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  • Orthodontics for Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Patient, An Issue of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Clinics of North America

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 32-1
    • Michael R. Markiewicz + 2 more
    • English
    This issue of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Clinics of North America is devoted to Orthodontics for the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Patient and is edited by Drs. Michael R. Markiewicz, Sath Allareddy and Michael Miloro. Articles will include: Digital workflow for combined orthodontics and orthognathic surgery; Surgical tooth exposure and bonding: What does the orthodontist want?; Temporary skeletal anchorage techniques; Interceptive dentofacial orthopedics (growth modification); Correction of transverse maxillary deficiency; Comprehensive pre-orthognathic surgery orthodontics; Distraction osteogenesis for the non-craniofacial patient; Surgery-first approach in the orthognathic patient; Idiopathic condylar resorption: What should we do?; Juvenile idiopathic arthritis: Update on management; Comprehensive post-orthognathic surgery orthodontics: complications, misconceptions, and management; Aesthetic facial surgery and orthodontics: Common goals; and more!
  • Phototherapy, An Issue of Dermatologic Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 38-1
    • Elizabeth A. Buzney
    • English
    This issue of Dermatologic Clinics, guest edited by Elizabeth A. Buzney, MD, is devoted to Phototherapy. Articles in this important issue include: Nuts and Bolts: Optimizing Narrowband UVB Phototherapy Regimens for Psoriasis; The (Lost) Art of Managing PUVA Phototherapy; Distinguishing Myth from Fact: Photocarcinogenesis and Phototherapy; How Does It Work: The Immunology underlying Phototherapy; Phototherapy for Vitiligo; Phototherapy in Skin of Color; Phototesting Protocols and Interpretation and Managing Photodermatoses with Phototherapy; Utilizing UVA-1 Phototherapy; Using Phototherapy in the Pediatric Population; Home Phototherapy; Phototherapy for Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma; Creating and Managing a Phototherapy Center; Phototherapy for Itch; Beyond the Booth: Excimer Laser for Cutaneous Conditions; and Feeling the Burn: Phototoxicity and Photoallergy.
  • Update in Immunotherapy for Aeroallergens, Foods, and Venoms, An Issue of Immunology and Allergy Clinics of North America

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 40-1
    • Linda S. Coz + 1 more
    • English
    This issue of Immunology and Allergy Clinics, guest edited by Drs. Linda S. Cox and Anna Nowak-Wegrzyn, is devoted to Immunotherapy for Aeroallergens, Foods, and Venoms. Articles in this issue include: Mechanism of Immunotherapy: Focus SCIT and SLIT; Subcutaneous Immunotherapy Safety: Incidence per surveys and risk factors; Sublingual Immunotherapy for Other Indications: Venom large local, latex, atopic dermatitis and food; Questions and Controversies regarding venom immunotherapy; Socioeconomics or Comparative Effectiveness of Immunotherapy; Risk Reduction in Peanut Immunotherapy; Food OIT with Adjuvants; Peanut OIT: State of the art; Evolution of Immune Responses in Food Immunotherapy; Safety of Food Oral Immunotherapy: What we know and what we need to learn; Novel Vaccines for Food Allergy; IgG and IgE in Food Allergy - What’s the connection?; and Sublingual and Patch Immunotherapy for Food Allergy.
  • Biomarkers in Critical Care, An Issue of Critical Care Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 36-1
    • Mitchell Levy
    • English
    This issue of Critical Care Clinics, guest edited by Dr. Mitchell M. Levy, focuses on Biomarkers in Critical Care. This is one of four issues each year selected by the series consulting editor, Dr. John Kellum. Articles in this issue include, but are not limited to: The History of Biomarkers; Biomarkers for Identifying Infection; Procalcitonin: Where Are We Now?; Soluble TREM-1: Diagnosis or Prognosis?; Lubricin as a Biomarker in Sepsis; Check Point Inhibitors and Their Role in Immunosuppression in Sepsis; Metabolomics and the Microbiome as Biomarkers in Sepsis; Lactate: Where Are We Now?; Predicting Renal Dysfunction; Biomarkers in the Evolution of ARDS; Biomarkers and RV Dysfunction; Biomarkers and Precision Medicine: State of the Art; The Use of Biomarkers for Population Homogeneity in Clinical Trials; and The Future of Biomarkers.
  • L'actualité rhumatologique 2019

    • 1st Edition
    • Marcel-Francis Kahn + 6 more
    • French
    L'équipe du centre Viggo Petersen s'attache à présenter, non seulement au praticien mais aussi à l'étudiant et au spécialiste, les faits les plus marquants de l'actualité rhumatologique de l'année, depuis 1964. L'actualité rhumatologique constitue, tant pour chaque volume pris séparément que pour l'ensemble de la collection, une réalisation sans équivalent dans le domaine rhumatologique en France et à l'étranger.L'ouvrage propose toute l'actualité présentée chaque année en mars lors des Journées annuelles de rhumatologie du centre Viggo Petersen et du service de rhumatologie de l'hôpital Bichat. En fin d'ouvrage, une partie rend compte des tout-derniers points d'actualité évoqués lors du congrès en matière d'affections inflammatoires et des os.
  • Imagerie médicale

