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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.

  • Imaging of Lung Cancer, An Issue of Radiologic Clinics of North America

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 50-5
    • Ella A. Kazerooni + 1 more
    • English
    This issue gives the general radiologist a solid overview of lung cancer imaging techniques. CT screening for lung cancer is discussed, and the evaluation and management of indeterminate pulmonary nodules is reviewed. Revised TNM lung cancer staging, as well as the optimal imaging protocols for lung cancer staging (CT, MR and PET) are thoroughly examined. A multidisciplinary approach to tissue sampling and updated histopathologic classification of lung cancer are discussed. Image-guided ablative therapies for lung cancer are reviewed. Finally, future trends in lung cancer diagnosis and staging and genetics are reviewed, as well as novel biomarkers for lung cancer detection.

  • Toxicology Testing, An Issue of Clinics in Laboratory Medicine

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 32-3
    • Michael G. Bissell
    • English
    This issue of Clinics in Laboratory Medicine, titled Toxicology Testing, includes the following topics; Progress in Clinical Toxicology Testing, The Prescription Drug Abuse Epidemic, Substance Abuse Among Healthcare Professionals, Pain Management Drug Testing, Ethanol Biomarkers, Newly-emerging Drugs of Abuse, Synthetic Cannabinoids, Synthetic Cathenones, Immunoassay Methodology in Drugs-of-abuse Testing, Toxicology Testing in Alternative Specimen Matrices, Principles and Procedures in Postmortem Toxicology, and Pharmacogenetics and the Future of Toxicology Testing. Advances in toxicology testing are paving the way for major improvements in the way scientists evaluate health risks posed by toxic chemicals. Toxicity tests help scientists better understand how the human body carries out normal functions that are key to maintaining health. Therefore, this topic is important to the field of Laboratory Medicine.

  • Contemporary Debates and Controversies in Cardiac Electrophysiology, Part II, An Issue of Cardiac Electrophysiology Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 4-3
    • Ranjan K. Thakur + 1 more
    • English
    Debates and controversies about how to treat difficult problems or conditions abound in cardiac electrophysiology. This issue attempts to bring together a variety of controversial subjects and to present differing views on how to resolve these questions so clinicians will have a handy guide to the most current thinking about these difficult subjects.

  • Year Book of Ophthalmology 2012

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 2012
    • Christopher J. Rapuano
    • English
    From Christopher J. Rapuano, M.D.: ". . . The summary is accompanied by brief discussion of the relevance (or irrelevance) of the paper to practicing ophthalmologists. It is what you need to know!" There's no faster or easier way to stay informed! The Year Book of Ophthalmology brings you abstracts of articles carefully selected from more than 500 journals worldwide. Expert commentaries evaluate the clinical importance of each article and discuss its application to your practice.

  • Low Back Pain, An Issue of Primary Care Clinics in Office Practice

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 39-3
    • Eron G. Manusov
    • English
    Low back pain is one of the most common problems and leading causes of disability. This issue of Primary Care Clinics in Office Practice focuses on the burden of low back pain from diagnosis to treatment options and prevention with topics that include: surgical intervention, disability and low back pain: evaluation and determination, complementary and alternative medicine treatments, and interventional and non-interventional treatment of low back pain.

  • Bac Pro ASSP Techniques professionnelles et technologies associées 1re

    • 1st Edition
    • Jacqueline Gassier + 2 more
    • French
    Ce manuel, conçu par des enseignants pour les élèves de Bac Pro, est organisé de manière claire et systématique. Chaque chapitre comprend : • un rappel des objectifs du référentiel et des compétences associées ; • des pages « Découvrir » pour découvrir les notions clés à travers : - des documents variés ; - des situations professionnelles ; - un questionnement progressif invitant à l'analyse et à l'approfondissement ; • des pages « Apprendre » pour appréhender les notions essentielles, avec : - une présentation complète et documentée des savoirs et des savoir-faires ; - les documents de référence ; - le vocabulaire clé ; - une rubrique « Ce qu'on attend du professionnel » pour guider le futur professionnel sur les pratiques à mémoriser ; • des pages « S'évaluer » pour réviser et s'entraîner, avec : - un contrôle des savoirs et des savoir-faires à retenir ; - des situations professionnelles et des exercices de révision pour réinvestir les notions et les compétences acquises.

  • Travel Medicine, An Issue of Infectious Disease Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 26-3
    • Alimuddin Zumla + 2 more
    • English
    It is extremely important that physicians be aware of the wide spectrum of tropical, infectious and parasitic diseases their patients may have been exposed to while traveling abroad. This volume of the ID Clinics is edited by 3 internationally renowned infectious disease physicians and provides an authoritative and comprehensive treatise on Travel Medicine.

  • Neurologie

    • 3rd Edition
    • Anne BERTRAND + 3 more
    • French
    Cet ouvrage de cours synthétique traite l'ensemble des items de neurologie du programme de DCEM2-DCEM4. Cette troisième édition reste fidèle à l'esprit des deux premières éditions qui lui ont valu son succès : chaque chapitre, consacré à un item, est rédigé suivant un plan identique, original, clair et très didactique qui facilite l'apprentissage. Cette troisième édition comporte une mise à jour avec l'intégration des conférences de consensus les plus récentes. Elle est enrichie de nombreux arbres décisionnels et d'iconographies nouvelles. A l'intérieur des chapitres, des flashcodes renvoient directement aux recommandations de la HAS citées ou commentées dans les ouvrages. Chaque item comprend les éléments systématiques suivants, mis à jour et enrichis : - les conférences de consensus, d'experts et les recommandations existantes ; - des schémas, des algorithmes et de l'iconographie ; - des encadrés sur les notions importantes ; - des repères permettant d'identifier les sujets déjà tombés au concours de l'internat et aux ECN depuis 1995, clairement indiqués en regard du thème tombé avec leur date et un court résumé des Annales ; - des renvois transversaux vers les autres items du programme (intra- et interdisciplinaires) ; - les « zéros » aux questions ; - une « Fiche dernier tour » qui propose un résumé de l'item pour une révision complète et rapide de celui-ci.

  • Collaborative Practice in Obstetrics and Gynecology, An Issue of Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 39-3
    • Richard Waldman + 1 more
    • English
    Collaborative care has been used successfully in obstetrics and gynecology for years. This issue reviews the basic collaborative model, that is collaboration among ob/gyns, midwives, and family physicians, and includes articles on successful birth center practice, secrets to a successful collaboration, and collaboration in today's environment. Dr. Waldman is past-President of ACOG, and his co-editor, Dr. Kennedy, is President of ACNM.

  • Netter’s Correlative Imaging: Cardiothoracic Anatomy

    • 1st Edition
    • Michael B. Gotway
    • English
    Cardiothoracic Anatomy, the third title in the brand-new Netter’s Correlative Imaging series, provides exceptional visual guidance for thoracic, chest wall, lung, and heart anatomy. Dr. Michael Gotway presents Netter’s beautiful and instructive paintings and illustrated cross sections created in the Netter style side-by-side with high-quality patient images from breath-hold cardiac MR, multislice thoracic CT, and CT coronary angiography to help you visualize the anatomy section by section. With in-depth coverage and concise descriptive text for at-a-glance information and access to correlated images online, this atlas is a comprehensive reference that’s ideal for today’s busy imaging specialists.

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