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  • Physics in Nuclear Medicine

    • 4th Edition
    • Simon R. Cherry + 2 more
    • English
    Physics in Nuclear Medicine - by Drs. Simon R. Cherry, James A. Sorenson, and Michael E. Phelps - provides current, comprehensive guidance on the physics underlying modern nuclear medicine and imaging using radioactively labeled tracers. This revised and updated fourth edition features a new full-color layout, as well as the latest information on instrumentation and technology. Stay current on crucial developments in hybrid imaging (PET/CT and SPECT/CT), and small animal imaging, and benefit from the new section on tracer kinetic modeling in neuroreceptor imaging. What’s more, you can reinforce your understanding with graphical animations online at www.expertconsult.co... along with the fully searchable text and calculation tools.

  • Cardiac Surgery E-Book

    Operative and Evolving Technique
    • 2nd Edition
    • Donald B. Doty
    • English
    Cardiac Surgery: Operative Technique, by Drs. Donald B. Doty and John R. Doty, is your essential source on how to perform today’s full range of cardiac surgical techniques. Over 1,000 crisp illustrations and expert, evidence-based discussions guide you step by step, equipping you to perform all of the latest procedures and get the best outcomes.

  • Head & Neck Ultrasound, An Issue of Ultrasound Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 7-2
    • Joseph Sniezek + 1 more
    • English
    This issue of Ultrasound Clinics explores the role that ultrasound plays in diagnosing and treating common disorders of the head and neck. Future applications of ultrasound technology are also discussed. Articles in this issue include "Head and Neck Ultrasound: Why Now?; Ultrasound physics in a nutshell; Head and Neck Anatomy and Ultrasound Correlation; Interpretation of Ultrasound; The Expanding Ultility of Office-Based Ultrasound for the Head and Neck Surgeon;The Role of Ultrasound in Thyroid Disorders; Techniques for Parathyroid Localization and Ultrasound;Ultrasoun... Procedures for the Office; Head and Neck Ultrasound in the Pediatric Population; and Emerging Technology in Head and Neck Ultrasonography.

  • Modern Management of High Grade Glioma, Part I, An Issue of Neurosurgery Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 23-2
    • Isaac Yang + 1 more
    • English
    Standard therapy for high grade glioma is a topic that is evolving, timely, and relevant. Guest Editors Isaac Yang, MD and Seunggu Han, MD have assembled a group of experts to highlight the latest updates on various forms of management of high grade glioma. Some of the articles included in this issue focus on Extent of Resection for Glioblastoma; Role of adjuvant radiation therapy; Survival benefit of the Temozolomide protocol; Alternative chemotherapeutic agents; The role of avastin; Radiology; Pseuodprogression and Treatment effect; Pathology; Medical Management; Management of insular gliomas; Use of motor mapping; GBM treatment with clinical trials for surgical resection; Clinical trials with immunotherapy; Clinical trials for small molecule inhibitors; Future role of CED for GBM treatment; Application of a vault nanoparticle therapy for GBM therapy; Management of high grade gliomas in pediatric populations; Targeting Glioma Stem Like Cells with a focus on CD 133; and Potential Role for STAT3 inhibitors in glioblastoma.

  • Cardiac Surgery

    Operative Technique - Expert Consult: Online and Print
    • 2nd Edition
    • Donald B. Doty
    • English
    Cardiac Surgery: Operative Technique, by Drs. Donald B. Doty and John R. Doty, is your essential source on how to perform today’s full range of cardiac surgical techniques. Over 1,000 crisp illustrations and expert, evidence-based discussions guide you step by step, equipping you to perform all of the latest procedures and get the best outcomes.

  • Fascia: The Tensional Network of the Human Body

    The science and clinical applications in manual and movement therapy
    • 1st Edition
    • Peter Huijing + 2 more
    • English
    This book is the product of an important collaboration between clinicians of the manual therapies and scientists in several disciplines that grew out of the three recent International Fascia Research Congresses (Boston, Amsterdam, and Vancouver). The book editors, Thomas Findley MD PhD, Robert Schleip PhD, Peter Huijing PhD and Leon Chaitow DO, were major organizers of these congresses and used their extensive experience to select chapters and contributors for this book. This volume therefore brings together contributors from diverse backgrounds who share the desire to bridge the gap between theory and practice in our current knowledge of the fascia and goes beyond the 2007, 2009 and 2012 congresses to define the state-of-the-art, from both the clinical and scientific perspective. Prepared by over 100 specialists and researchers from throughout the world, Fascia: The Tensional Network of the Human Body will be ideal for all professionals who have an interest in fascia and human movement - physiotherapists, osteopathic physicians, osteopaths, chiropractors, structural integration practitioners, manual therapists, massage therapists, acupuncturists, yoga or Pilates instructors, exercise scientists and personal trainers - as well as physicians involved with musculoskeletal medicine, pain management and rehabilitation, and basic scientists working in the field.

