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    • Equine Gastroenterology, An Issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Equine Practice

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 34-1
      • March 13, 2018
      • Henry Stämpfli + 1 more
      • English
      • Hardback
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      This issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Equine Practice focuses on Recent Advances in the Diagnosis and Management of Equine Gastrointestinal Diseases, and includes topics on: Diagnostics and treatment of undifferentiated and infectious acute diarrhea in the adult horse; Foal diarrhea; established and postulated causes, prevention, diagnostics and treatments; Probiotic use in equine gastrointestinal disease; Understanding the intestinal microbiome in health and disease; Advances in diagnostics and treatments in horses with acute colic and postoperative ileus; Advances in diagnostics and treatments in horses and foals with gastric and or duodenal ulcers; Toxic causes of intestinal disease in horses; New perspectives in equine intestinal parasitic disease Diagnostics and Management new insight; Equine disautonomia; Diagnostics and treatments in chronic diarrhea and weight loss in horses; Enteral/parenteral nutrition in foals and adult horses practical guidelines for the practitioner; and Practical fluid therapy and treatment modalities for field conditions for horses and foals with gastro-intestinal problems.

    • Diagnostic Ultrasound for Sonographers

      • 1st Edition
      • October 1, 2018
      • Aya Kamaya + 2 more
      • English
      • Hardback
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      • eBook
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      Authored by ultrasound specialists and reviewed by expert sonographers, this unique title is an image-rich, clinically relevant resource for both sonographers and beginning sonologists. Diagnostic Ultrasound for Sonographers meets the need for higher level diagnostic knowledge to not only identify an abnormality but understand its diagnostic implications, and anticipate what additional images would be needed to confirm a diagnosis. It includes tips on optimizing scans to streamline and accelerate the diagnostic process.

    • Technology in the ICU, An Issue of Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 30-2
      • May 11, 2018
      • Shu-Fen Wung
      • English
      • Hardback
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      • eBook
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      Dr. Wung is addressing an important component of critical care nursing: the role of technology in patient care. She has assembled top authors to provide current clinical information in the following areas: Sensory overload and technology in critical care; Alarm fatigue; Nurse-technology Interactions; Safety steps to prevent Infusion errors; Product design and medical devices for nurses ; Technologies to assess physiologic parameters (hemodynamics/cardio output); Technologies to support hemodynamics (e.g., balloon pump. ECMO, etc); Interactive computer programs for application of critical thinking skills; Information technology Electronic health records (EHR); Real-time detection of clinical care deviations in ICU; Medication safety technology; and eICU/iCARE. Readers will come away with the updates they need to improve patient outcomes.

    • Molecular Pathology: An Update, An Issue of the Clinics in Laboratory Medicine

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 38-2
      • May 29, 2018
      • Martin H. Bluth
      • English
      • Hardback
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      This updated issue of Clinics in Laboratory Medicine, edited by Martin H. Bluth, will focus on Molecular Pathology. Topics include, but are not limited to, The Impact of Molecular Pathology on the Practice of Pathology; Molecular pathology techniques; Clinical Implication of MicroRNAs in Molecular Pathology; Diagnostic Molecular Microbiology; Molecular Pathology in Transfusion Medicine; Molecular Diagnosis of Hematopoietic Neoplasms; Molecular Diagnostics in Colorectal Carcinoma; Molecular Diagnostics in the Neoplasms of Small Intestine and Appendix; Molecular Diagnostics in Esophageal and Gastric Neoplasms; Molecular Diagnostics in the Neoplasms of the Pancreas, Liver, Gall Bladder, and Extrahepatic Biliary Tract; Current Applications of Molecular Genetic Technologies to the Diagnosis and Treatment of Cutaneous Melanocytic Neoplasms; Breast Carcinoma; and Gynecologic Cancers.

    • Current Utilization of Biologicals, An Issue of Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics of North America

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 26-4
      • October 3, 2018
      • Gregory S. Keller
      • English
      • Hardback
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      This issue of Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics, guest edited by Greg Keller, MD, is devoted to Current Utilization of Biologicals. Articles in this issue include: Biologicals: Where are we today?Where are we headed?; Skin Biology: Healing Inflammation and Repair; Hair Biology: Growth and Pigmentation; Platelet Rich Plasma: Growth factors and Office Instrumentation; Mesothelial Stem Cells and Stromal Vascular Fraction: Biology and Office Instrumentation; Skin Rejuvenation Cosmecueticals: Current Products; Platelet Rich Plasma for Skin Rejuvenation and Tissue Fill; Microneedling with RF and Lasers: Biologicals for Skin Rejuvenation and Repair; Microneedling and PRP for Moh’s and Acne Scars; Platelet Rich Plasma for Hair Loss: Review of Methods and Results; Mesothelial Stem Cells and Stromal Vascular Fraction for Wound Healing and Fat Transplantation: My Results in China; Lasers, Microneedling and PRP for Skin Rejuvenation and Repair; Mesothelial Stem Cells and Stromal Vascular Fraction for Hair Loss; and Mesothelial Stem Cells and Stromal Vascular Fraction for Skin Rejuvenation.

