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Advances in Atrial Fibrillation Ablation, An Issue of Cardiac Electrophysiology Clinics

1st Edition
Volume 12-2
June 4, 2020
Luigi Di Biase + 2 more
English
Hardback
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In collaboration with the Consulting Editors, Ranjan K. Thakur and Andrea Natale, Drs. Luigi Di Biase, Frank Marchlinski, and Andrea Natale have assembled an issue of Cardiac Electrophysiology Clinics on Advances in Atrial Fibrillation Ablation. Topics include, but are not limited to, Recurrent atrial fibrillation with isolated PVs, Beyond PVI in non paroxysmal atrial fibrillation, Recurrent atrial fibrillation after cryo, Recurrent atrial fibrillation after RF, high-density mapping, Expectation and Results of surrogate target beyond PVI, Lessons from epicardial mapping and ablation in refractory atrial fibrillation, Evolution of radiofrequency ablation parameters, Balloon based technologies, Energy sources, Current status of esophageal protection, Fluoroless atrial fibrillation ablation, Role of MRI imaging before and after ablation, When to stop OAC after atrial fibrillation ablation, Atrial fibrillation ablation trials, Risk Factor modification before and after atrial fibrillation ablation.

Health Disparities in Rheumatic Diseases: Part II, An Issue of Rheumatic Disease Clinics of North America

1st Edition
Volume 47-1
November 20, 2020
Candace H. Feldman
English
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This issue of Rheumatic Disease Clinics, guest edited by Dr. Candace Feldman, is Part II of a two-part issue covering Health Disparities in Rheumatic Diseases. This issue is one of four selected each year by series Consulting Editor, Dr. Michael Weisman. Topics discussed in this issue include, but are not limited to: Disparities in Lupus Care and Outcomes among U.S. Medicaid Beneficiaries, Understanding Risk Factors for Poor Outcomes in a Multiethnic Longitudinal Cohort, Impact of Psychosocial Factors on RA and Lupus Health Disparities, Racial/ethnic and geographic disparities in knee and hip osteoarthritis, Racial/ethnic Disparities in Osteoarthritis Management, Challenges and Strategies to Achieve Equitable Rheumatologic Care Across the World, Strategies to Reduce Disparities, Understanding and Addressing the Provider Biases and the Lack of Diversity in Lupus Clinical Trials, Community-engaged Research: Lupus Conversations, Leveraging Telemedicine as an Approach to Address Rheumatic Disease Health Disparities, and Understanding the Role and Challenges of Patient Preferences in Disparities in Rheumatic Disease Care.

Pain Management for the Otolaryngologist, An Issue of Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America

1st Edition
Volume 53-5
September 9, 2020
Anna.A Pashkova + 2 more
English
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This issue of Otolaryngologic Clinics, Guest Edited by Drs. Anna A. Pashkova, Peter F. Svider, and Jean Anderson Eloy, is devoted to Pain Management for the Otolaryngologist. This issue is one of six selected each year by our series Consulting Editor, Sujana S. Chandrasekhar. Articles in this important issue include: Overview of Pain Management for the Otolaryngologist; Pre-Operative Optimization; Local Blocks and Regional Anesthesia in the Head and Neck; Acute Pain Management following Head and Neck Surgery; Acute Pain Management following Sleep Surgery; Perioperative Analgesia for Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery; Perioperative Analgesia for Sinus Surgery; Perioperative Analgesia following Otologic Surgery; Acute Pain Management following Facial Plastic Surgery; Perioperative Analgesia for Pediatric Patients Undergoing Otolaryngologic Procedures; Non-Opioid Adjuncts and Alternatives; Postoperative Analgesia in the Chronic Pain Patient; Non-Enteral Pain Management; Chronic Pain Management in the Head and Neck Patient; Controlled Substance Agreements; Pain Psychology; Sinus Headache; and Quality Improvement in Pain Medicine.

Correction of Severe Foot and Ankle Deformities, An issue of Foot and Ankle Clinics of North America

1st Edition
Volume 25-2
May 8, 2020
Andy Molloy
English
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This issue of Foot and Ankle Clinics, guest edited by Dr. Andy Molloy, will discuss Correction of Severe Foot and Ankle Deformities. This issue is one of four selected each year by long time series Consulting Editor, Dr. Mark Myerson. Topics in this issue will include: Correction of severe hallux valgus with metatarsus adductus; Treatment of stage IV flatfoot; Reconstruction of severe ankle and pilon fracture malunions; Multiplanar deformity correction using patient specific guides; Managing severe malunited calcaneus fractures; Correction of the neglected clubfoot in the adolescent and adult patient; Surgical strategies in Hereditary Sensory Motor neuropathy; An approach to managing midfoot Charcot deformities; My algorithm for treating hindfoot and ankle Charcot deformity; Strategies for salvage arthrodesis following failed total ankle replacement; among others.

Endocrine Imaging, An Issue of Radiologic Clinics of North America

1st Edition
Volume 58-6
October 23, 2020
Mark E. Lockhart
English
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This issue of Radiologic Clinics of North America focuses on Endocrine Imaging and is edited by Dr. Mark E. Lockhart. Articles will include: Molecular imaging in the head and neck: Diagnosis and therapy; Endocrine imaging: The referring clinician perspective; Thyroid disease in the age of incidental findings; Normal thyroid: US with technical pearls and pitfalls; Thyroid diffuse and nodular disease ultrasound; CT and MRI of thyroid disease; Multimodality imaging of neuroendocrine tumors; Neck, thyroid, and parathyroid imaging procedures; Parathyroid imaging; Neuroimaging of pituitary disease; Adrenal imaging; Neuroendocrine tumors: Imaging of treatment and follow-up; and more!