  • Veterinary Neuroanatomy

    A Clinical Approach
    • 1st Edition
    • Christine E Thomson + 1 more
    • English
    Veterinary Neuroanatomy: A Clinical Approach is written by veterinary neurologists for anyone with an interest in the functional, applied anatomy and clinical dysfunction of the nervous system in animals, especially when of veterinary significance. It offers a user-friendly approach, providing the principal elements that students and clinicians need to understand and interpret the results of the neurological examination. Clinical cases are used to illustrate key concepts throughout. The book begins with an overview of the anatomical arrangement of the nervous system, basic embryological development, microscopic anatomy and physiology. These introductory chapters are followed by an innovative, hierarchical approach to understanding the overall function of the nervous system. The applied anatomy of posture and movement, including the vestibular system and cerebellum, is comprehensively described and illustrated by examples of both function and dysfunction. The cranial nerves and elimination systems as well as behaviour, arousal and emotion are discussed. The final chapter addresses how to perform and interpret the neurological examination. Veterinary Neuroanatomy: A Clinical Approach has been prepared by experienced educators with 35 years of combined teaching experience in neuroanatomy. Throughout the book great care is taken to explain key concepts in the most transparent and memorable way whilst minimising jargon. Detailed information for those readers with specific interests in clinical neuroanatomy is included in the text and appendix. As such, it is suitable for veterinary students, practitioners and also readers with a special interest in clinical neuroanatomy.

  • Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, An Issue of Critical Care Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 28-2
    • Wanchun Tang
    • English
    Topics in this issue include: Automated external defibrillation; Airway management during CPR; Could we remove ventilation from ABC’s of CPR?; Advances in mechanical interventions during CPR; The role of vasopressor agents during CPR; Optimizing the timing of defibrillation: the role of VF waveform analysis during CPR; Therapeutic hypothermia during and after CPR; and Advances in brain resuscitation: beyond hypothermia.

  • Foot and Ankle Trauma, An Issue of Clinics in Podiatric Medicine and Surgery

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 29-2
    • Denise Mandi
    • English
    Topics in this issue include: Open Foot & Ankle Fractures/Dislocatio... Digital and Metatarsal Fractures; Lisfranc's Fracture-Dislocation... Navicular and Midfoot Fractures; Talar Fractures; Calcaneal Fractures; and Achilles Tendon Ruptures.

  • Gastrointestinal Imaging: Case Review Series

    • 3rd Edition
    • Vincent Low
    • English
    Gastrointestinal Imaging: Case Review, by Vincent Low, MD, FRANZCR, tests your ability to interpret a wide range of images seen in practice. The completely revised edition of this medical reference book in the popular Case Review Series features 200 cases organized by difficulty, making it ideal for quick reference and easy board review!

  • Know the Body: Muscle, Bone, and Palpation Essentials - Text and Workbook Package

    • 1st Edition
    • Joseph E. Muscolino
    • English
    This money-saving package includes Know the Body: Muscle, Bone & Palpation Essentials - Text and Workbook.

  • Year Book of Pulmonary Diseases 2012

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 2012
    • James Jim Barker
    • English
    The Year Book of Pulmonary Disease brings you abstracts of the articles that reported the year's breakthrough developments in pulmonary disease carefully selected from more than 500 journals worldwide. Expert commentaries evaluate the clinical importance of each article and discuss its application to your practice. Topics such as Asthma and Cystic Fibrosis, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Lung Cancer, Community-Acquired Pneumonia, Lung Transplantation, Sleep Disorders, and Critical Care Medicine are represented highlighting the most current and relevant articles in the field.

