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    • Pituitary Adenoma, An Issue of Neurosurgery Clinics of North America

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 30-4
      • August 30, 2019
      • Manish K. Aghi + 1 more
      • English
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      This issue of Neurosurgery Clinics, Guest Edited by Drs. Manish K. Aghi and Lewis S. Blevins, will focus on Pituitary Adenoma. Topics include, but are not limited to, Molecular biology of nonfunctional and functional pituitary adenomas, Intraoperative Fluorescent Visualization of pituitary adenomas, Intraoperative MRI for pituitary adenomas, Pituitary Apoplexy, Management of giant pituitary adenomas, Management of Pituitary Adenomas Invading the Cavernous Sinus, Management of Recurrent Pituitary Adenomas, Medical Management of Cushing’s Disease, Medical Management of Acromegaly, Surgery for Pediatric Pituitary Adenomas, Visual Outcomes after Pituitary Surgery, Endocrine Outcomes after Pituitary Surgery, Sodium perturbations after pituitary surgery, and Sinonasal Quality of Life After Pituitary Surgery.

    • The microbiome: Interactions with organ systems, diet, and genetics, An Issue of Gastroenterology Clinics of North America

      • 1st Edition
      • August 9, 2019
      • Rochellys Diaz Heijtz
      • English
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      In consultation with Consulting Editor, Dr. Alan Buchman, Dr. Rocheyllys Diaz Heijtz has put together a state-of the-art issue of the Gastroenterology Clinics of North America devoted to The Microbiome: Interactions with Organ Systems, Diet, and Genetics. Clinical review articles from expert authors are specifically devoted to the following: The Role of the Microbiome of o the Female Reproductive Tract on Health and Pregnancy; Eating Disorders and the Gut Microbiota; Maturation of the Infant Microbiome Community Structure and Function; Microbe-Host Interactions in Allergic Diseases; Emerging Role of the Gut Microbiota in Neurodevelopmental Disorders; Brain-Gut-Microbiota Axis and Mood Disorders; Brain-Gut-Microbiota and ADHD; The Microbiota-Gut-Brain Axis and Postpartum Depression; and The Microbiota and Pancreatic Cancer. Readers will come away with the latest information on the microbiome and how to incorporate the information into gut health for patients.

    • Ortodoncia contemporánea

      • 6th Edition
      • August 14, 2019
      • William R. Proffit + 3 more
      • Spanish
      • Hardback
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      Con un equipo de autores de prestigio internacional dirigido por el Dr. William Proffit, la obra continúa con su larga tradición de excelencia a la hora de abordar detalladamente el diagnóstico, la planificación y las técnicas de tratamiento ortodóncico. Entre los temas clave tratados destacan las aplicaciones prácticas de la tecnología informática, los tratamientos alternativos, los aspectos biomecánicos de la aparatología ortodóncica, la elección de métodos de tratamiento eficientes y el tratamiento de problemas complejos en niños y adultos. Entre las principales novedades cabe destacar la inclusión de nuevos casos prácticos basados en la evidencia y dos nuevos capítulos que abordan los aspectos fundamentales del tratamiento de los problemas transversales esqueléticos y de clase III, y la modificación del crecimiento en los problemas de clase II, de mordida abierta/profunda y multidimensionales. Incluye el acceso a la versión electrónica del texto en inglés a través de ExpertConsult, con enlaces entre las referencias bibliográfica y sus resúmenes en PubMed.

    • HIV, An Issue of Infectious Disease Clinics of North America

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 33-3
      • August 9, 2019
      • Paul E. Sax
      • English
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      In collaboration with Consulting Editor, Dr. Helen Boucher, Dr. Paul Edward Sax has put together a state-of the-art issue of the Infectious Disease Clinics of North America devoted to HIV. Clinical review articles from expert authors are specifically devoted to the following topics: HIV Diagnostics -- Current Recommendations and Opportunities for Improvement; Update on HIV Prevention -- PreP, PEP, and Other Strategies; Initial Assessment -- What Tests to Order and Why; Why Everyone (Almost) with HIV Needs to be on Treatment -- A Review of the Critical Data; Initial Therapy in the Integrase Inhibitor Era -- Can We Do Better than Two NRTIs plus an INSTI?; Switching Therapy in Patients with Virologic Suppression -- A Why and a How-To Guide; Management of Treatment Failure, With and Without Resistance; Reproduction Options for People with HIV, and Management of Pregnancy; HIV and Addiction – the Role of the ID Clinician; Management of Patients with Advanced HIV Disease – Challenges and Opportunities; HIV and Aging – Focus on Cardiovascular Risk and Metabolic Abnormalities; Key Principles in HIV Pharmacology; One Patient Has Been Cured of HIV – Will There Ever Be More?; and Linkage and Retention in Care – The Keys to Treatment Success. Readers will come away with the latest information they need to manage diagnosis, treatment and outcomes of HIV patients.

    • Musiktherapie bei psychischen und psychosomatischen Störungen

      • 1st Edition
      • November 29, 2019
      • Carsten Spitzer + 2 more
      • German
      • Hardback
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      Das Buch informiert Sie über die zahlreichen Einsatzmöglichkeiten der Musiktherapie zur Behandlung psychischer und psychosomatischer Störungen. Neben der Darstellung verschiedener Störungsbilder bei Kindern, Jugendlichen und Erwachsenen und deren Besonderheiten, stellt das Buch praktische Aspekte der Behandlung und aktuelle Forschungsergebnisse aus Medizin und Musiktherapie vor. Sie erfahren, wie Musiktherapie den Heilungsprozess unterstützen kann und wie Ärzte und Musiktherapeuten zusammenarbeiten können, um bestmögliche Behandlungsergebniss... zu erzielen.

