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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.

  • Le B.A.-BA de l'ostéopathie crânienne

    Principes et applications pratiques
    • 1st Edition
    • March 17, 2018
    • Nicette Sergueef
    • French
    Cet ouvrage présente de manière didactique les principes et les applications de l’ostéopathie crânienne. Il aborde les bases fondamentales en décrivant successivement l’anatomie, la physiologie et les dysfonctions. Puis l’examen du patient et le traitement sont expliqués, avec les différentes techniques de normalisation ostéopathiques accompagnées de leurs indications et contre-indications. Chaque fois une photographie complète la description. Le dernier chapitre formule les protocoles de traitement pour les principales indications d’un traitement ostéopathique crânien. Le B.A.-BA de l’ostéopathie crânienne livre les clés d’une meilleure compréhension et d’une connaissance précise de l’ensemble du système craniosacral ainsi qu’un concentré d’informations utiles. Cet ouvrage agrémenté de plus de 180 dessins, schémas et photographies sera pour l’ostéopathe un outil indispensable à sa pratique.
  • Left Atrial Appendage Closure, An Issue of Interventional Cardiology Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 7-2
    • March 15, 2018
    • Apostolos Tzikas
    • English
    This issue of Interventional Cardiology Clinics, edited by Dr. Apostolos Tzikas, will cover several important elements of Left Atrial Appendage Closure. Articles in this issue include, but are not limited to: Ischemic stroke in atrial fibrillation; History of LAAO; Anatomy of the left atrial appendage, including implications for endocardial and epicardial device closure; Indications, patient selection and referral pathways for LAAO; CT for LAAO; The Watchman device; The Amplatzer Amulet device; and The current device landscape and future perspectives.
  • Lumen-Apposing Stents, An Issue of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 28-2
    • March 14, 2018
    • Jacques Van Dam
    • English
    Top expert Dr. Jacques Van Dam has compiled the most current clinical reviews on lumen-apposing stents, an important emerging field in interventional endoscopy that can substitute for more invasive surgeries. Authors have addressed the following topics in this issue: Fluid collections and pseudocysts as a complication of acute pancreatitis; Surgical management of pancreatic pseudocysts; Evolution of EUS-guided cyst gastrostomy; EUS-guided drainage of pancreatic fluid collections; EUS-guided biliary drainage as an alternative to ERCP; EUS-guided gallbladder drainage; Novel uses of LAMS; Lumen-apposing stents: Which one and why; Safety of LAMS; Endoscopic closure of fistuli; and How the experts do it: Step-by-step guide. Readers will come away with the knowledge they need to incorporate the use of LAMs in their clinical repertoire.
  • Clinical and Molecular Aspects of Cardiomyopathies: On the road from gene to therapy, An Issue of Heart Failure Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 14-2
    • March 13, 2018
    • Giuseppe Limongelli
    • English
    This issue of Heart Failure Clinics--edited by Drs. Giuseppe Limongelli, Sharlene Day, and Perry Elliott--will cover Clinical and Molecular Aspects of Cardiomyopathies: On the Road from Gene to Therapy. Topics include, but are not limited to, Epidemiology and Clinical aspects of Genetic Cardiomyopathies, Existing and New therapies, Gene editing and gene-based therapeutics, Controversies surrounding exercise in genetic cardiomyopathies, Genetic infiltrative cardiomyopathies, LV Noncompaction, Clinical presentation and natural history of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in Rasopathies, and Moelcular basis and new treatments of cardiac diseases in Rasopathies.
  • Pneumologie für die Praxis

    Akute und chronische Atemwegserkrankungen mit Besonderheiten im fortschreitenden Alter
    • 1st Edition
    • March 13, 2018
    • Thomas Hausen
    • German
    Wie verändert sich eine bestehende Atemwegserkrankung mit zunehmendem Alter? Wie hängen z. B. Asthma oder COPD mit anderen Erkrankungen zusammen? Pneumologie für die Praxis informiert Sie über die Besonderheiten von pneumologischen Problemen und liefert umfassendes Wissen zu den unterschiedlichen akuten und chronischen Krankheitsbildern, zur speziellen Diagnostik und altersspezifischen Therapien. Zahlreiche Fallbeispiele zeigen, worauf es ankommt und was mögliche Tücken in der Diagnostik und Therapie sein können. Geschrieben wurde das Werk von einem Praktiker mit einem Erfahrungsschatz von mehr als 30 Jahren Praxistätigkeit. Alle Inhalte sind so aufbereitet, dass Sie sie schnell und sicher in Ihren Praxisalltag integrieren können.
  • Gluteal Augmentation, An Issue of Clinics in Plastic Surgery

