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  • Skin and Soft Tissue Infections, An Issue of Infectious Disease Clinics of North America

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 35-1
    • Henry.F.Chip. Chambers
    • English
    With collaboration of Consulting Editor Dr. Helen Boucher, Guest Editor Dr. Henry Chambers has assembled expert authors to provide current clinical reviews on the diagnosis and treatment of soft tissue and skin infections. Articles are specifically devoted to the following topics: Mimics of Skin and Soft Tissue Infections; Cellulitis; Staphylococcal Skin and Soft Tissue Infections; Necrotizing Fasciitis, Clostridial Skin and Soft Tissue Infections, and Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome; Skin Infections from Bites; Skin and Soft Tissue Infections in Intravenous Drug Users; Gram-negative Skin and Soft Tissue Infections; Skin and Soft Tissue Infections in Diabetics; Skin and Soft Tissue Infections in Non-HIV Immunocompromised Hosts; Approach to the Patient with a Skin and Soft Tissue Infection; and Decolonization of Staphylococcus aureus. Readers will come away with the clinical information needed to improve outcomes in patients with soft tissue and skin infections.

  • Atlas of Pediatric Laparoscopy and Thoracoscopy

    • 2nd Edition
    • George W. Holcomb + 1 more
    • English
    Learn the nuances of successful minimally invasive pediatric surgery from international experts in this fast-changing field. Atlas of Pediatric Laparoscopy and Thoracoscopy, 2nd Edition, brings you up to date with the latest approaches, including gastrointestinal, intra-abdominal, and urologic procedures, as well as robotic operations and a variety of thoracoscopic procedures. Comprehensive, step-by-step instructions are highlighted with outstanding illustrations and more than 50 surgical videos that show you exactly how to proceed, making this an ideal resource for surgeons at all levels of experience.

  • Reading Research

    A User-Friendly Guide for Health Professionals
    • 7th Edition
    • Barbara Davies + 1 more
    • English
    Learn how to evaluate and apply health sciences research with this beginner’s guide! Reading Research: A User-Friendly Guide for Health Professionals, 7th Edition provides a clear introduction to reading and understanding research articles, with practical guidelines for implementing research into clinical practice. It describes how to interpret common research methods including qualitative, quantitative and mixed-method approaches, and explains how to find relevant, reliable research on the internet. Written by Barbara Davies and Jo Logan, both of whom are noted educators and research experts, this easy-to-use pocket guide is ideal for both students and health professionals.

  • Advances in the Treatment of Athletic Injury, An issue of Foot and Ankle Clinics of North America

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 26-1
    • Mark S. Myerson
    • English
    Approx.240 pages

  • Gattuso's Differential Diagnosis in Surgical Pathology

    • 4th Edition
    • Vijaya B. Reddy + 3 more
    • English
    Widely used by residents, fellows, and practicing pathologists around the world, Gattuso’s Differential Diagnosis in Surgical Pathology provides a user-friendly road map to the main criteria to consider in order to differentiate between a variety of potential diagnoses that all have a very similar appearance. This comprehensive guide helps you make informed decisions for even your most complex and challenging cases, presenting a comprehensive differential diagnosis list and comparisons for every entity discussed. The 4th Edition brings you fully up to date with updated diagnostic techniques, new classifications, and new content throughout—perfect for quick reference at every microscope in the sign-out room.

  • Electrocardiography of Arrhythmias: A Comprehensive Review

    • 2nd Edition
    • Mithilesh Kumar Das + 1 more
    • English
    Easy to read and abundantly illustrated, Electrocardiography of Arrhythmias: A Comprehensive Review, 2nd Edition, provides the core knowledge and clinical competencies you need to accurately interpret ECGs in preparation for cardiology boards and clinical practice. World-renowned cardiologists Mithilesh K. Das and Douglas P. Zipes offer a concise yet definitive review of all the ECG basics with realistic scenarios and detailed explanations for a wide range of ECG applications. Use this outstanding review tool alone or as a companion to Cardiac Electrophysiology: From Cell to Bedside.

