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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.

  • Tumors of the Ear and Lateral Skull Base: PART 2, An Issue of Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 48-3
    • Matthew Carlson
    • English
    The Editors for this 2-part issue of Otolaryngologic Clinics, Dr George Wanna and Dr Matthew Luke Carlson, envisioned a publication that reviews the evaluation and management of common ear and lateral skull base tumors. Intended audience includes Otologists, Neurotologists, General otolaryngologists and Neurosurgeons alike. The development of management of lateral skull base tumors has been rapid, in the past 40 years there has been a tremendous shift toward conservative therapy for benign lesions. Focused chapters review specific pathologies plus a chapter focused on stereotactic radiotherapy. Topics written by reputed leaders in the field of Otology and skull base tumors include: Imaging of temporal bone lesions; Squamous cell carcinoma of the temporal bone; Glomus tympanicum; Adenomatous tumors of the middle ear; Intralabyrinthine schwannomas; Vestibular schwannoma; Neurofibromatosis2 (including ABI and CI); Non-schwannoma tumors of the CPA; Glomus jugulare; Endolymphatic sac tumors; Non-paraganglioma jugular foramen tumors; Primary tumors of the facial nerve; Cholesterol granuloma and other petrous apex lesions; Stereotactic radiosurgery for tumors of the lateral skull base; Pediatric temporal bone malignancy; and Historical perspective on evolution in management of lateral skull base tumors.

  • Fiches de soins infirmiers

    Avec 38 séquences filmées ou animées de gestes techniques
    • 5th Edition
    • Pascal Hallouët + 2 more
    • French
    Ce livre-outil permet aux infirmiers et aux étudiants de réagir à toute situation de soin, grâce à un ensemble de fiches traitant des soins les plus simples aux soins les plus complexes. Une partie générale rappelle les principes de base pour un exercice infirmier de qualité (règlementation, valeurs, concepts, continuité des soins). Les 118 fiches constituant le corps de l'ouvrage sont réparties en deux catégories : - les soins transversaux (fiches rouges), relevant de toutes les spécialités, comme les soins d'hygiène, les prélèvements, l'installation du patient, les pansements, etc. ; - les soins spécifiques (fiches vertes) propres à chaque spécialité : réanimation, urgences, pédiatrie, psychiatrie Un pictogramme signale les fiches correspondant au portfolio de compétences (techniques devant être maîtrisées par tout étudiant au terme de sa formation en IFSI). L'ensemble des fiches de l'ouvrage a été mis à jour selon les nouvelles recommandations : CLIN, SFAR, SRLF, HAS. En outre, chaque fiche comporte une rubrique sur les responsabilités de l'infirmier en fonction du soin exercé, avec renvoi à l'article du décret relatif aux actes professionnels. Des illustrations en couleurs éclairent la réalisation d'un soin ou la présentation d'un matériel particulier. NOUVEAU : un site Internet proposant 38 séquences filmées ou animées de gestes techniques. Complet et pratique, cet ouvrage est un outil indispensable à tous les étudiants en IFSI et aux professionnels infirmiers, hospitaliers et libéraux.

  • Surgical Approaches to Esophageal Disease, An Issue of Surgical Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 95-3
    • Dmitry Oleynikov
    • English
    Surgical Management of Esophageal Disease is reviewed extensively in this important Surgical Clinics of North America issue. Articles include: Approach to Patients with Esophageal Dysphagia; Esophageal Motility Disorders; Achalasia; Esophageal Stricture and Diverticula; Benign Esophageal Masses; Gastroesophageal Disease; Barrett’s Esophagus; Preoperative Evaluation of GERD; Surgical Treatment of GERD; Endoscopic Treatment of GERD; Paraesophageal Hernia; Short Esophagus; Reoperative Antireflux Surgery; GERD after Bariatric Procedure; Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy for Benign Eosphageal Disease; and more!

  • Management of Patients with Traumatic Injuries, An Issue of Critical Nursing Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 27-2
    • Karen Bergman
    • English
    Special considerations arise as critical care nurses care for victims of trauma and violence. This issue highlights the recent advances in the care of these patients, including victims of street crime and domestic violence. As a result of the wars in Afganistan and Iraq, changes in the echelons of care have been brought to U.S. trauma centers in order to better triage, manage, and provide post-surgical care to trauma patients. Articles in this issue address the advances in this field.

  • Year Book of Pulmonary Disease 2015

    • 1st Edition
    • James A Barker
    • English
    The Year Book of Pulmonary Disease brings you abstracts of the articles that reported the year's breakthrough developments in pulmonary disease carefully selected from more than 500 journals worldwide. Expert commentaries evaluate the clinical importance of each article and discuss its application to your practice. Topics such as Asthma and Cystic Fibrosis, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Lung Cancer, Community-Acquired Pneumonia, Lung Transplantation, Sleep Disorders, and Critical Care Medicine are represented highlighting the most current and relevant articles in the field.