    • Guía práctica de Enfermería médico-quirúrgica

      • 10th Edition
      • January 24, 2018
      • Sharon L. Lewis + 6 more
      • Spanish
      • Paperback
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      Imprescindible referencia de bolsillo que proporciona un fácil y rápido acceso a toda la información necesaria para el abordaje de más de 200 problemas y procedimientos médico-quirúrgicos. La obra contiene problemas frecuentes de pacientes médico-quirúrgicos ordenados alfabéticamente. Presenta explicaciones de los tratamientos y procedimientos médico-quirúrgicos más comunes destacando entre ellos el papel de los profesionales de enfermería y la educación al paciente y al cuidador. Incluye un apéndice con información de interés como tablas sobre administración de medicamentos, análisis de orina, equivalencias de temperaturas, esca de coma de Gasglow, gasometrías, etc.

    • Management of Benign Pancreatic Disease, An Issue of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Clinics

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 28-4
      • October 9, 2018
      • John Poneros
      • English
      • Hardback
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      With consultation of Dr. Charles J. Lightdale, Consulting Editor, Dr. Poneros has created created a state-of-the-art look at endoscopy for pancreatic disease. Top authors have contributed clinical reviews in the following areas: Acute Pancreatitis: Evidence Based Management Decisions ; Endoscopic Cyst Gastrostomy; ERCP for Recurrent Acute Pancreatitis ; Autoimmune Pancreatitis; Total Pancreatectomy with Autologous Islet Cell Transplantation; Pancreatic Insufficiency: What is the Gold Standard?; Current Guideline Controversies in the Management of Pancreatic Cystic Neoplasms; How to Manage Incidentally Found Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors; Update in Celiac Block; The Use of Biomarkers in Risk Stratification of Cystic Neoplasms; Interventional EUS in the Pancreas; How to Avoid Post-ERCP Pancreatitis; and The Role of Genetic in Pancreatitis. Readers will come away with the clinical information they need to utilize endoscopic procedures in the treatment and management of pancreatic disease.

    • Infectious Disease Emergencies, An Issue of Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 36-4
      • November 12, 2018
      • Stephen Y Liang + 1 more
      • English
      • Hardback
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      This issue of Emergency Medicine Clinics, edited by Dr. Stephen Liang and Rachel Chin, focuses on Infectious Disease Emergencies, with topics including: Cardiovascular and Bloodstream Infections; Pneumonia and Respiratory Tract Infections; Urinary Tract Infections; CNS Infections; Skin and Soft Tissue Infections; MSK infections; Sexually Transmitted Infections; HIV Emergencies; Oncology Infectious Disease Emergencies; Transplant Infectious Disease Emergencies; Emerging Infections in the Emergency Department, Trauma/disaster-rela... infections; Antimicrobial Stewardship in the Emergency Department; and Infection Prevention in the Emergency Department.

    • Sleep Issues in Women's Health, An Issue of Sleep Medicine Clinics

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 13-3
      • September 14, 2018
      • Kathryn Lee
      • English
      • Hardback
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      This issue of Sleep Medicine Clinics focuses on Sleep Disorders in Women's Health, with topics including: Menstrual cycle effects on sleep; Impact of shiftwork on sleep, circadian rhythyms, and health in women; Sleep in pregnancy; RLS in pregnancy; Sleep-disordered breathing in pregnancy; Postpartum sleep and circadian rhythms; Chronic pain and autoimmune disorders in women; Management of sleep disturbance in women with cancer; Impact of stress and trauma on sleep; Sleep disorders in female veterans; Sleep and sleep disorders in the menopausal transition; and Impact of sleep disturbance on health and cognition in elderly women.

    • Médecine physique et de réadaptation

      • 6th Edition
      • October 9, 2018
      • COFEMER
      • French
      • eBook
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      En parfaite conformité avec le programme de .DFASM . (Diplôme de formation approfondie en sciences médicales) et les Épreuves Classantes Nationales (ECNi), cet ouvrage aborde les connaissances fondamentales en Médecine physique et de réadaptation. Il comprend deux parties : • une partie Connaissances qui traite tous les items du programme des ECNi relevant de la discipline de médecine physique et de réadaptation. Une première sous-partie rassemble les connaissances de bases telles que la classification internationale du fonctionnement, les professionnels de rééducation et de réadaptation, le bilan neuroorthopédique, la physiologie de la continence urinaire et de la miction ainsi que la marche normale. Une seconde sous-partie développe tous les items spécifiques de médecine physique et de réadaptation. Chaque chapitre commence systématiquement par un rappel des objectifs pédagogiques, puis développe la thématique, étayée de points clés, de notions à retenir, de tableaux et de figures, avec un accès aux textes des recommandations et sites internet par flashcodes. • une partie Entraînement qui propose des dossiers progressifs corrigés ainsi que des questions isolées, offrant un véritable outil d’entraînement et d’auto-évaluation. Dans le chapitre 12, des vidéos décrivant les troubles de la marche et de l’équilibre sont accessibles sur un site compagnon. L’ouvrage s’inscrit dans la collection Les référentiels des Collèges dont le format et la maquette en deux couleurs offrent une clarté de lecture et facilitent la compréhension et la mémorisation. Cette 6e édition propose une mise à jour complète des données médicales et un renouvellement des entraînements.

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