  • Atlas of Robotic General Surgery

    • 1st Edition
    • Yuri W. Novitsky
    • English
    Atlas of Robotic General Surgery is a state-of-the-art reference in the rapidly changing field of robotic general surgery. It presents a comprehensive overview of current options across the entire spectrum of general surgery, with contributions by key opinion leaders in their respective fields. This unique text-atlas describes the latest trends and detailed technical modifications from the routine to the most complex procedures, highlighted by step-by-step, vividly illustrations instructions, intraoperative color photographs, and a unique narrated video collection. Atlas of Robotic General Surgery is an invaluable resource to residents, fellows, and practicing surgeons to help them successfully implement and apply robotics in their training and/or everyday practice.

  • Park's The Pediatric Cardiology Handbook

    • 6th Edition
    • Myung K. Park + 1 more
    • English
    Through five successful editions, Park’s The Pediatric Cardiology Handbook has been the go-to portable reference for fundamental and practical information on the diagnosis and management of children with congenital and acquired heart disease. In the fully updated 6th Edition, Dr. Myung K. Park is joined by new co-author Dr. Mehrdad Salamat in providing concise, authoritative guidance for pediatricians, cardiology fellows, family practitioners, medical students, and more. Designed as a companion to Dr. Park's larger text, Pediatric Cardiology for Practitioners, this pocket-sized resource features useful diagrams, summary tables, helpful images, and clear descriptions of disorders—perfect for healthcare professionals in practice or in training.

  • Conceptual Nursing Care Planning

    • 1st Edition
    • Mariann M. Harding + 1 more
    • English
    **Selected for Doody’s Core Titles® 2024 in Nursing Process**Plan effective patient care using standardized interprofessional clinical problems and a concept-based approach! Conceptual Nursing Care Planning shows you how to identify clinical problems, determine expected outcomes, and choose interventions — all grounded in a logical, concept-based framework. The focus on concepts gives you the big picture, helping you recognize similarities in nursing care based on physiologic concepts, as well as differences based on the needs of individuals. Written by noted nursing educators Mariann Harding and Debra Hagler, this new book demonstrates how the use of a concept-based approach and standardized clinical problems language makes it easier to plan effective care and to communicate with other members of the interprofessional team.

  • Lecture critique et communication en sciences de la santé

    Lire, présenter, rédiger et publier une étude
    • 4th Edition
    • Louis Rachid Salmi
    • French
    Les difficultés rencontrées par tous les auteurs de textes scientifiques à présenter de façon optimale leurs travaux, ainsi que les rendre visibles, font de la publication un véritable défi. Outil indispensable pour appréhender la lecture et la communication scientifique, cet ouvrage est à la fois une introduction à la lecture critique d’articles et un guide très pédagogique pour rédiger et comprendre les règles de publication scientifique de haut niveau, ou préparer une communication orale ou affichée. Cette quatrième édition fait l’objet d’une révision complète. Actualisée et augmentée, elle intègre désormais de nombreux exemples pratiques, des références bibliographiques pour aller plus loin, ainsi que des formulaires de lecture critique, disponibles au téléchargement en ligne. En 104 fiches claires et concises, l’auteur, Louis Rachid Salmi, propose de guider les professionnels de la santé pour leur permettre de mieux Lire, Présenter, Rédiger et Publier une étude scientifique. Lire : grâce à des éléments de lecture critique mis à jour pour tenir compte des dernières évolutions en la matière permettant de choisir les sources fiables et de rationaliser ses lectures. Présenter : en utilisant les bonnes approches pour mettre en valeur et rendre le plus explicite possible les résultats de son étude, que ce soit dans un article, ou une communication orale ou affichée. Rédiger : en s’appuyant sur un plan solide et efficace et en évitant de commettre les pièges de langage. Publier : l’ouvrage guide pas à pas le spécialiste, du choix de la revue au processus de soumission, pour mettre toutes les chances de publication de son côté. Pour compléter sa démarche pédagogique, l’ouvrage est accompagné d’un poster synthétisant toute les informations essentielles pour un véritable gain de temps, de même qu’un cahier couleur pour vous guider jusque dans les choix colorimétriques.

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