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 45-2
    • March 13, 2018
    • Robert F. Centeno + 1 more
    • English
    This issue of Clinics in Plastic Surgery, guest edited by Drs. Robert F. Centeno and Constantino G. Mendieta, is devoted to Gluteal Augmentation. Articles in this outstanding issue include: Gluteal Aesthetic Evaluation and Classification; Clinical Anatomy in Aesthetic Gluteal Augmentation; Complications in Aesthetic Gluteal Augmentation; Practice-Based Patient Management Strategies in Gluteal Augmentation; Sub-fascial Gluteal Implant Augmentation; Sub-muscular Gluteal Augmentation; Intramuscular Gluteal Augmentation with Implants; Intramuscular Gluteal Augmentation: The XYZ Method; Gluteal Augmentation and Contouring with Autologous Fat Transfer; Autologous Flap Augmentation: Island Technique; Autologous Flap Augmentation: Moustache Technique; Autologous Flap Gluteal Augmentation: Split Gluteal Flap Technique; Autologous Flap Gluteal Augmentation: Purse-String Technique; Excisional Buttock Lifting and Revisional Procedures.
  • Common Procedures—Common Problems, An Issue of Clinics in Sports Medicine

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 37-2
    • March 13, 2018
    • Mark D. Miller
    • English
    This issue of Clinics in Sports Medicine, edited by series Consulting Editor, Dr. Mark Miller, will focus on common procedure and common problems in sports medicine. Subjects discussed include, but are not limited to: Rotator Cuff, Shoulder Instability, Elbow, Hand, Hip, ACL, Knee Multiple Ligament, Knee Meniscus, Knee Cartilage, Foot and Ankle, Pediatrics and Rehabilitation.
  • Rosacea, An Issue of Dermatologic Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 36-2
    • March 12, 2018
    • Steven R. Feldman + 2 more
    • English
    This issue of Dermatologic Clinics, guest edited by Drs.Steven Feldman, Leah A. Cardwell, and Sarah L. Taylor is devoted to Rosacea. Articles in this issue include: Rosacea Pathogenesis; Genetic Predisposition to Rosacea; Epidemiology of Rosacea and Severity in the Population; Psychosocial Burden and Other Impacts of Rosacea of Patients’ Quality of Life; Comorbidities of Rosacea; Rosacea Triggers, Alcohol and Smoking; Clinical Presentation/Classif... of Rosacea and Variation in Different Fitzpatrick Skin Types; Rosacea Treatment Review; Medical Management of Facial Redness in Rosacea; Procedural Treatments for Rosacea; Ocular Rosacea; Rosacea Treatment Cost; and Coping with Rosacea.
  • Neurocritical Care, An Issue of Neurosurgery Clinics of North America

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 29-2
    • March 12, 2018
    • Alejandro A. Rabinstein
    • English
    This issue of Neurosurgery Clinics, edited by Alejandro A. Rabinstein, will focus on Neurocritical Care. Topics will include Anoxic-Ischemic Brain Injury, Practical Approach to Posttraumatic Intracranial Hypertension According to Pathophysiologic Reasoning, Management of Traumatic Brain Injury: An Update, Cortical Spreading Depression and Ischemia in Neurocritical Patients, Targeted Temperature Management in Brain-Injured Patients, Herpes Virus Encephalitis in Adults: Current Knowledge and Old Myths, Primary Acute Neuromuscular Respiratory Failure, Intensive Care Unit–Acquired Weakness, Recent Advances in the Acute Management of Intracerebral Hemorrhage, New Developments in Refractory Status Epilepticus, Acute Cardiac Complications in Critical Brain Disease, Nosocomial Infections in the Neurointensive Care Unit, Neurologic Complications of Solid Organ Transplantation, and Shared Decision Making in Neurocritical Care.
  • Vascular Surgery: Current Concepts and Treatments for Venous Disease, An Issue of Surgical Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 98-2
    • March 12, 2018
    • Marc A. Passman
    • English
    This issue of Surgical Clinics of North America focuses on Vascular Surgery: Current Concepts and Treatments for Venous Disease, and is edited by Dr. Marc Passman. Articles will include: Catheter Directed Therapy Options for Iliofemoral Venous Thrombosis; Evidence Based Algorithms for Pharmacologic Prevention and Treatment of Acute Deep Venous Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism; Phlebectomy Techniques for Varicose Veins; Pulmonary Embolism: Current Role of Catheter Treatment Options and Operative Thrombectomy; Endovenous and Operative Treatment of Superior Vena Cava Syndrome; Pathophysiology of Chronic Venous Insufficiency and Venous Ulcers; New Trends in Anticoagulation Therapy; Open Surgical Reconstruction for Venous Occlusion and Valvular Incompetence; Liquid and Foam Sclerotherapy for Spider and Varicose Veins; Inferior Vena Cava Filters: Current Indications, Techniques, and Recommendations; Thermal and Non-Thermal Endovenous Ablation Options for Treatment of Superficial Venous Insufficiency; Role of Venous Stenting for Iliofemoral and Vena Cava Venous Obstruction; Advances in Operative Thrombectomy for Lower Extremity Venous Thrombosis; Optimal Compression Therapy and Wound Care for Venous Ulcers; Duplex Ultrasound for the Diagnosis of Acute and Chronic Venous Diseases; and more!