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  • Buck's Coding Exam Review 2021

    The Physician and Facility Certification Step
    • 1st Edition
    • Elsevier
    • English
    Prepare to succeed on your coding certification exam with Buck’s Coding Exam Review 2021: The Physician and Facility Certification Step! This extensive exam review provides complete coverage of all topics included on the physician and facility coding certification exams — including anatomy, terminology, and pathophysiology for each body system; reimbursement issues; CPT, HCPCS, and ICD-10-CM/PCS coding; and more. Six full practice exams (with answers and rationales) simulate the testing experience and provide enough practice to reassure even the most insecure exam-taker. It’s the only coding exam review you need!

  • Endoscopy, An Issue of Surgical Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 100-6
    • John H. Rodriguez + 1 more
    • English
    This issue of Surgical Clinics of North America focuses on Endoscopy and is edited by Drs. John Rodriguez and Jeffrey L. Ponsky. Articles will include: History of Flexible Endoscopy; Quality Measures in Diagnostic Endoscopy; Endoscopic Equipment from Simple to Advanced; Endoscopic Ultrasound; Polypectomy Techniques; Endoscopic Mucosal Resection; Enteral Access; Advanced Colonic Polypectomy; Principles of Intramural Surgery; Per Oral Esophageal Myotomy; Per Oral Pyloromyotomy; Per Oral Zenker’s Diverticulotomy; Submucosal Tunneling Esophageal Resection; Endoscopic Management of Pancreato-biliary Disease; Endoscopic Management of Post-Operative Complications; and more!

  • The Ongoing Challenge of Antimicrobial Resistance, An Issue of Infectious Disease Clinics of North America

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 34-4
    • Richard R. Watkins + 1 more
    • English
    Together with Consulting Editor Dr. Helen Boucher, Drs. Watkins and Bonomo have put together an issue of Infectious Disease Clinics of North America that provides the most current information on antibiotic resistance. Top experts have contributed clinical review articles that address the types of resistance based on drug class as well as emerging therapies and the future of telemedicine in the management of infections. The following topics are covered in this issue: The changing role of the clinical microbiology laboratory in defining resistance in gram-negatives; Extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producin... Enterobacteriaceae infections; Multidrug-resistant bacteria in the community; Resistance to polymyxins; Resistance in Vancomycin-resistant enterococci; Resistance to newer β-lactamase inhibitors; Antibiotic-resistant infections in the immunocompromised host; Emerging therapies for MRSA infections; Drug-resistant tuberculosis; Aminoglycoside resistance; The role of antibiotic stewardship and telemedicine in the management of MDR infections; and Emerging issues in antifungal resistance. Readers will have the current information they need to better manage antibiotic-resistant infections in patients.

  • Ulcerative Colitis, An Issue of Gastroenterology Clinics of North America

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 49-4
    • Scott Lee
    • English
    Together with Consulting Editor, Dr. Alan Buchman, Dr. Scott Lee has put together a state-of-the-art issue of Gastroenterology Clinics devoted to Ulcerative Colitis (UC). He has selected expert authors to contribute clinical reviews that provide the latest clinical findings and recommendations. Articles are devoted to the following topics: Epidemiology and pathogenesis of UC; Making initial diagnosis of UC and ruling out other diseases that mimic UC; Assessing severity of disease; Initial medical treatment of UC; Treatment of UC with steroids; Biologic therapy in UC; Non-biologic immune suppression in UC; Microbiome and fecal transplant in UC; Health maintenance in UC, including bone density scan, vaccination recommendations, cancer screening; Women's issues and UC; Risk of colon cancer and recommended surveillance strategies in UC patients; Surgical management of UC, indications and outcomes from colectomy; and Management of J-pouches. Readers will come away with the latest clinical recommendations they need to improve outcomes in patients with UC.

  • Guide de l'examen clinique et du diagnostic en dermatologie

    Livre + site internet
    • 2nd Edition
    • Dan Lipsker
    • French
    Construit pour guider le praticien dans sa démarche dermatologique, cet ouvrage est unique dans son approche. Du signe cutané à la richesse du diagnostic différentiel, il guide pas à pas le praticien et l’étudiant de l’analyse sémiologique au diagnostic. Il s’agit de donner au lecteur les clés d’un raisonnement dermatologique pertinent. La première partie de l’ouvrage est consacrée à l’examen clinique et à la reconnaissance des lésions élémentaires, véritable alphabet du praticien. Les pathologies à connaître sont ensuite décrites sous forme d’un atlas richement illustré. Chaque cliché a été choisi pour son exemplarité pédagogique. Le diagnostic différentiel est proposé dans la dernière partie : rédigé sous forme de nombreux tableaux, les causes des différents signes cutanés sont synthétisées, proposant ainsi au lecteur un aide-mémoire complet pour orienter son diagnostic. Cette 2e édition revue et corrigée permet notamment d’accéder à près de 1 500 fiches de diagnostics différentiels expliquant en quelques lignes les points clés de chaque maladie, et à plus de 1 000 images en ligne afin de faciliter l’identification d’un diagnostic et d’enrichir les connaissances des praticiens et des étudiants en dermatologie. Les dermatologistes en formation, médecins généralistes, pédiatres et internistes trouveront dans cet ouvrage les clés pour identifier les lésions élémentaires ainsi qu’un panorama complet et très illustré des différentes pathologies qu’ils sont susceptibles de rencontrer. Le dermatologiste chevronné utilisera cet ouvrage comme référence pour le diagnostic différentiel.

