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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.

  • Gastrointestinal Pathology, An Issue of Surgical Pathology Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 13-3
    • Raul S. Gonzalez
    • English
    This issue of Surgical Pathology Clinics, guest edited by Dr. Raul Gonzalez, will cover key topics in Gastrointestinal Pathology. This issue is one of four selected each year by our series consulting editor, Dr. Jason L. Hornick. Topics discussed in this issue will include: Grossing of Gastrointestinal Specimens: Best Practices and Current Controversies, Subspecialty Signout and Interobserver Variability in Gastrointestinal Pathology, Diagnosis and Management of Gastrointestinal Neuroendocrine Neoplasms, Daily Dilemmas in Pediatric Gastrointestinal Pathology, Upper Gastrointestinal Tract Manifestations of Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Gastric Polyps, Approaches to Biopsy and Resection Specimens of the Ampulla, Updates in Appendix Pathology, HER2 in Colorectal Carcinoma, Histology of Colorectal Carcinoma: Proven and Purported Prognostic Factors, Diagnoses and Difficulties in Mesenteric Pathology, Advances and Annoyances in Anus Pathology, among others.

  • 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.

  • Mémo-Fiches CAP Accompagnant éducatif petite enfance

    Matières professionnelles
    • 1st Edition
    • Anne-Eva Lebourdais + 2 more
    • French
    Ce mémo-fiches destiné aux élèves préparant le CAP Accompagnant Éducatif Petite Enfance a pour objectif d’aider à réviser de manière efficace à travers les points essentiels du programme. Cet ouvrage couvre toutes les matières professionnelles et suit le référentiel de formation qui est découpé en 3 grands blocs : 1. Bloc I - Accompagner le développement du jeune enfant. 2. Bloc II. - Exercer son activité en accueil collectif. 3. Bloc III - Exercer son activité en accueil individuel. Chaque partie s’organise autour d’une série de fiches qui reprennent les notions du programme : le cours en plusieurs grands points synthétiques dans les « fichesrévision », qui comprennent aussi des indications sur le rôle du professionnel de la petite enfance ainsi que des mises en situation ;l’entraînement dans les « fiches-évaluation », qui à travers des exercices et leurs corrigés, permettent à l’étudiant d’évaluer sa bonne compréhension du cours. Cet ouvrage permet donc aux élèves de lycée, comme aux candidats libres, de se préparer effi cacement en révisant les notions essentielles du programme.

  • Complicaciones en neurocirugía

    • 1st Edition
    • Anil Nanda
    • Spanish
    Un recurso que permite aprender de los más destacados profesionales en el campo de la neurocirugía, que ofrecen una guía práctica de concepción innovadora. Complicaciones en neurocirugía emplea un formato basado en casos clínicos para explorar las posibles complicaciones de los procedimientos neuroquirúrgicos realizados con más frecuencia. Gracias a la exposición de decenas de casos extraídos de la práctica clínica real, el lector estará mejor preparado para identificar y anticiparse a posibles riesgos y para gestionar las dificultades que se presentan durante una operación quirúrgica.

  • Formación en seguridad para urgencias obstétricas

    • 1st Edition
    • Giancarlo Mari
    • Spanish
    Una práctica guía útil para todos los centros que deseen aprender un programa de simulación y ponerlo en marcha. Desarrollado para mejorar la seguridad del paciente durante el trabajo de parto, el programa de simulación OB FAST es un recurso probado y premiado que se ha diseñado para que todos los miembros del equipo interdisciplinar de obstetricia lo usen juntos.

  • Manuel pratique d'anesthésie

    • 4th Edition
    • Eric Albrecht
    • French
    Retrouvez dans cet ouvrage tout en couleurs l’essentiel de l’anesthésie (rappels anatomiques, concepts théoriques, implications pratiques, stratégies anesthésiques) en 53 dossiers facilement consultables, regroupés en 5 parties. Aspects fondamentauxPharmaco... cliniqueAnesthésie pratiqueSpécialitésS... paracliniquesCette quatrième édition, entièrement mise à jour d’après les nouvelles recommandations et techniques en anesthésiologie, propose également trois nouveaux chapitres : - Point of Care UltraSound (POCUS) - Anesthésie et médecine hyperbare - Réanimation Complet et synthétique, ce livre-outil se présente sous la forme de textes courts, complétés par une abondante illustration (plus de 250 dessins, schémas, arbres décisionnels, etc.) et de nombreux tableaux récapitulatifs. Il réunit les principes théoriques, principes techniques et les innovations liées à la spécialité.

