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  • Palliative Care, An Issue of Medical Clinics of North America

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 104-3
    • Eric Widera
    • English
    This issue of Medical Clinics, guest edited by Dr. Eric Widera, is devoted to Palliative Care. Articles in this important issue include: Hospice and Palliative Care: An Overview; Goals of Care Conversations in Palliative Care: A Practical Guide; The Art and Science of Prognostication in Palliative Care; Recognizing and Managing Polypharmacy in Advanced Illness; Pain Management in those with Serious Illness; Management of Grief, Depression, and Suicidal Thoughts in those with Serious Illness; Management of Respiratory Symptoms in those with Serious Illness; Management of Gastrointestinal Symptoms in Advanced Illness; Management of Urgent Medical Conditions at the End of Life; Delirium at the End of Life; Options of Last Resort: Palliative Sedation, Physician Aid in Dying and Voluntary Cessation of Eating and Drinking; Cannabis for Symptom Management; and Self-care of Physicians Caring for Patients with Serious Illness.
  • Techniques for Hair Restoration, An Issue of Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics of North America

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 28-2
    • Lisa Ishii + 1 more
    • English
    This issue of Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics, guest edited by Drs. Lisa E. Ishii and Linda N. Lee, is devoted to Techniques for Hair Restoration. Articles in this issue include: Androgenetic Alopecia: Pathophysiology and medical therapy; Follicular Unit Transplantation; Follicular Unit Extraction; Hair Transplantation for Scarring Alopecia; Facial Hair Transplantation; Platelet Rich Plasma/Stem Cells and Hair Transplantation; Robotic Hair Transplantation; Surgical Hairline Advancement; Hair Transplantation in Women; Complications with Hair Transplantation; and The Role for Topical Hair Growth Medications.
  • Right Ventricular Function and Failure, An Issue of Cardiology Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 38-2
    • Jerry D. Estep + 1 more
    • English
    This issue of Cardiology Clinics will cover Right Ventricular Function and Failure. Curated by Drs. Jerry D. Estep and Miriam Jacob, this issue will explore topics in the field that are relevant for practicing clinicians. This issue is one of four selected each year by the series editorial board: Jamil A. Aboulhosn, David M. Shavelle, Terrence D. Welch, and Audrey H. Wu. The volume will include articles on: pathophysiology of acute and chronic right heart failure, right heart failure: a hemodynamic review, right heart failure causes and epidemiology, right heart failure and the cardiorenal syndrome, the role of multimodality imaging and RV failure, short term percutaneous mechanical circulatory support to treat acute right heart failure, defining and predicting right heart failure after LVAD placement, right heart failure after LVAD placement: medical and surgical management considerations, right heart failure in pulmonary hypertension, surgical and percutaneous interventions for chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension, pulmonary hypertension and RV failure: lung transplant versus heart lung transplant, and RV failure and congenital heart disease.
  • Pharmacologic Support in Pain Management, An Issue of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 31-2
    • Steven Stanos + 1 more
    • English
    This issue of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics, guest edited by Drs. Steven Stanos and James Babington, will discuss Pharmacologic Support in Pain Management. This issue of one of four issues selected each year by series Consulting Editor, Santos Martinez. Topics discussed in this issue include, but are not limited to: Buprenorphine in the management of addiction and pain, Methadone, Anticonvulsants for neuropathic pain, Antidepressants for chronic pain, NSAIDs for acute and chronic pain, Topical analgesics, Muscle Relaxants for acute and chronic pain, Opioid Management: Initiating, Monitoring and Tapering, Integrating CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Acute and Chronic Pain, Opioid Pharmacology and Side Effect Management, among others.
  • Rhinosinusitis, An Issue of Immunology and Allergy Clinics of North America

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 40-2
    • Sandra Y. Lin
    • English
    This issue of Immunology and Allergy Clinics, guest edited by Sandra Y. Lin, MD, will provide up-to-date clinical concepts regarding the diagnosis and management of the patient with Rhinosinusitis. Articles in this outstanding issue include: Current Concepts in the Management of Allergic Fungal Sinusitis; Aspirin Desensitization for Nasal Polyps in Aspirin-exacerbated respiratory disease (AERD); Primary Immunodeficiency and Rhinosinusitis; How to Measure Success in the Treatment of Patients with Chronic Rhinosinusitis; What is the Role of Macrolides and Doxycyline in Chronic Rhinosinusitis?; The Role of Biologics in the Treatment of Nasal Polyps; Personalized Medicine in Chronic Rhinosinusitis: Endotypes, Phenotypes, and Biomarkers; Management of Sinusitis in the Cystic Fibrosis Patient; The Microbiome and Chronic Rhinosinusitis; The Role of Allergic Rhinitis in Rhinosinusitis; The Role of Air Pollution in Chronic Rhinosinusitis; Odontogenic Sinusitis: Current Concepts in Diagnosis and Treatment; Olfactory Dysfunction and Chronic Rhinosinusitis; and The Impact of Allergen Immunotherapy on Chronic Rhinosinusitis.
  • Imaging of Disorders Spanning the Spectrum from Childhood, An Issue of Radiologic Clinics of North America

