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  • Hallux valgus deformity and treatment: A three dimensional approach, An issue of Foot and Ankle Clinics of North America

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 23-2
    • Woo-Chun Lee
    • English
    This issue of Foot and Ankle Clinics will be Guest Edited by Dr. Woo-Chun Lee and focus on a three dimensional approach to Hallux Valgus Deformity and Treatment. Some of the articles in this issue will include: Why there are so many different surgeries for hallux valgus; Imaging of hallux valgus. How to approach the deformity; Sesamoid position in hallux valgus in relation to the coronal rotation of the first metatarsal; Comparison of 3D displacement among different metatarsal osteotomies; Proximal supination osteotomy of the first metatarsal for hallux valgus; First metatarsocuneiform joint mobility: radiographic, anatomic, and clinical characteristics of the articular surface; Lapidoplasty; How to use a 3 dimensional approach to correct HV with a distal metatarsal osteotomy; and Medial column instability/ HV and how it relates to PTTD, among others.

  • Medical Disorders in Pregnancy, An Issue of Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 45-2
    • Judith Hibbard + 1 more
    • English
    The Guest Editors have assembled expert authors to provide current clinical views and recommendations for patients with medical disorders in pregnancy. Clinical reviews are devoted to the following topics: Obstructive sleep apnea in pregnancy; Pregestational Diabetes; Gestational Diabetes; Maternal mortality in the 21 century; Infections in pregnancy and the role of vaccines; Peripartum cardiomyopathy; Update on HIV in pregnancy: Thromboprophylaxis; Opiate abuse in pregnancy.

  • Perinatal Interventions to Improve Neonatal Outcomes, An Issue of Clinics in Perinatology

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 45-2
    • Ravi Mangal Patel + 1 more
    • English
    This issue is a must-read for perinatologists and neonatologists who need current advances in treatment and interventions to improve the viability of the neonate. The Guest Editors have put together a concise monograph on the topic, offering the most current clinica review articles on the following topics: Antenatal corticosteroids: Who should we be treating?; Quality improvement strategies to improve care of women in preterm labor; Delivery at term: when, how, and why?; Detection and prevention of perinatal infection; Current strategies to prevent perinatal HIV transmission; Advances in fetal monitoring and association with outcomes; Relationship between perinatal interventions, the maternal-infant microbiome and neonatal outcomes; Understanding outcomes and couseling families at a periviable gestational age; Therapeutic hypothermia - how can we optimize this therapy to further improve outcomes; Reducing CPAP failure in extremely preterm infants; Optimizing caffeine therapy in preterm infants; Improving uptake of key perinatal interventions using state-wide quality collaboratives; Oxygen therapy in the delivery room: What is the right dose?; and Perinatal white matter injury: prevention and long-term outcomes. Readers will leave with the best evidence they need to improve outcomes.

  • Practice Management: Successfully Guiding Your Group into the Future, An Issue of Anesthesiology Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 36-2
    • Amr Abouleish + 1 more
    • English
    This issue of Anesthesiology Clinics focuses on Practice Management, with topics including: Measuring Clinical Productivity; OR Throughput and Efficiency; Measuring Quality of Individual Anesthesia Clinicians; Challenges in outcome reporting; Reporting Quality; Quality and The Health System; Value Proposition and Anesthesiology; Bundled Payments and the Hidden Costs; Pre-Anesthesia Assessment and Pre-Facilitation Process; Perioperative Surgical Home and the Role of Pain Medicine; Anesthesiology’s future with Population Health; Successful Negotiations; and Challenges of merging academic and private-practice cultures.

  • Rheumatology, An Issue of Primary Care: Clinics in Office Practice

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 45-2
    • Seetha Monrad + 1 more
    • English
    This issue of Primary Care: Clinics in Office Practice, guest edited by Drs. Seetha Monrad and Daniel Battafarano, is devoted to Rheumatology. Articles in this issue include: Approach to the Patient with Suspected Rheumatic Disease; A Primer on Rheumatologic Labs; Practical Pearls About Current Rheumatic Medications; Diagnosis and Treatment of Gout and Pseudogout for Everyday Practice; Early Diagnosis and Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis; Systemic Lupus Erythematosus for Primary Care; Other Inflammatory Arthritides: Ankylosing Spondylitis, Reactive Arthritis, and Psoriatic Arthritis; Musculoskeletal Problems in Children; Soft Tissue Rheumatic Syndromes; Primary Care Vasculitis: Polymyalgia Rheumatica and Giant Cell Arteritis; Fibromyalgia; Recognizing Central Pain and Assorted Symptoms; Autoimmunity Mimics: Infection and Malignancy; and Management of Osteoarthritis.