  • Year Book of Emergency Medicine 2012

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 2012
    • Richard J Hamilton
    • English
    The Year Book of Emergency Medicine brings you abstracts of the articles that reported the year's breakthrough developments in emergency medicine, carefully selected from more than 500 journals worldwide. Expert commentaries evaluate the clinical importance of each article and discuss its application to your practice. There's no faster or easier way to stay informed! Topics covered in the 2012 edition include Trauma, Resuscitation, Cardiovascular Emergencies, Gastrointestinal Emergencies, Infections and Immunologic Disorders, Neurology, and Pediatric Emergency Medicine. Focused, fast, and insightful information for the busy Emergency Room Physician!

  • Workbook for Know the Body: Muscle, Bone, and Palpation Essentials

    • 1st Edition
    • Joseph E. Muscolino
    • English
    Corresponding to the chapters in Muscolino's Know the Body: Muscle, Bone, and Palpation Essentials, this workbook includes review activities to help you learn and apply muscle, bone, and palpation knowledge. Exercises cover muscle identification plus attachments, actions, stabilization functions, nerve innervation, palpation, and treatment considerations for each of those muscles. There's also a review of bone identification, bony palpation, basic kinesiology terminology, the skeletal system, and muscle function. Exercises range in complexity from simple factual recall to more difficult critical thinking activities.

  • Aminoff's Electrodiagnosis in Clinical Neurology

    Expert Consult - Online and Print
    • 6th Edition
    • Michael J. Aminoff
    • English
    Appropriately select, implement, and interpret electrodiagnostic tests to identify a full range of central and peripheral nervous system disorders with Aminoff’s Electrodiagnosis in Clinical Neurology! Covering everything from basic principles to the latest advances in electrodiagnosis, this medical reference book helps you make optimal use of this powerful but complex diagnostic modality in compliance with regulatory and professional standards, so you can diagnose patients accurately and initiate effective treatment and management strategies.

  • Evidence-Based Neonatal Pharmacotherapy, An Issue of Clinics in Perinatology

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 39-1
    • Alan R. Spitzer + 1 more
    • English
    Dr. Spitzer has created an issue devoted to the evidence-based pharmacologic care of the neonate. The issue opens with an important article on A Quality Improvement Approach to Modifying Medication Use in the NICU. The expert authors he has secured have contributed articles in the areas of therapeutic drug monitoring, off-label use of medications in the NICU, antenatal and post-natal corticosteroids, antibiotics, antifungals, and antivirals, as well as bronchodilators and nitric oxide. Other articles also present evidence-based use of oxygen, dopamine, anesthetics and analgesics, and erythropoetin.

  • Genitourinary Imaging, An Issue of Radiologic Clinics of North America

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 50-2
    • Paul Nikolaidis + 1 more
    • English
    This issue covers a wide range of topics related to genitourinary imaging, across a variety of imaging modalities. An update is given on dual-energy CT in urologic imaging. Imaging of the retroperitoneum is also discussed. Imaging of infectious and inflammatory diseases of kidneys is reviewed, as is imaging of the features of common and uncommon neoplasms of the bladder. Multimodality imaging of the ureter, unusual renal masses, and adrenal imaging are all addressed in detail. Finally, advances in pediatric urologic imaging are reviewed.

  • Device Associated Infections, An Issue of Infectious Disease Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 26-1
    • Preeti N. Malani
    • English
    Optimal management of device associated infections requires a collaborative approach among surgical and medical specialists—a need that is central to this issue of Infectious Diseases Clinics of North America. In addition to the epidemiology, management, and prevention of commonly encountered device associated infections, each review offers technical background on specific devices and related operative procedures. Areas of ongoing investigation are highlighted including innovative concepts for the prevention of biofilm formation and biofilm directed therapeutics. Emerging issues related to reuse of medical devices in resource limited settings are also considered.

  • Tobacco Control, An Issue of Nursing Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 47-1
    • Nancy L. York
    • English
    This issue of Nursing Clinics includes the following topics: Nursing interventions for smoking cessation; tobacco cessation clinics; Cessation strategies for pregnant and postpartum mothers; Evidence-based cessation strategies and policies for college-age smokers; Evidence-based cessation strategies for rural communities; Gender differences and tobacco cessation; Optimizing tobacco cessation outcomes; Community based participatory research and cessation interventions; Use of quit-lines for cessation; Advocacy and smoke-free laws; Hookah use in adolescents and adults; Chewing tobacco; and E-cigarettes.

