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  • Liver Transplantation, An Issue of Clinics in Liver Disease

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 25-1
    • David Goldberg
    • English
    With collaboration from Consulting Editor, Dr. Norman Gitlin Dr. Goldberg has assembled a state-of-the-art issue devoted to management of liver transplant patients. Expert authors have contributed current clinical reviews that covers the breadth of the pre- and post-surgical journey. Articles are specifically devoted to the following topics: Obesity management of liver transplant waitlist candidates and recipients; Expanding the limits of liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma: Is there a limit; Frailty and sarcopenia in patients pre- and post-liver transplant; Achieving tolerance in liver transplantation: Where are we now and what does the future hold; Expanding role of donation after cardiac death donors; Optimizing selection of patients for simultaneous liver-kidney transplant; Keeping the patient with end-stage liver disease alive while awaiting transplant: Management of complications of portal hypertension; Expanding donor selection and recipient indications for living donor liver transplantation; The changing liver transplant recipient: From hepatitis C to NASH and alcohol; Cardiovascular risk stratification in liver transplant candidates; The role of machine perfusion in liver transplantation: Warm, Cold, or does it not matter; Paradigm shift in utilization of livers from hepatitis C-viremic donors into HCV-negative patients; Transplantation of elderly patients: Is there an upper age cutoff; Transplantation for acute alcoholic hepatitis: Controversies and early successes. Hepatologists will come away with the information they need to improve outcomes in liver transplant patients.

  • Critical Care of the Cancer Patient, An Issue of Critical Care Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 37-1
    • Stephen M. Pastores + 2 more
    • English
    This issue of Critical Care Clinics, Guest Edited by Dr. Stephen M. Pastores and Dr. Wendy R. Greene, focuses on Critical Care of the Cancer Patient (Pastores) and Geriatric Critical Care (Greene). Dr. Pastores' section of the issue is devoted to Critical Care of the Cancer Patient and includes the following topics: Triage and Prognostication of Cancer Patients Admitted to the ICU; ICU Organization and Interdisciplinary Care for Critically Ill Patients with Cancer; Critical Care of the Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Recipient; Management of Drug Toxicities; Acute Kidney Injury in the Critically Ill Patient with Cancer; Infectious Disease Complications in Cancer Patients; and Palliative, Ethics, and End-of-Life Care Issues in the Cancer Patient. Dr. Green's section of the issue, devoted to Geriatric Critical Care, includes the following topics: The effect of aging physiology on critical care; The frailty syndrome: a critical issue in geriatric oncology; Detection of delirium in the intensive care unit: comparison of confusion assessment method for the intensive care unit with confusion assessment method ratings; Evidence-based geriatric nursing protocols for best practice; The effect of dementia in the critically ill geriatric patient; Nutritional assessment: a primary component of multidimensional geriatric assessment in the ICU; Rehabilitation concerns in the geriatric critically ill and injured; and Geriatric palliative care.

  • Pediatric Liver Transplantation

    A Clinical Guide
    • 1st Edition
    • Nedim Hadzic + 2 more
    • English
    Written and edited by global leaders in the field, Pediatric Liver Transplantation: A Clinical Guide covers all aspects of treatment and management regarding this multifaceted procedure and unique patient population. This practical reference offers detailed, focused guidance in a highly templated, easy-to-consult format, covering everything from pre-transplantation preparation to surgical techniques to post-operative complications.

