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Books in Clinical medicine

Covering diagnosis, management, and evidence-based practice across all medical specialties, this portfolio supports clinicians and researchers. It features current clinical guidelines, case studies, and emerging therapies that enhance patient care and clinical decision-making.

  • Advances in Small Animal Care 2020

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 1-1
    • Philip H. Kass + 8 more
    • English
    This premier volume of Advances in Small Animal Care, a yearly multi-specialty publication, publishes the most current thinking and recent advances in small animal veterinary practice from the voice of a truly distinguished editorial board, including Editor-in-Chief Philip H. Kass and a stellar invited author list. Topics discussed in this first volume are within the areas of behavior, diagnostic imaging, gastroenterology, infectious disease, and nutrition. This volume will appeal to all practicing veterinarians and will inform and enhance clinical practice.　

  • Sleisenger and Fordtran's Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease Review and Assessment

    • 11th Edition
    • Emad Qayed + 1 more
    • English
    Fully updated to include recent advances in the field, Sleisenger and Fordtran's Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease Review and Assessment, 11th Edition, prepares you for certification and recertification exams using an effective question-and-answer format that follows the ABIM blueprint. Every question reflects current standards of practice and simulates what you’re likely to see on the exam. Use this review tool as a stand-alone resource, or combine it with the Sleisenger and Fordtran's Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease text for further information and study.

  • Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Moving into the 21st Century, An Issue of Clinics in Liver Disease

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 24-4
    • Catherine Frenette
    • English
    In collaboration with Consulting Editor, Dr. Norman Gitlin, Guest Editor Dr. Catherine Frenette has assembled expert authors to provide current updates on Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC). This issue asks important questions and provides answers and current thoughts on the staging and treatment of HCC. Clinical review articles are specifically dedicated to the following topics: The Changing Global Epidemiology of Hepatocellular Carcinoma; Prevention Strategies for HCC; Biomarkers or Biopsy for Diagnosis of HCC; Screening and Surveillance Strategies to Improve the Chance of Success; Imaging Diagnosis of HCC; Surgical Resection: Old dog--Any new tricks; Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Liver Transplant: How Will Organ Allocation Changes Affect the HCC Patient Within Transplant Criteria; Downstaging to Liver Transplant: Success Involves Choosing the Right Patient; Locoregional Therapies for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: What has Changed in the Past Ten Years; External Beam Radiotherapy: Is There a Place for This in HCC Treatment; Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors and Hepatocellular Carcinoma; Immuno-oncology for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: The Present and the Future; Management of Side Effects of Systemic Therapies for HCC: Guide for the Hepatologist; and Why a Multi-disciplinary Tumor Board is Critical for Success with Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Readers will come away with the information they need to improve patient outcomes in the patient with HCC.

  • Talley and O'Connor's Examination Medicine

    A Guide to Physician Training
    • 9th Edition
    • Nicholas J. Talley + 1 more
    • English
    Talley & O’Connor’s Examination Medicine: A guide to physician training, has prepared generations of physician trainees and medical students for their clinical examinations.　Instru... informative and aligned with current practice, this ninth edition gives you an overview of what to expect, what is expected of you and how to develop a mature clinical approach to complex medical problems.　Talley and O'Connor share their valuable advice on how to prepare for the examinations, use your time to best effect and avoid common pitfalls to ensure you give your best possible performance in your examinations and beyond.

  • Genética médica

    • 6th Edition
    • Lynn B. Jorde + 2 more
    • Spanish
    Nueva edición de este texto que integra los conceptos clave con la práctica clínica, presentándolos mediante numerosas ilustraciones, tablas, resúmenes de conceptos y otros recursos diseñados para potenciar un aprendizaje eficaz y la comprensión del contenido más complejo en el campo de la genética médica. Aborda los temas más actuales, incluida las escalas de riesgo poligénico y sus posibles aplicaciones en la diabetes, el cáncer y las cardiopatías, y las últimas tecnologías de secuenciación y su aplicación clínica en las pruebas genéticas y el diagnóstico. Ofrece una descripción totalmente actualizada de las distintas modalidades y aplicciones de las pruebas genéticas. Incluye cuadros de comentarios clínicos que muestran cómo la ciencia básica de la genética tiene aplicaciones reales en los problemas diarios de los pacientes, y que sirven de preparación para los cursos basados en la resolución de problemas. Ilustra los conceptos clave con ejemplos basados en enfermedades comunes para mostrar su relevancia en la práctica clínica. Cuenta con prácticos conceptos clave, más de 230 fotografías, ilustraciones y tablas, e historias de pacientes y familias que aportan una perspectiva de gran utilidad sobre las enfermedades y su tratamiento. Acceso a StudentConsult.com donde contiene preguntas de autoevaluación de cada capítulo y 200 preguntas adicionales online. (en inglés)

  • Endoscopy in the Era of Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria, An Issue of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 30-4
    • Jacques Van Dam
    • English
    Together with Consulting Editor Dr. Charles Lightdale, Dr. Jacques Van Dam has put together the first ever monograph that tackles the challenges of infection prevention by endoscopists and interventional endoscopists. Dr. Van Dam has selected authors who have learned valuable lessons in hospitals where antibiotic-resistant infections occurred as well as regulating bodies like the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), who are trying to both resolve what happened and create, as much as possible, an evidenced-based response in an effort to protect the public. Articles are specifically devoted to the following topics: Introduction to Transmission of Infection: Potential Agents Transmitted by Endoscopy; Genetic Mutation and Natural Selection of Resistant Bacteria: How did We Get Here; Nosocomial Infections: A History of Hospital-Acquired Infections; Endoscope as Vector for Transmission Methods for Endoscope Reprocessing; Novel Algorithms for Reprocessing, Drying and Storing; Quality Systems Approach for Endoscope Reprocessing: You Don't Know What you Don't Know; Role of the FDA: From Device Regulation to Crisis Management; Hospital Outbreaks; Patient as Vector and Victim; Society Guidelines: Where is the Consensus; New-Age Antibiotics; Role of the CDC: From Hospital Outbreak to Crisis Management. Readers will come away with latest information they need to prevent infections in their endoscopy suites and hospitals.

