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  • Anemia in Older Adults, An Issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 35-3
    • William B Ershler
    • English
    This issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine, Guest Edited by William B. Ershler, MD of the Institute for Advanced Studies in Aging and Geriatric Medicine, is devoted to Anemia in the Older Adult. Articles in this important issue include: Aging and Hematopoiesis; Prevalence of Anemia in Older Populations; Functional Consequences of Anemia in Older Patients; Mechanisms of Anemia in Older Populations; Unexplained Anemia in Older Populations; Significance of Elevated RDW in Older Populations; Iron Deficiency; Vitamin B12; Myelodysplasia; Chronic Kidney Disease and Anemia in Older Populations; Inflammation, Aging and Anemia; Emergence of Sickle Cell Disease in Older Populations; Heyde’s Syndrome; and Special Considerations for Anemia in the Nursing Home.

  • Controversies in Equine Medicine and Surgery, An Issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Equine Practice

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 35-2
    • Robert J. MacKay
    • English
    This issue of Veterinary Clinics: Equine Practice, guest edited by Dr. Robert MacKay in collaboration with Consulting Editor Dr. Thomas Divers, is devoted to Controversies in Equine Medicine and Surgery. Topics in this issue include: Hepatitis viruses in horses; Surgical treatment of wobblers; Electrical nerve stimulation in the management of equine headshaking; Lidocaine in postoperative management of colics; Neonatal encephalopathy; Shared mechanisms in the pathophysiology of different clinical forms of laminitis and implications for prevention and treatment; Toward functional cartilage restoration over chondral and subchondral defects in equine joints: prospects for regenerative medicine; Diagnostic testing for equine endocrine diseases; Treatments for sarcoid; EIPH importance and prevention; Treatment options for equine melanoma; and Removing a placenta.

  • Diabetes/Kidney/Heart Disease, An Issue of Cardiology Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 37-3
    • Silvi Shah + 1 more
    • English
    This issue of Cardiology Clinics, guest edited by Drs. Silvi Shah and Charuhas V. Thakar, will focus on Diabetes/Kidney/Hear... Disease. Topics include, but are not limited to, Cardiorenal syndrome-Pathophysio... Cardiorenal syndrome- treatment; Hypertensive Emergencies; Contrast induced acute kidney injury; Acute Kidney Injury, Heart failure, and health outcomes; Hypertension management in CKD/ESRD/DM; Arrhythmias/ICD/LVAD... Afib, and dialysis; Apol1 and blood pressure changes/hypertension... Novel ant-diabetic therapies and CV reduction; and Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy.

  • L'intégrale. Diplôme IFSI

    en 6 semestres
    • 3rd Edition
    • Pascal Hallouët + 2 more
    • French
    POUR RÉUSSIR VOTRE DIPLÔME IFSI TOUTES LES UE DU PROGRAMME Plus de 230 fiches de révision, organisées selon la chronologie des études, proposent : les notions et concepts spécifiques à retenir ; le rôle de l’IDE et des conseils pratiques ; des cas cliniques favorisant l’intégration des savoirs ; des schémas et illustrations en couleurs, des encadrés, tableaux, exemples pour faciliter la mémorisation. Conforme au programme, cet ouvrage est rédigé par des enseignants en IFSI et des professionnels de santé expérimentés. Tous les enseignements abordés au cours des trois années d’études IFSI regroupés en un seul volume !

  • Modern Management of Testicular Cancer

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 46-3
    • Siamak Daneshmand
    • English
    In consultation with Consulting Editor, Dr. Samir Taneja, Dr. Sia Daneshmand has put together a state-of the-art issue of the Urologic Clinics devoted to Modern Management of Testicular Cancer. The issue focuses on surgical techniques and diagnostic modalities for testicular cancer. Clinical review articles are specifically devoted to the following:  Imaging For Testicular Cancer; Management of Stage I Germ Cell Tumors; Management of Stage II Germ Cell Tumors;  Current Management Of Disseminated GCT; Post-Chemotherapy Resection of Residual Mass in NSGCT;  Indications For Surgery in Disseminated Seminoma;  Growing Teratoma Syndrome;  Management of The Primary Testicular Tumor;  High-Dose Chemotherapy and Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation; mRna As Biomarkers For Germ Cell Tumors; Minimally Invasive RPLND: Is There a Role?; Complications of RPLND;  Preservation of Fertility in Testis Cancer Management. Readers will come away with the latest information they need to optimize surgical and management outcomes in the patient with testicular cancer.

