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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.

  • Childhood Leukemia and Cancer, An Issue of Pediatric Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 62-1
    • Yaddanapudi Ravindranath
    • English
    This issue concentrates on the current evidence and the collected experience of pediatric oncologists who care for cancer patients. The individual articles will provide the general pediatrician with a comprehensive primer on diagnosing and managing various types of cancers in the child with cancer. A cancer diagnosis is no longer a death sentence, so management and monitoring is very important and covered in every article.

  • Genetic Patterns in Neuroimaging, An Issue of Neuroimaging Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 25-1
    • Luis Celso Hygino de Cruz
    • English
    Genetic Patterns in Neuroimaging is explored in this important Neuroimaging Clinics issue. Articles include: Brain imaging and genetic risk of congenital malformations; Understanding genetics in neuroimaging; Influence of genetics in neuropathology; Building a bridge between genomics and neuroradiology; Systems genetics approaches to neuroimaging phenotypes; Imaging genetic predictions at an individual level; Brain imaging and genetic risk in the pediatric population; Imaging phenotypes in cognitive diseases; Molecular imaging in genetics; Imaging phenotypes in psychiatric disease; Genomics of brain tumor imaging; Neuroimaging and genetic influence in post-treatment brain neoplasms; Imaging phenotypes in multiple sclerosis; Genetic markers and influences in cerebrovascular malformations, and more.

  • Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement, An Issue of Interventional Cardiology Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 4-1
    • Susheel Kodali
    • English
    This issue of Interventional Cardiology Clinics, edited by Susheel K. Kodali, is devoted to Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement. Dr. Kodali assembled a group of expert contributors to review the following topics: Risk Assessment in Patient Selection for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement; Management of Coronary Disease in the Era of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: Comprehensive Review of the Literature; Imaging the Aortic Annulus with Multi-Detector Computed Tomography and 3-Dimensional Transesophageal Echocardiography; The Role of Preoperative and Intraoperative Imaging in Guiding Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement; Assessment of Paravalvular Regurgitation Following Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement; Impact and Management of Paravalvular Regurgitation After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement; Neurologic Events After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement; Nontransfemoral Approaches to Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement; and Valve-in-Valve Therapy for Failed Surgical Bioprosthetic Valves: Clinical Results and Procedural Guidance.

  • Movement Disorders, An Issue of Neurologic Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 33-1
    • Joseph Jankovic
    • English
    The daily life impact of movement disorders on people affected ranges from the inconvenient to major quality of life issues, depending upon the disorder and its progression. Topics in this issue of Neurologic Clinics address: Pathogenic Nechanisms of Neurodegeneration in Parkinson’s Disease; Treatment Strategies in Early and Advanced Parkinson’s Disease; Atypical Parkinsonism; Medical and Surgical Treatment of Tremors; Diagnosis and Treatment of Dystonia; Huntington’s Disease: Pathogenesis and Treatment; Tics and Tourette Syndrome; Paroxysmal Movement Disorders; Drug-induced Movement Disorders; Wilson Disease and other Neurodegenerations with Metal Accumulations; Psychogenic Movement Disorders; Ataxia; Gait Disorders; and Movement Disorders in Systemic Diseases. Videos are planned for the majority of the presentations and each article presents an Overview, Imaging, Pathology, and Diagnostic Dilemmas. The editor of this issue of Neurologic Clinics, Dr. Joseph Jankovic, is well known as expert in the pathophysiology, diganosis, and management of movement disorders - he has served as president of the international Movement Disorder Society and is recipient of numerous research awards related to these disorders. Dr Jankovic has involved world renown experts as authors in this publication.

  • Contemporary Management of Temporomandibular Joint Disorders, An Issue of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Clinics of North America

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 27-1
    • Daniel Perez
    • English
    Surgery for the Internal Derangement of the TMJ is explored in this important issue in the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Clinics. Articles will include: Condylectomies in condylar hyperplasia of the TMJ: Are they necessary?; Acute and chronic dislocation of the temporomandibular joint: What options do we have?; Ankylosis of the temporomandibular joint: How do we treat it?; Adjunct medical management for temporomandibular joint disorders: Where are we going?; Orthognathic surgery in the TMD patient: What happens later?; Missing temporomandibular joint congenital conditions: when do we operate?; Articular disc repositioning of the TMJ: does it really work?; Idiopathic condylar resorption of the temporomandibular joint: How do we stop it?; TMJ surgical complications; Connective tissue autoimmune disease: How does it affect the TMJ and where are we going?; and more.