  • L'infirmier(e) et les soins palliatifs

    Prendre soin : éthique et pratiques
    • 6th Edition
    • SFAP (Société française d’accompagnement + 2 more
    • French
    Cette 6e édition actualise les avancées en matière de soins palliatifs depuis 2013. Elle intègre les dernières dispositions juridiques et les nouvelles recommandations, en particulier celles inscrites dans la loi dite « Léonetti Claeys », créant de nouveaux droits en faveur des malades, des personnes en fin de vie et leurs aidants. Un focus est ainsi consacré à l’ancrage éthique et, plus particulièrement, aux problématiques liées à la sédation. Un nouveau thème « Enseignement et pratique avancée » est développé. En outre, reflètant le raisonnement clinique, les diagnostics infirmiers sont actualisés en regard de la dernière édition de la Nanda International 2018-2020.La première partie présente une réflexion de fond sur les soins palliatifs (cadres historique, juridique, éthique, etc.) intégrée à la spécificité du soin infirmier et objectivant les ressources personnelles comme professionnelles des soignants.La seconde partie offre une approche pragmatique et scientifique de la pratique infirmière, là où le prendre soin trouve tout son sens au quotidien, quand l’intentionnalité se transforme en interventions choisies. Ainsi, la démarche soignante est abordée à l’aide d’exemples concrets : relation d’aide, diagnostics infirmiers prévalents, les soins du corps (hygiène et bien-être corporel, alimentation, sommeil, etc.) y compris les techniques particulières, notamment dans le soulagement de la douleur. Les auteurs proposent des méthodes d’évaluation, ainsi que l’intégration d’approches complémentaires des soins (relaxation, art-thérapie, etc.).Enfin, à l’occasion de cette nouvelle édition, l’ouvrage offre une dernière partie actualisée concernant les structures et les dispositifs de proximité.Véritable référence pour les soignants sur le thème des soins palliatifs, ce livre collectif s’adresse à notamment tou(te)s les infirmer(e)s et les aides-soignant(e)s, quel que soit leur lieu d’exercice et leur expérience professionnelle.

  • Urología práctica

    • 5th Edition
    • Enrique Broseta Rico + 3 more
    • Spanish
    Urología Práctica 5ª ed es un libro de consulta pensado para urólogos, médicos de otras especialidades y estudiantes de Medicina que quieran acceder a una información resumida, rigurosa y completamente actualizada sobre cualquier tema de la patología urogenital. Además, su carácter esquemático, con numerosos diagramas de muy fácil comprensión y tablas de fármacos (que incluyen el principio activo, la dosis y la duración del tratamiento), lo hace idóneo para ser revisado rápidamente en la propia consulta, en urgencias o a pie de cama del paciente ingresado. En definitiva, esta 5ª edición de Urología Práctica mantiene el formato eminentemente útil y actualizado de ediciones anteriores, pero va más allá incluyendo nuevos capítulos, más tablas, diagramas de flujo, dibujos, fotografías y códigos QR que permitirán al lector interesado obtener una información resumida, de rápido acceso y fácil comprensión.

  • The Cat

    Clinical Medicine and Management
    • 2nd Edition
    • Susan E. Little
    • English
    Comprehensive in scope and exclusively devoted to feline medical care, Dr. Susan Little's The Cat: Clinical Medicine and Management, 2nd Edition, is an essential resource for providing complete, state-of-the-art care to cats. Authoritative, clinically focused information is enhanced by full-color images, tables, boxes, algorithms, key points, and more — all in an easy-to-understand, quick-reference format. Dr. Little and her expert contributors address the unique concerns and challenges facing any practitioner providing care for cats, including the latest advances in feline medical diagnosis and management and the clinical applications to everyday practice. An eBook version, included with print purchase, provides access to all the text, figures, and references, with the ability to search, customize content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud. The eBook also offers convenient video lessons and client handouts.

  • Challenges After Treatment for Childhood Cancer, An Issue of Pediatric Clinics of North America

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 67-6
    • Max J. Coppes + 1 more
    • English
    In collaboration with Consulting Editor, Dr. Bonita Stanton, Drs. Max J. Coppes and Leontien Kremer have created a comprehensive issue devoted to Challenges After treatment for Childhood Cancer. They have selected top experts to provide current clinical reviews for clinicians. Articles are specifically devoted to the following topics: Stories from survivors and introduction to survivorship; What we know about survivors and how we know this: Early studies, early cohorts, registries and current cohorts of survivors; Radiotherapy and late effects; Guidelines for survivorship care after childhood cancer; Lifestyle, fatigue, social integration in survivors; Psychological & neurocognitive health; Second cancer risk: Risk, exposures, genetics; Cardiovascular and pulmonary disease; Fertility and reproductive complications; Endocrine health conditions; Renal and hepatic health after childhood cancer; Hearing and other neurologic problems; and The future of survivorship. Pediatricians will come away with clinical updates that they need to improve patient outcomes.

