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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.

  • Spine Secrets Plus

    • 2nd Edition
    • Vincent J. Devlin
    • English
    Spine Secrets Plus—a Secrets Series® title in the new PLUS format— gives you the answers you need to succeed on your rotations, your boards, and your career. Dr. Vincent J. Devlin provides the expert perspective you need to grasp the nuances of spine surgery and related specialties. This new edition offers expanded coverage, a larger format, and colorful visual elements to provide an overall enhanced learning experience. All this, along with the popular question-and answer approach, makes it a perfect concise board review tool and a handy clinical reference.
  • Nerve Problems of the Lower Extremity, An Issue of Foot and Ankle Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 16-2
    • John Gould
    • English
    Clinical Evaluation of Neurogenic Conditions, Electrodiagnostic Evaluation of Lower Extremity Neurogenic Problems, Imaging: MRI and Ultrasound for Evaluation of Nerve Problems, Nerve Repair and Reconstruction, Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome, Failed, Relapsed. or Recurrent Tarsal Tunnel, Nerve Entrapments, Intermetatarsal Neuritis and Morton's Neuroma, Recurrent Morton's Neuroma, The Painful Neuroma and Use of Conduits, Pedicle and Free Flaps for Painful Nerves, Peripheral Neuropathy, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, Nerve Wrapping
  • Testes Cancer, An Issue of Hematology/Oncology Clinics of North America

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 25-3
    • Timothy Gilligan
    • English
    Dr. Gilligan has recruited global experts to contribute articles on the topic of testes cancer. The issue is organized to mimic the clinical process of detection, treatment, and management. Included in the issue are articles on the biology, interpretation, and imaging of germ cell tumors; early stage and stage II of seminomas and nonseminomas; first, second, and third line of chemotherapy for disseminated germ cell tumors, resection of residual masses, and treatment of brain metastases.
  • Practical Approaches to Controversies in Obstetric Care, An Issue of Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 38-2
    • Sean Blackwell + 1 more
    • English
    Practical Approaches to Controversies in Obstetrical Care are offered in this issue of Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics. Guest Editors Drs. George Saade and Sean Blackwell have recruited authorities in the field to review issues including recurrent spontaneous pregnancy loss, treatment of thromboembolic events prior to or during pregnancy, multiple gestations, complications surrounding severe preeclampsia, and care for the pregnant patient with an underlying seizure disorder.
  • Bariatrics for the Endoscopist, An Issue of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 21-2
    • Christopher Thompson
    • English
    The clinical implications of obesity have pervaded several specialties since treatments include medical and surgical intervention. In this issue, Dr. Thompson has created an issue that addresses topics of concern to endoscopists: important concerns in the endoscopic unit, presurgical evaluation, postoperative care, sedation, and endoscopic management of common complications. Further, special articles are included on endoscopic revisions to failed gastric bypass as well as reimbursement and regulatory issues.
  • Endocrine Hypertension, An Issue of Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinics of North America

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 40-2
    • Lawrence Krakoff
    • English
    This important issue of Endocrinology Clinics is devoted to the unique topic of endocrine-adrenal and steroid hypertension. The following topics are covered. An overview of endocrine systems and hypertension; accuracy and cost effectiveness of screening for adrenal-endocrine hypertension; pheochromocytoma and related chromaffin cell tumors in adreno-medullary disease; variants, detection, and treatment of Cushing’s Syndrome; how glucocorticoids cause hypertension and cardiovascular disease; primary aldosteronism, Conn’s diagnosis and management; familial or genetic primary aldosteronism in Gordon’s Sydrome; Liddle’s Syndrome, Bartter, Gitelman, and related disorders of high and low pressure and pregnancy-related hypertension due to MR mutation; glucocorticoid remediable hypertension; low rennin hypertension in childhood; ovarian hypertension and PCOS; and oral contraceptives and hypertension.
  • Gynecologic Cancer, An Issue of Hematology/Oncology Clinics of North America