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

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 39-1
    • David Harnisch
    • English
    This issue guides the primary care physician through the prental care of their patient with topics that include: Preconception Care, Antepartum Care, Nutrition, Genetic Screening, First Trimester Complications, Management of Gestational Diabetes, Third Trimester Complications, Electronic Fetal Monitoring, Complications of Labor and Delivery, Operative Delivery, Postpartum Hemorrhage, and Alternative Approaches to Maternal Care.

  • Thyroid Disorders and Diseases, An Issue of Medical Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 96-2
    • Kenneth Burman
    • English
    This issue of Medical Clinics of North America provides the latest essential updates on thyroid disorders and diseases. Topics covered include the following: thyroid synthesis and physiology; hyperthyroidism; hypothyroidism; thyroid nodules; goiter; differentiated thyroid cancer; subacute, silent, and postpartum thyroiditis; thyroid and pregnancy; thyroid and the elderly; medications and thyroid hormones; thyroid and the heart; thyroid and lipids; and Graves’ ophthalmology.

  • Stage B, A Pre-cursor to Heart Failure, Part II, An Issue of Heart Failure Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 8-2
    • Jay N. Cohn + 1 more
    • English
    In the joint American College of Cardiology /American Heart Association classification system, Stage B heart failure refers to patients with structural heart disease but no symptoms of heart failure. Preventing progression of heart failure in Stage B patients is a central concern to heart failure specialists, so two issues have been devoted to this topic. Part II focuses on screening to identify patients with Stage B HF and monitoring and therapeutic approaches to patients with a diagnosis of Stage B HF.

  • Varus Foot, Ankle, and Tibia, An Issue of Foot and Ankle Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 17-1
    • Alastair S. E. Younger
    • English
    This issue will cover the following: Examination of the Varus Ankle, Foot and Tibia, Anatomy of the Varus Ankle and Foot, Imaging of the Varus Ankle and Foot, Pathology of the Varus Ankle and Foot, Varus Ankle After Tibia Fracture Varus Ankle and Hindfoot Deformity After Talar Fracture, Varus Ankle and Ankle Instability, Varus Ankle and Osteochondral Lesions of the Talus, Planning the Correction of the Varus Ankle in Conjunction with Ankle Replacement. Single or Staged Approach, Varus Ankle – Management with a Frame, Varus Hindfoot and Neurological Disorders, Varus Deformity After Calcaneus Fracture, Varus Ankle – Adopting Your Ankle Fusion Technique”

  • Long QT Syndrome, An Issue of Cardiac Electrophysiology Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 4-1
    • Silvia G Priori
    • English
    Long QT syndrome is a heart rhythm disorder that can cause fast, chaotic heartbeats. In some cases, long QT syndrome can cause sudden death. Long QT syndrome may result from a genetic mutation or be caused by certain medications and medical conditions. The condition is treatable with medication, surgery, or an implantable device. Because it may have serious consequences, it’s important for electrophysiologists to know about long QT syndrome.

  • Atlas of Clinical Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

    Expert Consult - Online and Print
    • 3rd Edition
    • Charles Melbern Wilcox + 2 more
    • English
    2013 BMA Medical Book Awards Highly Commended in Internal Medicine! Atlas of Clinical Gastrointestinal Endoscopy - by Charles Melbern Wilcox, Miguel Munoz-Navas, and Joseph Jy Sung - provides more high-quality images than any other atlas to help you accurately interpret endoscopic images and diagnose gastrointestinal disorders. This new edition has been updated to cover new radiographic imaging and endoscopic evaluation methods and features an expanded image collection that includes more pathology and radiology images. You’ll also have access to the full text and all the images online at www.expertconsult.co... making this comprehensive atlas more convenient than ever.

  • Lower Extremity Soft Tissue & Cutaneous Plastic Surgery

    • 2nd Edition
    • Michael J. Coughlin + 3 more
    • English
    Since publication of the first edition, Lower Extremity Soft Tissue & Cutaneous Plastic Surgery has attracted wide acclaim for its superb illustrations, clear step-by-step approach, thoroughness and practicality. Progressing from basic information on instruments and principles of tissue handling through to complex techniques, no surgeon of the foot and ankle will want to be without this authoritative text which will aid in their recognition of conditions and provide a suitable method of treatment with the latest surgical techniques. This second edition provides additional information regarding the current techniques of suturing, aseptic and sterile techniques, vascular anatomy, incisional and excisional procedures, cutaneous flaps and grafts as well as reconstructive and plastic surgical techniques. Four new chapters have been added along with numerous new photographs and illustrations. Emphasis is placed on plastic surgery techniques that are applicable on the foot, ankle and lower leg whenever possible.

