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The Medicine portfolio strives to advance medicine by delivering superior evidence-based education, reference information and decision support tools to clinicians, trainees, and students. Specialties covered include Anesthesiology, Internal Medicine, Surgery, Radiology & Imaging, Pathology, Orthopedics, Ophthalmology, Infectious Disease, Allergy & Immunology, Pediatrics, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Hematology & Oncology, Plastic Surgery, and many more. The Medicine portfolio includes world-renowned titles such as Gray's Anatomy and Netter Atlas of Human Anatomy, Braunwald's Heart Disease, Goldman-Cecil Medicine, Osborn's Brain, Dermatology (Bolognia), Diagnostic Ultrasound (Rumack), The Harriet Lane Handbook, Fanaroff and Martin's Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Ferri's Clinical Advisor, Conn's Current Therapy, and more.

  • TDM des urgences abdominales

    • 3rd Edition
    • Eric Delabrousse + 1 more
    • French
    Aujourd’hui une large part des admissions aux urgences a pour origine une douleur abdominale aiguë non traumatique. Il s’agit alors de poser un diagnostic précis pour une prise en charge adaptée et rapide. L’examen de référence des urgences abdominales aigues est la TDM. Il permet une étude très précise des lésions intra-abdominales, tant sur le plan morphologique que fonctionnel. Le rôle du radiologue est donc primordial dans le diagnostic et la prise en charge du patient : évaluer le degré de gravité et donc d’urgence,confirmer/... les diagnostics différentiels évoqués par la clinique et la biologie,et le cas échéant, relever un élément discriminant pour le choix de la technique opératoire choisie.Cet ouvrage, de la collection Imagerie Médicale Pratique, contient toutes les connaissances nécessaires à l’interprétation des images TDM des principales pathologies de l’abdomen aigu.Cet outil est conçu pour être pratique :la classification par pathologies des organes et par mécanismes physiologiques est didactique, les descriptions sémiologiques TDM sont simples et claires,les images privilégient les aspects typiques des pathologies,de nombreux encadrés avec des messages clés à retenir sont intégrés,ainsi que les items clés en fin de chaque section.Avec ce livre, vous avez toutes les clés en main pour un diagnostic rapide et efficace !

  • Pain Management for the Otolaryngologist, An Issue of Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 53-5
    • Anna.A Pashkova + 2 more
    • English
    This issue of Otolaryngologic Clinics, Guest Edited by Drs. Anna A. Pashkova, Peter F. Svider, and Jean Anderson Eloy, is devoted to Pain Management for the Otolaryngologist. This issue is one of six selected each year by our series Consulting Editor, Sujana S. Chandrasekhar. Articles in this important issue include: Overview of Pain Management for the Otolaryngologist; Pre-Operative Optimization; Local Blocks and Regional Anesthesia in the Head and Neck; Acute Pain Management following Head and Neck Surgery; Acute Pain Management following Sleep Surgery; Perioperative Analgesia for Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery; Perioperative Analgesia for Sinus Surgery; Perioperative Analgesia following Otologic Surgery; Acute Pain Management following Facial Plastic Surgery; Perioperative Analgesia for Pediatric Patients Undergoing Otolaryngologic Procedures; Non-Opioid Adjuncts and Alternatives; Postoperative Analgesia in the Chronic Pain Patient; Non-Enteral Pain Management; Chronic Pain Management in the Head and Neck Patient; Controlled Substance Agreements; Pain Psychology; Sinus Headache; and Quality Improvement in Pain Medicine.

  • Measurement-Based Care, An Issue of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 29-4
    • Jessica Jeffrey + 3 more
    • English
    This issue of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics, guest edited by Drs Jessica Jeffrey, Eugene Grudnikoff, Barry Sarvet and Rajeev Krishna, will cover key topics of importance surrounding Measurement-Based Care in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. This issue is one of four selected each year by our series Consulting Editor, Dr. Todd Peters. Topics discussed in this issue include but are not limited to: Evidence for the use of MBC in clinical practice; Validated Measures in Child Psychiatry and How to Use Them; Integrating MBC into Trainee Education; MBC In the Treatment of Depression; MBC in the Treatment of Anxiety; MBC in the Treatment of ADHD and disruptive behavior disorders; MBC in the Treatment of Substance Use Disorders; Implementing MBC in Various Practice Settings; Use of MBC Data to track Clinic Performance and Quality Outcomes; Use of MBC Data in Population Health Management; HIT resources to support MBC, among others.

  • 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.

  • Recent Advances in Imaging with PET, CT, and MR Techniques, An Issue of PET Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 15-4
    • Habib Zaidi + 1 more
    • English
    This issue of PET Clinics focuses on Recent Advances in Imaging with PET, CT, and MR Techniques and is edited by Drs. Habib Zaidi, Abass Alavi and Drew A. Torigian. Articles will include: Total-body PET imaging: Developments in instrumentation; Prospects for total-body PET imaging using plastic scintillators; Total-body imaging: Potential clinical applications; New challenges for PET image reconstruction for total-body imaging; Advances in preclinical PET instrumentation; Applications of hybrid PET/MRI in CNS disorders; Applications of hybrid PET-MRI in MSK disorders; Assessment of total body atherosclerosis burden by PET-CT; Recent advances on CT and MR imaging in radiology; Potential impact of Total Body PET imaging in measuring global disease burden in systemic inflammatory disorders; Applications of PET-MRI in CV disorders; and more!

