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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.

    • Musculoskeletal Radiology: Past, Present, and Future, An Issue of Radiologic Clinics

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 47-3
      • May 7, 2009
      • Carolyn M. Sofka
      • English
      • Hardback
        9 7 8 1 4 3 7 7 0 5 3 7 9
      This issue takes a survey approach to the role of imaging of the musculoskeletal system. Starting with the role of conventional radiographs, all modalities including MR, CT, ultrasound, and nuclear medicine are reviewed, as well as interventional applications, such as arthrography, radiofrequency, and cryoablation of tumors.
    • Surgical Practice in Rural Areas, An Issue of Surgical Clinics

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 89-6
      • December 24, 2009
      • Randall Zuckerman + 1 more
      • English
      • Hardback
        9 7 8 1 4 3 7 7 1 3 8 9 3
      Proposed topics for this issue include: Demographics and Workforce in issues in Rural Surgery; Measuring Quality in Rural Surgery; Education of the Rural Surgeon (Models from Oregon, Wisconsin, Tennessee, MIBH); Rural Surgery - the Australian experience; Working Models (Oklahoma, Iowa, North Dakota); Starting a Rural Surgical Program from Scratch; The Importance of Rural Surgery - The primary care perspective; The Financial Impact of a Rural Surgeon on a Hospital.
    • Renal Disease, An Issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 25-3
      • October 7, 2009
      • Edgar V. Lerma
      • English
      • Hardback
        9 7 8 1 4 3 7 7 1 3 8 5 5
      This new issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine, guest edited by Edgar Lerma, examines critical aspects of renal disease from anatomic and physiologic changes in the aging kidney, to ethical issues in elderly with patients with renal disease. Authors from the United States and abroad cover topics in this issue such as: drug dosing and the elderly kidney, diabetic nephropathy, renal replacement therapy, glomerular diseases in the elderly, urinary tract infections, obstructive uropathy, and urinary incontinence.
    • Réanimation et éthique

      • 1st Edition
      • September 23, 2009
      • Vibol Chhor + 1 more
      • French
      • eBook
        9 7 8 2 2 9 4 7 1 9 6 9 1
      La collection Bien différents des ouvrages de cours ou de fiches existants, les ouvrages de « La collection des conférenciers » sont issus d'une analyse détaillée des annales de l'Internat et des ECN de ces dernières années. Cette collection a pour objectif d'apprendre à l'étudiant de DCEM2-DCEM4 comment utiliser le mieux possible ses connaissances pour réussir les ECN. - Des conseils méthodologiques généraux sont donnés en début d'ouvrage. - Ensuite, chaque item fait l'objet d'une ou plusieurs fiches, traitant sous forme de réponses-types les points importants pour les ECN. Les zéros aux questions sont également signalés au cours du texte. - Chaque fiche s'achève par la rubrique « Le mot du conférencier » : l'auteur-conférencie... y donne son avis sur le sujet, signale aux étudiants les pièges classiques à éviter, les sujets tombés et « tombables », et les erreurs et lacunes classiques observées lors des conférences et des concours blancs. L'ouvrage Dans cet ouvrage, les items d'anesthésie, réanimation, douleur et éthique du programme sont traités. Pour chaque item, la démarche diagnostique, la prise en charge thérapeutique ainsi que les contraintes réglementaires sont développées.
    • Yamamoto Neue Schädelakupunktur (YNSA) für die Praxis

      • 1st Edition
      • October 5, 2009
      • Dorothea Zeise-Süss
      • German
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 3 4 3 7 3 1 9 1 0 5
      • eBook
        9 7 8 3 4 3 7 5 9 7 2 0 6
      Dieses Buch zeigt Ihnen, wie Sie diese wirkungsvolle Form der Akupunktur in die Praxis integrieren und effizient damit arbeiten können. Anschaulich in Wort und Bild werden die spezifischen Akupunkturpunkte im Bereich des Kopfes und die diagnostisch relevanten Körperareale dargestellt. In über 30 Fallbeispielen werden die in der Praxis häufigsten Beschwerdebilder vorgestellt und die Behandlungsschritte beschrieben. Jeder Fall wird nach schulmedizinischen Kriterien beschrieben und nach TCM-Gesichtspunkten und energetischen Überlegungen besprochen.
    • Infections and Rheumatic Diseases, An Issue of Rheumatic Disease Clinics

