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Varus Foot, Ankle, and Tibia, An Issue of Foot and Ankle Clinics

  • 1st Edition
  • Volume 17-1
  • March 28, 2012
  • Alastair S. E. Younger
  • English
  • Hardback
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This issue will cover the following: Examination of the Varus Ankle, Foot and Tibia, Anatomy of the Varus Ankle and Foot, Imaging of the Varus Ankle and Foot, Pathology of the Varus Ankle and Foot, Varus Ankle After Tibia Fracture Varus Ankle and Hindfoot Deformity After Talar Fracture, Varus Ankle and Ankle Instability, Varus Ankle and Osteochondral Lesions of the Talus, Planning the Correction of the Varus Ankle in Conjunction with Ankle Replacement. Single or Staged Approach, Varus Ankle – Management with a Frame, Varus Hindfoot and Neurological Disorders, Varus Deformity After Calcaneus Fracture, Varus Ankle – Adopting Your Ankle Fusion Technique”

Stage B, A Pre-cursor to Heart Failure, Part II, An Issue of Heart Failure Clinics

  • 1st Edition
  • Volume 8-2
  • March 28, 2012
  • Jay N. Cohn + 1 more
  • English
  • Hardback
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In the joint American College of Cardiology /American Heart Association classification system, Stage B heart failure refers to patients with structural heart disease but no symptoms of heart failure.  Preventing progression of heart failure in Stage B patients is a central concern to heart failure specialists, so two issues have been devoted to this topic.  Part II focuses on screening to identify patients with Stage B HF and monitoring and therapeutic approaches to patients with a diagnosis of Stage B HF.

Device Associated Infections, An Issue of Infectious Disease Clinics

  • 1st Edition
  • Volume 26-1
  • March 28, 2012
  • Preeti N. Malani
  • English
  • Hardback
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Optimal management of device associated infections requires a collaborative approach among surgical and medical specialists—a need that is central to this issue of Infectious Diseases Clinics of North America.  In addition to the epidemiology, management, and prevention of commonly encountered device associated infections, each review offers technical background on specific devices and related operative procedures.   Areas of ongoing investigation are highlighted including innovative concepts for the prevention of biofilm formation and biofilm directed therapeutics.  Emerging issues related to reuse of medical devices in resource limited settings are also considered.   

Thyroid Disorders and Diseases, An Issue of Medical Clinics

  • 1st Edition
  • Volume 96-2
  • March 28, 2012
  • Kenneth Burman
  • English
  • Hardback
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This issue of Medical Clinics of North America provides the latest essential updates on thyroid disorders and diseases. Topics covered include the following: thyroid synthesis and physiology; hyperthyroidism; hypothyroidism; thyroid nodules; goiter; differentiated thyroid cancer; subacute, silent, and postpartum thyroiditis; thyroid and pregnancy; thyroid and the elderly; medications and thyroid hormones; thyroid and the heart; thyroid and lipids; and Graves’ ophthalmology.

Evidence-Based Neonatal Pharmacotherapy, An Issue of Clinics in Perinatology

  • 1st Edition
  • Volume 39-1
  • March 28, 2012
  • Alan R. Spitzer + 1 more
  • English
  • Hardback
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Dr. Spitzer has created an issue devoted to the evidence-based pharmacologic care of the neonate. The issue opens with an important article on A Quality Improvement Approach to Modifying Medication Use in the NICU. The expert authors he has secured have contributed articles in the areas of therapeutic drug monitoring, off-label use of medications in the NICU, antenatal and post-natal corticosteroids, antibiotics, antifungals, and antivirals, as well as bronchodilators and nitric oxide. Other articles also present evidence-based use of oxygen, dopamine, anesthetics and analgesics, and erythropoetin.

Prenatal Care, An Issue of Primary Care Clinics in Office Practice

  • 1st Edition
  • Volume 39-1
  • March 28, 2012
  • David Harnisch
  • English
  • Hardback
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This issue guides the primary care physician through the prental care of their patient with topics that include: Preconception Care, Antepartum Care, Nutrition, Genetic Screening, First Trimester Complications, Management of Gestational Diabetes, Third Trimester Complications, Electronic Fetal Monitoring, Complications of Labor and Delivery, Operative Delivery, Postpartum Hemorrhage, and Alternative Approaches to Maternal Care.

Genitourinary Imaging, An Issue of Radiologic Clinics of North America

  • 1st Edition
  • Volume 50-2
  • March 28, 2012
  • Paul Nikolaidis + 1 more
  • English
  • Hardback
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This issue covers a wide range of topics related to genitourinary imaging, across a variety of imaging modalities.  An update is given on dual-energy CT in urologic imaging.  Imaging of the retroperitoneum is also discussed. Imaging of infectious and inflammatory diseases of kidneys is reviewed, as is imaging of the features of common and uncommon neoplasms of the bladder.  Multimodality imaging of the ureter, unusual renal masses, and adrenal imaging are all addressed in detail.  Finally, advances in pediatric urologic imaging are reviewed.

Reducing Risks and Complications of Interventional Pain Procedures

  • 1st Edition
  • March 26, 2012
  • Matthew Ranson + 2 more
  • English
  • Hardback
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Reducing Risks and Complications of Interventional Pain Procedures - a volume in the new Interventional and Neuromodulatory Techniques for Pain Management series - presents state-of-the-art guidance on avoiding pitfalls and optimizing outcomes. Matthew Ranson, MD, Jason Pope, MD, and Timothy Deer, MD offer comprehensive, evidence-based advice on selecting and performing these techniques - as well as weighing relative risks and complications. With access to the fully searchable text at www.expertconsult.com , you’ll have the detailed visual assistance you need right at your fingertips.

Atlas of Sexual Violence

  • 1st Edition
  • March 26, 2012
  • International Association of Forensic Nu
  • Tara Henry
  • English
  • Hardback
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The ideal clinical companion for evaluating and documenting sexual violence, Atlas of Sexual Violence reflects the field's most up-to-date research and clinical practice. It reviews current practices for providing patient care to adolescent and adult victims of sexual violence, and uses diverse photographs to show variances related to race and age. Coverage of wound identification and terminology helps in accurate interpretation, documentation, and courtroom testimony. From the International Association of Forensic Nurses (IAFN) and Tara Henry, a nationally known forensic nursing expert, this book is a durable, portable guide suitable for anyone who deals with cases of suspected sexual assault, including health care providers, social workers, attorneys, and law enforcement personnel.

Sleep-related Epilepsy and Electroencephalography, An Issue of Sleep Medicine Clinics

  • 1st Edition
  • Volume 7-1
  • March 26, 2012
  • Madelieine Grigg-Damberger + 1 more
  • English
  • Hardback
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This issue on Sleep Electroencephalography (EEG) gives an overview of Electrophysiological readings in sleep with such articles as “The Nuts and Bolts of EEG” and “How the Sleep/Wake EEG Changes Across the Lifespan.” Identifying abnormal EEG activity and patterns in the Electroencephalographic readings is also discussed. The issue then further focuses in on Seizures and the EEG; specifically, how EEG can be used to diagnosis and identify seizure disorders and differentiate seizures from other paroxysmal nocturnal events, and to diagnose other primary sleep disorders in people with epilepsy.

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