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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.

    • Updates in Fungal Infections, An Issue of Infectious Disease Clinics of North America

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 39-1
      • February 4, 2025
      • Alfred Luk + 1 more
      • English
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      In this issue of Infectious Disease Clinics of North America, guest editors Drs. Alfred Luk and Luis Ostrosky-Zeichner bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Updates in Fungal Infections. Invasive fungal diseases remain an important cause of morbidity and mortality for certain patient populations, and many new developments in this area have occurred in the fields of medical mycology, epidemiological effects from climate change, fungal diagnostics, and antifungal therapeutics. In this issue, top experts cover the current state of the art in the understanding, diagnosis, and treatment of known and emerging fungal diseases.
    • Gender, Racial and Socioeconomic Issues in Perioperative Medicine, An issue of Anethesiology Clinics

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 43-1
      • February 4, 2025
      • Katherine Forkin + 2 more
      • English
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      In this issue of Anesthesiology Clinics, guest editors Drs. Katherine Forkin, Lauren Dunn, and Edward Nemergut bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Gender, Racial and Socioeconomic Issues in Perioperative Medicine. Top experts discuss topics such as race, history of incarceration, and health literacy; sex considerations and homeless patients; racial differences in pregnancy-related morbidity and mortality; perioperative considerations regarding sex in solid organ transplantation; and more.
    • Analyse pratique du RCF : rythme cardiaque fÅ“tal

      • 2nd Edition
      • February 4, 2025
      • Paul Berveiller + 2 more
      • French
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      L’interprétation du Rythme Cardiaque Fœtal (RCF) dépend de l’âge gestationnel et du contexte obstétrical et maternel. La période du travail est la période la plus à risque de complications fœtales. Dans tous les cas, l’enregistrement du RCF doit être de bonne qualité, son interprétation rigoureuse, la plus consensuelle possible, et régulière. Cet examen est obligatoire pour tous les accouchements et concerne donc 700 000 accouchements par an en France.Cet ouvrage est un manuel d’apprentissage de lecture et d’interprétation du rythme cardiaque fœtal. Les bases théoriques sont expliquées de façon concise en première partie, l’étude de ces cliniques étant ensuite au cœur de l’ouvrage. Chaque cas est présenté comme une fiche de travail avec des questions précises ; le lecteur doit alors analyser un cas clinique et un tracé RCF correspondant.Pour cette 2e édition, le contenu est mis à jour avec la bibliographie récente. La partie dédiée à la physiologie foetale est refondue. Les commentaires des cas cliniques sont largement étoffés.Destiné aux sages-femmes et aux gynécologues-obstétr... ce guide pratique permet de progresser dans la surveillance foetale en cours de travail en proposant une analyse à la fois du contexte et du RCF. Paul Berveiller est Professeur des universités – Praticien Hospitalier, service de gynécologie-obstétri... – Centre hospitalier intercommunal de Poissy Saint- Germain.Charles Garabedian est Professeur des universités – Praticien Hospitalier, service de gynécologie-obstétri... CHRU Lille.Émeline Maisonneuve est Praticien hospitalier, service d’obstétrique, département femme-mère- enfant, CHUV, Lausanne, Suisse.
    • Exploring Medical Language

      • 12th Edition
      • February 4, 2025
      • Danielle LaFleur Brooks + 2 more
      • English
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      Master medical terms on your terms! A combination text/workbook, Exploring Medical Language: A Student-Directed Approach, 12th Edition, provides exercises that make it easy to build an understanding of medical terminology. Organized by body system, medical terms are divided into two categories: 1) Words built from word parts, and 2) Words NOT built from word parts. Fun and engaging exercises help you first learn word parts and then learn how to combine the parts into full medical terms that make sense. The text also comes packaged with paper flashcards. For more practice, you can visit an Evolve companion website with games, activities, flashcards, and practice exams. From well-known educators Danielle LaFleur Brooks, Dale Levinsky, and Myrna LaFleur Brooks, this learning package helps you gain fluency in medical language and communicate clearly in the health care setting.
    • Management of the Hospitalized Patient with Diabetes, An Issue of Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 37-1
      • February 3, 2025
      • Celia Levesque
      • English
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      In this issue of Critical Care Nursing Clinics, guest editor Celia Levesque of MD Anderson Cancer Center brings her considerable expertise to the topic of Management of the Hospitalized Patient with Diabetes. Top experts provide up-to-date clinical information and best practices for hospitalized patients with diabetes, covering issues such as non-insulin diabetes medications in the pediatric patient; using diabetes technology in hospitalized patients; managing diabetes in patients with heart disease; managing insulin drips; training hospital nurses to be diabetes champions; and more.
    • Pulmonary Disease in the Immunocompromised Host, An Issue of Clinics in Chest Medicine