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 26-1
    • Ross S. Berkowitz
    • English
    Topics in this issue include: Genetic Risk and Gynecologic Cancer; Current Management of Preinvasive Cervical Neoplasia; Current Surgical Management of Cervical Neoplasia; Current Surgical Management of Ovarian Cancer; Current Management of Trophoblastic Disease; and New Developments in Radiation Management and Gynecologic Cancers.
  • Anatomie et physiologie

    Aide-soignant et auxiliaire de puériculture
    • 2nd Edition
    • Alain Ramé + 1 more
    • French
    Rédigé dans un esprit pratique, cet abrégé reprend les bases fondamentales de l'anatomie et de la physiologie, que se doivent de connaître les élèves en écoles d'aides-soignants et d'auxiliaire de puériculture. A travers plus de 200 illustrations tout en couleurs et schémas simples, ce guide permet à l'élève d'acquérir toutes les connaissances utiles à l'exercice de cette profession. Dans un style clair et synthétique, chaque chapitre est conçu pour permettre une assimilation progressive des connaissances, suivant un schéma type : - anatomophysiologie de chaque appareil ou système ; - éclairage particulier sur les principales pathologies ; - informations générales en rapport avec la notion abordée ; - mise en exergue des signes pathologiques ; - explication des mots-clés du vocabulaire médical ; - questions d'auto-évaluation et schémas muets à compléter. Indispensable à tous les élèves en formation, ce guide, très exhaustif, s'adresse aussi à tous les professionnels soucieux de consolider et d'approfondir leurs connaissances en anatomie et en physiologie.
  • TD-TP Sciences et techniques sanitaires et sociales - 1re ST2S

    Pôle 1 État de santé et de bien-être social d'une population, Pôle 3 Méthodologie appliquée
    • 2nd Edition
    • Evelyne Bersier + 2 more
    • French
    Vos compléments en ligne : Pour le TP 4 cliquez-ici Pour le TP 8 cliquez-ici Pour le TP 9 cliquez-ici L'enseignement des « Sciences et techniques sanitaires et sociales » en classe de première Sciences et technologies de la santé et du social (ST2S) permet d'acquérir des compétences nécessaires pour la poursuite d'études. Les Travaux dirigés (TD) et les Travaux pratiques (TP) en particulier sont l'occasion de développer l'autonomie dans le travail et de développer une analyse et une réflexion critique. Cette pochette de fiches détachables, destinée aux élèves de première ST2S, leur permet de réaliser les TD et les TP en lien avec l'actualité sanitaire et sociale, encadrés par leur enseignant. Elle peut aussi servir de support à un travail personnel voire à des évaluations. La première partie offre 13 TD, abordant toutes les notions du pôle 1 : « Etat de santé et de bien-être social d'une population ». Chaque fiche présente : - les objectifs du TD ; - l'indication du TP correspondant ; - des exercices pour faciliter l'acquisition de connaissances et approfondir ou illustrer certains aspects du programme. La seconde partie offre 13 TP permettant l'acquisition des méthodologies appliquées au secteur sanitaire et social (pôle 3), en transversalité avec le pôle 1. Chaque fiche présente : - les objectifs du TP ; - des exercices d'application pour acquérir les connaissances spécifiques au pôle 3. Grâce à cet ouvrage, les programmes sont abordés dans une approche dynamique et concrète, prenant en compte les nouvelles problématiques et les évolutions à venir.
  • Systems Biology in the Clinical Laboratory, An Issue of Clinics in Laboratory Medicine

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 31-2
    • Zoltan Oltvai + 1 more
    • English
    This issue of Clinics in Laboratory Medicine, Guest Edited by Zoltan Oltvai, MD, will focus on Conceptual Advances in Pathology. The issue will discuss the convergence of anatomic pathology, clinical pathology and genomics and other sciences, with the technological underpinning of digital pathology. Topics will include: CAD in digital pathology and Modeling protein motion.