Regional Analgesia and Acute Pain Management, An Issue of Anesthesiology Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 29-2
    • Sugantha Ganapathy + 1 more
    • English
    This issue brings the anesthesiologist up to date on current essential topics in regional analgesia and acute pain management, including the latest state-of-the-art techniques and drugs. Subjects covered include prevention and treatment of local anesthetic systemic and neurotoxicity; complications of RA and pain management (medicolegal issues including anticoagulation, infection, etc.); assessment and treatment of post block neurologic injury (history, physical, investigations, EMG, NCS); new ultrasound guided techniques for peripheral nerve blocks and evidence based outcome review; emerging techniques and drugs for neuraxial and paravertebral blocks; local infiltration analgesia (for a variety of surgical procedures, wound infusions, infusion devices); continuous PNB in hospital and at home; recent advances in multimodal analgesia (new drugs & strategies, such as capsaisin, long acting opioid and local anesthetics); challenges in acute pain management (including the opioid tolerant patient, patients with comorbidities such as MS, DM and renal failure); economics and practice management issues associated with acute pain management; pediatric pain management; new concepts of acute pain management (including strategies to prevent chronic pain, opioid induced hyperalgesia, and more).

  • Toolbox for Autologous Breast Reconstruction, An Issue of Clinics in Plastic Surgery

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 38-2
    • Maurice Y. Nahabedian
    • English
    Overview of Perforator Imaging and Flap Perfusion Technologies; Assessing Perforator Architecture; Acoustic Doppler Sonography, Color Duplex Ultrasound, and Laser Doppler Flowmetry as Tools for Successful Autologous Breast Reconstruction; Doppler Sonography and Color Duplex Imaging; Computerized Tomographic and Magnetic Resonance Angiography-Technica... CT Angiography: Clinical Applications; CT Angiography: Assessing Outcomes; Non-contrast Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Preoperative Perforator Mapping; Contrast Enhanced Magnetic Resonance; Dynamic Infrared Thermography (DIRT); Fluorescent Angiography; Near Infrared Spectroscopy in Autologous Breast Reconstruction; Implantable Doppler System; Noninvasive Tissue Oximetry

  • Women's Issues in Gastroenterology, An Issue of Gastroenterology Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 40-2
    • Barbara Frank
    • English
    The guest editors of this issue have assembled expert authors to discuss issues in gastroenterology unique to female patients. After reading the articles in this issue, readers should be able to determine whether gender influences diagnosis and treatment of functional disorders, evaluate problems in the pregnant patient, explain immune diseases of the GI, and discuss unique genetic aspects of Lynch Syndrome and IBD.

  • The Exotic Animal Respiratory System Medicine, An Issue of Veterinary Clinics: Exotic Animal Practice

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 14-2
    • Cathy A. Johnson-Delaney + 1 more
    • English
    The busy exotic animal practitioner will find this unique issue packed with useful, practical information on the exotic animal respiratory system. The majority of the issue will cover the anatomy, physiology, and diseases of the respiratory systems in pet birds, reptiles, rabbits, amphibians, fish, and small mammals.

  • Testes Cancer, An Issue of Hematology/Oncology Clinics of North America

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 25-3
    • Timothy Gilligan
    • English
    Dr. Gilligan has recruited global experts to contribute articles on the topic of testes cancer. The issue is organized to mimic the clinical process of detection, treatment, and management. Included in the issue are articles on the biology, interpretation, and imaging of germ cell tumors; early stage and stage II of seminomas and nonseminomas; first, second, and third line of chemotherapy for disseminated germ cell tumors, resection of residual masses, and treatment of brain metastases.

  • Ruminant Toxicology, An Issue of Veterinary Clinics: Food Animal Practice

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 27-2
    • Gary Osweiler
    • English
    Guest Editor Gary Osweiler presents a comprehensive look at ruminant toxicology. Topics will include biofuels co-products tolerance and toxicology for ruminants, diagnostic toxicology for ruminants, metal/mineral poisoning and interactions, reproductive toxicants in forage and grain crops, ruminant mycotoxicoses, antidotes and therapy for ruminant toxicants, western plant hazardous to ruminants, southeastern toxic plants affecting ruminants, northeastern plants toxic to ruminants, industrial and commercial products affecting ruminants, water quality and ruminant health and productivity, ,and much more!

  • Bariatrics for the Endoscopist, An Issue of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 21-2
    • Christopher Thompson
    • English
    The clinical implications of obesity have pervaded several specialties since treatments include medical and surgical intervention. In this issue, Dr. Thompson has created an issue that addresses topics of concern to endoscopists: important concerns in the endoscopic unit, presurgical evaluation, postoperative care, sedation, and endoscopic management of common complications. Further, special articles are included on endoscopic revisions to failed gastric bypass as well as reimbursement and regulatory issues.

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