  • Sleep-related Epilepsy and Electroencephalography, An Issue of Sleep Medicine Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 7-1
    • Madelieine Grigg-Damberger + 1 more
    • English
    This issue on Sleep Electroencephalograp... (EEG) gives an overview of Electrophysiological readings in sleep with such articles as “The Nuts and Bolts of EEG” and “How the Sleep/Wake EEG Changes Across the Lifespan.” Identifying abnormal EEG activity and patterns in the Electroencephalograp... readings is also discussed. The issue then further focuses in on Seizures and the EEG; specifically, how EEG can be used to diagnosis and identify seizure disorders and differentiate seizures from other paroxysmal nocturnal events, and to diagnose other primary sleep disorders in people with epilepsy.

  • Reducing Risks and Complications of Interventional Pain Procedures

    Volume 5: A Volume in the Interventional and Neuromodulatory Techniques for Pain Management Series; Expert Consult Online and Print
    • 1st Edition
    • Matthew Ranson + 2 more
    • English
    Reducing Risks and Complications of Interventional Pain Procedures - a volume in the new Interventional and Neuromodulatory Techniques for Pain Management series - presents state-of-the-art guidance on avoiding pitfalls and optimizing outcomes. Matthew Ranson, MD, Jason Pope, MD, and Timothy Deer, MD offer comprehensive, evidence-based advice on selecting and performing these techniques - as well as weighing relative risks and complications. With access to the fully searchable text at www.expertconsult.co... , you’ll have the detailed visual assistance you need right at your fingertips.

  • Management of Peri-operative Complications, An Issue of Surgical Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 92-2
    • Stanley H. Rosenbaum + 1 more
    • English
    Management of Peri-operative Complications is examined in the issue of Surgical Clinics, guest edited Drs. Lewis Kaplan and Stanley Rosenbaum. Topics include: fluids and electrolytes, hypoperfusion, shock states and ACS, surgical prophylaxis and complication avoidance bundles, NSQIP, SCIP and TQIP, post-operative malnutrition and probiotic therapy, post-operative malnutrition and probiotic therapy, damage control for intra-abdominal sepsis, multi-drug resistant organisms and antibiotic management, pneumonia and acute pulmonary failure, organ failure avoidance and mitigation strategies, delirium, EtOH withdrawl and polypharmacy withdrawl states, cellular and molecular physiology of nerve injury and persistent post-operative pain, acute pain management following operation: preventing chronic post-operative pain, massive transfusion and related issues, post-op ileus, SBO and colonic dysmotility, GI hemorrhage, and in-hospital rescue therapies.

  • Atlas of Sexual Violence

    • 1st Edition
    • International Association of Forensic Nu
    • Tara Henry
    • English
    The ideal clinical companion for evaluating and documenting sexual violence, Atlas of Sexual Violence reflects the field's most up-to-date research and clinical practice. It reviews current practices for providing patient care to adolescent and adult victims of sexual violence, and uses diverse photographs to show variances related to race and age. Coverage of wound identification and terminology helps in accurate interpretation, documentation, and courtroom testimony. From the International Association of Forensic Nurses (IAFN) and Tara Henry, a nationally known forensic nursing expert, this book is a durable, portable guide suitable for anyone who deals with cases of suspected sexual assault, including health care providers, social workers, attorneys, and law enforcement personnel.

  • Surgical Palliative Care and Pain Management, An Issue of Anesthesiology Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 30-1
    • Geoffrey Dunn + 2 more
    • English
    This issue of Anesthesiology Clinics brings the reader up to date on the most important advances in surgical palliative care for anesthesiology intensivists. Topics covered include recent trends and developments, palliative care of patients on high doses of narcotics, trauma in the surgical ICU, care of family in the surgical ICU, communication skills in palliative surgery, surgical palliative care in Haiti, and much more.

