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    • Surgery and the Geriatric Patient, An Issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 35-1
      • December 7, 2018
      • Fred A. Luchette + 1 more
      • English
      • Hardback
        9 7 8 0 3 2 3 6 5 4 4 9 4
      This issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine, Guest Edited by Drs. Frederick Luchette and Robert D. Barraco, is devoted to Surgery and the Geriatric Patient. Articles in this issue include: Changing Epidemiology of the American Population; Frailty and Prognostication in Geriatric Surgery and Trauma; Utilization of Geriatric Consultation and Team-Based Care; Palliative Care and Geriatric Surgery; Transitions of Care in Geriatric Medicine; Surgical Oncology and the Geriatric Patient; Orthopedic Surgery and the Geriatric Patient; Vascular Surgery and the Geriatric Patient; Elder Abuse; Falls in the Geriatric Population; Driving in the Geriatric Population; and Suicide and the Geriatric Population.

    • Bone Marrow Failure, An Issue of Hematology/Oncology Clinics of North America

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 32-4
      • August 9, 2018
      • Colin A Sieff
      • English
      • Hardback
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      This issue of Hematology/Oncology Clinics, edited by Dr. Colin A. Sieff, will focus on Bone Marrow Failure. Topics include, but are not limited to, Acquired and Inherited Bone Marrow Failure; Kickapoo Joy Juice and Somatic Mutations in the Pathogenesis of AA; Somatic Mutations in Aplastic Anemia; Recent Advances and Long-term Results of Medical Treatment of AA; Upfront Matched Unrelated Donor Transplantation in AA; Significance of Clonal Mutations in the Diagnosis and Management of Myelodysplastic Syndrome; Alternate (Haploidental) Donor Transplantation in AA; Management of Diamond Blackfan Anemia and Prospects for Novel Treatment; MDS, AML and Cancer Surveillance in Fanconi Anemia; Diagnosis, Treatment and Molecular Pathology of Shwachman Diamond Syndrome; Clinical Implications of Clonal Hematopoiesis in Dyskeratosis congenita; and Germline GATA2 Mutations and Bone Marrow Failure.

    • Controversies in Facial Plastic Surgery, An Issue of Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics of North America

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 26-2
      • April 13, 2018
      • Fred G. Fedok + 1 more
      • English
      • Hardback
        9 7 8 0 3 2 3 5 8 3 5 2 7
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 3 2 3 5 8 3 5 3 4
      This issue of Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics, guest edited by Drs. Fred Fedok and Robert M. Kellman, is devoted to Controversies in Facial Plastic Surgery. This issue will address controversies in the following topics: Rejuvenation of the Upper Face; Hypertrophpic Scars and Keloids; Contemporary Laser and Light Based Facial Rejuvenation Techniques; Radiofrequency Technology in Face and Neck Rejuvenation; The SMAS and Other Considerations in Rejuvenation of the Lower Face and Neck; Facial Paralysis Challenges and Management Advances; Otoplasty and Management of the Prominent Ear; Lip Rejuvenation; Grafting Techniques in Primary and Revision Rhinoplasty; Injectable Facial Volumerization; and Orbital Fractures.

    • Benign Hematologic Disorders in Children, An Issue of Pediatric Clinics of North America

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 65-3
      • May 30, 2018
      • Michael U. Callaghan
      • English
      • Hardback
        9 7 8 0 3 2 3 5 8 3 1 6 9
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 3 2 3 5 8 3 1 7 6
      This issue will provide a current update on diagnosis, treatment, and management of children with being hematological disorders. Dr. Callaghan has put together a comprehensive issue with clinical reviews written by top experts in the field. Articles are devoted to the following topics: Hemophilia; Sickle cell acute chest; Sickle cell drugs; Sickle cell gene therapy; Sickle cell menses and pain; Pediatric DVT; Atypical HUS; von Willebrand Disease; Female bleeding; Functional platelet disorders; Hemolytic anemia; Advocacy in hematology; ITP; and Acquired aplastic anemia. Readers will come away with the current clinical information they need to improve clinical outcomes.

    • Interventional Radiology, An Issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 48-5
      • September 14, 2018
      • Dana Clarke
      • English
      • Hardback
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      This issue of Veterinary Clinics: Small Animal Practice focuses on Interventional Radiology and is edited by Dr. Dana Clarke. Article topics include: Perspectives from Human Interventional Radiology; Interventional Equipment and Radiation Safety; IR Management of Tracheal and Bronchial Collapse; IR Management of Portosystemic Shunts and Vascular Malformations; Cardiac Interventions; IR Management of Vascular Obstructions; IR Management of Ureteral and Kidney Diseases; IR Management of Urethral Obstructions; IR Management of Uroliths; and IR Management of Non-Resectable Neoplasia.

    • The Head and Neck Cancer Patient: Neoplasm Management, An Issue of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Clinics of North America

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 31-1
      • December 21, 2018
      • Zvonimir Milas + 1 more
      • English
      • Hardback
        9 7 8 0 3 2 3 6 5 4 7 9 1
      This two part issue of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Clinics of North America is devoted to The Head and Neck Cancer Patient. Part II focuses on Treatment, and is edited by Drs. Zvonimir Milas and Thomas D. Schellenberger. Articles will include: Laryngeal Cancer; Oral Cavity Cancer; Radiation Oncology in Head and Neck Cancer: Current Standards and Future Changes; Soft Tissue Reconstruction of the Head and Neck; Neck Dissection; Principles of immunotherapy of head and neck cancer; Osseous Reconstruction for Head and Neck Patients; Gene Therapy and the Future of Head and Neck Oncology; Management of Oropharyngeal Cancer: Multimodality Treatment; Salivary Gland Malignancies; Current Concepts in Chemotherapy for Head and Neck Cancer; and more!