  • Year Book of Medicine 2014

    • 1st Edition
    • James Barker
    • English
    The Year Book of Medicine brings you abstracts of the articles that reported the year's breakthrough developments in medicine, carefully selected from more than 500 journals worldwide. Expert commentaries evaluate the clinical importance of each article and discuss its application to your practice. There's no faster or easier way to stay informed! Sections are included on Rheumatology, Infectious Disease, Hematology and Oncology, Kidney, Water, and Electrolytes, Pulmonary Disease, Heart and Cardiovascular Disease, The Digestive System, and Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism.

  • Lower Lid and Midface: Multispecialty Approach, An Issue of Clinics in Plastic Surgery

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 42-1
    • Babak Azizzadeh
    • English
    Following the popular success of the first volume published by Dr Azizzadeh and Dr Massry among cosmetic surgeons and physicians, the Editors present a second Multispecialty volume, this one dedicated to Midface and Lower face rejuvenation. The Editors have once again selected an expert team of Editors spanning the practices of Plastic Surgery, Oculoplastic Surgery, Facial Plastic Surgery, and Dermatology, with expert Authors presenting anatomy, techniques, procedure planning, complications, and outcomes in each specialty field. Topics are planned on: Complications of Lower Blepharoplasty and Midface lifting; Deep Plane Face Lifting for Midface Rejuvenation; The Transeyelid Midface Lift; Management of Post-blepharoplasty Lower Eyelid Retraction; Contemporary Thoughts on Lower Eyelid/Midface Aging; Aesthetic Canthal Suspension; Dark Circles: Etiology and Management Options; Laser Resurfacing Applications for Periocular Rejuvenation; Non-Resurfacing Approaches for Lower Eyelid Rejuvenation; Skin Care For The Lower Lids: “Bags,” “Dark Circles,” and “Wrinkles;” Volumetric Strategies for the Lower Lid and Midface; Transcutaneous Lower Lid Blepharoplasty With and Without Fat Repositioning; Fat Grafting of the Lower Lid and Midface; Transtemporal Midface Lifting to Blend the Lower Eyelid Cheek Junction; Utilizing a New Classification of Midfacial Aging to Customize Multimodality Midface Rejuvenation Surgery; Transconjunctival Lower Lid Blepharoplasty with and without Fat Repositioning, among others. Any practitioner of cosmetic facial procedures, invasive, minimally invasive, or non-invasive, will receive a wealth of information from expert practitioners who obtain excellent results.

  • L'ostéopathie pour les patients de plus de 50 ans

    • 1st Edition
    • Nicette Sergueef + 1 more
    • French
    Dans cet ouvrage, destiné aux praticiens soucieux d'optimiser la santé de leurs patients seniors, les auteurs proposent une approche logique basée sur l'anatomie et la physiologie, débouchant sur le traitement de ces patients selon les principes ostéopathiques. Avec plus de 70 ans d'expérience clinique à eux deux, les auteurs exposent ainsi les modalités pratiques du diagnostic et du traitement de la dysfonction somatique présente dans de nombreux troubles : dysfonctions musculosquelettiques... posturales, cardiovasculaires, respiratoires, gastro-intestinales, urogénitales, autonomiques, auditives et visuelles. Ils proposent aussi des instructions pour favoriser la participation du patient, sa capacité à se prendre en charge, ce qui participe au processus d'autoguérison, principe fondamental en médecine ostéopathique. Agrémenté de quelque 250 illustrations et photographies, ce livre sera pour l'ostéopathe un outil agréable à consulter et indispensable à sa pratique.

  • Management of Hazardous Material Emergencies, An Issue of Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 33-1
    • Stephen W. Borron
    • English
    This issue of Emergency Medicine Clinics, edited by Drs. Stephen Borron and Ziad Kazzi focuses on emergencies arising from contact with Hazardous Materials. Article topics include: Selected classes and examples of dangerous industrial chemicals, weapons of mass destruction, and their syndromic identification; Hospital preparedness for chemical and radiological disasters; Personnel protection and decontamination of adults and children; Resources for toxicological information and assistance; Asphyxiants; Corrosives and irritants; Organophosphates and carbamates; Intentional and unintentional food, drug, and water contamination, and more!

  • MIQ 18: Mikrobiologische Diagnostik der Arthritis und Osteomyelitis

    • 2nd Edition
    • Karsten Becker + 9 more
    • German
    In dieser MiQ wird die Diagnostik zum Nachweis von zwei häufig schwerwiegenden, die Lebensqualität ggf. extrem beeinträchtigenden und potenziell lebensgefährlichen Infektionen, der septischen Arthritis und der Osteomyelitis, detailliert beschrieben. Dabei liegt der Schwerpunkt auf der mikrobiologischen Diagnostik, aber es werden auch andere Methoden zum sicheren Nachweis einer Arthtritis bzw. Osteomyelitis erläutert.

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