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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.

  • Biomarkers in Critical Care, An Issue of Critical Care Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 36-1
    • November 26, 2019
    • Mitchell Levy
    • English
    This issue of Critical Care Clinics, guest edited by Dr. Mitchell M. Levy, focuses on Biomarkers in Critical Care. This is one of four issues each year selected by the series consulting editor, Dr. John Kellum. Articles in this issue include, but are not limited to: The History of Biomarkers; Biomarkers for Identifying Infection; Procalcitonin: Where Are We Now?; Soluble TREM-1: Diagnosis or Prognosis?; Lubricin as a Biomarker in Sepsis; Check Point Inhibitors and Their Role in Immunosuppression in Sepsis; Metabolomics and the Microbiome as Biomarkers in Sepsis; Lactate: Where Are We Now?; Predicting Renal Dysfunction; Biomarkers in the Evolution of ARDS; Biomarkers and RV Dysfunction; Biomarkers and Precision Medicine: State of the Art; The Use of Biomarkers for Population Homogeneity in Clinical Trials; and The Future of Biomarkers.

  • L'actualité rhumatologique 2019

    • 1st Edition
    • November 26, 2019
    • Marcel-Francis Kahn + 6 more
    • French
    L'équipe du centre Viggo Petersen s'attache à présenter, non seulement au praticien mais aussi à l'étudiant et au spécialiste, les faits les plus marquants de l'actualité rhumatologique de l'année, depuis 1964. L'actualité rhumatologique constitue, tant pour chaque volume pris séparément que pour l'ensemble de la collection, une réalisation sans équivalent dans le domaine rhumatologique en France et à l'étranger.L'ouvrage propose toute l'actualité présentée chaque année en mars lors des Journées annuelles de rhumatologie du centre Viggo Petersen et du service de rhumatologie de l'hôpital Bichat. En fin d'ouvrage, une partie rend compte des tout-derniers points d'actualité évoqués lors du congrès en matière d'affections inflammatoires et des os.

  • Dermoscopy

    The Essentials
    • 3rd Edition
    • November 24, 2019
    • H. Peter Soyer + 3 more
    • English
    Dermoscopy: The Essentials presents the practical guidance you need to master this highly effective, more economical, and less invasive alternative to biopsy. Drs. Peter Soyer, Giuseppe Argenziano, Rainer Hofmann-Wellenhof, and Iris Zalaudek explain all aspects of performing dermoscopy and interpreting results. With approximately 30% new clinical and dermoscopic images, valuable pearls and checklists, and online access to the fully searchable and downloadable text, you’ll have everything you need to diagnose earlier and more accurately.

  • Drug Hepatotoxicity, An Issue of Clinics in Liver Disease

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 24-1
    • November 21, 2019
    • Pierre Gholam
    • English
    In collaboration with Consulting Editor, Dr. Norman Gitlin, Dr. Pierre Gholam has put together topics that provide a current clinical update on the treatment and management of patients with drug-induced liver injury (DILI). Expert authors have contributed clinical review articles on the following topics: Epidemiology, Predisposing Factors and Outcomes; Genetic Predisposition to DILI; Causality Assessment Frequent Offenders and Patterns of Injury; Quantitative Systems Toxicology Approaches to Understand and Predict DILI; Liver Histology: Diagnostic and Prognostic Features; Acute Liver Failure Secondary to DILI; DILI in Persons with Pre-existing Chronic Liver Disease; DILI in the Setting of Statin Use; DILI in the Setting of Analgesic Use; DILI Secondary to Herbals and Dietary Supplements; and DILI Reporting and Resources for the Clinician. Readers will come away with the information they need to improve outcomes in patients with DILI.

  • Endoscopic Closures, An Issue of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 30-1
    • November 21, 2019
    • Roy Soetikno + 1 more
    • English
    Together with Consulting Editor Dr. Charles Lightdale, Dr. Qiang Cai has put together a comprehensive issue devoted to gastroparesis. Expert authors have contributed clinical review articles on the following topics: Epidemiology and Pathophysiology of Gastroparesis; Non-Diabetic Gastroparesis; Clinical Manifestations and Natural History of Patients with Gastroparesis; Evaluation of Patients with Suspected Gastroparesis; Symptomatic Management of Gastroparesis; Gastric Electrical Stimulator for treatment of Gastroparesis; Surgical Treatment for Gastroparesis; Botulinum Toxin Injection for Treatment of Gastroparesis; Stent Placement for Treatment for Gastroparesis; Technical Aspects of Per Oral Endoscopic Pyloromyotomy; Gastric Emptying Scintigraphy for Evaluation of Patients with Gastroparesis before Per Oral Endoscopic Myotomy; Outcomes of Per Oral Endoscopic Pyrolomyotomy in France; Outcomes of Per Oral Endoscopic Pyloromyotomy in China; Outcomes of Per Oral Endoscopic Pyloromyotomy in the United States.. Readers will come away with the information they need to improve endoscopic techniques and improve patient outcomes.