    • Homöopathie in der Kinder- und Jugendmedizin

      • 3rd Edition
      • May 15, 2018
      • Herbert Pfeiffer + 2 more
      • German
      • Hardback
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      • eBook
        9 7 8 3 4 3 7 1 6 9 3 5 9
      Das Lehrbuch und Nachschlagewerk behandelt die wichtigsten akuten und chronischen Erkrankungen im Kindesalter und Pubertät und zeigt die Möglichkeiten und Grenzen der Homöopathie. Es informiert über die spezielle Anamnesetechnik und Arzneimittelfindung in der Pädiatrie. Ausführlich dargestellt werden auch spezielle Bereiche wie Frühgeborene, Entwicklungsstörunge... Impfungen, Lernstörungen, ADHS etc. Knapp 180 Fallbeispiele sorgen für maximalen Praxisbezug. Eine komplett überarbeitete Materia medica mit mehr als 60 relevanten Arzneimitteln unterstützt den Homöopathen in seiner Arbeit. Neu in der 3. Auflage u.a.: - Neue Kapitel z.B. zu Themen wie Borreliose und Migräneprophylaxe sowie umfassende Aktualisierung aller Kapitel - Neue Fallbeispiele, die den Blick für das Wesentliche schärfen - Aktualisierung der schulmedizinischen leitliniengerechten Therapie - Optimierte und übersichtlichere Struktur für schnelleren Zugriff auf alle Informationen und noch stärkeren Praxisbezug Die Vorteile auf einen Blick: - Optimal für unterwegs oder zum schnellen Nachschlagen - Mit Suchfunktion zum schnellen Finden der richtigen Textstellen - Mit zahlreichen zeitsparenden Features und Zusatzinhalten

    • Facial Palsy: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Management, An Issue of Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 51-6
      • December 7, 2018
      • Teresa O + 1 more
      • English
      • Hardback
        9 7 8 0 3 2 3 6 4 2 1 5 6
      This issue of Otolaryngologic Clinics, guest edited by Drs. Teresa M. O, Nate Jowett and Tessa Hadlock, is devoted to Facial Nerve Paralysis: Causes, Prevention, Reanimation, and Rehabilitation. Articles in this outstanding issue include: The Importance and Psychology of Facial Expression; General Approach to Facial Palsy; Outcomes Tracking in Facial Palsy; Medical Management of Acute Facial Palsy; Surgical Management of Acute Facial Palsy; Management of Flaccid Facial Paralysis for Less than Two Years; Management of Long-Standing Flaccid Facial Palsy: Periocular Considerations; Management of Long-Standing Flaccid Facial Palsy: Midface/Smile - locoregional muscle transfer; Management of Long-Standing Flaccid Facial Palsy: Midface /Smile and Static Sling; Management of Long-Standing Flaccid Facial Palsy: Brow, Midface, and Lower Lip; Medical Management of Post-Paralysis Facial Palsy/Synkinesis; Surgical Management of Post-Paralysis Facial Palsy/Synkinesis; Management of Facial Nerve Schwannoma; Management of Vestibular Schwannoma: Otologic and Facial Nerve Considerations; and Management of Bilateral Facial Palsy. CME is also available for Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America.

    • Management of Infections in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients, An Issue of Infectious Disease Clinics of North America

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 32-3
      • October 3, 2018
      • Sherif Beniameen Mossad
      • English
      • Hardback
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      In consultation with Consulting Editor, Dr. Helen Boucher, Dr. Mossad has created an issue that provides a very current look at the prevention of infections in the solid organ transplant patient. Top authors in the field have contributed clinical reviews on the following topics: Is this organ donor safe; Immunization of solid organ transplant candidates & recipients; Safe living following solid organ transplantation; Strategies for Antimicrobial Stewardship in solid organ transplant recipients; Multi drug resistant bacterial infections in solid organ transplant candidates and recipients; Yeast infections in solid organ transplant recipients; Mold infections in solid organ transplant recipients; Endemic mycoses in solid organ transplant recipients; Prevention and treatment of cytomegalovirus infections in solid organ transplant recipients; Management of BK polyomavirus infection in kidney & pancreas transplant recipients; Prevention and treatment of clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea in solid organ transplant recipients; Management of viral hepatitis in solid organ transplant recipients; Prevention and management of tuberculosis in solid organ transplant recipients; Management of mycobacteria other than tuberculosis in solid organ transplant recipients; Management of strongyloidiasis in solid organ transplant recipients; and Transplantation in HIV infected patients. Readers will come away with the clinical information and evidence they need to improve outcomes of the organ transplant patient.

    • His Bundle Pacing, An Issue of Cardiac Electrophysiology Clinics

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 10-3
      • October 3, 2018
      • Pramod Deshmukh + 1 more
      • English
      • Hardback
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      This issue of Cardiac Electrophysiology Clinics, edited by Drs. Pramod Deshmukh and Kenneth A. Ellenbogen, will focus on His Bundle Pacing. Topics include, but are not limited to, Bundle of His – A contemporary reappraisal, Electrophysiology of bundle branch block, Pacing-induced cardiomyopathy, Tricuspid valve dysfunction caused by RV leads, His Bundle Pacing – concept to reality, How to perform HBP - Tools and techniques, Electro-anatomical atlas of HBP (LAO/RAO views & recorded Egms), Hemodynamics of His bundle pacing in comparison Apical & Septal pacing, HBP for cardiac resynchronization, Long-term results of HBP, Getting on the curve – learning HBP, HBP in conjunction with AV node ablation in AF, and Ongoing clinical trials and future developments.

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