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, An Issue of Clinics in Chest Medicine

1st Edition
Volume 41-3
August 25, 2020
Gerard Criner + 1 more
English
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This issue of Clinics in Chest Medicine, guest-edited by Dr. Gerard Criner and Dr. Bartolome Celli, is focused on Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Topics discussed in this issue include but are not limited to: COPD Pathogenesis; Epidemiology of COPD; Host, Gender, and Early Life Factors as Risks for COPD; Alpha One Antitrypsin Deficiency; Lung Function Testing; Assessing Symptom Burden; Chest Imaging in the Diagnosis and Assessment of the Patient with COPD; Biomarkers in the Diagnosis and Assessment of COPD; Asthma/COPD Overlap; Multimorbidity in the Patient with COPD; Definition Causes, Pathogenesis, and Consequences of Exacerbations; Treatment of Acute Exacerbations; Prevention of Exacerbations; Bronchodilators; Benefits and Risks of Inhaled Corticosteroids in COPD; Systemic Medications; Smoking Cessation/Vaccinatio... Pulmonary Rehabilitation; Oxygen Therapy/Noninvasive Ventilation; and Interventional and Surgical Therapies for COPD.

Manual de medicina física y rehabilitación

4th Edition
April 15, 2020
Walter R. Frontera + 2 more
Spanish
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Una guía práctica que ayuda a prevenir, diagnosticar y tratar un amplio especto de trastornos musculoequelésticos, síndromes dolorosos y cuadros discapacitantes crónicos habituales en la práctica clínica. Presenta cada tema con un formato homogéneo y de rápida consulta que incluye la descripción del cuadro, la exposición de los síntomas, los hallazgos de la exploración, las limitaciones funcionales y las pruebas diagnósticas. Además los completos apartados de tratamiento describen las terapias iniciales, las intervenciones de rehabilitación, los procedimientos y la cirugía. Proporciona una amplia cobertura de los temas más actuales en medicina regenerativa, como las células madre y el plasma rico en plaquetas (PRP), así como un capítulo nuevo sobre dolor de la pared abdominal. Contiene apartados específicos sobre las tecnologías más innovadoras en áreas de tratamiento en cuyas estrategias terapéuticas y de rehabilitación se ha incorporado recientemente nuevas tecnologías o dispositivos, incluidos los exoesqueletos robóticos y los sensores portables.

Controversies in Acute Trauma and Reconstruction, An issue of Foot and Ankle Clinics of North America

1st Edition
Volume 25-4
November 5, 2020
Jorge Filippi + 1 more
English
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This issue of Foot and Ankle Clinics, guest-edited by Drs. Jorge Filippi and German Joannas, will discuss Controversies in Acute Trauma and Reconstruction. This issue is one of four selected each year by long-time series Consulting Editor, Dr. Mark Myerson. Topics in this issue will include: Induced Membrane technique (Masquelet) for Bone Defects in the Distal Tibia; New principles in pilon fracture management; High energy pilon fractures; Strategies to avoid syndesmosis malreduction in ankle fractures; Complex Ankle Fractures; Acute deltoid ligament repair in ankle fractures; Chronic syndesmotic injuries: arthrodesis vs reconstruction; Talar neck fractures; Sinus tarsi approach for calcaneal fractures; Fixation by ORIF or primary arthrodesis of calcaneus fractures; How to identify unstable Lisfranc injuries; Subtle Lisfranc injuries; Primary arthrodesis for high energy Lisfranc injuries; and Jones fracture in the non-athletic population.

Fiches Santé publique

1st Edition
April 15, 2020
Collège Universitaire des Enseignants de Santé Publique (CUE
French
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Présenté sous forme de fiches, suivant le déroulé du Référentiel, cet ouvrage " compagnon" du Référentiel permet aux étudiants : - de se préparer et d’appréhender les données essentielles avant de les maîtriser plus en détail dans le « Référentiel » (pédagogie inversée) - et de réviser leurs connaissances acquises dans le « Référentiel », lors d’un dernier tour. Chaque item fait l'objet d'une fiche de 2-3 pages maximum avec un rappel des Objectifs nationaux/du Collège. Les éléments suivants sont présentés dans les fiches : - Rappels anatomiques et physio si besoin - Arbres diagnostiques, algorithmes de prise en charge, tableaux comparatifs et récapitulatifs dès que nécessaire : afin d’avoir une synthèse des connaissances minimales au format algorithme avec un peu de texte sous forme de bullet points - Moyens mnémotechnique connus - Recommandations existantes - Questions incontournables PCZ - Liens transversaux avec d’autres items. Chaque fiche se termine sur 10 QRM (basiques, sur les connaissances indispensables) avec réponses commentées. Un espace " notes " permet de compléter et personnaliser chaque fiche.

Nutrition and Biochemistry for Nurses, 3e

3rd Edition
November 26, 2020
Venkatraman Sreemathy + 1 more
English
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Nutrition and Biochemistry for Nurses has been designed to meet the requirements of B.Sc. Nursing students. The information and concepts presented within the book will help students keep abreast of the recent changes and current updates in the field of nutrition and biochemistry.

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