  • Study Guide for Nursing Care of Children

    Principles and Practice
    • 4th Edition
    • Susan Rowen James + 1 more
    • English
    Written in a study-friendly style, this study guide includes learning activities, NCLEX Exam review questions, helpful hints, and applications to reinforce your understanding of the concepts and information found in the Nursing Care of Children, 4th Edition textbook, and help you pass the NCLEX.

  • ECG Workbook

    • 1st Edition
    • Rohan Jayasinghe
    • English
    An easy-to-use workbook offering a logical, systematic approach to ECG (electrocardiogram) diagnosis ECG Workbook is a practical Australian medical book approaching the ECG from a clinical diagnosis perspective. The book covers ECG diagnoses – normal and abnormal – commonly encountered in local clinical practice. Real case studies are used throughout, along with local medical content. This makes it an ideal university book for clinical year medical students in Australia and New Zealand. JMOs, nurses, paramedics and hospital-based GP trainees will also find ECG Workbook extremely useful. Each ECG in this excellent Elsevier publication is presented with a brief clinical synopsis. The reader answers structured key questions for each, creating a systematic process for ECG interpretation. ECG Workbook’s in-depth coverage and logical, systematic approach enhances students’ and clinicians’ ability to interpret ECGs in a busy clinical setting.

  • 2012 ICD-10-PCS Draft Standard Edition

    • 1st Edition
    • Carol J. Buck
    • English
    Build procedure codes accurately and efficiently with Carol J. Buck's 2012 ICD-10-PCS Draft Standard Edition. Using Netter's Anatomy illustrations along with tables listing possible codes, this handy reference simplifies the procedure coding system to ensure accurate billing and optimal reimbursement for medical services.

  • ECG Workbook

    • 1st Edition
    • Rohan Jayasinghe
    • English
    An easy-to-use workbook offering a logical, systematic approach to ECG (electrocardiogram) diagnosis ECG Workbook is a practical Australian medical book approaching the ECG from a clinical diagnosis perspective. The book covers ECG diagnoses – normal and abnormal – commonly encountered in local clinical practice. Real case studies are used throughout, along with local medical content. This makes it an ideal university book for clinical year medical students in Australia and New Zealand. JMOs, nurses, paramedics and hospital-based GP trainees will also find ECG Workbook extremely useful. Each ECG in this excellent Elsevier publication is presented with a brief clinical synopsis. The reader answers structured key questions for each, creating a systematic process for ECG interpretation. ECG Workbook’s in-depth coverage and logical, systematic approach enhances students’ and clinicians’ ability to interpret ECGs in a busy clinical setting.

  • 2012 ICD-10-CM Draft Standard Edition

    • 1st Edition
    • Carol J. Buck
    • English
    Code accurately and efficiently with Carol J. Buck's 2012 ICD-10-CM Draft Standard Edition. Using Netter's Anatomy illustrations and the Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting (OGCR) with a format designed by coders for coders, this handy reference simplifies diagnosis coding to ensure accurate billing and optimal reimbursement for outpatient medical services. Illustrations and explanations of A&P, pathology, and medical terminology make it easier to develop the knowledge needed to assign the appropriate codes.

  • Texto ilustrado e interactivo de biología molecular e ingeniería genética

    Conceptos, técnicas y aplicaciones en ciencias de la salud
    • 2nd Edition
    • Ángel Herráez Sánchez
    • Spanish
    Se trata de una obra con un planteamiento muy novedoso, escrita con el objetivo de responder a las necesidades reales del alumno. Es lo que se conoce como "libro dialogante", que estimula al estudiante y le hace reflexionar. El doctor Herráez continúa en la presente edición con la filosofía de recoger, de forma conjunta y concisa, los conceptos básicos de la biología molecular e ingeniería genética, para, posteriormente, establecer sobre estas bases sus cada vez mayores aplicaciones tecnológicas y la terapéutica del futuro. La presente edición no renuncia a estos aspectos básicos, pero también incluye otros más novedosos. Incorpora un nuevo capítulo de clonación y células madre. Destaca la integración de la información y el enfoque gráfico-visual seguido en la exposición de la misma, con predominio de esquemas y figuras sobre texto escrito. Para facilitar esta explicación visual, todo el libro es a cuatro colores, con un diseño novedoso, atractivo y didáctico y unas figuras espectaculares. Como novedad en esta edición, la obra se encuentra en dos soportes complementarios, soporte impreso y soporte electrónico. La página web incluye multitud de recursos interactivos y desde el texto se hacen llamadas a la web con el objetivo de que el alumno aprenda de una forma más entretenida.

