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  • Advances in Anesthesia, 2018

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 36-1
    • Thomas M. McLoughlin + 3 more
    • English
    Advances in Anesthesia highlights the year's significant medical advances, providing one source to review the essential information updates for the Anesthesiologist in that year. The distinguished editorial board, led by Dr. Thomas McLoughlin, includes Drs. Richard Dutton, Laurence Torsher, and Francis Salinas. The board has assembled a first-rate volume for 2018, with topics including care of the severely injured orthopedic patient, patient satisfaction, emergency preparedness and mass casualty considerations, anticoagulant reversal agents, perioperative blood pressure management, postoperative management of nausea and vomiting, anesthesia for noncardiac surgery in patients with implanted LVAD, neurocognitive impact of anesthesia in children, modalities and techniques for labor epidural analgesia and anesthesia, PECS and Serratus Plane Blocks, Transversus Abdominus Plane (TAP) Blocks, cardiac dysrhythmias, right heart failure and pulmonary hypertension, and risks of "non-rate based harms."
  • The Head and Neck Cancer Patient: Neoplasm Management, An Issue of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Clinics of North America

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 31-1
    • Zvonimir Milas + 1 more
    • English
    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!
  • Best Practices and Challenges to the Practice of Rheumatology, An Issue of Rheumatic Disease Clinics of North America

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 45-1
    • Daniel J. Wallace + 1 more
    • English
    Guest edited by Drs. Daniel J. Wallace and R. Swamy Venuturupalli, this issue of Rheumatic Disease Clinics will cover several key areas of interest related to Best Practices and Challenges to the Practice of Rheumatology. This issue is one of four selected each year by our series Consulting Editor, Dr. Michael Weisman of Cedars-Sinai. Articles in this issue include, but are not limited to: The Economics of Rheumatology Practice in the United States, Manpower trends in rheumatology, Challenges to practicing rheumatology in an academic center, Challenges in practicing rheumatology in a government setting, Challenges to practicing rheumatology in a small private practice setting, Challenges to working in a large multispecialty organization, Challenges to practicing pediatric rheumatology, Clinical trials in rheumatology, Challenges in having an infusion center, Implementing treatment to target in the clinic, Future directions: implementing new technologies in clinical practice, Possible Challenges in Optimizing Medical Education for Rheumatologists, and the challenges of approaching and managing gout.
  • Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy, An Issue of Cardiology Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 37-1
    • Srihari S. Naidu + 1 more
    • English
    This issue of Cardiology Clinics, guest edited by Drs. Srihari S. Naidu and Julio A. Panza, will focus on Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy. Articles in this issue include: Historical Perspective and the Diagnostic Dilemma, Echocardiography for Diagnosis and Management, Cardiac Magnetic Resonance for Diagnosis and Risk Stratification, Genetic Testing and Counseling, Role of Advanced Testing: Invasive Hemodynamics, Biopsies and CPET, Lifestyle Modification and Medical Management, Arrhythmia Evaluation and Management, Sudden Cardiac Death Risk Stratification and the Role of the ICD, Choice of Septal Reduction Therapies and Alcohol Septal Ablation, Surgical Myectomy: Sub-aortic, Mid-ventricular and Apical, Advanced Heart Failure Management and Transplantation, Novel Pharmacotherapy, and Unresolved Issues and Future Directions.
  • Wound Management in the Horse, An Issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Equine Practice

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 34-3
    • Earl Michael Gaughan
    • English
    This issue of Veterinary Clinics: Equine Practice, edited by Dr. Earl Michael Gaughan, focuses on Wound Management in the Horse, with topics including: Diagnostic Approaches to Understanding Equine Limb Wounds; Wounds over Synovial Structures; Wounds with Special Challenges, such as exposed bone, marked hemmorrhage, genital and mobile sites; Wound Cleansing and Hygiene; Suture Selection and Patterns; Topical Wound Medications; "Non-Healing" Wounds; Medical Therapy in Wound Management; Regnerative Therapies in Wound Management; Bandages, Casts, and External Support; and LASER Therapy.
  • Evidence Based Dentistry, An Issue of Dental Clinics of North America

