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  • 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.

  • Surgery Morning Report: Beyond the Pearls

    • 1st Edition
    • Austin D. Williams + 2 more
    • English
    Surgery 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 surgery 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.

  • 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.

  • Clinical Examination Essentials

    An Introduction to Clinical Skills (and how to pass your clinical exams)
    • 5th Edition
    • Nicholas J. Talley + 1 more
    • English
    Talley and O’Connor’s Clinical Examination Essentials 5e provides an introduction to the skills required to successfully pass your clinical exams. It offers tips on how to impress your examiners and highlights key steps in taking a history and conducting a physical examination. With practice these will become second nature, even under the stress of exam conditions. We hope that Talley and O’Connor’s Clinical Examination Essentials inspires you to master your clinical skills and embark on a successful medical career. If you are looking to further develop your history taking and examination techniques, Talley and O’Connor’s Clinical Examination: A Systematic Guide to Physical Diagnosis provides greater detail (and more jokes).

  • 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.

  • Mosby’s Pharmacy Technician Exam Review

    • 4th Edition
    • James J. Mizner
    • English
    Prepare for success on your certification exam! Mosby's Pharmacy Technician Exam Review, 4th Edition provides a complete review of core knowledge, thousands of review questions, and nine practice exams – plus a custom online engine that allows for unlimited opportunities to practice specific topics or create unique simulated exams. A bulleted, outline format makes review easier, reinforcing understanding with full-color illustrations, photographs, and summary tables. All questions reflect the latest exam blueprints. This resource provides you comprehensive support every step of the way for entry-level or sterile compounding certification.

  • L'indispensable en stage de Gynécologie-Obstétrique

    • 3rd Edition
    • Samuel Salama
    • French
    Cet ouvrage consacré à la gynécologie et à l'obstétrique propose :• de vous familiariser avec les particularités de ce service grâce à la partie introductive Connaître votre lieu de stage ;• un point sur les compétences infirmières en lien avec les situations cliniques récurrentes et les prises en charge thérapeutiques ;• un rappel des notions d'anatomie et de physiologie de l'appareil génital féminin ;• l'ensemble des pathologies en gynécologie médicale et chez la femme enceinte sous forme de fiches avec :➜ la définition,➜ l'épidémiologie,➜ l'étiologie,➜ le diagnostic : examen clinique, examens complémentaires,➜ le traitement : règles de prescription,➜ une rubrique « Conduite à tenir IDE » qui expose la prise en charge infirmière (accueil du patient, bilans, surveillance, gestes techniques spécifiques) en mettant en lien la compétence mobilisée ;• des fiches présentant les investigations et gestes techniques les plus courants en service de gynécologie ou en maternité ;• une série de fiches récapitulant tous les médicaments abordés dans l'ouvrage.Ce Mémo accompagnera efficacement les étudiants infirmiers tout au long de leur stage en service de gynécologie ou en maternité. La collection MÉMO STAGE INFIRMIER propose aux étudiants en IFSI des ouvrages synthétiques et pratiques sous la forme de fiches claires et concises.Conformes au programme, ces Mémos abordent l’ensemble des connaissances indispensables pour les stages en services de soins, intègrent les compétences évaluées ainsi que les protocoles à respecter en fonction de chaque situation.

  • Medicine: Prep Manual for Undergraduates

    • 6th Edition
    • Aggarwal Praveen + 1 more
    • English
    With ever-expanding knowledge and advances in medicine, the sixth edition of this book is significantly revised and presented in new full-colour format. Structured in question-answer format, this book is a must-have for all undergraduate medical students as it prepares them for both theory and viva-voce examinations. It is also useful for dentistry and nursing students.

  • Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing in the UK

    • 1st Edition
    • Katie Evans + 3 more
    • English
    Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing in the UK is an adaptation of Australia and New Zealand’s foremost mental health nursing text and is an essential resource for both mental health nursing students and qualified nurses. Thoroughly revised and updated to reflect current research and the UK guidelines as well as the changing attitudes about mental health, mental health services and mental health nursing in UK. Set within a recovery and patient framework, this text provides vital information for approaching the most familiar disorders mental health nurses and students will see in clinical practice, along with helpful suggestions about what the mental health nurse can say and do to interact effectively with patients and their families.

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