  • Pressure Injuries Among Critical Care Patients, An Issue of Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 32-4
    • Jenny G. Alderden
    • English
    Along with Consulting Editor, Dr. Cynthia Bautista, Dr. Jenny Alderden has assembled an expert author list to contribute clinical reviews on best practices for improving outcomes in and prevention of pressure injuries. Articles are specifically devoted to the following topics: Risk Factors for Pressure Injury Development among Critical Care Patients; Best Practice in Pressure Injury Prevention among Critical Care Patients; Best Practices in Pressure Injury Treatment; Pressure Injury Prevention and Treatment in Critically Ill Children; Medical Device-Related Pressure Injuries; Unstageable Pressure Injuries: Identification, Treatment, and Outcomes among Critical Care Patients; Deep Tissue Pressure Injuries: Identification, Treatment, and Outcomes among Critical Care Patients; The Role of Nutrition in Pressure Injury Prevention and Healing; and Heel Pressure Injuries in the Adult Critical Care Population; Pressure Injury Prevention Considerations for Older Adults. Readers will come away with best practices for improving pressure injury outcomes in critical care patients.

  • Current Issues in Clinical Microbiology, An Issue of the Clinics in Laboratory Medicine

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 40-4
    • Nicole Pecora + 1 more
    • English
    This issue of Clinics in Laboratory Medicine, guest edited by Drs. Nicole D. Pecora and Matthew Pettengill, will cover Current Issues in Clinical Microbiology. This issue is one of four selected each year by our Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Milenko Jovan Tanasijevic. Topics discussed in this issue will include: Update in Diagnostics of Bloodstream Infections, Panels and Syndromic Testing in Clinical Microbiology, Lab Consolidation and Centralization, Update in Susceptibility Testing: Phenotypic and Genotypic Methods, Genomics in the Clinical Microbiology Laboratory, Automation in the Clinical Microbiology Laboratory, Coronavirus Detection in the Clinical Microbiology Laboratory: Are We Ready for Identifying and Diagnosing a Novel Strain?, Update on Biosafety and Emerging Infections for the Clinical Microbiology Lab, Update in Clinical Mycology, Point of Care Testing in Microbiology, Pediatric Diagnostic Microbiology, Antimicrobial Stewardship: What the Clinical Laboratory Needs to Know, Fellowship Training for the Future Clinical Microbiology Laboratory Director, Update in Diagnostics/Suscepti... of Mycobacterial Diseases, Role of the Clinical Microbiology Lab in One Health, Update in Infectious Disease Diagnosis in Surgical Pathology, and more.

  • Advances in Maternal Fetal Medicine, An Issue of Clinics in Perinatology

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 47-4
    • Cynthia Gyamfi-Bannerman + 1 more
    • English
    Together with Consulting Editor Dr. William Rayburn, Guest Editors Dr. Cynthia Gyamfi-Bannerman and Dr. Russel Miller have curated a state-of-the-art monograph devoted to Advances in Maternal Fetal Medicine. They have secured expert authors to submit clinical reviews for perinatologists. Specific articles are devoted to the following topics: Advances in delivery management for the preterm fetus (magnesium sulfate, late-preterm antenatal corticosteroids); Approaches to stillbirth prevention; Current preterm birth prevention strategies; Neurological outcomes after fetal therapy for complicated monochorionic twins; Innovations in fetal myelomeningocele (fMMC) repair; An update on biologic agents in pregnancy; Telemedicine in obstetrics; The impact of racial and socioeconomic disparities on obstetrical outcomes; Opioids use and misuse in pregnancy; Advances in statewide and national obstetrical QI collaborations; Optimizing term delivery timing and mode of delivery; Preeclampsia; E-Z infections can be quite challenging: Contemporary understanding of Ebola and Zika virus in pregnancy; and Next-generation genetic testing in obstetrics. Readers will come away with the evidence-based recommendations they need to improve patient outcomes.

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