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 63-1
    • Robert J Weyant
    • English
    This issue of Dental Clinics of North America focuses on Evidence-Based Dentistry, and is edited by Dr. Robert J. Weyant. Articles will include: The Evidence-Based Dental Office; Implementation of Evidence-Based Dentistry and Changing Behavior: What Dentists Need to Know; Evidence-Based Dentistry Update for Pediatric Dentistry; Evidence-Based Dentistry Update on Opioid Appropriate Use and Risks; Evidence-Based Dentistry Update on Silver Diamine Fluoride; Evidence-Based Update on Diagnosis and Management of Gingivitis and Periodontitis; How Evidence-Based Dentistry Has Shaped the Practice of Oral Medicine; Teaching Evidence-Based Dentistry: Dental Curriculum; Evidence-Based Dentistry for Caries Risk Assessment and Disease Management; Implementing Evidence-Based Dentistry Guidelines; Evidence-Based Dentistry and Dental Health Policy; and more!
  • Genitourinary Pathology, An Issue of Surgical Pathology Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 11-4
    • Sean Williamson
    • English
    This issue of Surgical Pathology Clinics, edited by Dr. Sean R. Williamson, will focus on Genitourinary Pathology. Topics include, but are not limited to, Large ductal lesions of the prostate; Update in hereditary renal cancer; Urothelial carcinoma variants; Non-germ cell tumors of the testis; Prostate cancer (grading); Prostate cancer (staging); Renal cancer; Testis grading and staging; Bladder grading and staging; "Man from Istanbul" lesions of the genitourinary tract; Mesenchymal tumors of genitourinary tract; Translational molecular updates in renal cancer; Pathologic reporting parameters most relevant to the urologist; and Pathologic reporting parameters most relevant to the medical oncologist.
  • Cardiac CT Imaging, An Issue of Radiologic Clinics of North America

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 57-1
    • Suhny Abbara + 1 more
    • English
    This issue of Radiologic Clinics of North America focuses on Cardiac CT Imaging, and is edited by Drs. Suhny Abbara and Prabhakar Rajiah. Articles will include: Calcium scoring for cardiovascular CT: how, when and why?; Coronary CTA: acquisition, interpretation and state of the evidence; TAVR and TCMVR; Cardiac masses; Nonischemic cardiomyopathies; Acute and chronic myocardial infarcts, spectrum of manifestations; Pericardial disease; Relevant Adult Congenital Heart Disease; Congenital aortic disease; Cardiac Valves (excluding TAVR); Acute coronary and acute aortic syndromes; Acquired aortic disease (excluding acute aortic syndromes); Cardiac Trauma; Post Cardiovascular surgery findings; and more!
  • Plastic Surgery After Weight Loss , An Issue of Clinics in Plastic Surgery

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 46-1
    • Jeffrey Gusenoff
    • English
    This issue of Clinics in Plastic Surgery, Guest Edited by Jeffrey Gusenoff, is devoted to Plastic Surgery After Weight Loss. Articles in this outstanding issue include: The Obesity Epidemic and Bariatric Trends; Patient Evaluation and Surgical Staging; Patient Reported Outcome Measures: Body-Q; Safety in Body Contouring to Avoid Complications; Pain Management in Body Contouring; Abdominal Contouring and Combining Procedures; Fleur-de-lis Abdominoplasty and neo umbilicius; Lower Body Lifting and the Rule of 16; Breast Reshaping after Massive Weight Loss; Bra-line Upper Body Lifting; Arm Contouring; Thigh Contouring; Face and Neck Lifting after Weight Loss; and Common Complications and Management after Body Contouring.
  • OrthoBiologics in Sports Medicine, An Issue of Clinics in Sports Medicine

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 38-1
    • Rachel Frank + 1 more
    • English
    Guest edited by Drs. Rachel Frank and Brian Cole, this issue of Clinics in Sports Medicine will cover several key areas of interest related to OrthoBiologics in Sports Medicine. This issue is one of four selected each year by the series Consulting Editor, Dr. Mark Miller. Articles in this issue include: Corticosteroids and Hyaluronic Acid Injections, Platelet Rich Plasma, Adipose Derived Stem Cell Treatments and Formulations, Amniotic Derived Treatments and Formulations, Orthobiologics For Ligament Repair and Reconstruction, Orthobiologics For Bone Healing, Orthobiologics For Focal Articular Cartilage Defects, OrthoBiologics for Osteoarthritis, Emerging Orthobiologics Techniques and The Future, and Incorporating Orthobiologics Into Your Clinical Practice.