  • Advances in Anesthesia, 2020

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 38-1
    • Thomas M. McLoughlin
    • English
    Advances in Anesthesia highlights the year's significant medical advances, providing one source to review the essential information updates for the Anesthesiologist in that year. The distinguished editorial board, led by Dr. Thomas McLoughlin, includes Drs. Richard Dutton, Laurence Torsher, and Francis Salinas. The board has assembled a first-rate volume for 2020, including topics on motor-sparing nerve blocks; whole blood; teaching airway management skills to non-anesthesiologist... endovascular procedures; regional anesthesia for cardiac surgery, ketamine; consent; medical cannabis; and more.

  • Autism Spectrum Disorder Across the Lifespan Part I, An Issue of Psychiatric Clinics of North America

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 43-4
    • Robert w Wisner Carlson + 3 more
    • English
    This issue of Psychiatric Clinics, guest edited by Drs. Robert Wisner-Carlson, Thomas Flis, Scott Pekrul, and Robert Schloesser will discuss a number of important topics addressing Autism Disorders Across the lifespan. This issue is one of four each year selected by our series consulting editor, Dr. Harsh Trivedi of Sheppard Pratt Health System. Part II of this issue will be publishing subsequently. Articles in this issue include: Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder Across the Lifespan; The Role of Diagnostic Instruments in Dual and Differential Diagnosis in Autism Spectrum Disorder Across the Lifespan; Current Approaches to the Pharmacologic Treatment of Core Symptoms Across the Lifespan of Autism Spectrum Disorder; Autism and Education; The Transition to Adulthood for Young People with Autism Spectrum Disorder; Social Skills Training in Autism Spectrum Disorder Across the Lifespan; Competitive Integrated Employment for Youth and Adults with Autism: Findings from a Scoping Review; Transitioning from Adolescence to Adulthood with Autism Spectrum Disorder: An Overview of Planning and Legal Issues; Intersection of Eating Disorders and the Female Profile of Autism; and Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder in Autism Spectrum Disorder Across the Lifespan.

  • Robotics in Otolaryngology, An Issue of Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 53-6
    • Umamaheswar Duvvuri + 2 more
    • English
    This issue of Otolaryngologic Clinics, Guest Edited by Drs. Umamaheswar Duvvuri, Arun Sharma, and Erica Thaler, is devoted to Robotics in Otolaryngology. This issue is one of six selected each year by our series Consulting Editor, Sujana S. Chandrasekhar. Articles in this important issue include: Past, present and future of Robotic Surgical Systems; History and acceptance of TORS; Current indications for TORS in OP cancer; Role of TORS for workup of unknown primary SCCa; TORS and de-escalation of cancer treatment; Pediatric Applications of TORS; TORS for OSA; Robotic thyroidectomy; Robotic Neck Dissection; Robotic management of salivary glands; Robotic Ear Surgery; Robotic skull base surgery; Salvage Surgery for TORS; Complications of TORS; QOL implications after TORS for OP CA; and Cost Considerations for Robotic Surgery.

  • Management of Operating Room Critical Events, An Issue of Anesthesiology Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 38-4
    • Alex Hannenberg
    • English
    This issue of Anesthesiology Clinics, guest edited by Dr. Alexander A. Hannenberg, focuses on Management of Critical Events. This is one of four issues each year selected by the series consulting editor, Dr. Lee Fleisher. Articles in this issue include, but are not limited to: Why We Fail to Rescue from Critical Events; High Fidelity Simulation Training; Alternatives to High Fidelity Simulation Training; Tools to Improve our Capacity to Rescue; Use of Cognitive Aids to Improve Management of Critical Events; Real-time debriefing after critical events: Exploring the Gap between Principle and Reality; Mass Casualty Events; Obstetrical Hemorrhage; Intraoperative cardiac arrest; The Lost Airway; The Septic Patient and Oxygen Supply Failure.

  • Cas cliniques en imagerie : le sein

    • 1st Edition
    • Marie-Noëlle Roedlich + 1 more
    • French
    Les cas cliniques en imagerie médicale sont un exercice pour l’entraînement du radiologue. Indispensables pour vérifier et approfondir ses connaissances sémiologiques, ils permettent de travailler en situation réelle sur des pathologies extrêmement variées. Cette collection a pour objectif de réunir un ensemble cohérent de cas par spécialité, à la fois pathologie courante ou qui mettent au défi la perspicacité diagnostique du radiologue. Cet ouvrage regroupe 48 cas cliniques de pathologie mammaire, richement illustrés et articulés en suivant le déroulé de l’examen clinique associé à l’imagerie et à l’anatomopathologie. Ils sont complétés par un préambule sur l’examen clinique, des rappels sur les pathologies, les points spécifiques à retenir et une bibliographie sélective. Chaque cas est structuré selon un plan récurrent : Description du cas Imagerie Interprétation Diagnostic Commentaire QCM en ligne : entraînez-vous en ligne sur Em-consulte.com Ce minisite dédié à l’imagerie du sein vous permet de parcourir vingt exercices interactifs. Approfondissez votre connaissance de la spécialité grâce aux compléments en ligne Cet ouvrage s’adresse aux médecins en formation (internes DES, DFMS, DFMSA) en radiologie, mais aussi à tous les radiologues et médecins spécialistes désireux de s’entraîner en imagerie mammaire.

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