  • Wounds and Lacerations

    Emergency Care and Closure (Expert Consult - Online and Print)
    • 4th Edition
    • Alexander T. Trott
    • English
    With Wounds and Lacerations: Emergency Care and Closure, you'll get clear, concise guidance on the latest techniques and strategies for treating lacerations, wounds, and burns. This medical reference book will help you optimize every aspect of patient care based on current literature and guidelines.

  • Handbook of Local Anesthesia

    • 6th Edition
    • Stanley F. Malamed
    • English
    A practical, "how-to" guide to safe anesthesia practices in dentistry, Handbook of Local Anesthesia, 6th Edition covers all the latest advances in science, instrumentation, and pain control techniques. From basic concepts to specific injection techniques, from dosage charts to the proper care and handling of equipment, this book provides in-depth, full-color coverage of key anesthesia topics, including specific hazards and errors in technique that may result in complications. Written by Dr. Stanley Malamed, dentistry's leading expert on this subject, Handbook of Local Anesthesia is a valuable reference that will help you prevent, recognize, and manage complications of local anesthesia administration.

  • Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry

    • 1st Edition
    • S.K. Bhasin + 1 more
    • English
    Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry has been written keeping in mind the severe need for a comprehensive text to meet the curriculum needs of the undergraduate pharmacy students. It not only provides all the curriculum topics to the students but also contains all the vital reactions/mechanisms that the students look for in an organic chemistry book.

  • Digital Technologies in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, An Issue of Atlas of the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 20-1
    • Gary P. Orentlicher
    • English
    Cutting edge information for all oral and maxillofacial surgeons on computed tomography and guided surgery! Topics include comparison of CT and cone beam technologies, stereolithographic modeling and surgical guide concepts, virtual technologies in dentoalveolar evaluation and surgery, computer guided planning and placement of dental implants, utilization in the treatment of facial trauma, digital technologies in pathology and reconstruction, 3D technologies in craniofacial and orthognathic surgery, evaluation and fabrication of custom cosmetic facial implants, and extraoral craniofacial applications.

  • Common Toxicologic Issues in Small Animals, An Issue of Veterinary Clinics: Small Animal Practice

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 42-2
    • Safdar N. Khan + 1 more
    • English
    A comprehensive review of toxicology for the small animal practitioner! Guest editors Safdar Khan and Stephen Hooser present articles on trends of animal poisoning cases in the USA, use of lipid emulsions, epidemiology of mushroom poisoning cases, toxicology of ADHD drugs, toxicology of human NSAIDS, diagnostic toxicology with emphasis on how to investigate or what to do in food-related outbreaks, toxicology of avermectins (ivermectins, moxidectin, doramectin, selamectin), rodenticides toxicosis, include difethiolone, toxicology of newer pesticides, toxicology of explosives, recently recognized nephrotoxic agents/toxicants, calcium channel blocker toxicosis, adverse effects, and more!

  • Burn Care Update, An Issue of Perioperative Nursing Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 7-1
    • Patricia Fortner
    • English
    This issue of Perioperative Nursing Clinics will include the following topics: History of Burn Care; Pathophysiology of Burns; Perioperative Considerations for the Burn Injured Patient; Surgical Procedures for the Burn Patient; Epicells; Reconstructive/Plast... Surgery; OR/PACU/ICU Hand Off; Pain; Infection Control; Surgical Care of Thermally Injured Patients on the Battlefield; Burn Pressure Ulcer Management in the Perioperative Burn Patient; Conducting Research in the Operating Room; High-Tech, High-Stress Environment for the Burn Nurse; Costs; and Personal Experiences of a Perioperative Burn Nurse in the Military.

  • Interstitial Lung Disease, An Issue of Clinics in Chest Medicine

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 33-1
    • Talmadge E King + 2 more
    • English
    The guest editors for this issue, Talmadge King, Harold Collard, celebrated pulmonary specialists from UCSF, and Luca Richeldi, renowned visiting professor to UCSF from University of Modena, Italy, bring together a state-of-the-art issue on the important topic of Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD). This comprehensive issue reviews the approach to diagnosis of ILD, radiology if ILD, pathology of ILD. Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis is discussed, including phenotypes and comorbidities, acute exacerbation and accelerated decline, management, and pathobiology of novel approaches to therapy. Connective Tissue ILD, Chronic Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis, familial ILD and smoking-related ILD, and non-specific interstitial pneumonia are reviewed. In the final article, lung transplantation is discussed.

