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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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    • Echocardiography in Heart Failure

      • 1st Edition
      • December 6, 2011
      • Martin St. John Sutton + 1 more
      • English
      • Hardback
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      • eBook
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      Echocardiography in Heart Failure - a volume in the exciting new Practical Echocardiography Series edited by Dr. Catherine M. Otto - provides practical, how-to guidance on effectively applying echocardiography to evaluate heart failure, make therapeutic decisions, and monitor therapy. Definitive, expert instruction from Drs. Martin St. John Sutton and Denise Wiegers is presented in a highly visual, case-based approach that facilitates understanding and equips you to accurately apply this technique while avoiding any potential pitfalls. Access the full text online at www.expertconsult.co... along with cases, procedural videos, and abundant, detailed figures and tables that show you how to proceed, step by step, and get the best results.

    • Year Book of Medicine 2011

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 2011
      • December 1, 2011
      • Nancy M. Khardori
      • English
      • Hardback
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      • eBook
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    • Year Book of Gastroenterology 2011

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 2011
      • December 1, 2011
      • Nicholas J. Talley
      • English
      • Hardback
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      • eBook
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      The Year Book of Gastroenterology brings you abstracts of the articles that reported the year's breakthrough developments in gastroenterology, carefully selected from more than 500 journals worldwide. Expert commentaries evaluate the clinical importance of each article and discuss its application to gastroenterology practice. The full spectrum of gastroenterology is covered, with articles selected devoted to the esophagus, bowels, pancreas, anorectum, and liver, as well as important disease states like hepatitis, IBD, and all cancers.

    • Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery, An Issue of Surgical Clinics

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 91-6
      • November 30, 2011
      • Shanu Kothari
      • English
      • Hardback
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      • eBook
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      A comprehensive review of bariatric and metabolic surgery for the general surgery! Topics include: The obesity epidemic/economic impact and diabetes epidemic/economic impact, physiology of obesity/diabetes, physiology of weight loss surgery, history of bariatric surgery, laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding, sleeve gastrectomy, biliopancreatic diversion/duodenal switch, laparoscopic gastric bypass, complications of laparoscopic adjustable gastric binding, complications of laparoscopic gastric bypass, outcomes/comparative effectiveness studies, co-morbidity reduction data, economic impact of bariatric surgery, adolescent bariatric surgery, revisional bariatric surgery, the future of bariatric surgery, and more!

    • Biologic Response Modifiers in Infectious Diseases, An Issue of Infectious Disease Clinics

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 25-4
      • November 30, 2011
      • Nancy M. Khardori
      • English
      • Hardback
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      Biologic response modifiers (BRMs) are substances that stimulate the body's response to infection and disease. The body naturally produces small amounts of these substances. Scientists can produce some of them in the laboratory in large amounts for use in treating infections and other diseases. This issue reviews the use of BRMs to treat infectious diseases as well as the infectious complications of BRMs used to treat non-infectious diseases. Articles on vaccines, antibodies, interferon, and other substances are included.

    • Lung Cancer, An Issue of Clinics in Chest Medicine

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 32-4
      • November 29, 2011
      • Lynn T. Tanoue + 1 more
      • English
      • Hardback
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      Carcinoma of the lung is one of the most prevalent and aggressive types of cancer, and rates of lung cancer are on the rise. This issue gives a comprehensive review of the most recent advances in Lung Cancer. Epidemiology, etiology, and prevention of lung cancer is first discussed, followed by articles on pre-invasive evaluation and management, screening, pathology and molecular biology. There is an article on the approach to the ground glass nodule. Of great importance is the revised staging classification of Lung Cancer, which is discussed here in detail. Articles on PET imaging, interventional pulmonary, and functional evaluation before Lung Resection are also included. The issue then focuses on advances in treatment for early stage lung cancer, high risk patients with early stage lung cancer, advances in the treatment of Advanced Stage Lung Cancer, Small Cell Lung Cancer, and gene therapy for lung neoplasms.

    • Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia, An Issue of Hematology/Oncology Clinics of North America

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 25-5
      • November 29, 2011
      • Daniel DeAngelo
      • English
      • Hardback
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      Dr. DeAngelo has assembled top experts to write state-of-the art reviews on the management of chronic myelogenous leukemia. Some of the articles that will be of most interest to readers include: Hurdles Toward a Cure for CML: The CML Stem Cell; The biology of CML progression: Who, what, where, and why?; Chronic Myeloid Leukemia – Mechanisms of Resistance and Treatment; BCR-ABL mutations in CML; Selection of therapy: Rational Decisions Based on Molecular Events; Chronic myelogenous leukemia: Role of stem cell transplant in the Imatinib era; Portal Vein Thrombosis and Budd Chiari Syndrome.

    • Parasomnias, An Issue of Sleep Medicine Clinics

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 6-4
      • November 29, 2011
      • Mark Pressman
      • English
      • Hardback
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      Parasomnias can be roughly divided into Non-REM disorders and REM disorders, and this issue covers much of what is known today on the diagnosis and treatment of various types of parasomnias. Articles examine disorders such as sleepwalking, sleep sex, sleep violence, sleep eating, and diagnostic methods of these. The issue also delves into forensic concerns, especially with regard to sleep violence. Other types of parasomnias discussed include sleep talking and sleep enuresis.

    • Left Ventricular Assist Devices, An Issue of Cardiology Clinics

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 29-4
      • November 28, 2011
      • John A. Elefteriades + 1 more
      • English
      • Hardback
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      A left ventricular assist device (LVAD) is a surgically implanted pump that helps the left ventricle pump blood to the rest of the body. The purpose of this issue is to let cardiologists know about the latest devices, their complications, and the clinical situations in which they are most beneficial.

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