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 35-1
      • June 22, 2009
      • Luis R Espinoza
      • English
      • Hardback
        9 7 8 1 4 3 7 7 1 2 7 1 1
      This issue of the Rheumatic Disease Clinics of North America brings the rheumatologist up to date on the latest breakthroughs in the assessment and treatment of infections in rheumatic diseases. Lumiary ACR Master, Luis Espinoza Guest Edited this issue, which covers topics including molecular biology of infectious agents ion chronic arthritis; gonococcal and non-gonococcal arthritis; soft tissues (bursitis, tendonitis) infections; clinical and medical management of reactive arthritis; septic complications in pediatric and adult patients with systemic lupus erythematosus; Lyme arthritis; the role of parvovirus B19 in chronic arthritis; hepatitis C-associated rheumatic disorders; hepatitis B-related autoimmune manifestations; HIV-associated rheumatic disorders; assessment of latent tuberculosis in rheumatic disorders; and infectious complications of biologic agents.
    • Ultrasound-Guided Procedures, An Issue of Ultrasound Clinics

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 4-1
      • August 21, 2009
      • Hisham Tchelepi
      • English
      • Hardback
        9 7 8 1 4 1 6 0 6 3 6 5 0
      This issue of Ultrasound Clinics provides a general overview of women’s imaging with ultrasound. Included in the issue are articles on imaging breast masses, performing breast biopsies using ultrasound, and postsurgical follow up. The remainder of the issue reviews obstetric topics such as ectopic pregnancy, pregnancy-related genitourinary diseases, and first trimester bleeding, and gynecologic topics such as postmenopausal bleeding, endometriosis, and ovarian torsion among others.
    • Obesity and Respiratory Disease, An Issue of Clinics in Chest Medicine

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 30-3
      • September 22, 2009
      • Charles S. Dela Cruz + 2 more
      • English
      • Hardback
        9 7 8 1 4 3 7 7 1 2 0 1 8
      Topics include: The Obesity Epidemic, Altered Resting and Exercise Respiratory Physiology in Obesity, Association of Asthma and Other Obstructive Lung Diseases and Obesity, Role of Obesity in Obstructive Sleep Apnea, The Pickwickian Syndrome – Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome, Obesity and Thromboembolic Disease, Medical Therapy of Obesity, Obesity and Bariatric Surgery, Airway Management of Patients with Obesity, Anesthetic Management of Patients with Obesity, Obesity and Acute Lung Injury, Obese Patients in the Intensive Care Units, Obesity Cardiomyopathy, Obesity and Respiratory Diseases in Childhood, Obesity and Respiratory Diseases in the Aging Population.
    • Clinical Ophthalmology: Contemporary Perspectives

      • 9th Edition
      • November 20, 2009
      • A.K. Gupta
      • English
      • eBook
        9 7 8 8 1 3 1 2 3 1 6 5 4
      Many new developments have taken place in ophthalmology since the publication of the last edition. It therefore became mandatory to revise and update the present edition. To accomplish this many new chapters have been added and the existing ones revised.
    • PflegeFakten

      • 1st Edition
      • January 1, 2009
      • Dagmar Wiederhold
      • German
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 3 4 3 7 3 1 9 0 5 1
      • eBook
        9 7 8 3 4 3 7 5 9 7 0 4 6
      Sie können sich nicht alles merken, aber Sie können sich merken, wo Sie alles finden, was schnell nachgeschaut werden muss. Ob Normwerte, Risikoskalen, Formeln, Begriffserklärungen oder kurze Übersichten zu Patientenbeobachtung... Arzneimitteln und Laborwerten – in PflegeFakten finden Sie alles auf einen Blick! Von A bis Z geordnet und zusätzlich mit einem ausführlichen Index versehen, müssen Sie nicht nicht mehr langwierig viele Bücher wälzen, um Ihr Stichwort zu finden. PflegeFakten gibt die richtige Antwort – und das schnell und zuverlässig! Dieses Buch hat mehr! Mit dem Code im Buch haben Sie ab Aktivierung 12 Monate kostenlosen Online-Zugriff auf den Buchinhalt und die Abbildungen. Dauerhaft erhalten Sie zusätzlich: • Textbausteine zu Dokumentationsbögen • Übersichten zur Entwicklungsbeurteil... bei Kindern • Hilfsmittel zur Schmerzerfassung • Zusätzliche Abbildungen • Zugang zum Roche Lexikon Medizin