  • NanoOncology, An Issue of Clinics in Laboratory Medicine

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 32-1
    • Kewal Jain
    • English
    This issue of Clinics in Laboratory Medicine includes the following topics: Detection of cancer biomarkers by cerium oxide nanoparticles; Quantum dot-based assays for cancer biomarkers; Monoclonal antibody conjugated fluorescent magnetic nanoparticles for in vivo diagnosis of cancer; RNA quantification with gold nanoprobes for cancer diagnostics; Nanostructured silica materials for imaging in cancer; and Nanoparticle-based cancer cell sorting.

  • Critical Care of Patients with Mental Health Issues, An Issue of Critical Care Nursing Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 24-1
    • Susan Mace Weeks
    • English
    This issue of Critical Care Nursing Clinics will include articles on the following topics: Aggression and suicide risk; Bariatric patients; Alcohol abuse; Consultation for mental health and addiction issues; Delirium; Domestic violence and Hospice referral.

  • Modern Management of Benign and Malignant Pancreatic Disease, An Issue of Gastroenterology Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 41-1
    • Jacques Van Dam
    • English
    Dr. Van Dam is an internationally recognized leader in gastroenterology and has been a leader in advances in intervedntional endoscopy. He brings this expertise to the topic of management of benign and malignant pancreatic disease and has selected top experts in the field to provide state-of-the-art clinical information to gastroenterologists. The modern management treatise of each article addresses current diagnostics as well as medical management. Seven articles are devoted to pancreatic cancer and span medical management, surgial mangament, radiologic imaging, endoscopic diagnosis, palliation, and screening. Other important topics addressed are pancreatic transplantation, pancreatic cystic neoplasms, acute and chronic pancreatitis, and autoimmune pancreatitis.

  • Depression, An Issue of Psychiatric Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 35-1
    • David Mintz
    • English
    This issue discusses the diagnosis and treatment of major depressive disorder (MDD) and other depressive disorders, with an emphasis on the psychosocial aspects of depression: how it affects societies, how it is affected by culture, and what the true meaning of recovery is for those suffering from MDD. The issue is divided into three section: Etiology, Diagnosis and Treatment. Authors address the evidence where biology and subjectivity meet. They discuss what is adaptive and what is pathologic and discuss population-based solutions that take into account the specificity of the individual. Authors also take into account combination treatments of psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy and weigh the treatment choices against specific patient subtypes.

  • Evidence Based Veterinary Medicine for the Bovine Veterinarian, An Issue of Veterinary Clinics: Food Animal Practice

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 28-1
    • Sebastien Buczinski + 1 more
    • English
    A comprehensive review of evidence-based medicine for the food animal practitioner! Topics include: evidence-based veterinary medicine: principles, applications and perceptions in veterinary medicine, systemic review in the evidence-based veterinary medicine: material and methods, evidence related to the use of ancillary drugs in bovine respiratory disease (anti-inflammatory and others: are they justified or not?, evidence-based use of prokinetic drugs for abomasal disorders in calves and cows, what is the best therapeutic option between intramammary and systemic antibiotic treatment and between intramammary antibiotics?, evidence-based management of infectious certifiable diseases, evidence-based veterinary medicine concerning vaccinal efficiency against clostridial diseases in calves, evidence based therapeutical options for hepatic lipidosis in dairy cows : dextrose, insulin, and others?, and evidence based effectiveness concerning vaccination against mannheimia haemolytica, pasteurella multocida and histophilus somni in feedlot cattle, and much more!

  • Leg Pain in the Running Athlete, An Issue of Clinics in Sports Medicine

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 31-2
    • Alexander Meininger
    • English
    This issue of Clinics in Sports Medicine, Guest Edited by Alexander K. Meininger, MD, is devoted to Leg Pain in Athletes. Leg pain is a common manifestation of many ailments for which the athlete is vulnerable. In this issue, authors will discuss the most common causes of leg pain, including tibial stress syndrome, stress fractures, and exertional compartment syndrome. Attention will also be given to the evaluation of the injured runner, risk factors (such as the female athlete triad), and useful imaging adjuncts will be discussed.

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