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    • Les Globules rouges

      Avancées fondamentales et applications cliniques
      • 1st Edition
      • Loïc Garçon + 1 more
      • French

    • Immunology for Medical Students

      • 4th Edition
      • Matthew Buckland
      • English
      Immunology for Medical Students, Fourth Edition provides concise yet comprehensive information for medical students about the basic science of the human immune system, and how to apply this to clinical practice.The book provides a detailed overview of how the immune system works, covers physiology, innate and adaptive immunity and the immune system in health and disease. Readers will learn how to assess a patient with an immune problem and understand from first principles the diagnosis and management of immune disorders.This popular book is an ideal companion for medical school courses and has been fully updated to include the latest science on immunotherapies.

    • IgE-Mediated Food Allergies, An Issue of Immunology and Allergy Clinics of North America

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 45-3
      • Bruce J. Lanser
      • English
      In this issue of Immunology & Allergy Clinics, guest editor Dr. Bruce Lanser brings his considerable expertise to the topic of IgE-Mediated Food Allergy. Top experts provide a current and comprehensive understanding of the state of IgE mediated food allergy in children and adolescents, including diagnosis, management, and treatment, with special focus on the unique approach to caring for infants, allergy to certain foods/groups, and the school setting.

    • Allergic Skin Diseases, An Issue of Immunology and Allergy Clinics of North America

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 45-4
      • Peck Ong
      • English
      In this issue of Immunology & Allergy Clinics, guest editor Dr. Peck Ong brings his considerable expertise to the topic of Allergic Skin Diseases. Top experts provide an updated clinical guide in the management of atopic dermatitis, chronic urticaria, itch and cutaneous mastocytosis. Articles also cover the emerging area of prevention of atopic dermatitis. Discussions include the mechanisms IgE development in atopic dermatitis, novel methods for predicting the development of atopic dermatitis in infants, targeting skin barrier defects, pollutant triggers and microbiome as potential treatments.

    • Immune Deficiency, An Issue of Immunology and Allergy Clinics of North America

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 45-2
      • Jessica Galant-Swafford + 1 more
      • English
      In this issue of Immunology and Allergy Clinics, guest editors Drs. Cullen M. Dutmer and Jessica Galant-Swafford bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Immune Deficiency. This issue is designed to enhance readers’ understanding of molecular diagnostic approaches for inborn errors of immunity and build a framework for interrogating gene sequencing results; help clinicians recognize the prevalence and importance of non-infectious complications of inborn errors of immunity, consider therapeutic interventions that are tailored to the molecular diagnosis, and learn to identify approaches to hasten time to diagnosis of inborn errors of immunity; and review the role of immunoglobulin therapy in managing disease and revisit how vaccinations can aid in probing humoral immunity integrity.

    • Crash Course Haematology and Immunology

      For the MLA and Medical Exams
      • 6th Edition
      • Priya Sriskandarajah + 3 more
      • Varun Mehra
      • English
      Crash Course – your effective every-day study companion PLUS the perfect antidote for exam stress! Save time and be assured you have the essential information you need in one place to excel on your course and achieve exam success.A winning formula now for over 25 years, having sold over 1 million copies and translated in over 8 languages, each series volume has been fine-tuned and fully updated to make your life easier. Especially written by senior students or junior doctors/residents – those who understand what is essential for exam success – with all information thoroughly checked and quality assured by expert Faculty Advisers, the result is books that exactly meet your needs and you know you can trust.Each chapter guides you succinctly through the full range of curriculum topics in the MLA syllabus, integrating clinical considerations with the relevant basic science and avoiding unnecessary or confusing detail. Text boxes help you get to the hints, tips and key points you need fast! A fully revised self-assessment section matching the latest exam formats is included to check your understanding and aid exam preparation. The accompanying enhanced, downloadable eBook completes this invaluable learning package.Series volumes have been honed to meet the requirements of today’s medical students, although the range of other health students and professionals who need rapid access to the essentials of haematology and immunology will also love the unique approach of Crash Course. Whether you need to get out of a fix or aim for a distinction Crash Course is for you!This updated edition features brand new high-resolution colour images of commonly tested blood films, vivid photographs of haematological skin manifestations, and revamped immunology sections. All new OSCE cases as well as MLA style questions, it covers cutting-edge immunological advancements including mRNA vaccines, biologics, and CAR-T therapy, providing an essential visual and theoretical resource for students.

