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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.

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    • Endoscopic Cranial Base and Pituitary Surgery, An Issue of Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 49-1
      • December 7, 2015
      • Raj Sindwani + 2 more
      • English
      • Hardback
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      This issue on endoscopic cranial base and pituitary surgery is led by experts in the field of Otolaryngology and Neurosurgery. Otolaryngologists/He... and Neck surgeons Dr. Raj Sindwani and Dr. Troy Woodard join with Neurosurgeon Dr. Pablo Recinos to present a comprehensive clinical approach. Topics include: Building an endoscopic skull base program (room setup and key equipment / IGS); Skull Base Anatomy (corridors, intra and extradural); Imaging in skull base surgery – CT, MRI, CT cisternogram, intraop CT; Sellar lesions / pathology; Principles of endoscopic pituitary surgery ; Reconstruction of skull base defects – free graft, pedicle, TPF, alloderm; Lumbar drain utility (role of intrathecal fluorescein); Hemostasis in Skull Base Surgery (control of smaller vessels, maneuvers to minimize bleeding – warm irrigations, HOB up, embolization); Management of ICA Injury (intraop options, late complications); Meningioma; Esthesioneuroblastom... Cordoma; Sinonasal Malignancies of Skull Base; Craniopharyngioma; Endonasal approaches to the craniocervical junction; Medical complications of Pituitary/skull base surgery – (ie. SIADH, DI, Hypopit); Post-op management of skull base patient (postop Abx, imaging, debridements, topical irrigations, more..). Articles cover surgical procedure, surgical complications, and surgical anatomy as relevant to the clinical discussion.

    • Aeroallergen and Food Immunotherapy, An Issue of Immunology and Allergy Clinics of North America

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 36-1
      • December 7, 2015
      • Linda S. Cox + 1 more
      • English
      • Hardback
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      This issue of Immunology and Allergy Clinics, guest edited by Drs. Linda S. Cox and Anna H. Nowak-Wegrzyn, is devoted to Aeroallergen and Food Immunotherapy. Articles in this issue include History of AIT and the future direction of CRD/molecular allergy; Mechanisms of aeroallergen allergen immunotherapy: SCIT and SLIT; Mechanisms underlying induction of tolerance to foods; Biomarkers for allergen immunotherapy; SCIT and SLIT; Novel delivery routes for allergy immunotherapy; Oral immunotherapy for food allergy; SLIT and EPIT for food allergy; The use of adjuvants for enhancing allergen immunotherapy efficacy; Allergen immunotherapy vaccine modification; Allergen immunotherapy outcome assessment in clinical trials and real life; Component resolved diagnosis: can it make specific AIT more specific?; Baked milk and egg diets for milk and egg allergy management; and Allergen immunotherapy practical considerations: adherence and strategies to improve.

    • Endocrine Tumors, An Issue of Surgical Oncology Clinics of North America

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 25-1
      • December 7, 2015
      • Douglas L Fraker
      • English
      • Hardback
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      This issue of Surgical Oncology Clinics of North America, guest edited by Dr. Douglas L. Fraker, is devoted to Endocrine Tumors. Dr. Fraker has assembled expert authors to review the following topics: Management of thyroid nodular disease: Current cytopathology classifications and genetic testing; Surgical management of lymph node compartments in papillary thyroid cancer; Current guidelines for post-operative treatment and follow-up of well differentiated thyroid cancer; Outpatient thyroid surgery – is it safe?; Asymptomatic hyperparathyroidism- diagnostic pitfalls and surgical intervention; Intra-operative PTH monitoring: optimal utilization; Minimally invasive parathyroidectomy vs bilateral neck exploration for primary hyperparathyroidism; Pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma: Diagnosis, genetics, and treatment; Minimally invasive adrenalectomy; Treatment of adrenocortical cancinoma: benefits of aggressive surgery; Biochemical diagnosis and pre-operative imaging of gastro-intestinal neuroendocrine tumors; Minimally invasive techniques for resection of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors; and Treatment of metastatic neuroendocrine tumors to the liver.

    • Plaque Imaging, An Issue of Neuroimaging Clinics of North America

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 26-1
      • December 7, 2015
      • J. Kevin DeMarco
      • English
      • Hardback
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      This issue of Neuroimaging Clinics of North America focuses on Plaque Imaging. Articles will include: 3D carotid plaque MR imaging, Analysis of multi-contrast carotid plaque MR imaging, Incorporating carotid plaque imaging into routine clinical carotid MRA, PET-CT imaging to assess future cardiovascular risk, Utility of combining PET and MR imaging of carotid plaque, 3D carotid plaque ultrasound, Contrast-enhanced carotid plaque ultrasound, Detection of vulnerable plaque in patients with “cryptogenic stroke,” Measuring plaque burden in secondary prevention of asymptomatic patients with known carotid stenosis, Plaque imaging in primary prevention of cardiovascular disease, Plaque imaging to decide on optimal treatment: medical versus CEA versus CAS, Clinical perspective of carotid plaque imaging, and more!