  • Perioperative Management, An Issue of Surgical Clinics of North America

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 95-2
    • Paul J. Schenarts
    • English
    Perioperative Management is reviewed extensively in this important Surgical Clinics of North America issue. Articles include: Cardiac risk stratification and protection; Prevention of pulmonary complications; Perioperative nutrition; Prophylactic antibiotics and prevention of post-operative infections; DVT and VTE prophylaxis; Post-operative pain control and sedation; End points of resuscitation; Optimal glucose management in the perioperative period; Essentials of sepsis management; Transfusion and management of surgical patients with hematologic disorders; Perioperative management of the obese patient; Perioperative management of the elderly patient; Perioperative management in the patient with substance abuse; Management of the pregnant patient undergoing general surgical procedures; Advanced directives, living wills and futility; and more!

  • Lyme Disease and Other Infections Transmitted by Ixodes scapularis, An Issue of Infectious Disease Clinics of North America

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 29-2
    • Paul G. Auwaerter
    • English
    This issue of Infectious Disease Clinics of North America, Guest Edited by Paul Auwaerter, MD, is devoted to Lyme Disease. Dr. Auwaerter has assembled a group of expert authors to review the following topics: Epidemiology of Lyme Disease; Early Lyme disease: Erythema Migrans; Neuroborreliosis; Lyme Carditis; Lyme Arthritis; Pediatric Lyme Disease; Diagnostics of Lyme Disease; Post-treatment Lyme Disease Syndrome; Chronic Lyme Disease; Co-infection: Human Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis; Co-infection: Babesiosis; and Emerging Tick-borne infections: Borrelia miyamotoi, Powassan/Deer Tick virus, Heartland virus, Bartonella.

  • Diagnostic Testing for Enteric Pathogens, An Issue of Clinics in Laboratory Medicine

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 35-2
    • Alexander J. McAdam
    • English
    This issue on Diagnostic Testing for Enteric Patholgens is led by two experts in the field of clinical pathology: Alexander J. McAdam and Collette Fitzgerald. Topics include Salmonella, Shigella and Yersinia; Escherichia coli; Campylobacter; Clostridium difficile; Use of markers of intestinal inflammation for diagnosis of infectious gastroenteritis; Antibiotic susceptibility testing of bacteria that cause gastroenteritis; Norovirus; Rotavirus; Intestinal Abebae; Intestinal coccidia and cryptosporidium; Intestinal microsporidia; and Multiplex PCR tests for gastroentieritis. An added features of this issues a Q and A on a controversial area in clinical microbiology, related to STI testing. Several participants from different fields each answer the same series of questions; specialists from clinical laboratory medicine, public health and clinical patient care participate. Each question is introduced by the lead Editors.

  • Airway Management, An Issue of Anesthesiology Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 33-2
    • Lynette Mark
    • English
    Airway management is the medical process of ensuring there is an open pathway between a patient’s lungs and the outside world, as well as reducing the risk of aspiration. Airway management is a primary consideration in cardiopulmonary resuscitation, anesthesia, emergency medicine, intensive care medicine and first aid. Difficult airway (defined as more than three attempts, or taking longer than 10 minutes) is the major factor in anesthesia morbidity.

  • Young-Onset Dementias, An Issue of Psychiatric Clinics of North America

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 38-2
    • Chiadi U. Onyike
    • English
    This issue of Psychiatric Clinics devoted to young onset dementia or early onset dementia presents information that is salient and valuable for clinical practice. The issue will update knowledge, present cultural and practical perspectives, examine priorities, and show opportunities for psychiatry practice and research in this group of dementias. Topics include: An epidemiologic perspective on young-onset dementias; The frontotemporal dementias; Posterior Cortical Atrophy: an atypical variant of Alzheimer disease; Rapidly progressive young-onset dementias: neuropsychiatric aspects; A guidance for the neuropsychiatric examination of young-onset dementias; Neuropsychological assessment and differential diagnosis in young-onset dementias; Brain imaging in the differential diagnosis of young-onset dementias; Role of genetic counseling in the diagnosis and management of young-onset dementias; Brain histopathological examination in neuropsychiatry practice and research; Pharmacologic interventions for young-onset dementias; Psychosocial and rehabilitative interventions for young-onset dementias; Public advocacy and community engagement for young-onset dementias; and Integrating dementia care and primary care. Dr Chiadi Onyike, expert in the field of young onset dementia leads a team of expert authors who feature the potential for overlooked or missed diagnoses; neuropsychiatric phenomena taking on greater importance; and the crucial neurologic examination to rule out other disease, to have a thorough knowledge of differential diagnoses, and to be vigilant with the emergence of neuropsychiatric phenomena that can indicate young onset dementia.

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