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 46-1
      • February 3, 2025
      • Scott Evans + 3 more
      • English
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      In this issue of Clinics in Chest Medicine, guest editors Drs. Scott Evans, Guang-Shing Cheng, Julio Ramirez, and Bashar Staitieh bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Pulmonary Disease in the Immunocompromised Host. Top experts discuss imaging the immunocompromised lung; laboratory molecular testing in immunocompromised host pneumonia; vaccines and other preventative strategies for immunocompromised pneumonia; adjunctive/host-dire... therapies in immunocompromised host pneumonia; sequelae of immunocompromised host pneumonia; and more.
    • Pancreatic Disease, An Issue of Gastroenterology Clinics of North America

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 54-1
      • February 1, 2025
      • Guru Trikudanathan
      • English
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      In this issue of Gastroenterology Clinics, guest editor Dr. Guru Trikudanathan brings his considerable expertise to the topic of Pancreatic Disease. Top multidisciplinary experts provide state-of-the-art information on the advances in the diagnosis and management of acute pancreatitis, autoimmune pancreatitis, pancreatic cysts, surgical and endoscopic step-up approaches to necrotizing pancreatitis, and much more.
    • Tourette Syndrome, An Issue of Psychiatric Clinics of North America

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 48-1
      • February 1, 2025
      • Joseph F. McGuire
      • English
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      In this issue of Psychiatric Clinics, guest editor Dr. Joseph F. McGuire brings his considerable expertise to the topic of Tourette Syndrome. Over the past decade there has been a marked increase in research on the assessment and treatment of persistent tic disorders and Tourette syndrome (collectively referred to as TS) in both children and adults. In this issue, top experts provide a summary of foundational knowledge on this topic, and as well as insights into recent advancements and future directions.
    • Nutrition clinique pratique

      • 4th Edition
      • January 31, 2025
      • Jean-Louis Schlienger
      • French
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      La collection « Elsevier Traités » met à disposition des praticiens des ouvrages de référence sur une discipline, faisant état des avancées scientifiques validées, aussi bien pour la compréhension des pathologies que pour leur prise en charge diagnostique et thérapeutique. La nutrition est un déterminant majeur de la santé, à la fois pour la prévention et la thérapeutique. Rédigé par des spécialistes, cet ouvrage explore tous les aspects de la nutrition et ses implications. Après le rappel des données fondamentales sur les aliments, les besoins alimentaires, les modèles alimentaires, le diagnostic nutritionnel, l’activité physique, l’éducation nutritionnelle, sont développées toutes les pathologies pour lesquelles la nutrition est déterminante : les pathologies nutritionnelles (obésité, TCA, dénutrition...), mais aussi les autres pathologies (rénales, hépato-gastro-entéro... infectieuses, oncologiques) ou situations entraînant une modification des besoins et apports nutritionnels en raison des mécanismes métaboliques mis en jeu (brûlures, infections sévères, réanimation...).Cett... 4e édition, entièrement revue et actualisée, s’est enrichie de nouveaux chapitres sur les éléments de nutrivigilance, les interactions aliment-médicament, le microbiote intestinal, l’éthique alimentaire, la nutrition des brûlés et la nutrition en soins palliatifs.L’objecti... de cet ouvrage est de mettre à la portée de tous ceux qui sont amenés à intervenir dans le domaine de la santé, quelle que soit leur discipline d’origine ou leur pratique – médecins, étudiants en médecine, diététicien(ne)s et autres soignants –, un outil simple rassemblant les données utiles au diagnostic et aux bonnes pratiques nutritionnelles, sans méconnaître les fondamentaux métaboliques, psychologiques et sociologiques qui sont au coeur de la nutrition.POINTS CLÉS :Les connaissances fondamentales indispensables sur la nutrition.La prise en charge des maladies nutritionnelles et métaboliques.L’impor... de l’alimentation et de la nutrition dans des situations modifiant les besoins nutritionnels.Jean-L... Schlienger est professeur émérite de Médecine interne et Nutrition à la faculté de Médecine de Strasbourg.
    • Addressing Mental Health in Obstetrics and Gynecology, An Issue of Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 52-1
      • January 29, 2025
      • Iffath Abbasi Hoskins + 1 more
      • English
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      In this issue of Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics of North America, guest editors Drs. Iffath Abbasi Hoskins and Dimitrios Mastrogiannis bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Addressing Mental Health in Obstetrics and Gynecology. Top experts provide clinical information that OB/GYNs need to treat women who are experiencing a mental health disorder, including contributing factors and risk factors. Topics include racial disparities and mental health, gender-affirming care, and the mental burden of the Dobbs’ decision.