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    • The New NOTES, An Issue of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Clinics of North America

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 26-2
      • April 15, 2016
      • Stavros N. Stavropoulos
      • English
      • Hardback
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      The topics covered in this issue, an update from what was first published in the Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Clinics in 2008, reflect the fact that NOTES is seeing a resurgence in popularity. Now, eight years later, there is more data to confirm safety, to look at the best options for using natural orifices, and to talk about optimal training scenarios. The Guest Editor has enlisted some of the top experts on NOTES to contribute articles devoted to Seminal Developments: SM Tunnel Technique; Peroral Endoscopic Myotomoy (POEM); Submucosal Tumor Endoscopic Resection; Endoscopic Full Thickness Resection; Submucosal Tunneling for NOTES Procedures Beyond Resection; Pyloromyotomy; New NOTES: Western Perspective; and Why Did the Old NOTES Fail: Lessons Learned that can Guide New NOTES Development.

    • Infectious Diseases in Geriatric Medicine, An Issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 32-3
      • July 15, 2016
      • Thomas T. Yoshikawa + 1 more
      • English
      • Hardback
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      • eBook
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      This issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine, guest edited by Drs. Thomas T. Yoshikawa and Dean C. Norman, is devoted to Infectious Diseases in Geriatric Medicine. Articles in this issue include: Host Resistance and Immunology of Aging; Clinical Features of Infection; Principles of Antimicrobial Therapy; Bacterial Pneumonia; Tuberculosis; Intraabdominal Infections; Infectious Diarrhea: Clostridium Difficile and Norovirus; Urinary Tract Infection; Herpes Zoster; Bone and Joint Infections; Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome; Infections in the Long-Term Care Setting; and Vaccinations.

    • Advances in Ophthalmology and Optometry, 2016

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 2016
      • August 31, 2016
      • Myron Yanoff + 11 more
      • English
      • Hardback
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      • eBook
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      Advances in Ophthalmology and Optometry reviews the most current practices in both ophthalmology and optometry. A distinguished editorial board, headed by Dr. Myron Yanoff, identifies key areas of major progress and controversy and invites expert ophthalmologists and Optometrists to contribute original articles devoted to these topics. These insightful overviews bring concepts to a clinical level and explore their everyday impact on patient care. Topics will cover all specialty areas, highlighting the most current and relevant information in the field.

    • PET/MRI: Advances in Instrumentation and Quantitative Procedures, An Issue of PET Clinics

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 11-2
      • March 14, 2016
      • Habib Zaidi
      • English
      • Hardback
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      • eBook
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      This issue of PET Clinics focuses on PET/MRI: Advances in Instrumentation and Quantitative Procedures. Articles will include: Advances in clinical PET/MRI instrumentation; Magnetic resonance imaging-guided attenuation correction of positron emission tomography data in PET/MRI; Magnetic resonance imaging-guided partial volume correction of positron emission tomography data in PET/MRI; Magnetic resonance imaging-guided derivation of the input function for PET kinetic modeling; Innovations in small-animal PET/MRI instrumentation; Dual-modal PET/MRI molecular imaging probes; Magnetic resonance imaging-guided motion compensation of positron emission tomography data in PET/MRI; Attenuation correction for MR coils in combined PET/MR imaging; and more!

    • Ruminant Surgery, An Issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Food Animal Practice

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 32-3
      • October 8, 2016
      • Andrew J. Niehaus + 1 more
      • English
      • Hardback
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      This issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Food Animal Practice focuses on Bovine Surgery. Article topics include: Local, regional, and spinal anesthesia in ruminants; Field sedation and anesthesia of ruminants; Respiratory Surgery; Surgery of the sinuses and eyes; Surgical procedures of the forestomachs; Surgical Management of Abomasal disease; Intestinal surgery; Surgery of the Umbilicus and Related Structures; Female reproductive surgery; Male reproductive surgery; Surgical management of the teats and udder; and more!

    • Mosby's Medical Dictionary

      • 10th Edition
      • April 29, 2016
      • Mosby
      • English
      • eBook
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      Make sense of the complex world of health care with Mosby’s Medical Dictionary, 10th Edition! This one-stop reference includes detailed entries that help you communicate more effectively with colleagues in various disciplines. With over 56,000 definitions, 2,450 photographs and line drawings, and supporting reference appendixes and atlases, it is an indispensable reference for students and professionals alike.

    • Brown's Regional Anesthesia Review

      • 1st Edition
      • June 22, 2016
      • Ehab Farag + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Brown's Regional Anesthesia Review features hundreds of review questions and answers covering all of the content found within the 5th edition of Brown’s Atlas for Regional Anesthesia. Ideal for residents in training, regional anesthesia fellows, and practicing anesthesiologists alike, this companion resource was designed to be used in preparation for anesthesia exams or as a general review of the parent text.

    • Patient Reported Outcomes in Rheumatic Diseases, An Issue of Rheumatic Disease Clinics of North America

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 42-2
      • May 6, 2016
      • Jennifer L. Barton + 1 more
      • English
      • Hardback
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      • eBook
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      This issue is devoted to patient reported outcomes and their impact in the study of rheumatic diseases and the authors will also discuss PROs and vulnerable populations with rheumatic disease; technology, electronic health records and PROs: past, present and future; the promise of PROMIS – a uniform approach to PROs across rheumatic diseases, quality measures and PROs and how they relate and the importance of PROs in delivering quality care in the rheumatic diseases, and many more exciting articles.

    • Human Anatomy, Color Atlas and Textbook

      • 6th Edition
      • April 19, 2016
      • John A. Gosling + 4 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      The new edition of this well-known hybrid anatomy core text and atlas superbly depicts and describes the human body, so you can identify anatomical structures with confidence and have a clear understanding of the core anatomy you need. Now fully revised and updated, it is the only textbook and atlas of gross anatomy that illustrates all structures using high-quality dissection photographs AND clearly labelled line drawings for each photograph. This is combined with concise yet thorough text to support and explain all key human anatomy and clearly relate it to clinical practice. The complete, downloadable eBook (via Student Consult), enhanced with interactive self-assessment material, completes this superb, comprehensive resource. It will be particularly relevant to medical and dental students, as well as candidates preparing for higher surgical specialties and radiology. It will also be an invaluable, accessible guide for students in other professions where anatomy is an important component of the course.

    • Pharmacology and Therapeutics for Dentistry

      • 7th Edition
      • September 3, 2016
      • Frank J. Dowd + 2 more
      • English
      • Hardback
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      • eBook
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      Gain a complete understanding of drugs affecting patient care! Pharmacology and Therapeutics for Dentistry, 7th Edition describes how to evaluate a patient’s health and optimize dental treatment by factoring in the drugs they take. It explores the basic principles of pharmacology, the ways that drugs affect the body, and the potential for adverse drug interactions. Developed by Frank Dowd, Barton Johnson, and Angelo Mariotti, with chapters from a team of expert contributors, this is the only book written by dental pharmacologists for the dental market. Whether you’re concerned about the drugs a patient is already taking or the drugs you prescribe for treatment, this book helps you reduce risk and provide effective dental care.

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