    • Exercise and the Airway, An Issue of Immunology and Allergy Clinics of North America

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 45-1
      • Laura Graciela Gochicoa Rangel + 1 more
      • English
      In this issue of Immunology and Allergy Clinics, guest editors Drs. J. Tod Olin and Laura Graciela Gochicoa Rangel bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Airway and Exercise. Top experts discuss upper airway disorders as they relate to exercise, with a notable focus on exercise-induced laryngeal obstruction. Other topics include the physiology and diagnostics involved in the care of patients with excessive dynamic airways collapse; mechanisms, diagnostics, and therapeutics for exercise-induced asthma and bronchoconstriction; diagnosing breathing pattern disorders and more.

    • Précis d'allergologie

      • 1st Edition
      • Gisèle Kanny + 3 more
      • French
      La collection « Elsevier Monographies » permet aux praticiens d’approfondir et d’actualiser leurs connaissances, en exposant les données fondamentales actuelles et leurs applications dans la pratique clinique.Les affections allergiques sont de plus en plus fréquentes, en réaction à des éléments naturellement présents dans notre environnement ou introduits plus récemment. L’allergie, considérée comme une maladie environnementale, constitue une « véritable épidémie des temps modernes », en raison de son développement rapide et de son impact dans la population. Elle se caractérise par la multiplicité des facteurs en cause.Abordant les affections allergiques comme des pathologies sociétale, ce Précis d’allergologie présente de façon claire, synthétique et didactique les mécanismes immunologiques et physiopathologiques de l’allergie, les manifestations cliniques, la démarche diagnostique et thérapeutique. L’ouvrage explore l’ensemble des réactions allergiques : allergies systémiques, oculaires, ORL, pulmonaires, cutanées, digestives, qu’elles soient liées à une hypersensibilité à des aéroallergènes, à des aliments, aux insectes, aux médicaments et aux dispositifs médicaux ou à des substances professionnelles.Con... pour apporter une aide dans la pratique clinique, tout en s’appuyant sur les connaissances scientifiques actuelles, l’ouvrage propose, pour chaque chapitre, des focus sur des notions plus complexes, des encadrés « Que retenir ? », des fiches pratiques, des cas cliniques et des quiz.Le Précis d’allergologie s’adresse ainsi à tous les professionnels de santé impliqués dans la prise en charge pluridisciplinaire et chronique des sujets allergiques, qu’ils soient médecins (allergologues, généralistes, urgentistes, pédiatres, internistes, pneumologues, dermatologues, ophtalmologistes, oto-rhino-laryngolog... gastro-entérologues, etc.), pharmaciens ou infirmiers, en formation ou en exercice. Il s’adresse à tout citoyen concerné par les pathologies environnementales et allergiques : les patients, leur entourage, les employeurs, les collectivités et les décideurs en santé.POINTS CLÉSLes mécanismes immunologiques de la réaction allergique.Les différentes affections allergiques en fonction des manifestations et des éléments déclencheurs.La prise en charge des patients au quotidien.Gisèle Kanny est Professeur de médecine interne, immunologie clinique et allergologie au centre hospitalier régional et universitaire de Nancy et à la faculté de médecine, maïeutique et métiers de la santé, université de Lorraine.Abdallah Khelifi-Touhami est Docteur en médecine, spécialiste en pneumologie et allergologie à Aix-en-Provence.Chri... André-Botté est Docteur en médecine, spécialiste en biologie, chef du service d’Immunologie au pôle Laboratoires du centre hospitalier régional et universitaire de Nancy et coordinatrice régionale d’hémovigilance et de sécurité transfusionnelle auprès de l’agence régionale de santé du Grand Est.Jane-Laure Danan est Docteur en sciences de la vie et de la santé, titulaire d’un master en pédagogie et sciences de l’éducation et directrice de l’Institut européen du thermalisme situé à faculté de médecine, maïeutique et métiers de la santé, université de Lorraine.

    • Urticaria and Angioedema, An Issue of Immunology and Allergy Clinics of North America

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 44-3
      • Jenny Stitt
      • English
      In this issue of Immunology and Allergy Clinics, guest editor Dr. Jenny Stitt brings her considerable expertise to the topic of Urticaria and Angioedema. Top experts focus on pathophysiology, guidelines-based treatments, and emerging treatments, with coverage of inducible urticarias; urticaria: impact on quality of life and economic cost; acquired angioedema; therapeutics for hereditary angioedema: on-demand and prophylactic; and more.