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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.

  • Pediatric Urology, An Issue of Urologic Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 37-2
    • Thomas F. Kolon
    • English
    Since Dr. Kolon’s issue on this topic published in 2004, there have been many updates in the diagnosis and treatment of urologic diseases in the pediatric population. This issue provides updates in the following areas: management of complex pediatric disorders, disorders of sex development, treatment and management of urinary tract infections, and management of pediatric stone disease. Emphasis is also given to laparoscopic and robotic approach to genitourinary anomalies in children, radiologic imaging in the genitourinary tract, and pediatric urologic oncology.

  • Rhinology: Evolution of Science and Surgery, An Issue of Otolaryngologic Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 43-3
    • Rodney J. Schlosser + 1 more
    • English
    Topics include: Cilia dysfunction; Innate immunity; Superantigen; Local & systemic IgE; Biofilm; Fungus; Novel topical therapeutics; Systemic therapies in managing sinonasal inflammation; Application of minimal ESS techniques; Role of maximal ESS techniques; Surgical salvage for the non functioning sinus; Quality of life outcomes of FESS; Extended endoscopic techniques for sino-nasal resections; Endoscopic skull base and trans-nasal craniectomy; Evolving materials and techniques for ESS; Rhinologic surgical training.

  • PET in CNS Disease, An Issue of PET Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 5-2
    • Andrew B. Newberg + 1 more
    • English
    Since PET was first introduced clinically, brain tumors have been an important area for its use. Diagnosing the cause of patients experiencing seizures has been an additional area for which PET has demonstrated its value. PET imaging is also being investigated for the understanding of depression and other psychiatric disorders. Also the challenges for developing radiotracers is reviewed in a separate article.

  • Early Onset Neonatal Sepsis, An Issue of Clinics in Perinatology

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 37-2
    • Richard Polin + 1 more
    • English
    Early Onset Neonatal Sepsis is covered in this issue of Clinics in Perinatology, guest edited by Drs. Karen Fairchild and Richard Polin. Authorities in the field have come together to pen articles on Innate host defenses and risk for EONS, Group B streptococcus, Diagnosis and management of clinical chorioamnionitis, Molecular diagnostics of sepsis, Use of proteomics in the diagnosis of chorioamnionitis and neonatal sepsis, Adjunct laboratory tests in the diagnosis of EONS, Ureaplasma: role in diseases of prematurity, Meningitis in neonates, Adjunct immunologic therapies in neonatal sepsis, Pathophysiology and treatment of septic shock in neonates, and International perspective on EONS.

  • Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery, An Issue of Otolaryngologic Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 43-2
    • Ralph P. Tufano + 1 more
    • English
    Topics in this publication include Thyroid Disease and Where the Field is Going; Surgical Anatomy of Thyroid and Parathyroid Glands; Ultrasonography and Thyroid Disease; FNA Cytopathology; Surgical Management of Thyroid Disease; Surgical Management of Cervical Lymph Nodes in Well Differentiated Thyroid Cancer; Management of Locally Invasive Disease; Post-operative Management of Well Differentiated Thyroid Cancer; Reoperation for Recurrent/Persistent Well Differentiated Thyroid Cancer; Molecular Biology and Targeted Therapies for Well Differentiated Thyroid Cancer; Imaging of Parathyroid Glands; Surgical Management of Parathyroid Disease; Considerations for 2-degree and 3-degree Hyperparathyroidism; and Management of Parathyroid Carcinoma; among others.

  • Medicolegal Reporting in Orthopaedic Trauma

    • 4th Edition
    • Michael A. Foy + 1 more
    • English
    This book – now a classic - was developed to facilitate the preparation of medicolegal reports following musculoskeletal injuries. It collates data from the world literature in one source, together with review articles on related topics such as Repetitive Strain Injury. As a result, it saves readers from the time-consuming task of researching multiple references.

  • New Insights into Rheumatoid Arthritis, An Issue of Rheumatic Disease Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 36-2
    • David A. Fox
    • English
    There are numerous monographs devoted to rheumatoid arthritis. What sets this issue apart is that it keeps an eye to the future. Topics explored include measurement of RA disease activity today and in the future; epidemiology of RA – implications for prevention and risk assessment; genes that predispose to RA – relevance to current and future therapeutic strategies; multiple kinases – assessment of the best targets in treating RA; assessment, prevention and treatment of cardiovascular morbidity in RA; mechanistic insights and approaches to prevention of bone damage in RA; cell-cell interactions in RA synovium as potential new targets for treatment; alternative strategies for modulating the function of B lymphocytes in RA; innate immunity in RA; ascertainment and management of preclinical RA.

  • Adolescents and Sports, An Issue of Pediatric Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 57-3
    • Dilip R Patel + 1 more
    • English
    This issue of Pediatric Clinics, guest edited by Drs. Dilip Patel and Donald Greydanus, examines the topic of Adolescents and Sports. Authorities in the field have come together to pen articles on Pre-participation evaluation, Cardiovascular evaluation of young athletes, Medical conditions and sport participation, Management of the adolescent athlete with type 1 diabetes mellitus, Musculoskeletal conditions and sports participation, Stress fractures: Diagnosis and management, Computer-based neuropsychological evaluation of concussion, The female athlete, Doping: From drugs and supplements to genetics, Analgesics and anti-inflammatory medications in sports, Nutritional considerations for adolescent athletes, Resistance training guidelines for adolescents, Application of osteopathic manual medicine to treat sports injuries, and Physically and cognitively challenged athletes.

  • Update on Medical Disorders in Pregnancy, An Issue of Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 37-2
    • Judith Hibbard
    • English
    This issue Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics examines medical disorders in pregnancy. Guest Editor Dr. Judith Hibbard has assembled a panel of experts who offer reviews on topics including Preeclampsia, Peripartum cardiomyopathy, Pregestational diabetes, Asthma management, Management of renal disease, Renal transplant recipients and pregnancy, Sickle disease and pregnancy, Thyroid disease, Gestational diabetes, Pregnancy after gastric bypass, Thromboprophylaxis in pregnancy, Cholestasis of pregnancy, and Ethical issues in obstetrics.

  • Emerging Pathogens, An Issue of Clinics in Laboratory Medicine

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 30-1
    • A. William Pasculle + 1 more
    • English
    This issue of Clinics in Laboratory Medicine, Guest Edited by William Pasculle, MD, and James Snyder, PhD, on the topic of Emerging Pathogens will include the following article topics: Avian Influenza; Listeriosis; Shiga Toxin-producing E Coli; West Nile Virus; Hanta Virus; Malaria; Metapneumovirus; Dengue; Ebola; Staph aureus MRSA; Chikunguna; Bocavirus; HIV; Tickborne Bunyaviridae; Tickborne Flaviviridae; TB; SARS; Yellow Fever; Anaplasma/Ehrlichica... Prion Diseases; Lyme Disease; and Clostridium difficile.

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