  • Psychodynamic Psychiatry, An Issue of Psychiatric Clinics of North America

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 41-2
    • Thomas N. Franklin
    • English
    This issue of Psychiatric Clinics, guest edited by Dr. Thomas Franklin, will provide a unique look into several key topics in Psychodynamic Psychiatry. Articles in this volume include, but are not limited to: Preserving the Person in contemporary psychiatry, Psychodynamic psychiatrist as advocate, The role of Personality Dynamics and Disrupted Grieving, Obstacles for Parity for Psychotherapy Benefits, Psychodynamic Theory and Treatment of PTSD, Using Transference-Focused Psychotherapy (TFP) principals in Acute Care Settings, The Overall Diagnosis, Innovative educational initiatives to train psychodynamic psychiatrists in underserved areas of the world, and Psychodynamic treatment of substance use disorders.

  • Pain Control, An Issue of Hematology/Oncology Clinics of North America

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 32-3
    • Janet L. Abrahm
    • English
    This issue of Hematology/Oncology Clinics, edited by Dr. Janet Abrahm, focuses on Pain Control. Topics include, but are not limited to, Complex pain assessment; Evidence-based non-pharmacologic therapies; Non-opioid pharmacologic therapies; Opioid caveats, newer agents, and prevention/managemen... of side effects and of aberrant use; Cancer pain syndromes; Agents for neuropathic pain RX; Mechanism of and Adjuvants for bone pain; Interventional anesthetic methods; Radiation therapy methods; Rehabilitation methods; Psychological treatment; Spiritual considerations; Pain in patients with SS diseases; and Pain in HSCT patients.

  • Gastrointestinal Transplantation, An Issue of Gastroenterology Clinics of North America

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 47-2
    • Enrico Benedetti + 1 more
    • English
    The Guest Editors have put together a concise monograph on the latest advances in transplantation of the liver, intestine, and pancreas. Expert authors have written comprehensive reviews on the following topics: Living donor liver transplantation: Technical innovations; Liver transplantation for cholangiocarcinoma; Immunological monitoring to personalize immunosuppression after liver transplantation; Status of adult LDLT in US based on A2ALL; Pediatric liver transplantation; Modern treatment of fulminant liver failure; Intestinal failure and rehabilitation; Adult intestinal transplantation; Pediatric intestinal transplantation; Living donor intestinal transplantation; Endoscopic follow-up of intestinal transplant recipients; Multivisceral transplantation; Pancreas transplantation for DM1 and DM2; and Robotic pancreas transplantation. Readers will come away with the clinical information they need to stay current on issues surrounding gastrointestinal transplantations.

  • Pediatric Dentistry

    Infancy through Adolescence
    • 6th Edition
    • Arthur J. Nowak + 4 more
    • English
    **Selected for Doody’s Core Titles® 2024 with "Essential Purchase" designation in Dentistry**Provide superior oral and dental care to children of all ages! Pediatric Dentistry: Infancy through Adolescence Expert Consult, 6th Edition provides comprehensive coverage of oral care for infants, children, teenagers, and medically compromised pediatric patients. Organized by age group, the text covers examination, diagnosis, and treatment planning, as well as topics such as the prevention of dental disease, traumatic injuries, orthodontics, and restorative dentistry. From a team of accomplished authors and contributors led by Arthur J. Nowak, this edition includes a new Expert Consult website featuring case studies and procedural videos along with a fully searchable version of the text.

  • Mémento de la sage-femme

    • 3rd Edition
    • Richard Matis
    • French
    Ce mémento est désormais le guide de synthèse indispensable à la pratique quotidienne des sages-femmes. Les chapitres classés par thèmes répondent à toutes les questions qui se posent en garde, en hospitalisation et en consultation, aussi bien sur les protocoles de prise en charge diagnostique et thérapeutique, que sur les posologies, les bilans étiologiques, l’interprétation des résultats des examens, les informations et la législation. Ouvrage résolument pratique, il est accessible dans tous les secteurs d’activité (salle de naissance, consultation prénatale, hospitalisation, domicile…). Pour cette 3e édition, l’ensemble du contenu est mis à jour (en fonction des dernières recommandations notamment). Des thèmes importants sont particulièrement étoffés : trisomie 21, diabète, violences faites aux femmes, incontinence. Ce livre s’adresse aux étudiants sages-femmes et aux étudiants en médecine en stage en obstétrique, ainsi qu’aux sages-femmes en exercice, aux obstétriciens et internes en obstétrique.

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