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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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    • Vascular Ultrasound, An Issue of Ultrasound Clinics

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 6-4
      • November 1, 2011
      • Deborah J. Rubens + 1 more
      • English
      • Hardback
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      Ultrasound is used frequently as the modality of choice for vascular imaging. It’s unique ability to demonstrate blood flow make it particularly effective. Reviewed in this issue are the US applications in the imaging of the heart, kidneys, and liver. Also covered are imaging of US for imaging of the carotid artery and in deep vein thrombosis. Lastly an article highlighting ways to optimize Doppler US is included.

    • Pediatric Oncology Imaging, An Issue of Radiologic Clinics of North America

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 49-4
      • August 29, 2011
      • Eric N. Faerber
      • English
      • Hardback
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      This issue provides a solid foundation for general radiologists in the imaging of pediatric patients suspected of having cancer. Reviewed in this issue is imaging for CNS and cardiopulmonary and thoracic tumors; tumors of the liver, spleen, and pancreas; and pelvic and bone tumors, as well as leukemia and Lymhoma.

    • Left Ventricular Assist Devices, An Issue of Cardiology Clinics

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 29-4
      • November 28, 2011
      • John A. Elefteriades + 1 more
      • English
      • Hardback
        9 7 8 1 4 5 5 7 1 0 2 6 3
      • eBook
        9 7 8 1 4 5 5 7 1 2 0 4 5
      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.

    • Lung Transplantation, An Issue of Clinics in Chest Medicine

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 32-2
      • May 17, 2011
      • Robert Kotloff
      • English
      • Hardback
        9 7 8 1 4 5 5 7 0 4 3 0 9
      This issue of Clinics in Chest Medicine, guest edited by Robert Kotloff, focuses on the topics of Lung Transplantation. Articles include: Candidate Selection, Timing of Listing, and Choice of Procedure for Lung Transplantation; Lung Allocation in the United States, Selection and Management of the Lung Donor; Novel Approaches to Expanding the Lung Donor Pool: Donation After Cardiac Death and Ex Vivo Conditioning; Extracorporeal Life Support as a Bridge to Lung Transplantation; Survival and Quality of Life of Patients Undergoing Lung Transplant; Primary Graft Dysfunction; Acute Allograft Rejection: Cellular and Humoral Processes, and more!

    • Normal MR Anatomy from Head to Toe, An Issue of Magnetic Resonance Imaging Clinics

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 19-3
      • August 28, 2011
      • Peter S. Liu
      • English
      • Hardback
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      • eBook
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      This issue provides an overview of anatomy for the practicing radiologist using MR. Neuroanatomy is covered in separate articles on the brain, neck, spine, and skull base. Body imaging is reviewed in articles on chest, abdomen, breast, and pelvis, and finally, the musculoskeletal system is thoroughly displayed by articles on shoulder, elbow, wrist and hand, knee, and ankle and foot. Long bones of the upper and lower extremities are reviewed in separate articles as well.

    • Regional Analgesia and Acute Pain Management, An Issue of Anesthesiology Clinics

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 29-2
      • June 21, 2011
      • Sugantha Ganapathy + 1 more
      • English
      • Hardback
        9 7 8 1 4 3 7 7 2 4 2 6 4
      • eBook
        9 7 8 1 4 5 5 7 0 0 1 5 8
      This issue brings the anesthesiologist up to date on current essential topics in regional analgesia and acute pain management, including the latest state-of-the-art techniques and drugs. Subjects covered include prevention and treatment of local anesthetic systemic and neurotoxicity; complications of RA and pain management (medicolegal issues including anticoagulation, infection, etc.); assessment and treatment of post block neurologic injury (history, physical, investigations, EMG, NCS); new ultrasound guided techniques for peripheral nerve blocks and evidence based outcome review; emerging techniques and drugs for neuraxial and paravertebral blocks; local infiltration analgesia (for a variety of surgical procedures, wound infusions, infusion devices); continuous PNB in hospital and at home; recent advances in multimodal analgesia (new drugs & strategies, such as capsaisin, long acting opioid and local anesthetics); challenges in acute pain management (including the opioid tolerant patient, patients with comorbidities such as MS, DM and renal failure); economics and practice management issues associated with acute pain management; pediatric pain management; new concepts of acute pain management (including strategies to prevent chronic pain, opioid induced hyperalgesia, and more).

    • MRI of the Newborn, Part 2, An Issue of Magnetic Resonance Imaging Clinics

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 20-1
      • December 28, 2011
      • Thierry A. G. M. Huisman + 1 more
      • English
      • Hardback
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      • eBook
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      Vast experience has been gained over the past decade in safely transporting, monitoring, and imaging neonates, a highly vulnerable patient group. Technological advances in MRI hardware such as higher field strength systems, multi-channel coils, higher gradient performance, and MR compatible incubators with integrated antennae laid the ground for more detailed, higher resolution anatomical MR imaging. This issue provides separate reviews on the use of MR imaging in the evaluation of encephalopathy, postmortems, spinal dysraphia, and inflicted brain injury as well as neonatal neuro MR imaging and MR-guided cardiovascular interventions.

    • Allergies for the Otolaryngologist, An Issue of Otolaryngologic Clinics

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 44-3
      • June 22, 2011
      • Berrylin J. Ferguson J. Ferguson
      • English
      • Hardback
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      • eBook
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      Topics include: History of Allergy; Epidemiology of Allergy; Types of Rhinitis; Differential Diagnosis including Allergy Mimics; Immunology; Physical Findings in Allergy; Diagnosis including lab testing and physical examination; Associated Conditions and Comorbidities; Role of Allergy in Serous Otitis Media; Role of Allergy in Meneire's Syndrome; Asthma; Polyposis; Allergic Fungal Sinusitis; Treatment – Environmental Controls; Pharmacotherapy; Traditional Immunotherapy; Sublingual (SLIT) Immunotherapy; The Allergic March; Surgical Treatment of Allergies; Inhalant Allergies in Children; Food Allergies in Adults and Children.

    • Cochlear Implants: Adult and Pediatric, An Issue of Otolaryngologic Clinics

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 45-1
      • December 15, 2011
      • J. Thomas Roland Jr. + 1 more
      • English
      • Hardback
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      • eBook
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      Clinical information for Otolaryngologists is provided in topics that include: Imaging and Anatomy; Genetics of Hearing Loss, Testing and Relevance to Cochlear Implantation; Candidacy Evaluation, Medical and Surgical Considerations, expanding criteria in Children; Surgical Technique and Accepted Variations in Children; Bilateral Cochlear Implantation; Implanting Obstructed and Malformed Cochleae; Device Programming NRT, NRI, Streamlined programming; Cochlear Implants and Music; Rehabilitation and Educational Considerations; Outcomes and Variables Affecting Outcomes; Language Development and Cochlear Implantation; New Frontiers in Cochlear Implantation, electroacoustic, hearing preservation, etc; Revision Cochlear Implantation in Children; and Current and Future Device Options.

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