    • Osteotomies Around the Knee, An Issue of Clinics in Sports Medicine

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 38-3
      • May 11, 2019
      • Annunziato "Ned" Amendola + 1 more
      • English
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      Guest edited by Dr. Steven Moran, this issue of Hand Clinics will cover Current Concepts and Controversies in Scaphoid Fracture Management. This issue is one of four selected each year by our series Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Kevin Chung of the University of Michigan. Articles in this issue include, but are not limited to: Imaging for acute and chronic fractures, The vascularity of the scaphoid, Arthroscopic management of non-union, Vascularized grafts, Long-term outcomes of vascularized trochlear grafts for proximal pole reconstruction, The management of the healed scaphoid malunion, My technique for volar plating of scaphoid non-union, My technique for the management of scaphoid non-union, Volar vascularized grafts, Managing the athlete with a scaphoid fracture, among others.

    • Midwifery Continuity of Care

      • 2nd Edition
      • February 27, 2019
      • Caroline Homer + 3 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Endorsed by the Australian College of Midwives and The Royal College of Midwives Midwifery Continuity of Care is a robust ‘how to’ guide to establishing midwifery continuity of care. Written by a team of international experts in their field, this book highlights lessons learned to help develop new ways of planning, implementing, evaluating and sustaining midwifery continuity of care for the benefit of women, babies and communities.

    • Physiologie humaine et physiopathologie

      • 1st Edition
      • July 10, 2019
      • Gillian Pocock + 2 more
      • French
      • Paperback
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      Le corps humain est une machine magnifique et complexe, régie et gouvernée par les lois de la physique et de la chimie. En comprenant sa physiologie - comment il met en oeuvre ses différentes fonctions - il est possible d’élaborer des stratégies et solutions diagnostiques, thérapeutiques et de prévention des maladies.L’ouvrage propose une approche claire, moderne et pédagogique de la physiologie, à travers 11 grandes parties et 51 chapitres.L’ouvrage suit un développement hiérarchique et logique. Les chapitres suivent un plan rigoureux. Le texte est étayé d’un grand nombre d’encadrés, et 800 schémas, figures, photos, indispensables à une bonne compréhension et maîtrise des principes de physiologie. La maquette claire, tout en quadrichromie, propose au fil des chapitres des points spécifiques de physiologie expérimentale ou clinique présentés dans des encadrés. Les chapitres s’ouvrent systématiquement sur les objectifs d’apprentissage et un mini-sommaire. Des résumés concluent régulièrement les parties des chapitres.La révision et l’autoapprentissage sont facilités par des séries de QCM disponibles en ligne.Traduit de la 5e édition anglaise par Jean-Paul Richalet et Henry Vandewalle, respectivement professeur émérite de physiologie et ancien maître de conférences en physiologie, cet ouvrage s’impose comme un outil indispensable pour comprendre le fonctionnement du corps humain.

    • Rehabilitation in Developing Countries,An Issue of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 30-4
      • September 30, 2019
      • Joseph Jacobs
      • English
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      Guest edited by Dr. Joseph Jacob, this issue of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics will discuss “Rehabilitation in Developing Countries,” with a foreword written by Dr. Wouter deGroote. This issue is one of four selected each year by our series Consulting Editor, Dr. Santos Martinez of the Campbell Clinic. Topics in this issue include, but are not limited to: Epidemiology of Disability, Community Based Rehabilitation in Developing Countries, Rehabilitation in Disaster Relief, Rehabilitation in Latin America, Rehabilitation in Africa, Rehabilitation in China, Rehabilitation in Nepal, Rehabilitation in Bangladesh, Rehabilitation in Malaysia, Rehabilitation in South India, Rehabilitation Technology for Developing Countries, and Facilitators and Barriers to The Rehabilitation Workforce, among others.

    • Homöopathie in der Männermedizin

      • 1st Edition
      • July 10, 2019
      • Jürgen Pannek + 2 more
      • German
      • Hardback
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      Beispiel: Prostata-Beschwerden – was tun? Das Buch vermittelt Ihnen kurz und knapp schulmedizinisches und homöopathisches Wissen. Es informiert Sie beispielsweise darüber, ob Sie einen erhöhter PSA-Wert weiter abklären lassen müssen oder ein homöopathisches Mittel verordnen kann. Das Werk unterstützt bei fachlichen Entscheidungen. Zahlreiche Fallbeispiele liefern Ihnen homöopathische Behandlungskonzepte zu den häufigsten „Männer-Erkrankungen... wie z.B. Entleerungsstörungen... chronischer Beckenschmerz, sexuelle Funktionsstörungen u.v.m. Eine auf diese Erkrankungen fokussierte Materia Medica unterstützt Sie bei der Auswahl der Arzneimittel und gibt Ihnen zusätzliche Sicherheit. Sie erhalten Antworten auf alle wichtigen Fragen zur homöopathischen Behandlung von männlichen Patienten.

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