  • Pediatric Cardiology, An Issue of Pediatric Clinics of North America

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 67-5
    • Ivy Dunbar + 2 more
    • English
    Together with Consulting Editor, Dr. Bonita Stanton, the Guest editors of this issue, from the University of Colorado School of Medicine, have secured expert authors to provide updated clinical review articles in the area of pediatric cardiology. Specific topics include: Evaluation of Cardiac Murmur and chest pain; Palpitations and Syncope; Update on Management of Kawasaki Disease; Rheumatic Heart Disease; Myocarditis/Pericard... Update on Infective Endocarditis; Update on Pediatric Heart Failure; Update on Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertension; Update on Preventative Cardiology; Common Left to Right Shunt Lesions; Outcomes in Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome; Outcomes in Adult Congenital Heart Disease (Neurocognitive Issues and Transition); Innovations in Pediatric Cardiology; The Next Frontier in Pediatric Cardiology: Artificial Intelligence. Readers will come away with the latest clinical coverage of diagnosis and treatment for pediatric cardiology issues.

  • Rural Surgery, An Issue of Surgical Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 100-5
    • Tyler G. Hughes
    • English
    This issue of Surgical Clinics of North America focuses on Rural Surgery and is edited by Dr. Tyler G. Hughes. Articles will include: Status of the rural workplace: Hospital survival and economics; Rural standards and the quality equation; Scope of practice of the rural surgeon; Advanced technology and the rural surgeon; Qualitative research in rural surgery; Perioperative support in the rural surgery world; Initial and ongoing training of the rural surgeon; Demographics in rural populations; Dealing with the sick rural surgery patient in need of transfer; National quality projects and patient selection decisions; Status of the rural surgical workforce; Regionalization of rural surgery; and more!

  • Apprendre la radiologie

    • 1st Edition
    • William Herring
    • French
    Apprendre la radiologie apporte une vue d’ensemble pédagogique et systématique afin de faire découvrir au lecteur les divers aspects d’une vaste discipline productrice d’images médicales. La qualité de la présentation et des détails reflète l’esprit pragmatique de l’auteur, et en fait un ouvrage d’enseignement et de référence essentiel pour les étudiants, internes et praticiens cliniciens, ainsi que les paramédicaux intéressés par ce domaine. Toutes les techniques utilisées sont traitées : radiologie standard, échographie, scanner, IRM, et médecine nucléaire. Tous les diagnostics les plus importants de chaque spécialité clinique sont abordés. Très rapidement accessibles, le lecteur trouvera le maximum d’informations nécessaires pour sa pratique quotidienne. Les principaux atouts de cet ouvrage : de nombreux encadrés et tableaux synthétisant les informations essentielles ;de nombreuses illustrations pertinentes et de bonne qualité iconographique ;l’explication simple et précise du principe de fonctionnement des nouvelles modalités d’imagerie : échographie, scanner, IRM ;deux chapitres innovants concernant la radiologie aux soins intensifs et la radiologie interventionnelle ;un format permettant une lecture facile et une visualisation précise de l’apport des figures.

  • Leitfaden Geriatrie Medizin

    Interprofessionell Arbeiten in Medizin Pflege Physiotherapie
    • 1st Edition
    • Heiner K. Berthold
    • German
    Der Leitfaden Geriatrie Medizin bringt das medizinische Wissen auf den Punkt, das bei der Diagnosefindung und Therapie eines alten Menschen von Bedeutung ist und ermöglicht durch die Informationen aus anderen Berufsgruppen eine reibungslosere Behandlung und Versorgung.Vom notwendigen Hintergrundwissen über die Top-15 der akutgeriatrischen Fälle wie Schlaganfall, Exazerbierte COPD, Herzinsuffizienz, Depression u.s.w. bis zu häufigen Krankheiten und Symptomen, nach Organsystemen, bleibt keine Frage offen.Ausgerichtet auf den Praxisalltag, erhalten Sie genau das Wissen, das Sie brauchen, um geriatrische Patienten bestmöglich zu behandeln.Dabei spielt auch die Zusammenarbeit mit Pflegefachpersonen und Physiotherapeuten eine entscheidende Rolle. In „interprofessionelle... Kästen", den sog. Blickpunkt-Kästen, erfahren Sie Wichtiges aus Sicht der Pflege/Physiotherapi... unterstützt das vernetze Denken und Handeln. Das Ziel: das Handeln der anderen Berufsgruppen zu verstehen, sich abzustimmen, auszutauschen und zusammenzuarbeiten.D... titelübergreifende Grundkonzept und die interprofessionell arbeitenden Herausgeber garantieren einheitliche Inhalte. Gleichzeitig sorgen ausgewiesene Fachleute als Autoren für höchste fachliche Ansprüche im jeweiligen Bereich.Mit praktischem, abwischbarem PVC-Umschlag.Außerde... erhältlich: Leitfaden Geriatrie Pflege und Leitfaden Geriatrie Physiotherapie.

  • The Hospital for Sick Children Handbook of Pediatrics

    • 12th Edition
    • The Hospital for Sick Children + 4 more
    • English
    Practical and pocket sized, The Hospital for Sick Children Handbook of Pediatrics has been a trusted clinical reference for more than 50 years. The fully revised 12th Edition continues this tradition of excellence with succinct, easily accessible, and evidence-based answers for the diagnosis and management of pediatric patients. Get the reliable information you need from staff pediatricians, specialists, residents, and fellows at one of the top pediatric hospitals in the world.

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