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 58-3
    • Edward Y. Lee
    • English
    This issue of Radiologic Clinics of North America focuses on Imaging of Disorders Spanning the Spectrum from Childhood into Adulthood, and is edited by Dr. Edward Y. Lee. Articles will include: Brain Malformations at All Ages: From Aunt Minnie to Zebras for General Radiologists; Cystic Fibrosis from Childhood to Adulthood: What is New in Imaging Assessment; Interstitial Lung Diseases in Adolescent and Young Adults: Different from Older Patients; Repaired Congenital Heart Disease in Older Children and Adults: Up-to-Date Practical Assessment and Characteristic Imaging Findings; Imaging Assessment of Complications from Transplantation from Pediatric to Adult Patients: Part 1 – Solid Organ Transplantation; Imaging Assessment of Complications from Transplantation from Pediatric to Adult Patients: Part 2 – Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation; Beyond Crohn’s Disease: Current Role of Radiologist in Diagnostic Imaging Assessment of Inflammatory Bowel Disease Transitioning from Pediatric to Adult Patients; Imaging Manifestations of Childhood Musculoskeletal Disorders in Adults: Spectrum of Expected to Surprising Findings for General Radiologists; Genetic Syndromes Affecting Both Children and Adults: A Practical Guide to Imaging Based Diagnosis and Management; Spectrum of Imaging Manifestations of Vascular Tumors and Malformations Beyond Childhood: What General Radiologists Need to Know; Congenital Incidental Findings in Children That Can be Mistaken as True Pathologies in Adults: Pearls and Pitfalls of Imaging Diagnosis; and more!
  • Prise en charge de l'IVG

    Recommandations CNGOF pour la pratique clinique
    • 1st Edition
    • rançais Collège National des Gynécologues et Obstétriciens Français
    • French
    Les Recommandations pour la pratique clinique du CNGOF font autorité auprès des professionnels de santé. Rédigées par les meilleurs experts du domaine, elles constituent des textes de référence. Cet ouvrage propose les recommandations CNGOF sur la prise en charge de l’IVG.Pour la première fois, des recommandations sur le sujet sont rédigées. Le nombre d’IVG est stable depuis plusieurs décennies ; ces recommandations ont ainsi pour objectif de permettre une pratique homogène et améliorée en proposant aux praticiens un guide de bonnes pratiques et leur permettre un accès rapide à l’information.Toutes les données sont disponibles et facilement accessibles, des encadrés rappellent les points principaux à retenir. L’ouvrage est découpé en 9 chapitres qui passent en revue les pratiques chirurgicales et médicales dans la prise en charge de l’IVG : épidémiologie, place de l’échographie, voie médicamenteuse, IVG instrumentale, complications, aspects psychologiques, contraception, le cadre juridique français, l’histoire du misoprostol et l’IVG médicamenteuse.
  • The Harriet Lane Handbook

    The Johns Hopkins Hospital
    • 22nd Edition
    • The Johns Hopkins Hospital + 3 more
    • English
    Every three years, The Harriet Lane Handbook is carefully updated by residents, edited by chief residents, and reviewed by expert faculty at The Johns Hopkins Hospital. Easy to use, concise, and complete, this essential manual keeps you current with new guidelines, practice parameters, pharmacology, and more. The 22nd Edition of this portable reference continues to be the #1 source of pediatric point-of-care clinical information for pediatric residents, students, nurses, and all healthcare professionals who treat young patients.
  • Robbins Essential Pathology

    • 1st Edition
    • Vinay Kumar + 3 more
    • English
    The newest addition to the highly regarded Robbins family of pathology references, Robbins Essential Pathology is a concise resource that covers the core knowledge needed for coursework and exams in an integrated, multimedia format designed for today’s students. Ideal for use with an integrated medical curriculum, this easy-to-study multimedia package provides reliable Robbins content in a concentrated, highly efficient format, now fully integrated with interactive digital resources (cases, MCQs, images). Efficient, effective, and up to date, this new Robbins learning resource delivers the essential information you need to obtain a strong scientific foundation in pathology.
  • Psychiatry Morning Report: Beyond the Pearls

    • 1st Edition
    • Tammy Duong + 2 more
    • English
    Psychiatry Morning Report: Beyond the Pearls is a case-based reference that covers the key material included on the USMLE Step 2 and Step 3, as well as the psychiatry clerkship. Focusing on the practical information you need to know, it teaches how to analyze a clinical vignette in the style of a morning report conference, sharpening your clinical decision-making skills and helping you formulate an evidence-based approach to realistic patient scenarios.