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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.

  • Hepatitis B Virus, An Issue of Clinics in Liver Disease

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 23-2
    • July 3, 2019
    • Tarek I. Hassanein
    • English
    In collaboration with Consulting Editor, Dr. Norman Gitlin, Dr. Tarek Hassanein has assembled top experts in hepatology to bring current information on the topic of Hepatitis B Virus. The issue provides the most current information on the prevention and care of infected patients. Specific articles are devoted to the following topics: Global perspective on HBV infections in the era of effective vaccines; Understanding the natural history of HBV infection and the new definitions of cure and the endpoints of clinical trials; HBV/HCV coinfection in the era of HCV-DAAs; Antiretroviral effects on HBV/HIV coinfection and the natural history of liver disease; Impact of HBV infection on HCC and liver transplantation; HBV in pregnant women and their infants; WHO guidelines for prevention, care and treatment of individuals infected with HBV: A US perspective; Reconciling the difference between the major HBV treatment guidelines: AASLD, EASL, APASL; HBV/HDV coinfection: A challenge for therapeutics; and The effects of hepatic steatosis on the natural history of HBV infection. Readers will come away with the current information they need to manage patient outcomes.

  • Surgery Morning Report: Beyond the Pearls

    • 1st Edition
    • July 3, 2019
    • Austin D. Williams + 2 more
    • English
    Surgery Morning Report: Beyond the Pearls is a case-based reference that covers the key material included on the USMLE Step 2 and Step 3, as well as the surgery clerkship. Focusing on the practical information you need to know, it teaches how to analyze a clinical vignette in the style of a morning report conference, sharpening your clinical decision-making skills and helping you formulate an evidence-based approach to realistic patient scenarios.

  • Onco-Nephrology

    • 1st Edition
    • July 2, 2019
    • Kevin W. Finkel + 2 more
    • English
    Kidney disease and cancer are frequent comorbidities that require specialized knowledge and expertise from both the nephrologist and the oncologist. Written by three pioneers in this growing subspecialty, Onco-Nephrology provides authoritative, definitive coverage of the mechanism and management of these two life-threatening diseases. This unique, single-volume resource covers current protocols and recommends management therapies to arrest kidney failure and allow oncologic treatments to continue and succeed.

  • Critical Care in the Emergency Department, An Issue of Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 37-3
    • July 2, 2019
    • John C. Greenwood + 1 more
    • English
    This issue of Emergency Medicine Clinics, guest edited by Drs. John Greenwood and Tsuyoshi Mitarai in collaboration with Consulting Editor Dr. Amal Mattu, is dedicated to Critical Care in the Emergency Department. Topics include: Cutting edge acute ischemic CVA management; The current status of TTM post-cardiac arrest and early post-cardiac arrest optimization; Beyond MAP and lactate: Perfusion endpoints for managing the shocked patient; Resuscitative Ultrasound & TEE; Mechanical ventilation for hypoxemic respiratory failure; Mechanical ventilation strategies for the patient with severe obstructive lung disease; Acute Renal Failure and electrolyte management in the critically ill; Advances in emergent airway management in paediatrics; Non-ischemic causes of cardiogenic shock; Critically ill patients with End-Stage Liver Disease; Intracranial Hemorrhage and intracranial hypertension; Sedation & Analgesia in the Critically Ill; Extubating in the ED; and Geriatric Critical Care.

  • Neuropsychopharmacologie

    • 1st Edition
    • July 1, 2019
    • CHU - Hôpital Bretonneau Société Française De Pharmacologie Et De + 5 more
    • French
    Cet ouvrage fournit un panorama exhaustif des médicaments du système nerveux qui décrit leurs effets pharmacologiques fondamentaux et cliniques pour justifier leur balance bénéfice/risque dans les principales maladies neurologiques et mentales. Après une introduction sur l’approche globale de modulation pharmacologique du système nerveux central, l’ouvrage se décline en trois grandes parties :I. La pharmacologie des systèmes de neurotransmission, II. La pharmacologie des grandes fonctions cérébrales, III. La pharmacologie des principales classes médicamenteuses. Sous la forme de chapitres très illustrés, l’ouvrage décrit : les principaux systèmes de neurotransmission et principalesfonctions cérébrales : fonctionnement; rôles physiologiques et physiopathologiques; modulation pharmacologiqueles classes pharmacologiques en détaillant, selon les cas, les pointssuivants : de la physiopathologie aux cibles pharmacologiques ; des cibles aux médicaments ; des médicaments à la pharmacodynamie clinique; les indications ; la variabilité de la réponse; le risque médicamenteux; le bon usage.Cet ouvrage offre au lecteur une vision claire et pratique grâce à la miseen exergue des principaux points à retenir et apporte les connaissances indispensables à l’utilisation des médicaments du système nerveux central selon le contexte physiopathologique du patient.