  • Advancements in Clinical Laryngology, An Issue of Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 52-4
    • Jonathan M Bock + 2 more
    • English
    This issue of Otolaryngologic Clinics, Guest Edited by Drs. Jonathan M. Bock, Chandra Ivey, and Karen B. Zur, is devoted to Advancements in Clinical Laryngology. Articles in this important issue include: Components of Voice Evaluation; Evidence-based Evaluation and Management of Hoarseness: Summary of AAO-HNS Clinical Practice Guideline; Identification and Management of Chronic Laryngitis; Presbyphonia and Minimal Glottic Insufficiency; Renke’s Edema; Transgender Voice; Vocal Fold Paresis; Voice Therapy for Primary Treatment of Vocal Fold Pathology; Diagnosis and Treatment for Benign Pediatric Lesions; Update of Recurrent Respiratory Papillomatosis; Unilateral Vocal Fold Immobility in Children; Medications and their Effect on Voice; Vocal Fold Hyperkeratosis and Dysplasia (the white lesion); Gastroesophageal Reflux and its Effect on Voice; Sulcus Vocalis; Updated Medical and Surgical Treatment for Common Benign Laryngeal Lesions; Movement Disorders and Voice; and Medical Considerations for the Voice Professional.

  • Hepatitis B Virus, An Issue of Clinics in Liver Disease

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 23-2
    • Tarek I. Hassanein
    • English
    In collaboration with Consulting Editor, Dr. Norman Gitlin, Dr. Tarek Hassanein has assembled top experts in hepatology to bring current information on the topic of Hepatitis B Virus. The issue provides the most current information on the prevention and care of infected patients. Specific articles are devoted to the following topics: Global perspective on HBV infections in the era of effective vaccines; Understanding the natural history of HBV infection and the new definitions of cure and the endpoints of clinical trials; HBV/HCV coinfection in the era of HCV-DAAs; Antiretroviral effects on HBV/HIV coinfection and the natural history of liver disease; Impact of HBV infection on HCC and liver transplantation; HBV in pregnant women and their infants; WHO guidelines for prevention, care and treatment of individuals infected with HBV: A US perspective; Reconciling the difference between the major HBV treatment guidelines: AASLD, EASL, APASL; HBV/HDV coinfection: A challenge for therapeutics; and The effects of hepatic steatosis on the natural history of HBV infection. Readers will come away with the current information they need to manage patient outcomes.

  • Critical Care in the Emergency Department, An Issue of Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 37-3
    • John C. Greenwood + 1 more
    • English
    This issue of Emergency Medicine Clinics, guest edited by Drs. John Greenwood and Tsuyoshi Mitarai in collaboration with Consulting Editor Dr. Amal Mattu, is dedicated to Critical Care in the Emergency Department. Topics include: Cutting edge acute ischemic CVA management; The current status of TTM post-cardiac arrest and early post-cardiac arrest optimization; Beyond MAP and lactate: Perfusion endpoints for managing the shocked patient; Resuscitative Ultrasound & TEE; Mechanical ventilation for hypoxemic respiratory failure; Mechanical ventilation strategies for the patient with severe obstructive lung disease; Acute Renal Failure and electrolyte management in the critically ill; Advances in emergent airway management in paediatrics; Non-ischemic causes of cardiogenic shock; Critically ill patients with End-Stage Liver Disease; Intracranial Hemorrhage and intracranial hypertension; Sedation & Analgesia in the Critically Ill; Extubating in the ED; and Geriatric Critical Care.

  • Onco-Nephrology

    • 1st Edition
    • Kevin W. Finkel + 2 more
    • English
    Kidney disease and cancer are frequent comorbidities that require specialized knowledge and expertise from both the nephrologist and the oncologist. Written by three pioneers in this growing subspecialty, Onco-Nephrology provides authoritative, definitive coverage of the mechanism and management of these two life-threatening diseases. This unique, single-volume resource covers current protocols and recommends management therapies to arrest kidney failure and allow oncologic treatments to continue and succeed.

  • Neuropsychopharmacologie

    • 1st Edition
    • CHU - Hôpital Bretonneau Société Française De Pharmacologie Et De + 5 more
    • French
    Cet ouvrage fournit un panorama exhaustif des médicaments du système nerveux qui décrit leurs effets pharmacologiques fondamentaux et cliniques pour justifier leur balance bénéfice/risque dans les principales maladies neurologiques et mentales. Après une introduction sur l’approche globale de modulation pharmacologique du système nerveux central, l’ouvrage se décline en trois grandes parties :I. La pharmacologie des systèmes de neurotransmission, II. La pharmacologie des grandes fonctions cérébrales, III. La pharmacologie des principales classes médicamenteuses. Sous la forme de chapitres très illustrés, l’ouvrage décrit : les principaux systèmes de neurotransmission et principalesfonctions cérébrales : fonctionnement; rôles physiologiques et physiopathologiques; modulation pharmacologiqueles classes pharmacologiques en détaillant, selon les cas, les pointssuivants : de la physiopathologie aux cibles pharmacologiques ; des cibles aux médicaments ; des médicaments à la pharmacodynamie clinique; les indications ; la variabilité de la réponse; le risque médicamenteux; le bon usage.Cet ouvrage offre au lecteur une vision claire et pratique grâce à la miseen exergue des principaux points à retenir et apporte les connaissances indispensables à l’utilisation des médicaments du système nerveux central selon le contexte physiopathologique du patient.

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