  • Clinical Care of the Runner

    Assessment, Biomechanical Principles, and Injury Management
    • 1st Edition
    • November 20, 2019
    • Mark A. Harrast
    • English
    Offering current guidance from national and international experts, Clinical Care of the Runner provides a comprehensive, practical approach to caring for the runner patient. Editor Dr. Mark A. Harrast, Clinical Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine and Sports Medicine and Medical Director for Husky Stadium and the Seattle Marathon, ensures that you’re up to date with assessment, biomechanics, musculoskeletal injuries, medical illness, training, special populations, and other key topics.

  • Surgical Anatomy of the Lateral Transpsoas Approach to the Lumbar Spine

    • 1st Edition
    • November 20, 2019
    • R. Shane Tubbs + 3 more
    • English

  • Immunotherapies for Allergic Disease

    • 1st Edition
    • November 19, 2019
    • Linda S. Cox
    • English
    Get a quick, expert overview of the use of current and novel immunotherapies for use in the management and treatment of allergic reactions and diseases. This concise resource by Dr. Linda Cox covers the full range of allergic disease, including aeroallergens, asthma, food allergies, atopic dermatitis, and stinging insects. With essential coverage of allergen immunotherapies in addition to key topics on emerging allergen-associated immunomodulators, this succinct, comprehensive reference consolidates today’s available information on this timely topic into a single convenient resource.

  • Le massage du nourrisson

    Les techniques de massage à destination des professionnels de la petite enfance
    • 1st Edition
    • November 19, 2019
    • Elisabete Ribeiro + 1 more
    • French
    Le massage du nourrisson est pratiqué après la naissance dans de nombreuses sociétés traditionnelles du Grand Nord canadien, de l'Afrique équatoriale et tropicale, en Inde, en Irlande du Nord ou dans les îles Pacifiques.En révélant les bénéfices du massage sur les plans affectif, cognitif, psychomoteur, métabolique et même sur le schéma corporel, ce livre montre que le bien-être du bébé passe par le toucher et que le massage permet, par exemple, de :• favoriser le lien d’attachement entre le bébé et ses parents ;• réconforter les bébés qui pleurent beaucoup ;• aider et améliorer le sommeil ;• soulager les tensions qui peuvent résulter de la naissance ;• stimuler et réguler l‘appétit, soulager les coliques.Conscients des bienfaits du massage, de plus en plus de maternités ou de services de pédiatrie proposent des ateliers pour apprendre aux parents à masser leur bébé en toute sécurité. Des ostéopathes, mais aussi des puéricultrices, animent ces ateliers.Richement illustré, ce livre donne tous les conseils pour masser le nourrisson. De l’histoire du massage aux fiches pratiques, en passant par l’anatomie du nourrisson, les facteurs influençant le massage ou encore les contre-indications, cet ouvrage est une vue d’ensemble à la fois théorique et pratique du massage du nourrisson. Il offe une porte d’entrée pour tout adulte maternant souhaitant s’initier à cette pratique dans une approche transculturelle. Ce livre s’adresse tout autant aux puéricultrices (en pédiatrie ou en maternité) et aux professionnels de la petite enfance qu’aux parents désireux de s’informer sur le massage du nourrisson et ses bienfaits.

  • Tuberculosis, An Issue of Clinics in Chest Medicine

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 40-4
    • November 18, 2019
    • Charles Daley + 1 more
    • English
    This issue of Clinics in Chest Medicine, edited by Dr. Charles L. Daley and Dr. David Lewinsohn, focuses on Tuberculosis. Topics include: Epidemiology of Tuberculosis (TB) in the United States; Immunology of Tuberculosis; Tuberculosis and Biologics; Laboratory Diagnosis of Tuberculosis; Supranational Tuberculosis Reference Laboratories (a global approach); Treatment of Drug Susceptible Tuberculosis; Treatment of Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis; New Drugs for the Treatment of Tuberculosis; Diagnosis of Latent Tuberculosis: the Role of Interferon Gamma Release; Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis; Management of Children with Tuberculosis; Tuberculosis and HIV; The Future of Vaccines for Tuberculosis; and Preventing Transmission of M. Tuberculosis.

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