  • Clinical Examination Essentials

    An Introduction to Clinical Skills (and how to pass your clinical exams)
    • 5th Edition
    • July 1, 2019
    • Nicholas J. Talley + 1 more
    • English
    Talley and O’Connor’s Clinical Examination Essentials 5e provides an introduction to the skills required to successfully pass your clinical exams. It offers tips on how to impress your examiners and highlights key steps in taking a history and conducting a physical examination. With practice these will become second nature, even under the stress of exam conditions. We hope that Talley and O’Connor’s Clinical Examination Essentials inspires you to master your clinical skills and embark on a successful medical career. If you are looking to further develop your history taking and examination techniques, Talley and O’Connor’s Clinical Examination: A Systematic Guide to Physical Diagnosis provides greater detail (and more jokes).

  • L'indispensable en stage de Gynécologie-Obstétrique

    • 3rd Edition
    • June 28, 2019
    • Samuel Salama
    • French
    Cet ouvrage consacré à la gynécologie et à l'obstétrique propose :• de vous familiariser avec les particularités de ce service grâce à la partie introductive Connaître votre lieu de stage ;• un point sur les compétences infirmières en lien avec les situations cliniques récurrentes et les prises en charge thérapeutiques ;• un rappel des notions d'anatomie et de physiologie de l'appareil génital féminin ;• l'ensemble des pathologies en gynécologie médicale et chez la femme enceinte sous forme de fiches avec :➜ la définition,➜ l'épidémiologie,➜ l'étiologie,➜ le diagnostic : examen clinique, examens complémentaires,➜ le traitement : règles de prescription,➜ une rubrique « Conduite à tenir IDE » qui expose la prise en charge infirmière (accueil du patient, bilans, surveillance, gestes techniques spécifiques) en mettant en lien la compétence mobilisée ;• des fiches présentant les investigations et gestes techniques les plus courants en service de gynécologie ou en maternité ;• une série de fiches récapitulant tous les médicaments abordés dans l'ouvrage.Ce Mémo accompagnera efficacement les étudiants infirmiers tout au long de leur stage en service de gynécologie ou en maternité. La collection MÉMO STAGE INFIRMIER propose aux étudiants en IFSI des ouvrages synthétiques et pratiques sous la forme de fiches claires et concises.Conformes au programme, ces Mémos abordent l’ensemble des connaissances indispensables pour les stages en services de soins, intègrent les compétences évaluées ainsi que les protocoles à respecter en fonction de chaque situation.

  • Medicine: Prep Manual for Undergraduates

    • 6th Edition
    • June 28, 2019
    • Aggarwal Praveen + 1 more
    • English
    With ever-expanding knowledge and advances in medicine, the sixth edition of this book is significantly revised and presented in new full-colour format. Structured in question-answer format, this book is a must-have for all undergraduate medical students as it prepares them for both theory and viva-voce examinations. It is also useful for dentistry and nursing students.

  • Handbook of Pediatric Retinal OCT and the Eye-Brain Connection

    • 1st Edition
    • June 27, 2019
    • Cynthia A. Toth
    • English
    Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) plays a vital role in pediatric retina diagnosis, often revealing unrecognized retinal disorders and connections to brain injury, disease, and delayed neurodevelopment. Handbook of Pediatric Retinal OCT and the Eye-Brain Connection provides authoritative, up-to-date guidance in this promising area, showing how to optimize imaging in young children and infants, how to accurately interpret these images, and how to identify links between these images and brain and developmental disorders.

  • Surgical Management of Endocrine Disease, An Issue of Surgical Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 99-4
    • June 26, 2019
    • Rebecca S Sippel + 1 more
    • English
    This issue of Surgical Clinics of North America focuses on Surgical Management of Endocrine Disease and is edited by Drs. Rebecca S. Sippel and David F. Schneider. Articles will include: Evaluation of Thyroid Nodules; Decision Making in Indeterminate Thyroid Nodules and the Role of Molecular Testing; Extent of Thyroidectomy for Thyroid Cancer; Management of Nodal Disease in Thyroid Cancer; The Role of Surgery in Inflammatory Conditions of the Thyroid; Diagnosis and Evaluation of Primary Hyperparathyroidism; Who Benefits from Treatment of Primary Hyperparathyroidism?... Intra-operative Decision Making in Parathyroid Surgery; Surgical Management of MEN-1 and MEN-2; The Importance of Family History in the Management of Endocrine Disease; Evaluation of an Adrenal Incidentaloma; Evaluation and Management of Primary Hyperaldosteronism; When to Intervene for Subclinical Cushing’s Syndrome; Adrenocortical Cancer Treatment; Surgical Approaches to the Adrenal Gland; Evaluation and Management of Neuroendocrine Tumors of the Pancreas; and more!

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