  • Promoting the Well-being of the Critical Care Nurse, An Issue of Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 32-3
    • Susan Bartos
    • English
    In consultaton with Consulting Editor, Dr. Cynthia Bautista, Dr. Bartos has put together a comprehensive and succint look at strategies to improve wellness for the critical care nurse. Expert authors have submitted clinical review articles on the following topics: Self-Assessments for Mental Wellness in Critical Care; Developing a Wellness Company for Critical Care Nurses; Self-Care Tips and Tricks for the Critical Care Nurse; Building Resilience in the Critical Care Nurse; The Impact of Rotating Shift Work on Self-Care Behaviors of the Critical Care Nurse; Mitigating the Stress of the Critical Care Nurse; Building a Program of Wellness for Critical Care Nurses; Evaluating the Secondary Stress of Critical Care Providers; Compassion Fatigue in the Intensive Care Unit; Creativity as a Means of Self-Care for Trauma ICU Nurses; and Supporting Self-Care Behaviors throughout the Critical Care Bereavement Process. Readers will come away with the information they need to improve self-care behaviors and mental wellness.

  • Telehealth in Sleep Medicine, An Issue of Sleep Medicine Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 15-3
    • Jean-Louis Pépin + 1 more
    • English
    This issue of Sleep Medicine Clinics has been compiled by esteemed Consulting Editor, Teofilo Lee-Chiong, and brings together recent sleep medicine articles that will be useful for Primary Care Providers. Topics include: Internet-Delivered Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia Tailoring Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia for Patients with Chronic Insomnia; Prescription Drugs Used in Insomnia; Hypnotic Discontinuation in Chronic Insomnia; Evaluation of the Sleepy Patient Differential Diagnosis; Subjective and Objective Assessment of Hypersomnolence; Pharmacologic Management of Excessive Daytime Sleepiness; Nonpharmacologic Management of Excessive Daytime Sleepiness; Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Choosing the Best Positive Airway Pressure Device; Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Choosing the Best Interface; Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Achieving Adherence to Positive Airway Pressure Treatment and Dealing with Complications; Oral Appliances in the Management of Obstructive Sleep Apnea; Avoiding and Managing Oral Appliance Therapy Side Effects; Positional Therapy for Positional Obstructive Sleep Apnea; Pharmacologic and Nonpharmacologic Treatment of Restless Legs Syndrome; Drugs Used in Parasomnia; Drugs Used in Circadian Sleep-Wake Rhythm Disturbances; Sleep in the Aging Population; and Sleep, Health, and Society.

  • Epicardial Interventions in Electrophysiology, An Issue of Cardiac Electrophysiology Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 12-3
    • Jason S. Bradfield + 1 more
    • English
    This issue of Cardiac Electrophysiology Clinics, Guest Edited by Drs. Jason Bradfield and Kalyanam Shivkumar, is dedicated to Epicardial Interventions in Electrophysiology. This is one of four issues selected each year by the series Consulting Editors, Ranjan K. Thakur and Andrea Natale. Topics include, but are not limited to, Anatomy of the Pericardial Space, Techniques for Percutaneous Access, Peri-operative Imaging to Guide Epicardial Mapping and Ablation, Epicardial Ablation of Idiopathic Ventricular Tachycardia, Epicardial Ablation of Ischemic Ventricular Tachycardia, Epicardial Ablation of Non-ischemic Ventricular Tachycardia, Epicardial Ablation of Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy, Epicardial Ablation of Ventricular Arrhythmia secondary to Brugada Syndrome, Epicardial Ablation of Supraventricular Tachycardia, Epicardial Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation, Hybrid Surgical Epicardial Ablation, Epicardial Ablation via the Arterial and Venous System, Epicardial Ablation Biophysics and novel Radiofrequency Energy Delivery Techniques, Epicardial Ablation Complications, and The Future of Epicardial Interventions.

  • New Postpartum Visit: Beginning of Lifelong Health, An Issue of Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 47-3
    • Haywood Brown
    • English
    In collaboration with Consulting Editor, Dr. William Rayburn, Dr. Haywood Brown has put together a an important issue of Obstetric and Gynecology Clinics of North America that provides clinical information on how to prepare the new mother with life-long health after delivery. Top experts have contributed clinical review articles on the following topics: Breast feeding benefits for mother and infant; Achieving a healthier weight between pregnancies; Gestational diabetes follow-up and long-term health; Postpartum depression and other Mental health issues; Cesarean delivery: Trail of labor for vaginal birth following cesarean; Preterm birth prevention of recurrence; Hypertension, Preeclampsia and cardiovascular disease; Immunizations; Incontinence: Diagnosis and management; Pregnancy loss and stillbirth: Evaluation and follow up; The new mother with substance abuse; and The role of telemedicine in postpartum follow up. Readers will come away with the clinical tools they need to prepare their patients for life-long health after delivery.

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