    • Managing Chronic Pain, An Issue of Medical Clinics of North America

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 100-1
      • December 7, 2015
      • Charles E. Argoff
      • English
      • Hardback
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      This issue of Medical Clinics of North America, Guest Edited by Charles Argoff, MD is devoted to Chronic Pain Management. Dr. Argoff has assembled a group of expert authors to review the following topics: Chronic Pain Management: An Overview of Taxonomy, Conditions Commonly Encountered, and Assessment; The Acute to Chronic Pain Transition: Can Chronic Pain Be Prevented?; What Do We Know About the Pathophysiology of Chronic Pain? Implications for Treatment Considerations; An Overview of Pharmacologic Management of Chronic Pain; An Overview of Nonmedical Treatment of Chronic Pain; Managing Chronic Headache Disorders; Managing Osteoarthritis and Other Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain Disorders; Managing Neuropathic Pain; Managing Low Back and Other Spinal Pain Disorders; Exploring the Use of Chronic Opioid Therapy for Chronic Pain: When, How and for Whom?; The Role of Invasive Pain Management Modalities in the Treatment of Chronic Pain; Multimodal Management of Chronic Pain: What is the Evidence?; Managing Chronic Pain in Special Populations; and The Future of Pain Management as a Subspecialty: Meeting the Needs of the Patients We Care For.

    • Special Techniques and Technical Advances in PET/CT Imaging, An Issue of PET Clinics

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 11-1
      • December 7, 2015
      • Rakesh Kumar
      • English
      • Hardback
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      This issue of PET Clinics focuses on Special Techniques and Technical Advances in PET/CT Imaging. Articles will include: PET/CT Guided FNAC/Biopsy; Dual Time Point Imaging; Overview of Conventional imaging based intervention in clinical practice; Special Techniques in PET/CT in evaluating genito-urinary malignances; Special techniques in PET/CT imaging for evaluation of head and neck cancer; PET/CT enteroclysis; Contrast media in PET/CT imaging; PET/CT guided RFA; Non-attenuated corrected PET/CT imaging and applications; and more!

    • Sleep Disorders and Mental Health, An Issue of Psychiatric Clinics of North America

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 38-4
      • December 7, 2015
      • Andrew Winokur
      • English
      • Hardback
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      The strong association between mental health and sleep is examined here in topics that include: Epidemiology of sleep disorders, co-morbidity with mental health disorders and impact on health and quality of life; Neurobiology of sleep; Neurobiology of circadian rhythms; Genetics of sleep disorders; Sleep disturbances in anxiety disorders; Sleep disturbances in mood disorders; Sleep disturbances in schizophrenia; Sleep disturbances in substance abuse disorders; Sleep disturbances and behavioral disturbances in children and adolescents; Sleep disturbances and behavioral disturbances in the elderly; Sleep disturbances and behavioral symptoms in medical patients; Effects of psychotropic medications on sleep continuity and sleep architecture; Circadian rhythm sleep disorders; New developments in sleep medications of relevance to mental health disorders; and Primary sleep disorders: identification and treatment by psychiatrists.

    • CT Angiography, An Issue of Radiologic Clinics of North America

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 54-1
      • December 7, 2015
      • Peter S. Liu + 1 more
      • English
      • Hardback
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      This issue of Radiologic Clinics of North America focuses on CT Angiography. Articles will include: CT Angiography – A Review and Technical Update; CT Angiography of Thoracic Aorta; CT Angiography of Abdominal Aorta; CT Angiography of the Liver, Spleen, and Pancreas; CT Angiography of the Bowel and Mesentery; CT Angiography of the Renal Circulation; CT Angiography of the Lower Extremities; CT Angiography of the Upper Extremities; Pediatric Considerations in CT Angiography; CT Angiography of the Neurovascular Circulation; Role of MRA in the Era of Modern CT Angiography; CT Angiography for Preoperative Thoracoabdominal Flap Planning; and more!

    • Facial Nerve Rehabilitation, An Issue of Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics of North America

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 24-1
      • December 7, 2015
      • Daniel Alam
      • English
      • Hardback
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      Repair and restoration of the facial nerve takes exceptional skill in facial anatomy and surgery. In this issue of Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics, surgeon and academician Daniel Alam leads discussion by expert surgeons of topics such as Bell's Palsy, Botox in the treatment of facial paralysis; Management of the eye in facial paralysis; Static slings; Temporalis tendon transfer; Nerve transfer; Gracilis flaps; Sternohyoid flaps, New technologies in facial paralysis; and Physical therapy for facial rehabilitation. Each discussion includes diagnosis and procedural steps for best outcomes for function and cosmesis.

    • Functional and Molecular Imaging in Oncology, An Issue of Magnetic Resonance Imaging Clinics of North America

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 24-1
      • December 7, 2015
      • Antonio Luna
      • English
      • Hardback
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      This issue of MRI Clinics of North America focuses on Functional MRI in Oncology. Articles will include: Functional MRI techniques in oncology in the era of personalized medicine, MRI biomarkers and surrogate endpoints in oncology clinical trials, Therapy monitoring with functional MRI, Multiparametric MRI in the assessment of brain tumors, Multiparametric MRI of breast cancer, Functional MRI in chest malignancies, Multiparametric MRI in abdominal malignancies, Assessment of musculoskeletal malignancies with functional MRI, Evaluation of head and neck tumors with functional MRI, Role of multiparametric MRI in malignancies of the urogenital tract, Diffusion-weighted imaging in oncology, Functional MRI in gynecologic cancer, Assessment of angiogenesis with MRI: DCE-MRI and beyond, Imaging of tumor metabolism: MR spectroscopy, and more!

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