    Radiologie et médecine nucléaire. Réussir les ECNi
    • 2nd Edition
    • Collège National des Enseignants de Biop + 1 more
    • French
    En parfaite cohérence avec le programme de DFASM et les ECNi, cet ouvrage rassemble les connaissances fondamentales relatives à l’imagerie médicale. Il aborde tous les items relevant de cette spécialité avec des objectifs pédagogiques clairement définis et comporte deux parties : • une partie Connaissances composée de 130 chapitres qui traitent de façon exhaustive l’ensemble des items concernés par la spécialité. Chaque chapitre débute par la radio-anatomie normale puis décrit la stratégie d’exploration et la sémiologie pour chaque item traité. Les images que les étudiants doivent savoir impérativement interpréter sont distinctement identifiées par rapport à celles qui servent uniquement de support à la compréhension ; • une partie Entraînement proposant 25 cas cliniques corrigés et 106 QI corrigées pour tester ses connaissances en vue de la préparation des ECNi. Cette 2e édition offre une remise à jour complète de l’ensemble des données scientifiques et médicales de la partie connaissance, une révision enrichie de la partie entraînement ainsi qu’une actualisation des recommandations accessibles en ligne et par flashcodes. Elle propose de nouvelles illustrations et développe des thématiques complémentaires comme « La relation médecin-malade en médecine nucléaire » ; « La relation radiologue-patient : comment annoncer le résultat à un patient » ou encore « l’Intelligence artificielle en imagerie ».
  • Melanoma, An Issue of Surgical Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 100-1
    • Rohit Sharma + 1 more
    • English
    This issue of Surgical Clinics of North America focuses on Contemporary Melanoma Management: A Surgical Perspective, and is edited by Dr. Rohit Sharma. Articles will include: Melanoma etiology and risk factors; Genetic, inherited and familial melanoma; Staging melanoma: What’s old and new; Surgical management of primary cutaneous melanoma; Surgical management of regional lymph nodes in melanoma; Non-surgical management of regional lymph nodes in melanoma; Principles of immunotherapy in melanoma; Principles of targeted therapy in melanoma; Role of radiation in the era of effective systemic therapy for melanoma; Melanoma of unusual sites; Ongoing clinical trials in melanoma; Role of surgery for metastatic melanoma; Surgical considerations and systemic therapy of melanoma; Management of loco regionally advanced melanoma; Pathology of melanoma; and more!
  • Minimally Invasive Fracture Repair, An Issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 50-1
    • KARL C. Maritato + 1 more
    • English
    This issue of Veterinary Clinics: Small Animal Practice, guest edited by Drs. Karl Maritato and Matthew Barnhart, focuses on Minimally Invasive Fracture Repair. Articles in this issue include, but are not limited to: Biomechanics of Fracture Fixation; Challenges in Minimally Invasive Fracture Repair; Minimally Invasive Osteosynthesis Fracture Reduction Techniques; Percutan... Pinning for Fracture Repair; Minimally Invasive Plate Osteosynthesis Techniques for the Humerus; Minimally Invasive Plate Osteosynthesis Techniques for the Radius and Ulna; Minimally Invasive Osteosynthesis (MIO) Techniques of the Femur; Minimally Invasive Osteosynthesis Techniques for Articular Fractures; Unique Differences of Minimally Invasive Fracture Repair in the Feline; Perioperativ... Imaging in Minimally Invasive Osteosynthesis; Inte... Nails for Minimally Invasive Osteosynthesis; Mini... Invasive Plate Osteosynthesis Techniques for Tibia and Fibula; Minimally Invasive Plate Osteosynthesis Techniques for Meta-bones; Minimall... Invasive Osteosynthesis Techniques for Sacroiliac Luxation; and Minimally Invasive Plate Osteosynthesis Techniques for Arthrodesis.
  • Dermoscopy

    The Essentials
    • 3rd Edition
    • H. Peter Soyer + 3 more
    • English
    Dermoscopy: The Essentials presents the practical guidance you need to master this highly effective, more economical, and less invasive alternative to biopsy. Drs. Peter Soyer, Giuseppe Argenziano, Rainer Hofmann-Wellenhof, and Iris Zalaudek explain all aspects of performing dermoscopy and interpreting results. With approximately 30% new clinical and dermoscopic images, valuable pearls and checklists, and online access to the fully searchable and downloadable text, you’ll have everything you need to diagnose earlier and more accurately.
  • Biomechanics of the Lower Extremity, An Issue of Clinics in Podiatric Medicine and Surgery

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 37-1
    • Jarrod Shapiro
    • English
    Guest edited by Dr. Jarrod Shapiro, this issue of Clinics in Podiatric Medicine and Surgery will cover several key areas of interest related to Biomechanics of the Lower Extremity. This issue is one of four selected each year by our series Consulting Editor, Dr. Thomas Chang. Articles in this issue include, but are not limited to: Using the Biomechanical Examination to Guide Therapy, Approaching the Medial Column and the First Ray, Gastrocnemius Equinus, Orthotic Management of Adult Acquired Flatfoot, Shoes and the Lower Extremity, Surgical Biomechanics, Biomechanics of Rearfoot and Ankle Surgery, Pediatric Considerations, Limb Preservation Biomechanics, Lower Extremity Biomechanics in the Athlete, among others.