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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.

    • Législation, éthique et déontologie

      • 1st Edition
      • August 13, 2012
      • Constance Hazen
      • French
      • eBook
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      Cet ouvrage est consacré à l'unité d'enseignement 1.3, Législation, éthique et déontologie (semestres 1 et 2). Il aborde les principales notions liées à ces trois thèmes avec de nombreuses références institutionnelles qui illustrent la mise en oeuvre dans la pratique infirmière. • Dans le domaine de la législation, sont développés les thèmes du droit des patients au regard de l'institution hospitalière, du soin et de leur entourage. • En matière d'éthique, sont abordés les thèmes de la confidentialité et du secret professionnel d'une part et celui des droits de l'homme d'autre part. • En déontologie, sont évoqués la responsabilité et les principes de droits qui s'imposent aux professionnels dans le cadre de l'exercice de leur métier. Une rubrique « Pratique infirmière » met l'accent sur la prise en charge infirmière.
    • Recent Advances and Future Directions in Trauma Care, An Issue of Surgical Clinics

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 92-4
      • August 10, 2012
      • Jeremy W. Cannon
      • English
      • Hardback
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      • eBook
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      An important review on trauma for the general surgeon! Topics include spectrum of TBI from mild to severe, management of complex extremity injuries, long-range ICU transport, advanced technologies in trauma/CC management, non-compressible torso hemorrhage, trauma system configurations in other countries, graduate medical education in trauma/CC and acute care surgery, improving care in the trauma ICU, damage control surgery, massive transfusion and damage control resuscitation, burn/electrical/envi... injury resuscitation, pre-hospital management and tactical combat casualty care, research and analytics in trauma care, verification and regionalization of trauma systems, and more!
    • Urology for the Pediatrician, An Issue of Pediatric Clinics

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 59-4
      • August 10, 2012
      • Pasquale Casle + 1 more
      • English
      • Hardback
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      • eBook
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      The articles in this issue update important topics in pediatric urology, but also address some of the more controversial clinical topics. Those topics included in this issue are Prenatal Ultrasound and Urological Anomalies, Spina Bifida and Neurogenic Bladder, Inguinal and Genital Anomalies, Voiding Dysfunction, Vesicoureteral Reflux, Hydronephrosis, Urolithiasis in Children, Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) work up, Advances in Surgical Pediatric Urological Armamentarium, Pediatric Urologic Oncology, Pediatric Urological Emergencies, and Circumcision Controversies.
    • Hip Dysplasia Surgery: Birth to Adulthood, An Issue of Orthopedic Clinics

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 43-3
      • August 8, 2012
      • George J. Haidukewych + 1 more
      • English
      • Hardback
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      • eBook
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      This issue will cover hip dysplasia from birth to geriatrics. Also included will be articles on pelvic fractures, revisions a few on pediatrics, European hip surgeons, the young adult, pathology and the natural history.
    • Year Book of Vascular Surgery 2012

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 2012
      • August 8, 2012
      • Gregory L. Moneta
      • English
      • Hardback
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      • eBook
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      The Year Book of Vascular Surgery brings you abstracts of the articles that reported the year's breakthrough developments in vascular surgery, 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! Hot topics include: Coronary Disease, Epidemiology, Vascular Laboratory and Imaging, Carotid and Cerebrovascular Disease, and Grafts and Graft Complications.
    • Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, An Issue of Clinics in Liver Disease

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 16-3
      • August 8, 2012
      • Arun J. Sanyal
      • English
      • Hardback
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      • eBook
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      Dr. Sanyal's expertise as Chairman of the Division of Hepatology at Virginia Commonwealth University and the breadth of his published articles in hepatology make him the perfect person to compile state-of-the-art reviews on the topic of NASH/fatty liver. The articles in this issue address the following topics: The Genetic Epidemiology of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease; Relevance of Liver Histology to Predict Clinically Meaningful Outcomes in NASH; Mechanisms of Simple Hepatic Steatosis; Cellular and Molecular Basis for Phenotype of Steatohepatitis; Mechanisms of Disease Progression in NASH: New Paradigms; Can NASH Be Diagnosed, Graded and Staged Non-Invasively?; Is NAFLD in Children the Same Disease as in Adults?; The Cardiovascular Link to NAFLD: A Critical Analysis; Impact of Behavioral Disturbances and Their Treatment on Obesity and NAFLD; and Management of NASH.
    • Cardiovascular Disease in Pregnancy, An Issue of Cardiology Clinics

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 30-3
      • August 8, 2012
      • Gagan Sahni + 1 more
      • English
      • Hardback
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      • eBook
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      Pregnancy stresses the heart and circulatory system. During pregnancy, blood volume increases by 30 to 50 percent. The amount of blood the heart pumps each minute also increases by 30 to 50 percent, and heart rate increases as well. These changes cause the heart to work harder, as do labor and delivery. This issue covers diagnosis and treatment of cardiac symptoms and cardiac emergencies during pregnancy.
    • Total Joint Arthroplasty, An Issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 28-3
      • August 8, 2012
      • C. Allyson Jones + 1 more
      • English
      • Hardback
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      • eBook
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      Total joint replacement is an effective procedure, resulting in decreased pain and improved function and quality of life in patients of all age groups including the elderly. The use of TJR is increasing and therefore this issue reviews topics such as patient satisfaction with total joint arthroplasty, patient reported outcomes, rehabilitation with total joint arthroplasty, minimally Invasive total joint arthroplasty, and peri-operative complications of total joint arthroplasty.
    • Year Book of Surgery 2012

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 2012
      • August 1, 2012
      • Edward M. Copeland
      • English
      • Hardback
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      • eBook
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      The Year Book of Surgery brings you abstracts of the articles that reported the year's breakthrough developments in surgery, 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! The Year Book of Surgery is published annually in September, and includes topics such as: Trauma; Burns; Critical Care; Transplantation; Surgical Infection; Would Healing; Oncology; Vascular Surgery; and General Thoracic Surgery.
    • Year Book of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery 2012

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 2012
      • August 1, 2012
      • Raj Sindwani
      • English
      • Hardback
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      • eBook
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      The Year Book of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery brings you abstracts of the articles that reported the year's breakthrough developments in otolaryngology, 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! Topics in the Year Book include allergy and immunology; head and neck surgery and tumors; laryngology; otology; pediatric otolaryngology; rhinology and skull base surgery; and thyroid and parathyroid.