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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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    • Hypersomnia, An Issue of Sleep Medicine Clinics

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 7-2
      • June 11, 2012
      • Alon Y. Avidan
      • English
      • Hardback
        9 7 8 1 4 5 5 7 3 9 3 4 9
      • eBook
        9 7 8 1 4 5 5 7 4 4 3 7 4
      Excessive Sleepiness, or hypersomnia, is one of the most common sleep complaints. In this issue, Dr. Alon Avidan of UCLA brings together a set of articles that offer a completely updated overview of hypersomnia, from neurophysiology of sleepiness and wakefulness to quality of life issues and public health. The main focus of the issue is the diagnosis and treatment of hypersomnia, including objective and subjective measurement of sleepness, biomarkers of sleepiness, narcolepsy, and hypersomnia in medical, neurological and psyhchiatric comorbidities. Excessive sleepiness among specific patient populations (children, elderly) and periodic hypersomnia are discussed. Pharmacotherapy of hypersomnia is given special attention, as are behavioural treatments.

    • Tropical Diseases, An Issue of Infectious Disease Clinics

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 26-2
      • June 11, 2012
      • Alimuddin Zumla + 1 more
      • English
      • Hardback
        9 7 8 1 4 5 5 7 3 8 8 0 9
      • eBook
        9 7 8 1 4 5 5 7 4 4 1 0 7
      Tropical diseases pose an increasing problem for US and international travellers who travel to tropical regions. Physicians need to be aware of the wide spectrum of tropical, infectious, and parasitic diseases that patients may be exposed to. This issue of Infectious Disease Clinics includes articles written by global experts and includes topics such as range/classification of tropical diseases, venomous bites and stings, malaria, and bacterial gastrointestinal infections.

    • Addiction, An Issue of Psychiatric Clinics

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 35-2
      • June 8, 2012
      • Itai Danovitch + 1 more
      • English
      • Hardback
        9 7 8 1 4 5 5 7 3 9 2 6 4
      • eBook
        9 7 8 1 4 5 5 7 4 4 3 4 3
      This completely new and updated issue takes a focused look at addiction psychiatry in three sections: Diagnostics, Therapeutics, and New Directions. Dr. Danovitch, from Cedars-Sinai and Dr. Mariani from Columbia hone in on the most rapidly advancing and relevant areas of addiction for practitioners today, from defining addiction (implications of DSM-V), to genetics and neurobiology, to specific treatment options for a variety of patient populations: for pregnant women, adolescents, and patients suffering from chronic pain, for example. A variety of addiction types are discussed (ie, opioid, stimulant, and cannabis). The issue closes with discussions of emerging trends, systems of care, investigational therapeutics and the role of the criminal justice system.

    • Update in Gynecologic Oncology, An Issue of Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 39-2
      • June 8, 2012
      • Carolyn Y. Muller
      • English
      • Hardback
        9 7 8 1 4 5 5 7 3 9 0 1 1
      • eBook
        9 7 8 1 4 5 5 7 4 4 2 0 6
      This issue of the Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics provides an update in Gynecologic Oncology. Vulvar/Vaginal, cervical, uterine, and ovarian cancer are all covered, along with early detection and screening, and genetics and hereditary risk. There is also an article on trends in cancer care in North America, which discusses cancer care and cost and sustainability as well as practice evloution.

    • Year Book of Diagnostic Radiology 2012

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 2012
      • June 8, 2012
      • Anne G. Osborn
      • English
      • Hardback
        9 7 8 0 3 2 3 0 8 8 7 7 0
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 3 2 3 0 8 9 6 0 9
      The Year Book of Diagnostic Radiology brings you abstracts of the articles that reported the year's breakthrough developments in diagnostic radiology, 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! This annual covers all aspects of thoracic imaging, breast imaging, the musculoskeletal system, pediatric radiology, vascular and interventional radiology, and neuroradiology.

    • Management of Complex Wounds, An Issue of Critical Care Nursing Clinics

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 24-2
      • June 8, 2012
      • Janet Foster
      • English
      • Hardback
        9 7 8 1 4 5 5 7 4 5 5 0 0
      • eBook
        9 7 8 1 4 5 5 7 4 5 6 0 9
      This issue of Critical Care Nursing Clinics, Guest Edited by Janet Foster, PhD, RN, CNS, will focus on Wound Care, with article topics including: Wound management; wound debridement; acute wounds; nutrition and wound healing; biology of acute wound failure; psychological stress and wound healing; chronic wound management in the elderly; and adjuncts to preparing wounds for closure: growth factors, skin substitutes, negative pressure therapy and hyperbaric oxygen.

    • Children, Adolescents, and the Media, An Issue of Pediatric Clinics

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 59-3
      • June 8, 2012
      • Victor C. Strasburger
      • English
      • Hardback
        9 7 8 1 4 5 5 7 4 6 8 1 1
      • eBook
        9 7 8 1 4 5 5 7 4 6 8 2 8
      Dr. Strasburger addresses a popular topic in mainstream media: What are the effects of the multitude of media that are available to our children and adolescents? His well-published authors try to answser this question with articles devoted to thefollowng topics: Health Effects of Media on Children and Adolescents; What Every Pediatrician Needs to Know About Social Networking Sites; Should Babies Be Watching TV and Videos?; Internet Bullying; Creative and Prosocial Uses of Media; Videogames: Good or Bad?; The New Threat of Digital Advertising; Does Media Use Cause Obesity?; Media in the Classroom; Eating Disorders and the Media; and Setting Up an Adolescent Health Website.

    • Tendon Surgery of the Hand

      • 1st Edition
      • June 7, 2012
      • Jin Bo Tang + 3 more
      • English
      • Hardback
        9 7 8 1 4 3 7 7 2 2 3 0 7
      • eBook
        9 7 8 1 4 5 5 7 3 7 4 2 0
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 3 2 3 2 4 9 0 9 6
      Get the best results from the latest procedures with Tendon Surgery of the Hand, the only reference that offers comprehensive coverage of this complex and challenging area. World-renowned experts guide you through all of the newest techniques and technologies, equipping you to restore optimal function in your patients. It's your one-stop source for mastering today's best approaches to treating tendon injuries and disorders of the hand.

    • Year Book of Anesthesiology and Pain Management 2012

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 2012
      • June 6, 2012
      • David H. Chestnut
      • English
      • Hardback
        9 7 8 0 3 2 3 0 8 8 7 3 2
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 3 2 3 0 8 9 5 6 2
      The Year Book of Anesthesiology and Pain Management brings you abstracts of the articles that reported the year's breakthrough developments in anesthesiology, 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 included are: Anesthesia-Related Pharmacology and Toxicology, Anesthesia Techniques and Monitors, Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia, Pediatric Anesthesia, Obstetric Anesthesia, Pain Management, and Geriatric Medicine. The Year Book of Anesthesiology and Pain Management is published annually in June.

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