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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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    • Primary Care Sports Medicine: Updates and Advances, An Issue of Clinics in Sports Medicine

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 30-3
      • June 28, 2011
      • Dilaawar J. Mistry + 1 more
      • English
      • Hardback
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      • eBook
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      In this issue of Clinics in Sports Medicine, guest editors Dilaawar Mistry and John MacKnight have developed a team of experts to review updates and advances in Primary Care Sports Medicine, focusing on those areas that are recently and/or rapidly changing in the sports medicine world. Topics in this issue include common infectious conditions, pulmonary disorders, cardiac screening – pros and cons, pharmacy, neuropsychiatric considerations, recent advances in the management of eating disorders and female athlete triad, iron and nutritional issues, sickle cell, the international athlete, and Attention Deficit Disorder in athletes.

    • Delivery After Previous Cesarean, An Issue of Clinics in Perinatology

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 38-2
      • June 28, 2011
      • Mark B. Landon + 1 more
      • English
      • Hardback
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      Delivery After Prior Cesarean is examined in the issue of Clinics in Perinatology, guest edited Drs. Mark Landon and Caroline Signore. Authorities in the field have come together to pen articles on topics such as Rising primary cesarean rates: VBAC vital statistics, Access to TOLAC, Medicolegal aspects of VBAC/TOL, Ethics, Midwifery and VBAC, Success rates and factors, Intrapartum management: induction, labor progression and monitoring, Uterine rupture: rates and prediction, Multiple repeat cesareans and the threat of placenta accrete, Maternal morbidity and mortality, Perinatal morbidity and mortality, and Long-term infant outcomes.

    • Managing Sports Injuries

      • 4th Edition
      • June 28, 2011
      • Christopher M Norris
      • English
      • eBook
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      Now in its fourth edition with the revised title – Managing Sports Injuries: a guide for students and clinicians – this highly practical guide maintains its evidence-based approach while introducing new material from both research and clinical sources. It is a comprehensive resource for the management of soft-tissue injuries, focusing on therapy. Well referenced and extensively illustrated, this text continues to be invaluable to physiotherapists, sports and massage therapists, medical practitioners, and all those involved in the treatment of athletes and sports people.

    • Current Concepts in Surgical Pathology of the Pancreas, An Issue of Surgical Pathology Clinics

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 4-2
      • June 24, 2011
      • Volkan Adsay + 1 more
      • English
      • Hardback
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      • eBook
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      Exocrine pancreatic tumors of non-ductal origin: Acinar carcinoma, pancreatoblastoma and solid-pseudopapillar... neoplasm; Pancreatic cystic tumors of mucinous type; Pancreatic cystic lesions of non-mucinous type; Pancreatic endocrine tumors; Inflammatory lesions and pseudotumors of the pancreas; Ductal adenocarcinoma of the pancreas; PanINs; Cytology of the Pancreas.

    • Global Health and Global Health Education in the New Millennium, Part I, An Issue of Infectious Disease Clinics

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 25-2
      • June 24, 2011
      • Anvar Velji
      • English
      • Hardback
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      In this age of increasing globalization, the infectious disease problems of one country have an impact on nations throughout the world. Guest Editor Anvar Velji addresses the problems of global health in two issues. The first of these concentrates on education of healthcare professionals, a crucial step in ensuring worldwide preparedness for infection control.

    • Genetics of Sleep and Its Disorders, An Issue of Sleep Medicine Clinics

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 6-2
      • June 24, 2011
      • Allan Pack
      • English
      • Hardback
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      • eBook
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      This issue describes in detail the most current thinking on the way genes affect and determine sleep patterns, behaviors, disorders and needs. Sleep researchers continue to study genetic markers that may someday lead to a personalized approach to treatment of sleep disorders. The genetics of restless legs syndrome, narcolepsy, circadian rhythm disorders, obstructive sleep apnea, parasomnias, and insomnia are discussed. A solid understanding of the role genetics and molecular biology play in sleep will aid clinicians in diagnosing and treating these disorders, as well as advising their patients.

    • Cancérologie

      • 1st Edition
      • June 24, 2011
      • Yohann Loriot + 1 more
      • French
      • eBook
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      Cet ouvrage de cours synthétique traite l'ensemble des items de cancérologie du programme de DCEM2-DCEM4 (27 items). Chaque chapitre, consacré à un item, est rédigé suivant un plan identique, original, clair et très didactique qui facilite l'apprentissage. Chaque item comprend les éléments systématiques suivants : - 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 15 ans) clairement indiqués en regard du thème tombé avec leur date et un court résumé des Annales ; - des renvois transversaux vers les autre sitems 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.

    • Gastrointestinal Endoscopy in Practice

      • 1st Edition
      • June 23, 2011
      • Jean Marc Canard + 4 more
      • English
      • eBook
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      Practical GI Endoscopy provides an illustrated concise guide to the use of endoscopy in the diagnosis and management of disorders in the upper and lower gastrointestinal tract. There is a clinical “hands on” emphasis throughout with expert advice on the practical aspects of performing endoscopic techniques in both diagnosis and therapy, tips for avoiding complications and how best to deal with them if and when encountered. Written by the leading international names in gastrointestinal endoscopy, the text has been expertly edited into a succinct, instructive format. Presented in short paragraphs structured with headings, subheadings and bullet points and richly illustrated throughout with full-color photographs and line drawings the book will be an invaluable companion to the busy practicing gastroenterologist.

    • 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.

    • Palliative Care, An Issue of Primary Care Clinics in Office Practice

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 38-2
      • June 21, 2011
      • Serife Eti Karakas
      • English
      • Hardback
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      Palliative care focuses on reducing the severity of disease symptoms in order to prevent and relieve suffering and to improve the quality of life for people facing serious, complex illness. Primary care providers are often the coordinators of palliative care and need to be well versed in all aspects of providing palliative care. This issue covers important topics in palliative care, such as prognosis, management of several end-stage diseases, and management of severe symptoms. The issue could be helpful to a physician studying for subspecialty certification in hospice and palliative medicine.

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