  • Burn-out – Stress – Depression

    Interdisziplinäre Strategien für Ärzte, Therapeuten und Coaches
    • 1st Edition
    • Andreas Hillert + 1 more
    • German
    „Burn-out – Stress – Depression" – meist sind Hausärzte und Therapeuten/Coaches in die Behandlung des Patienten/Klienten eingebunden. Das Buch zeigt Ihnen, welche spezifischen Sichtweisen und Vorgaben die unterschiedlichen Beteiligten einbringen und welche Konsequenzen sich daraus für die Behandlung ergeben. Nur, wenn alle Beteiligten dieses Wissen haben und entsprechend berücksichtigen, kann eine Therapie erfolgreich sein. Das Buch informiert Sie über: die unterschiedlichen Sichtweisen der beteiligten Handelnden (Patient/Klient, Hausarzt, Psychotherapeut, Coach, Experte) den aktuellen Stand der Forschung – in übersichtlichen Expertenblocks die Komplexität und Individualität der Patienten/Klienten – in anschaulichen Fallbeispielen Wege zu einem guten Ergebnis für den Patienten/Klienten – durch Behandlungsbeispiele aus der Praxis

  • Handbuch Schlafmedizin

    • 1st Edition
    • Thomas Pollmächer + 5 more
    • German
    Das Buch bietet komprimiertes, praxisrelevantes Wissen für alle Ärzte, die sich mit dem Thema „Schlafstörungen“ beschäftigen. Zahlreiche Tabellen und Abbildungen verdeutlichen die Inhalte, Merke-Kästen bieten zusätzliche Sicherheit. Kapitelhighlights zu Beginn jedes Kapitels sowie Zusammenfassungen geben die wichtigsten Inhalte kurz und prägnant wieder. Ob es um Insomnien, schlafbezogene Atmungsstörungen, Hypersomnien, Parasomnien, neurologische oder psychische Erkrankungen geht, der Leser wird über die ganze Bandbreite der Schlafstörungen informiert – von den möglichen Ursachen, über Diagnostik bis zu diversen Behandlungsmöglichke... Dabei geht das Buch auch auf die unterschiedlichen Patientengruppen, wie z.B. Kinder, ältere Menschen, ein. Zahlreiche ergänzende Videos, u.a. zur obstruktiven Schlafapnoe oder Restless legs sowie Formulare zum Download (u.a. Patienteninformation... unterstützen dabei, sich ins Thema einzuarbeiten und helfen, die Patienten optimal zu behandeln. Das Standardwerk für den deutschsprachigen Raum von renommierten Experten aus Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz.

  • Modern Approaches for Evaluation and Treatment of GI Motility Disorders, An Issue of Gastroenterology Clinics of North America

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 49-3
    • Henry Parkman
    • English
    Together with Consulting Editor, Dr. Alan Buchman, Dr. Parkman has created as state-of-the-art issue devoted to the modern technology and approaches for evaluation and treatment of GI motility. He has provided coverage for the esophagus, colon, small intestine, and gut. Leaders in the field have contributed the detailed clinical review articles on the following topics: Enhancing High Resolution Esophageal Manometry: Use of Impedance, multiple rapid swallows, Position change, Solid food boluses, and other techniques; EndoFLIP in the esophagus: Assessing sphincter function, wall stiffness, motility to guide treatments; Evaluation and Treatment of patients with persistent reflux symptoms despite PPI treatment; Esophageal Evaluation for Patients undergoing Lung Transplant Evaluation: What should we do for evaluation and management; Tailoring Endoscopic and Surgical Treatments for GERD; Endoscopic and Surgical Treatments for Achalasia: Who to treat and how; Enhancing Scintigraphy for evaluation of gastric, small bowel, colonic motility; Targeting treatment for gastroparesis: Use of clinical tests to guide treatments; Endoscopic and Surgical Treatments for Gastroparesis: What to do and Whom to treat; Gastric Biopsies in Gastroparesis: Insights to Gastric Neuromuscular Disorders to Help with treatment; SIBO: How to diagnose and treat (and then treat again); Assessing anorectal function in constipation and fecal incontinence; Treating chronic abdominal pain in patients with Chronic Recurrent Abdominal Pain and IBS; and Refractory Chronic Constipation: How to evaluate and treat. Gastroenterologists will come away with the technical information they need to improve outcomes in their patients.

  • Immunizations, An Issue of Primary Care: Clinics in Office Practice

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 47-3
    • Margot Savoy
    • English
    This issue of Primary Care: Clinics in Office Practice, guest edited by Dr. Margot Savoy, is devoted to Immunizations. Articles in this issue include: Establishing and Maintaining a Vaccine Positive Practice Culture, Creating a Sustainable Vaccine Delivery Practice, Communicating About Immunization, Vaccine Safety, Opportunities and Challenges of Vaccinating in Pregnancy, Improving Immunization Coverage in Special Populations, Recognizing Vaccine Preventable Diseases and Managing Outbreaks, Addressing Immunization Health Disparities, Immunizing in a Global Society, What’s New in Vaccine Science, Impact of HPV Vaccination in Reducing Cancer, Vaccine Policy in the United States, and more.

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